Talks, Music, Comedy & Events

Music, comedy and events

Jazz at The Horsebridge

Sunday Multiple dates Next up 26 April: We're delighted to welcome back clarinettist and composer, Julian Marc Stringle and his Dreamband, who will perform a varied programme of jazz, blues and Latin classics, as well their own compositions.

Talks

Hettie Judah: The After Sessions

Wednesday 24 June 2026 In partnership with The Whitstable Artists’ Forum, we are pleased to announce we are hosting Hettie Judah for one of her After Sessions.

Art and Artists 7 with Richard Dean MA

Thursday Multiple dates A course of nine new talks from Richard Dean MA. Combining art history, biography and critical analysis you will learn about the lives and works of some important artists and topics.

Art Decades

Thursday Multiple dates Art Decades series of talks look to unveil the hidden lives of rock artists outside the recording studio and finds out how they coped when they were really tested to the limit.

The Art of Graphic Novels: An illustrated talk with the Rickard Sisters

Thursday 6 August 2026 Scarlett and Sophie Rickard make graphic novels. They’ve been writing and drawing ever since they were children, and now they do it together. Let them take you on an entertaining illustrated tour of their work with a Q&A after.

Art and Artists 7 (Re-run) with Richard Dean MA

Monday Multiple dates A re-run of the popular course of nine talks from Richard Dean MA. Combining art history, biography and critical analysis you will learn about the lives and works of some important artists and topics.

From sketch to screen: The animation of Smallfims with Simon Postgate

Sunday 13 September 2026 Simon Postgate, son of Oliver Postgate creator of Bagpuss, Noggin the Nog and The Clangers, explains in his talk, about how the different animation techniques evolved and changed from early live TV to homespun classics created from a cowshed in darkest Blean.