Events at the Stirling Smith
Free Art Classes for Children
(aged 7-11)
Every Sunday from 26 April to 5 July (except 17 May), 2.00 - 4.00pm
With Tutor Sue Beach. If you would like to participate, please
telephone to book your place on 01786 471917. The classes are promoted
by the Friends of the Smith.
Italy in Stirling Season
30 June - 13 September 2009
Concert, Corelli and His Friends
7.30pm, Tuesday 30 June 2009
Maestro Michele Benuzzi. Soprano Elena Bertuzzi. Tickets
£10 (includes a glass of wine).
Men of Bannockburn Exhibition
16 July - 13 September 2009
Art Workshops
Thursday 16 July 2009
10.30 - 12.30am: Children’s Art Workshop
2.00 - 4.00pm: Art Workshop for Adults
Both with artist Marco Trecalli. Places free, but limited. Pre-booking
essential.
Italy in the Stirling Smith, inside and out
11.00am 21, 28 August, 4 September 2009
A guided tour of Italian influence by the Friends of the Smith Gallery
Guides. Admission free, but pre-booking essential.
Cappuccino and Chips
11.00am, Friday 11 September 2009
An illustrated talk on Stirling’s Italian Community historian Michael Gianandrea. Tickets £4.00 (inclusive of cappuccino from 10.30 onwards).
Presented by the Italian Cultural Institute. Supported by Graham’s Family
Dairy. During the season, the Smith café will have an Italian menu with
paninis, bruschettas and specialist coffees.
Please telephone 01786 471917 to reserve tickets.
Venice, Myth
and History
11.00am Friday 10 July 2009
Illustrated talk by Dr. Luigino Zecchin, Director of the Italian Cultural
Institute.
Tickets £4 (inclusive of coffee from 10.30am onwards).
The Dickens Book Group
Wednesdays, 12 noon, 7 October - 25 November
How long is it since you read a novel by Charles Dickens? Although the works
of Dickens are popularly known through television drama, the joy of Dickens
is in reading and sharing the printed word. This year, take a fresh look at
Dickens and enjoy his works in good company.
Many of Dickens’ novels were written as serials for journals and magazines.
This is a chance to explore the novel as a serial in eight sessions, led by
Grahame Smith, Emeritus Professor of English Literature and a specialist in
the works of Dickens.
The novel explored in this series is Little Dorrit, originally
printed between 1855-1857. The class text will be the Penguin classic
edition, available at the Stirling Smith at a price of £6.99.
The cost of the series is £15 or £3 per session, and includes tea/coffee and
biscuits.
Telephone 01786 471917 to reserve tickets.