Next Social Occasions
Digby Hall, Sherborne
Wednesday 2 December 2026
Members and guests attending the 3pm or 7pm lecture are invited to join us at the back of the Hall for wine (or soft drink) and mince pies after the lecture .
Twelfth Night Lunch 2027
Digby Hall, Sherborne
Tuesday 6 January 2027
12:30 for 1 pm
To mark the end of the festive season we are repeating our popular 12th Night lunch. After drinks and canapés on arrival there will be a delicious 3 course meal, produced by Helen Furness and her team.
Menu
The menu will be published here when finalised. There will be vegetarian options
After lunch Jenny Newman will continue the tradition set by Julian Halsby with a short talk focusing on a painter, movement or school of art that is perhaps less generally known, less on people’s horizons. The Hague School is a collective term for a group of painters active in The Hague between around 1860 and 1890. They had either trained together or known each other through artistic association. Most leading members of The Hague School had travelled and practised their art abroad.
The Hague School – Holland’s answer to the ‘Barbizon’ School (also The Amsterdam Impressionists).
Children of the Sea (Kinderen der zee): Jozef Israëls 1872, Rijksmuseum
Morning Ride on the Beach (Morgenrit langs het strand): Anton Mauve 1876
Molen bij maanlicht (Mill by Moonlight): Jacob Maris, 1899, Rijksmuseum
Riding Donkeys on the Beach (Eselreiten am Strand): Isaac Israëls
Booking and payment
This event is open to members of The Arts Society Sherborne at a charge of £40. Members may bring one non-member guest at a charge of £45.
Please book using the adjacent form, on submission of which you will be taken to the payment form, using which you can pay by credit/debit card of GPay/ApplePay.
Booking form