Summer at City Lit
Summer is finally here and we're excited to share what we've got coming up over the next few weeks.
Whether you are looking to take up a new hobby, get out and about in the city or meet new people, we have the course for you. From summer workshops to holiday kits, we'll help you make the most of your summer.
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- Enhance your impact and presenceCourse start date: Sat 2 Aug 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Stephanie LunnDiscover how to enhance your vocal and physical impact and presence in many situations and become aware of habits that may hold you back, on this intensive weekend course.Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £149.00 Concession £104.00 - Writing about food: getting started
Course start date: Sat 2 Aug 2025 (and 1 other date)Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Laura SilvermanWhether you’re keen to review dishes, interview chefs or write about sustainable eating, now is your chance. This introductory course will cover the basics of writing about food.Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £40.00 - Create and promote your brand using CanvaCourse start date: Sat 2 Aug 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Byron Johnson-BrownIn this 6-hour workshop, master Canva to create and promote a standout brand identity. Perfect for entrepreneurs, small business owners, or personal branding, you’ll learn to design impactful marketing materials and social media content for platforms like Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn.Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £103.00 Concession £84.00 - Come and sing: Mamma miaCourse start date: Sat 2 Aug 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Siobhan Blake, Richard Hartley-WilsonCome and sing all your favourite ABBA songs from the wildly popular jukebbox musical Mamma Mia at our friendly weekend workshop. There will be oppurtunities for solos over the weekend.Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £129.00 Concession £90.00 - Argentine Tango: introductionCourse start date: Sun 3 Aug 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Adriana PegorerAn introduction to Argentine Tango. Learn and practice the fundamentals of this famous partner dance in a supportive and fun environment!
No partner needed – come alone, with a partner or with friends. Suitable for both beginners and those with some prior experience.Full fee £39.00 Senior fee £39.00 Concession £27.00 - Piano: intermediate to advanced practice clinic Course start date: Mon 4 Aug 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Phillip LeslieExplore the foundations of good practice and how to prepare for performance. These classes offer you the opportunity to address key technical, musical and physical challenges at the keyboard within a musically diverse and supportive group.Full fee £89.00 Senior fee £89.00 Concession £62.00 - How to write a short story Course start date: Mon 4 Aug 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Vicky GrutThrough a series of inspiring and practical exercises, you'll be encouraged to tap into your imagination and draft a short story from beginning to end in four days. - What the poem wants: drafting and editing workshop Course start date: Mon 4 Aug 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Christina DunhillWrite fast and edit fast in this poem-blitzing workshop. Learn to step back, look at your poem and think about the different directions it might take. Practise ruthlessness as well as care in the poem’s service. - Design your own garden intensive Course start date: Mon 4 Aug 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Alison WorsterTransform your garden and explore design and plant selection techniques tailored to your space. Discover how to improve your garden with professional, practical garden design solutions and tips to maximise the potential of your site. - Illustrated stitch: a masterclass with Rosie James Course start date: Mon 4 Aug 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Rosie JamesDraw from your own photographs of people and buildings then learn how to stitch those drawings on to cloth using a sewing machine. Add fabric to create a completed contemporary textile artwork. - Social media apps, tips and tricks Course start date: Tue 5 Aug 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Amber Raney-KincadeEnhance your social media strategy by learning third party apps, tips and tricks for everyday use.Full fee £59.00 Senior fee £47.00 Concession £38.00 - Great works: Beethoven's Symphony No 9 "Choral" Course start date: Tue 5 Aug 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Katy Hamilton, Trish ShawBeethoven’s monumental ninth symphony, first performed in 1824, has had an enormous impact on western classical music and on wider European culture. How did Beethoven come to write this work, and what does this symphony still mean to us two centuries after its first performance?Full fee £39.00 Senior fee £39.00 Concession £39.00 - Drawing in colour: summer school intensive Course start date: Tue 5 Aug 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Kim ScoullerExplore a variety of techniques and approaches to making a still-life in pastels. Learn how to mix pastels on paper, choose suitable materials and supports to allow you to create a finished pastel drawing.Full fee £279.00 Senior fee £223.00 Concession £181.00 - Great composers: Gilbert and SullivanCourse start date: Tue 5 Aug 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Katy HomdenCreators of arguably the most popular and enduring opera in the English language from the 19th century, this course will introduce you to Gilbert & Sullivan’s musical legacy via biographical study and operatic highlights. tutor: Katy HomdenFull fee £59.00 Senior fee £59.00 Concession £59.00 - Micropoetry: small poems, big ideas Course start date: Fri 8 Aug 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Suzannah V. EvansExplore the emerging art form of micropoetry in this fun but informative day workshop. Compose your own poetry and learn how to make every word on the page count.
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