Tower power, then and now This hybrid picture from the Museum of London Docklands shows the contrast between Tower Bridge in London circa 1903-1910 and how it looks today. www.museumoflondon.org.uk Stand up guy Comedian and writer Joel Dommett performs at Stand Up & Slam! see below Out & about guide What’s on where this week Parent & child Dance play Dance and movement, songs and rhymes for parents/carers and their children aged 1-5 years. Weds, 10.30-11.30am, term-time only. Cost £2 per child (in adv) or £3.50 drop-in rate, discounts available. Language of Dance Trust, Oxford House, Derbyshire Street, E2. 7749 1131 info@lodc.org Toyhouse library Mons, 1.30-3.30pm, Halley Primary School, Halley Street, E14. Tues, 2-3.30pm, Cayley School, Aston Street, E14. Weds, 9.20-10.45am, Harry Roberts Nursery, Harford Street, E1. 1-2pm, TH Opportunity Playgroup, 583 Commercial Road, E1. 9-11am, Old Church Nursery, Walter Terrace, E1. 9-11am, Alice Model Nursery School, 14 Beaumont Grove, E1. Yoga for pregnancy and mums and babies Pregnancy class suitable from 14 weeks. Mums and babies classes suitable from six weeks until baby is crawling. 07958 645978 www.clareday-yoga.co.uk Social 3 Bees Café Healthy vegetarian and fish dish, served for just £3, takeaways available. Tuesdays, 4-8pm. Kingsley Hall Community Centre, Powis Road, E3. 07501 468 193 Birchfield OAPs club Mon-Fri, 7-9.30pm; Weds, 1-4pm 50 Saltwell Street, E14. Fern Street Settlement Fern Street, E3. 7987 1949 Golden Ladies Pensioners group for bingo and social. Weds, 2-4pm. Isle of Dogs Bowls Club, Millwall Park, E14. 7987 6824 Little Spitz’ under-5s playgroup Weds, 10am-12pm, 50p. Tours and stories. Spitalfields City Farm, Buxton Street, E1. 7247 8762 Tower Hamlets U3A Tower Hamlets University of the Third Age offer courses for over-50s to learn T’ai Chi, jazz appreciation, art appreciation, history walking and more. £10 yearly membership. Various days and times. St Margaret’s House Settlement, 21 Old Ford Road, E2. 7247 4283 If you have a date for our Out and About diary, send the details to eastendlife. news@towerhamlets.gov.uk Exhibitions Back to Bollywood Wide-ranging exhibition paying homage to the history of Bollywood cinema in the borough. Special focus on four venues dedicated to movies from India, Bangladesh and Pakistan which includes the Naz on Brick Lane and the Liberty at Mile End. Free. Until Sept 26. Mon-Fri, 9am-7pm; Sat, 10.30am-5pm. Brady Arts Centre, 192-196 Hanbury Street, E1. 7364 7900 Bridge Exploration of some of London’s most iconic structures as well as artworks, photography and film. The exhibition looks at how bridges shape and influence the way we experience the city. Features new installation Bridging The World by Scanner (the artist and composer Robin Rimbaud). Free. Until Nov 2. Museum of London Docklands, West India Quay, E14. 7001 9844 www.museumoflondon.org.uk/docklands Dan Jones exhibition and events Long-running retrospective of the local artist’s paintings and posters spanning more than 40 years. Runs until Nov 12. Thurs, Sept 11, 6-8pm includes a film screening Vince, Paul, Lawrence and Richard set in Stepney, with Dan Jones. Local History Library & Archives, 277 Bancroft Road, E1. 7364 1290 Music Invictus Games closing ceremony Top acts assemble for the closing concert of the international sports event for injured armed forces personnel, includes American rock stars Foo Fighters, Kaiser Chiefs, Ellie Goulding, Rizzle Kicks and the A unique mash-up of spoken word and stand up comedy launches at the Hackney Attic on Thursday, September 11. Stand Up & Slam, arriving from a sixmonth residency at the Comedy Club in Shoreditch, allows its audience on the night to pick the winner of the two respective art forms. The first night at the head-to-head contest welcomes upcoming stand up Joel Dommett and UK Antislam champion Amy McAllister. Pictured are team captains Paul Sweeney (comedy) and Dan Simpson (poetry). 7.30pm. £8/£7 conc. Hackney Attic, Hackney Picturehouse, 270 Mare Street, E8. Military Wives Choir. £49. Sun, Sept 14. 5pm. Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, E20. www.invictusgames.org/ticket-info Sound System Night Retro ‘shubeen’ night celebrating Jamaican music and culture with the ‘godfather’ of the sound system, Sir Lloyd Coxsone. MC for the night will be Mikey Forenor with music from Links UK. £10/8. Thurs, Sept 11. 8pm. Rich Mix, 35-47 Bethnal Green Road, E1. www.tuaregproductions.com Anna Weiss Mike Cullen’s controversial play first produced in 1997, tells the story of Anna, a hypnotherapist who specialises in uncovering the ‘lost’ memories of her patients. £12/£10. Discounts available for E14 residents. Until Sat, Sept 13. 7.30pm. The Space, 269 Westferry Road, E14. 7515 7799 Spoiling Play exploring the divisive issue of the Scottish referendum. The show received a Fringe First award at last month’s Edinburgh Festival. Suitable for ages 13+. £15/£10. Until Sat, Sept 13. Theatre Royal Stratford East, Gerry Raffles Square, E15. 8534 0310 www.stratfordeast.com ESTABLISHED IN WAPPING 1990 Pollyanna offer classes in drama and Musical Theatre for 2.5 to 18yrs. Our courses are about nurturing talent, encouraging confidence, having fun and developing key skills for achievement and fulfilment in every day life and not creating little starlets! Classes take place throughout the week and at weekends in our light, airy studios just off Wapping Lane. Our new term commences the week of 8th September and we enrol new children until half term. Please visit our website for full details of classes and times or contact us on 020 7481 1911 or email mail@pollyannatheatre.org Get free Customer Service and IT Training OCR Accredited Level 2 for women (18+) Eligibility: Must be unemployed or working under 16 hours and resident of Tower Hamlets. Course Duration: 2 hour week for 8 weeks 1 to 1 support on Employability Skills for each candidate. Drop in to our Open Days on 10th and 11th September, 2014 between 9.30am to 10.30am at Stifford Centre, 2-6 Cressy Place, London E1 3JG Call 020 7790 3632 for further information www.pollyannatheatre.org Cressy iT Solutions CIC 20 NEWS FROM TOWER HAMLETS COUNCIL AND YOUR COMMUNITY 8 – 14 SEPTEMBER 2014
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