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  1. French 3 upper: taster
    Romantic Holidays In France Couple Sitting Together Near Eiffel Tower In Paris Honeymoon
    Evening
    Course start date:  Tue 1 Jul 2025 (and 2 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Stephanie Radet
    Come and discover what an upper intermediate French class feels like.



    This course is suitable if you have studied French for 4-5 years recently or have done an A-level some time ago.
    Full fee £10.00 Senior fee £10.00 Concession £10.00
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  2. Art history taster
    Painting of a woman standing in an art gallery, looking at paintings. Courtesy National Gallery of Art, Washington
    Course start date:  Tue 1 Jul 2025 (and 7 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Sarah Jaffray
    Curious about art history? Join us for this taster session where we explore different ways into visual art and its histories from the ancient to the contemporary.
    Full fee £10.00 Senior fee £10.00 Concession £10.00
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  3. Spanish beginners: taster
    Evening
    Course start date:  Wed 9 Jul 2025 (and 6 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Adriana Itriago Gavidia
    Get a flavour of a new language and its basic sentence structure. Learn some useful phrases and some pronunciation guidelines. A fascinating introduction for complete beginners.
    Full fee £10.00 Senior fee £10.00 Concession £10.00
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  4. Great composers: Louise Farrenc
    Universal Exposition Paris 1889, Food Palace with eiffel tower in the background
    Course start date:  Thu 24 Jul 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Trish Shaw
    Discover the musical life and work of Louise Farrenc (1804–1875), the celebrated French pianist, composer, teacher and scholar. Learn about her delightful chamber music, her important piano etudes, and her impact on French music and culture in the 19th century.
    Full fee £39.00 Senior fee £39.00 Concession £39.00
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  5. A taste of philosophy
    man walking up stairs into cut out of a brain
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 26 Jul 2025 (and 2 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Karl White
    Have you ever wondered what philosophy is? What do philosophers talk about? Can they tell you the meaning of life or is it just jargon and navel gazing? Come along and find out.
    Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £19.00 Concession £19.00
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