OXFORD CASTLE LIFELONG LEARNING PROGRAMME 2008

FREE
13th September  2pm - 3pm
Street Names of Oxford 

Local historian Ann Spokes Symonds explains the fascinating stories behind the city’s street names.

13th October 2.30pm - 4pm
Daniel Harris: gaoler, builder, engineer, architect, artist

Local historian and author Mark Davies discusses the enormous and lasting influence of the enigmatic prison governor Daniel Harris, a man of great dynamism and multiple talents. Harris’ story reveals fundamental and far-reaching social changes of the late 18th Century.

1st November 11am – 12.30pm
Oxford & Paris: a peripheral vision

Artists Barbaresi & Round have spent the last year corresponding between Oxford and Paris, exploring areas around the Oxford ring road and the Parisian Périphérique. They will present their discoveries and comparisons and discuss wider issues of territory and town planning.

1st November 2pm - 4pm
Oxford Inside Out - Family workshop aimed at 6-12yrs

How would you like other people to remember or think about your city? Make your own quirky takes on the traditional postcard of Oxford. By cutting, drawing, sticking and collaging, this workshop will encourage you to transform well known views with your own visions and imagery. Please bring digital images or prints of places you like going to e.g. playgrounds, walks, your home, friends' homes. We can print from usb memory sticks. Advance booking on 01865 260668. No unaccompanied children. £3 per child.

9th December 6pm-7.30pm
Oxford’s Remarkable Medieval Jewish Quarter

Many Oxonians are unaware that one of the world's best documented medieval Jewish quarters existed beneath their feet, largely in the city centre south of Carfax. This vibrant community disappeared utterly in 1290, but still managed to leave its ghostly imprint on Oxford to the present day. Come find it with Jewry historian Pam Manix.