Members & Guests

Details to follow in due course.

CHARLESTON CHAT...Come and join us as the Thanksgiving weekend continues. Proprietors Linda Iley, Ann Hughes, Fay Carter and Cynthia King will give an informal, illustrated feedback on their adventure during an affiliation visit to the Charleston Library Society in South Carolina, USA. Classic American Cocktails will be available to purchase in the Newsroom from 12:00pm […]

This is a joint meeting of the History and Literature Groups. This meeting will feature Ms Diana Goodier, who will give another talk on The Vikings' presence in the Merseyside region... This talk is free of charge to members and their guests.

For fifty years Tim Rowett has been scouring the world’s toy and gift fairs on the lookout for amazing toys and quirky items. Tim has charmed millions online with his collection under the title Grand Illusions. Tim will demonstrate and entertain us with a delightful selection of tantalising toys, optical illusions, puzzles and unexpected physics. […]

The Liverpool Chamber Choir will return at the ever-popular Carol Evening. We will be gathering in the Newsroom from 6:30pm before supper (including mulled wine and mince pies) at 7:00pm in the Dining Room. The carol concert will commence in the Reading Room from 8:15pm before guests retiring back to the Newsroom for a night […]

Christmas Informal Dining: Wednesday 18th December, service from 6:00pm until 8:00pm The last restaurant dining opportunity of the year is the ever-popular Christmas Informal Dining. The Dining Room will be open from 6:30pm with slots available until 8:00pm. There is limited space for each slot so book fast to get your preferred dining time. If […]

As the nights begin the darken we commence the next series of Athenaeum film nights, showing a classic film each month between October and April. Guests gather from 6:30pm ahead of a one course supper in the Newsroom at 7:00pm. The screening will begin at 8:00pm in the Wine Servery with sweets served at the […]

Join the President in raising a glass to toast to a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year at the Club's Annual Christmas Dinner. Guests will be gathering in the Newsroom from 12:30pm for a glass of fizz ahead of a hearty Christmas Dinner with all the trimmings at 1:00pm in the Dining Room. The festive […]

As the nights begin the darken we commence the next series of Athenaeum film nights, showing a classic film each month between October and April. Guests gather from 6:30pm ahead of a one course supper in the Newsroom at 7:00pm. The screening will begin at 8:00pm in the Wine Servery with sweets served at the […]

STRANGER THAN FICTION The fascinating lives of three bestselling authors from the 20th century Just some of the stories you will discover: The ambitious writer who became a Guinness World Record holder, and tracked down Dr Crippen's mistress after she went into hiding; the brave author who flew Spitfires in WW2 then moved to Scotland […]