EXHIBITIONS & INSTALLATIONS

4-16 May "In Other People's Skins"
A touring exhibition of a digital installation comes to Southwark as part of an Arts Council funded tour of 7 Cathedrals and Abbeys. Called In Other People's Skins, it is interactive, hands on, and looks at the role of the meal table as a universal and unifying place of communication. More information here.

6 May - 18 July 'Margaret Mellor - collages'
Margaret Mellor - a long-standing SE1 resident - studied drawing and painting at art schools in Bradford and Leeds.
She began to collect the colour supplements of The Observer and The Sunday Times because of their outstanding photography. She then started to use the images to make collages.
Because the inks and the paper used in the original colour supplements are unstable, the original collages are for exhibition only.
The current collection of eleven works are available for purchase. They are full size, very high quality photographic reproductions. More information on Margaret's website: www.mellor.amazone.org.uk
 

2008

 

May
31   Southwark Cathedral COMMUNITY DAY
Explore this hidden gem and uncover its rich and colourful history.
10.30am: Opening Talk: 'What a stupid place to build a Cathedral'  by David Payne, Visitors’ Officer. Free
11.15am: Choice of activity -
Guided Tour of the Cathedral with Cathedral Guide. Uncover the church’s history from 606 to date and learn about some of the fascinating artefacts and past parishioners commemorated within its walls. £3 per person. Assemble at West End of the Nave
Escorted Bankside Walk with Cathedral Guide. An interesting and informative walk recalling the rich and varied history of this area’s past. £3 per person. Assemble in Millennium Courtyard
Talk: John Harvard and Southwark – an illustrated talk by John and Jo Brewster. Learn about the Harvard family link with William Shakespeare and Stratford upon Avon, and how the USA’s oldest university was founded. £3 per person. The John Trevor Williams Room
1.00pm: Children’s Animal Safari: An activity for families and children of all ages. Uncover the many different animals portrayed within the Cathedral and their biblical connections. Free
2.00pm: Choice of activity -
Guided Tour of the Cathedral (as 11.15am)
Escorted Bankside Walk (as 11.15am)
Talk: The History of Southwark – an illustrated talk by local historian, Stephen Humphries. This will embrace the history of London Bridge and the river crossing, Roman and Medieval
Southwark, the coaching inns, the place of the Cathedral, and the local economy. £3 per person. The John Trevor Williams Room
3.35pm: A spiritual tour of the Cathedral with readings, reflections, and prayers, Led by Marion Marples, Cathedral SPA. Free
4.00pm: Evening Prayer

Download:  Community Day poster
                   Community Day flyer
                   Community Day voucher

June
6    Evensong with the Choir of King’s College London
at 5.30pm
Attend Evensong and enjoy a performance from the College Choir in the setting of Southwark Cathedral. The Choir is one of the  leading university choirs in England. Consisting of twenty-five choral scholars and two organ scholars, it is directed by the College Organist, David Trendell, who is also Senior Lecturer in the Music Department. Alumni and College staff will contribute to the service.
 

12    Royal Choral Society Summer Concert at 7.30pm
Mozart - Mass in C Minor and Sinfonia Concertante for violin and viola, Haydn - Insanæ et vanæ curæ. The Royal Choral Society and the London Handel Orchestra (Conductor, Richard Cooke). Soloists: Julia Doyle – soprano, Sophie Bevan – soprano, Nicholas Mulroy – tenor, Benjamin Bevan – bass. Info and tickets available from the RCS website www.royalchoralsociety.co.uk  or call the box office on 05601 534990.
Please note that the Refectory will be open for hot food and light snacks through to 7.30 pm on a first-come-first-served basis.

20     Goldsmiths Choral Union Summer Concert at 7:30pm
Gabrieli - Jubilate Deo, Sonata pian’ e forte; Ronald Corp - Missa San Marco; Sir Arthur Bliss - The world is charged with the grandeur of God; Bruckner - Mass in E minor. Goldsmiths Choral Union and the Maidstone Symphony Wind and Brass Ensemble (Brian Wright – Conductor). Tickets : £15/12/10 on the door or from Barbara Storey, Ticket Secretary (booking form here). Promoted by Goldsmiths Choral Union www.gcuchoir.org.uk
Registered Charity No: 1044507.
Please note that the Refectory will be open for hot food and light snacks through to 7.30 pm on a first-come-first-served basis.

July

11-13    Just Clues!
Cathedral weekend at Wychcroft, led by Canon Michael Hart and lay people from the cathedral. Cost £98 per person for two nights in the country and three meals a day. Bursaries available from the Cathedral's St Francis Fund. Please ask one of the clergy in confidence if some financial assistance will make it possible for you to come.
To book, please return the form along with a £25 (per person) non refundable cheque, made payable to Southwark Cathedral.

12-16     “1408-2008: The Age of Gower”
To commemorate the 600th anniversary of Gower’s death, the John Gower Society are holding their First International Congress on the campus of Queen Mary and Westfield College, Mile End. More details and booking forms are available here.

14    Choral Evensong
As part of “1408-2008: The Age of Gower” and to mark the 600th Anniversary of the death of John Gower, there will be a special service of Choral Evensong at 5.30pm, sung by the Girls and Gentlemen of the Cathedral Choir. Prayers will be said at the tomb in the nave of the Cathedral. The service will be followed by readings of work by Gower, and others, in the presence of Andrew Motion, the Poet Laureate and Terry Jones (formerly of Monty Python).