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2-11 September NEW Highams Park Festival Art Trail: Home Various venues in Highams Park Local artists have responded to the theme of ‘Home’ to bring 25 free and family friendly exhibitions across 19 venues including shops and cafes. See the website for full listings. FREE. highamsparkfestival.com
Tuesdays Rowan’s Weekly Quiz The Bell, 617 Forest Road E17 4NE 8-10.30pm. £1.50 per person
8 Sept-2 Oct NEW Eugene Macki: Among Others The Stone Space, 6 Church Lane, Leytonstone E11 1HG The show presents four recent works that focus on the paradox of dividing and connecting. Thurs-Fri 2-6pm, Sat 12-5pm, Sun 12-4pm. FREE. thestonespace.wordpress.com eugenemacki.com
Tuesdays Quiz On Your Face The Northcote, 110 Grove Green Road E11 4EL 8-10.30pm. £1 per person
1-30 Sept NEW Alan Smith: Not Shy But Retiring Pictorem Gallery, 383 Hoe Street E17 9AP A small exhibition with big names from the UK art scene to mark Alan’s retirement from The Royal College of Art where he’s run the etching area for 32 years. Tues-Sat 9am-5.30pm. FREE. 020 8520 0340 pictoremgallery.com 17 Sept-13 Oct NEW Panic Wynwood Art District Café, 2A Chingford Road, E17 4PJ Hot on the heels of Raw this next group show is built around the emotive theme of ‘Panic’. Open cafe hours 7am-6pm daily. FREE. wynwoodartdistrict.co.uk Thursdays Craft Workshop for Parents The Paradox Community Centre, 3 Ching Way, Chingford E4 8YD All classes are experimental and fun! Learn new techniques each week with different materials through painting, recycling, embroidery and much more. Make friends and get creative, kids are welcome too! 9.30-11.30am. FREE. Elizabeth 020 8496 1551 daretodesignworkshops@gmail.com chingfordchildrencentre.org
Quizzes & Games Sundays General Knowledge Quiz Night The Victoria, 188 Hoe Street E17 4QH 8.30-11pm, £1.50 per person. Mondays Red Lion Quiz Night The Red Lion, 640 High Road, Leytonstone E11 3AA 7.30-11.30pm. Thursdays Neil’s Music Quiz The Flowerpot, 128 Wood Street E17 3HX 9-11pm. £1 per person Events marked
Mondays Mirth’s General Knowledge Quiz Mirth, Marvel & Maud 186 Hoe Street E17 4QH 7.30pm. £2 per person
Tuesdays Big Quiz Night The Village Pub, 31 Orford Road E17 9NL 8.30-11pm. £1.50 per person Wednesdays Leyton Technical Quiz Night 265 High Road, Leyton E10 5QN 8-10.30pm. £2 per person
Gardening & Environment Until 1 October Water and Life: The Story of Walthamstow Wetlands Vestry House Museum, Vestry Road E17 9NH In 2017 Walthamstow Reservoirs will reopen as London’s largest wetland nature reserve. Discover more about the story of the Wetlands – past and present. Weds-Sun 10am-5pm. FREE. 020 8496 4391 vhm.enquiries@walthamforest.gov.uk walthamforest.gov.uk/vestry-house Fridays Lloyd Park Green Gym Meet outside the Stables, Lloyd Park, Forest Road E17 4PP Get involved with the Conservation Volunteers to get physically active and feel good whilst improving the local environment. 11am-2pm. FREE. Gareth 020 8533 8022 gg-waltham-forest@tcv.org.uk Tuesdays Chingford Green Gym Ridgeway Park, The Ridgeway, Old Church Road, Chingford E4 6XU As Lloyd Park Green Gym but different venue and time. 10am-1pm.
Family Wednesdays Brownies in Wood Street Peterhouse Centre, 122 Forest Rise/ Upper Walthamstow Road E17 3PW Are you aged 7-10? Would you like to be a Brownie? Here at the 22nd Walthamstow Brownies we have lots of fun and get to go on some fantastic trips. Please email to find out more. 6.30-8.30pm. £3. Carole at 22ndwalthamstow@gmail.com girlguiding.org.uk
ALAN SMITH
- not shy but retiring
A small exhibition to mark Alan’s retirement from The Royal College of Art where he ran the Etching area for 32 years. During this time he met all but two of the people whose works are exhibited – who he already knew. Some he met at the College and then some socially, occasionally both.
Artists include; Norman Ackroyd CBE RA, Stephen Chambers RA, Eileen Cooper OBE RA, Mila Furstova RWA, Tony Dyson RE, Cathy Pilkington RA and Chris Orr MBE RA amongst others.
Pictorem Gallery 1–30 September 383 Hoe Street , Walthamstow E17 9AP Open Tuesdays – Saturdays 9am to 5.30pm. Saturdays Philosophy & Art Harmony Hall, 10 Truro Road E17 7BY We aim to inspire kids with animated discussions on questions that concern your children and all of us with this innovative, interactive session. Open your children’s minds to the wonders of philosophy. Allow them to grapple with the questions philosophers have discussed since the ancient Greeks such as ‘Who are your friends?’ ‘Can computers think?’ 1.30-3.30pm. £12, discount for sibling. fridaplato@gmail.com Search Facebook.com for Fridaplato Tuesdays & Thursdays Magic Box: Interactive Storytelling Sessions for 2-ish to 5-year olds Mothers’ Hub, 133 Wood Street E17 3LX What’s inside the Magic Box today? Join a host of different characters, from Dahlia the Dinosaur to Captain Wonkynose, as they lead you on exciting and interactive storytelling adventures! Coffee and cake included. 10-11am. £5 each or £8 for 2 kids. 07958 772669 magicboxstories.com Thursdays Tiny Tempo The Hornbeam Café, 458 Hoe Street E17 9AH A fun introduction to musical concepts using singing, instrument playing, listening and dancing! With guitars, ukuleles, and a lot of energy, fun is had by all. 10-11am. £5 for one child, £8 for two children.
Thursdays 15 Sept-13 Oct NEW Junior Art at The Mill The Mill, 7-11 Coppermill Lane E17 7HA Make an Alien! Five making and painting sessions with David for youngsters 6 years and over. Can be messy! Under 8s must be accompanied by an adult. Limited places. 4-5.30pm. £2 donation per child per session. David Hughes 020 8521 3211 info@themill-coppermill.org themill-coppermill.org Saturdays (term time only) Dads R Us Walthamstow West Children’s Centre, 215 Queens Road E17 8PJ Give Mum a break and enjoy quality fun time with your child/ren. Choice of structured and unstructured play, indoors and outdoors, including music, arts and crafts, woodwork and more. 10.30am-12.30pm. £2 per family. No need to book, just drop in. 07794 758864 walthamstowwestcc.org Monday-Friday, except Tuesdays (term-time only) Bongalong for under 5s St Gabriel’s Family Centre, Side Hall, Havant Road E17 3JF Fun, creative music, movement and make believe - a lively mix of singing, dancing, let’s pretend and fab percussion instruments. Mondays, Thursdays & Fridays 10am and 11am sessions plus 1.30pm on Mondays and 11am only on Wednesdays. £5.25 booked termly. 07811 460282 fiona.bongalong@gmail.com bongalong.co.uk
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