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It’s official! Spring has definitely sprung! By popular demand, the ice machine is leaving its winter hibernation quarters and will be back at the library as of Wednesday 3 May. We’ll have iced coffee and iced chai latte on sale to drink in or takeaway. We also have more patio tables and chairs available for you to sit in the sun and enjoy your drink.
Let us know what you think!
Our regular visitors Brent Jazz Orchestra Quartet are back again in May, this time with singer Beverley Stone. Since as long as she can remember Essex born Beverley has been immersed in popular music, starting with the Great American songbook interpreted by the likes of Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, Nat King Cole and Billie Holiday. Contemporary artists such as Carol King and Madonna have also had major influences. The key has always been the combination of melody, musical arrangement, emotion, and the story to be told – the more soul searching the better. Her professional adventure started after leaving her 9-5 job and taking on a singing engagement on the high seas. Her deep love of singing and performing was discovered and her future mapped out.
Since then she has travelled to many parts of the world, appeared on British television, and secured long term residencies at prestigious central London venues. More than happy working as a jazz singer with small groups or fronting a swinging big band, Beverley has performed at some of the finest venues in the land including Ronnie Scotts, the 606 Club, Pizza Express Soho, The Hideaway, Bateaux River Cruises, The Wellesley, The Hippodrome and The Forum.
Whilst cultivating her song writing career she has worked with some of the country’s foremost musicians and producers, and her debut album Butterfly Rising is available to buy on iTunes. Her passion for all things singing has in recent years been extended to the field of vocal coaching and guiding individuals who need help in exposing hidden talent.
There will be a donations bar, and pizzas, served in the interval, can be ordered in advance. If you don’t see the pizza you like on offer, requests are accepted. We order from Basilico. We have listened to your feedback and you can now order large or small pizzas. Pizza sales end the day before the concert to give us time to place the order.
A quest for secrets in the blue afternoon . . .
Los Angeles, 1936. Kay Fischer, a young and ambitious architect, is being followed by an old man. When confronted, he explains that his name is Salvador Carriscant – and that he is her father.
In a matter of weeks Kay will join Salvador on an extraordinary journey as they delve back into his past to not only learn the truth behind her own birth, but also to discover the whereabouts of a woman long thought dead – and to uncover the identity of a killer.
The Lehman Trilogy is a three-act play by Italian novelist and playwright Stefano Massini. It follows the lives of three immigrant brothers from when they arrive in America and found an investment firm through to the collapse of the company in 2008. It has been translated into 24 languages, staged by such directors as Luca Ronconi and Sam Mendes, and was later published as a novel. An English translation of the play by Mirella Cheeseman was produced in the West End in 2018 by the National Theatre. The production was directed by Sam Mendes and included the cast of Simon Russell Beale, Adam Godley and Ben Miles. It earned five Laurence Olivier Award nominations.
Join Cricklereaders on 30 April from 1030 to discuss this through-provoking work.
The fantastic Lacuna Trio will be our Last Friday performers this month.
Following the pausing of the world in 2020 Jo Taylor, Sarah Jane Rimmer and Malcolm Thacker emerged to find a musical space waiting to be filled. Jo and Sarah, who had previously performed together as The Sandersons had been pursuing new musical avenues, Jo leading online singing workshops and Sarah Jane releasing a solo EP. A chance meeting at a folk music festival revealed that Malcolm Thacker, a familiar name on the London folk scene, was looking for a new venture. The three musicians met to share ideas and the space was filled. Writing and performing original songs for three voices, guitar and clarinet Lacuna have been warmly welcomed as a new trio.
Check out https://www.cricklewoodlibrary.org.uk/event/lacuna-trio/ for tickets. We usually sell out, so don’t miss out!
For more information, and to hear them in action, see https://linktr.ee/lacunatrio