Tuesday 30th October 2012 (Extra Lecture)
The Alan Gibbons Memorial Lecture – World Heritage Sites Of Spain, by Roberta Kettel
Celebrating our 10th anniversary as an independent NADFAS society and commemorating the life of our late founder member Alan Gibbons.
This lecture, which starts at 6pm in the Cultural Centre (Casa Cultura), Calle Granada, NERJA, will take us on an illustrated tour round mainland Spain for an overview of her many cultural, historical and natural sites, the second largest number of any one country in the world, superseded only by Italy.
About Roberta Kettel
Roberta was one of the founder members of NADFAS in Nerja in 1993, which began life as a branch of the Costa del Sol DFAS until its independence as a separate society in October 2002. Together with her late husband, Claus, Roberta organized and led more than 25 trips around Spain for the society until her retirement after four years as chairman in 2006. Roberta has previously given lectures to both Nerja DFAS, Nerja History Group and Capistrano on travels through Spain, Federico Garcia Lorca, and Hemingway in Spain.
Tuesday 13th November
The Verano Azul Lecture – Windy City – The Architecture of Chicago – By Mike Higginbottom
Chicago is America’s crossroads and the birthplace of much of what is recognisable as American architecture for it was here that the first skyscrapers were designed and built. This lecture offers an introduction to the wealth and variety of Chicago’s architecture in and around the Loop central area, north to Graceland Cemetery, west to Oak Park and south to Hyde Park.
About Mike Higginbottom
Mike Higginbottom has lectured in social and architectural history for the Universities of Nottingham, Birmingham and Keele, the Workers’ Educational Association and the City of Stoke-on-Trent. He has developed a number of learning programmes around historical and architectural themes.
The lecture starts at 6pm in the Cultural Centre (Casa Cultura), Calle Granada, NERJA
Visitors are most welcome at these presentations. Other NADFAS Society Members & Students €5
Non Members €10. For further information please telephone. Christina Sinclair (0034) 687 602 057