Category: Events

Activity: A short talk and discussion
Sponsor: Private sponsor
Topic: Art
Date: Tuesday 29th July 2025
Time: 5.00 PM

Continue reading “A talk about art: Desmond Alli”

Activity: Tea and Talk
Topics: History
Date: Tuesday 24th June 2025
Time: 5.00 PM
Tickets: $5000 (early-bird), $6500 (regular)

Activity: Tea and Talk
Topics: History
Date: Tuesday 22th June 2025
Time: 5.00 PM
Tickets: $5000 (early-bird), $6500 (regular)

This year we have hosted illustrated talks on the theme of settlements, with a look at Stabroek and the early years of Georgetown. This talk continued the theme with a focus on plantations. It considered contemporary accounts of plantations in Essequibo, Demerara and Berbice from 1700 onwards, some of the planters / owners and the enduring impact of the institution on our culture and economy.  

As is customary, Russel Lancaster hosted the talk.
Tea was provided by Homemade with Love.

Activity: A short film and discussion
Topics: History and culture
Series: The Samaan Tree Series
Date: Tuesday 20th May 2025
Time: 11.00 AM Guyana, New York, Toronto, 4.00 PM UK
YouTube: https://youtu.be/D9or3zdsYjg

Continue reading “Masquerade unmasked”

Activity: Tea and Talk
Topics: History
Date: Tuesday 22nd April 2025
Time: 5.00 PM
Tickets: $5000 (early-bird), $6000 (regular)

Continue reading “Georgetown: the early years”

Activity: Poetry Recital
Topics: Poetry
Date: Friday 21st March 2025
Time: 11.00 AM (Guyana) onwards
YouTube: https://youtu.be/oSPjytN-e_Q

Continue reading “World Poetry Day Recital 2025”

Activity: Tea and Talk
Topics: History
Date: Tuesday 11th March 2025
Time: 5.00 PM
Tickets: $5000 (early-bird), $6000 (from 10th March)

Continue reading “Sketches of Stabroek”

Series: Samaan Tree Series
Topic: Wilson Harris
Date: Tuesday 4th March 2025
Time: 11 AM Guyana, 10 AM New York, 3.00 PM UK
Platform: Zoom
To register: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/aQ-vdxqhSUq5-dn_egs7Gw

Continue reading “Visions of contradiction: rare Wilson Harris video recordings”