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<body class='hmmessage'><div dir='ltr'><br> <BR><div>> From: stuart.n.clarke@btinternet.com<br>> Date: Sun, 26 May 2013 10:24:12 +0100<br>> Subject: Message from the VWSGB<br>> <br>> FORWARDED<br>> <br>> At Monk’s House this season we are holding a number of events, workshops <br>> and a series of summer lectures for the first time. We would be grateful <br>> for any help you could give us to publicise them amongst your members or <br>> friends and relatives. The information can be found on our website at <br>> www.nationaltrust.org.uk/monkshouse, but I have included it below as well.<br>> <br>> Bookings for all events can be made by telephoning 01273 474760 or visiting <br>> our shop in Rodmell<br>> <br>> Dog Days<br>> Monk's House<br>> Dates: 5 dates between 16 June 2013 and 20 October 2013<br>> Price: Free event (normal admission charges apply)<br>> There's no need to leave the dog at home today, this is a unique <br>> opportunity for your four legged friends to enjoy the gardens at Monk's <br>> House. Whether Bassett or bulldog, they will have a fantastic time <br>> exploring the grounds. Free event (normal admission charges apply). Please <br>> note no dogs allowed in the house.<br>> <br>> Botanical Flower Painting<br>> Monk's House<br>> Dates: 19 June 2013 10:00am<br>> Price: Adult £60 (inc. lunch and private access to Monk's House)<br>> Weather permitting, the course will start with sketching in Monk's House <br>> Garden, followed by guidance on different painting techniques, including <br>> wet on wet, dry brush, layering, and colour mixing. Inspired by Leonard <br>> Woolf's garden, you will practise the painting skills on your chosen <br>> subject.<br>> Booking Essential<br>> <br>> Garden Tour<br>> Monk's House<br>> Dates: 5 dates between 20 June 2013 and 17 October 2013<br>> Price: Free event (normal admission charges apply)<br>> Leonard Woolf was a keen gardener, whilst Virginia took much inspiration <br>> from the garden for her works. Join a guided tour to find out more about <br>> the trees, plants, flowers and history of this beautiful Bloomsbury garden.<br>> <br>> Leonard and Virginia, as I Remember Them by Cecil Woolf<br>> Monk's House<br>> Dates: 21 June 2013 7:30pm<br>> Price: Adult £10 (includes a glass of wine)<br>> Among many other works, he publishes the Bloomsbury monographs, which <br>> celebrate the life, work and times of the members of the Bloomsbury Group. <br>> He was fourteen when his Aunt Virginia died, and had paid a number of <br>> visits to the Woolfs at Rodmell and in London. In this talk he will reveal <br>> fascinating insights into his time spent at Monk's House, and his childhood <br>> recollections of Leonard and Virginia.<br>> Booking Essential<br>> <br>> An Introduction to Virginia Woolf by Sarah M. Hall<br>> Monk's House<br>> Dates: 5 July 2013 7:30pm<br>> Price: Adult £10 (includes a glass of wine)<br>> Learn more about Rodmell's most famous resident, with writer and editor <br>> Sarah M. Hall. Sarah is a prominent member of the Virginia Woolf Society of <br>> Great Britain, a regular contributor to the Virginia Woolf Bulletin, and <br>> author of Before Leonard: The Early Suitors of Virginia Woolf and The <br>> Bedside, Bathtub & Armchair Companion to Virginia Woolf and Bloomsbury<br>> Booking Essential<br>> .<br>> 'To the River' by Olivia Laing<br>> Monk's House<br>> Dates: 19 July 2013 7:30pm<br>> Price: Adult £10 (includes a glass of wine)<br>> Shortlisted for the Ondaatje Prize and the Dolman Travel Book of the Year, <br>> To the River is the story of the Ouse, the Sussex river in which Virginia <br>> Woolf drowned in 1941. One midsummer week, over sixty years after the <br>> author's suicide, Olivia Laing walked Woolf's river from source to sea, <br>> resulting in a passionate investigation into how history resides in a <br>> landscape - and how ghosts never quite leave the places they love.<br>> Booking Essential<br>> <br>> Monk's House Garden by Caroline Zoob<br>> Monk's House<br>> Dates: 2 August 2013 7:30pm<br>> Price: Adult £10 (includes a glass of wine)<br>> Caroline Zoob, celebrated textile designer and embroiderer, and her husband <br>> Jonathan, were the last tenants at Monk's House, where they spent 10 years <br>> caring for the beautiful garden. 2013 will see the publication of <br>> Caroline's book about the remarkable garden that Leonard Woolf created, and <br>> in this talk she will reveal fascinating insights into how it has changed <br>> over the past 94 years.<br>> Booking Essential<br>> <br>> Kick-start your Writing with New Writing South<br>> Monk's House<br>> Dates: 7 August 2013 10:00am<br>> Price: Adult £70 (inc. lunch and private access to Monk's House)<br>> Then Kick-start your writing, led by professional writer, Evlynn Sharp, is <br>> the perfect antidote. Taking inspiration from Monk's House and its rich <br>> literary history, the day offers a wide range of creative ideas, getting <br>> you to put pen to paper. This creative writing day is a great remedy for <br>> writers block. New Writing South is a literature and new writing agency for <br>> the South East.<br>> Booking Essential<br>> <br>> Garden Embroidery with Vintage Textiles<br>> Monk's House<br>> Dates: 4 September 2013 11:00am<br>> Price: Adult £50 (inc. lunch and private access to Monk's House)<br>> Spend a day with celebrated textile designer and embroiderer Caroline Zoob, <br>> making a framed picture using vintage textiles and embroidery, inspired by <br>> the beautiful garden at Monk's House. After a walk around the garden to <br>> gain inspiration, Caroline will show you how to translate your photographs <br>> and sketches into textiles and hand-embroidery, using scraps from her <br>> workroom.<br>> Booking Essential<br>> <br>> Botanical Vegetable Painting<br>> Monk's House<br>> Dates: 18 September 2013 10:00am<br>> Price: Adult £60 (inc. lunch and private access to Monk's House)<br>> Weather permitting; the course will start with sketching in Monk's House <br>> allotment, followed by instruction on different painting techniques, <br>> including wet on wet, dry brush, layering, and mixing colour. Inspired by <br>> Leonard Woolf's vegetable garden, you will practise the painting skills on <br>> your chosen subject.<br>> Booking Essential<br>> <br>> <br>> We are always looking for new volunteers to help at Monk’s House, so if you <br>> know of anyone who would like to while away an afternoon in Virginia <br>> Woolf’s Sussex home or among the beautiful gardens you could come and join <br>> our friendly group. Telephone 01273 474760 or email <br>> monkshouse@nationaltrust.org.uk<br>> <br>> Thank you for any help you can give us<br>> <br>> Kind Regards<br>> <br>> Alli Pritchard<br>> Monk’s House<br>> <br>> <br></div> </div></body>
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