THE PENNY DREADFULS at Greenwich Theatre

For two nights only (FRI 27 & SAT 28 June, 2008), THE PENNY DREADFULS, Aeneas Faversham Forever will be showing at Greenwich Theatre, Royal Hill.

As seen on BBC3, as heard on Radio 4, and from BBC7's The Brothers Faversham. The critically acclaimed Penny Dreadfuls present a brand new show of rip-roaring comic tales from the Victorian world of British sword-for-hire and gentleman Aeneas Faversham. Three of the best new comic actors in the UK, the cravatted and waistcoated David Reed, Humphrey Ker and Thom Tuck effortlessly affect a wealth of Dickensian characters.

Time: 20:30

For more info and to book click here.

London Festival of Architecture at Canary Wharf Today

London Festival of Architecture – Fresh Perspectives. Throughout Canary Wharf. Wednesday 25 - Sunday 29 June 2008

A five day programme packed full of arts, entertainment and activities bringing you Fresh Perspectives as Canary Wharf takes part in the London Festival of Architecture 2008.

There is a line-up confronting the perception of architecture through sound, dance, art, entertainment, workshops, music and observation and more. Activities will include FREE screenings of a series of architecture themed films: My Architect by Nathaniel Kahn (25th), The Fountainhead by King Vidor (28th) and Sketches of Frank Gehry by Sidney Pollack (29th) and the renowned architect Cèsar Pelli will be giving a special lecture to mark the 20th Anniversary of Canary Wharf (27th).


Download the Fresh Perspectives brochure here for details of all activites and events taking place. For further details of these special film screenings and lecture and how to obtain FREE tickets Click here

The Rake's Progress

The Rake's Progress by Stravinsky. Trinity College of Music present a full staged production directed by Mike Ashman. Conducted by Gregory Rose and Tom Hammond. Set design by Ellie Rees. Wed 25th, Thurs 26th, Fri 27th June 2008 at 7:30pm / Sat 28 June 2008 at 2pm & 7:30pm. Blackheath Halls. £12 + concs (£9) or matinee £10 (£7). Box office: 02084630100/ Blackheath Halls, SE3

Today's Highlight: Free Range 2008:‘The World’s Largest Art Happening’

One of the world's largest art fairs, Free Range shows the work of recently graduated art and design students from 45 colleges, spread over 11 acres at the Old Truman Brewery and on display throughout June and July.

The beauty of this show is that even novice art collectors can own an original art work. And, if you've got a good eye for this sort of thing, your pretty piece of art may become a masterpiece if the up-and-coming artist you've plumped for makes it big. Choose from jewellery, photography, illustrations and ceramics by some of the hottest young talents, some of whom have already won awards in their fields.

Schedule of events:

ART WEEKS

Opening: Thur 26 June. Show: Fri 27 June - Mon 30 June

Opening: Thur 3 July. Show: Fri 4 July - Mon 7 July

INTERIORS & ARCHITECTURE

Opening: Thur 10 July. Show: Fri 11 July - Mon 14 July

MIXED WEEK

Opening: Thur 17 July. Show: Fri 18 July - Mon 21 July

Opening Nights: Thursdays 18:00 - 20:00

Show Days: Fridays to Mondays 10:00 - 19:00

Tube: Liverpool Street

For more info see: http://www.free-range.org.uk/

The Greenwich Gazette WeekEnd Guide

Friday 20 June, 2008

The Greenwich & Docklands International Festival:

1.00pm Bend it… Canary Riverside, Canary Wharf

1.00pm The Medal Ceremony Cutty Sark Gardens, Greenwich

6.00pm Time is like water flowing The O2, North Greenwich

6.00pm Bend it… Canary Riverside, Canary Wharf

6.00pm Beautiful People Royal Observatory, Greenwich

7.00pm The Medal Ceremony Cutty Sark Gardens, Greenwich

7.30pm The Garden of Wonders Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich

8.30pm Time is like water flowing The O2, North Greenwich

8.30pm Beautiful People Royal Observatory, Greenwich

9.45pm Run! National Maritime Museum, Greenwich

Trinity College of Music Harp Department: 1.15pm. £5 (includes light lunch), £2 (only concert). Blackheath Halls, Lee Terrace, SE3. 020 8463 0100/ www.blackheathhalls.com

Saturday 21 June, 2008

Greenwich Park: Park plant sale. 9am-12noon. Royal Park's old nursery inside the Maze Hill Entrance. Also visit the Rose Garden at the top of the park to see some of the flower beds recently designed by primary school pupils from the borough.

The Greenwich & Docklands International Festival:

1.00pm Time is like water flowing The O2, North Greenwich

1.30pm The Wheel House Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich

2.00pm Bend it… Canary Riverside, Canary Wharf

2.00pm The Medal Ceremony Cutty Sark Gardens, Greenwich

3.00pm The Garden of Wonders Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich

4.00pm Time is like water flowing The O2, North Greenwich

4.00pm The Wheel House Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich

5.00pm Bend it… Canary Riverside, Canary Wharf

6.00pm Beautiful People Royal Observatory, Greenwich

7.00pm The Medal Ceremony Cutty Sark Gardens, Greenwich

7.30pm The Garden of Wonders Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich

8.30pm Beautiful People Royal Observatory, Greenwich

9.45pm Full Circle Wennington Green, Mile End Park

Great Get Together at Woolwich: The Royal Artillery Barracks in Repository Road. 11am-4pm. Crafts, music, stalls, sport, dance, health and fitness. A chance to win tickets for the Kylie Minogue show. See: www.greenwich.gov.uk/gettogether

Opening Exhibition: Out of the Dark. An Exhibition of 230 years of the collection. Rarely seen by the public. 10:30am - 5pm. £5.5+ concs. Firepower: Museum of the Royal Artillery, Royal Arsenal, Woolwich, SE18. 020 8855 7755

London Festival of Architecture: Bike Ride. All That Life Can Afford. Stephen Bayley on artists & architects houses. Meet 2pm. Tate Modern north side garden, Bankside, SE1. Ends 5:30pm. Info: Barry 07905 889 005

Sunday 22 June, 2008

The Greenwich & Docklands International Festival:

1-5pm Dancing City Canary Wharf

1.00pm The Wheel House Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich

1.00pm Time is like water flowing The O2, North Greenwich

1.00pm The Medal Ceremony Cutty Sark Gardens, Greenwich

1.30pm The Garden of Wonders Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich

2.30pm The Wheel House Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich

3.30pm The Medal Ceremony Cutty Sark Gardens, Greenwich

4.00pm The Garden of Wonders Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich

4.00pm Time is like water flowing The O2, North Greenwich

4.30pm The Wheel House Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich

Horn Fayre: Medieval battle reinactment, jesters, and a fortune teller. 12noon-5pm, Charlton House, Charlton. Tel: 020 8856 3951

The Mayor's Sponsored Charity Cycle Ride: From Cutty Sark Gardens to Erith. £5 entry which entitles you to free refreshments at the end.

Today's Highlight: Lift Festival 2008

About Lift:

According to their website, Lift produces and presents interactive cultural experiences which enable people to make meaningful connections on a local, national and international level. Since 1981, Lift has been recognised as one of Europe’s leading arts festivals, introducing theatre from over 60 countries to venues and unusual sites across London.

Lift believes that arts and culture can help create a society where people are more active, willing to engage in dialogue, politically and culturally aware, curious, able and eager to make change.

"Lift continues to be a cultural sector leader with the launch of Lift Festival 2008, this summer at Stratford and Southbank Centre. Lift Festival 2008 is an extraordinary programme of international premieres, talks, screenings and participatory events that engage with climate change, migration, communities, regeneration, and individual and collective freedoms".

"At the heart of the Festival is The Lift, a ground-breaking design for a mobile venue and meeting place. Connecting local audiences with international artists. The Lift hosts performances, exhibitions, workshops, discussions and screenings."

Lift Festival 2008 Stratford12 – 21 June

Lift Festival 2008 Southbank Centre 26 June - 6 July

Lift Festival 2008 at Shoreditch Festival 16-24 August

For more on the program schedule, click here.

Local Exhibiton: The Last Wharves of Greenwich

Motor Boat by Terry Scales

Thames artist Terry Scales latest exhibition ‘The Last Wharves of Greenwich’ will be held in the newly opened Paul McPherson Gallery in the East Greenwich regeneration area. Terry has a passion for painting the working Thames and has recorded the immense changes that have taken place over the past 5 decades as old industries decline and new ones grow. The exhibition also includes rarely exhibited paintings of Greenwich scenes as Terry celebrates 50 years of living in Greenwich.


Dates: 16th June - 5th July 2008

Open Mon - Fri 11am - 6pm. Sat 10.30 - 3pm. Entry is free.


Venue:

The Paul McPherson Gallery
77 Lassell St
East Greenwich
SE10 9PJ
Tel: 020 8269 2990


http://www.paulmcphersongallery.com/


Special event: Terry Scales will be in the exhibition to discuss his work and for book signings of 'Visions Of Greenwich Reach' on 28th June 11.30 – 2.30 and the 5th of July from 12 - 2pm.

The Greenwich Gazette's WeekEnd Guide

Friday 13 June, 2008

Greenwich & Bexley Cottage Hospice: Barbecue in the hospice grounds at 185 Bostall Hill, Abbey Wood. Live entertainment. Tickets £7 at 7pm. Tel: 020 8312 2244

Blackheath Halls: Austin Blackburn (oboe). £5 including lunch or £2 for concert only. Time:1.15pm. Blackheath Halls, Lee Terrace, SE3. Call 020 8463 0100. http://www.blackheathhalls.com/

Greenwich Dance Agency: gDA Cabaret: features traditional cabaret alongside dance music, comedy. Line up includes Ruth Zaporah, Anna Williams & Rachel Rishche. 7.30pm. £15. gDA, Borough Hall, Royal Hill, SE10. 020 8293 9741 or http://www.greenwichdance.org.uk/

Greenwich Playhouse: Elegies for Angels, Punks & Raging Queens. Book & Lyrics by Bill Russell. Making its debut at the Greenwich Playhouse, Sideshow Theatre Company brings a cast of 22 to perform “Elegies” – a celebration of lives lost to HIV/AIDS. Dates:10-15 June 2008, time:7pm. Sundays @ 4pm. Tickets: £11 (£9 concs). Greenwich Station Forecourt, 189 Greenwich High Road, SE10 8JA. Box Office: 020 8858 9256

boxoffice@galleontheatre.co.uk (http://www.galleontheatre.co.uk/).

The Alexandra Players (also Saturday 14 June): The Enquiry: a drama set in a women's prison. by Charlotte Hastings, presented by the Alexandra Players. 8pm. £5-£6 + concs.

Saturday 14 June, 2008

Greenwich Heritage Centre: Railroad to Riches - talk by Chris Foord on Lewis Glenton (Victorian entrepreneur) and the makings of a self-made man. 2-4pm. £3 including refreshments. Call 020 8854 2452 to reserve a place.

The Blackheath Bike & Kite Festival: (Saturday & Sunday): 11am-4pm. Blackheath Common, Blackheath, SE3 0TY. Among the spectacular displays will be "kite ballet", or synchronised kite flying, from seven man stunt team The Air Heads, as well as a show from The Flying Squad. Expect to see some weird and wonderful objects in the skies of London as the Holland Kite Team and Belgium's Atomic Kite Team fly their inflatable kites, including champagne bottles and air guitars, as well as some amazing kite trains.

Greenwich Open Studios: (Also Sunday): Twenty artists' studios open noon-6pm. Addresses & maps available from Greenwich Tourist Office, Cutty Sark Gardens, SE10 or local libraries. Also see http://www.greenwichopenstudios.org/

St Alfege Church: Johanne Cassar (mezzo soprano) at 1.10pm. Free. Greenwich Church Street. SE10.

All Saint's Church: Monteverdi Vespers. The Breve Ensemble and the All Saints Blackheath Youth Choir. 7.30pm. £10. Call: 01 795 537363. http://www.allsaintsblackheath.org/

St. George's Church Summer Fair: from 2-4:30pm. Cakes, jams, games, children's activities, bric-a-brac, gifts, craft table, cream teas. All welcome. For details call Rev'd Malcolm Torry 020 8858 3006

Glyndon Festival at Plumstead Common: gathering with Irish dancers and a tai Kwondo demonstration along with stalls and a host of activities. from noon -4pm also a chance to board get a grips with computers for free by boarding the UKonline bus.

Thailand Festival at Trafalgar Square. Time: 12noon - 20pm at Trafalgar Square. For more info click here.

Sunday 15 June, 2008

St Alfege Church: Thomas Tallis Society Choir & Orchestra present Handel with Hamper Israel in Egypt. Soprano: Deborah Stoddart. Counter Tenor: Timothy Travers-Brown. Tenor: Daniel Auchincloss. Conductor: Stephen Dagg. Bring a picnic for the extended interval. Refreshments also on sale. Tickets: £20, £16, £12 (concs & friends less £2). Time: 6.30pm /Box office: 020 8858 7755. St Alfege Church, Church Street, SE10.

Greenwich Park: The bandstand, Ensemble from Trinity College of Music. Free. Time: 2pm-3.15pm & 3.45pm - 5pm.

Events for Tomorrow, Tuesday, June 10

Writing Bond
Date: 10th June 2008

Time:7.00pm
Location: Imperial War Museum, London


Author and journalist Ben Macintyre will chair a panel of authors looking at how they each took on the legend of Fleming’s James Bond and made it their own. This will include Kate Westbrook, author of The Moneypenny Diaries; Charlie Higson, author of the Young Bond novels; Fleming’s biographer Andrew Lycett and Fleming’s niece Kate Grimond.

This event will be interpreted in British Sign Language by TRI UK.

Tickets are £15, concessions £12

Call: 020 7416 5439 or email boxoffice@iwm.org.uk / http://london.iwm.org.uk/

Ticket price includes access to the exhibition. Booking is strongly recommended.

David Lodge

Tuesday 10 June at 8:00 PM

Blackheath Halls
23 Lee Road

London SE3 9RQ

Box Office: 020 8463 0100

Admin: 020 8318 9758

Fax: 020 8852 5154

David Lodge introduces his new Book ‘Deaf Sentence’, a brilliant, elegiac novel of one man's effort to come to terms with deafness and death, ageing and mortality, the comedy and tragedy of human lives.

David Lodge's novels include Changing Places, Small World, Nice Work, Therapy, Thinks... and Author, Author. He has also written stage plays and screenplays, and several books of literary criticism, including The Art of Fiction, Consciousness and the Novel and, most recently, The Year of Henry James.


£8 - free glass of wine/soft drink with every ticket

Canary Wharf Motor Expo Kicks off today

The world's biggest motor show returns. Monday 9 June - Saturday, 15 June. 10am - 6pm. Sunday 11am - 5pm. Free. Throughout Canary Wharf. E14. Visit http://www.motorexpo.com/

Visit Greenwich's Secret Gardens This Weekend

For anyone into gardens this should prove to be one of their most anticipated dates ever. Secret gardens are set to open their gates to the public for the 10th year of the Open Garden Squares Weekend. Around 170 gardens across London will be open on Saturday & Sunday, June 7 & 8 (120 of them are not usually open to the public and range from private residential squares to allotments and prisons).

There will be two Greenwich Gardens to explore; The Charlton House Walled Gardens will be open on both days from 10am - 2pm. Made up of the Peace Garden, Pond Garden and Sensory Garden, the open spaces form part of the grounds for the landmark Jacobean mansion house. There will be children's workshop, live music and teas.

The other is The Environmental Curriculum Service and The Growing Schools Garden at 77 Bexley Road, Eltham which is open on Saturday from 10am to 4pm. There are ponds, streams, farm animals, beehives, and others.

More Info: http://www.opensquares.org/

Lunch Recital in Blackheath This Friday

Blackheath Halls, Friday June 6, 2008

Trinity College of Music postgraduates performs a lunchtime recital. Enjoy a light lunch before or after the conert! 1:15pm. Blackheath Halls, 23 Lee Road, London SE3 9RQ. Box Office: 020 8463 0100 /Admin: 020 8318 9758/ Fax: 020 8852 5154

Photography Workshops For Kids (8-13yrs)

Anna Hillman will be running two photography workshops during the course of her forthcoming exhibition at the Viewfinder Photography Gallery in Greenwich, London, for 8-13 year olds. These will take place at the gallery from 10am-12pm on Sunday 8th June and again on Saturday 14th June.

If you are interested, please get in touch. The group is kept small to allow for the best possible experience so please book early.

Each child needs to be accompanied by an adult, and will need to bring their own digital camera to the workshop. The cost is £7 (for child plus adult).

The Greenwich Gazette's WeekEnd Guide

Saturday, June 7

Thames 21 Clean-up: National Maritime Museum with Thames21 clean litter from the river. Equipment provided. 10am-1pm. Free event. Meet at Poplar & Blackwall District Rowing Club off Ferry St, E14 (via Greenwich Foot Tunnel).

Plumstead Make Merry: Children's activities, stalls, entertainment. Noon-5pm. Plumstead Common, SE18

St. Luke's Summer Fair: Art exhibition/sale, flower & produce competitions, stalls, games, refreshments. 10am-4pm. 50p in advance. St Luke's Church, Charlton Village, SE7

Firepower Museum: (also Sunday, June 8): Model Railway Exhibition: Sat:10:ooam - 5:oopm/Sun 10:00am- 4:30pm. Detailed working layouts. £5.50. Firepower, Royal Artillery Museum, Royal Arsenal, Woolwich, SE18. 8855 7755 (www.firepower.org.uk).

Casanova: (also Sunday, June 8): The Greenwich Playhouse, Greenwich Station Forecourt, 189 Greenwich High Road, London SE10 8JA (www.galleontheatre.co.uk) Box office: 020 8858 9256. Time: Sat @ 7:30pm, Sun @ 4pm, tickets: £12 (concs. £10)

St. Alfege Concert: Njabulo Madlala. Baritone. 1:10pm. Free. St. Alfege, Greenwich Church St, SE10.

The Wihan Quartet: The complete Beethoven String Quartet Cycle. 7:30pm. £13.50 + concs. Blackheath Halls. Lee Terrace, SE3. 020 8463 0100. www.blackheathhalls.com

Art Open Studio (Also Sunday, June 8): Cristiana Angelini in action. Check out her paintings, pastels and limited edition prints when she opens her studio. 1pm-6pm. 12 Prior Street, Greenwich. Details on 020 8853 3730

Sunday, June 8

Italian Market: Cutty Sark Gardens. Specialist Italian traders showcase a range of their finest fare at a food market this weekend from 10am to 5pm.

Pleasaunce Picnic: 12pm - 4pm. Fire Engine, Circus skills workshop, Circus performance (3pm) and throughout the afternoon there will be music, Pleasaunce punch, face painting, bookstall and photography exhibition.

Where's Jack?: The career of Jack the Ripper on screen. 2:30pm. £7.50. Museum in Docklands, West India Quay, E14. Booking essential at 0870 444 3855

Trinity College of Music Ensemble: 2pm - 3:15pm & 3:45 - 5:00pm. Free. Bandstand, Greenwich Park, SE10.

The Wihan Quartet: The complete Beethoven String Quartet Cycle. 11am. £13.50 + concs. Blackheath Halls. Lee Terrace, SE3. 020 8463 0100. www.blackheathhalls.com

Organ Recital: Huw Morgan, St Laurence, Catford. Free. All Saints Church, Blackheath SE3. 5:15pm.

Singing Sunday at the Conservatoire, Blackheath: A Sunday afternoon singing session, open to singers of all abilities, will be led by Peter Broadbent, Choir Director and founder of the internationally acclaimed ‘Joyful Company of Singers’. Participants will form a choir for the afternoon and explore exciting new repertoire. All adult singers are welcome. 2-5pm. £6 conservatoire students, £10 non-conservatoire students. For more info click here. The Conservatoire. 19-21 Lee Road, Blackheath, London SE3 9RQ Telephone: 020 8852 0234 Fax: 020 8297 0596 Email: info@conservatoire.org.uk

Friends of Greenwich Park plant sale: 10am to 2pm, Blackheath Farmers’ Market. Interesting plants from Friends’ gardens and the Park.