Events 2024
Background Information:
BACKGROUND INFO: Marmot and Wanless Reviews 2020/21
Tuesday Dec 3
Harpenden Library
From September til December
Mandy Johnson will be the Artist
in Residence across Harpenden,
Marshalswick and St Albans Libraries.
This is part of a county-wide project
that aims to give Hertfordshire
residents access to low or
no cost art and culture experiences
in libraries.
Mandy is an illustrator, muralist and mixed media artist. Her work is inspired by community, nature and colour and hopes to bring a sense of child-like joy to her residency across the St Albans district. Her residency will focus on collaborative community collages that ask 'What Makes You Happy?'. She will be delivering events for all ages and abilities, leading sessions for invited community groups, and working on her own art in libraries at the following times:
Tuesday 3 December, 1.30-4.30pm - Community Collage Drop In
Monday 16 December, 10am-2pm - Working in The Library
Visit our website to find events near your area or learn more about the project. My Story is a community arts project in Hertfordshire Libraries and Heritage Services and is generously supported by Arts Council England National Lottery Project Grant.
The AT Society Christmas Concert on Thursday December 5th will be held at the beautiful St John’s Church in Harpenden and tickets are now available from Silver Palate in Harpenden or from the website https://atsociety.org.uk/events/concert/.
This is one Christmas Concert not to be missed! Following the success of the event last year when just over £4K was raised and 180 people packed into the church, talented local choirs Magic Voices and the choir of Crabtree Junior School will once again be performing along with Mike Hodge aka the Harpenden Busker.
ALL proceeds raised from the evening will directly help support children and families living with increasing daily challenges as result of AT.
Now's the time that community groups such as Lions, Rotary and Round Table, are looking at their Christmas fundraising, if you are able to nominate the AT society to be the recipients of this funding, we would love to hear from you.
Contact Sally for all things Christmas!
Sally Milligan
Event and Community Partnerships Fundraising Manager
Jan 25 2025. UNA Harpenden invites you to a Burns Supper Evening for a celebration of the life and poetry of the Scottish poet Robert Burns (25 January 1759 – 21 July 1796) on Burns Night.
The Supper will include haggis (with a vegetarian option), neeps, tatties and either a cranachan dessert or treacle tart with custard.
The Supper will be accompanied by an Address to the Haggis and Scottish songs and music.
Wearing of tartan optional!
Payments must be received no later than 23 November. Refunds after that date will not be possible, except in the case of the event being cancelled.
FAMILY TEDDY CONCERT Saturday, 7 Dec 2:00 – 3:00PM
The most interactive, child-friendly (for ages 0 to 90), hilarious, and heartwarming family concerts you’ll ever come to.
YWAM Harpenden and the Kings Chamber Orchestra present the unpredictability and random fun ramp up to Christmas. Join families in an interactive all embracing romp through the Christmas story. With music by many of the greats from classical music, film music, and KCO’s original improvisations. The dad jokes may flow, touching thoughts may comfort, but most of all the music will delight, and we aim that all will feel the hope of the season. Bring your Teddies or soft toys to join in the action too, flying, dancing and maybe even sleeping!
“It was brilliant, fantastic and inspirational – my 5 year old son loved every note…. You have an amazing talent and an amazing way of reaching the children, and adults beautiful and moving and fun all in the same 50 minutes. CONGRATULATIONS!”
“…this outstanding professional orchestra gives the most original and exciting children`s concerts I have ever heard. Relaxed and informal, its imaginative programming is brilliantly presented-the “DIY” conducting was a real hit with my two children and they loved the way the musicians walked through the audience too. Way better than anything I have seen in Central London – a treat for the adults too!”
Helen Mansfield, Producer, BBC TV Classical Music
AFTERNOON & EVENING CONCERTS Saturday, 7 Dec
4:30 PM and 7:30 PM
Kings Chamber Orchestra will delight audiences with romance, wonder and hope. With their unique humour and touching stories, music ranging from film and TV highlights to romantic classics, we anticipate tears and laughter.
The winter tour ‘Christmas Journey’ presents some of the most beautiful music. Don’t miss out on an afternoon of classical music in our candle-lit Chapel as the orchestra soothe your soul with their heavenly sounds.
KCO’s founder and conductor, Gerard Le Feuvre, will ensure you have some good laughs as he tells stories from his most unusual life as a professional cellist. This is a London based professional chamber orchestra of friends (but playing in Harpenden!) and they are not above some playful antics!
At times, you will be transported as the musicians move through the audience, improvising and creating celestial melodies. With Advent carols and poignant reflections from Gerard, this concert will truly be, as our regulars say, “when my Christmas really starts!”
4:30 pm — Doors open 30 mins before
7:30 pm — Doors open 30 mins before
Tickets can be bought by scanning the QR code or clicking on this link.
Nov 10. Harpenden remembers the fallen with an audience of all ages paying their respects at a United Service of Remembrance at Harpenden’s Memorial Cross.
