(AGENPARL) – Fri 28 March 2025 Music, performance, food and festivals…
Put a spring in your step with our exciting events programme!
                                                                                        
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What’s on
Powerful performance, musical exploration and a feast of fabulous festivals kick off spring at the Library! Flavours flow as Food Season returns with Prue Leith leading a legendary lineup. Hot on its heels is HistFest, and a whole host of happenings to accompany upcoming Unearthed: The Power of Gardening exhibition, opening 2 May.
Read on for more about these and other exciting events coming up at the Library.
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Tess Gerritsen and The Summer Guests
Friday 28 March, 19.00
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Join us for a special event to launch our inaugural Deadly! festival, a celebration of the very best in contemporary crime writing by women. Firing off with a martini-infused bang, we launch into the next bestseller by globally celebrated author Tess Gerritsen talking about her new book, The Summer Guests.
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Beyond 1932: Echoes of A Sonic Monument
Monday 31 March, 19.00
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Drawing on rare recordings of the 1932 Cairo Congress of Arabic Music, this live performance from multidisciplinary artist Sara Hamdy will explore the intersections of Egyptian folk culture, modernism, and the early pioneers of electronic music, highlighting the legacy of Egyptian American composer Halim El-Dabh.
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Siglo de Oro: Celebrating Palestrina and Pärt
Sunday 6 April, 15.30
At the Library
Experience an extraordinary concert from voice ensemble Siglo de Oro as they honour Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina and Arvo Pärt in what promises to be an unforgettable spiritual and musical journey of exceptional artistry that will celebrate shared themes of peace, devotion, and the search for the divine.
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Prue Leith: A Life in Food
Thursday 17 April, 19.00
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Join Dame Prue Leith as she reflects on radical changes in food culture with food critic Jimi Famurewa. Having started a catering company in the 60s, opened a cookery school in the 70s, advised the government on hospital food, and judged The Great British Bake Off, Prue is a national treasure and powerful voice in the UK food scene today.
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At the Legends’ Table
Friday 25 April, 19.30
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Don’t miss this rare opportunity to join Angela Hartnett, Claudia Roden and Ken Hom in conversation with Itamar Srulovich as they share their experiences of starting out and shine a light on the enduring legacy of Anna del Conte. Favourite dishes from these beloved icons will be served with a glass of wine (or soft alternative).
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HistFest
Saturday 26 – Sunday 27 April, 11.00
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Returning this spring for a dynamic weekend celebrating the brightest in the world of history is one of the UK’s leading history festivals, Histfest. Join us for two packed days of exciting talks, discussions, performance and music. Expect laughter and learning with an amazing lineup of historians, writers and thinkers.
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