Hello All,

Some of you may have noticed that our new BEA website is now up and running at www.berwickea.org . Do send us any feedback about using it and any suggestions for what you might like to see on it in future. Our thanks are due to the BEA committee who have been meeting to plan it for the last year, chaired by Martin Laidler, and especially to Cian McHugh for setting it up for us. We'd also like to thank Barry Tymon, our original webmaster, for his valuable contribution in creating and running our previous website.

BEA is still looking for a volunteer science programmer, and a volunteer treasurer - please get in touch at berwickea@gmail.com if either of these roles interest you, and we will be happy to tell you what would be involved.

We are reviewing whether to organise more film lectures and would value your feedback, whether you have participated in the film lectures or not. This will help us to plan the kind of film-related talks and courses which would attract wider support. It's a very short survey and we'd much appreciate it if you could take a few minutes to complete it, so that your views are represented through feedback. Here's the link: www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/8X3Q9BG

BEA PROGRAMME
The following online lectures and courses are available for booking either as single sessions or full courses on Eventbrite, or by going to our website www.berwickea.org:

SEPTEMBER:
The Circular Economy lectures with Catherine Weetman and Maurice Ward are fully booked.

This month also sees the final events we have organised to complement and add to your enjoyment of the Glasgow Boys & Girls exhibition (GB&G), which finally opens at The Granary Gallery, Berwick on September 5th. Entry to the exhibition is free by timed ticket which can be booked in advance via The Maltings website here . The exhibition runs until 15th November, (Wed-Sun 11am-4pm).

We have arranged four extra GB&G lectures with Prof Maria Chester, all begin at 4pm and can be booked individually:

• 8th September: 'John Lavery, Edwardian Portraitist and Glasgow Boy'
• 15th and 17th September: 'The Glasgow Boys and the Cockburnspath Connection'
• 22nd September: 'The Glasgow Style, The Glasgow School and the Mackintoshes'

Gill Walton's second GB&G workshop, 'Glasgow Boys & Girls - The Japanese Influence', inspired by the Geisha paintings of EA Hornel and G Henry, is now available for booking. It consists of four pre-recorded sessions on YouTube with Gill, the recorded tour of paintings from the exhibition with Maria, and a final live zoom session for sharing work and questions with Gill and Maria on 28th September - all this for just £10!

OCTOBER:
Prof Maria Chester concludes her series of lectures on the Americas with 'American Civilisations: before 1491 and after 1493'. These ten lectures will look in depth at how things were before and after Spanish intervention in 1492. The sessions will be on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 4pm beginning on October 6th.

Prof Mike Worboys begins an exciting new series of talks discussing how some cornerstone concepts manifest themselves as fundamental in a range of cultural practices, with a focus of music, mathematics, and religion (particularly, Zen Buddhism). The first lecture 'Zip, Zilch, Nada! The void in music, mathematics and Zen' will be held at 6pm on 12th Oct.

Dr Adrian Jannetta begins a new five part introduction to Astronomy on Saturday mornings at 11am on 31st October. 'Autumn Astronomy' is a short course on the moon, planets, stars, galaxies, and practical observing tips. Lots to learn for beginners or seasoned observers.

NOVEMBER/DECEMBER:
November 10th sees the start of a new venture with Prof Maria Chester. Maria will introduce us to the literature of South America, beginning with a short course 'An Argentinian Writer in Exile: Julio Cortazar' discussing the life and work of the internationally renowned Argentinian writer.

In December, Maria will revisit the artists known as The Scottish Colourists in a series of four lectures, 'An Introduction to the Lives and Works of the Scottish Colourists'.

Please book on Eventbrite or by going to our website www.berwickea.org

LOCAL EVENTS
Berwick Heritage Open Days begin on 11th Sept until 20th Sept and you can find full details on their website: berwickhods.org.uk/home/

Registration opens on the 14th Sep for the Berwick Literary Festival events and you can book online and for free here: berwickliteraryfestival.com . The festival runs from 15th October-18th October and three of the sessions are being presented in association with BEA:

• Stuart Cosgrove: Cassius X - A Legend in the Making, bookable here
• Neil Astley: Staying Human - New Poems for Staying Alive, bookable here
• Brian Ward: Before Martin Luther King - Fredrick Douglass and Abolitionism in the North East, bookable here

Berwick Film and Media Arts Festival launches online on the 17th Sept until 11th October and full details can be found on their website bfmaf.org

If you enjoy visiting the landscape of Berwickshire, then you may be interested in the website of Alison Tymon (a lecturer for BEA). The site has information on local geology, places to visit, walks leaflets and more: berwickshirerocks.org.uk