What’s on in York: WWI Chocolate Letters Archives Hack

Oct _5WWI Ancestors - Yortime

York Explore Library :

Sun 11 – Sat 17 Nov :

Library Opening Times :

Free

Artist Stephen Hodgkins brings Explore York’s unique collection of WWI Chocolate Letters to life on our interactive touch screen.

Come and interact with this fascinating collection of personal letters from York soldiers stationed across the world to the Lord Mayor and Sherriff and get an insight into the life and spirit of soldiers in those early months of the Great War.

For more information please call the library on (01904) 552828 or york@exploreyork.org.uk.

What’s on in York: Service to mark the 100th anniversary of the signing of the armistice in WW1

York Minster will hold a Service of Thanksgiving and Commemoration on Sunday 11 November at 9.30am to mark the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Armistice at the end of the First World War.

The service will precede the annual Service of Remembrance in the City Memorial Gardens at 11am, which marks the culmination of a six week period of reflection and commemoration in York for those who served during the conflict.

The programme is part of the national #Armistice100 commemoration with events and services taking place around the country to recognise the significance of the end of the First World War, and the sacrifice made by so many men and women during the conflict.

All are welcome to attend.

Aesthetica Videotheque – part of the Aesthetica Short Film Festival

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York Explore Library :

Thu 8 Nov – Sun 11 Nov :

Various Times

As part of the eighth edition of the Aesthetica Short Film Festival, York Explore hosts the renowned Videotheque, a unique opportunity to pick and choose from 400 BAFTA-Qualifying films.

Whether you’re interested in Comedy or Drama, curate your own screening and experience the best in new cinema, with the entire festival programme in one location. With award-winning filmmakers from over 45 countries – including UK, USA, China, Italy, France, Spain, Belgium, Canada, Syria and Lebanon – stories from all over the world are available at your fingertips in these personalised sessions.

Spaces are limited.  www.asff.co.uk/tickets

Free access for York Card holders between 1pm & 2pm each day.

What’s in in York – Deadly Fictions: Writing Horror and the Macabre with Naomi Booth Sponsored by York Literature Festival

Nov _9Deadly

York Explore Library :

Thu 8 Nov :

5.30pm -7.00pm :

£5

A masterclass for writers who want to produce unsettling works of fiction. We’ll experiment with different approaches to the macabre, from Edgar Allan Poe’s formula for horror to contemporary versions of the uncanny. This will be a chance to experiment with new approaches, in order to inspire new pieces of writing or to help you develop work in progress. The class is suitable for new writers and those who are more experienced. You can expect a discussion of key writers and approaches, as well as some time to write and share work. We may discuss some gruesome topics—you have been warned!

Author’s Biography:
Dr Naomi Booth is an award-winning writer and academic who lives and works in York. Her first work of fiction, The Lost Art of Sinking, was selected for New Writing North’s Read Regional campaign and won the Saboteur Award for Best Novella 2016. Her debut novel, Sealed (Dead Ink Books, 2017) is a horrifying tale of body mutation and environmental contamination, described by The Guardian as “not for the faint-hearted… a marvellous first novel”. Her uncanny short fiction, “Cluster” was long-listed for the Sunday Times EFG Short Story Award 2018. Naomi is Subject Director of Creative Writing at York St John University.

Please visit our ticketing website to book a place.

What’s on in York: Masterclass – The Glory of Gilding A Beginners Guide

Nov _8Guilding

Fairfax House :

Thu 8 Nov :

5.30pm – 9.00pm :

£50.00 (Members: £45.00)

Rob Oldfield, master gilder, explores the art of gilding and the magic of gold leaf by candlelight in the eighteenth-century house. This practical masterclass will introduce you to the different uses and traditional techniques of laying gold leaf. Under Rob’s tuition you will develop the skills to be confident in undertaking your own projects and bring the magic of gilding into your own home. By the conclusion participants will have their own gilded decorative Christmas ornament to take home. All materials for this workshop are included as well as a hearty soup & sandwich supper, wine and refreshments.

This event is not suitable for children.

For further information please visit our website.

What’s on in York – Book Launch: The Story of Museum Gardens Story

Nov _7Museum

York Explore Library :

Wed 7 Nov :

2.00pm – 4.30pm :

Free

Join us to meet Dr Peter Hogarth and Professor Ewan Anderson as they introduce this new copiously illustrated book.  Discover the story of the gardens, including the Roman fortress, the medieval St Mary’s Abbey, the Yorkshire Museum and the botanical garden.

Signed copies of the book, published by The Yorkshire Philosophical Society, will be on sale at a discounted price. Refreshments will be available.

The book will interest garden lovers, historians and anyone with treasured family memories of visiting the gardens.

This event will take place in The Marriott Room and there will be refreshments available.

For more information please call the library on (01904) 552828 or york@exploreyork.org.uk.

What’s on in York – Frankenstein’s science: How does Victor Frankenstein animate his creature?

Nov _6Frankenstein

York Explore Library :

Tue 6 Nov :

6.30pm – 7.45pm :

£5

Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, published 200 years ago in 1818, engaged in detail with the scientific culture of its day. Mary Shelley read scientific manuals, attended lectures and read newspaper reports of the latest attempts to uncover the mysteries of electricity, chemistry and medicine, and incorporated that knowledge into her novel. But how does Victor Frankenstein animate his creature? Shelley ensures that Victor’s methods remain a secret, but this talk will explore the hints that she writes into the novel, and compare Shelley’s text with cinematic adaptations, which offer much more explicit and spectacular accounts of the creature’s animation.

Author’s Biography:
Dr Mary Fairclough is a lecturer in English and Related Literature at the University of York. Her research interests lie in the intersection between literature, politics and science in the long eighteenth-century. She teaches an MA module entitled Literature, Medicine & Revolution: Electricity from Franklin to Frankenstein.

Please visit our ticketing website to book a place.

The Big Lit Quiz

Nov _5Lit Quiz

York Explore Library :

Mon 5 Nov :

6.00pm – 7.30pm :

£2

Join us for the Big Lit Quiz to celebrate this year’s Big City Read.
Round up your team of five (be that friend or foe) and join the quiz to test your knowledge. We advise you have read The Radleys before arrival, and swatted up on your classics, gothic literature and know all your favourite authors by sight – easy right?

We have some fabulous prizes to be won and promise a fun and competitive evening.

Teams can be up to five people. 1 ticket per person.

Cheaters will be shot from a canon and disqualified.

18+

Please visit our ticketing website to book a place.