Talks, Music, Comedy & Events

Music, comedy and events

Jazz at The Horsebridge

Sunday Multiple dates Next up 28 June: alto saxophonist, composer and improviser Martin Speake with his new band Charukesi- direct, groove based music with compelling and memorable melodies rooted in a dynamic tuba and drums rhythm section with impassioned soloing and interaction from tenor and alto sax.

Talks

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.

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.

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.