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• Scrabble Club

  • When
    Tue, August 27, 2019
  •  
    5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
  • Location
    The Natural Kitchen, 55 Baker Street, W1

  Meets on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month at The Natural Kitchen, 55 Baker Street, W1.    Two sessions, starting around 5 pm and 6.30 pm - but come and go/play as you please. Scrabble sets and dictionaries provided. New members please contact Rosemary Forgan, tel 07887 891977, email: rosemary.forgan@marylebone.org in the first instance so she has an idea of numbers.  

  
  

  
  

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• The Story of Selfridges

  • When
    Wed, August 28, 2019
  •  
    2:00 PM
  • Location
    55 Baker Street

  
  Join us as we take a look at the journey of Mr Selfridge, how Britain’s first department store has become the ‘Best Department Store in the world’ and the architecture of its flagship store. Free to attend, meet us at 55 Baker Street.
  

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• Japan vs Scotland Whisky Tasting Evening

  • When
    Wed, September 04, 2019
  •  
    7:00 PM
  • Location
    The Whisky Exchange, Fitzrovia

  Join store manager Chris Bolton for a very special free whisky tasting evening, exclusively for Marylebone Association members - Residents and Business. The event will the take place at The Whisky Exchange, Fitzrovia, which recently opened on Great Portland Street and stocks an impressive range of over 3,000 beers, wines and spirits – whisky of course being the main feature!

   

  The tasting will look at three whiskies from the more traditional homeland of Scotland, and compare them with three from the relative new-comer to the category - Japan. In recent years, whiskies from the latter have scooped prestigious awards from a number of different international competitions. This is a great opportunity to hear how the Japanese came to start making the amber nectar, and see how they fare against their Caledonian counterparts.

   

  The tasting will start at 7:00pm and will last roughly 90min, with plenty of time for questions and debate afterwards.    Places are limited so to reserve yours please get in touch with Rosemary Forgan, rosemary.forgan@marylebone.org or tel: 020 7916 9353 (resident members) or Janice Bowling janicebowling30@gmail.com for business members.

  
  

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• The Wallace Collection: Old Master Paintings Tour

  • When
    Sat, September 07, 2019
  •  
    1:00 PM
  • Location
    The Wallace Collection

  Spend your lunch hour in the company of some of the old masters finest works. Learn more about these captivating paintings from one of the Wallace collections expert guides. FREE to attend, registration will open in October.

  
  

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• Oscar & George On Film

  • When
    Tue, September 10, 2019
  •  
    7:00 PM
  • Location
    St Marylebone Parish Church

  Oscar & George On Film

  7pm in the Crypt at St Marylebone Parish Church, starting in September 2019

  A series of six films featuring the works of Oscar Wilde and George Bernard Shaw with introductions by Professor Paul Loosley.

  For this series Paul Loosley examines the broad cinema canon of a couple of fiercely intelligent playwrights; both Dublin-born, who, while both having much to say about London society.

  Oscar Wilde was a confirmed aesthete and a lover of all things beautiful. His work reflected both his self-declared wit and was peppered with Lords and Ladies and set in London townhouses.

  George Bernard Shaw on the other hand was a confirmed socialist, pacifist and Christian. Frowning on the disparity between the idle rich and the hard-working poor, Shaw managed to lighten his burdensome political statements with clever metaphor and an equally superlative wit.

  Before each screening Paul will discuss each film for approximately 30 minutes, giving insights into the playwright, the play and the production of the film. Altogether an interesting, instructive and enlightening evening that will also contribute to the welfare of one of London’s most historic and beautiful places of worship.

  10th September George Bernard Shaw’s Pygmalion (1938)

  24th September Oscar Wilde’s An Ideal Husband (1999)

  8th October George Bernard Shaw’s Major Barbara (1941)

  22nd October Oscar Wilde’s Lady Windermere’s Fan (1949)

  5th November George Bernard Shaw’s Saint Joan (1957)

  19th November Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest (1952)

  Tickets £5 each film or £25 for all 6 screenings can be obtained on the door or via the parish office, telephone: 020 7935 7315, email: parishoffice@stmarylebone.org

  All proceeds are for the Roof Appeal.

  
  

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• Catch Your Breath - Exhibition

  • When
    Fri, September 20, 2019
  •  
    9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
  • Location
    Royal College of Physicians, 11 St Andrew’s Place, Regent’s Park, London, NW1 4LE

  Event runs until 20 September 2019

  
  

  Breathing is so much more than simply biology. From babies’ first cries to our final dying gasps, breath is our constant companion on the journey through life.

  This new exhibition draws on art, philosophy, anthropology, medicine, history and literature to demonstrate the unique role of respiration in human life and culture.

  Combining research from the ‘Life of Breath’ project led by the universities of Durham and Bristol with contemporary artworks, and alongside objects from the Royal College of Physicians’ amazing 500-year old collections, these new displays vividly convey how breathing is not simply a bodily function, but a force that allows us to speak, laugh and sing.

  In the UK today one in five people has breathing difficulties or respiratory illness. In fact, respiratory disease is the third biggest cause of death in the country. Yet, despite this startling reality, to many people breathlessness as a condition is – like the air - invisible.

  Seeking to break through this silence and stigma, the exhibition brings together the voices of patients and clinicians through time, speaking to the vital importance of breath itself and the atmosphere we all share.

  From an Italian Renaissance Bible to a Victorian edition of Charles Dickens’ classic novel ‘Bleak House’. An 18^th century medicine jar that once contained ‘dried fox lungs’ to a 21^st century cyclist’s breathing masks. From one of the earliest ever stethoscopes to the moving and graphic account of a young man caring for his father in the final stages of illness. A pipe of peace to an advertisement for ‘asthma cigarettes’. The incredibly diverse objects on show relate how breath can contain profound social and spiritual meaning, as well as being a marker of both health and illness.

  Occasionally harrowing, often hopeful, never less than intriguing and frequently inspiring ‘Catch your breath’ reflects on the ways in which we experience breathing and breathlessness, how doctors have diagnosed and treated the diseases which cause distress, and how artists and writers have sought to capture this most fundamental of human actions.

  The exhibition seeks to raise our consciousness of breath and breathlessness, to tackle the stigma that surrounds breathing problems and place this universal act - that defines human life and yet so often goes unnoticed by so many – in the forefront of our minds.

  The exhibition is accompanied by a programme of events and late openings for more details visit the website at https://history.rcplondon.ac.uk/event/catch-your-breath

  
  

  
  

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• Oscar & George On Film

  • When
    Tue, September 24, 2019
  •  
    7:00 PM
  • Location
    St Marylebone Parish Church

  Oscar & George On Film

  7pm in the Crypt at St Marylebone Parish Church, starting in September 2019

  A series of six films featuring the works of Oscar Wilde and George Bernard Shaw with introductions by Professor Paul Loosley.

  For this series Paul Loosley examines the broad cinema canon of a couple of fiercely intelligent playwrights; both Dublin-born, who, while both having much to say about London society.

  Oscar Wilde was a confirmed aesthete and a lover of all things beautiful. His work reflected both his self-declared wit and was peppered with Lords and Ladies and set in London townhouses.

  George Bernard Shaw on the other hand was a confirmed socialist, pacifist and Christian. Frowning on the disparity between the idle rich and the hard-working poor, Shaw managed to lighten his burdensome political statements with clever metaphor and an equally superlative wit.

  Before each screening Paul will discuss each film for approximately 30 minutes, giving insights into the playwright, the play and the production of the film. Altogether an interesting, instructive and enlightening evening that will also contribute to the welfare of one of London’s most historic and beautiful places of worship.

  10th September George Bernard Shaw’s Pygmalion (1938)

  24th September Oscar Wilde’s An Ideal Husband (1999)

  8th October George Bernard Shaw’s Major Barbara (1941)

  22nd October Oscar Wilde’s Lady Windermere’s Fan (1949)

  5th November George Bernard Shaw’s Saint Joan (1957)

  19th November Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest (1952)

  Tickets £5 each film or £25 for all 6 screenings can be obtained on the door or via the parish office, telephone: 020 7935 7315, email: parishoffice@stmarylebone.org

  All proceeds are for the Roof Appeal.

  
  

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• Madame Tussaud – The Lady and the Legacy

  • When
    Thu, September 26, 2019
  •  
    1:00 PM
  • Location
    55 Baker Street

  This 45 minute walk delves into the history of one of Britain’s most visited attractions, Madame Tussauds London. Madame Marie Tussaud mixed with French high society until she was imprisoned during the French revolution. Her death masks of executed nobility were displayed in an exhibition at the Baker Street Bazaar. On this walk we learn about the lady, her legacy and the famous faces inside. Free to attend, meet us at 55 Baker Street.

  
  

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• Dartmouth House, home of the English Speaking Union

  • When
    Thu, September 26, 2019
  •  
    2:30 PM
  • Location
    37-38 Charles Street, London W1

  A unique opportunity to glimpse London life as it would have been in the 18th and 19th century – if you were wealthy. Lord Revelstoke, of the Baring banking family, described as ‘one of the most conspicuous consumers’ of his time, bought the building to house his vast collection of antiques and art. A banking crisis (and a Bank of England bailout) still left him bankrupt but a few decades later the building was acquired by the newly formed English Speaking Union whose aim was to promote communication to bolster international understanding and, ultimately, peace. Today the ESU still operates as a members’ club but also runs an extensive educational programme to help young people express themselves and to think for themselves. Our visit will take approximately 1 hour, with a guide to take us through the history of this remarkable place. To reserve a place contact rosemary.forgan@marylebone.org or tel: 020 7916 9353. Cost £10 (to include tea/coffee after the tour)

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• Frieze London - Regent's Park

  • Start
    Wed, October 02, 2019
  • End
    Sun, October 06, 2019
  • Location
    Regent's Park - Marylebone Green

  
  

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• Oscar & George On Film

  • When
    Tue, October 08, 2019
  •  
    7:00 PM
  • Location
    St Marylebone Parish Church

  Oscar & George On Film

  7pm in the Crypt at St Marylebone Parish Church, starting in September 2019

  A series of six films featuring the works of Oscar Wilde and George Bernard Shaw with introductions by Professor Paul Loosley.

  For this series Paul Loosley examines the broad cinema canon of a couple of fiercely intelligent playwrights; both Dublin-born, who, while both having much to say about London society.

  Oscar Wilde was a confirmed aesthete and a lover of all things beautiful. His work reflected both his self-declared wit and was peppered with Lords and Ladies and set in London townhouses.

  George Bernard Shaw on the other hand was a confirmed socialist, pacifist and Christian. Frowning on the disparity between the idle rich and the hard-working poor, Shaw managed to lighten his burdensome political statements with clever metaphor and an equally superlative wit.

  Before each screening Paul will discuss each film for approximately 30 minutes, giving insights into the playwright, the play and the production of the film. Altogether an interesting, instructive and enlightening evening that will also contribute to the welfare of one of London’s most historic and beautiful places of worship.

  10th September George Bernard Shaw’s Pygmalion (1938)

  24th September Oscar Wilde’s An Ideal Husband (1999)

  8th October George Bernard Shaw’s Major Barbara (1941)

  22nd October Oscar Wilde’s Lady Windermere’s Fan (1949)

  5th November George Bernard Shaw’s Saint Joan (1957)

  19th November Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest (1952)

  Tickets £5 each film or £25 for all 6 screenings can be obtained on the door or via the parish office, telephone: 020 7935 7315, email: parishoffice@stmarylebone.org

  All proceeds are for the Roof Appeal.

  
  

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• Anacapri Ristorante

  • When
    Thu, October 10, 2019
  •  
    7:00 PM
  • Location
    10 Dorset Street, London, W1U 6QR (Just off Baker Street)

  Following on from last year’s popular evening at the traditional Italian restaurant Anacapri, several members have requested a repeat visit this year.

  As previously Emilio will provide the same offer of a three course dinner, with house wine, from the extensive A La Carte menu, (with the exception of fillet steak and Dover sole) for a maximum of only £35 per person including service. Those attending last year will remember the generous portions and free-flowing wine.

  The restaurant will take individual payments on the night and if you decide on just two courses, the charge will be lower.

  The dinner has been arranged by Lois German and there is limited availability, so please book your place as soon as possible by contacting Lois on lois.german@marylebone.org or by phone 0207 487 2706.

  
  

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• Oscar & George On Film

  • When
    Tue, October 22, 2019
  •  
    7:00 PM
  • Location
    St Marylebone Parish Church

  Oscar & George On Film

  7pm in the Crypt at St Marylebone Parish Church, starting in September 2019

  A series of six films featuring the works of Oscar Wilde and George Bernard Shaw with introductions by Professor Paul Loosley.

  For this series Paul Loosley examines the broad cinema canon of a couple of fiercely intelligent playwrights; both Dublin-born, who, while both having much to say about London society.

  Oscar Wilde was a confirmed aesthete and a lover of all things beautiful. His work reflected both his self-declared wit and was peppered with Lords and Ladies and set in London townhouses.

  George Bernard Shaw on the other hand was a confirmed socialist, pacifist and Christian. Frowning on the disparity between the idle rich and the hard-working poor, Shaw managed to lighten his burdensome political statements with clever metaphor and an equally superlative wit.

  Before each screening Paul will discuss each film for approximately 30 minutes, giving insights into the playwright, the play and the production of the film. Altogether an interesting, instructive and enlightening evening that will also contribute to the welfare of one of London’s most historic and beautiful places of worship.

  10th September George Bernard Shaw’s Pygmalion (1938)

  24th September Oscar Wilde’s An Ideal Husband (1999)

  8th October George Bernard Shaw’s Major Barbara (1941)

  22nd October Oscar Wilde’s Lady Windermere’s Fan (1949)

  5th November George Bernard Shaw’s Saint Joan (1957)

  19th November Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest (1952)

  Tickets £5 each film or £25 for all 6 screenings can be obtained on the door or via the parish office, telephone: 020 7935 7315, email: parishoffice@stmarylebone.org

  All proceeds are for the Roof Appeal.

  
  

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• Murder in Marylebone (True Life Crime 1800s – 1942)

  • When
    Wed, October 23, 2019
  •  
    6:00 PM
  • Location
    55 Baker Street

  Tales of true life crimes in Old Marylebone, from the Blackout Ripper, a terrifying serial killer, to a murderous butler and a horrific death in a hotel. Find out how the police went about solving these crimes and discover how successful they were in apprehending the culprits. Lasts 90 minutes. Free to attend, meet us at 55 Baker Street.

  
  

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• Oscar & George On Film

  • When
    Tue, November 05, 2019
  •  
    7:00 PM
  • Location
    St Marylebone Parish Church

  Oscar & George On Film

  7pm in the Crypt at St Marylebone Parish Church, starting in September 2019

  A series of six films featuring the works of Oscar Wilde and George Bernard Shaw with introductions by Professor Paul Loosley.

  For this series Paul Loosley examines the broad cinema canon of a couple of fiercely intelligent playwrights; both Dublin-born, who, while both having much to say about London society.

  Oscar Wilde was a confirmed aesthete and a lover of all things beautiful. His work reflected both his self-declared wit and was peppered with Lords and Ladies and set in London townhouses.

  George Bernard Shaw on the other hand was a confirmed socialist, pacifist and Christian. Frowning on the disparity between the idle rich and the hard-working poor, Shaw managed to lighten his burdensome political statements with clever metaphor and an equally superlative wit.

  Before each screening Paul will discuss each film for approximately 30 minutes, giving insights into the playwright, the play and the production of the film. Altogether an interesting, instructive and enlightening evening that will also contribute to the welfare of one of London’s most historic and beautiful places of worship.

  10th September George Bernard Shaw’s Pygmalion (1938)

  24th September Oscar Wilde’s An Ideal Husband (1999)

  8th October George Bernard Shaw’s Major Barbara (1941)

  22nd October Oscar Wilde’s Lady Windermere’s Fan (1949)

  5th November George Bernard Shaw’s Saint Joan (1957)

  19th November Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest (1952)

  Tickets £5 each film or £25 for all 6 screenings can be obtained on the door or via the parish office, telephone: 020 7935 7315, email: parishoffice@stmarylebone.org

  All proceeds are for the Roof Appeal.

  
  

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• Oscar & George On Film

  • When
    Tue, November 19, 2019
  •  
    7:00 PM
  • Location
    St Marylebone Parish Church

  Oscar & George On Film

  7pm in the Crypt at St Marylebone Parish Church, starting in September 2019

  A series of six films featuring the works of Oscar Wilde and George Bernard Shaw with introductions by Professor Paul Loosley.

  For this series Paul Loosley examines the broad cinema canon of a couple of fiercely intelligent playwrights; both Dublin-born, who, while both having much to say about London society.

  Oscar Wilde was a confirmed aesthete and a lover of all things beautiful. His work reflected both his self-declared wit and was peppered with Lords and Ladies and set in London townhouses.

  George Bernard Shaw on the other hand was a confirmed socialist, pacifist and Christian. Frowning on the disparity between the idle rich and the hard-working poor, Shaw managed to lighten his burdensome political statements with clever metaphor and an equally superlative wit.

  Before each screening Paul will discuss each film for approximately 30 minutes, giving insights into the playwright, the play and the production of the film. Altogether an interesting, instructive and enlightening evening that will also contribute to the welfare of one of London’s most historic and beautiful places of worship.

  10th September George Bernard Shaw’s Pygmalion (1938)

  24th September Oscar Wilde’s An Ideal Husband (1999)

  8th October George Bernard Shaw’s Major Barbara (1941)

  22nd October Oscar Wilde’s Lady Windermere’s Fan (1949)

  5th November George Bernard Shaw’s Saint Joan (1957)

  19th November Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest (1952)

  Tickets £5 each film or £25 for all 6 screenings can be obtained on the door or via the parish office, telephone: 020 7935 7315, email: parishoffice@stmarylebone.org

  All proceeds are for the Roof Appeal.

  
  

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• The Old Marylebone Town Hall

  • When
    Wed, November 27, 2019
  •  
    1:00 PM
  • Location
    55 Baker Street

  Marylebone Town Hall opened in 1920 and was listed in 1981. It has now become part of the London Business School campus but is also still one of the most popular venues in London for weddings and civil partnerships including the marriages of the Beatles and several Hollywood Stars. Learn about the celebrities who liked the venue so much they got married here twice and hear about all the gossip, the history and secret royal connections. Free to attend, meet us at 55 Baker Street.

  
  

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• Public Art (Statues to Subways)

  • When
    Tue, December 10, 2019
  •  
    1:00 PM
  • Location
    55 Baker Street

  Discover the public art in the Quarter, from memorials, statues including Baker Street’s very own Sherlock Holmes to the treasures in the Wonderpass. Free to attend, meet us at 55 Baker Street.

  
  

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• The Wallace Collection: Princely Arms and Armour

  • When
    Tue, February 11, 2020
  •  
    1:00 PM
  • Location
    The Wallace Collection

  Helmets, breastplates, gauntlets, swords, muskets and even a cannon! Take a walk through time, from the height of fashion in armour to the deadliest weapons, meet the metal that meant the difference between life and death. FREE to attend, registration will open in January.

  
  

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• SOE and the Secret Service

  • When
    Wed, February 26, 2020
  •  
    1:00 PM
  • Location
    55 Baker Street

  The SOE was a secret branch of the military devoted to espionage and sabotage in World War II. Learn about their Baker Street base, their clandestine methods and about more recent secret service offices in the Quarter. Free to attend, meet us at 55 Baker Street.

  
  

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• Pop, Rock and Roll

  • When
    Thu, March 26, 2020
  •  
    1:00 PM
  • Location
    55 Baker Street

  Learn more about Baker Street Quarter music moguls, composers and singers, past and present, including Dusty Springfield, Gerry Rafferty, Eric Coates, John Lennon, Ringo Starr, Jimi Hendrix and Hughie Green. Free to attend, meet us at 55 Baker Street.

  
  

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