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Tube map designer Harry Beck honoured with blue plaque

Tube map designer Harry Beck honoured with blue plaque

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Revolutionary designer whose map detangled London's chaotic transport system has work acknowledged with heritage plaque…

The Spoken Word – a dying art or a reincarnation in the making?

The Spoken Word – a dying art or a reincarnation in the making?

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Looking for something a little out of the ordinary in London this weekend? You’ve probably been to half the pop ups going, lounged in most of the clandestine speakeasies and bat off Secret Cinema as old news. Where to, then, for a night out far removed from the usual? Open…

Aliens land in Victoria Park Books this Thursday!

Aliens land in Victoria Park Books this Thursday!

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  Award-winning author and illustrator Chris Riddell will be signing copies of his new book Alienography 2: Tips for Tiny Tyrants at Victoria Park Books. The author’s visit is the first in a line of exciting events the bookshop has planned for the run-up to Christmas, which include signings by…

When Baroque met contemporary dance in a unique collaboration at St. John Smith’s Square

When Baroque met contemporary dance in a unique collaboration at St. John Smith’s Square

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Choreographer Julia Pond and Conductor Crispin Lewis of the baroque music ensemble, The Musicall Compass, teamed up at the St. John Smith’s Square’s ravishing concert hall on October 26th to put together a night of contemporary dance and JS Bach’s motets. The motets were sung one-to-part and a capella by…

Live music and art from Core Arts

Live music and art from Core Arts

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A Hackney arts centre  ran exclusively by practicing artists and musicians, for artists and musicians who have, or have had, severe and enduring mental health issues, will be showcasing their work  this Friday, 9 November in Homerton. Featured will be works of St Martins graduate and emerging Sophie O’Neill, whose…

T Rex’s Marc Bolan and Stamford Hill featured in new exhibition

T Rex’s Marc Bolan and Stamford Hill featured in new exhibition

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  Long before the big hair and glam-rock make-up, T-Rex’s front man Marc Bolan was a fresh faced 15 year old Mark Feld of Stamford Hill, who hung out with his friends at the local amusement arcade. Stamford Hill Mods – The Genesis of Marc Bolan will tell the story…

Book Launch; Gifts from the Garden by Debora Robertson

Book Launch; Gifts from the Garden by Debora Robertson

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  Martha Stewart move over, it’s publication day for Stoke Newington resident, writer Debora Robertson’s book  Gifts from the Garden and a talk and demonstration by Debora will be held at Stoke Newington Book Shop this evening (Thursday 20 September). Brimming with ideas from the pretty to the practical, ‘Gifts…

Third Annual Festival of Yoruba Arts and Culture @ Clissold Park Saturday 28 July

Third Annual Festival of Yoruba Arts and Culture @ Clissold Park Saturday 28 July

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This rich cultural festival is back for a third year. With Nigerians making up a large group of West Africans, who call Hackney home, it’s only fitting a festival celebrating the rich cultural heritage of the Yoruba people should take place in in the borough. Yoruba’s hail from the Western…

The White Building/Lea River Park – review

The White Building/Lea River Park – review

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Hackney Wick's offbeat White Building has all the hallmarks of a sensitive Olympic legacy, but the possible scrapping of the Lea River Park walkway suggests that petty politics not community is the driving force…

Stoke Newington Literary Festival back for a 3rd year 1 – 3 June

Stoke Newington Literary Festival back for a 3rd year  1 – 3 June

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  Has it been 3 years already? Hard to believe it was the year I started this site and first announced, what is fast becoming a must go to event on the literary calendar. Festival organizers  say this year, The Stoke Newington Literary Festival will be a refreshing alternative to…

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