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Showing posts with label events. Show all posts
The Mantle Road Summer Street Party, July 8
The waterintobeer party organisers say:
The Mantle Road bash will include a barbecue, live music… and of course, beer! Owners Tim and Helen (wib) and Luca (Norbert) look forwarding to welcoming everyone to enjoy the sun with their neighbours from 12-7pm.
The Brockley Street Art Festival 2018
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| Artist Orbit works on a cosmic piece in Honor Oak |
The Brockley Street Art Festival is taking place in parallel to the Brockley Max, creating new works of art across the Greater Brockley area. Now in its fourth year, the Festival is spreading its wings. Organiser Ian explains:
Aspire is doing a huge work at Luxmore Gardens near Lewisham Way. At nearby Friendly Gardens, Enos is doing an extended mural working with the designs of students at Prendergast Vale.
Lionel Stanhope is refreshing his iconic SE4 work near the station and two artists, Orbit and Owain will be repainting the Honor Oak ‘love them, tell them’ corner fence.
We may also have a new piece by Artmongers, though that may be created next year - it’s big.
Festiball, July 15
Crofton Park Ryan writes:
"Then there’ll be a bakeoff competition judged by a local VIP. We’ll have big family picnic while the dads play football with a BBQ and a local craft beer tent.
"We’re putting on entertainment for the kids, face painters, magicians, balloon blowers and a penalty shoot-out competition.
"The Football Tournament is World Cup competition, with up to 20 teams involved, all getting a national team from the real World Cup to play for.
The reason we’re doing this is to raise money and awareness for mens cancer. We’re supporting Prostate UK and a smaller local charity called Ballboys that educates younger boys about the perils of Tesicular cancer.
We want teams to sign up for the football tournament and families to come to the event to enjoy. It’s on the 15th July and we’d love it if you could help us out in any way possible.
www.festiball.net
Brockley Max 2018 - June 1-9
Brockley Max 2018 features an amazing mix of art, music, comedy, film and photography events alongside the hugely popular Opening Night, Brockleywood Nights and Art In The Park.
We also have our very own radio station. Brockley Max FM will be broadcasting live from The Fox & Firkin during festival week. And once again we’re delighted that the Brockley Street Art Festival is happening alongside us.
Highlights this year include:
- Eyeball Pleasers - an eccentric collection of work at the Lewisham ArtHouse
- Jerk n Jam - Jerk cooking and good music at Jam Circus
- Roald Dahl's Revolting Rhymes - performed by local theatre group Join the Dots
- Whisky & Wax Featuring Beatnik - hip hop and electronica at Brickfields
- Kumo and Sweet Machine - like Jean Michelle Jarre playing a theramin inside The Honor Oak pub
The traditional opening night party is on June 1, on Foxberry Road.
Climb St Peter's on June 2nd
Have you ever wondered what’s behind the big red doors of St Peter’s? Come join our Open Day to explore this beautiful church and learn more about its place in local history.
St Peter’s Open Day is on Saturday 2nd June from 12-5pm as part of the Brockley Max Festival.
We welcome everyone to come and enjoy its stained glass windows and mosaics and take a tour, including climbing to the top of the clock tower for spectacular views of Brockley and the city.
Guided tours of church will be taking place at 12:15, 13:30, 14:45 and 16:00. Each tour is limited to fifteen people. If you’d like to book your place on a tour, you can register your interest here.
Strong and stable: A cartoon review of the year with Martin Rowson
Martin Rowson, longstanding Ladywell resident & multiple award-winning cartoonist for The Guardian, will be looking back over the last turbulent twelve months in politics and much else in another fully illustrated, ranty & sweary fundraiser for the Brockley Max festival.
In a year where it feels the world has turned upside down, Martin will give his take on the continuing saga of Brexit and the incompetence of our political parties through his cartoons. Be prepared to be shocked, enlightened and thoroughly entertained!
Join us for this rare opportunity for an informal and intimate discussion, followed by a Q&A, with one of the UK’s most distinct political commentators.
There will be opportunity to purchase copies Martin’s new books, including his graphic novel adaption of The Communist Manifesto, and his collection of “silent” [wordless] comics, “The Pen Is Mightier Than The Word”.
Tickets are £10 + booking fee from here: All ticket sales to go towards funding this year’s festival. Over 18 years only.
Click here for more
Brockley Open Studios, June 30th - July 2nd
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| Printmaker Maria Munroe is one of this year's participating artists |
A great variety of artists has signed up and you can expect to see artworks including paintings, prints wood work, textiles, ceramics, fire etching and many more.
This year, we are also offering workshops and activities provided by Caravan Arts and Aurora Options for you and your family to get involved.
For the full roster, click here.
Comedy Into Brockley
The performances kick-off on April 21st and each is recorded as a podcast.
Classic motorbikes in Greenwich, May 3
"I am running this event at Greenwich Market with my company, Urban Rider. My business is a specialist retailer of the world's finest motorcycle gear and we have partnered with Italian helmet manufacturer AGV in taking over Greenwich Market for an evening to celebrate motorcycle racing icons of the 1960s and 70s.
"It should be quite a spectacle and we would love local residents to attend, it is a unique opportunity to see some original race bikes and modern custom motorcycles. Even the Norton from the latest James Bond film, machine guns and all!"
The New Cross + Deptford Free Film Festival 2018
Launch night is at Peckham's Brick Brewery with Get Out, a late license bar, street food and music.
This year the festival features three outdoor bike powered screenings, including Sing at Pepys Park, Nacho Libre at Telegraph Hill Upper Park and Pirates of the Carribean at Folkestone Gardens.
NXDFF also has a pre-release screening of locally shot film, SINK, followed by a Q&A with writer/director Mark Gillis. Shot in New Cross, Deptford and Brockley, the film has attracted Mark Rylance as an Associate Producer.
The festival closes at Buster Mantis with a music themed documentary called Beats of the Antanov. The film depicts the Sudanese conflict in the Blue Nile and Nuba Mountain regions, focusing in particular on the role of music in helping the affected communities to sustain themselves culturally and spiritually. Buster Mantis will host our last event and local DJ collective Bombotropics will provide global beats and melodies.
NXDfff is completely run by volunteers made up of local residents, students and community groups. NXDfff has a DIY ethos that encourages creative freedom: this year more than 30 people are curating film events with help and guidance from a core festival team.
For full details click here.
The Crystal Palace Festival 2018, June 11-17
One of the biggest free cultural events in south London, the arts and culture festival will take place across the Crystal Palace area from 11–17 June 2018 with the Crystal Palace park event taking place on 16 June 2018.
There were nearly 30,000 visitors to the 2017 event and organisers are expecting even bigger crowds on 16 June 2018 thanks to a line-up of music, spoken word, theatre, visual arts, family and community activities.
The week long festival includes mainly free events organised by local traders, pubs, community groups, schools and churches across 11–17 June 2018.
The festival’s outreach and participatory arts work has been made possible by funding from Arts Council England, Croydon Council and Bromley Council. Projects include an intergenerational dance piece that will culminate in a promenade performance in the park, and concerts by the London Mozart Players in local care homes, the park children’s farm and Crystal Palace railway station.
Full programme here.
The Telegraph Hill Festival 2018
Sanjit writes:
The 2018 Telegraph Hill Festival is here, and takes place from 10 - 25 March 2018. Telegraph Hill Festival is London's largest and best independent, self-funding, and volunteer driven festival, and one of the capital's best-kept secrets.
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| Athena Kugblenu at the 2017 Telegraph Hill Festival Comedy Night |
- West Side Story - a cast of 260 delivers one of musical theatre's most compelling story's across fours shows on 10/11 March 2018 at St Catherine's Church
- On Sunday 11th March too, best-selling author and reluctant futurist Mark Stevenson puts our turbulent times into perspective with an accessible, funny and challenging talk and Q&A about the future of society and technology
- Monday 12th March has - for the first time - a Comedy Impro Night featuring the Stephen Frost Impro All Stars in dazzling feats of inventive and surreal comedy, literally, making it up as they go along...
- Moving Hearts: A Clay Workshop is on the afternoon of Tuesday 13th March and invites you to take part in an exploration of the issues of belonging and migration and help make some of the 1000 hearts needed for an installation piece in the Migration Museum in Spitalfields (free)... meanwhile in the evening we explore the Lost Island of New Cross, an illustrated talk exploring the history and mythology of the White Hart junction in New Cross Gate and its lost traffic island.
For tickets and full details, click here.
Leatherwork at the Taproom
I am doing a series of leather workshops, which are also an opportunity to check out the new Taproom in Deptford Market Yard.
I'll be teaching people how to make a simple leather glasses case or belt which you can take home. It's a beginner class - a good way to find out some basic techniques that may be the gateway to get you into a passion for making beautiful leather items.
The next class is 'how to make a belt' on Wednesday 28th February. The classes will alternate every two weeks from the 28th.
There are more details here.
Brockley Brew School
Head Brewer Jon Travis, will be leading the day, using the all-grain method of brewing, the Grand Master of brewing techniques! You’ll have a great brewing experience, whether you’re an absolute beginner, or have dabbled at home brew but need to pick up some expert methods and tips. All the ingredients you’ll use will be the highest quality Malt, yeast, hops and water. What’s more you’ll get to take home 10 Litres of your own hand-crafted ale for quaffing!
For details, click here.
Chinese culture tasting, December 13
Are you interested in Chinese Culture? Have you been thinking about trying out Tai Chi, Chinese Dance, Calligraphy or Mandarin?
Goldsmiths Confucius Institute are holding a day of free Chinese Culture taster sessions on the 13th December.
Timetable for the day:
Tai Chi 10.45-11:30
Calligraphy 12.00-12.45
Tai Chi 14.15-15.00
Dance for Health & Wellbeing 15.15-16.00
Mandarin Chinese for beginners 16.00-16.45
Further details and tickets available here.
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