Controversial local venue the Rich Mix Cinema is offering films and football this month. As part of the East End Film Festival, Rich Mix will be showing a number of films and hosting subsequent Q&A sessions from 14th to 25th ...
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Unlucky for some?
The thirteenth East End Film Festival begins, ironically, on Friday, 13th June and runs for two weeks. Unfortunately, much of the promotional material about the festival’s events doesn’t say where each is being held. You will have to head over ...
Read More »Best foot forward!
Emdad Rahman reviews Where shall we walk today? Walking the Pennine Way, by Dave Marriott. As an avid walker I particularly enjoyed reading Dave Marriott’s excellent book recently. Fifty-two year old Dave grew up in the 1960s in a Derbyshire ...
Read More »Monday’s the night for Years & Years
“Seeing Years & Years live last year was probably the best surprise of 2013. Young Olly Alexander has the holy fire in his hands: a soulful voice with a crazy R’n’B vibe, which enables him to be simultaneously emotional and ...
Read More »How well do you know London?
How far does a tenner go these days? Get hold of London Quiz and you can find out. Any of you responsible for setting pub or classroom quizzes should be able to make the book last nearly eight years – ...
Read More »National Theatre comes to Rich Mix
Why trudge down to the west end when you can see a top notch production in the comfort of our own borough? The Rich Mix cinema is hosting two “NT Live” shows in the coming weeks. How it works is ...
Read More »Virtual Enchantment: Mikael and fellows take on the cyber age
Emdad Rahman: Ten year old Mikael Mustafa, a pupil at Hermitage, joined his fellow pupils to take part in a play at the St James Theatre, London. Virtual Enchantment is a fairy tale for the internet age. The play was ...
Read More »The “Glastonbury of Tower Hamlets”
Hanan Abdel-Khalek previews this year’s music festival. Field Day festival, founded by Tom Baker (Eat Your Own Ears) and Marcus Weedon, has been expanding every year since 2007 – and has been unstoppable every since, with its eighth annual event ...
Read More »Have fish had their chips?
There’s several ways to look at fish – in books, in films and even on your plate – but here’s a new treatment for our watery companions. Subnature is a new exhibition, opening next week, at University College London, and ...
Read More »Calling all green fingered gardeners!
All keen gardeners have the chance to show off their horticultural skills by entering the 2014 Tower Hamlets in Bloom competition. From balconies, community gardens and allotments to patios, businesses and schools… the competition is open to anyone who makes ...
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