What’s on in York: Revealing the Past from Above: Aerial Archaeology in England

York Explore Library :

Tue 20 Mar :

6.15pm 7.45pm :

£6, or £5 with a YorkCard

Join Historic England’s Matthew Oakey as he explains how archaeologists use new technologies such as lidar to identify sites and piece together the jigsaw of information to reveal the layers of history that have shaped the modern landscape.

Every year, hundreds of archaeological sites are discovered using aerial photography – from prehistoric settlements to lost landscapes of the First and Second World Wars. More recently new technologies such as airborne laser scanning (lidar) have uncovered landscapes in remote uplands or hidden under woodland. Join Historic England’s Matthew Oakey to find out how archaeologists use these technologies to reveal the layers of history that have shaped the modern landscape.

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What’s on in York: York Literature Festival at York Explore Library

Presents Joy Rhoades & Elizabeth Buchan

Date: Thu 8 Mar
Time: 6.00pm – 7.30pm
Cost: £7

Elizabeth Buchan and Joy Rhoades have both written acclaimed novels set in the shadow of the Second World War. Join them as they discuss the fact and fiction of the war and the stories that inspire their writing.

Presents Class Murder with Leigh Russell: Ten Stops in Ten Cities

Date: Sun 18 Mar
Time: 1.00pm – 2.30pm
Cost: £5

Join Leigh Russell, author of the internationally bestselling Detective Geraldine Steel mysteries, and Anna Wallace, from BBC Radio York.

Presents Little Nephews

Date: Mon 19 Mar
Time: 6.30pm – 7.30pm
Cost: £5

Adam Stock examines why we continue to be fascinated by Nineteen-Eighty Four and why it is still so relevant in 21st century

Presents Carole Bromley & Anneliese Emmans Dean

Date: Sat 24 Mar
Time: 11.00am – 12.30pm
Cost: £4

Join Carole Bromley and Anneliese Emmans Dean for a fun-filled morning of listening to and writing fantastic poems.

Presents A P Winter: The Boy Who Went Magic

Date: Sat 24 Mar
Time: 1.00pm – 2.30pm
Cost: £4

Join AP Winter, author of rip-roaring fantasy adventure, The Boy Who went Magic for magic, spooky chat and some hands on creative writing.

Presents a Historical Fiction Panel with Sarah Maine, Pamela Hartshorne and Tim Murgatroyd

Date: Sat 24 Mar
Time: 3.00pm – 4.30pm
Cost: £6

Three York-based writers discuss their work and the art of writing engaging historical fiction.

What’s on in York: Time Turned Around

York Explore Library :

Wed 7 Mar :

6.30pm – 8.00pm :

Free

Pauline Kirk and Andrew Boobier have strong connections with York. They have appeared at festivals and events throughout Yorkshire, and are well known as effective performers as well as skilful poets. In an informal event they will read from their new collections, ‘Time Traveller’ and ‘Kong King’, published in late 2017 by Graft Poetry. Both often write about Time, how its passing affects us, and how we visualise the past and future. They will talk about their work and invite questions from the audience. Nicholas Bielby, Editor of Graft Poetry, will also explain why he chose to publish their books.

Pauline Kirk was born in Birmingham and travelled widely before settling in York. She has had 11 poetry collections published and six novels, three written with her daughter as PJ Quinn. She is editor of Fighting Cock Press.

Andrew Boobier lived in York for five years, gaining a First from York University. He now lives in North Yorkshire. His work has been widely published in the UK and US. He is also a keen musician, one of his compositions being broadcast on Radio 3 in 2017. Both are members of the acclaimed Pennine Poets group, as is Nicholas Bielby, editor of Graft Poetry. Nicholas is himself a widely published poet, critic, and writer on educational issues.

General – 12 years and over.

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What’s on in York: Tapestry Weaving: Landscapes and Seascapes

York Explore Library :

Sat 3 Mar :

10.30am – 3.30pm :

£36

This course is an introduction to the wonderful craft of woven tapestry. Using landscapes and seascapes for design inspiration, students will learn traditional, simple and basic tapestry weaving techniques to create a small woven tapestry.

Following a brief introduction to weaving, I will show everyone how to put a cotton warp on a frame loom, demonstrate several simple weaving techniques and show how to colour blend wefts with wool yarns.

All materials will be provided and instructions and support given throughout the session. Please bring along your own image of a landscape or seascape, or you can use the ones provided. No experience necessary. Beginners and experienced tapestry weavers are welcome.

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Inkwell Goes to the Zoo

Inkwell

York Explore Library :

Sat 24 Feb :

2.30pm – 3.30pm :

Free

A FREE creative writing session for 5-12 year olds!

Lions and tigers and bears, oh my! From adventurous aardvarks to zany zebras, Inkwell needs your help rounding up all the animals of the zoo.

How many will you write about?

For more information please call York Explore Library on (01904) 552828 or york@exploreyork.org.uk.

What’s on in York: Women and Print in eighteenth-century York

York Explore Library :

Wed 21 Feb :

6.15pm – 7.45pm :

£6, or £5 with a YorkCard

Tutor: Dr Kaley Kramer

York’s conscious civic self-fashioning in the eighteenth century was accompanied by an expanding local print industry. Women played an important role in this, particularly Grace White, who established York’s first newspaper in 1719, and Ann Ward, whose business in Coney Street lasted 30 years under her direction.

Join Dr Kaley Kramer as she uncovers the lives and careers of these fascinating York women.

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Macbeth, the North, and 1066 with Justin Hill

York Explore Library :

Fri 16 Feb :

3.30pm – 5.00pm :

Adult £6.50 Conc. £5.50

The events of 1066 are often seen through the prism of what happened in the south of England.

However, the events that lead to the Norman Conquest happened here, in the North, in the struggle between the real-life historical figures of Duncan, Macbeth and Earl Siward. In an illustrated talk, bestselling author Justin Hill recounts this little-known story, which is just as bloody and compelling as the Shakespearean play.

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For more information please visit The Jorvik Viking Festival website.

What’s on in York: The Queens of the Conquest, with Joanna Courtney

York Explore Library :

Fri 16 Feb :

10.00am – 11.30am :

Adult £6.50 Conc. £5.50

Think you know the story of 1066? Think again….

Joanna Courtney’s ‘Queens of the Conquest’ series explores the lives of Edyth of Mercia, Elizaveta of Kiev and Mathilda of Flanders in their own quests to promote their homeland, support their husbands and, ultimately, to become Queen of England.

Explore the events leading up to the end of Anglo-Saxon England from a female perspective with Joanna at this special and intriguing talk.

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For more information please visit The Jorvik Viking Festival website.

What’s on in York: Vote 100 – Celebrating the Centenary

Sat _17 Vote 100

York Explore Library :

Sat 17 Feb :

2.00pm – 3.30pm :

£6, or £5 with a YorkCard

Join suffrage historian Jill Liddington, who has researched the Votes for Women era, in this Vote 100 event!

Jill will look at the wide sweep of suffragists and suffragettes across Yorkshire, with a special focus on the city of York itself. She asks: what was special about York’s Votes for Women campaign? And what did win the vote for women over 30 in 1918? An opportunity not to be missed!

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What’s on in York: Louise Penny and Ann Cleeves – More than just murder…

Feb _6 L.Penny & A.Cleeves York Explore Library :

Tue 6 Feb :

6.30pm – 8.00pm :

£6

Join bestselling authors Ann Cleeves and Louise Penny in conversation about their love of stories and the secrets behind their success.

Ann Cleeves is the bestselling author of ITV’s VERA and BBC One’s Shetland. She’s written 31 novels in 31 years and her latest, THE SEAGULL is set in her home town of Whitley Bay. The recipient of the highest accolade in crime writing, the Diamond Dagger, Ann is the Queen of British crime fiction.

Louise Penny is the number one New York Times bestselling author of the Inspector Gamache series, set in the fictional Canadian village of Three Pines. The recipient of virtually every existing award for crime fiction, her twelfth novel, A GREAT RECKONING, was awarded the prestigious Agatha Award, Anthony, Macavity, Barry and Left Coast Crime Award.

The ticket price £6 (includes 99p off paperbacks at the event)

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