Week of Events
Monday, September 7, 2026
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September 7, 2026 -Exploring Ink and Bleach – GI 26 091
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September 7, 2026 -Bateman’s – V128
Exploring Ink and Bleach – GI 26 091
Mix up your creative repertoire with Ink and Bleach. This workshop will introduce you to this extremely fun and experimental medium – if you like mixed media or wet on wet watercolour then you will love this type of creative play. With tutor support throughout and a range of projects to choose from to help […]
Bateman’s – V128
Bateman’s is a Jacobean house set in the beautiful Sussex Weald, former home of Nobel prize winning author Rudyard Kipling and his wife. Enjoy a self-guided tour of the main house where volunteer guides in each room will share their knowledge of Kipling’s family tree and his connections to pre-Raphaelite artists and prime ministers. Take […]
Tuesday, September 8, 2026
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September 8, 2026 -Art for Relaxation Workshop – Drawing Nature – GI 26 092
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September 8, 2026 -Creative Writing Workshop – GI 26 093
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September 8, 2026 -Project Gemini – Learning to Live and Work in Space (also Online) – GI 26 094
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September 8, 2026 -The Portrait in Britain: The Age of Van Dyck and Lely – GI 26 089
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September 8, 2026 -Moving up in Italian – Term 1 – GI 26 095
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September 8, 2026 -Italian for Complete Beginners – Term 1 – GI 26 096
Art for Relaxation Workshop – Drawing Nature – GI 26 092
Come and join us for a mindful and creative break from everyday life. This workshop will introduce you to different ways to capture nature in art, with tutor support on hand to help you achieve your aims. This fun and relaxing workshop is an excellent way to unwind and bring your creative ideas to life. […]
Creative Writing Workshop – GI 26 093
Enjoy developing and channelling your writing abilities. Writing forms covered include novels, plays, poems, short stories, and memoirs. Classes will cover many aspects of writing, such as getting started, shaping stories, creating characters, and guidelines on getting published. With an emphasis on individual development, there will be reading and discussion of your work in a […]
Project Gemini – Learning to Live and Work in Space (also Online) – GI 26 094
Project Gemini (1965-66) was NASA’s bridge to the Moon. It taught NASA how astronauts could survive and work for extended periods in space. It also demonstrated the crucial technique of orbital rendezvous. How was this achieved? How did the future ‘first man on the Moon’ Neil Armstrong miraculously save himself and astronaut David Scott in […]
The Portrait in Britain: The Age of Van Dyck and Lely – GI 26 089
In the early 17th century, immigrant Flemish artists brought a new realism and sophistication to British portraiture. They included Daniel Mytens, Peter Lely, and – most spectacularly – Anthony Van Dyck. The course also covers the civil war and commonwealth period, including native-born painters William Dobson and the talented miniaturist Samuel Cooper as we explore […]
Moving up in Italian – Term 1 – GI 26 095
Participants will go beyond talking about personal events and branch out to describing cultural events and entertainment. You will learn how to understand the news and build vocabulary around film and book reviews. You will also read short extracts and be encouraged to look at graded readers to expand your vocabulary and linguistic knowledge of […]
Italian for Complete Beginners – Term 1 – GI 26 096
This foundation course is for people with no or little knowledge of the Italian language and culture and will enable the participants to feel comfortable when exchanging basic personal information in informal conversations. You will also learn how to ask for directions, order food and drinks, book tickets and accommodation. Basic reading and writing will […]
Wednesday, September 9, 2026
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September 9, 2026 -Vera Brittain: Loved and Lost – T402
Vera Brittain: Loved and Lost – T402
Vera Brittain is best known for A Testament of Youth, her memoir of the Great War 1914-18. This talk will look at her life up to and including the war years which she spent as a nurse. Particularly addressing her involvement with four young men who were to feature strongly in her life, and who […]
Thursday, September 10, 2026
No events on this day.
Friday, September 11, 2026
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September 11, 2026 -Watercolour Workshop – GI 26 097
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September 11, 2026 -Booming Lovelies – E121
Watercolour Workshop – GI 26 097
Whether you are a complete beginner or want to take your watercolours to the next level, this friendly course is for you. Work on your own projects with individual supportive guidance or follow optional weekly skill-building exercises. Create a least one finished watercolour by the end of the course. A materials list will be provided. […]
Booming Lovelies – E121
The Booming Lovelies are back! Boomers Sharron Green, Trisha Broomfield and Heather Moulson are brimming with nostalgic tales and bursting to share their impressions of modern life. All set to poetry that will have you nodding in recognition and rippling with laughter. Since their last performance at the Guildford Institute they have toured the county […]
Saturday, September 12, 2026
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September 12, 2026 -Vic Cracknell Jazz Quartet with special guest Duncan Lamont, Jr – E131
Vic Cracknell Jazz Quartet with special guest Duncan Lamont, Jr – E131
GI Music Lounge After a successful evening at the GI in 2025 Vic Cracknell returns in more celebration of the music of the Great American Songbook. Vic on vocals with Andy Sturmey (piano), Joe Yeadon (double bass) and Robin Lowrey (drums). This time with added special guest Duncan Lamont Jr. on saxophone. Duncan has a long […]
Sunday, September 13, 2026
No events on this day.