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NOTE: The cost of this event is £30 to be paid via Eventbrite link you will receive after registering on this site. This is includes a donation to church celebration mentioned below.
All Hallows by the Tower Church (www.ahbtt.org.uk), the oldest church in the City of London, is currently celebrating 1350 years since it was first established. As part of the celebrations, there will be two fashion presentations by emerging fashion designer and KCWC member Ella Barker, and by acclaimed Romanian designer Florin Burescu. Both designers specialize in luxury wear for ladies.
To enrich the evening, the hugely talented British-Romanian pianist Cristian Sandrin will play a range of British compositions from across the ages and will also accompany soprano Vivien Zoltan, who is renowned for her expressive vocal artistry and captivating stage presence.
It will be possible to visit nearby All Hallows by the Tower church, free of charge, until 17:30
For any queries, please contact event organizer Barbara Welch at fashion@kcwc.org.uk
Join Ella for a trial sewing lesson to get to know each other and also to come and see her studio where the lessons will take place. After that you can decide if you want to join the course. This class will be the 1st one of the course on 10th October followed by 9 other sessions. Please purchase tickets for the 9 sessions separately in the October 17th event listing.
Your host and tutor is Ella, a fashion designer and sewing teacher. Ella has a strong understanding of fabrics, measurements, and garment construction, and teaches students how to create clothing, accessories, or home décor items from scratch. You will learn skills such as stitching, hemming, and pattern cutting while fostering creativity and precision.
For any queries, contact Event Organiser Ella Barker at stitching@kcwc.org.uk.
Cynthia Corbett Gallery cordially invites KCWC Contemporary Art lovers to visit their Frieze-timed pop up gallery space in Marylebone for an early evening of bubbles and bites and fabulous art to celebrate 'Sweet 16---A Young Masters; Retrospective!' We will have a brief introductory talk by founder Cynthia Corbett, followed by a leisurely walk around this intimate gallery space.
Young Masters is a highly regarded art awards programme founded by Cynthia Corbett, to honour emerging artists who are insprired by the past. Now in its' 16th year, the gallery has curated this exhibit to show Young Masters award winners through the years.
Cynthia and her team have been welcoming KCWC to their fabulous art exhibits and events over the past few years, and this one will not disappoint. Please join us, and feel free to bring along a non-KCWC friend to introduce her to our contemporary art events (note: you will need to sign up twice in your name and pay for your friend; please advise the activity leaders by email of your friend's name)
An optional post-gallery dinner may be arranged (details to follow; at your own expense).
For any queries, contact Event Organiser Edee Simon at contemporary1@kcwc.org.uk
Come and join a group where you will learn simple sewing techniques and socialise at the same time. Your host and tutor is Ella, a fashion designer and sewing teacher. Ella has a strong understanding of fabrics, measurements, and garment construction, and teaches students how to create clothing, accessories, or home décor items from scratch. You will learn skills such as stitching, hemming, and pattern cutting while fostering creativity and precision. For any queries, contact Event Organiser Ella Barker at stitching@kcwc.org.uk.
Meet at Farmer Cafe for coffee (your own expense) and an introductory talk on the Frieze sculpture exhibit, then walk together to Regent's Park for 2:15pm tour start.
Our guide Roberta Faccio will tell us about the choices for this year's exhibit, always interesting, sometimes baffling! It is definitely more informative when we have a professional giving us the background and side stories of the works and the artists....this will make the afternoon much more than a walk in the park!
The tour will take place rain or shine, however if a storm is predicted, the tour would be rescheduled to Wednesday 22 October at the same time (an email would be sent to attendees 24-48 hours in advance).
Menopause is a natural life stage that impacts more than just hot flushes—it can affect energy, mood, sleep, and long-term health. In this talk, Dr Laila Kaikavoosi, founder and clinical director of the Online Menopause Centre, will separate myth from science, explain treatment options including hormone replacement therapy, and share practical lifestyle strategies to help women feel their best. Focusing on empowerment and evidence-based advice, the session will show how to manage symptoms, protect long-term health, and embrace this stage as an opportunity for renewal.
An open Q&A for personaliseded guidance will conclude the session.
A glass of wine included with nibbles
Please contact event organizer Ina Messner for any queries at eveningspeakers@kcwc.org.uk
Calling all new members in the last six months. We are excited to welcome you to KCWC!
Join us for a special New Members Social where you can meet fellow members, activity leaders and board members.
You can learn more about the activities and events or get involved. Whether you are just getting started or ready to dive in, this is a great opportunity to connect, ask questions and feel right at home.
For any queries, contact event organizer Barbara Welch at members@kcwc.org.uk
Please join KCWC's Contemporary Art Group for a guided walk through some of the best of the best in Mayfair's contemporary art galleries. With Frieze in town, London's galleries pull out all the stops and put on their most dazzling shows of the year...and we will get to see them! Our guide Jolanda Chandler has planned an interesting and exciting morning of art for us and it is always most fun with professional insights and a great group of art lovers in tow!
A vibrant evening of musical performances takes place in the historic David Lloyd George Room at The National Liberal Club.
The concert features performances by violinists Tomo Keller, Leader of the Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields and Andrew Bernardi, Founder and Artistic Director of the Bernardi Music Group and the Shipley Arts Festival, in addition to pianist Alfredo Conte who will be performing a solo piano work by Italian composer Teresa Procaccini.
The programme includes popular choral works by Bach and Elgar sung by members of the London Christian Choir, directed by Maria Marchant and accompanied by pianist Paul Showell.
A sparkling and unforgettable event with two Stradivarius violins, a Steinway and a choir: not to be missed!
For any queries, contact Event Organiser Maria Puleio at music1@kcwc.org.uk
Cecil Beaton – ‘The King of Vogue’ – was an extraordinary force in the 20th-century British and American creative scenes. Renowned as a fashion illustrator, Oscar-winning costume designer, social caricaturist and writer, Beaton elevated fashion and portrait photography into an art form.
Cecil Beaton’s Fashionable World is the first exhibition dedicated solely to Beaton’s ground-breaking contributions to fashion and portrait photography. The exhibition will showcase Beaton at his most triumphant – from the Jazz Age and the Bright Young Things, to the high fashion brilliance of the fifties and the glittering, Oscar-winning success of My Fair Lady. Via London, Paris, New York and Hollywood, his era-defining photographs captured beauty, glamour, and star power in the interwar and early post-war eras.
For this lecture, we welcome back Anne Haworth; freelance lecturer and guide at the V&A and is an accredited lecturer for the Arts Society. She worked for the Royal Collection for 15 years, giving private tours of the State Rooms at Buckingham Palace as well as exhibition lectures. She has given many Know Before You Go exhibition talks for KCWC's Antiques and Design group, including for the V&A's ground-breaking retrospective exhibitions on Christian Dior and Gabrielle Chanel and also for 'Shoes: Pleasure and Pain', to name just a few. Remembering the glamour and elegance show-cased in the V&A past exhibitions on 'The Golden Age of Couture' (2007-8) and 'Horst: Photographer of Style' (2014-5), she is particularly excited about the upcoming exhibition 'Cecil Beaton's Fashionable World' at the National Portrait Gallery. Anne's lecture and powerpoint presentation will introduce the exhibition to KCWC members before their visit.
For any queries, please contact the Event Organisers at photography@kcwc.org.uk
Two of Britain's greatest painters, J.M.W. Turner and John Constable were also the greatest of rivals. Born within a year of each other - Turner in 1775, Constable in 1776 - they used landscape art as a way to reflect the changing world around them.
Raised in the gritty heart of Georgian London, Turner quickly became a rising star of the art world despite his humble beginnings. Meanwhile Constable, the son of a wealthy Suffolk merchant, was equally determined to forge his own path as an artist but faced a more arduous rise to acclaim.
Though from different worlds they shared a profound connection to nature, and both set their sights on transforming landscape painting, investing it with layers of meaning and emotion.
Marking 250 years since their births, the landmark exhibition at Tate Britain from 27/11/25 to 12/04/26 explores Turner and Constable's intertwined lives and legacies.
In two lectures David Bellingham will examine the careers of the two greatest British landscape painters.
For any queries, contact Event Organiser Susan Alloun at arthistory1@kcwc.org.uk
A four week practical, visual, interactive and edible course exploring the art of home entertaining with Helen Sugarman of Cook’d London.
Helen, a trained ex-Claridges chef, author, wine expert and party planner will lead this informal series from her home in leafy South West London.
What’s included:
Week one: The Art of Tablescaping
An introduction to planning a great party whatever size. Invitations, themes, colours, events. We will make drinks and nibbles, edible place cards & edible centre pieces
Week Two: Planning the Menu
We will make starters + desserts (3 of each). Cookery demo, food sampling and recipes to take home.
Week Three: A Main course for all Seasons
Helen will demonstrate how to prepare 4 main courses one for each season, discussing the importance of local seasonal produce, including a buying guide of some of London’s finest food shops and markets outside the centre of town.
Week Four: Music, Games, Flowers, Conversation and Wine
Looking at everything that isn’t food that contributes to a great dinner party. Helen will host a blind mini wine tasting of one grape variety from around the world plus a small floral demonstration to enhance your tables.
Cost: £195.00 (for all four sessions). This includes all food, recipes, drinks and information.
Please book a ticket below and the ALs will contact you with payment instructions.
For any queries, contact the Event Organisers at foodies@kcwc.org.uk
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