Events Diary : March 2013
Friday, 1st March 2013
7:00PM - 8:00PM
Great North Museum: Hancock
Glaciers around Mt. Everest
The debris-covered glaciers of Khumbu
Dr Ian Evans, Emeritus Reader in the Department of Geography at Durham University, will explain the workings of the glaciers around Mount Everest. Admission: Free, but donation suggested. Contact for further information: Hazel Makepeace Tel: 0191 232 6386 Email: nhsn@ncl.ac.uk
Thursday, 7th March 2013
1:10PM - 2:00PM
King's Hall, Armstrong Building
King's Hall Music :
The 'Ud and the Lute: a musical journey
Adel Salameh ('Ud)
Jacob Heringman (renaissance lute)
A musical exploration of the lute's journey from the Middle East to Europe. Repertoire to include solos from the Middle Eastern 'Ud and the European renaissance lute traditions, as well as dances from medieval Spain and Italy, and duo improvisations.
Free admission
Thursday, 7th March 2013
4:00PM - 5:00PM
King's Hall, Armstrong Building
King's Hall Music :
Student Performances
Free admission
Friday, 8th March 2013
7:00PM - 8:00PM
Great North Museum: Hancock
John Gould: The story of the Bird-Man
and how the Victorians discovered the natural world
David Lowther, PhD student of History at Newcastle University, specialises in the history and philosophy of science and is also a wildlife artist. Admission: Free, but donation suggested. Contact for further information: Hazel Makepeace Tel: 0191 232 6386 Email: nhsn@ncl.ac.uk
Thursday, 14th March 2013
1:10PM - 2:00PM
King's Hall, Armstrong Building
King's Hall Music :
Barrie Webb (trombone)
Nika Shirocorad (piano)
A programme of romantic and stylistically diverse contemporary works for trombone, piano and CD, from Europe, Japan and Australia. Music by Rachmaninov, Wolff, Debussy, Elena Apostol, Jonathan Harvey, Stuart Greenbaum and Takashi Fujii, concluding with Ernst Krenek's highly entertaining Five Pieces.
Free admission
Thursday, 14th March 2013
4:00PM - 5:00PM
King's Hall, Armstrong Building
King's Hall Music :
Student Performances
Free admission
Friday, 15th March 2013
7:00PM - 8:00PM
Great North Museum: Hancock
Britain's National Vegetation Classification
The characteristic plant communities of North East England
John O'Reilly is vice-county recorder for bryophytes for Northumberland and County Durham and an ecological consultant, Admission: Free, but donation suggested. Contact for further information: Hazel Makepeace Tel: 0191 232 6386 Email: nhsn@ncl.ac.uk
Friday, 22nd March 2013
7:00PM - 8:00PM
Lecture Theatre 1, Herschel Building
Our changing landscapes: opportunity or threat for birds?
Professor Rob Fuller is Director of Science at the BTO and editor of the recently published Birds and Habitat: Relationships in Changing Landscapes. Admission: Free, but donation suggested. Contact for further information: Hazel Makepeace Tel: 0191 232 6386 Email: nhsn@ncl.ac.uk
