Monday 9 March
Baby & Me Sound Rest – Gentle Sound Sessions for Postnatal Rest
11am-12pm. A series of gentle sound sessions for caregivers and their pre-crawling babies
There’s nothing for you to do during these sessions but to simply turn up with your baby, rest on the mat (however that looks for you) and hope to get a few moments of shut eye whilst you and your little angel listen to some soothing sounds in the background.
The Creative Writing Playground: A 7-Week Writing Workshop with Tutku Barbaros
7pm-8.30pm. Join Tutku Barbaros as she guides you through seven playful weeks of creative exploration in search of your voice, the stories you ache to tell, and structured insights into how to get the best out of your ideas. This course is designed to accelerate your inspiration. If you are looking to identify and grow your voice, this seven-week guided creative workshop is for you.
Tuesday 10 March
Weekly Online Breathing Class
7pm-7.40pm. Weekly virtual online breathwork class Join me every Tuesday at 7pm for a 40-minute breathing and relaxation class.
Life Drawing & Painting
7pm-8.30pm. This is an online drawing & painting session conducted via Zoom. Long pose life painting and drawing. A single pose is held for three hours with 5-minute model breaks every 25 minutes.
Socials Runs with DPR
7.30pm-8.30pm. Fantastic local running club. Social runs every Tuesday 7.30pm at Trevor Bailey Sports Ground on the South Circular.
Wednesday 11 March
Zoom Portraiture @ Dulwich Art Group & School
2pm-5pm. Paint a clothed model with a focus on the portrait over two three hour sessions. We give you a wide view and a closer portrait view so you can work out the framing for yourself. The model will at times be engaged in conversation in order to bring some animation to the face.
Fashioning the Crown: A Story of Power, Conflict and Couture by Justine Picardie
7.30pm-8.30pm. From the bestselling author of Miss Dior and Coco Chanel, a compelling history of the Crown told through the lens of royal fashion, sharing the secrets that lie beneath its sumptuous surface.
From the birth of the house of Windsor in 1917, its leading women – Queen Mary, the Queen Mother, the Duchess of Windsor and Queen Elizabeth II – faced the perils of abdication and assassination, revolution and the rise of fascism, the threat of invasion and all-out war. Their sartorial
Australian Shiraz : Regionality
7.30pm-9.30pm. The Dulwich Wine Society started in 1991 and meets most Wednesdays, and provides a way for novices and seasoned wine lovers to explore the world of grapes and wine regions. Taste, learn and discover new favourites.
A look at the regional differences between Shiraz grown across Australia, introduced by Colin Wagstaff.
Celebrating International Women’s Day with Sally Crook
7.30pm-9.30pm. Join us for our March event to celebrate International Women’s day!
We welcome Sally Crook who will talk to us about her varied career as a specialist nurse setting up child immunisation clinics in far-flung places. She has worked in Kenya, Eritrea and Afghanistan for VSO and Oxfam, amongst others and has a special interest in access to water campaigning and is involved with non-profit water charity organisations to bring clean and safe water to people around the world.
The Dulwich Players Present ENRON, by Lucy Prebble (until 14th March)
7.30pm-9.30pm. It’s 2001: As the millennium rises, a giant falls. Lucy Prebble’s explosive drama dissects the hubris at the heart of the spectacular collapse of Texan energy giant ENRON, the largest corporate scandal in history. Were ‘the smartest guys in the room’ tragic heroes, or just common crooks?
Thursday 12 March
BNI Adventurers
6.30am-8.30am. Part of the award-winning multi-national networking organisation, BNI, Adventurers brings together businesses local to Dulwich to pass business and keep money in the local community.
Goose Green Lunch Club
12.30pm-2pm. The lunch club is a friendly and informal club for people over 55. We meet every Thursday during term time and enjoy a delicious main course and dessert with tea and coffee for £5.
Picture This: Opening Night
6pm-8pm. An exhibition of art by Allison Parkinson and Stephen Shillito
PICTURE THIS is an exhibition of art by Allison Parkinson and Stephen Shillito, which celebrates the harmony between illustration, design, words and imagination.
Rasputin and the Downfall of The Romanovs by Antony Beevor
7.30pm-8.30pm. Was Grigori Rasputin a visionary, a fraud, or a victim of history?
Antony Beevor searches for the truth about the great seducer of the Romanovs, the wild mystic who laid the ground for the Russian Revolution. When Russia’s Dowager Empress was pregnant with the future Tsar, she dreamed that a peasant would one day kill her son. The idea terrified her, and for the rest of her days she ‘lived under the pressure of the prophecy’.
Postcards from Near and Far: Picturing the 20th Century
8pm-9pm. For over a century, postcards have pictured our shared history across the globe. They have documented the changing role of women, the growth of cities, evolving styles of architecture, home decoration, royalty, celebrity, the rise of cinema, aviation, the automobile, fashion trends, celebrations and holidays. Few people, places or things have not been the subject of a postcard, but is the age of the postcard over? With our mobile phones, we take and send images in an instant. This lecture celebrates the history and scope of picture postcards – bearers of news and repositories of memory.
Friday 13 March
Lewisham Underwater Hockey Club
7.30pm-9pm. Try out underwater hockey at Forest Hill pools every Friday evening. We’re a mixed-ability club who play for fun and exercise. Complete beginners welcome – we’ll ease you in gently and have kit you can borrow. See the link to our website to learn more.
Cosy Friday evening candlelit gong bath on Sydenham Hill SE23
8pm-9pm. Step into the magical realm of my Secret Soul Sanctuary by the woods! It is a safe haven in the heart of South London, where I invite you to join me for an evening Gong Meditation / Sound Journey.
Saturday 14 March
Beginners Running Courses
9am-10am. 8am and 9am introduction to running sessions start with coach-led warm-up exercises, followed by a run at a very modest pace where the running club members provide 1-on-1 support so that you can move at your own pace. Once the run is completed, we join together for coach-led stretching. The 10am class supports you if you have, in the recent past run a 5k, and want support to get to 5 miles.
Dulwich Park parkrun
9am-10am. Free, weekly timed 5k run, jog, or walk in Dulwich Park. Every Saturday at 9am, promptly starting from Queen Mary’s Gate. Register once and bring your printed barcode.
Peckham Rye Park parkrun
9am-10am. Peckham Rye parkrun is a 3-lap, anti-clockwise course, entirely on tarmac, and is mainly flat, making it a potential PB course. The start & finish are located close to the Colyton Road park entrance.
Tapestry Weaving Beginners Class
10am-1pm. This class is for anyone who would like to pick up a bobbin and try tapestry weaving. Or if you have a little experience, the perfect practice session to improve your foundational weaving skills.
Self-publishing Workshop
11.30am-12.30pm. If you’ve ever dreamt of becoming a published author but didn’t know where to start, this event is for you. Join us for a relaxed, supportive and informative hour, filled with practical information from Allison and Stephen, and network with other aspiring authors.
Container Planting Workshop
2pm-4pm. Free Container Planting Workshop at the East Dulwich Community Centre 46, Darrell Road. SE22 9NL 2 – 4 pm. This is a family event. Organised by the Barry Area Residents’ Association (BARA)
The Dulwich Players Present ENRON, by Lucy Prebble
2pm & 6.30pm. It’s 2001: As the millennium rises, a giant falls. Lucy Prebble’s explosive drama dissects the hubris at the heart of the spectacular collapse of Texan energy giant ENRON, the largest corporate scandal in history. Were ‘the smartest guys in the room’ tragic heroes, or just common crooks?
Thumbelina; Tiny but Mighty! Musical theatre for all ages
2.30pm & 4pm. Spontaneous Productions Theatre Company
Sat 07 Mar 14:30 — Sun 29 Mar 16:45 (Recurring) – WEEKENDS ONLY.
TWO shows each Sat & Sun at 2.30pm & 4pm (each performance lasts approx. 45 mins).
Choral Gems – A Cappella Music for Lent and Spring
7.30pm-9.30pm. A programme of choral gems for Lent Holy Week and Spring including: Allegri Miserere; Lotti Crucifixus, Tippett and Spirituals, Finzi and Hindemith.
Sunday 15 March
Brockwell Park Junior parkrun
9am-9.30am. A free 2km fun run for 4–14-year-olds every Sunday in Brockwell Park. Just register on parkrun.com to get a barcode and meet behind the lido at 8:55 for a briefing.
Peckham Rye Junior parkrun
9am-9.30am. A free, weekly, timed run for 4–14-year-olds, to get fit, stay healthy, and have fun! We run 2km every Sunday at 9am, through rain and shine.
The Weekly Horniman Market
10am-3pm. Located on the Bandstand Terrace, stalls sell seasonal fruit and vegetables, artisan bread and cheese, organic meat and delicious street food.
Thumbelina; Tiny but Mighty! Musical theatre for all ages
2.30pm & 4pm. Spontaneous Productions Theatre Company
Sat 07 Mar 14:30 — Sun 29 Mar 16:45 (Recurring) – WEEKENDS ONLY.
TWO shows each Sat & Sun at 2.30pm & 4pm (each performance lasts approx. 45 mins).
Have fun this week and keep checking here for more events in and Around Dulwich.