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Unheard Voices Scholarship
City Lit’s Malorie Blackman Scholarships for 'Unheard Voices' provide three annual awards to fund one year’s study within the Creative Writing department at City Lit. Learn more >
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- Introduction to painting portraits
Course start date: Sun 21 Sep 2025Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Luke JonesAn opportunity to paint and draw from the life model focusing on portraiture. Basic observational skills will be explored as well as advice on how we can convey mood, character and tell a story through a portrait, inspired examples of artists portrait drawings and paintings. - Walk and Talk: Around Chaucer's LondonCourse start date: Sun 21 Sep 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Vanessa KingJoin Vanessa King to explore Life in London in the Age of Chaucer (c.1343-1400) on this morning talk & afternoon walk.
Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £55.00 Concession £45.00 - Gentle movement for healthy living Course start date: Mon 22 Sep 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Eveltos PagdadesDo you want to live a healthier life and you are not sure where to start? You will learn and practise a variety of exercises to improve your fitness, flexibility, balance and general health. This course is fun and inclusive, whatever your level of fitness.Full fee £179.00 Senior fee £143.00 Concession £125.00 - The saxophone story Course start date: Mon 22 Sep 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Albi GravenerHow did a musical joke became arguably one of the most distinctive and expressive of all instruments? We will focus on this strand within the history of jazz but not exclusively. - Easy Salsa Flex and Tone Course start date: Mon 22 Sep 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Eveltos PagdadesA fun low impact cardiovascular based workout including balance, strength and
stretch sections. This course is aimed at older adults, beginners and all levels.
This is an online course.Full fee £179.00 Senior fee £143.00 Concession £125.00 - British Cinema: The Whole StoryCourse start date: Mon 22 Sep 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: John WischmeyerThis course will take you on a journey through the development of British Cinema from its earliest films through to some of its most recent. We will explore some of the most significant periods of British filmmaking creativity and commercial enterprise and consider some of the famous names associated with it. Join me in City Lit’s Cultureplex as I tell – through image and sound – the whole story of British Cinema.Full fee £309.00 Senior fee £247.00 Concession £201.00 - Early morning Yoga Course start date: Mon 22 Sep 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Carolina SanchezA great way to start your day, this yoga class will help improve body awareness, posture and flexibility. Practise relaxation and concentration exercises before work. For all ages, levels of fitness and experience.Full fee £179.00 Senior fee £143.00 Concession £125.00 - Meditation De-mystified and Made Easy Course start date: Mon 22 Sep 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Sally PageLearn all about meditation and learn how to make it easy, simple and enjoyable. 10 sessions will take you through the basic theory and a step by step meditation practice which we build as the course progresses. Includes mantra, breath and visualisation meditation techniques.
Full fee £179.00 Senior fee £143.00 Concession £125.00 - Writing for business Course start date: Mon 22 Sep 2025 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Deborah MartinMasterclass sessions packed with ways to develop an advanced skillset, to write persuasive and informative emails, reports and proposals. Learn about the elements of language, style and structure that you need to write to a sophisticated level in the workplace.Full fee £159.00 Senior fee £159.00 Concession £80.00 - Pilates mixed levels Course start date: Mon 22 Sep 2025 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Eleanor ShearnLearn unique Pilates exercises to improve your core strength, muscular strength, balance, posture and relaxation. Develop your technique, use small equipment, and progress your practise. Include these enjoyable exercises into your daily routine for improved health.Full fee £209.00 Senior fee £167.00 Concession £146.00 - Meditation for Emotional Wellbeing Course start date: Wed 7 May 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Sally PageLearn how to de-stress, rejuvenate and cultivate calm using a variety of Mindfulness and Meditation techniques. From understanding why we get stressed, to applying this understanding in everyday real life situations. Releasing stress to cultivate an experience of calm, a positive state of mind, and significantly reduce stress levels and tension held in the body.Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £69.00 - Zumba gold Course start date: Mon 22 Sep 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Eleanor ShearnLearn dance fitness moves and enjoy a fun workout to help with cardiovascular fitness, muscular conditioning, flexibility, co-ordination and balance. Suitable for active older adults, beginners and those who prefer lower intensity Zumba®.Full fee £179.00 Senior fee £143.00 Concession £125.00 - Literary ScienceCourse start date: Mon 22 Sep 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Julian BirkettFrom the theory of evolution to quantum physics and artificial intelligence, modern science has upended our understanding of the world and our place in it. How have writers of fiction responded to these radical changes?
We consider a range of fiction, including Frankenstein by Mary shelley, Angles and Insects by AS Byatt, Copenhagen by Michael Frayn and Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro.Full fee £259.00 Senior fee £207.00 Concession £168.00 - City Lit evening reading groupCourse start date: Mon 22 Sep 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Claire AllenShare thoughts and ideas about what you are reading, with books chosen by the group. Please come to the first session with suggestions (contemporary literary fiction in paperback) and having read 'The Wren, The Wren' by Anne Enright. We meet on the following dates: 22/9, 20/10, 24/11, 12/1, 16/2, 16/3, 11/5, 8/6, 6/7.Full fee £189.00 Senior fee £189.00 Concession £123.00 - Documentary filmmakingCourse start date: Mon 22 Sep 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Lily MarkiewiczDocumentary-style films are the most popular genre on Social Media, on TV, and in Film festivals. Come and learn the essential techniques that make a gripping documentary.Full fee £459.00 Senior fee £367.00 Concession £298.00
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