What’s on in York: Exhibition – The Weird & The Wonderful
Fairfax House :
Fri 29 Jul – Sat 31 Dec :
10.00am – 5.00pm :
Adults: £6; Concession: £5 and Children under 16: Free
Fairfax House’s major summer exhibition will look at the social scene in English towns and cities including London, delving into the tempting array of decadent activities and pleasurable pursuits catering for all tastes and predilections, sometimes challenging the notions of what ‘polite’ entertainment encompassed in the eighteenth century.
The Weird & the Wonderful also specifically uncovers the richness of Georgian York’s offerings as the social capital of the North and the place to see and be seen. With Burlington’s exquisite new Assembly Rooms, the excitement of the races, as well as the city’s renowned Theatre Royal, the city enjoyed a social and cultural renaissance.
The explosion of luxury retail experiences combined to make York the destination of choice for those in pursuit of refined amusement. As well as exploring its lively winter season with rounds of dinners, balls, assemblies and parties, the exhibition delves into the city’s debauched diversions, including ‘polite’ society’s taste for notorious trials, visiting prisons and public hangings, the wanton pleasures available in the city’s brothels, as well as raucous activities such as cockfighting, bear baiting and street boxing.
In exploring the full gamut of York’s lively social and cultural life The Weird & the Wonderful reveals a fascinating world of the city’s exuberant, and often times murky, past.
Entry to exhibition is included in the admission price to Fairfax House.
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What’s on in York – Knights Rugby Foundation park sessions
Summer holiday activities in west York – August listings
What’s on in York: Meet children’s author Tim Hopgood tomorrow (Wednesday) at Acomb Explore Library
What’s on in York: Crawly Creepies in James’ Giant Peach – Acomb Explore Library tomorrow (Tuesday)
Summer Craft Fair
Clifton Explore Library :
Sat 23 Jul :
10.00am – 1.00pm :
Free
Come along to our Summer Craft Fair. Bag a bargain. Treat your self or friends and family. Browse the stalls, have a coffee & cake, borrow a book.
Free entry into the Craft Fair. Stalls include jewellery, cards, knitted & fabric goods, cakes, gifts and much more. Local children’s author Anne Stephenson will be promoting her books.
Tables £7 for the morning bookable in advance.
Refreshments available for a small charge.
Please contact Clifton Library Explore for more details or to book a table on (01904) 552662 or clifton@exploreyork.org.uk
What’s on in York: Robot Island at Explore Acomb Library tomorrow (Saturday)
Sarah Maine: The House Between Tides
York Explore Library :
Wed 20 Jul :
6.30pm – 7.30pm :
£4 (£3 with a York Card)
Sarah Maine will be speaking about writing her debut novel The House Between Tides – a beautiful and haunting historical mystery.
Hear the author speak about her debut novel set in the Outer Hebrides, The House Between Tides.
In the present day, Hetty Deveraux returns to the family home of Muirlan House on a remote Hebridean island estate following the untimely death of her parents. Torn between selling the house and turning it into a hotel, Hetty undertakes urgent repairs, accidentally uncovering human remains.
Who has been lying beneath the floorboards for a century? Were they murdered? Through diaries and letters she finds, Hetty discovers that the house was occupied at the turn of the century by distant relative Beatrice Blake, a young aristocratic woman recently married to renowned naturalist and painter, Theodore Blake. With socialist and suffragist leanings Beatrice is soon in conflict with her autocratic new husband, who is distant, and wrapped up in Cameron, a young man from the island.
As Beatrice is also drawn to Cameron, life for them becomes dangerous, sparking a chain of events that will change many lives, leaving Hetty to assemble the jigsaw of clues piece by piece one hundred years later, as she obsessively chases the truth.
Fans of Kate Morton will love this atmospheric and immersive novel.
Tickets cost £4 (£3 with a York Card)
Tickets can be bought online at www.feelinginspired.co.uk or at any York library.
There are a maximum of 50 tickets available.
What’s on in York: Introduction to counselling
Huntington School :
Mon 18 Jul :
Various times 5.00pm – 7.30pm :
Introduction is free, but course costs vary
Due to popular demand, in September we will be launching our largest range of Counselling courses in York ever and we want you to be part of it.
Whatever level you’re at, there is now something for you. We offer introductory and taster sessions for those unsure if this is the route for them, all the way up to CPCAB Level 4.
Before you commit to a counselling course, why not come along to our counselling information evening on 18thJuly at Huntington School. Join our Register Your Interest course and we’ll be in touch shortly.