St Cuthbert's Society - A College Of Durham University

Programme of Events

Programme for 2012 - 2013

Please book all events, including term time Friday Lunch, by emailing us at: cuthberts.reception@durham.ac.uk or telephone 01913343400.  Invoices will be sent termly by the College accountant who can be contacted if you wish to pay electronically.  For any feedback or comments regarding the events calendar, please email cuthberts.scr-president@durham.ac.uk

For further infomation on any of the events or to make a suggestion for a future event please contact cuthberts.scr-president@durham.ac.uk

Winter Term 1 Oct 2012 – 14 Dec 2012 

28th Sept (Fri) Was King Arthur from the North? Presented by our new Principal Elizabeth Archibald. The first in a series of multi-disciplinary Lectures to which SCR Members are welcome to attend. The Dining Hall at 7:00pm.

14th Oct (Sun) ‘A morning in the garden’, meet at 10am in the garden at 12, South Bailey. Lunch, tea and coffee included for anyone willing to spare a couple of hours.

25th Oct (Thur) SCR Committee Meeting, 6pm in the SCR. Tea, coffee and biscuits provided.

26th Oct (Fri) Linda Whelan and Robin Finnegan talk about their amazing adventure climbing Kilimanjaro, join us for a welcome drink, followed by a finger buffet 7.00pm start. Further drinks can be signed for and charged to your SCR bill. Please book before 12pm Wed 24th to secure your place. £6:50

15th Nov (Thur) SCR AGM Meeting followed by Beer (or Fentimen’s) and a curry supper. Everyone Welcome! Please confirm your attendance and if you require supper, with reception, by 12pm Tuesday 13th. 6.00pm £6.50

16th Nov (Fri) Christian Mieves, Art Exhibition College Open Evening, 8.00pm. Please join us for this event, which includes Wine and Cheese. There is no charge for this event.

22nd Nov (Thur) Annual Fellows Lecture, Phil Copple NOMS 7.30pm, Lecture Theatre at Durham Science Site, further information to follow

23rd Nov (Fri) Film Night... Life Is Beautiful (Italian: La vita è bella) is a 1997 Italian film which tells the story of a Jewish Italian, Guido Orefice (played by Roberto Benigni, who also directed and co-wrote the film), who must employ his fertile imagination to help his family during their internment in a Nazi concentration camp. Part of the film came from Benigni's own family history; Roberto's father had survived three years of internment at the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp. To be held at Brooks House JCR, nibbles included £2.00 (drinks can be purchased from the bar) 6.00 for 6.30pm book by 12pm Wed 21st.

TBC Dec (Sun) St Cuthbert’s Society Choir, Service of Lessons & Carols, St Margaret’s Church, Crossgate, Durham. Mince pies and mulled wine provided courtesy of the SCR

15th Dec (Sat) SCR Guest Night, 7.00pm for 7.30pm Black Tie. Our end of term celebration will include a lovely meal and excellent entertainment. Join us for what will be an exceptional evening and an opportunity to invite friends. £30.00 including reception drink, canapés, formal meal, wine or soft drinks followed by Port, cheese and biscuits, tea and coffee. Please confirm bookings via reception by 12pm Wed 12th.

Spring Term 14 Jan 2013 – 15 March 2013 (125th Anniversary Year)

25th Jan (Fri) ‘Global Care: New Hope in Cambodia & India’ Anne & John Scott share with fellow members their experiences with the charity Global Care. 6.30 for 7.00pm Includes welcome drink and finger buffet (additional drinks can be signed for), please book by 12pm Wed 23rd. £6.50

1st Feb (Fri) St Cuthbert's Film Night Ward off the winter blues by escaping into the intoxicating mix of fin-de-siècle Parisian musical theatre, romance and joie de vivre in Baz Luhrmann's 'Moulin Rouge' (2001). With "Strictly Ballroom" and "William Shakespeare’s Romeo + Juliet", Australian director Baz Luhrmann conquered the world with his brash, inventive exuberance.Moulin Rouge tells the story of Christian (Ewan McGregor), a youngwriter in Paris who begins a doomed romance with the city’s most famous courtesan, Satine (Nicole Kidman). Satine is the star of the eponymous nightspot, whose future depends on her marrying a wealthy patron (Richard Roxburgh). In a plot twist borrowed from "La Bohème" (which Luhrmann filmed for Australian television in 1993), she is also suffering from tuberculosis.

The film caused a stir at Cannes with its use of contemporary pop tunes (Elton John’s Your Song, Nirvana’s Smells Like Teen Spirit) that add an anachronistic spin to the period setting. Add flashy editing, lush production design and spectacular dance routines and the result is something akin to an extended music video - a resemblance reinforced by Kylie Minogue’s fleeting appearance as the Absinthe Fairy.  McGregor reveals a fine tenor voice as the lovestruck lead, but it’s Kidman who steals the movie with a devastating display of sultry allure.

Time:- Film will be screened between 6.00pm and 7.30pm.Followed by light refreshments and an opportunity for informal discussion about the film.

Venue:- House no 11 (North Bailey) TV room.

This event is open to JCR aswell as SCR members.  Cost £2.  Please book your place at St Cuthbert's reception by Wednesday 30th January 2013.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtEgAx80NC4

7th Feb (Thur) SCR Committee Meeting, 6.00pm Tea, coffee and biscuits provided

15th Feb (Fri) Cuth’s SCR 125th Anniversary Ceilidh with Durham University Folk Society, including Pie and Peas Supper, drinks can be purchased in the dining hall. £7.50 Places to be confirmed by 12pm Wed 13th.

3rd March (Sun) A Morning in St Cuthbert's Garden. Come and join a group of interested students and SCR members to help restore the heritage gardens of St Cuthbert's to their former glory. March is a good time in the year to tidy up the beds and borders in the garden so that they will look their best in late spring and early summer when the garden is most heavily used by students and staff. Following on from the success of our Open Garden Day in July 2012, when we raised £600 for St Cuthbert's Hospice, we have planned a further Open day for Sunday 30th June.  We meet in the garden at 10.00am and finish in time for Sunday Lunch in the dining hall which is free of charge for all those who take part.  Please bring your own gardening tools and gloves if possible.  Your enthusiasm and willingness to help out will be of most value.

10th March (Sun) A ‘canny’ wander round the Toon; Newcastle Old and New, with our very own Ian Harrison, as guide. Further information to follow

16th March (Sat) SCR Guest Night 7.00pm for 7.30pm Black Tie, £30.00 including reception drink, wine or soft drinks (additional drinks can be signed for). Our end of term celebration will include a sumptuous meal and excellent entertainment. Join us for a wonderful evening and perhaps invite friends. Please confirm bookings via reception by 12pm Wed 13th.

Summer Term 22 April 2013 – 21 June 2013 (125th Anniversary Year)

16th May (Thur) SCR Committee Meeting, 6.00pm Coffee, tea and biscuits provided

(June) Arts Week (open to all SCR Members) to include.......

Art Exhibition by Students and SCR Members, performances by the Drama Society, Choir and Big Band, Arts Formal, ’Cuth’s Day’ all day music festival and Principal’s Garden Party.

2nd June (Sun) A Morning in St Cuthbert's Garden All welcome to help get the garden into shape for the end of term garden events and celebrations. Meet at 10.00am in the gardens and end with Sunday lunch in the dining hall provided free of charge.

7th June (Fri) St Cuthbert's Film Night - film to be decided by those who attend the film night on the 1st February.

11th June (Tues) 125 Voices 'The Big Sing'

As part of the exciting year of events planned for the 125th anniversary of St Cuthbert’s Society, the SCR are working with the JCR to organise a ‘Big Sing’ to be held during Art’s Week on the 11th June. The aim is to gather together 125 people from the St Cuthbert’s Society community, including members of the JCR and SCR, alumni and College staff, to sing in unison in the College Gardens. Two pieces of music have been chosen: Lux Aeterna by David Schmidt and Robbie William’s ‘Angels’. Tom Wakelam, JCR President, and Millie Tanner, from St Cuthbert’s Choir, have kindly offered to prepare a CD of the two pieces of music (each sung in three parts) to send out in advance to those who sign up to participate, in addition to the sheet music and lyrics. The plan is to meet for rehearsals on the day of the performance. The morning rehearsal (9.30am for a 10.00am start) will involve three separate rehearsal groups for those singing the three parts (male, female soprano, female alto). This will be followed by lunch and a second rehearsal from 2.00pm to 4.00pm of the whole choir singing in three parts. The performance will take place at 5.00pm, hopefully in the gardens, weather permitting, but otherwise in the dining hall.

All are very much welcome (and encouraged) to take part and no previous singing experience is needed. Just bring your enthusiasm and be prepared to have some fun celebrating St Cuthbert’s! There may be a small charge to cover the cost of a t-shirt for all participating singers and lunch/refreshments on the day.

Below is a youtube link to a production of Lux Aeterna for an idea of what we will be singing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JpnfM5wGfTY

All those who are interested in taking part then please register with St Cuthbert’s reception as soon as possible so we can get an idea of numbers.

Jackie Walton

SCR Secretary

22nd June (Sat) SCR Guest Night 7.00pm for 7.30pm Lounge Suits, £30.00 including reception drink, wine and soft drinks. Our end of term celebration will include a sumptuous meal and excellent entertainment. Join us for what will be an exceptional evening and why not invite friends. Please confirm bookings via reception by 12pm Wed 19th.

30th June (Sun) ‘Open Garden Event’ following the success of the 2012 event, it has been decided to make this an annual opportunity to raise money for local charities as well as make the garden open to the public. Entrance will include cream tea, activities and an opportunity to raise money for a worthy cause. Further information to go to the Gardens Pages

July 1st (Mon) Lindisfarne Gospels, Durham.......details to follow

Please note that there are several College Formals listed on the College website to which all are welcome to attend. Friday lunch (in term time) is an ideal opportunity to catch up with other members, book by 12pm on the Thursday prior to the lunch. If you would like to dine on low table (on any other day of the week) please go to reception or the staff in the dining hall, who will accept cash for a lunch ticket. Cost £3.50

Cancellations for any events received after the 12pm cut off will be charged for, as food will have been ordered.