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Blood, rum and Midsummer Night’s Dream takes to the streets By Laura Burgoine
DULWICH LATELY
This summer Dulwich Picture Gallery celebrates 200 years since it opened to the public with the very first Dulwich Pavilion. The Gallery is celebrating with themed Lates on Friday nights, from 6pm-10pm, which are free to attend (reserve your place on Eventbrite). Take your pick of Lates debates, films, music, performances, workshops, and more. Running every Friday in June and July (except July 7). www.dulwichpicturegallery.org.uk
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Southbank Centre's Chorus festival returns from 1-2 July with opera, performance music, and workshops. Over half of the activities are free, with highlights including the English National Opera staging of Elgar’s Dream of Gerontius, and Emily Peasgood’s Lifted: a lift-based social and cultural comment about the over saturation of background music in daily life. Nordic choirs will fill the Southbank Centre, including Finland’s screaming men’s choir, Huutajat. The South Iceland Chamber Choir invite an audience to wander through their performance piece in Surrounded by Strangers. Family favourite Pram Jam returns and there are pop up choirs throughout the weekend. www.southbankcentre.co.uk
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SHAKESPEARE ON THE LAM
Immerse yourself in Shakespeare’s finest comedy, with a Midsummer Night’s promenade performance. Setting off from a secret Clapham location, audiences will follow the trails, deliver wedding invitations, and pick up clues and characters along the way. Following a soldout run in Oxford last year, Creation Theatre brings their anarchic treasure hunt of a show to Omnibus. Just watch out for scheming fairies! June 16-30 at 2:30pm and 7:30pm. Admission: £18/£16 concessions. omnibus-clapham.org
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RUM DIARIES
The Science Gallery’s Blood: Life Uncut exhibition looks at the visceral and captivating power of blood to expose, shock, and save lives. The season launches in late July with a series of events and installations at various venues around London Bridge, and concludes with an exhibition at the Copeland Gallery in Peckham, alongside a programme of performances and workshops in September and October. New collaborations between artists and scientists tackle issues which are often invisible, offering fresh perspectives on menstruation, Ebola, sickle cell anaemia, blood donation, forensics and blood typing. Guy’s Campus at King’s College London and Copeland Gallery, Peckham, from JulyNovember. www.london.sciencegallery. com/blood
Get a taste of the Caribbean at Clapham’s Jam Tree. Throughout July, the Old Town hangout is going [coco]nuts with a month-long festival of rum tastings, cocktail making classes, and barbecue menus. July 1-31. www.thejamtree.com
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A QUEER ALTERNATIVE The National Theatre marks the 50th anniversary of the partial decriminalisation of homosexuality in England and Wales by staging its first Queer Theatre event series from July 6-10. A group of world class actors and directors examine how theatre has charted the LGBT+ experience through a series of rehearsed readings and post-show discussions in the Lyttelton Theatre.
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Tarell McCraney by George Schiavone
Polly Stenham by Laura Pannack
QUEER THEATRE runs over the Pride weekend. All tickets: £15. Neaptide by Sarah Daniels (1986), Thursday 6 July at 7.30pm Wig Out! by Tarell Alvin McCraney (2008), Friday 7 July at 7.30pm Certain Young Men by Peter Gill (1999), Saturday 8 July at 7.30pm Bent by Martin Sherman (1979), Sunday 9 July at 2.30pm The Drag by Mae West (1927), Monday 10 July at 7.30pm
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SPOTLIGHT By Laura Burgoine
Brief encounters
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very summer for the past six years, Brisbane’s Briefs have brought their inimitable brand of boylesque to sellout shows at the Southbank. The head-spinning cocktail of aerial arts, circus, and dance is stirred up with raucous Aussie humour, garnished with glitter, and finished with an ostrich feather, or ten. Like Ginger Rogers, they can do everything Fred Astaire does but backwards, and in heels. This season, they bring a brand new interstellar show to the Underbelly festival. The Weekender chats to Briefs’ founder and director Fez Faanana about breaking the rules, and off kilter journeys.
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You’ve changed the aesthetic, and the theme – what are the costumes and music like this time round? Being our third incarnation, it was really important for us to change things up and take creative gambles. The costumes are as boisterous as ever, as is the music. There is an Australiancentric musicality that I think international audiences will love.
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What was the allure of sci-fi? We made this idiotic abstract world for us to make and break the rules in. It has been a blast to make a new work with a completely new angle.
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Is the original Briefs crew coming back? Are there any new members? This show sadly says farewell to some of the previous cast and happily welcomes some new boys to the fold. This will be our biggest cast change in a while. New members include bold and beautiful bogan contemporary dancer Thomas Gundry Greenfield, circus larrikin and luminary Dale WoodbridgeBrown and UK’s very own performance provocateur Harry Clayton-Wright.
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Where have you all been performing since last summer? Around Oz? We have been chasing summer, performing Briefs: the Second Coming in Auckland, Melbourne, Sydney and Perth. We then went into Briefs boot
camp to make Close Encounters, presenting the show’s first outing in our hometown of Brisbane.
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You must be Underbelly pros by now –is this your fourth year back? What do you like about London audiences? We have carved out a home for ourselves in London with Underbelly, which is a dream come true. We did our first run in 2011 where we dipped our toe in for a short one-week season. Now, six years later, we are back for a 12-week season with our third show. Audiences in London understand our ridiculousness and they are up for the off kilter journey.
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You’re all super fit and athletic; how much time do you spend rehearsing now? Do you have to train as well, or is all the dancing/trapeze/acrobatics,
etc. more than enough to keep you circus fit? The beauty of our cast is about the diversity in skills, artistry and archetypes. We all train and rehearse at various degrees to keep things fresh for the audience and for ourselves.
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Are you all still based in Brisbane? Has the arts scene evolved there since you first started out? tThe company has its roots in Brisbane but the cast hails from all over Australia, with the exception of Harry who is from Blackpool. Just like the rest of the world the arts scene is constantly changing with the times. It needs to change - the art scene needs to be responsible, responsive and relevant. Briefs: Close Encounters is at the Underbelly festival, Belvedere Road Coach Park, SE1 BXX, from July 14 till September 30, at 7:45pm. Admission: £20-£32.50. Phone: 0844 545 8252. www.underbellyfestival.com
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What can audiences expect from the new show Close Encounters? Briefs is a shotgun wedding of circus, drag, burlesque and comedy. For those who have
crossed over to the shiny side and experienced Briefs in previous years you can be assured that it is still a celebration for all walks of life.
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THEATRE By Michael Holland
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ir Trevor Nunn is known by different people for different things. Many will know him for making Cats and Les Miserables such phenomenal productions, some for making the Royal Shakespeare Company bigger and better than it ever was, while others remember how he transformed the Royal National Theatre into something more accessible to more people. In recent weeks Trevor (“Don’t call me Sir”) has been rehearsing a stellar cast for Lettice and Lovage at Southwark Street’s Menier Chocolate Factory Theatre, which sadly had to close due to the Borough Market atrocities. His first words when he spoke to the Weekender were: “I’ve walked past Borough Market every day for nine weeks, which makes this terrible event even more shattering, more distressing, and more unspeakable.” Although Trevor Nunn came from a family with little money he worked his way into scholarships and good schools until he went to Cambridge. Even at that young age he knew he wanted
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to work in theatre because in his gap year he formed a theatre group and decided to do a production of Hamlet. “After that I was completely hooked,” he remembers vividly. At university he was still trying to be “in things as an actor” but knew it was directing that was his aim. He tells me it is due to “the interpreting of the text and the suggesting of how actors could play it” that he loves directing. Early acclaim brought him to the attention of the RSC who invited him to be the youngest Artistic Director. He arrived when they had two theatres and left them with five. He talks of learning so much from Peter Hall and how Hall tricked him into taking the job. “It was very scary at first. I scarcely knew how to run a rehearsal, never mind a theatre company,” he jokes. After 18 successful years with the RSC Trevor began directing big West End musicals. I wondered how such a dramatic change came about and found that musicals were an early love. The first theatrical production Trevor ever went to was a pantomime and he recalls hearing the band warm up, so has always
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connected theatre with music. He then recounts the tale of his very first professional job which was a musical - Round the World In 80 Days - and how, in his early days at the RSC, he introduced music in to some of the plays, famously making A Comedy of Errors into a musical. “We had an absolute smash!” he delights in saying. On the back of those musical leanings Andrew Lloyd Webber came knocking. “I was excited,” recalls the director. “He had already had a big hit with a rock ’n’ roll version about Christ, then another hit about a South American dictator, so what is he going to give me to direct?” He pauses for comic effect. “A show for children about pussycats! It didn't seem fair - the only bad idea Andrew has ever had and I'm the one who gets the job!” He laughs before the big finish: “And it ran for 22 years.” His next major stepping stone was taking over at the National Theatre. It was a great time to be British with Blair newly elected, BritPop and the YBAs all prominent and making sure the arts were big news, but for Trevor Nunn he had inherited a difficult financial situation and he
remembers it was hard to make ends meet. He had to experiment with new ideas to make sure the theatre was packed. “I did some things that were populist,” he begins, “that some people deemed ‘simple-minded’, but I was happy about that as I wanted the audience to be as broad as possible.” He then recalls the same complainers moaning when he put on Tom Stoppard’s trilogy The Coast of Utopia, calling it “all too difficult!” Now Sir Trevor is again directing in Southwark, this time Oliver Cotton’s Dessert, a play about greed, wealth and the lengths people will go to in order to claim what’s theirs. It’s a play that is close to Trevor’s heart as he has known the writer for many years, both professionally and socially. “When I read the play
I thought it was an absolute knockout,” the director begins. “So I set up a staged reading where I met the bright, alert and very astute producer David Adkin who approached Southwark Playhouse who agreed to have the world premiere there.” Trevor tells me this is quite rare for a play to go from page to stage in such a short time, and he says that as pleased as he is that it is on so quickly, he wished it had got on before the election. Being a lifelong Labour supporter he knows the issues that the play deals with may have convinced people which way to vote. The interview then veered into politics and how he was able to get such a good education when coming from such an underprivileged background. “We are still reaping the benefits from that 1945 Labour Government giving us the Welfare State,” stresses the man who donates to the party. “My allegiance to Labour can never change,” he insists. Getting Trevor back on track he emphasises that Dessert is “contemporary and fits right into Labour’s slogan: For The Many Not The Few.” Dessert is at Southwark Playhouse, 77-85 Newington Causeway, SE1 6BD, from July 12-August 5 at 7:30pm (3pm matinees on Saturdays) Admission: £20 / £16 concession / £12 previews Phone: 020 7407 0234 www.southwarkplayhouse.co.uk
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Brixton Buzz Saturday 1st July
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Gig guide
Lit London at The Coronet Theatre 28 New Kent Road, Elephant & Castle, SE1 6TJ, 11pm-5am, £10 A shoe shuffling night of hop hop, bashment, soca, reggae, house and Afrobeats awaits revellers in this soon to be flattened former Victorian theatre. Platter adjusters include TNR, English Fire, Jukess, Sir Corey, Daggastar, Genna Smallz and Mr VI. Please note: no photo ID = no blooming entry for you, m’lad. The Shakedown at Canavan's Peckham Pool Club 188 Rye Lane, Peckham, SE15 4NF, 10pm4am, £5 Soulsonic’s Stuart Patterson teams up with West London's soulful HHA DJ/production duo to keep the vibes sweeter than a vat of Tate & Lyle floating in candy floss.
Deep Fried at White Horse 94 Brixton Hill, Brixton, SW2 1QN, 9pm3am, Free Deep Fried is back at the White Horse. Featuring saucy resident Fray Bentos and special guest Dustee Du, the White Horse is usually worth the saunter up the hill.
Wednesday 5th July
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Boubacar Kafando at White Lion 234 Streatham High Road, SW16 1BB, 6pm-midnight, £5
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418 Coldharbour Lane, Brixton, SW9 8LF, 10pm-2am, Free As part of the Streatham Festival, the White Lion is putting on an interesting double bill of live music, headlined by Boubacar Kafando. Born in Burkino Faso, and based in Paris, Boubacar plays the traditional African Kora and grooves with a band brimming with positive energy and dancing. In support is Gnawa UK with Boujma Bobul, performing catchy refrains and chants mixed with beautiful ancient rhythmic sounds.
Taking a well-earned break from their heroic battle against their beastly employers to earn a Living Wage, the Ritzy workers invite friends and supporters to come along and dance the night away in the Prince Albert. On
Friday 7th July
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Weird Science at the Effra Social 89 Effra Road, Brixton, SW2 1DF, 9pm-1am, Free
Ben & Kyle present Weird Science, a rummage through electronic music of the 80s, with all songs played on time honoured vinyl and the indestructible Compact Disc. Requests welcome all night, but it must be from the decade of drum machines, synthesisers, whacked out guitar effects and ridiculous fashion sense.
Friday 7th July
Great Big Feet at Club 414 414 Coldharbour Lane, Brixton, SW9 8LF, 10pm-3am, Free Kicking up a storm at the 414 is the fantastic Great Big Feet, a piano-thumping trio playing energy-packed, old time hits from the likes of Louis Jordan, Nina Simone and Big Mama Thornton, mixed in with some Boomtown, offbeat festival vibes. If you like you music stomping and smokin’ with a sense of humour, these guys are well worth a peek.
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the decks will be DJ Mike Urban throwing down a party pack of Motown, Dance, New Wave, D’n’B and monster pop hits. The Ritzy staff parties are always a heap of fun so make sure you get there early!
DJs Jizzy Rascal and Mike Urban bring the noise to the Dogstar’s jam-packed ballroom,
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throwing down a swaggering party mix of electro, Britpop, indie, new wave and floorshaking anthems guaranteed to get arms waving in the air like a platoon of speedinfused semaphore signallers.
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Funk to Punky, Motown to Madness at the Dogstar Ballroom 389 Coldharbour Lane, Brixton, SW9 8LQ, 10pm-4am, £5
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Helen McDonald’s Future Groove at Upstairs at the Ritzy Brixton Oval, Brixton, SW2 1JG, 7.30pm11.30pm. Free
Salute Reggae at Bread & Roses 68 Clapham Manor Street, Clapham, SW4 6DZ, 9pm-11pm, Free House band for south London indie label/ studio Room In The Sky, rock solid reggae outfit Salute bring the skanking vibes to this trade union owned boozer. The bar has a fine choice of ales and, best of all, you’re unlikely to find Theresa May or Boris blabbing away at the bar.
Eclectic Fridays at Gigalum 8 Cavendish Road, Clapham Common, SW4 9DW, 8pm-midnight, Free Apparently “designed for the discerning musical palate”, the Gigalum DJs promise to whisk up the best in global beats and diverse sounds that come with a cast iron guarantee to get you moving and a-grooving.
The No Frills Band lead a round-the-table session of traditional music, with musicians of all abilities and styles welcome to join in a feisty, boozy, global tour of folk music with none of that finger-in-the ear nonsense.
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No Frills Sunday Session at The Windmill 22 Blenheim Gardens, Brixton, SW2 5BZ, 7pm, Free
Future Groove is the brain-child of singer/ writer Helen McDonald, part of local Afropunk band Yaaba Funk. This get-together unites some of London's best Africaninfluenced jazz musicians mixing up funk, soul and Afro-jazz, and kicks off with a jam session.
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Monday 10th July
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through bass and time, via swing to ska, blues to balkan, roots to rave and beyond. A man partial to some globalised whomp and glitched-up stomp, expect a night of trouser swinging beats from smooth to thunderous, and all at a bargain price in a great venue.
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Folk Jam at The Old Dispensary 325 Camberwell New Road, SE5 0TF, 8pm1am, Free Small, friendly, affordable and unfussy, this traditional Irish boozer is the perfect setting for a spirited Folk Jam where anyone can join in with the band and sing, strum, rattle or parp to their heart's content
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Friday 14th July
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Scors at Off The Cuff 301-303 Railton Road, SE24 0JN, 8pmmidnight, Free Urban spacey pop-groovesters Scors are supported by funk rockers With Juicy Bits at this laid-back music venue hidden away in a Herne Hill railway arch. We like the venue very much, but with beer at a fiver a pint, we aren’t so chuffed with the prices.
Thursday 13th July
Dexys-inspiring legend Geno Washington is parking his tour bus in Brixton for a night of supercharged soul. Celebrated by the Dexy’s Midnight Runners’ hit tune “Geno,” Mr Washington has played alongside the likes of James Brown, Bo Diddley & The Rolling Stones. A soul music pioneer, he’s recognised as one of the most prominent and charismatic figureheads of London's 60's soul boom. After Geno has done his bit, DJs are on hand to keep the floor moving faster than a well taken Subbuteo free kick, mashing up a menu of funk, rock and soul.
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Clan Dextine at Cafe Cairo 88 Landor Road, SW9 9PE, 9pm-2am, £3
Saturday 15th July
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Lobster Theremin at Corsica Studios 5 Farrell Court, Elephant & Castle, SE17 1LB, 11pm-7am, £12.50 This steamy all-nighter sees Lobster Theremin mainstay Route 8 and head lobster Asquith teaming up to “solidify the lobster love” with “wild tempos and some proper cheddar at times.”
London based festival, club and pub rocker Clan Dextine ruffles up his extensive facial hair and takes his audience on a journey
Severed Limb album launch at Brixton Pound Café 77 Atlantic Rd, Brixton, SW9 8PU, 8pm-1am, Free
Local skiffle kids Severed Limb have a reputation for setting dancefloors ablaze with their frantic, washboarddriven guitar/accordion singalongs, mixing up raw American rock and roll with high energy post punk. Infused with the spirit of the late great Lonnie Donegan and The Clash they’re at the Brixton Pound Café to launch their new album. It’s going to be unmissable!
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The Teamsters at The Windmill 22 Blenheim Gardens, Brixton, SW2 5BZ, 8pm, Free From the deepest depths of North London, where they walk 'The Kentish Mile', strut The Teamsters, whose debut album mashed up Medway Beat, Mersey Beat, R'n'B and R'n'R. Jangle-tastic quintet The Roves are in support.
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the Oval, but we’re sure the jazzy sounds are going to be skillfully dispensed in ample quantities. Grab yourself a beer and enjoy the good vibes.
Thursday 27th July
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Fox's Late Night Hang at Prince Of Wales 469 Brixton Road, SW9 8HH, 11pm-3am, Free
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House Night at Gremio de Brixton St. Matthew's Church, Effra Road, Brixton, SW2 1JF, 10pm-3am, Free Get shaking, a-quivering and convulsing to an evening of disco, classic and upbeat house delivered via the medium of “DJs on rotation,” accompanied by an unspecified “live saxophonist.”
Friday 21st July
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Watson's General Telegraph Forest Hill Tavern, 108 Forest Hill Rd, SE22 0RS, 8pm, Free Rock up the hill to this well stocked, ontrend bar and gyrate your moveable parts to the sound of hot swinging live Trad Jazz, daddy-o.
Friday 14th July
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Geno Washington at Blues Kitchen 40 Acre Lane, Brixton, SW2 5SP, 9pm-2am, £5
Wednesday 19th July
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Dazed & Confused at Book & Record Exchange 20 Norwood High St, SE27 9NR, 8pm11pm, £5 Following a screening of the cult classic high school film ‘Dazed & Confused,’ DJs will be keeping things totally 70s on the decks, throwing down dandruff-shaking treats from the likes of Deep Purple, Aerosmith, Dylan, Kiss and ZZ Top. Dab on the patchouli oil, slide into your best denim and get ready to rock, all night long.
Friday 21st July
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DJ Night at the Brown Derby 336 Kennington Park Road, Oval, SE11 4PP, 10pm-1am, Free With a liver-troubling profusion of tempting spirits at the bar – along with some decent real ales – this small, retro themed bar hosts DJs spinning selections of ska, northern soul, bluegrass, country, and rock and roll.
Sunday 23rd July
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Live Jazz at the Effra Hall Tavern Kellett Road, Brixton, SW2, 8.30pm11.30pm, Free This traditional boozer tucked away from the main drag is one of the best places to wind down after a mad weekend. Grab yourself a Guinness or three and let the talented live jazz band banish all thoughts of the upcoming week o’work.
Tuesday 25th July
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Live Jazz at the Cable Bar & Café 8 Brixton Rd, Oval, SW9 6B, 8pm, Free We’re not exactly sure what band will be filling the stage at this intimate cafe/bar by
For lovers of raw, exuberant, life-affirming jazz, there’s no better place in Brixton than Ruben Fox’s late night show at the Prince of Wales on Coldharbour Lane. And with fresh pizza now on offer, you can snack between boogies.
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Olubundi at Railway Tavern 7 Station Rise, Tulse Hill, SE27 9BW, 9pm1am, Free An afro-fusion band based in London, Olubundi is led by Tobi Tikare who sings in a combination of “London English and WestAfrican pigeon-English,” which sounds a Gor Blimey intriguing mix. Their songs are original compositions with influences ranging from highlife, afrobeat, funk, latin and soul.
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Saturdays at the Clapham Grand 21-25 St John's Hill, Clapham, SW11 1TT, 10pm-3am, £10 Get ready to sweep, strut and sashay in the direction of the dancefloor and bust out your finest hip-thrusts to an uncomplicated amalgam of crowd-pleasing party classics, with house DJs spinning Hip-Hop to House, Disco to R&B
Fundraiser at Brixton Pound Café 77 Atlantic Rd, Brixton, SW9 8PU, 8pm1am, Donations
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Love Carnival at The Bussey Building 133 Rye Lane, Peckham, SE15 4ST, 10pm5am, £8 Love Carnival presents Electro-Cumbia and Digital Folklor pioneer Chancha Via Circuito in his second-ever UK appearance. Expect to be transported to a place where ancient South American tradition meets cutting edge futuristic electronic sounds, deep grooves and hypnotic bass. In Peckham.
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2004. Described as being ‘like someone’s friendly house party, opened up for the general public,’ expect a night of categorycatapulting big tunes, with DJs Editor and Jizzy Rascal keeping the floor bouncing like Zebedee on uppers.
The wonderful pay-what-you-feel café run by the Brixton Pound folks is putting on a party to raise funds to improve their community venue. They’ll be opening up the basement to host DJs spinning tunes till 1am. Since launching, the cafe has hosted over 100 free events, saved over two tonnes of food from going to waste, put on 8 art shows, and lived up to their brief of ‘putting community on the high street.’
Sunday 30th July
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Grass Roots Live Music at Club 414 414 Coldharbour Lane, Brixton, SW9 8LF, 10pm-3am, Free/donations
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Beyonce to Britpop at Upstairs at Market House 443 Coldharbour Lane, Brixton, SW9 8LN, 10pm-3am, £5 Revving up a fun-loaded mix of hoofstomping tunes from pop to new wave to drum’n’bass, the Offline Club crew have been putting on events around Brixton since
At the heart of Brixton's music scene for over three decades, Club 414 is mainly known for its thumping all night techno/ trance-fests, but on Sundays the venue puts on a wonderful live music night. Hosted by UB40 trumpet-player Patrick Anthony backed by a talented house band, you can expect a night of uplifting dance music in front of an old school mixed Brixton crowd. It’s open till 2/3am, so it’s a perfect way to round off the weekend.
Monday 31st July
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Open Mic at The Junction 171 Coldharbour Lane, SE5 9PA, 8pm11pm, Free
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Now offering live music every night of the week, the Junction is a great addition to a pub-starved neighbourhood. On Mondays there’s a splendidly laid back open mic night hosted by Owen Hopwood, where folks are invited to strut on stage and see if their talent impresses the natives.
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ARTS By Laura Burgoine
Friday 28 July Luxury Hell 6.30pm – 7.30pm Jonny Woo kicks off the weekend with East London super group Luxury Hell, a blazing fusion of contemporary scene legends who will rock out the River Stage with funked-up alternative anthems. The Unholy Hour (John Sizzle & Shesus and the Sistas) 7.30pm – 8.30pm Welcome to the musical church of John Sizzle and the Miss-iah herself, Shesus, and the sexy habit-clad Sistas! Divine interventions, saintly sing-a-longs and musical miracles abound from these festival favourites. Lipsync1000 Allstars 8.30pm – 9.30pm Enjoy a dazzling selection of star turns from The Glory’s biggest and most prestigious drag queen competition LIPSYNC1000! Jutting their hips, jiggling their bits and moving their lips to your favourite hits! WIGS! HEELS! LASHES & SASSY ATTITUDE! Apocalypstick Party 9.30pm – 10.45pm It’s a new world order! London is burning tonight as a glamorous tribe of radical fairies, super queers, fashion freaks and punk queens gather outside the National Theatre for this hell-raising riverside rave! The world is ending, so put some lipstick on, and dance into the fire.
Saturday 29 July Love Inn with Auntie Maureen & Timberlina 1pm – 2pm Join lovely, beardy drag legend Timberlina and his side-puss Auntie Maureen for this old-school “Love Inn”, a cheeky brunch-time boogie and request-filled family-friendly music sesh. Figs in Wigs 2pm – 3pm Figs in Wigs, the UK's all-female performance troupe and the world's first non-singing, all-dancing Backstreet Boys tribute act. They do other stuff too but it’s all about the boys!
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River tival fes he e g a St ns to t retur outh S this k n a B er. m m su Homo Histories (Gay History Pageant) 3pm – 4pm Queer legends, past and present, aplenty! Meet Oscar Wilde and tennis champ Martina Navratilova. And if there’s one thing history’s taught us – Madonna will steal the limelight. Big Gay Songbook 4pm – 5pm The Glory’s campyloo piano bar returns singing the songs that make us gay. Join Jonny Woo, Rudi Douglas, Farrah and guests for an old-school London boozer sing-song with a glam twist. Man Up! 5pm – 6pm Move aside queens, the Drag Kings are in
Stanley’s Film Club, Stanley Halls, 12 South Norwood Hill, SE25 6AN. Admission: £20/£15 members. www.stanleysfilmclub.com La La Land, 1 July, 7pm-11pm. / The Pass, 5 July, 7:30pm-10pm / Hidden Figures, 12 July, 7pm10:30pm / The Levelling, 19 July, 7:30pm-10pm / Get Out, 26 July, 7:30pm-10:30pm.
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Grizzle Go ABBA 7pm – 8pm Comedic duo John Sizzle and A Man To Pet bring ABBA to the stage. Mamma Mia – here we go again! They’ll talk ABBA, they
80’s Armageddon 8pm – 10.45pm A glorious 80’s pop party meltdown. Duran, Spandau, Whitney, Madge & Michael! Let the Glory take you back to when shoulders were big and pop was BAD! Now That’s What I Call Music!
Sunday 30 July Drag life drawing 1pm – 2pm Join The Glory’s own life-drawing coaches James Davison, Simon Gray and host Jonny Woo for this special “drag life drawing” session. An art class for all the family with music, material and special
Beach with workouts for £10. Classes include Mash Up Mix, Roar to the Core, Sun’s Out Guns Out, All or Nothing, and HIIT yoga. There’s five classes a week until September 29. To book, email: info@spacebars.co.uk.
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House of Vans is also bringing Europe’s first free, custom motorcycle show to Waterloo. Motorcycle fans can get a taste of what’s in store with images of bikes featured in the upcoming show, and a beautifully built Triumph T100R Daytona Bobber on display. In celebration of the 74th issue of
Night of a 1000 Jay Astons 6pm – 7pm Don’t miss this revival of Jonny Woo’s cult Edinburgh Fringe show! A lip-synced musical “all about the slutty one from Bucks Fizz”. Follow the skirt-flinging story of the unstoppable Eurovision winner Jay Aston.
sing ABBA, they are ABBA. Aren’t they? Did we mention ABBA?
istry Min es Beach bunnies and gym bunnies unite at the o d ss Ministry of Sound’s Brixton workouts. Ministry e fitn Does Fitness has set up shop at pop-up Brixton
House of Vans 20th Century Women: 30 June at 5pm and 7.15pm Fences: 1 July, 3pm and 5.30pm Rogue One: A Star Wars Story: 2 July at 1pm and 3.30pm The Lego Batman Movie: 1 July at 10:30am and 12:30pm
town! This live spectacular brings you the brauniest, butchest fellas in town. Stuff it! Pack it! They’re here, drinking beer...get over it!
motorcycle magazine Dice, the last 73 historic covers will be exhibited, along with a special issue 74 dedication. The main event on the weekend of 21 - 23 July sees 50 of the best vintage choppers from around the globe being showcased for one weekend only at House of Vans. A host of legendary Chopper builders are also set to descend on the venue to celebrate the art of chopper, including long term Vans veteran Max Schaaf, as well as Jeremiah Armenta of Love Cycles and Go Takamine of Brat Style to name a few.
guests. Come along and draw a queen! Sizzle’s Sunday Service 2pm – 3pm Laidback grooves, horoscopes and Prosecco possession. Kick back, grab the fizz, and enjoy the sizzling views of the Thames at this chilled out Sunday sesh with DJ John Sizzle and friends. Glory Lates Presents…. 3pm – 5pm The Glory’s Grand Finale! Come and see a host of the greatest performers from their much-celebrated cabaret roster, starring RICHARD THOMAS, SEX SHELLS, JAIME NANCI, Le Gateaux Chocolat, Jonny Woo, John Sizzle, and more.
ll kwe Stockwell Festival returns to Larkhall Park on Stoc tival July 1 with music, food, dance, art, and comfes
munity groups. After a two year break, the 15th festival mixes reggae, fado, pop, jazz, samba, and soul with street food: think Italian, Vegan, Portuguese, and more, and bars courtesy of Brixton Brewery and Divine Wine. http://love.lambeth.gov.uk
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Gummo, 3 July at 7pm-10pm. Admission: £3 advance 1997 American dystopian art film about the lonely residents of a tornado-stricken Ohio town who wander the deserted landscape trying to fulfill their boring, nihilistic lives.
Dogtooth, 10July at 7pm-10pm. Admission: £3 2009 Greek film about a controlling, manipulative father who locks his three adult children in a state of perpetual childhood by keeping them prisoner in the family compound.
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By Christian Fisher
The roots of great Black British music T
he Black Cultural Archives has opened a new exhibition celebrating a century of pioneering Black British music.
Black Sound guides people through 100 years of Black British music, from the big bands like the Southern Syncopated Orchestra, who took Britain by storm in 1919, to 2016 Mercury Prize winners Skepta. The exhibition is housed in a newly built wing of the Georgian house on Brixton’s Windrush Square, where the Black Cultural Archives (BCA) is based. BCA Deputy Director Doreen Foster told the Weekender the exhibition is about “the journey of creative independence. It’s about the strong and the brave who maintain their right to make the music that they want to make.” “What we’re trying to do is tell the story of how back in the 1900s there were loads of musicians and entrepreneurs who were engaging in musical enterprise, who were quite significant and powerful in that they were determining what they did and how they made their music,” Doreen said. “Then we went through a period in the ‘80s and ‘90s where the production companies and producers became ‘the thing’ and a lot of musicians were forced to make a particular type of music,” she continued. “And so now the younger generations who are winning the Mercury prize are producing their own music without the help of any labels.” The BCA was founded in 1981 and aims to collect, preserve, and celebrate the heritage and history of Black people in Britain. “We only have 33 cubic metres of archive space. It’s not a huge space. When we first started as an archive people would turn up with plastic bags full of stuff,” Doreen said. “But we now need to be far more strategic and so we decide what stories we want to tell based on what we have. We are trying to encourage people to
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maintain their own archives and to share their resources with us for future exhibitions.” The current exhibition has many artefacts such as old cassettes, photographs and magazines. But it’s the audio that really stands out. The audio guide to the exhibition highlights 100 of the most iconic and pioneering British Black music hits from both male and female artists. “Without the aid of the audio guide to take you through the exhibition it would be easy for a lot of the diversity and key references to be missed by anyone visiting the exhibition,” Doreen explained. Touring the exhibition with
the audio guide could take you between an hour and 90 minutes. There’s a café on the ground floor of the building to refuel in, with some very rare album covers decorating the walls that came from an impressive donation. Speaking with Doreen you get an immediate sense of the passion and enthusiasm she has for her role. Conversations will quickly develop into new topics and before you know what’s happening you have taken a journey to a new wealth of information. “People may not know what was happening with Black British
music before the 1950s,” she said. “They might not know about the Florence Mills Social Club. It’s now a Ben Sherman shop but 50 Carnaby Street used to be the hippest place in London. We have recently had a huge donation of hundreds of records from a collector that covers decades of Black British music.” The BCA receives government funding but relies on public support too. “We’re always looking for volunteers. We are a very small organisation. We’ve got quite a big public programme and learning programme which does require staffing. So were always looking for volunteers whether
it be front of house or helping with events and school activities” Doreen said. “What I want to say to these young kids who are doing great things: Please make sure that you know your history. Pay tribute to those people. Play tribute to Mr Internet and pay tribute to those who came before you.” Black Sound is on at the Black Cultural Archive, 1 Windrush Square, SW2 1EF, from 7 April – 4 November 2017. Open Tuesday – Saturday 10am-6pm. Admission: Free (£3 audio tour) Phone: 020 3757 8500. www.bcaheritage.org.uk
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MAD HATTER'S PARTY The Mad Hatter’s Tea Party, an interactive performance for families, is returning to Hay’s Galleria, as part of the London Bridge City Summer Festival. Including tea, cake, games, storytelling and dancing, the culinary fantasy transports audiences to the world of the Mad Hatter. The event is on July 29, from 12pm to 4pm. www.londonbridgecity.co.uk
INDIAN SUMMER A season of South Asianinspired events is being at the Horniman Museum, including outdoor film screenings of Slumdog Millionaire and The Jungle Book, courtesy of Luna Cinema. Acclaimed musicians will be performing on instruments housed on the museum’s collection, and there will be storytelling, arts and crafts and street food as part of the Indian Summer season. There will also be a The Horniman’s Indian Summer season runs from Sunday, July 9 to Sunday, September 3. www.horniman.ac.uk/ IndianSummer
WEATHER DEPENDENT It’s the topic that never gets old – the British weather. Now you can watch a free two-person outdoor circus that celebrates it, by way of Aesop’s fable. The Wind and the Sun tells the tale of two rival siblings battling the weather to prove their strength. Youngsters will get the chance to help create the different weather conditions in the show! The show, on the South Bank, includes juggling and acrobatics, and is suitable for all ages. The Wind and the Sun is on July 29 and 30 and lasts approximately 30 minutes. It’s on at the Riverside Terrace, Level 2, outside Royal Festival Hall. www.southbankcentre.co.uk
CHECK MATE Any youngsters wanting to learn chess can pick up the skill (and the Queen or King) at Tate South Lambeth Library’s chess and board game club. As the name suggests, it’s not just about chess, and other games include draughts, Scrabble, Monopoly and Battleships. The club is free to attend and all ages and levels are welcome. Also, you can pop along if you would like to help learners to improve their chess games. The next event is from 2.30pm to 4pm on Saturday, July 1, at the library, on 180 South Lambeth Road, SW8 1QP.
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TALES OF THE GLOBE Shakespeare’s Globe us running a weekend long family festival celebrating the joy of storytelling. The event will include tales told by candlelight in the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, talks with children’s authors and workshops. The festival runs from July 28 to 30. There are lots of events going on, at different times and with different prices. Check out their website for more information. www.shakespearesglobe.com/ telling-tales-2017
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Lambeth country show 2017 July 15th-16th 12 noon-8pm
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With over 170,000 people attending last year, the show is one of the biggest public events in the UK. Now in its 43rd year, festival-goers can expect all the attractions of a traditional country show plus plenty more, including: horticultural shows, sheep dog and owl displays, home grown vegetable and flower competitions, numerous craft and food stalls, and an on-site farm. Music is always a key part to the Show featuring a mix of dub, afro-beat, disco, folk, ska and soul. Sunday welcomes back Roots Reggae Day to the Main Stage while the Village Green stage
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Show Guide available for £2 on the day. You can BYO food and non-alcoholic drinks, or visit the plethora of stalls selling everything from paella to curried goat to Chucklehead Cider.
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Lambeth country show 2017 AND ARTS URE CULT GE VILLA Aim High Dance Academy Performance & Workshop Brixton Dance School Performance Cool it Art Workshop Diverse Dance Performance & Workshop Evelyn Grace Academy Performance GDND Academy Performance Gozart Carnival Mask Performance & Workshop Shamha African Drumming Workshop Something’s Gonna Happen presents Ralph Tillier Circus Skills Workshop The Old Vic – Dr. Seuss’s The Lorax Workshop
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MUSICAL PERFORMANCES: SATURDAY
Brasstermind South London Samba Blackheath Morris Men Joy of Sound Workshop Urvashi Dance Performance & Workshop Reggae Aerobics
Moving Into Age Performance & Workshop Spare Tyre Workshop SUNDAY
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ACTIVAT E
Showcasing all things sporty in the borough… brought to you by the Lambeth Sport and Physical Activity Team.
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CYCLE ZONE Another new zone that the Show introduced in 2016 is back after huge success. Lambeth Sustainable Travel Team is again hosting a wide range of cycling elements at this year’s show. Find their Cycle Zone next to the cycle parking by the Herne Hill entrance to the park.
HGV Awareness
Jump up into the cab of their Veolia lorry to check out blind spots and have a chat with the driver about how we can safely road share.
Cycle Parking
There will be 4 convenient cycle parking areas this year each holding between 200-250 bikes each. They are located at: Herne Hill Station park entrance (Gate 5) Brixton Water Lane park entrance (Gate 7) Norwood Road park entrance (opposite Rosendale Road) (Gate 4) Tulse Hill entrance (Gate 4)
Sustainable Travel Stall
DISCOVERY Back after a successful first year in 2016, Discovery is a chance for you to learn more about science and innovation. All day activities, talks and experiments from some of the world’s leading organisations.
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ECO ZONE Featuring organisations and activities based around the environment and sustainability, this is the place to sign up to new initiatives and learn about how you can care more for our environment and be more sustainable in life.
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Come and have a chat to them about some of their projects Try Before You Bike, free cycle training and pedal some music!
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Lambeth Country Show 2017 FARM ZONE
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Some like it hot
Main stage
New Orleans’ 8-piece brings their brass to the Brockwell Park grass The Hot 8 Brass Band loves performing in London during the summer, writes Laura Burgoine...
Band leader Bennie Pete says the cooler weather offers a relief from the intense heat back home in New Orleans. But intensity is something the musicians are all too familiar with. In their 20 year history the brass band has been rocked by tragedy in almost every form. They lost their homes in Hurricane Katrina, they’ve lost four band members – two of them brutally murdered, one shot by police, and one killed by a heart attack that could have been a drug overdose - and their trumpet player lost both his legs after he was hit by a car while changing a tyre on a highway. Spike Lee included them in his Katrina documentary When the Levees Broke and The Wire creator David Simon told the story of their snare drummer’s murder in his 2010 HBO series Treme, which focused on the New Orleans neighbourhood in the wake of the Hurricane. Tragedy has been a constant alongside their success but, come hell or high water, the Hot 8 Brass Band keeps on playing. When I called up the band’s cofounder and tuba player Bennie
Pete, he calmly told me he was having a blood transfusion but was happy to chat while he was having his treatment. His gentle speech kind of meanders like a piece of jazz music; he has much to say but he’s in no hurry. “We’re looking forward to coming back to London and seeing our fans and having fun playing for the crowds,” Bennie begins. “We love to spend our summers over there. It’s real hot in New Orleans now: steaming hot, high humidity. We travel as eight but there’s about twelve of us in the band –some can’t travel due to health issues and some of them just don’t like to be on the road, they got a wife at home and you know…” his voice trails off. Their music –a brassy, high octane melting pot of hip hop, jazz and funk - includes covers of Snoop Dogg’s What’s My Name and Marvin Gaye’s Sexual Healing, the latter of which got them signed by UK label Tru Thoughts and sparked their 2007 debut album Rock with the Hot 8. “We’re inspired by the fans and by ourselves. In different performances we wanted to entertain with hip hop or reggae and we just wanted to experiment and at some point put our own tag on it,” Bennie reflects. “Our
creativity has let us grow, we have a large sum of freedom –sometimes that takes us to spiritual or even gospel. The music allows us to keep enjoying what we do.” Playing in brass bands in high school, the group formed in 1995 and “played for anyone who’d listen,” Bennie chuckles. “We did a lot of street performance, we’d play for anyone, and one of the dreams and visions of the band was to have a large audience,” he says. “Our music sounds great now but when we started I can tell you it wasn’t the case! They wasn’t listening. We had to overcome a lot of fears, and put in the work, and listen to people, and be pushed to the limits.” Their musical education came off the streets rather than from formal education. “To be honest, it’s a lot of hands-on training and knowledge you get when you train with great musicians, people in the city, on the road,” he recalls. “We knew one album. We called on the older guys –great musicians known for their craft. They were just regular people to us and we never understood how big they were. They would talk to us, give us information that we wouldn’t get in school about the history and the culture of music in
New Orleans. It was a blessing in disguise,” hr says. In their hometown they’re known for playing parades and funerals. “Oh we have a parade for everything!” Bennie says. “You’ll have politicians who throw a parade when they want you to vote for them. Of course that’s another issue because they might hire a band to perform for them and they actually stand for making cuts against music.” If music is a way of life in New Orleans, so is the constant threat of disaster. “Hurricanes are always a threat. Hurricane season is coming round now; there’s bad weather down in the swamps. Anything can always happen,” Bennie admits. “When Katrina was coming I personally thought it was just another hurricane coming and that there’d be some rain and bad weather. I didn’t want to leave.” Two of the band members left the day before the infamous storm hit and reluctantly Bennie agreed to leave too. “I said ‘alright, come on’ and I packed a bag with a few garments and headed off. I never thought I was going to be gone so long,” he recalls. Bennie went to Montgomery in Alabama and after that to
Atlanta, Georgia. “My home was lost. Back in the city they had military out and they wasn’t letting anyone back in. We were able to come back to check on the house a few months later. A few of the guys from the band stayed here and tried to survive for themselves. You definitely wanted to come back but come back to what? There was no gas, no grocery stores; you needed to live. People was coming home, trying to see what they could save; it really brought the community together. If anyone had water or food they shared it and that felt good.” I ask what it’s like now. “Kind of rough,” Bennie replies -not as a complaint but in a completely matter of fact manner. “In the midst of all that it’s rough. New Orleans is divided into the have or have nots. Some areas in the city have up and gone. I can walk to neighbourhoods and houses are still like they were when Katrina hit.” “For the most part everyone is trying to rebuild. The music has always been here. I don’t think it ever left.” The Hot 8 Brass Band is playing at Lambeth Country Show’s Main Stage on Saturday 15 July.
Lambeth Country Show 2017 THE FLOWER SHOW - in partnership with Royal Horticultural Society and Lambeth Horticultural Society. The show’s very own Flower Show offers visitors a traditional, friendly and quaint atmosphere, with fun and exciting activities for those with green fingers.
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South London Saxophone
MAIN ARENA As ever, this year’s Main Arena will have a whole host of actionpacked family entertainment. All acts will perform two show per day, unless otherwise stated.
SATURDAY ONLY Brymills Livestock Parade “Best in Show 2017” (One performance) MAIN STAGE SATURDAY
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Josephine and The Artizans A Hip-Hopera band that consist of classical strings, operatic vocals, heavy beats and energetic rap. A collective of young musicians performing as 3 separate bands. These include Jazz/afrobeat, pop and singer songwriters.
Tooting Clarinet Quartet
Owl Display Show
Lambeth Music Network
Quartet
The Cavalry of Heroes Metropolitan Police Service Mounted Branch Activity Ride Dog and Duck Show CJ’s Birds of Prey Sky Birds of Prey –
London based DubMarta fronts a 5-piece band performing her original music; an explosive mix of reggae, dub and soul with a distinctive and original sound.
The Hot 8 Brass Band Transcending genres and trends, Hot 8 have performed and collaborated with a wide range of artists, from Lauryn Hill to Mos Def, and were nominated for a Grammy in 2013. In the live arena they continue to win over audiences with their old school street brass approach, fusing it with fresh versions of Snoop Dogg, Stevie Wonder, The Specials and of course, Marvin
Gaye with their cover of ‘Sexual Healing’.
The Cracked
VILLAGE GREEN
The Cracked are the hazy Balearic vibe of Ibiza to the rich Latin sounds of South America, dropping funky African beats and harmonies like you wouldn’t believe. With highly original material, scorching rhythms and sumptuous brass these guys will blow away even the most stubborn rain cloud!
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Ady Suleiman Absolute Bowie SUNDAY Roots Day announcement coming soon
Paul Lynch Featuring a trumpet, voice, loop pedal and guitar. Paul Lynch’s songs use interesting lyrics and rhythms that you would not usually see in your every day gig!
Real Voices South London based Choir, are a new, forward-thinking choir that dares to share your most unique attribute – your voice – in a creative and supportive musical environment.
Winnie & The Rockettes Expect the unexpected – Funk, Rock & Soul.
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Lambeth Country Show 2017 SUNDAY
The Basie Millers
A six-piece, London-based function band who play a killer selection of dance-floorfilling soul, funk and pop.
Crown Lane, Vauxhall and Jubilee Primary School Choirs A collection of contemporary pop, soul and funk including original arrangements and lyrics by these 3 school choirs.
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Lucy May Walker
Singer/Songwriter Lucy May has supported the likes of The Dunwells & Marc Wilkinson. She is a regular busker at London’s Borough Market, London underground and on the Southbank.
Megan and The Common
Threads Weaving a unique tapestry of country, blues, folk, funk & rock’n’roll.
The Obscuritones
London Greaserbilly for Rock-a-Hulagans. Playing the best rockabilly rarities from the fifties . . surfin’, spy and garage rock from the sixties.
Tall Poppies
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strings on violin and Doug injecting the energy and danceability on drums.
Worldwide Welshman A world-folk-fusion band
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Celebrate all things Streatham!
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elebrate Streatham from Hill to Vale at the 16th annual Streatham Festival.
With live music, world-class art and lots of fun for little ones, there's something for everyone at #StreatFest17. StreatArt – there’s a range of exhibitions at StreatFest this year, from school art to professional artists, as well as some great local workshop tours. StreatFun - StreatFest is all about variety, with fun for all the family at the Festival Fun Day (8 July at 12pm-5pm) and other events throughout the week. StreatLaugh - Comedy nights at favourite local venues. StreatSound - along with the famous Streatham Strut on Saturday night, there are a huge amount of live music events at #StreatFest17, including a number of great local concerts. StreatStage - Chaucer, Shakespeare and Star Wars are all making an appearance at the Festival this year, and you can also enjoy a tour of Streatham's historic theatre on the high street.
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Boys did good By Michael Holland
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THE DAMAGE Napoli Salami Pizza £8.00 Prosciutto Pizza £9.50 IPA x 2 £7.00 Total £24.50
“It needs more tomato sauce.” “This base is too thick.” “What’s going on with this crust?” “This needs more meat.” “Mine needs more cheese.” Well, Baz & Fred must have sat there so many times having similar conversations that they decided to make pizzas just how they would like them. And the boys did good. Me and Nina arrived at their base in Flat Iron Square, a warren of nooks and crannies between Union Street and Southwark Street, filled with street food stalls, wine bars and beer shops. Baz was all smiles and handshakes, while Fred was all smiles and hands covered in flour through spinning pizza base. The menu is kept to a minimum, just five pizzas but each one mouthwateringly tempting. All the main ingredients are sourced from Italy when possible, with the dough made fresh by hand before proving it for 36 hours. We were lured into the Napoli salami, pesto, chili and mozzarella that had a good kick to it, and the prosciutto, Portobello mushrooms, mozzarella and rocket. We added a garlic mayo dip, and a chili dip for more spice, and shared everything. By the time we had demolished the two pizzas we had sauce dripping down our chins and off our fingers. Perfect. And we washed them down with two Punk IPAs. Job done. FOOD (1-5) 0 0 0 0 0 AMBIENCE (1-5) 0 0 0 0 0 VALUE (1-5) 0 0 0 0 DISABLED ACCESS YES DISABLED TOILET NO BOOKING NO
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Southwark commander ‘would lead’ merged command unit with Lambeth Pilot scheme by Met police already being run in five other London boroughs
The borough commander of Southwark police has been chosen to lead a mooted merged command unit with Lambeth, the Weekender can reveal.
An email from Lambeth borough commander, chief superintendent Richard Wood, has all but confirmed controversial proposals to merge the 32 Met Police borough command units into just twelve. And his email said Southwark’s borough commander, chief superintendent Simon Messinger, would take charge of the merged Southwark/Lambeth unit. The London-wide merger plans first appeared in a public consultation of the Met’s draft 2017-21 Police and Crime Plan. Under the merger, inner-London boroughs would join in pairs and outer-London boroughs would be grouped in threes. A pilot is
already being run between the Islington and Camden boroughs, as well as three-way pilot between Havering, Redbridge and Barking and Dagenham. It is also thought that Lewisham, Greenwich and Bexley could merge. It was stated in the draft Police and Crime Plan that the mergers would help shave fifteen per cent off the Met’s overall expenditure, by reducing backoffice costs. Details have yet to emerge as to whether this would been cuts to staff numbers. In the email, Mr Wood said: “I can confirm that Ch Supt Simon Messinger will be the BCU [borough command unit] commander for Lambeth and Southwark. “[Mr Messinger] is someone I hold in the highest regard and consider to be an exceptional leader and police officer. I simply cannot speak highly enough of
him, and I am sure you will share my sentiments once you have enjoyed the opportunity to work with him yourself.” The email also revealed that Mr Wood “has been asked to take charge of the Homicide Command”. But he says there is “no fixed time scale” for his departure, and the merger proposal “is still to be ratified” by the Met Police commissioner Cressida Dick and the mayor of London’s office for police and crime. If approved, it is anticipated the merging process will begin in early 2018. If the changes go as planned, I believe you will start to see Mr Messinger in and around the borough from the autumn onwards,” his email said. Florence Eshalomi, London Assembly member for
Southwark and Lambeth, who has previously criticised the proposals, said: “It makes me question, are they trying to rush this under the radar? Which wouldn’t be a good look. “Lambeth officers were first to respond to the Westminster terror attack, and Southwark officers were first to respond to this [the London Bridge terror attack]. It’s bad timing, and we need to keep on it with this.” She Southwark Borough Commander Simon Messinger
previously labelled the proposals “a cost cutting exercise that we don’t want”. Explaining the merger proposals, the Met’s draft Police and Crime Plan said: “The aim of this approach is to improve response to crime that crosses Borough boundaries, reduce the amount the Met spends on management and maximise the amount we can spend on frontline policing such as neighbourhood teams and 999 response. “The larger command units also bring together specialist officers into larger, more locally based teams, strengthening their capacity to investigate serious crimes and support victims.” Mr Wood and Mr Messinger both preferred not to comment. The Met Police did not wish to comment, but said that the proposals had yet to be confirmed.
Jim completes 4 day cycle Pair compete ride in memory of cousin for golfing title A business owner completed a gruelling four-day cycle challenge from London to Paris in memory of his cousin.
Jim Davidson, owner of Brockwell Arts Services, in Railton Road, Dulwich, dusted off his bike and took on the St Christopher’s 50:50 London to Paris challenge alongside friend Andy Baker and other riders. Fifty riders took part in the challenge in total to raise money for St Christopher’s Hospice, in Sydenham, to mark its 50th anniversary. It was a cause particularly close to Jim’s heart as his cousin Janey Thomas had received care from the hospice, as had Andy’s mother. “We got back from Paris on Sunday (June 18) having done four days in the saddle,” Jim, 62, told the Weekender. I’ve done other longdistance cycle rides raising funds for All Saints Church in the past so when my friend Andy came and suggested that we did it I was keen but anxious that the legs wouldn’t keep going. “His mother had been at the hospice and they had to come to the house to my cousin Janey
A West Dulwich golfer has qualified for the national final of the American Golf 9 Hole Championship.
Jim Davidson and Andy Baker because she only had two weeks.” Jim said the pair had prepared for the challenge since October and that, although they enjoyed the cycling, it was “full on”. “The first day was 93 miles, the second was 70, and it was 300 miles in total,” he said. “We spent four days cycling and on the fifth day we arrived.” Jim’s target is to raise £5,000 in memory of Janey and so far he has raised almost £3,460.
He plans to draw the fundraising to a close with a celebration on July 16 at his shop in Railton Road. “It will be outside the shop with some benches and tables and wine,” he said. “I’m inviting the people who also did the riding with me to come down which will coincide with the Lambeth Country Show.” To donate to Jim’s fundraising effort, visit his Just Giving page: www.justgiving.com/fundraising/jdavidson1
Desmond Toohey won the regional qualifying event held at Farleigh Golf Club with playing partner John Harris. They took the top spot from Bletchingley Golf Club pairing Thomas Almond and Stuart Warner who narrowly missed out by a solitary point. The pair will now join qualifiers from all over the UK and Ireland in front of Sky Sports’ cameras at the Belfry Grand Final where they will compete across two days on September 7 and 8 to be crowned American Golf 9 Hole Champions. Toohey and Harris, members at Farleigh Golf Club, secured victory with an impressive haul of 25 points over the 9 Holes. This win also puts them in contention for the Tournament of Champions in Mauritius, should they succeed at the iconic Midland venue. “Our 9 Hole Championship is hugely popular,” said Daniel Gathercole, director of marketing and communication at American Golf. “It gives golfers the chance
Desmond Toohey and John Harris to play championship golf after work and still be home at a reasonable time." Entry to all of the American Golf Championships, including the American Golf 9 Hole Championship, is free and is part of the nationwide retailer’s drive to promote the game of golf and get more people out playing golf more often.
JOB S & EDUC AT ION Be at the heart of decision-making at your local hospital King’s College Hospital: 2017 Elections to the Council of Governors At King’s College Hospital, our Council of Governors plays a vital role in giving a voice to our patients, members of the public, staff and partner organisations, so that they may help shape the services we deliver and ensure that those services meet the needs of our communities. Nominations now open Nominations are now open for Public, Patient and Staff governor seats on the King’s Council of Governors in the following constituencies. • • • •
Public (Lambeth) – 4 vacancies Public (Southwark) – 4 vacancies Patient – 4 vacancies Staff (Nursing & Midwifery) – 1 vacancy
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Staff (Allied Health Care Professionals) – 1 vacancy Staff (Administrative & Clerical) – 1 vacancy Staff (Medical & Dental) – 1 vacancy.
We need people who are passionate about their local health services. If you are a Lambeth or Southwark resident, have been a patient of King’s or are a member of staff in one of the above groups – and want to have a say in the running of your hospital – please consider standing as a governor. For information on how to stand, visit the King’s website: http://www.kch.nhs.uk/about/organisation/council-of-governors or phone 020 3299 4932. Nomination forms can be downloaded, completed and submitted on our dedicated election portal - www. ersvotes.com/kchft2017. Alternatively, please request a hard copy from our Returning Officer, Michelle Barber, at 020 8889 9203 or ftelections@electoralreform.co.uk (return hardcopy forms to this same email address). The deadline for completed nominations is 5pm on Wednesday 12 July 2017.
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Key election dates Nominations: 22 May – 12 July 2017 Voting: 31 July – 18 September 2017 Election results: 28 September 2017 (at the Trust’s Annual Members Meeting). To be eligible, you must be 16 or over and a member of King’s in a constituency in which there is an election. If you are not yet a member, you can join free of charge by contacting our Membership Team on 020 3299 8785 or by emailing kch-tr.members@nhs.net. The results of the election will be announced at the King’s Annual Members’ Meeting on the evening of Thursday 28 September between 17:00 and 21:00. The location will be confirmed on our website and through direct communication with members. As well as free health checks and information stands, there will also be the opportunity to review and discuss King’s performance during 2016-17 and to receive the Annual Reports and Accounts. Contact the Membership Office on kch-tr.members@nhs.net or 020 3299 8785 to reserve your place.
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