I DREAM OF WIRES ,

68a Cheshire Street , (0ff Brick Lane) London , E2 6EH .

Open 11am - 7pm every day .

Fashion stylist LOU WINWOOD and her partner Campag Velocet & the Count singer PETE VOSS , have opened a vintage shop with an eccentric twist in London ’s East End .

Tel shop: 0207 739 4481 / Lou - 07971 194 261

Email : louwinwood@hotmail.com

Web: www.idreamofwires.co.uk

ON THE QT

Chigga Guerilla Store, 100 Commercial Street (Opposite Spitalfields market)

Daily 11.30am - 7pm

A street style platform for suppliers such as commes des garcons, juicy couture, miu miu amd marc jacobs.

Web: www.ontheqtfashion.com

EAST MEETS JEST

Downstairs at The Water Poet

9-11 Folgate Street, Spitalfields, London, E1 6BX

7.30-11.30, every Thursday

Comedy every Thursday until Christmas

Tickets £10\£7 concessions

Bookings: jon@eastmeetsjest-comedy.co.uk or 07967998084

NOVEMBER

 

THE TRAGEDY OF THOMAS HOBBES

Wilton's Music Hall, Graces Alley off Ensign Street, London, E1 8JB

From now until 6 December

The magnificent Wilton's Music Hall will become a riotous coffee house providing a stunning backdrop for Shaplin's unsentimental view of this 17th century struggle between God and Science.

Click here for further info

 

CINDY OSWIN: A SALON WITH GERTRUDE AND ALICE

Arts Bar and Cafe, Toynbee Studios, 28 Commercial Street, London, E1 6AB

7.30pm, 13 November

Set in the lively and heady atmosphere of a Paris Salon in the early 20th century, A Salon wih Gertrude and Alice explores the life and work of modernist writer Gertrude Stein and her life partner, Alice B Toklas,  The 2 women were hosts to numerous significant artists and writers of the period.  Toklas lived in Stein's shadow until after her partner's death when 'The Alic B Toklas Cookbook' became a best seller.

Tickets £7.50 inc nibbles and drinks

click here for more info

 

SAMPLE SALE

Shop 14, Old Truman Brewery, 16 Hanbury Street, London, E1 6QR

11-9, 13 November

11-8, 14 November

11-7, 15 November

11-5, 16 November

Boutique sale with up to 90% off clothing and accessories from Paul & Joe, Vanessa Bruno and more.

Tel 02072212866 for further info

 

THE BROTHERS SIZE

Rich Mix, 35-47 Bethnal Green Road, London, E1 6LA

7.30, 14 November

2.30 and 7.30pm, 15 November

ATC and The Young Vic present the 2008 Laurence Olivier Award nominated production about 2 brothers on different sides of the tracks.

Tickets £12, £10 concs.

Click here for further info

 

SIGNIFICANT SISTERS: INNOVATIVE FICTION, PAST AND PRESENT

Women's Library

10.30-3.30, 15th and 29th November

Literature course with lecturer and biographer Lynn Knight

Click here for more info

 

CAFE SPICE NAMASTE

16 Prescot Street, London, E1 8AZ

6.30pm, 19 November

Chef Cyrus Todiwala presents a specially designed menu, each course with a cider from the award-winning producer Merrydown. Chris Carr will be on hand to introduce each cider and discuss all things Merrydown.

Reception drinks at 6.30pm, first course served at 7.15pm

Tickets are £45 per person +12% service charge - inclusive of all food and wine.

Tel 02074889242 to reserve a table

 

LATE BUS THEATRE PERFORMANCE

Bishops Square Canopy, Bishops Square, London, E1 6AA

1-2pm, 20 November

The late Bus is a black comedy based on an original script by University of East Anglia graduate, Alison Porter.

FREE

For bookings tel 02077396643

 

YOUNG DIRECTORS

Arts Bar and Cafe, Toynbee Studios, 28 Commercial Street, London, E1 6AB

7.30pm, 20 November

Come and hear the next generation of stage directors talk about their experiences, how to break into this hardest of professions, and thei aspirations for the future. 

Tickets £5

click here for more info

 

LOCKED IN

Rich Mix, 35-47 Bethnal Green Road, London, E1 6LA

7.30pm, 22 November

Locked In is a revival of Half Moon's hugely successful 2006 production about Blaze, (a Caribbean MC) and Tariq (a Bengali DJ) and their growing, but tested, friendship.

Tickets £12, £10 concs.

Click here for further info

 

IN THE WAY OF THINGS

Studio 1.1, 57a Redchurch Street, London, E2 7DJ

Mon to Thurs 12-6pm, From now until 23 November

In The Way Of Things considers the photograph simultaneously as image and object.

FREE

Click here for more info

 

 

WOMEN SING EAST

Brady Centre, 192-196 Hanbury Street, London, E1 5HU

6.15-8.15pm, 26 November to 16 December

Women Sing East will work towards a performance as the centrepiece of Spitalfields Soundings, an early evening of music-making at the heart of the Winter Festival.

£20/£15 concessions

Click here for further info

 

AFRICA'S HOPE

Rich Mix, 35-47 Bethnal Green Road, London, E1 6LA

7.30pm, 27 and 28 November

The Aegis Trust, in association with internationally-successful Rwandan performing arts company Mashirika, presents an emotionally-charged and vibrant show, with amazing true stories of survival.

Tickets £12, £10 concs.

Click here for further info

 

BRIDESHEAD REVAMPED

Old Truman Brewery, 91 Brick Lane, London, E1

27 November - 19 December

For the 2nd year running Mask Event Design and Production will be hiring the Truman Galleries in November and December and this year they are transforming the space into a stunning Stately Home vamped with esoteria.

Click here for further info

 

READING GROUP

BIRD INSIDE BY WENDY PERRIAM

The Women's Library

6.45pm, 27 November

Wendy Perriam examintes adult values through the eyes of a young girl in this book.  Jane comes to see that other people's lives are as confused and complex as her own.

Click here for more info

 

DAVID GALE'S PEACHY COOCHY NITES

Arts Bar and Cafe, Toynbee Studios, 28 Commercial Street, London, E1 6AB

7.30pm, 27 November

Just a projector and 20 images.  Just 20 seconds per image.  Just peachy. David Gale's irrepresible Peachy Coochu Nites return for another season.  With 6 presenters each night drawn from all walks of life, presentations are alwasy varied.  We can't tell you quite what to expect because we're never sure in advance!

Click here for more info

 

EAT THE BEAT at THE RHYTHM FACTORY

16-18 Whitechapel Road , London , E1 1EW

From 10pm to 6am - Friday 28th November

The very best in alternative and progressive drum & bass and dub step in 2 rooms.

£10 admission

Info lines: 07976 267 532 or 07960 666 830

www.myspace.com/eatthebeatdnb

 

DECEMBER

 

CHAMPAGNE TASTING AT L'OASIS

L'Oasis Bar and Restaurant, 237 Mile End Road, London, E1 4AA

7.45pm, 1 December

An exclusive evening of Champagne and food. A selection of exclusive champagnes, three course meal and information giving throughout the evening by guest speaker Dario Podana from Les Caves De Pyrene.

Tickets are £50 per person. To book call 020 7702 7051 or email info@loasisstepney.co.uk

 

THE EFFING AND BLINDING CABARET

Rich Mix, 35-47 Bethnal Green Road, London, E1 6LA

8pm, 4 and 5 December

Following highly successful performances at Edinburgh and touring in Zagreb and Helsinki, Extant presents their Effing and Blinding Cabaret in the pitch dark.

Tickets £12, £10 concs.

Click here for further info

 

 

COCKNEY CRIP POWER!

Rich Mix, 35-47 Bethnal Green Road, London, E1 6LA

8pm, 6 December

Sid Baility Productions, a collective of disabled artists, critics and activists based at DITO, presents an evening of disability arts.

Tickets £12, £10 concs.

Click here for further info

 

CHRISTMAS FOOD AND FLOWER FAIR

Spitalfields City Farm, Buxton Street, London, E1 5AR

7 December 2008

Spitalfields City Farm is calling on local food producers and artisans to come and sell, swap or share produce.

For further info please contact Joanne on 0207 2478762 or email joanne@spitalfieldscityfarm.org

 

A SPITALFIELDS CHRISTMAS CAROL

Liverpool Street Station, Bishopsgate Exit

7.30pm, 9-12 December

8.30pm, 13-14 December

Part guided walk, part recreation of Charles Dickens' classic tale, let the award winning performers of Back Passage Walks take you by the hand and lead you through the Victorian East End to a very special mystery destination.

Tickets £12

Click here to book or call 02073771362

 

WEST INDIAN CHRISTMAS TEA PARTY

Rich Mix, 35-47 Bethnal Green Road, London, E1 6LA

3pm, 12 December

The West Indian Christmas Tea Party is a subtle event in the run up to Christmas that will warm the cockles of your heart, hosted by the world-renowned Totlyn Jackson.  Jamaica's First lady of Song, she will reminisce us with stories of Christmases in Jamaica, Christmas songs to sing along to, mixed up with her original recipe rum punch.

£5

Click here for further info

 

IN CONVERSATION: SIR JOHN ELIOT GARDINER AND THE ENGLISH BAROQUE SOLOISTS

Bishopsgate Institute, 230 Bishopsgate, London, EC2M 4QH

2-4.30pm, 13 December

A rare opportunity to hear conductor Sir John Eliot Gardiner's thoughts on his innovative programming ideas and his creative collaboration with The Monteverdi Choir and The English Baroque Soloists. The talk will be followed by a question and answer session.

Tickets £10 Students £5

Click here to book or call 02073771362

 

COMING UP FOR AIR

Rich Mix, 35-47 Bethnal Green Road, London, E1 6LA

7.30pm, 13 December

Rich Mix and Nu Century Arts present Coming Up For Air, a show that The Guardian describes as 'an explosive example of theatre's social role' as it tackles the issue of mental health in the Afro-Caribbean community.

Tickets £12, £10 concs.

Click here for further info

 

MONSTROUS MELODIES

Brady Arts and Community Centre, Hanbury Street, London, E1 5HU

1-2pm, 15 December

Join us on a mythical and monstrous journey inspired by the tales of Hercules.  From evil goddesses to nine-headed Hydras, you couldn't find a more exciting hour on a Monday.

FREE call 02089835200 to book

 

THE MONTEVERDIE CHOIR AND THE ENGLISH BAROQUE SOLOISTS

Christ Church, Commercial Street, E1 6LY

7.30pm, 15 December

6.30 and 8.30pm, 17 December

6.30 and 8.30pm, 19 December

6.30 and 8.30pm, 5 January

6.30 and 8.30pm, 7 January

6.30 and 8.30pm, 8 January

The season culminates in the performance of Bach's sparkling Christmas Oratorio coupled with his Brandenberg Concertos and motets over 6 evenings.

Tickets are A £40, B £30, C £20, D £10, E £5

Click here for more info

 

SPITALFIELDS SOUNDINGS

Crispin Place, Spitalfields, E1

5.30-7.15pm, 16 December

An evening of mellifluous music-making from the centre of the new 'west end' of London - Spitalfields Market, featuring the extraordinary voices of Women Sing East and young performers from around the Borough, and you! Come and sing to celebrate the winter.

 

RHODRI DAVIES

Toynbee Hall, 28 Commercial Street, London, E1 6LS

7.30pm, 16 December

Hear the harp as you've never heard it before as Rhodri Davies - whose interests span new, experimental and improvised music - explores the possibilities of this extraordinary instrument.

Tickets £10

Click here for more info

 

INTERACTIVE BACH

Christ Church, Spitalfields

10.30-11.30, 18 December

A chance to hear brass Fanfares, individual instruments, to sing along and to meet the conductor and ensemble.  This interactive event is for primary schools and anyone who wants to find out more about the world of Bach and friends.

Free but booking required.

 

CRAIG OGDEN

Toynbee Hall, 28 Commercial Street, London, E1 6LS

7.30pm, 18 December

Craig Ogden explores three astounding pieces for solo guitar, culminating with Tippett's masterpiece - one of the most substantial pieces written for guitar. 

Tickets £10

Click here for more info or to book

 

BACH CHAT

Market Coffee House, 52 Brushfield Street, London, E1

7.45-8.20pm, 17-19 December

7.45-8.20pm, 5/7/8 January

A chance to discuss a different aspect of Bach's music and The Monteverdi Choir performances, both with invited speakers and with fellow audience members. Please click here for venue and speaker information for each event.

FREE

 

JANUARY

SEAMS AND SONGS GUIDED TOUR

Museum of Childhood, Cambridge Heath Road, London, E2 9PA

2-2.50pm, 4 January

Spitalfields Music has joined with the Museum of Childhood to present a walk through their fantastical work of children's fashion. Come in your favourite outfit and discover the wonders of fabric, fasteners, dresses, hats and shoes.

FREE call 02089835200 to book

 

ANTON LUKOSZEVIEZE

Toynbee Hall, 28 Commercial Street, London, E1 6LS

7.30pm, 6 January

The Bach-Bogen (curved bow) is a modern invention enabling a cellist to play 3 and 4 note chords simultaneously.  Cellist Anton Lukoszevieze is unique in the UK as a proponent of the bow and is developing a new contemporary curved bow repertoire.

Tickets £10