Good morning from Finsbury Park! Here’s the info you need to know today ahead of the Community Festival – headlined by @thekooksmusic ! Sound check: 10am-11am. Gates open: 11:30am. Start time: 12noon. Road closures (8:30pm-10:30pm): http://bit.ly/2FE3Nyu . Finish: 9:30pm. 1:00 AM – 30 Jun 2019

Construction Jobs Fair Hackney Works, Berkeley Homes, and Notting Hill Genesis are hosting a construction careers and jobs fair in Woodberry Down. About the Event: Come along to access live opportunities, exclusive training courses and get advice about your CV and how to progress your career. Leading organisations such as McGinley, Select, ADS, Stotts, Prater, … More Hackney Jobs

Connections An art exhibition exploring the mother and daughter bond through art, colour, and creativity   Connections    find out more Artists Loredana Leska and Luis Rucco will be showing their art at the Redmond Community Centre starting off with a private viewing on Monday 1st July. Come along and enjoy refreshments and live entertainment, … More At the Redmond Centre

Hello, and welcome to our July newsletter. Summer is a very busy time for us at The Old Church as it is festival season! Already in June we had the Stoke Newington Literary Festival, celebrating its 10th year, and we were also involved in the eighth annual Creativity and Wellbeing Week, raising funds for the … More At the Old Church

OPEN STUDIOS 6th & 7th July As part of The Chocolate Factory N16‘s summer open studios, I will be opening the doors to my studio and welcoming all visitors wanting to look, purchase or place a commission. The courtyard is in full bloom and my fellow artist, designers and makers will all be open too, making this … More OPEN STUDIOS 6th & 7th July

Initial casting has been revealed for The Time Of Our Lies, as celebrated television and film actor Daniel Benzali joins the biopic story of the American historian, author and social activistHoward Zinn. The ensemble cast will include Alvaro Flores(Wig Out, Royal Court), Wayne Gidden (Legacy, Stratford Circus), Lanna Joffrey (Cause, Vault Festival), Sophia Mackay(Thriller, Lyric Theatre) and Claire Lebowitz-King (Measure for Measure, Living Theatre). “Small acts, when multiplied … More Celebrated TV and film actor Daniel Benzali to star as Howard Zinn at the PARK Theatre

It’s been a long established fact that the Islington Art Society cannot find a venue in Islington and have always been welcome here in Hackney !  

Gina Southgate art on show at Beaucatcher in Church street,  23rd June (Not May as per their website).

Full Story at the Hackney Citizen