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June 2009

IMMERSION

Spitalfields Festival

6pm, Thursday 4th June

Following sell out tours from previous Spitalfields Festivals our tour profiles the Jewish community of the East End. They may no longer live there but the streets and buildings still evoke memories of synagogues, schools and soup kitchens. Leisure too with Yiddish theatre and the 'Vapour Baths'. We end with a visit to the hidden gem of Sandys Row Synagogue. Remodelled within an 18th century Huguenot chapel for the early Dutch Jewish community this synagogue, founded in 1854, is one of the oldest in London.

£8.00. Book via Spitalfields Festival / 020 7377 1362

SECRET SAMPLE SALE

The Boiler House, 152 Brick Lane, London, E1 6RU

12-8pm, Friday 5 June

12-7pm, Saturday 6 June

12-6, Sunday 7 June

www.secretsamplesale.co.uk

BROMLEY BY BOW

Museum of London Docklands

10.30am, Saturday 6th June

For those of you prepared to go a bit off the beaten track this under-visited area of Bromley-by-Bow offers a wonderful variety of history and stories - suffragettes, almshouses and royal hunting lodges. We end the walk with a visit and tour of Kingsley Hall hearing of its associations with Doris and Muriel Lester and Mahatma Ghandi, who lodged here during his visit to London in the 1930s.

£8.00. Book via Museum of London Docklands / 0870 444 3855

WHITECHAPEL AT WAR

Spitalfields Festival

2.30pm, Saturday 6th June 2009

East London was greatly affected by both World Wars, being a key enemy target. Our tour recalls the German community of Whitechapel, the disaster at Hughes Mansions, evacuation of women and children and life on the Home Front and in the shelters for those who remained behind. We end with a visit to Toynbee Hall where we will hear of the work by the settlements during wartime.

£8.00. Book via Spitalfields Festival / 020 7377 1362

WINE TASTING

L'Oasis Bar and Restaurant, 237 Mile End Road, E1 4AA

7.45pm, Monday 8 June

Tickets are £35 per person and include a selecion of 5 specially chosen wines, 3 course meal and information on each of the wines throughout the evening by the guest speaker. Wines for the evening will be organic and biodynamic wines. Places are strictly limited and booking is essential.  Call 020 7702 7051 or email info@loasisstepney.co.uk

EAST END STORY

Spitalfields Festival

6pm, Thursday 11th June

Following sell out tours from previous Spitalfields Festivals our tour profiles the Jewish community of the East End. They may no longer live there but the streets and buildings still evoke memories of synagogues, schools and soup kitchens. Leisure too with Yiddish theatre and the 'Vapour Baths'. We end with a visit to the hidden gem of Sandys Row Synagogue. Remodelled within an 18th century Huguenot chapel for the early Dutch Jewish community this synagogue, founded in 1854, is one of the oldest in London.

£8.00. Book via Spitalfields Festival / 020 7377 1362

FREE RANGE 2009

The Old Truman Brewery, Brick Lane, London, E1 6QL

Fridays to Mondays - From now until 20 July

Welcome to the 9th annual Free Range at The Old Truman Brewery, London. This is Europe's largest graduate art and design show with FREE ADMISSION! This is the hottest way to discover new creative talent. Over the eight week period, thousands of students from the UK’s top art and design colleges will exhibit their work, giving you the perfect opportunity to talent scout for the next Tracey Emin or Rankin. Free Range was set up to showcase the works of budding designers and artists to both public and potential employers alike, giving students the best opportunity to promote their work. Each year the show has increased in size and popularity, making it a destination point for thousands of Londoners and lovers of visual arts. Over 150,000 people visited this free-entry show last year, putting it in the same league as one from say, The Royal Academy of Arts or the Victoria & Albert Museum. In addition to the events, the work of thousands of exhibitors is showcased in the official Free Range cat

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July 2009

WINE TASTING - ARGENTINA

L'Oasis Bar and Restaurant, 237 Mile End Road, E1 4AA

7.45pm, Monday 6 July

Tickets are £35 per person and include a selecion of 5 specially chosen wines, 3 course meal and information on each of the wines throughout the evening by the guest speaker. Places are strictly limited and booking is essential.  Call 020 7702 7051 or email info@loasisstepney.co.uk

ANGELS OF THE EAST END

Museum of London Docklands

10.30am, Sunday 5th July

For centuries, women have been involved with improving the health of the overworked poor in east London. Discover the sites associated with those who made a lasting difference including Alice Model, the Sisters of Mercy, Eva Luckes and home grown 'angels' such as Hannah Billig. We also go back further in time to the original St Mary Spital and the Huguenots who were 17th century pioneers for medical and opthalmic instruments.

£8.00. Book via Museum of London Docklands / 0870 444 3855

LIVE FOREVER: ELIZABETH PEYTON

Whitechapel Gallery, 77-82 Whitechapel High Street, London, E1 7QX

9 July to 20 September

The Whitechapel Gallery presents the first major survey of painter Elizabeth Peyton with over 60 works on show including paintings, drawings and prints.  As a painter of modern life, Peyton’s portraits reveal an empathetic and intimate relationship with her subjects. Shown together, her works capture the artistic and cultural climate of the late 20 th and early 21 st centuries. Live Forever: Elizabeth Peyton brings together works made over the last 15 years. The works range from paintings of still-lifes, to close friends, to paintings of historical figures such as Napoleon, Marie Antoinette and Queen Elizabeth II; musicians including Kurt Cobain, Liam Gallagher, and Jarvis Cocker, as well as the artists Angus Fairhurst, Rirkrit Tiravanija and Matthew Barney. 

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