Events
A trip down
memory lane
Sisters Ethel Stevens and Alice but missed Belgravia so much
Lake, the third generation of that she came back after a few
Brinns to live in Belgravia, months. “I couldn’t stand it, so
were born in St Barnabas I thought well, I’ll come back
Street in 1909 and 1918. They and be bombed”, she said.
attended St Barnabas School Memories like these will form
and Alice was married at St a fascinating exhibition of
Barnabas church. people’s recollections and
In an early issue of this photographs of Belgravia,
magazine they remembered a which goes on show this
bygone Belgravia: playing in autumn. It concludes
the road with a skipping rope Grosvenor’s “Story of
across the street, getting lost in Belgravia” campaign of events
the smog on Buckingham and walking tours celebrating
Palace Road, scripture lessons Belgravia past and present.
every morning at school and
huddling around a tiny fire in October 28-November 13,
the winter. During World War The Osborne Studio Gallery, 2
Cool design
Two Alice was evacuated to Motcomb Street. Free entrance.
Scotland as she was pregnant – T: 020 7235 9667. Furniture by Danish designer Nina Tolstrup will be exhibited at
Jacqueline Rabun’s jewellery studio for the London Design
Festival.
Nina’s furniture, lights and other objects are made from
reclaimed pallets – wooden crates used to transport goods.
They are sold in a unique way. Nina designs each piece of
furniture and then sells the assembly guidelines online. This
means the final piece can be made anywhere in the world
using locally sourced, reclaimed pallets. It’s a sustainable and
collaborative approach to design that negates the need for
supply chains, which can be costly and harmful to the
environment.
“I admire Nina’s unique approach to design, we share a
desire to achieve simplicity and purity in our work”, says
Jacqueline. Nina’s furniture will be made to order from
Jacqueline Rabun’s gallery using London pallets and there will
be an auction of pallet chairs personalised by famous British
artists.
September 23-October 16, Monday to Friday 10am-6pm,
Saturday 27 10am-6pm. Jacqueline Rabun, 32 Grosvenor
Crescent Mews. For more information, call 020 7245 0524.
Literary lectures
A series of lectures on October 29: National Gallery
literature and film takes place curator Xavier Bray will discuss
at the Cervantes Institute this his latest exhibition, The
Autumn concerts
autumn. Here’s our pick of the Sacred Made Real, which
best: presents a landmark
October 1: Author and film- reappraisal of religious art
maker Álvaro del Amo presents from the Spanish Golden Age.
The popular Eaton Square concert series returns this autumn his book Cuarenta años de It displays masterpieces by
with music by Brahms, Schubert, Mozart and many more. comedia cinematográfica (40 Diego Velázquez and Francisco
October 15, 7.30pm: Michael Collins and Michael McHale years of Spanish comedy films) de Zurbarán for the first time.
will perform Saint-Saëns, Brahms, Lutoslawski, Poulenc and and film screenings that paint a All events take place at
Weber on the clarinet and piano. Tickets £15, £10 concs. recognisable but worrying 6.30pm at the Cervantes
October 22, 7.30pm: Works by Schubert, Brahms, Duparc portrait of Spanish people. It Institute, 102 Eaton Square.
and Head will be sung by mezzo-soprano Catherine Wyn- may leave some of the Admission free. Lectures are in
Rogers, accompanied by Christopher Glynn on piano. audience wondering: “Are we English or Spanish with
Tickets £15, £10 concs. really like this?!” simultaneous English
November 5, 7.30pm: The Royal Academy of Music’s October 22: Chilean writer translation via audio link. For
string orchestra will perform Mozart, Britten, Holst and Jorge Edwards will discuss the more information and to see
Tchaikovsky. Tickets £10, £5 concs. history of the Latin American more events, visit
November 12, 7.30pm: Dutilleux’s Ainsi la nuit, novel. Winner of the National http://londres.cervantes.es
Beethoven’s String Quartet in E flat and Haydn’s Literature Prize, Edwards’ or call 020 7235 0353.
Quartet Op. 33 No.2 in E flat major will be played novels and short stories focus
by the Solstice Quartet. Tickets £15, £10 concs. on urban environments and
November 19, 7.30pm: The Schubert Chile’s upper-middle class.
Ensemble won’t be playing any Schubert but will October 27: Love, bribery,
be performing Mozart’s Piano Quartet No.1 and espionage and a foiled Nazi
works by Brahms and Hellawell. Tickets £15, £10 attempt to kidnap the Duke of
concs. Windsor are some of the
St Peter’s Church, Eaton Square. For more themes of Papa Spy. Author
information or to book, call 020 8144 3656 or and journalist Jimmy Burns
visit www.eatonsquareconcerts.org.uk. presents his new novel.
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