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Category Archives: Events
Company of Wolves Book Launch, The Odyssey Cinema 29 February, 2020. A Roaring Success.
OGOM would like to say a huge thank you to everyone who found themselves in the company of wolves at our book launch for Werewolves, Wolves and Wild Children at the Odyssey Cinema, St Albans on 29 February. The book … Continue reading
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Tagged Angela Carter, Book launch, Company of Wolves, Neil Jordan, Werewolves, Wild children, Wolves
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Unleash Your Inner Werewolf 29 Feb
February is said to be ‘Otsaila’ – ‘month of the wolf’; on 29 February we are inviting you to join us for a special event to celebrate ten years of the Open Graves, Open Minds project and to launch our new book In the Company … Continue reading
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Tagged Company of Wolves, Werewolves, wolf
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A Fairy Symposium, 30th-31st May, Todmorden
I am delighted to announce that I will be a guest speaker at The Dark Side of the Fae: A Fairy Symposium, Todmorden Town Hall, 30th-31st May. The title of my talk will be ‘Fairy Lepidoptera: the Dark History of … Continue reading
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Tagged butterflies, Dark Fairies, Fae, fairies, fairy, Gothic fairies
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Amazing offer! 50% or more discount on In the Company of Wolves book
We’ve been posting about the book launch for OGOM’s latest publication, In the Company of Wolves: Wolves, Werewolves, and Wild Children. If you attend the book launch, you will be able to buy the book at 50% discount (possibly more–it’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Angela Carter, Book launch, Neil Jordan, Shapeshifters, Werewolves, Wild children, Wolves
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In the Company of Wolves – Book Launch and Film Screening 29 February 2020
Friends and Colleagues, You are cordially invited to a special event to celebrate ten years of the Open Graves, Open Minds project and to launch our new book In the Company of Wolves: Werewolves, Wolves and Wild Children. In the Company of Wolves presents further … Continue reading
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Tagged Angela Carter, Book launch, Neil Jordan, Shapeshifters, Werewolves, Wild children, Wolves
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OGOM Gothic New Year Tour
Happy New Year OGOMers. Why not catch up on the dark fest that was Gothic Advent and celebrate 2020 by joining us on 18th January to explore the magical and spectral history of St Albans. Your hosts will be vampire … Continue reading
The Haunted Landscape: Magic and Monsters of the British Isles; 23rd November, Conway Hall, London
‘The Haunted Landscape: Magic and Monsters of the British Isles’ is a one-day symposium on folklore, magic and beyond. Authors and researchers discuss fairies, witchcraft, werewolves, vampires, dragons, the lore of autumn, and the magic of common folk. Up the … Continue reading
‘I am Dracula’: The Count comes to Hertfordshire (by Ivan Phillips)
Dracula: The Vampire Play in Three Acts, dramatised by Hamilton Deane and John L. Balderston (from the novel by Bram Stoker) will be performed by the Settlement Players at the Little Theatre, The Settlement, 229 Nevells Road, Letchworth Garden City, … Continue reading
OGOM Supernatural St Albans Halloween Tour
Join the Open Graves, Open Minds Project on 31st October to explore the magical and spectral history of St Albans. Your hosts will be vampire expert Dr Sam George and Dr Kaja Franck (a specialist in werewolves); together they will … Continue reading
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Tagged Halloween, St Albans, supernatural, tour
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H.G. Wells Society Annual Conference 2019
Men in the Moon: The Ideas and Correspondence of H.G. Wells and Sir Winston Churchill Churchill War Rooms, Clive Steps, King Charles Street, London, SW1A 2AQ21 September 2019 Keynote Speakers: Richard Jones, Professor Michael Smith, and Professor Richard Toye, University … Continue reading
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Tagged dystopia, H. G. Wells, London, science, science fiction, utopia, Winston Churchill
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