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Tunde Jegede Concert – SOLD OUT

Morrab Library

Tunde Jegede is a 21st century renaissance man who bridges African & European musical traditions. He is an internationally renowned kora player, cellist and composer, whose soul-stirring music blends traditional kora-playing with his own dynamic contemporary compositions. We are delighted to welcome him back to the Morrab after his sell-out event last year. Tickets are […]

£6 – £8

Tunde Jegede Concert

Morrab Library

Tunde Jegede is a 21st century renaissance man who bridges African & European musical traditions. He is an internationally renowned kora player, cellist and composer, whose soul-stirring music blends traditional kora-playing with his own dynamic contemporary compositions.

BRETON DAY: Round Table Discussion – Popular Culture in Brittany and Cornwall

Morrab Library

  Mary-Ann Constantine is  Reader in Welsh and English literature at the University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh and Celtic Studies, Aberystwyth.  She has published books on Breton folklore, ballads and songs, Romantic-era forgery, and Welsh responses to the French Revolution.  Éva Guillorel is Associate Professor at the University of Caen and a Research Associate […]

£4

Botanical Drawing Workshops

Morrab Library

An explorative & meditative creative afternoon at Morrab Library with local artist Claire Lucas In Collaboration with The Hypatia Trust, The Pengarth Day Centre and The Friends of Morrab Garden's The Gardener's House project August 8th & August 15th, 1pm – 3.30pm £20 per class (with £5 of this donated to The Gardener's House fundraising pot)....come to one […]

£20

Talk: Andrew Symons – Q

Morrab Library

Andrew is a writer and lecturer who lives in Penzance. He has published extensively on different aspects of Cornish literature and has been specialising on the influence of the background in Sir Arthur Quiller Couch's writings based in Cornwall. He is currently developing a website with literary analysis of each of Q's novels and short […]

Free

Writing Workshop with Steph Haxton

Morrab Library

£10 for members & £12 for non-members - On this day-long workshop Steph Haxton will guide your search on the spines, mining the lines and seeking along the Morrab’s shelves for prompts for your pens. You don’t need to be an experienced author or poet, merely ready to let this remarkable library be the start of […]

Elizabeth Treffry Collection: Formal handover by Hypatia Trust

Morrab Library

Elizabeth Treffry Collection: Official handover by Hypatia Trust, followed by cream tea, and Hypatia book launch of Ann Batten Crystal - Poetical Sketches The Elizabeth Treffry Collection (ETC) contains over 3000 books and artifacts that document the lives and works of women in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. Its strengths are in 19th and 20th […]

Free

Book Launch: Patrick Gale – Take Nothing With You

Morrab Library

We are delighted to welcome Patrick Gale to the Morrab Library on his book launch tour for new book Take Nothing With You - a chance to meet the author and hear about his latest novel. The event will be chaired by Tim Hubbard, writer and broadcaster. Edge of the World Bookshop will also be at […]

£5

Talk: Andrew Graham – Poldark

Morrab Library

Andrew Graham's talk on his father's Poldark novels. Booking essential - Free for members / £5 non-members

£5

Cornwall Association of Local Historians Visit

Morrab Library

Cornwall Association of Local Historians Members Day Out - A day organised by Local Historians and will be based at the Library with talks in the morning, lunch in the Jenner Room and a choice of visits in the afternoon.