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What’s on Calderstones Mansion

April - June 2014

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Welcome to The Reader Organisation at Calderstones April to June event guide! The

Reader Organisation is a charitable social enterprise working to connect people with

great literature and each other. We bring people together in weekly shared reading

groups to listen to poems and stories read aloud, as well as running courses, events

and activities for people of all ages and backgrounds.

Our shared reading groups are for everyone; we read in schools, hospitals, prisons,

care homes, community centres, libraries, offices and many more places across the

UK, as well as at Calderstones. The groups are small and informal, meeting weekly to

come together and share the reading experience with tea, biscuits, and good

company.

We are transforming Calderstones Mansion into a home for The Reader Organisation

and a place where literature is used as a force for social good; building community,

enhancing lives, reducing social isolation and helping people to maximise their

potential. We are building a community for everyone; we want people to read, learn,

play, make new friends and find new opportunities here.

“Can we come back every Saturday and every holiday?”

Theo, 5, February’s Half Term Hijinks

Over the past year we’ve welcomed thousands of people from Liverpool and across

the world through the doors of the Mansion House, and we’re delighted to share our

packed spring programme with you. Highlights include the opening of The Reader

Gallery with an exciting series of exhibitions, an Easter Eggstravaganza of events for

children and young people, the latest Crafternoons and the return of Shakespeare’s

Globe with a brand new production.

“Calderstones was a wonderful venue to take a touring Shakespeare play. The warmth of

the audience response together with the beautiful setting made for an

unforgettable few days in Liverpool.”

Tom Bird, Executive Producer, Shakespeare’s Globe

The brand new Reader Café opened its doors at the end of March and we’ve been

delighted with the response so far. Pop in to enjoy a tasty lunch, hot drink or slice of

cake every day, 8.30am-4.30pm. Don’t forget that there’s a weekly schedule of shared

reading groups for adults and children in the Mansion House and we always welcome

new members.

Monster TalesMonday 7th April, 1pm - 2.30pmTuesday 8th April, 10am - 11.30am

Bring along your little monsters to Ro and Siobhan’s special monster-tastic reading session! Together we will be reading all things monstrous, with stories of the Gruffalo, Zog and many more for you to enjoy! We will be singing and rhyming and even using our monster-minds to create spectacularly scary creatures.

Age: 2-5 yearsCost: £5Booking requiredChildren must be accompanied by an adult

Tuesday 8th & 15th April4pm – 5.30pm

A man returns from holiday ... with bubbling skin and bloodshot eyes.

A bus ride home ... turns into your worst nightmare.

Be prepared to be scared in this special spooky reading group for over 10s. Join Roisin as we delve in to some of the scariest stories we know. Not for the faint hearted!

Age: 10+Cost: £5Booking required

Teenage Kicks

Wednesday 9th April 1pm – 2.30pm

Feed your greedy guts to the brim at our Tigerful Tea Party! We will be reading lots of wonderful stories full of our favourite jungle cats, before indulging a feast fit for any tiger!

Age: 5-8 yearsCost: £7.50 for 1st child, £4 for each additional child thereafter Booking requiredChildren must be accompanied by an adult

The Tiger WhoCame to Tea Party!

Friday 11th & 18th April12pm – 1.30pm

Bring your bunny teeth and get ready to munch! Come and join our Easter Egg hunt with a twist, and along the way read lots of fun stories – what could be better?

Age: FamiliesCost: £7.50 for 1st child,£2.50 for each additional child thereafter Booking requiredChildren must be accompanied by an adult

Eggtastic Easter Egg Hunt!

Easter Eggstravaganza

Easter Eggstravaganza

Thursday 10th & 17th April9.30am – 11am

It’s strictly Bring Your Own Bear at Caldies Mansion! Join us for a fun bear-hunting session in and around the house where we will be enjoying lots of shared reading with the All-Better Bears, Big Bear and Little Bear stories and some fun songs and rhymes!

Age: 2-5 yearsCost: £5 Booking requiredChildren must be accompanied by an adult

We’re Going on a Bear Hunt!

Thursday 10th & 17th April3.45pm – 4.45pm

Our explorers will be going WILD in a special jungle session! Bring your wanderers along as we delve into The Jungle Book, Where The Wild Things Are and many others! We will also be crafting our own Wild Things and making Explorer maps of faraway lands…

Age: 5-10 yearsCost: £3 donationTo Book contact siobhanmealey@thereader.org.uk

Caldies Explorers *Special Edition*

Wednesday 16th April, 1pm – 2.30pm

Come and take a stroll through our deep, dark wood. Join us for our picnic, because the treats looks good! For all you little Gruffalos out there, we’re hosting a special Gruffalo picnic. We will be munching on roasted fox, owl ice cream, scrambled snake and best of all…GRUFFALO CRUMBLE!

Age: 3-7 yearsCost: £10 for 1st child, £2.50 for each additional child thereafterBooking is required

Gruffalo Picnic

Book Your Place Now!For more information on our workshops or to book a place on one of our Easter Eggstravaganza sessions please visit our website http://www.thereader.org.uk/events.

If you would like further information about any of our events please contact Roisin Hyland on 0151 724 5000 orroisinhyland@thereader.org.uk

The Reader Gallery at Calderstones

The Unforgotten Coat Exhibition

3rd - 19th April (Closed Mondays and Bank Holidays)11am - 5pm

The Unforgotten Coat is an award-winning children’s book created by Frank Cottrell Boyce, Carl Hunter and Clare Heney to support The Reader Organisation. This exhibition features the stunning and atmospheric photography from the book, transforming Liverpool into a version of Mongolia through the medium of Polaroids.

The Return of Art from the Square

21st April - 4th May10am - 5pm (Open every day)

An eclectic collection of paintings, drawings, textiles and own prints with the occasional addition of 3D work. The group operates as a co-operative of mainly professionally trained artists active both locally and nationally.

The Sandown Artists Spring Exhibition 2014

5th - 18th May 10am - 4pm (Open every day)

The Sandown Art Group was founded in 1930 and holds a meeting on a Tuesday and a Thursday where local artists gather to“Paint for Pleasure” (the adopted motto of the Group). They also organise demonstrations given by invited artists of skilled amateur and professional status. This exhibition is a demonstration of the different standards achieved by the Group.

Merseyside Artists Association Spring Exhibition

19th May - 1st June10am - 4pm (Open every day)

The Merseyside Artists Association welcomes painters from all over Merseyside. In this exhibition they will be showing some of the pictures they have worked on since their Autumn Show.

The South Liverpool Arts Group Summer Exhibition

2nd - 15th June10am - 4pm (Open every day)

A welcome return to the Calderstones Coach House for this well-established local arts group and their diverse and eye-catching work.

Meeting Places: A Solo Exhibition by Paul Scragg

16th - 22nd June10am - 5.30pm Monday to Friday10am - 6pm Saturday and Sunday

This is a solo exhibition of watercolours and charcoals by the artist Paul Scragg. Its theme is the fabric, colour and character of places within the city as experienced and viewed by the artist. Nearly all the works have been completed in the past 12 months and capture locations where people like to meet. The pieces are intimate inscale with many of them focusing on light and atmosphere at a specific moment.

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As part of the ongoing renovation of Calderstones Mansion House, The Reader Organisation are re-opening the community Gallery on the 3rd April. If you are interested in renting this space please contact Roisin on 0151 724 5000 or roisinhyland@thereader.org.uk

Calderstones Open Day

Monday 26th May, 10am - 4pmEntry: FreeCome along and join us for Calderstones Second Annual Open Day. Meet staff from The Reader Organisation, take a tour of Calderstones Mansion House, learn about our development plans, take part in some shared reading, enjoy crafts in our drop-in family workshop and pick up a tasty treat from The Reader Cafe!

The Reader CafeTake a break and dip into a book at the new Reader Cafe in Calderstones Park. For more information on the cafe or to view our menu visit www.thereader.org.uk

Present this voucher for a free tea or filter coffee**Valid April - June 2014, one free tea or filter coffee per person

Half Term Hijinks

What The Ladybird HeardThursday 29th May1 - 2pm

What will your little one hear in this interactive noise making session? We will be reading lots of animal stories, creating our own farmyard noises and making our own handprint ladybirds! Perfect for tiny explorers.

Age: 0 - 2Cost: £5Booking requiredChildren must be accompanied by an adult

Fantastic Mr Fox FeastTuesday 27th May11am - 1pm

Join us for a fantastical lunch time feast as we read about the adventures of Fantastic Mr Fox and transform ourselves into some of Roald Dahl’s best known characters.

Age: 5-8 yearsCost: £7.50 for 1st child, £4 for each additional child thereafter Booking requiredChildren must be accompanied by an adult

Sharing A ShellWednesday 28th May10 - 11.30am

Bring along your little ones to this fantastic reading session! Together we will be reading all about the sea with stories such as The Snail and the Whale, Sharing a Shell and many more. We will be singing and rhyming and even creating our own sea creatures!

Age: 2-5 yearsCost: £5Booking requiredChildren must be accompanied by an adult

Catch A StarThursday 29th May10 - 11.30am

We’re heading into space for this cosmic reading session, exploring stars, planets, aliens and underpants! We will even be making our own mini rocket ships!

Age: 4 - 8Cost: £5Booking requiredChildren must be accompanied by an adult

Matilda and CharlieFriday 30th May12 - 2pm

Join us to explore two of our favourite Roald Dahl books. We will be creating our own bookworm book bags and eating a Willy Wonka inspired feast for lunch. Yum!

Age: 5 - 10Cost: £7.50 for first child £4 for each additional child thereafterBooking required

Book Your Place Now!For more information on our workshops or to book a place please visit our website

http://www.thereader.org.uk/events. For more information call Roisin on 0151 724 5000

Get creative at Calderstones Mansion House and join us for a friendly afternoon craft workshop taking place on the second Friday of each month.

Tea Light Paper Houses2 - 4pm, Friday 11th AprilSession Cost £5

Join Roisin for this Crafternoon session in which we will be exploring different cutting techniques to create your own beautiful tea light paper houses. Materials and refreshments provided.

Cross Stitch Roses2 - 4pm, Friday 9th MaySession Cost £8

Join Roisin for this Spring inspired Crafternoon. Have a go at cross stitching a beautiful vintage style Rose, perfect for being framed and hung! Materials and refreshments provided.

*Book Binding* Special Workshop1 - 3.30pm, Saturday 17th MaySession Cost £15

Join artist Christine Toh for this special weekend workshop introducing you to the skills of book binding. This relaxing workshop will teach you the basics needed to create your own beautiful hand bound books. Materials and refreshments provided.

Felting 1012 - 4pm, Friday 13th JuneSession Cost £8

Have you ever fancied having a go at needle felting? Join Roisin for this special Crafternoon introducing you to some beginners techniques in felting. Have a go at making your own acorn or bumble bee brooch. Materials and refreshments provided.

For more information call Roisin on 0151 724 5000. To book a place on one of our

Craft Workshops visit our website

http://www.thereader.org.uk/events

Crafternoons at Calderstones Mansion

Heritage WalksCalderstones Time Walk1 - 2.30pm, Saturday 26th AprilCost £5Join local environmental historian Ken Sloan for this interactive time walk around Calderstones Park, entering the vestibule of the Stones and connecting with Liverpool’s oldest heritage monuments.

From Calderstones to Cunard1 - 2.30pm, Saturday 17th MayCost £5Join Liverpool blue badge tour guide Richard MacDonald as he takes you on a fantastic journey through the history of Calderstones Park, from the stones themselves through to Liverpool Shipping magnate Charles MacIver.

For more information call Roisin on 0151 724 5000. To book a place on one of our

Heritage Walks visit our website

http://www.thereader.org.uk/events.

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Short Courses For Serious Readersat Calderstones Mansion House

Family Matters10am - 4pm, Saturday 26th AprilLed by Esther Harsh£30 / £15 concessions

Come join your guide Esther Harsh on a journey through meaningful moments of family feeling - or the need of family feeling - in passages from great Victorian works, including George Eliot, Charles Dickens, Elizabeth Gaskell, and William Wordsworth.

Shakespeare and ... Assertiveness10am - 4pm, Saturday 24th MayLed by Casi Dylan and Grace Farrington£30 / £15 concessions

“I can live no longer by thinking”- Orlando in Shakespeare’s ‘As You Like It’

Reading Shakespeare can enrich our lives in so many ways, but have you ever turned to the Bard for guidance on particular behaviours, attitudes and skills that can be put to use in contemporary work and life? In this first installment of our ‘Shakespeare and...’ series of short courses, Casi Dylan and Grace Farrington will lead you through different models of assertiveness as presented in Shakespeare’s work, and consider ways in which we can put this to practical use in our own lives.

Nervous about reading Shakespeare? Be bold and join us! Extracts from plays will include As You Like It, Twelfth Night, The Winter’s Tale, and some preparatory reading will be sent in advance.

Park Life: A Reading Weekend at Calderstones Park

Saturday 21st and Sunday 22nd JuneLed by The Reader Organisation and special partners!£75 / £45 concessions

“Come forth into the light of things, let nature be your teacher.”- William Wordsworth

Escape to nature with a special weekend course at Calderstones. Over two days we will read an inspirational programme of literature which wakes us up to the power of our natural world. Our readings will be interspersed with a varied timetable of outdoor activities (weather allowing!) led by special partners of The Reader Organisation, through which we will engage with the beautiful park that houses the Calderstones Mansion.

For more information on upcoming courses, or to book a place please contact Jennifer Kelly, Literary Learning Coordinator on 0151 207 7207 or jenniferkelly@thereader.org.uk

www.thereader.org.uk/courses/short-courses-and-workshops

GLOBE THEATRE ON TOUR PRESENTS

Much Ado About nothingCalderstones Mansion House Garden

12 - 14 June 2014

Book Now! Phone the Box Office on 0207 401 9919

or visit shakespearesglobe.com

Claudio loves Hero and Hero Claudio and nothing seems capable of keeping them apart. Claudio’s friend Benedick loves Beatrice and Beatrice Benedick, but (because neither will admit it) nothing seems capable of bringing them together. Only the intrigues of a resentful prince force Benedick to prove his love for Beatrice –by killing his best friend. Driven along by a romance all the more charming for being in denial, Much Ado About Nothing is a miracle of comic and dramatic suspense and gives us, in the bantering Beatrice and Benedick, two of Shakespeare’s wittiest, most endearing pair of lovers. Performed at the Globe and touring across the UK and Europe. The performances are promising to be very popular so book early to avoid disappointment.

Join the conversation on twitter by using the hashtag #MuchAdo We look forward to seeing you there!

Wednesday10 -11:30am Book at Breakfast

Join Siobhan for this morning shared reading session, delving into some fantastic short stories and poems.

Age: AdultsFREE

3 - 4:30pm Time to Unwind

Are you a carer? Take some time and relax with our reading group.Whether you come alone or with someone you care for, this group is a place for you to unwind, relax and reflect on some great stories and poetry.

Age: AdultsFREE

6 - 7:30pm Time for Me

Relax with Sophie and George in this evening shared reading session for adults. Read aloud or listen as the group explores a wide range of literature, from classic novels to modern poetry.

Age: AdultsFREE

Weekly Groups For You at Calderstones Mansion House

Wednesday10 -11:30am Book at Breakfast

Join Siobhan for this morning shared reading session, delving into some fantastic short stories and poems.

Age: AdultsFREE

3 - 4:30pm Time to Unwind

Are you a carer? Take some time and relax with our reading group.Whether you come alone or with someone you care for, this group is a place for you to unwind, relax and reflect on some great stories and poetry.

Age: AdultsFREE

6 - 7:30pm Time for Me

Relax with Sophie and George in this evening shared reading session for adults. Read aloud or listen as the group explores a wide range of literature, from classic novels to modern poetry.

Age: AdultsFREE

Thursday1 - 2:30pm Relax with a Book

A laid-back group for the over 50s. Come along and escape today with some brilliant short stories and thought-provoking poems. Whether you’re a bookworm or someone who has never opened a book before, this group is for you!

Age: Over 50’sFREE

3:45 - 4:45 pm Caldies Explorers

Join Siobhan in this after-school reading session, explore new books, learn new crafts and have lots of fun!

Age: 5 - 10Suggested donation: £2

Friday10 - 11am Tiny Reads

A lovely group for you and your little ones. Start the weekend on the right foot with this fun Friday morning session. An hour of picture books, fairy tales, rhymes and songs to entertain the little ones – and you!

Age: Adults and children under 5FREE

10 - 12pm Friday morning Reading Group

Join Jane Davis for this Friday morning, shared reading session and delve into some fantastic pieces of literature. Read aloud or listen as the group reflects on a wide range of poetry and literature

Age: AdultFREE

Saturday10 -11:30 am Caldies Creatives

Join Siobhan in this special Saturday reading group, filled with books and crafts. The perfect start to your weekend!

Age: 4- 10Suggested donation: £2

For more information on any of reading groups contact Siobhan on 0151 724 5000 or siobhanmealey@thereader.org.uk

Leisure

WHAT is this life if, full of care,We have no time to stand and stare?—No time to stand beneath the boughs,And stare as long as sheep and cows:No time to see, when woods we pass,Where squirrels hide their nuts in grass:No time to see, in broad daylight,Streams full of stars, like skies at night:No time to turn at Beauty’s glance,And watch her feet, how they can dance:No time to wait till her mouth canEnrich that smile her eyes began?A poor life this if, full of care,We have no time to stand and stare.

W.H. Davies

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