Gilbert White's House & The Oates Museum

Gilbert White's House & The Oates Museum - Events EVENTS
A wide range of events are arranged throughout the year. Click on a month to view the events. Alternatively, you can download and view the full calendar of events by clicking here.

July ♦ August
September ♦ October
November ♦ December

July
19th & 20th July Daily 11am - 5pm	The 18th Century Re-enactment Weekend Featuring New France Old England and The Manner'd Mob To help celebrate Gilbert White�s birthday, we present a weekend of 18th century fun and feuding! The grounds are taken over for the weekend by bands of English and French soldiers, plus native Americans in traditional camps. Activities include drilling the units, camping, cooking, traditional games and full drill displays, with the day finishing in a skirmish. Loads of children�s activities will be on offer each day, including joining the �militia� and having a go with dummy muskets, plus things to make and take home. �6.50 adults, �5.50 concessions, accompanied children free. Free parking in our field. EARLY BOOKING OFFER � Book before 11th July and save �1 per ticket!
27th July Gates open 5.30pm, performance starts 6.30pm	Alice's Adventures in Wonderland Chapterhouse Theatre Company�s outdoor children's show this year is the wonderfully eccentric and lyrical �Alice's Adventures in Wonderland�. A show for children of all ages, this production features all the most famous characters from Lewis Carroll�s masterpiece and has music, song and dance to accompany some of the marvellous poetry. The show is dressed in traditional Edwardian costume, is not too long for the little ones in the audience, and presents the opportunity to have picnics and fancy dress fun before the show starts. Sometimes funny, sometimes silly and always engaging, �Alice's Adventures in Wonderland� promises to be a lovely evening�s entertainment for family and friends alike. Please bring your own low-backed seating or a rug. For more information go to www.chapterhouse.org Adults �12, Children & Students �8, Family of 2 adults + 2 children �35, Groups of 10 or more 10% discount. Free parking in our field.
August
2nd & 3rd August 10am - 4pm	Wildlife Painting Weekend Workshop With Jonathan Pointer In the Field Studies Centre This two-day course will specialize in oils and acrylics, and offers instruction in technique, composition and other aspects of creating and selling your work. Whatever your experience, you will achieve noticeable results over the course of the weekend, taking away some real experience and useful advice. In the Field Studies Centre. �95, Includes lunch on both days.
30th August Gates open 6pm, performance starts at 7pm	The Tempest Shakespeare's final and greatest triumph �The Tempest� is presented as a part of Chapterhouse Theatre Company's 2008 summer season of theatre in the garden. A play of romance and revenge on a magical island kingdom, where mischievous sprites play havoc with shipwrecked sailors, and the most powerful exiled duke Prospero lives out his final exacting revenge. With the most magnificent verse in the English language combining comedy, romance and the most fantastic and fantastical characters of any play written, this promises to be one of the best entertainments of the summer. Please bring your own low-backed seating or a rug. Picnics welcome. For more information go to www.chapterhouse.org Adults �12, children & students �8, family of 2 adults + 2 children �35, 10% discount for groups of 10 or more. Free parking in our field.
September
6th - 28th September Tues - Sun 11am - 5pm	Exhibition: Roger Slade Roger Slade spends each Antarctic summer working as a lecturer, photographer and driver for an American company in Antarctica. Over the last 5 years his travels have taken him to the Antarctic Peninsula, the South Shetland Islands and the sub Antarctic islands of South Georgia and the Falklands. This fascinating exhibition is formed from the resulting images. Usual museum entry fees apply. Roger Slade joins us again on 5th November to give a winter talk.
6th September 10am - 4pm	An Introduction to Beekeeping With Karin Anderskov-Lauritzen Join our expert for a day of learning about bees, how they live and how to look after them. Covering topics such as equipment needed, types of hives, bee varieties and how to get started. Suitable for adults and accompanied children aged 11+ �49 to include refreshments and a light lunch. Held at The Field Studies Centre
13th September 11am - 5pm	Heritage Open Day Gilbert White�s House & The Oates Museum is delighted to be taking part in this once-a-year chance to discover hidden architectural treasures and enjoy a wide range of tours, events and activities. We will be offering free garden tours and the opportunity to glimpse areas not usually seen by the public. FREE ENTRY to house & garden all day.
October
11th October 10am - 4pm	Beginners Basketweaving With Cat Beaumont In this 1 day workshop you will learn the traditional techniques of basket weaving, and will make your own piece of English willow basketware to take home All materials are provided but please bring a comfy cushion to sit on and secateurs. �49 to include refreshments and light lunch. For more information go to www.catbeaumont.co.uk
27th October 10am - 2pm	Village life in the time of Gilbert White With David Standing and Natalie Mees An illustrated talk about Selborne in the 18th century, with topics including social history, health, education and welfare, brought to you by our Head Gardener David Standing and Local Historian Natalie Mees. Find out about Selborne�s smugglers and scoundrels and other interesting characters of the time! �27 to include refreshments and light lunch.
November
1st November 10am - 4pm	Watercolour Workshop with Jan Harbon This workshop with renowned floral artist Jan Harbon explores a loose yet controlled manner of painting some of the flowers from Gilbert White�s garden. Techniques, colour and composition will be covered, plus there will be the opportunity to use additional collage material, metal leaf, etc. All levels of ability welcome. Most materials and equipment provided. For more information go to www.janharbon.com �49, includes refreshments and a light lunch.
5th November 7.30pm	Winter Talk at the Field Studies Centre Antarctica as an Experience: The Last Great Wilderness on the Planet by Roger Slade Antarctica�s wealth lies not in animal, vegetable or mineral resources but in the continuation of its unique status as a peaceful, free, open, unmilitarised land of international co-operation, scientific research and unsullied beauty. Roger Slade, an Antarctic photographer and traveller of many years� experience, considers it to be probably the most beautiful and awesome place any of us are ever likely to see in a lifetime of travel and exploration. Only around 150,000 people have ever set foot on the continent of Antarctica in the whole of historic time. Join Roger in this beautifully illustrated �tour� of the Antarctic Peninsula, the South Shetland Islands and also the sub Antarctic islands of South Georgia and the Falklands. 10.50, includes wine or soft drink and nibbles
8th - 29th November Inclusive Tuesday to Sunday 11am - 5pm	Exhibition: Maggie Bonsey - Button Up Maggie Bonsey�s work centres around her interest in the relationships that many of us have with objects; those objects that we choose to keep and collect. Is it because of the stories and mysteries that become entwined within them and which affects and alters our perceptions of them? Her family button box, containing buttons accumulated over four generations, was the inspiration for the work in this exhibition. These small irrelevant objects that were once saved for their perceived usefulness have become a collection of memories, stories and mysteries. Usual Museum entry charges apply
17th November 10am - 4pm	Christmas Crafts With Carole Woods Begin your festive preparations with this creative and useful workshop where pretty decorations are created out of the simplest of materials � beads, fabrics, braid, glitter�.. Let your imagination go crazy, and take home your own handiwork to impress your family and friends. Several items to choose from, and all materials will be provided. �49, includes refreshments and a light lunch
December
3rd December 7.30pm	Winter Talk at the Field Studies Centre The Unknown Gilbert White: Preacher and Sermon Writer By Louis Coulson, with Ronald Davidson-Houston Gilbert White�s �Natural History� turned him and the village of Selborne into household names. His journals and letters, being works of art in themselves, have been analysed in depth for centuries. However, his sermons form the one major body of work by Gilbert White that has been neglected. Louis Coulson considers these sermons to be a body of writing and a key to ideas and culture of the time. Consumed with curiosity, he has spent two years searching for and discovering these sermons, culminating in this fascinating presentation, helped along by readings from the texts by Ronnie Davidson-Houston. �10.50, includes wine or soft drink and nibbles
7th December 11am - 5pm	Mulled Wine Day Start your Christmas in the traditional way, with deliciously warming mulled wine and mince pies. The museum opens its doors free of charge for the day, so it�s the ideal opportunity to pop in and savour the Christmassy atmosphere of this 18th and 19th century building and gardens. The shop will be full of lovely gifts, and with costumed characters, traditional Christmas decorations in every room, and the aroma of spices and wine, what could be better? FREE ENTRY to house and gardens all day

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Events List 2008