Tea and Crafting
Saturday, 05 January 2013 - Saturday, 31 August 2013 11.00am - 3.30pm
Come down to our FREE craft workshop where you will have access to sewing machines, over lockers, knitting needles, basic yarn, materials and much more. If you?re a skilled crafter why not come down and share your expertise. Every other Saturday next session 5th Jan 2013 11am - 3.30pm
. Age group: 16 and over. The Ivories, Unit 6, 6-8 Northampton Street. London, N1 2HY. Disabled access: yes. Contact: Chanelle. Email: cjoseph@shp.org.uk
Telephone: 07506188706/0208 986 8517. view website
aCtivaTe aMok, not a causaL chAin
Friday, 12 April 2013 - Saturday, 08 June 2013 12.00pm - 6.00pm
Waterside Contemporary is pleased to present aCtivaTe aMok, not a causaL chAin, a solo exhibition by Anetta Mona Chisa & Lucia Tkácová, their first in the UK. 2, CLUNBURY STREET, London, Hackney, N1 6TT. Disabled access: yes. Contact: Waterside Contemporary. Email: info@waterside-contemporary.com
Telephone: 020 3417 0159. view website
DESIGNERS/CRAFTMAKERS ARE WANTED
Wednesday, 17 April 2013 - Friday, 31 May 2013 2pm - 8pm
Arbeit, a new creative in Hackney Wick is looking for designers and craft makers who would like to show their work at our monthly event ie textile, jewellery, accessories and furniture designers, etc
A £10 submission fee applies.
The next event is on 18 May. info
info@arbeit.org.uk.
. Age group: any. UNIT 4, White Post Lane, London, Hackney, E9 5EN. Disabled access: no. Contact: Hajni. Email: hajni@arbeit.org.uk
Telephone: 07857809775. view website
Town Hall Tea Dance
Wednesday, 24 April 2013 - Wednesday, 29 May 2013 2.00pm - 5.00pm
Come and dance the afternoon away in the Victorian grandeur of the Assembly Hall with entertainment from Mr Wonderful. New dancers, group parties and all ages welcome. Tickets: £3 if reserved before the event / £4 on the door. Prices include refreshments. Call 020 7739 6176 to reserve tickets today! Wednesday 24th April and Wednesday 29th May 2013 from 2.00pm - 5.00pm on each day. Age group: All ages welcome. SHOREDITCH TOWN HALL, 380 OLD STREET, London, Hackney, EC1V 9LT. Disabled access: no. Contact: James Pidgeon. Email: james@shoreditchtownhall.com
Telephone: 020 7739 6176.
Blue Murder
Saturday, 27 April 2013 - Wednesday, 29 May 2013 12pm - 6pm
Hang-Up is pleased to introduce a provocative new exhibition from artist collaborative, kennardphillipps. On display will be the latest body of work from the acclaimed duo Cat Phillipps and Peter Kennard whose compelling images have been studied for decades. Banksy was quoted saying ?I take my hat off to you.?
. Hang-Up Gallery, STOKE NEWINGTON HIGH STREET, London, Hackney, n16 7PB. Contact: Carla Nizzola. Email: carla@hanguppictures.com
Telephone: 0203 667 4552. view website
'...how is it towards the East?'
Wednesday, 01 May 2013 - Sunday, 02 June 2013 12.00 - 18.00
An exhibition and a month long programme of talks, workshops and screenings at Calvert 22. 22 Calvert Avenue, E2 7JP. Disabled access: no. Contact: Giulia Crossley. Email: giulia@calvert22.org
Telephone: 02076132264.
Spark Life
Saturday, 11 May 2013 - Monday, 02 September 2013 10am - 6pm
An art exhibition created by the children of Grasshoppers in the Park nursery, in the beautiful surroundings of Springfield Park. The nursery's weekly art sessions, run by local artists, decamped to the park this spring, and produced this fresh and surprising vision of park life!. Age group: all welcome. White Lodge Mansion, Springfield Park, Clapton, Springfield, E5 9EF. Disabled access: yes. Contact: Eva Hackney. Email: eva_wolfe@hotmail.com
Telephone: 07989300857. view website
Superpaintings (Uberkunst)
Saturday, 18 May 2013 - Sunday, 09 June 2013
Superpaintings features eight new paintings made in collaboration, for the first time, by two old friends who met at art school in the late 1990s. . Unit 25a Regent Studios, 8 Andrews Road, London, Hackney, E8 4QN. Disabled access: yes. Contact: Transition Gallery. Email: Corinna@transitiongallery.co.uk
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N I X T A M A L : A Culture Sharing Exhibition
Saturday, 25 May 2013 - Sunday, 26 May 2013 10:00am - 6:00pm
Event programme:
Talk: The Aztecs, Saturday 25th May, 13:00 approx 50 mins, £3.
Hosted by Ian Mursell of Mexicolore.
Workshop:
The Art of Tortilla-making, Saturday 25th May, 14:15
Sunday 26th, 13:00
Only 8 places per workshop, must be booked in advance £7
Advance bookings
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. Age group: 16+. 13, PEARSON STREET, London, Hackney, E2 8JD. Disabled access: yes. Contact: Stephanie. Email: hello@doodleplate.com
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The Bleeding Hearts Circus
Thursday, 30 May 2013 - Saturday, 01 June 2013 7:00pm (Evening Shows) and 3:00pm Matinee
The Bleeding Hearts Circus is an intimate cabaret dedicated to love in all it?s many forms brought to you by popular circus performers Airealism. Stories will unfold on the ground and high up in the air on trapezes, silks, ropes and aerial hoops. 30/05/13, 31/05/13, 01/06/13 at 7:00pm and 01/06/13 at 3:00pm (Child friendly matinee performance) . Age group: Child friendly matinee at 3:00pm on June 1, 2013. 130A, HOXTON HALL THEATRE, HOXTON STREET, London, Hackney, N1 6SH N1 6SH . Disabled access: yes. Contact: Hoxton Hall. Email: info@hoxtonhall.co.uk
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Airealism
Thursday, 30 May 2013 - Saturday, 01 June 2013 7.00pm - 11pm
30th May 2013 - 01st June 2013
7pm
£12 General Admission (£8 Concessions). Early bird price of £10 General Admission available until the 23rd May.
Popular circus mavericks Airealism will be taking audiences on a gripping high-flying adventure with The Bleeding Hearts Circus cabaret. HOXTON HALL THEATRE, 130 HOXTON STREET, London, Hackney, N1 6SH. Disabled access: yes. Contact: Hoxton Hall. Email: events@hoxtonhall.co.uk
Telephone: 020 7684 0060. view website
The Portuguese Conspiracy presents Dead Combo + Norberto Lobo
Friday, 31 May 2013 19.00 - 23.00
Dead Combo & Norberto Lobo represent the diversity and richness of a thriving contemporary Portuguese musical scene; Brilliant, non-conformist, explorative and deeply "cinematographic" musical explorations, that together at the amazing scenario of Hackney's Round Chapel, are poised to transform the evening into a magical journey. Join us!. Age group: 18-101. The Round Chapel Auditorium, 1d Glenarm Road, London, Hackney, e5 0ly. Disabled access: yes. Contact: Rita Maia & José Cardoso. Email: theportugueseconspiracy@gmail.com
Telephone: 07826600921. view website
The Portuguese Conspiracy Present Dead Combo+Norberto Lobo
Friday, 31 May 2013 19.00 - 23.00
Experience the diversity and richness of thriving contemporary Portuguese musical scene; Brilliant, non-conformist,
explorative, and deeply "cinematographic"
musical explorations. Age group: 18 years and over. £16.00. The Round Chapel Auditorium, The Round Chapel Auditorium,1d Glenarm Road,Hackney,London,E5 0LY. Disabled access: yes.
DUGOUT SOUL CLUB
Friday, 31 May 2013 - Saturday, 01 June 2013 9.00pm - 3.00am
DJ Collective Slapshot Soul will be firing up the dance floor with a passionate mix of Soul, Funk & Rare Groove for a friendly good-time crowd at this renowned Stoke Newington music venue. Last Friday of every month. Next date 28/06/2013. Age group: 18 +. Mascara Bar, 72 Stamford Hill, N16 6XS, Stoke Newington, N16 6XS. Disabled access: yes. Contact: Jon Dabner. Email: info@mascarabar.co.uk
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The Big Mix Festival presents Jesca Hoop
Sunday, 02 June 2013 7.00pm - 11pm
02nd June 2013
7pm
£9
The Big Mix festival is proud to present Jesca Hoop live at Hoxton Hall, for a one off performance in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support. HOXTON HALL THEATRE, 130 HOXTON STREET, London, Hackney, N1 6SH. Disabled access: yes. Contact: Hoxton Hall. Email: events@hoxtonhall.co.uk
Telephone: 020 7684 0060. view website
Hackney Film Club
Thursday, 06 June 2013 5.30pm - 7.30pm
Hackney Film Club at Dalston Library will show both cult films and new films from International Film Festivals (Venice, Cannes, Sundance).
Free to join for all library members 16+ (some films may not be suitable for anyone below 18).
For information about the film title contact Maria.Colucci@Hackney.gov.uk or 02083568939. Dalston CLR James Library, Dalston Square, E8 3BQ. Contact: Maria Colucci. Email: Maria.Colucci@Hackney.gov.uk.
Hackney Film Club
Thursday, 06 June 2013 5.30pm - 19.30pm
Hackney Film Club is free for all library members 18+. First Thursday of every month, showing both cults and classics, and new films from International Film Festivals (such as Venice, Cannes, Sundance).
@Dalston CLR James Library.
Booking required.
For info and bookings maria.colucci@hackney.gov.uk. Age group: 18+. Dalston CLR James Library, DALSTON SQUARE, London, Hackney, e8 3bq. Disabled access: yes. Contact: Maria Colucci. Email: maria.colucci@hackney.gov.uk
Telephone: 02083568939. view website
Portraits of Our Lives
Thursday, 06 June 2013 - Saturday, 29 June 2013 10am - 5pm
This event is part of Gypsy Roma Traveller History Month. An exhibition celebrating Gypsy & Traveller women of London. Gypsies
and Travellers are some of the many communities that make up the rich diversity of East London. These portraits reveal the importance of their culture/identity.
Free.
Full programme here: http://www.hackney.gov.uk/Assets/Documents/Gypsy_Roma_Traveller_History_Month_leaflet.pdf
Open 1pm-6pm on Wednesdays. Homerton Library, Homerton High Street. E9 6AS. Disabled access: yes. Contact: Amber Linell. Email: amber.linell@hackney.gov.uk
Telephone: 0208 356 7576. view website
A Brooks Art presents the Feast of Fools works by the artist known as DRB.
Thursday, 06 June 2013 - Saturday, 20 July 2013 18.00 - 21.00
Full of carnivalesque humour this show is as wicked as it is absurd. Nothing is quite what it seems. DRB plays with the problem of reality, perception and with our cultural expectations of our most recent history. . Age group: 18+. 194-196 Hoxton Street. 194-196 HOXTON STREET. N1 5LH. Disabled access: yes. Contact: julia. Email: JULIA@ABROOKSART.COM
Telephone: 07876 594398. view website
Angelic tales new writing festival
Tuesday, 11 June 2013 - Saturday, 15 June 2013 7PM - 11PM
Join us for our third season of Angelic Tales featuring some of today's most outstanding new writers. 5 days ? 12 new plays. Standby to be inspired!
Tickets £8 / £5 concs
**Special Offer ? save 30% Book for two shows on one night for just £11 / £7 concs**
. Age group: Suitable for age 15+. THEATRE ROYAL, Gerry Raffles Square, London. e15 1bn. Disabled access: yes. Contact: Monique. Email: mspringer@stratfordeast.com
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The Greatest Test
Wednesday, 12 June 2013 6pm - 9pm
A live cricket comedy show starring Andy Zaltzman and special guests from the worlds of cricket and comedy, taking place at Forman & Sons, Hackney Wick. Booking via www.openhouseproductions.co.uk/greatesttest. Age group: Adults. Forman's Fish Island, Stour Road, E3 2NT, Hackney Wick, E3 2NT. Contact: Chris Skinner. Email: openhousemail@gmail.com
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Special Evening Event: Queer Homes
Wednesday, 12 June 2013 6.20 pm - 8 pm
Explore the meanings and practicalities of home-making for lesbians and gay men past and present at this fascinating roundtable discussion.
Organised in partnership with the Raphael Samuel History Centre
Tickets £5 (includes a glass of wine) and must be booked in advance. Contact bookings@geffrye-museum.org.uk, or telephone 020 7739 9893. The Geffrye Museum of the Home, Kingsland Road, London, Hackney, E2 8EA. Disabled access: yes. Contact: The Geffrye Museum of the Home. Email: bookings@geffrye-museum.org.uk
Telephone: 020 7739 9893. view website
Found
Saturday, 15 June 2013 11.00am - 9.00pm
Found are hosting a one-day music and food event at Haggerston Park.
General tickets are priced £20 to £50. An allocation of free and discounted tickets will be available for local Haggerston residents.
Please visit the website for full details: www.foundseries.co.uk. Age group: 18+. Haggerston Park, Audrey Street, Off Goldsmith's Row. Hackney, E2 8QH. Disabled access: yes. Contact: James. Email: hello@foundseries.co.uk
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A Taste of Marmite
Saturday, 15 June 2013 - Sunday, 16 June 2013 6pm - 8.30pm
Take a peek through the curtains of a shared house in Hackney. Is there anything more than a broken boiler to hold together a bunch of unlikely flatmates?
A Taste of Marmite revives British kitchen sink realism with an international twist. A humorous tale of loneliness and delusion.
. Age group: 12+. CHATS PALACE, 42-44 BROOKSBY'S WALK, London, Hackney, E9 6DF. Disabled access: yes. Contact: Emilia Teglia. Email: admin@iscad.org.uk
Telephone: 07946347631. view website
The Make Escape
Tuesday, 25 June 2013 7.30pm - 11pm
FREE Entry monthly crafty night.
Join in our Summer Of Love Festival, make jewellery with Eva and Ava, weave with Purple Claire, learn to knit, collage corner, bar, DJs and live music from The Something Sisters. . Age group: 18+ (adults). Hackney Attic, Hackney Picturehouse Cinema, 270 Mare Street, London, E8 1HE. Disabled access: yes. Contact: Momtaz Begum-Hossain. Email: themakeescape@googlemail.com
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VOID OPEN 2013
Tuesday, 28 May 2013 - Friday, 07 June 2013 10am - 6pm
Void Open solely focuses on the art of making three-dimensional representative or abstract forms. The juried have selected over 50 pieces of work. Each of the exhibits practice range of themes and style with aspect of humor, ambiguity, in a sense sensitive in respect to their medium and presence. Private View is on Tuesday 28 May 6-9pm.
Artists? Talks is on Friday 7 June 5-8.30pm. Age group: Open to all age group. Hoxton Arches, Arch 402 Cremer Street. London E2 8HD, E2 8HD. Disabled access: yes. Contact: Void Art Gallery. Email: info@voidartgallery.org
Telephone: 07916724975. view website
Lover's Roxk
Thursday, 20 June 2013 - Saturday, 22 June 2013 8pm - 10pm
Don?t miss Lover?s Rock Monologues from critically-acclaimed artists Janet Kay, Victor Romero Evans and Carroll Thompson. Following sell-out shows across London earlier this year Lover?s Rock Monologues comes to Theatre Royal Stratford East for a strictly limited run of four performances.
Great seats from just £10
. Age group: Suitable for age 12+. THEATRE ROYAL, Gerry Raffles Square, London. e15 1bn e15 1bn. Disabled access: yes. Contact: Monique . Email: mspringer@stratfordeast.com
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