When: Wednesday 20th May, 7pm

What: Labyrinth

After goblins kindnap Sarah’s (Jennifer Connelly) baby brother, she must venture through a labyrinth of creatures, puzzles and David Bowie in an extremely tight leotard to save him. Expect puppets, music and to see far more of Bowie than you bargained for.

How: Labyrinth is streaming on Netflix, and we’re going to use the chrome extension Netflix Party to watch and discuss together. We’ve put together a short how-to below.

To watch and discuss the film with us in real time you’ll need access to Netflix and Google Chrome.

You’ll need to:

Download the chrome extension “Netflix Party” from the Chrome web store – don’t worry, it’s free

Once downloaded, a red NP (NetflixParty) icon should appear next to your HTML browser box allowing you to host/join film watching parties

Let us know you’re joining the party, by emailing member@hosb.org.uk by 5pm on Wednesday 20th May

We’ll share the film’s URL with members who are joining the party

You’ll need to click on the URLc we share and then click on the red Netflix Party icon to join

Prepare your preferred film viewing snack

Sit back, watch and chat!

Can’t join the Netflix Party? Feel free to watch the film in your own time on the platform / channel / DVD of your choice, you can share your home cinema set-up over on our social channels.

Have a film favourite you want to discuss? Let us know! Drop us a note with your suggestions using the member@hosb.org.uk email address.

When: Thursday 23^rd April, 7pm

What: Groundhog Day

In Groundhog Day, Bill Murray’s bitter, cynical weatherman Phil Connors is forced into a cycle of seemingly never-ending sameness … sound familiar? Forced to relive the same day over and over, Phil is given the time to evaluate his attitude and his outlook on life.

How: Groundhog Day is streaming on Netflix, and we’re going to use the chrome extension Netflix Party to watch and discuss together. We’ve put together a short how-to below.

To watch and discuss the film with us in real time you’ll need access to Netflix and Google Chrome. You’ll need to:

1. Download the chrome extension “Netflix Party” from the Chrome web store – don’t worry, it’s free
2. Once downloaded, a red NP (NetflixParty) icon should appear next to your HTML browser box allowing you to host/join film watching parties
3. Let us know you’re joining the party, by emailing member@hosb.org.uk by 5pm on Thursday 23^rd April
4. We’ll share the film’s URL with members who are joining the party
   
5. You’ll need to click on the URLc we share and then click on the red Netflix Party icon to join
6. Prepare your preferred film viewing snack
   
7. Sit back, watch and chat!

Can’t join the Netflix Party? Feel free to watch the film in your own time on the platform / channel / DVD of your choice, you can share your home cinema set-up over on our social channels.

Have a film favourite you want to discuss? Let us know! Drop us a note with your suggestions using the member@hosb.org.uk email address.

Along Those Lines – Monro Room

It is too often assumed that art is either abstract or figurative. For some artists this either/or is unnecessarily rigid. Along Those Lines is an exhibition that looks at the hybrid use of geometry in art. Curator Clare Bradley has chosen six artists who play with the infinite possibilities of geometrical forms as elements inside a wider representational context. Each of them in their different way is looking at the unbound resonance of geometric abstraction and what it does to us, intuitively and cognitively. For this, there are no boundaries and no limit to where it starts and stops.

The artists on show are:
Kerry Andrews
Richard Caldicott
Fieroza Doorsen
Günther Herbst
Bérénice Mayaux
Michael Stubbs

Magnus Gjoen with Art Surgery – Dickens Room

Born in London to Norwegian parents, Magnus Gjoen grew up in Switzerland, Denmark, Italy as well as in the UK. As a contemporary artist Gjoen has exhibited worldwide and questions the notions of beauty by juxtaposing a range of styles and media, incorporating a street and pop aesthetic with a fine art approach. His pieces draw on history and allusion, using existing artworks or fragments from the past to create his own, contemporary.

Releasing her debut album Samantha says “This record was written and recorded during and after some serious hardships in my life.

Somewhat Anomalous presents a night of jazz, disco and funk at the House of St Barnabas.

In this quick-fire taster session Mark Shayler and Tina Malcolm will provide a short and sweet, no-nonsense insight in how to market (aka grow) your business in this new world.

Rides Again is a personal journey into the world of soul-inspired country music, performed in the intimate Chapel at the House Of St Barnabas.