by Dr Rachael Hamp of the Open University. Rachael is a chemist originally and her PhD was on determining geochemical  cycles in Enceladus' subsurface using modelling and simulations. Rachael is currently working on a post doctorate on making extraterrestrial ices. 

From the writer of the Academy Award-winning Bohemian Rhapsody, Darkest Hour, and The Theory of Everything , comes the play that sparked a major motion picture.

Come in for a coffee, cake and donate to a very worthy cause! 

By James Kerwin. James' talk was postponed from January. Throughout 2019, James visited three Ghost towns that were left abandoned in the desert, Kilmanskop, Elizabeth Bay, Al Madam - in this talk we look at challenges he faced along the path to capturing beautiful shots. Presented by zoom but meeting also in Humfrey Rooms, Guests Welcome. 

Featuring: Foxdog Studios, Mark Cram, Mike Cox, Celya AB

Thursday 8 September - Thursday 1 December (no session 20, 27 October and 3 November) 1 - 2pm £40 for the 10 week course Do you love to dance? Come and move with us in this creative, relaxed contemporary dance session for the over 65s. Open to participants from all backgrounds and abilities who are able to move independently, this is a great opportunity to experience the enjoyment of dance and be creative together whilst gaining the physical and mental benefits from participating in dance.Everyone is welcome! The sessions run weekly on a Thursday from 1pm-2pm with the opportunity to stay for a post session cuppa in the café. Sessions are delivered by Dancemind. Sign up now for the next 10-week term!

Recorded highlights of the 2019 Humfrey Lecture - as presented by David Humfrey - son of Dr Stuart and Mrs Lysbeth Humfrey, who gifted the Humfrey Rooms to the Natural History Society in 1957 

Friday 16 September – Friday 21 October 10.15 - 11.45am £4 per child per session and £24 for a series ticket (includes refreshments) Join us for hands-on fun sessions for the under-fives. Explore the museum with stories, music and art and craft activities, whilst making new friends and creating memories in an engaging and family-friendly environment. With a different theme and activities each week. These sessions are for pre-school children (2-5 years) and their parent and carers. Booking essential as places are limited.

Art history lecture series Friday 30 September – Friday 21 October 10.15am - 12.15pm £6 per lecture or £20 for the whole series ticket (includes tea/coffee and biscuits) Enactment, the public display of theatre and makebelieve, have long been part of human social and religious interaction, fostering communal participation and understanding as well as different forms of interpretations and ways of seeing. Join us as we explore four distinctly different phases of public display and storytelling through the art historian’s eye. Our journey starts with the enactments of medieval mystery plays, halts at the Italian Commedia dell’Arte and its importance particularly for the arts of Rococo Europe, reaching its apogee in exploring how William Hogarth and Richard Garrick immortalized the theatre. Our final session will address the use of art in the theatre of war. Please note that this lecture series runs in conjunction with the current exhibition at Abington Park Museum which until December 2022 charts the history of Northampton’s Masque theatre group. Booking essential.

Every Friday 12.30 - 2pm FREE Our regular knit and natter group is growing. To keep it accessible for a variety of crafters, we’ve changed the name and extended the time. If you’re looking for a way to unwind after a busy week or just want to make some new crafting friends, come along with your chosen craft. Bring your own craft and have a bite to eat in the new museum café. Drop in – no bookings required but please purchase a drink or something to eat from the café so the group can sit in the bright and spacious new café area.

Top Notch DJ set upstairs. Think great music, great drink, and some cheese and charcuterie to enjoy - pretty lovely Friday night 

kick off your weekend with Cher Tribute at Retro Bar!

SO FETCH 2000S PARTY

Join us for the annual Diwali Lights celebrations. Everyone welcome, join us with your family and friends.

Artist Adam Moore will present a workshop that combines space, body, movement and art. He will be leading a 3 hr session in which participants are invited to explore the relationship between interior and exterior spaces, the emotions that bodies and places hold, and ways by which transitions from stillness to movement, from silence to talking, can open up new ways of engaging with the spaces we inhabit. The workshop will begin with an exercise that combines mindful awareness and the movement of bodies inside the temporary gallery space at Vulcan Works, proceeded by a group walk through Beckets Park. The session will end with a drawing and painting exercise, in which participants will be invited to express their experiences. Adam Moore is a British-St. Lucian artist from east London explores themes of multiculturalism, unity and resilience at the intersectional discourses and embodied explorations of sustainability. He is part of international networks including Theatrum Mundi and Diaspore Projects. He co-designed and facilitated the syllabus for Camden Art Centre’s 2021-22 Youth Collective with Madeline Pledge. Recent awards and residencies include the a-n 2022 Bursary and the Jerwood UNITe 2022 artist studio residency at g39, Cardiff. A Trinity Laban Leverhulme Performing Arts...

An evening full of comedy, laughs and amazing food with the cast of Fawlty Towers, Basil, Sybil and Manuel

IN 1996, OASIS PERFORMED TWO NIGHTS AT KNEBWORTH FOR AN AUDIENCE OF 125,000 EACH NIGHT, THE LARGEST OUTDOOR CONCERTS IN UK HISTORY AT THE TIME. MORE THAN FOUR PER CENT OF THE POPULATION APPLIED FOR TICKETS TO SEE OASIS AT KNEBWORTH, THE LARGEST EVER DEMAND FOR CONCERT TICKETS IN BRITISH HISTORY… THEY WERE THE CONCERTS THAT DEFINED AN ERA. CELEBRATE THESE EPIC SHOWS AT ROADMENDERS, NORTHAMPTON! DEFINITELY OASIS, THE UK’S BEST OASIS TRIBUTE BAND, WILL BE PLAYING THE KNEBWORTH SETLIST IN FULL IN TRACK ORDER FOR THE 1ST TIME EVER!

Spend an evening with the Queen of History, Lucy Worsley, as she delves into the fascinating life of the Queen of Crime, Agatha Christie.

Among the most inventive and influential bands in the history of popular music, 10cc are one of the very few acts to have achieved commercial, critical and creative success in equal measure.

THE MISSION IS FAR FROM ACCOMPLISHED FOR THE GLASWEGIAN ROCK BAND. “WE’RE NOT STOPPING TO SMELL THE ROSES,” SAYS LEAD SINGER ALAN NIMMO “WE WANT TO TAKE THIS BAND AS FAR AS WE CAN”

Join us for The Northamptonshire Local Music Awards 2022! After more than 2,500 nominations across 14 different categories, the awards come to a close with a gigantic celebration of local music inside Northampton’s icon and historical  Deco Theatre located within The Old Savoy.   The night will feature all of our award presentations, handed out by special guests and of course, live performances from some of Northamptonshire’s best loved artists.