About us
Welcome to Bicerin, a non-profit organisation, donation-based community, sustained by shared curiosity; you can support our events and join us by donating here: donation link
This is a meetup group for anyone passionate about the liberal arts—whether that’s philosophy, painting, writing, or any other creative or intellectual pursuit that feeds the soul.
We're here to share ideas, have some drinks, meet like-minded people, and spark discussions that leave you thinking long after you’ve left the room (respectfully!).
Think cozy salons, lively debates, book and art sharing, and the occasional event or workshop when inspiration strikes.
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Bicerin Community
We have a growing hub of articles, essays, and musings over at our site 🌐
bicerin-literature.co.uk
Check it out and get a feel for what we’re about.
Join us, bring your ideas, and let’s create something thoughtful together.
Spotify Channel - Something Different (A curated podcast ᯤ for curious minds.)
Whether you're a lifelong lover of the arts or just dipping your toes in, you're welcome. No academic credentials required—just curiosity and a willingness to explore.
Founded by Edward Breen and Antonello Mirone, Bicerin was created with the intent to build a thoughtful, engaging club centered around culture and the liberal arts.
Upcoming events
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The Bicerin Quiz: A Night of Curious Competition
The cosy club, 20-21 St Margaret's St, Canterbury CT1 2TH,, Canterbury, GB🎟️ IMPORTANT: PLEASE READ BEFORE JOINING
This event is donation-based -> Link here
A donation is required to confirm your place and contribute to prizes and event costs.
Spaces are limited, donations help us keep Bicerin events intimate, thoughtful, and rewarding for everyone.***
🎭 The Bicerin Salon Quiz
Join us at the Cosy Club, Canterbury, for a quiz devoted to the liberal arts: literature 📜, philosophy🏛️, history🏺 and the ideas that still shape how we see the world.
It’s a salon-style evening where teams are formed on the night, minds are mixed, and questions reward insight, interpretation, and imagination as much as knowledge. Expect quotes, images, big ideas, and one final question that asks you to think rather than guess.
🎨📖🧠Whether you're a regular at the group or dipping your toe in for the first time, this is a relaxed, welcoming way to connect over the things we love most.
Bring your curiosity, your favourite pen, and maybe a quote or two up your sleeve.Questions? Message the organiser.
🏆 Prizes, funded by donations, will include drinks, books, and a small nod to intellectual glory.
Come for the quiz.
Stay for the thinking.
Leave a little sharper than you arrived ✨Confirm your place with a donation.
Let the ideas do the rest.7 attendees
Seeing the Unseen - Bicerin Special
Canterbury Cathedral Lodge, The Precincts, Canterbury CT1 2EH, Canterbury, GB🎟 Tickets are £14 per person, which includes tea, coffee, and biscuits.
Seating is limited to 45, and we expect places to fill quickly.
Tickets can be purchased here: Buy ticketsWhat does it mean to be aware?
Is consciousness something we possess, or something we participate in?On the evening of 26th May, join us in the Theatre AV Room at Canterbury Cathedral Lodge for a live, three-way conversation exploring one of the most enduring and elusive questions of human experience: the nature of awareness itself.
Across art, theology, and literature, three speakers will each offer a short, distilled reflection drawing from their own disciplines and lived practice. This is before opening into a lively, unscripted dialogue with one another and with you.
Dr Simon Wilson — Senior Lecturer and Lead for several BA Theology modules — brings a theological and philosophical lens shaped by years of teaching, research, and engagement with religious traditions.
Edward Breen — writer and literature scholar — approaches the theme through language, narrative, and the delicate space where words begin to fall silent.
Antonello Mirone — artist and Buddhist contemplative — explores how image, symbolism, and meditative traditions attempt to render the invisible perceptible.Expect an evening that is thoughtful yet accessible, serious yet playful where ideas are tested in real time and meaning unfolds in conversation.
The setting — an intimate theatre space within the Cathedral Lodge — provides full AV, microphones, and a comfortable atmosphere conducive to reflection.
Tea, coffee, and biscuits will be available (because even metaphysical inquiry benefits from good hospitality).
Whether you come from a background in art, faith, philosophy, meditation or simple curiosity this evening invites you to slow down, listen deeply, and participate in a shared inquiry into what it is to be awake.Three voices.
One question.
An open conversation.
We look forward to welcoming you.5 attendees
Past events
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