Rants from the riverbank The Angry Boater, who lives on a canal boat, challenges the myth that a life on the water is all about peace and tranquility. Out & about ARE you brave enough to explore a museum full of old toys and dolls’ houses in the dark? The V&A Museum of Childhood is open after hours on Thursdays, January 15 and February 12 for two special nights of spooky events. Both evenings will begin with a film adaptation of M R James’s Victorian horror classic The Haunted Dolls’ House. This will be followed by a torch-lit tour of the Small Stories exhibition. The museum is in Cambridge Heath Road, Bethnal Green. Tickets cost £5 (includes one drink) and doors open at 6.30pm. To book a place call 8983 5205. Comedy The Angry Boater Live comedy show which started as a blog and podcast by Joel Sanders, who has lived on a canal boat for five years. The show challenges the myth that a life on the water is all about peace and tranquility. Tickets £7, £10 on the door. Tues & Weds, Jan 13 & 14. 7.30pm. Booking at www.angry boater.com or wegottickets – priced £7 (or £10 cash on the door). Joel will interview comedian Paul Chowdhry after the show on Jan 14 at 9.15pm (doors 9pm) plus audience Q&A. Tickets £10 in advance from www.wegottickets.com/ event/301315 The Backyard Comedy Club, 231 Cambridge Heath Road, E2. www.angryboater.com Events Plastic Words Writers, visual and performance artists hold a series of events looking at contemporary literature and art. Includes readings, performances, panel discussions and publishing experiments. Marginalia, a companion display curated by Antony Hudek with artworks by Eleanor Antin, Isidore Isou, John Murphy and Philippe Thomas, will be on view during events. Tours of the display with Hudek on Jan 8, 15 & 22. Free. Runs until Jan 30. Open Weds-Sun, 11am-6pm. Raven Row, 56 Artillery Lane, E1. 7377 4300 www.ravenrow.org Canary Wharf ice rink Open until the end of Feb, includes London’s only skate path. Tickets £14.50, children under-13 £9.50, concs £12, family tickets available. Booking fee applies. Until Sat, Feb 28. Mon-Fri 11am-11pm, Sat 10am-11pm, Sun 10am-10pm. 08456 531431 icerinkcanarywharf.com see below Ghost tours Discover haunting tales of the docklands in these two-hour evening tours. Minimum age 16, advance booking required. Tickets £26.25 (includes refreshments and booking fee). Tues, Jan 13, 20 & 27. 6.30-8.30pm. Museum of London Docklands, No. 1 Warehouse, West India Quay, E14. 7001 9844 www.museumoflondon.org.uk Pongathons Art, design, music and innovation all set around the game of ping pong, including coaching from Pingathon’s professionals. Free, pay to play. Tues, Jan 13 & Mon, Jan 26. 5pm. Rich Mix, 35-47 Bethnal Green Road, E1. 7613 7498 www.pongathon.com Anti-Gallery Experimental arts festival with events featuring installations, visitor participation and performances by a collection of artists to challenge the values, practices and conventions of traditional gallery culture. Until Thurs, Jan 29. Espacio Gallery, 159 Bethnal Green Road, E2. 07815 319073 www.espaciogallery.com Exhibitions Yellow Snow Features work by artist Tobias Teschner. Free. Opens Fri, Jan 16, 6-8pm, then runs until Feb 22. Open Weds- Sat, 11am-6pm & Sun, 12-6pm. Wilkinson Gallery, 50-58 Vyner Street, E2. 8980 2662 All the World’s a Sunny Day A series of collages by Roy Voss made by cutting a word from the back of a found postcard, most from the 1960s to 1980s, and inserting it into the image on the front. Weds, Jan 21- Mar 8. Open Weds-Sun, 12-6pm. Matt’s Gallery, 42-44 Copperfield Road, E3. 8983 1771 www.mattsgallery.org FAST 2 GET A LIFE NEWS FROM TOWER HAMLETS COUNCIL AND YOUR COMMUNITY 12 – 18 JANUARY 2015
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