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.
- Create promotional materials using CanvaCourse start date: Fri 6 Jun 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Byron Johnson-BrownIn this 6-hour hands-on course, you’ll learn to create visually appealing promotional materials using Canva, a versatile and user-friendly graphic design tool. Whether you’re a small business owner, marketer, or simply interested in building your design skills, this course will guide you through the essentials of designing engaging content for various platforms. From posters to social media graphics and brochures, you’ll gain the confidence to create professional-quality materials that represent your brand effectively.Full fee £239.00 Senior fee £191.00 Concession £155.00 - Poets of the Silver Age, the Revolution and the TerrorCourse start date: Fri 13 Jun 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Stephen WinfieldThis course will look, decade by decade, at the leading figures of the generation caught up in the turmoil of the Revolution whose lives and poetry together form a veritable seismograph of the unfolding tragedy. Their extraordinary interrelationships and the originality and power of their writing constitute one of the richest periods in the history of Russian Literature.Full fee £119.00 Senior fee £95.00 Concession £77.00 - Create presentations and brochures using CanvaCourse start date: Fri 20 Jun 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Yolanda De Los Bueis UnanuaLearn the essentials of creating visually engaging presentations and brochures using Canva. Whether you’re a small business, a marketing officer, or simply interested in promoting a project, this course will equip you with the skills to design impactful graphics for show and distribution. Learn to navigate Canva’s user-friendly interface and create professional-quality content that stands out.
Full fee £59.00 Senior fee £47.00 Concession £38.00 - Christopher and his Kind: Christopher Isherwood in BerlinCourse start date: Fri 27 Jun 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Jake PollerThe experience of living in Berlin in the early 1930s had a transformative effect on the life and work of Christopher Isherwood. In this course, we will discuss Isherwood’s masterpiece, Goodbye to Berlin (1939), and his autobiography Christopher and His Kind (1976), which reveals the real people behind the characters of Sally Bowles and Otto Nowak, and shines a light on the queer culture of Berlin Isherwood was unable to write about in the 1930s.Full fee £49.00 Senior fee £39.00 Concession £32.00 - Looping: textile jewellery
Course start date: Fri 4 Jul 2025Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Tanvi KantLearn how to experiment with a variety of textile elements to create tactile, colourful and sculptural cords that can be transformed into textile jewellery.Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £99.00 Concession £99.00 - The Best of Contemporary PoetryCourse start date: Fri 4 Jul 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Lewis WardOn this in-college literature course we will take the temperature of the contemporary poetry scene through close readings from the 'Forward Book of Poetry 2025', which showcases poems from the best collections recently published in the UK and around the world.Full fee £119.00 Senior fee £95.00 Concession £77.00 - Use your voice assertivelyCourse start date: Fri 16 Jan 2026 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Lloyd WyldeDo you want to sound more confident, grounded, self-assured and assertive? Improve your vocal skills through a series of exercises that will support you to become more vocally confident, expressive and dynamic without appearing arrogant. This course will be delivered in the college.
Full fee £179.00 Senior fee £179.00 Concession £125.00 - Create content using Canva AICourse start date: Fri 21 Nov 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Byron Johnson-BrownIn this 3-hour interactive workshop, you’ll explore the innovative features of Canva AI to create unique and engaging content for your projects. Whether you’re a business owner, marketer, or creative enthusiast, this course will help you leverage AI tools to elevate your design skills and produce eye-catching content quickly and efficiently.Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £119.00 Concession £97.00 - Musicianship for singers: introductionCourse start date: Fri 25 Jul 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Ruth BeckmannImprove your understanding of theory and musicianship in relation to the singing. This introductory course is for any singer who would like more understanding about the music they sing. - Singing solo for beginnersCourse start date: Fri 25 Jul 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Ruth BeckmannA beginners workshop style class for singers who are looking to take the first steps into singing solo. Learn how to sing confidently with an accompanist through manageable exercises and challenges building to an entire song.Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £69.00 - French beginners: module 1 intensiveCourse start date: Fri 7 Nov 2025 (and 4 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Yolande Mallet De ChaunyLearn French on this intensive lively interactive course for beginners. The course will be taught in French, with an emphasis on developing your speaking and listening skills.Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £219.00 Concession £219.00 - Music theory: score reading and analysis level 6Course start date: Fri 1 Aug 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Learn to navigate the musical scores, analyse basic structures (harmonic, motivic, and contrapuntal), and identify several baroque stylistic characteristics through the study of Bach: Partita no. 6 in E minor, BWV 830.
NB: this course has a scheduled lunch break of 1 hour
Tutor: Dr Cheryl Tan [external website].Full fee £59.00 Senior fee £59.00 Concession £59.00 - Blossoming buds: textile jewellery Course start date: Fri 1 Aug 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Tanvi KantLearn how to experiment and combine a variety of textile elements to create tactile, sculptural brooches. In this vibrant textiles workshop you will create a budding twig brooch with fabric remnants.Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £99.00 Concession £99.00 - 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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