Available Events

Sunday 1 Nov - 12.15pm 
Gabriel’s New Orleans Quartet boast some of the UK’s finest ‘trad’ musicians and bring a show of feel-good, toe-tapping swinging music harking back to the roots of Jazz from the city where it all began. 
 

Tuesday 4-5.30pm (8-11 years) & 5.45-7.15pm (10+ years)
£90* (10 weeks) 
 
Fun and inspiring art classes for children from 8 years old.
*some projects might require additional contribution

FIVE STUDENTS MAX
STUDENTS TO BRING A3 PAD, FELT TIPS, PENCILS AND COLOURED PENCILS
£96 FOR EIGHT WEEKS
TUTOR CORINNE MANCHES

Wednesday 4 to Sunday 15 November, 10 am – 4 pm every day
FREE ENTRY (Cafe seating now in the Gallery too!)
Curvilinear brings together hand-built ceramics by Sally Dorrity and contemporary photography by Tracy Florance.

Wed 12.30pm - 2.30pm
£81(9 weeks)
Tutor: Claire Grahame 
This class is designed to develop a 'fine arts' approach to the design of textiles. 

Wednesday 4 November, 5pm, 6.30pm and 8pm 

One of the most distinctive artists of his generation, Stephen Hough will perform this mini-concert 3 times for small socially-distanced audiences.

Thursday 6.15pm - 7.45pm or 8.00pm - 9.30pm  
£90*

Tutors:
Claire Grahame at 6.15pm
Melanie Paice or Claire Grahame at 8pm

Our creative drawing course is open to all levels of experience and will encourage you to release your creative energy. 

*basic materials only provided

Thursday 6.15pm - 7.45pm or 8.00pm - 9.30pm  
8pm CLASS WILL BE A ZOOM CLASS
£90*

Tutors:
Claire Grahame at 6.15pm
Melanie Paice or Claire Grahame at 8pm

Our creative drawing course is open to all levels of experience and will encourage you to release your creative energy. 

8 November 'Waldstein'

Simon begins his sonata cycle with four works from different periods of the composer's life. The first sonata already finds Beethoven in revolutionary mood, before the wonderful A Flat Major sonata op.26, favourite of Frederic Chopin. Next is the late E Minor sonata and a glimpse into the intimate, private world of late Beethoven, before the concert closes with the mighty, life-affirming 'Waldstein.' Available as live stream too.

Wedensday 11 November 12.30pm lunch for 1pm concert
Milena has performed and broadcast internationally and appeared as a soloist with the Serbian Radio National Orchestra. This concert has limited seats and is available to stream too. 

Friday 13 November 7.30pm (Sold out, so please stream!)
Way Out West perform "The Songs of Stevie Wonder" as part of the EFG London Jazz Festival. Featuring; Tim Whitehead - tenor sax, soprano sax, bass clarinet, Tony Woods - alto sax, soprano sax, alto clarinet, Nette Robinson - vocals, Tom Millar - piano, Gary Wilcox - drums, Dave Jones - double bass

Thursday 19 November 7.30pm
For their second gig at Riverhouse as part of the EFG London Jazz Festival, Way Out West presents 'Music of Protest'. Drawing on the tradition of music with a political content, the programme includes pieces by Charles Mingus, Mike Westbrook, The Liberation Music Orchestra, Victor Jara and Leon Rosselson in new instrumental settings.

Saturday 21 November 
Neil and his fellow Red Stripers are back, celebrating 25 years in the business! Sold out so please watch the live-stream!

Sun 22 November 12noon
‘‘Sam Carter is a brilliant guitarist and songwriter who combines the observational with social comment and personal reflection’" Songlines
"A singer who can hold the audience spellbound all by himself" R2

Friday 27 November - 2pm
Bringing a swing to your front room, Phoebe’s Jazz Ttrio invite you to join them for a mellow afternoon of sing - a - long jazz classics, and wonderful renditions of songs from artists including Carol King, James Taylor and Stevie Wonder. 
 

Friday 27 November - from 5pm and Sunday 29th November from 4.30pm
​A magical outdoor interactive theatre experience At Riverhouse Barn Arts Centre
Step through the wardrobe into Narnia....

Saturday 28 November 6.30pm and 8pm
Monkey Theatre perform extracts from Talking with Angels by Neil Duffield. Joan of Arc has a calling - to save her beloved France from the English - and nothing is going to stop her! 

 

Thursday 3 December, 7:30pm
After the huge success of Old Herbaceous, Kick In The Head productions are back with a rip roaring barrel of fun, Three Men in a Boat, with Giles Shenton (Old Herbaceous himself!) playing the part of Jerome K Jerome.

Friday 4 December - 7.30pm
Four beautiful voices come together for a candlelit Christmas concert which is guaranteed to get you in the festive spirit. Not only will you be serenaded in style but you’ll have a chance to join in as well! There will be copious amounts of opportunities to singalong. So stock up on mince pies and mulled wine and why not join us in person or on zoom for a night to remember? 

Tuesday 8 December to Sunday 20 December 5pm and 7.30pm
Join Scoot Theatre this festive season for Charles Dickens’ classic Christmas story, as you’ve never seen it before!  Three actor-musicians bound through this sixty-minute, light-hearted, family-friendly adaptation filled with music, song and dance to get you firmly in the Christmas ‘spirit’. (ages 7+)

Wednesday 9 December 12.30pm lunch, 1pm concert
Keziah and Eleanor are founding members of 4 Girls 4 Harps who have visited Riverhouse on many joyful occassions. In this Covid reduced Christmas Concert their programme will include music by Vivaldi, Handel and Maudlin and lots of sparky Christmas arrangements.
 

Saturday 12 December, 5pm and 7pm 

Martin Jenkins and Carole Boyd (Linda Snell in the Archers) return for Riverhouse's annual Christmas celebration and fundraiser. A cornucopia of festive readings, poems and stories - including old favourites and a sprinkling of new delights. Jenny Powell - voice of an angel (on top of the tree) returns for a second year to delight one and all with some seasonal songs. 

Due to Covid Restrictions numbers are limited and there will be two 1-hour performances. The second of which will be live-streamed.

Monday 14 December to Sunday 20 December (touch wood!)
A festive, heartfelt and playful show full of music & puppetry
Available live at Riverhouse Barn or streamed online this Christmas
Carol has a very important job. The second most important job at Christmas, after Santa Clause himself. Think of her as Postman Pat's cool aunt.
Will she make it down her beloved street before Christmas Day, delivering the carefully wrapped, christmassy post! Join her as she's side-tracked, distracted and interrupted by the array of magical characters that live behind the doors.

Wednesday 13 January  1pm (lunch served at 12 noon)
 

Saturday 23 January, 7.30pm
Graham Harvey Quartet - Graham Harvey (piano); Dave O'Higgins (Sax); Jeremy Brown (Bass); Josh Morrison (drums)

Saturday 30th January 8pm
With a lifetime reputation of performing in this exact way and an undying love of the ‘pure song’, Keith James gives you a concert of Cohen’s amazing material...

Wednesday 10 February - 1pm (12noon for lunch)
Jayson Gillham (piano)