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Riverside Studios, Hammersmith – Book Club
Literary conversations on the last thursday of each month. Go and meet like-minded book-loving souls to discuss books with affiliation to Riverside's heritage. In February there will be a discussion on The Buddah of Suburbia by Hanif Kureishi who once worked there and in March the set reading is The Handmaids Tale by Margaret Attwood who held book launches there and is one of Riverside's Heritage Icons. Please bring along your own copy of the book or ebook. Book your…
Chiswick Town Hall – Chiswick Area Forum meeting
The agenda will be displayed in the week before the meeting Proposed venue: The Hogarth Hall, Chiswick Town Hall, Heathfield Terrace, Turnham Green, W4 4JN Contact: Chaspal Sandhu on 020 8583 2065 or at Email: CAF@hounslow.gov.uk
Watermans – Spy Monkey (ages 4+)
Join Hanuman, our brave and intrepid Monkey Intelligence Officer, on his most important secret mission to date! He will need to use all his extraordinary superpowers to find and rescue the captured Princess Sita from Ravana, a wicked ten-headed demon King, and could do with your help! Spy Monkey brings a contemporary twist to a classic Indian tale from the Ramayana, for family audiences, full of daring and wit. Three incredible performers use hip-hop and Bharata Natyam dance, music and story-telling to excite and…
Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith – Sunshine (ages 3-9)
With sun, sea, sand, some big laughs and even bigger pants, Sunshine, by award-winning company Stickyback Theatre is delighted to be showing this April as part of Little Lyric season. The energetic, highly interactive and heartwarming 50 minute performance draws on themes of shared space, sharing and tolerance and is inspired by the heart and practice of early 19th century silent cinema. Audiences are promised plenty of belly laughs, fun, audience participation and the odd bit of flying seaweed! Book…
Hogarth Singers – Choral Workshop
The Hogarth Singers will be running a choral workshop on Saturday 25th April which will focus on Renaissance polyphony. You will spend time getting to know a series of beautiful choral miniatures that exemplify this style, exploring how this music works and how to sing it. You will work on related aspect of singing including breathing, phrasing and textual expression. Venue tbc but within Chiswick - Check website for more information. hogarthsingers.org
Chiswick Auctions – Islamic and Indian Art
Chiswick Auctions is holding an auction of Islamic and Indian Art. Items include a Complete Bidri Silver-Inlaid Huqqa and a Carved Grey Schist Figure of a Seated Buddha. View the full auction catalogue here. For more details call Chiswick Auctions on 020 8992 4442. Clients may bid online via Chiswick Auction’s own bidding platform, by telephone or absentee bidding as normal.
Watermans – Rolling down the Road (ages 3-11)
All aboard! Family singer songwriter David Gibb is proud to be the driver of the world's first bus to be powered by song. However, his passengers’ choice of music can sometimes be a little unusual. From talking sunflowers to digging for buried treasure, David needs your help to find the perfect song for each of his passengers and get his magical, musical bus rolling down the road! David’s song writing draws from a wide range of musical influences, deftly blending…
Staveley Road – Blossom Day Street Party
The Blossom Day Street Party on Staveley Road will take place between midday and 3pm. This will be a unique opportunity for both local residents and lovers of cherry blossom trees from further afield to come and enjoy Chiswick’s very own sakura festival. To celebrate, Blossom Day W4 is organising a Haiku and Poem Competition for young people. Visit the website for full details where the entry form and competition rules can be found. The three winners from both age…
Chiswick Pier Trust – Watercolour Painting Day
Having held three very popular and successful workshops last year, the Trust welcomes back Julia Cassels to Chiswick Pier to run another on April 17. Julia will be working with watercolours on the Easter topic of hares and will be including how to achieve movement in your painting. The workshop is suitable for beginners right through to the more experienced artist. The fee for the day is £35 (£32 for Chiswick Pier Trust members). Please bring your own materials and…
Dukes Meadows Easter Holiday Camps
The camps will take place from 6-9 April and 14-17 April 2020 | Full day and half-day options available These Easter Camps make the most of the facilities available at Dukes Meadows. A typical day on the golf camp involves starting on the Driving Range for technique and club strategy teaching, moving on to the Academy Course for putting and short game development. In the afternoon, golfers get to put their skills into practice as the pros take them on…
The Pilot – Wine Tasting Event
Try 6 different wines from Old Vines Barossa Valley Shiraz to Pouilly-Fume. This will be a casual evening with a wine expert giving you the opportunity to get to know their premium wines especially selected for Easter. Customers will be able to enjoy 15% off food if they decide to dine with there, prior or after the wine tasting. If you discover your favourite wine, you will be able to purchase it with a 25% discount. Tickets are £15, as…
ArtsEd – Easter Musical Theatre School (11-16 yrs)
Get the real ArtsEd experience at our Easter Musical Theatre School! Focusing on all three disciplines: Singing, Dancing and Acting, students will take part in skill-based classes in the morning and then put their learning into action in the afternoon, where they will focus on preparing material for a sharing at the end of the week for family and friends. Due to a very exciting build happening onsite at our premises in Chiswick, we are hosting this course at one…
ArtsEd – Easter Musical Theatre Stars (5-6yrs)
This exciting week is jam-packed with dance sequences and group songs from popular hit musicals like Matilda, The Lion King and Frozen. Students will create their characters throughout the week based on a special theme. At the end of the week, the group will perform their mini-musical-extravaganza at noon on the Friday. Children will learn the importance of listening and working as part of a team, which will help develop communication and performance skills. Find out more and book: https://buff.ly/2TrmrSi
Watermans – Pigs & Bears Don’t Come in Pairs! (ages 3-8)
Straw, wood, brick? Porridge, chairs, beds? Two trios to tantalise and tickle your senses in this DOUBLE BILL of Furry Tails, where Goldilocks may even be more scary that the Big Bad Wolf! If two’s company and three’s a crowd, then book your place now for these well loved stories, retold with puppets, original music and a perfectly petite pop up set. Produced by : Theatre of Widdershins. Tickets: Adult / Child £10 (concessions £9) Family of four £36 Available…
Chiswick School – Car Boot Sale
One of the most successful car boot sales in the South East, the Chiswick Car Boot sale offers a glorious serendipitous mix of stuff: clothes, plants, DVDs & CDs, books, furniture, toys, you name it. Most of it is second hand, some new, but there are some real bargains to be had. The sale is held on the first Sunday of the month, every month except January, at Chiswick School, Burlington Lane, London W4 3UN. Car entrance Staveley Road, pedestrian…
Syon House – Brentford Sports Fest
Local residents are encouraged to lace up their running shoes and take part in Brentford’s biggest running event – Brentford Sports FEST. Residents of all ages and abilities can take part in a 10k run, 5k run, 1k and a children’s fun run on Sunday 5th April 2020 in the grounds of Syon House. Organised by Brentford FC Community Sports Trust, in partnership with developers Brentford Lock West, the event offers runners the opportunity to run in the private grounds…
Chiswick Choir – Spring Concert: Bach Magnificat
The Chiswick Choir was founded in 1976 in London W4 by John Thackray, a passionate musician who served as conductor for multiple London choirs. Between 1984 and 2015 the choir was conducted by Alistair Jones and since January 2016 the choir has flourished under the direction of award-winning composer and conductor Hilary Campbell. The Spring concert will take place on 4 April: Bach – Jesu meine Freude Bach – Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen – Soprano solo Interval Bach – Magnificat Solists…
Petros Singers – A Royal Occasion
It's well worth crossing the border for this spectacular concert featuring 400 years of music written for and performed at the great royal coronations, weddings and funerals. Works of grandeur, grace, solemnity and celebration, they mirror the history of the country and the family they honour. Including music by Weelkes, Handel, Brahms, Elgar, Parry and Rutter. Petros Singers will be joined by the three musicians – Elin Manahan Thomas (Soprano), David Blackadder (Trumpet) and Luke Bond (Organ) – who so…
Watermans – Apphia Campbell: Woke
From the creator of the hit show Black Is The Color Of My Voice, comes a new story about the 20th Century African American experience. Against a powerful soundtrack of original music and traditional gospel and blues, two women, 42 years apart, become involved in the struggle for civil rights. One, a notorious Black Panther Assata Shakur; the other, Ambrosia a present-day university student enrolling as the 2014 Ferguson riots begin. Both challenge the American justice system, become criminalized through political…
The Arts Society Chiswick – Raphael: a Master in the Making (2020 marks 500th Anniversary of his death
Raphael is often referred to as one of the three giants of the High Renaissance in Italy, alongside Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci, yet his fame and position in the canon of art history may seem hard to explain. He made no discoveries like those of his celebrated rivals: although undoubtedly a draughtsman of exceptional talent he made no great progress in the fields of anatomy, science and construction nor did he share the wide-ranging talents which Leonardo and Michelangelo…
Jazz at George IV – Jazz Mondays
Chiswick based 13 strong band famous for their eight strong ‘wall of saxes’. Their eclectic repertoire ranges across Jazz to Soul, Ska and Funk, from Dizzy Gillespie to Amy Winehouse. Brought to you by The Chiswick Calendar and Larry Pryce’s Live Music To Go. Book tickets here.