Patio Projects #8 | 1000th
Thursday, 07 June 2012 - Sunday, 01 July 2012 open 24/7 - open 24/7
WW's Patio Projects #8: new public sculpture at 30 Queensdown Road, E5
Flora Parrott?s ?1000th? draws on the Buddhist story of Angulimala?s struggle to collect 1000 fingers and through metaphor the work makes our contemporary condition and the dissatisfactions of modern working-life grotesquely tangible.
. Age group: 0-100. QUEENSDOWN ROAD, London, Hackney, e5 8nn. Contact: WW Gallery. Email: wwgallery@gmail.com
Telephone: 07531342128. view website
String-scape
Thursday, 03 May 2012 - Sunday, 03 June 2012 open 24/7
PV First Thursday 3th May (Drinks at Three Sisters Pub on the corner). With String-scape, Evy Jokhova weaves a representation of the urban landscape, drawing on architectural legacy of the East End and of the city?s past.
From the bombing during the Blitz to the recent Olympic redevelopments, the weight of this history achieves lightness through performances drawing in space with coloured string . Age group: 0-100. QUEENSDOWN ROAD, London, Hackney, e5 8nn. Disabled access: yes. Contact: WW Gallery. Email: wwgallery@gmail.com
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Lya Nagado - Still Life
Thursday, 10 May 2012 - Saturday, 23 June 2012 12.00pm - 6.00pm
ICN is proud to present a series of intimate portraits by artist Lya Nagado that stand out for their wittingly simple composition. This group of works evokes the condition of being human in its timeless bareness. A suspended sense of melancholy can be felt throughout Nagado's works. ADMISSION FREE. Age group: All ages. ICN Gallery, 96-98 LEONARD STREET, London, Hackney, EC2A 4RH. Disabled access: yes. Contact: Yulia Herzog. Email: info@icn-global.com
Telephone: 020 7729 7977. view website
Robert Holyhead
Wednesday, 16 May 2012 - Saturday, 30 June 2012 12pm - 6pm
This presentation is Holyhead?s first solo exhibition in a public gallery, and also the first time that he has shown a collection of his works on paper. This provides audiences with new insights into his production and editing process as well as the opportunity to engage with his painting practice. PEER, 99 HOXTON STREET, London, Hackney, N1 6QL. Disabled access: yes. Contact: Gemma Lloyd. Email: info@peeruk.org
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LEPER COLONY
Wednesday, 23 May 2012 - Saturday, 09 June 2012 8 PM - 9:30 PM
The Yard presents acclaimed film director Vaughan Pilikian?s first production for the stage in ten years: a return to the last dark age, and a premonition for the next, reflecting a world poised between ruination and transcendence.
. Age group: Adults. The Yard Theatre, QUEENS YARD, White Post Lane, London, Hackney, E9 5EN. Disabled access: yes. Contact: Colette Auer. Email: colette@the-yard.co.uk
Telephone: 07792 287973. view website
Things That Have Interested Me
Thursday, 24 May 2012 - Saturday, 14 July 2012 12:00 - 18:00
Private view 23 May, 6-9pm, Wednesdays-Saturdays: 12-6pm, First Thursdays: 12-9pm
and by appointment.An exhibition of notes and observations, after Arnold Bennett.'Things That Have Interested Me' brings together the work of twelve artists, invited by Pierre d'Alancaisez and Olga Ovenden. CLUNBURY STREET, London, Hackney, N1 6TT. Disabled access: yes. Contact: Waterside Contemporary. Email: info@waterside-contemporary.com
Telephone: 020 3417 0159. view website
HRJOVE MAJER ARTISTS TALK
Thursday, 07 June 2012 7.00 pm
Hrjove Majer will be giving a talk about his practise and new works at Vegas, in association with Time Out First thursdays.
Admission free and all welcome - we hope to see you there!. Vegas Gallery, 274 Poyser St, E2 9RF, London. Disabled access: yes. Contact: Susie Pentelow. Email: susie@vegasgallery.co.uk
Telephone: +44 (0) 203 581 5404. view website
GET CARTA
Thursday, 07 June 2012 - Friday, 15 June 2012 6 PM - 9 PM
Karen Ay, Claire Brewster, Stephen Harwood, Vanessa Rolf, Susan Stockwell, Cally Trench, Stephen Walter, Emma J Williams
GET CARTA brings together eight contemporary artists linked by their use of mapping in their varied practices concerned with social, political and cultural structures. Age group: ADULTS. 213 Well Street. E9 6QU. Disabled access: no. Contact: Karin Janssen. Email: hello@karinjanssen.com
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Malerei: Painting As Object
Saturday, 09 June 2012 - Sunday, 01 July 2012 12.00 pm - 6.00pm
Helen Baker / Phyllida Barlow / Virginia Bodman / Sarah Bowker-Jones / Sean Edwards / Natalie Gale / Alexis Harding / Gabriel Hartley / Paul Merrick / Rudolf Polanszky / Sarah Kate Wilson
Malerei: Painting As Object investigates painting as a process, its guises and paint as a substance. . Age group: all. unit 25a Reagents Studios, 8 Andrews Road, London, Hackney, E8 4QN. Disabled access: yes. Contact: Transiton Gallery. Email: Corinna@transitiongallery.co.uk
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Storytelling on Broadway: A Bite of the Golden Apple
Wednesday, 13 June 2012 7.00pm - 9.00pm
The Broadway Bookshop presents an evening of delectable stories from around the world with Storytellers Bronia Evers, Jason Wood and Sonia Caller. Come and share a delicious slice of story pie served with a sprinkling of wonder and a twist of laughter.
Tickets are £3 including a glass of wine. Age group: All. The Broadway Bookshop, 6 BROADWAY MARKET, London, Hackney, E8 4QJ. Disabled access: no. Contact: Jon Keane. Email: jonkeane@btopenworld.com
Telephone: 07939 150671. view website
Speed Networking for Artists
Friday, 15 June 2012 6 pm - 9 pm
Bringing artists together
Although artists need critics, curators, collectors and galleries, for artists peer recognition is the foundation of their practice. Feedback and support from colleagues is vital. Karin Janssen Project Space provides a platform where artists can network with each other face to face, make connections and share ideas. . Age group: adults. 213 Well Street. E9 6QU. Disabled access: no. Contact: Karin Janssen. Email: hello@karinjanssen.com
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Old Earth as part of Spitalfields Festival.
Friday, 15 June 2012 - Saturday, 16 June 2012 6.30pm & 8.30pm - 8.00pm & 10.00pm
First stage presentation of "Old Earth" - Four Monologues from Samuel Beckett's Fizzles with new music by Alec Roth.
15th & 16th June at 6.30pm and 8.30pm Village Underground, London E1
Alan Howard performs a series of monologues accompanied by vocal ensemble, The Sixteen conducted by Harry Christophers.
. HOLYWELL LANE, London, Hackney, EC2A 3PQ. Contact: Spitalfields Festival . Email: info@spitalfieldsmusic.org.uk
Telephone: 020 7377 1362. view website
"One Good Thing About Music" - Memoirs and Portraits by David Corio
Friday, 15 June 2012 - Sunday, 28 October 2012 12.00pm (noon) - 6.00pm
"One Good Thing About Music" is an exhibition of musical portraits and memoirs by former New Musical Express and Black Echoes photographer David Corio. Classic images from the golden age of Punk, Funk, Soul, Reggae, Jazz and Hip-Hop. Age group: All ages welcome. Chats Palace, 42-44 Brooksby's Walk, Hackney, Homerton, E9 6DF. Disabled access: yes. Contact: Peter Young. Email: photochats10@yahoo.com
Telephone: 07921 816754. view website
Classical recital
Sunday, 17 June 2012 7pm - 9.30pm
Lana Trotovsek (violin) and Yoko Misumi (piano) play Schubert's Sonatina in A minor, Ernest Bloch's Baal Shem Suite and Brahms' Sonata No 3. Age group: 3 upwards. SUTTON HOUSE, HOMERTON HIGH STREET, London, Hackney, E9 6JQ. Disabled access: yes. Contact: David Altheer . Email: david.altheer@gmail.com
Telephone: 020 7249 3242 . view website
Metropolis presents Cold Specks
Tuesday, 19 June 2012 - Wednesday, 20 June 2012 Doors 7pm - 11.30pm
Canadian Singer Songwriter Cold Specks aka Al Spx brings her 'doom soul' sensation to Hoxton Hall this June.
Tickets £12.50 (subject to booking fee). 130, HOXTON STREET, London, Hackney, N1 6SH. Disabled access: yes. Contact: Hoxton Hall Box Office. Email: marketing@hoxtonhall.co.uk
Telephone: 02076840060. view website
Dead Belgian play the songs of Jacques Brel
Sunday, 24 June 2012 2.30pm - 5.30
Ryan's Bar, Stoke Newington Church St
Sunday afternoon gig 24th June
£6 / Doors 2.30pm plus Jo Below
?Dead Belgian blew us away with a stunning performance of power, beauty and finesse?
- Walthamstow Folk website
. Age group: 18-80. Ryan's Bar, 181 Stoke Newington High St. N16OUL. Contact: Ged Ryan. Email: ryansn16@yahoo.com
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Regent's Canal Festival
Friday, 13 July 2012 - Sunday, 15 July 2012 10:00am - 22:00pm
Regent?s Canal Festival,celebrates the 200th anniversary of the
formation of the Canal,while engaging local communities provides
an excellent platform to deliver a wide range of artistic
disciplines - such as audiovisuals, performances, visual arts, live
experiences, events and music.
Free Admission. Age group: all ages. Regent's Canal
Disabled access: yes. Contact: Kleber Ruiz. Email: kleberruiz@regentscanalfestival.org.uk
Telephone: (44)7411582920. view website
J2G Summer Showcase
Saturday, 14 July 2012 7pm - 9pm
The Dance show is on Saturday 14th July 2012. It is £5 for adults and £1 for children. Age group: All ages. Chisenhale Dance Space, Chisenhale Road, London, Hackney, E3 5QZ. Disabled access: no. Contact: Monica. Email: j2g_ltd@hotmail.co.uk
Telephone: 07956672386. view website
