GRAYSON PERRY: THE HANDLEBARS OF LIFE
“I've spent a lot longer on two wheels than I ever have in a dress. In this one-off talk for Sustrans, I will be talking about my almost spiritual relationship to cycling and making observations about its present-day culture.” Grayson Perry CBE RA is an award-winning multi-media artist, best-selling author, BAFTA winning broadcaster and...
The Cocoa Butter Club
The Cocoa Butter Club presents a spirited soiree, showcasing and celebrating a stellar line up of performers of colour. A vibrant take-over of Shoreditch Town Hall; expect high octane, powerful, provocative performances from the award-winning company. Founded, curated and hosted by velvet –toned songbird Sadie Sinner, The Cocoa Butter Club’sroster of queer performers of colour is...
CHICO TRUJILLO
Chile’s legendary party band, Chico Trujillo, come to London for a sensational night of fiery cumbia, rock, and ska. Chico Trujillo is Chile’s most prominent cumbia band. Their mixture of classic cumbia and hints of rock and ska mean they’re the soundtrack to every party and have played in iconic venues from around the...
STRANGER THINGS HALLOWEEN PARTY
Prepare for a night of horror as the Stranger Things Halloween Party returns for 2019, with cult ‘80s movies fancy dress theme. Enter the upside down during a night filled with hip hop, beats, breaks, funk, and so much more. Massive lineup announcement coming soon. Saturday October 262019 Where: Earth11-17...
Six beautiful independent bookshops in Hackney
A record number of shops closed in Britain last year, with 16 stores closing a day. Bookshops, however, are bucking the trend, with the number of indie bookshops on the rise for the second year running according to data released by the Booksellers Association (BA). Despite the dominance of online retailers, Hackney’s independent bookshops have never lost...
Hackney ‘Halloween Spooktacular’ family rave
Join award-winning Big Fish Little Fish Family Rave for Halloween Spooktacular in East London at the basement rave cave venue!Party together on a dance floor filled with bubbles, balloons and confetti cannons... topped off by the parachute dance. Get crafty on the Captain Cookie Craft tables and enjoy the...
Stoke Newington Church Street to go car free on 22 September
Church Street will go car free on Sunday 22 September as worldwide Car Free Day celebrations hit Stoke Newington. People are being invited to join the celebrations, which will include street entertainment, store pop-ups and yoga classes, as the entire street, from Albion Rd to Stoke Newington High Street is closed for the day.
Review: Re:lax Skin Studio
Re:lax Skin Studio is Hackney’s best kept beauty secret. Katie White, the founder, works using a three pronged approach of topical treatments, nutritional therapy and lifestyle adjustments. At her tranquil beauty salon, she has created an accredited course that teaches therapists (including all therapists at Re:lax) to work using this method. Katie knows that all skin has...
Chocolate & Cardamom Cookies
The coffee machine cranks into life and the smell of fresh coffee wakes us all up. The first customers of the day arrive for our handmade pastries and a caffeine fix. Four legged customers rock up for a dog treat, tired from their morning walk. Thursday mornings bring Elaine Kingett’s Mindful Creative Writing Workshop to the Café....
Elka de Wit – Founder of 34.4? natural skincare
I was born in Liberia, grew up in West and East Africa and Hong Kong and have also lived in Sicily and Germany. I’ve enjoyed living and working in Stoke Newington since 1991 and am thrilled that a local artist lets me use the front part of her space at Cobbled Yard as the N16 showcase for...
