Wed. April 15th 2020 at 2.0 p.m. THE BICYCLE THIEVES (Italy 1948) Dir. by Vittorio de Sica. The hero needs a bike to get a job, and has to pawn all his belongings to get one. But whilst he’s working, someone steals the bike, so what can he do now? This poignant film was the first of the great Italian neo-realist ... Read more
Wednesday 15 April — Quiz Night
Film Night: The African Queen (1951) Wednesday 22 April, 6:15 for 6:45pm Dress: Lounge Suits Ticket Price: £12.50 The next of our classic film showings accompanied by supper and interval refreshments is The African Queen! After religious spinster's (missionary brother is killed in WWI Africa, dissolute steamer captain offers her safe passage. She's not satisfied ... Read more
Thursday 23 April — St George’s Day Dinner Ticket Price: £28.50 An Athenaeum St George’s Day celebration! Further details to follow.
Thursday 7 May —VE Day Lunch Dress: Lounge suits Ticket Price: £25.00 We commemorate Victory in Europe Day one day early due a bank holiday. Further details to follow.
Wed. May 20th 2020 at 2.0 p.m. THE MIRACLE WORKER (1962) Based on a biography of Annie Sullivan, the blind teacher who reaches out to blind-deaf Helen Keller, it shows her turning Helen from a frustrated, sometimes violent child into one who overcomes her dreadful disabilities, and is one of the most heart-warming films you can see. Anne Bancroft ... Read more
Friday 12 June—The Sir David Maddison Opera Prize 2020 Dress: Lounge suits Ticket Price: £TBC The second annual Opera Prize held by the Club in conjunction with the Royal Northern College of Music, named after of our friend and Past President who passed away earlier this year. The winner of the 2019 prize, Molly Barker ... Read more
Wed. 17th June 2020 at 2.0 p.m. Greta Garbo as ANNA KARENINA (USA 1935). Dir. by Clarence Brown. Many great actresses have played Anna Karenina, but perhaps Garbo is the greatest of them, and if you have never seen a Garbo film, this may be the best one to start with. She is matched by the icy coldness of Basil Rathbone as her pitiless husband, so ... Read more
The second General Manager's update is scheduled to take place on Thursday 16th September, at 6:00pm in the Library. The first session that took place earlier in the summer was well received and the General Manager, John Blain, will build upon what has been taking place, what is planned, as well as facilitating questions. If ... Read more
The Library & Archives Group host a special book launch and talk on Thursday 23rd September from 5:30pm in the Library, with Proprietor Mr David Brazendale and Professor Mark Towsey, editors of the new publication of THE FIRST MINUTE BOOK OF THE LIVERPOOL ATHENAEUM, 1797-1809. Copies of the book published by the Record Society of ... Read more