EVENTS ART

2016 ENJOY LIFE

AUTUMN MORE THAN JUST SERVICES MUSIC CULTURE

YOUR GUIDE TO WHAT’S ON SEPTEMBER – DECEMBER 2016 WHAT’S ON WHAT’S Chris Robbins Leader, Waltham Forest Council INTRODUCTION WELCOME of activity planned. In October Waltham Night and November sees our ever-popular It was fantastic to see you all enjoying our Forest’s brand-new Feel Good Centre opens Fireworks display light up the skies. wide range of free events across the borough in . With a fantastic range of Come the festive season we’ve got carols over the summer. We’ve had great feedback facilities, it will be one of the biggest and and crafts with opportunities to snap up showing how much you like to spend time best of its kind in . In the run up to some locally made gifts. the official opening on 3 October, we’ll be with family, friends and your community The and Vestry House celebrating with a September full of health, enjoying top-quality culture on your doorstep. Museum have both got packed programmes wellbeing and fitness events and activities All of our 69 fantastic parks and open to explore including new feature exhibitions to make you feel good! Check spaces got a great workout this summer and we’re continuing to support our feelgoodwalthamforest.com for more hosting everything from festivals and keep borough’s extraordinary creative community information on the events, classes and fit sessions, to picnics and scenic walks. with our grants and commissions. activities. Back in the spring, Station We hope you continue to enjoy living life We’ve got a brand-new touring exhibition, re-opened after 30 years of closure and in Waltham Forest and we look forward to gigs and events as part of London-wide a lengthy campaign to give our residents seeing you at our upcoming events! To find celebrations to mark the 40th anniversary better connections in to Stratford and out more about how you can enjoy your of Punk. In October you can take part in a Hale. borough during September – December, visit range of activities as part of Black History As autumn approaches there’s plenty to www.walthamforest.gov.uk/enjoylife. Month including the outrageous Comedy get you out and about with a huge variety BOOKING BE THE AND TICKET FIRST TO KNOW! INFORMATION Check the icons next to each listing for For further details about all of our events, activities and other key event information: services visit walthamforest.gov.uk

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@wfcouncil @WMGallery No booking required, DROP @VestryHouse IN just come along on the day All information correct at time of print. Visit www.wfculture.eventbrite.com to reserve your place, or book at the library CELEBRATING THE HISTORY OF PUNK MUSIC IN THE BOROUGH

In 1975 Pete Stennett opened a shop at 162 Hoe Street in Walthamstow with his wife Mari, the now legendary Small Wonder Records. After seeing the perform at Walthamstow Assembly Hall on 17 June 1976 he was inspired to start a label and transform the shop into the place to go for the latest new sounds of punk. Punk Waltham Forest 2016 sets out to celebrate

Pete Stennett inside Small Wonder Records © The Cravats Records Pete Stennett inside Small Wonder PUNK Small Wonder, mark the 40th anniversary of the Sex Pistols gig and raise awareness of the borough’s local punk heritage, as part of Punk London, a year- long celebration of 40 years of punk culture running WALTHAM across the capital. SmallWonderE17 FOREST @smallwondere17 beatroots.org SEPTEMBER – NOVEMBER

: 44 WHAT’S ON : September – December 2016 Small Wonder Records – The Exhibition Small Wonder Records – Live Monday 5 – Saturday 24 September Friday 9 September Hoe Street Central, 3 Central Parade, E17 4RT 7pm–11pm, Ye Olde Rose & Crown Theatre Pub, Discover the story of Small Wonder with artefacts and memorabilia 55 Hoe Street, Walthamstow, E17 4SA stored away for almost 40 years by former customers and bands. Join in a celebration of Small Wonder and its legacy on the Featuring interviews with the label’s founder Pete Stennett, punk and post-punk era in the company of The Cravats members of Small Wonder bands like Bauhaus and along and The Proles, all artists signed by the label. with customers, fans and other key figures from the period. £10 in advance (plus £1 online booking fee), £14 on the door. Between 1976 and 1983 the label released a wide variety of punk and post-punk including seminal works like the first single from Robert Smith’s The Cure. Through its mail order service, Small Wonder also shipped records across the UK and internationally with Walthamstow becoming something of a pilgrimage for punk Stow Film Lounge presents Radio On music lovers from across the world. Find out more about the role Small Wonder played in the punk (Christopher Petit, 1979, Cert 18) explosion as Small Wonder returns to Hoe Street after almost Sunday 11 September 35 years away, or catch it as it tours the borough in October and 7.30pm, The Chequers, 145 High Street, E17 7BX November. Made in the glow of punk, this cult British art-house film follows For details of opening times at Hoe Street Central and for a young London DJ on the road to Bristol to investigate the locations, dates and times at and mysterious death of his brother. A 1970s post-punk road trip where the exhibition will tour in October and November, please where style matters more than production values and music is key, visit beatroots.org. with an eclectic soundtrack including Bowie, Ian Dury, Kraftwerk, and Robert Fripp. The exhibition is produced and curated by Neil Meads – BBC video journalist and music blogger (musiclikedirt.com) with curatorial support provided by Julia Spicer – curator, artist and DJ (doloresrocket.com).

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WHAT’S ON : September – December 2016 5 All revved up and ready to go: 1976 Music History Walking Tour Punk’s Big Bang Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 September Friday 16 September 12pm–1.30pm, meeting point Hoe Street Central, 6pm–7pm, Walthamstow Library 3 Central Parade, E17 4RT Join music historian Mark Hart on a stroll into Walthamstow’s musical Forty years after the Pistols played Walthamstow we examine the past and find out about its rich punk heritage created at venues conditions that created punk. A panel who swear they were there including the Granada Cinema on Hoe Street and Walthamstow (and have the photographs to prove it) discuss punk’s Big Bang Assembly Hall on Forest Road. Hear about the famous names, including Glen Matlock from the Sex Pistols, John Ingham, the legendary recordings, tall tales and extraordinary connections. first journalist to profile the Sex Pistols and Richard Boon, former manager of Buzzcocks. Moderated by Clinton Heylin, author of Limited to 50 places per day. Part of Stow Festival 2016 Anarchy in the Year Zero: The Sex Pistols, the Clash and the Class of ‘76. £4 (plus £1 online booking fee). Part of Stow Festival 2016 Hitsville UK – The State of Independence, DIY and Empowerment Pop-Up Punk Art School Saturday 17 September Saturday 17 September 6pm–7pm, Walthamstow Library 11am–2pm (for families), 2.30–5.30pm (for adults), From 1977 the UK experienced a massive creative upsurge Hoe Street Central, 3 Central Parade, HE17 4RT in music served by a growing number of independent labels. Fashion, journalism and design thrived unshackled and female Make your own punk-inspired DIY art with artist and curator of artists were at the forefront. We explore the period with Gina Birch, the Pop Up Art School, Ellie Pole, and graphic designer and from The Raincoats and Richard Boon, former manager of the lecturer, Gillian Fielden. Try your hand at Tracey Emin style mono Buzzcocks. Moderated by Mark Hart, Walthamstow Rock ‘n’ Roll print, Jamie Reid style collaging, Sniffin’ Glue type fanzines and Book Club. customised clothing and bags. £4 (plus £1 online booking fee). Part of Stow Festival 2016 Limited to 16 places per session. Part of Stow Festival 2016

6 WHAT’S ON : September – December 2016 Guadalupe Plata, Pussycat and the Dirty Stow Film Lounge presents Taxi Driver Johnsons and The Wimmins’ Institute (Martin Scorsese, 1976, Cert 18) Saturday 17 September Friday 23 September 8pm, Ye Olde Rose & Crown Theatre Pub, E17 4SA 7.30pm, The Chequers, 145 High Street, E17 7BX Come and listen to three brilliant bands reinterpreting the punk Possibly the greatest American movie of all time and easily the genre for today’s audiences. best movie punk could claim. As well as being a career milestone Spanish band Guadalupe Plata bring into head- for its key figures of De Niro, Hermann, Chapman, Foster, on collision with the blues of the Mississippi Delta. Punkabilly Scorsese and Keitel, Taxi Driver brilliantly captures the essence threesome Pussycat and the Dirty Johnsons are one of the of punk; the brutal self-inflicted identity change when society UK’s most exciting live bands and The Wimmins’ Institute isolates individuals. features members of socialist R’n’B band Thee Faction and riot grrrl outfit Linus. £10 in advance (plus £1 online booking fee), £12 on the door. Part of Stow Festival 2016 All events can be booked in advance at bit.ly/PunkWF For further details on all Punk Waltham Forest events around the borough and activities listed above, please go to beatroots.org. Small Wonder Remembered Sunday 18 September, 3pm–4pm, Punk Waltham Forest is commissioned by the London Borough Small Wonder Records celebrated by artists on the label and the of Waltham Forest, produced by Beatroots Creative CIC and part- fans. Including screenwriter Geoff Deane, former member of The funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund. Leyton Buzzards, The Shend from The Cravats and broadcaster and writer David Quantick. Moderated by , from and and author of Punk Rock: An Oral History. Tickets: £4 (plus £1 online booking fee) Part of Stow Festival 2016

WHAT’S ON : September – December 2016 7 GET READY FOR FUN, FITNESS, HEALTH AND WELLBEING IN SEPTEMBER

A celebration of all things good for you, there are going to be loads of great activities, classes, workshops and all sorts of sports. With everything from street dancing classes and roller skating lessons to blood pressure testing and stress- reducing ‘Mindfulness’ sessions there’s something for everyone. The first weekend of October not only marks the Festival of Sport, but will also see the official opening of the fantastic new Waltham Forest Feel Good Centre. It’s going to be one of the biggest facilities of its kind in London, offering a 25m, eight-lane competition pool, four-court sports hall, activity room/studio and a soft play area for children, the centre will feature an extreme sports zone with a climbing wall, dance studios, gym, spa and outdoor floodlit artificial sports pitch. It’s a truly stunning facility. SEPTEMBER feelgoodwalthamforest.com

8 WHAT’S ON : September – December 2016 Arts 4 Dementia Printmaking Tea Dances in and Leyton Get your gladrags on and join us for a cup of tea and a twirl Workshops around the dance floor at our monthly tea dances led by our Every Wednesday from 28 September until resident DJ. Tea Dances are the perfect opportunity to have 16 November fun, meet new people and enjoy some great music in a friendly 1pm–2.30pm, William Morris Gallery environment. An eight week programme of printmaking workshops to energise and inspire people with early stage dementia and their companions, friends or family. Artist Anna Alcock from Inky Chingford Tea Dances Cuttlefish Studios will lead participants on a creative journey Wednesdays 28 September, 26 October, through the collections and explore different printmaking 30 November, 21 December techniques. No previous experience required and all materials 1.30pm–4pm, Chingford Assembly Hall, Station Road, and tea/coffee provided. E4 7EN Sessions are free but must be booked in advance. To book or Tickets: £5 find out more please contact:[email protected] or Book and pay by card in advance at call 020 7520 1492. chingfordteadance.eventbrite.com or pay on the door (cash only) Kindly supported by Arts 4 Dementia. Leyton Tea Dances Tuesdays 6 September, 4 October, 1 November, 6 December Silver Week 1.30pm–4pm, Leyton Great Hall, Adelaide Road, To celebrate Silver Sunday on 2 October there will be a week of E10 5NN activity for older people taking place across the borough. Don’t Tickets: £5 miss our Tea Dances in Chingford on 28 September and Leyton Book and pay by card in advance at on 4 October and look out for other activity taking place at leytonteadance.eventbrite.com or pay on the door (cash only) walthamforest.gov.uk/events. silversunday.org.uk/

WHAT’S ON : September – December 2016 9 CELEBRATE THE SECOND YEAR OF THE HIGHAMS PARK FESTIVAL, FEATURING MORE THAN 50 EXHIBITIONS AND EVENTS.

Following the success of the 2015 festival, this year’s highlights are an Arts Trail, Yarn Bombing,

© Artists of Tomorrow exhibition © Artists of Tomorrow Picnic in the Park, giant nest building and bird mask making in the woods, Photogram Workshops, a David Lynch lecture, a Flea and Tea Market and a Gin and Sympathy evening! The festival is brought together by Xylonite Arts, ARC – the arts and culture arm of the Highams Park Planning Group – and the wonderfully HIGHAMS creative community of Highams Park. Highams Park Festival @XylonArt PARK highamsparkfestival.com Highams Park Festival is funded by and Highams Park Community Ward Forum, along with support from local shops, businesses and volunteers. The following events have been FESTIVAL supported in kind by Hale End Library; for the full festival listings visit the Highams Park Festival website or pick up a programme from 2–11 SEPTEMBER community venues in the area.

10 WHAT’S ON : September – December 2016 Colour Me Happy: Kids & Carers EXHIBITIONS AT HALE END LIBRARY: Tuesday 6 September 2.15pm–3.15pm and 3.30pm–4.30pm, Hale End Library 2–11 SEPTEMBER Drop-in and get your colouring in on! Organised by Happenstance. Life from Waste: Recycled Sculptures Tickets: £1 per participant (to be paid on the day) Artist: Michelle Reader (www.michelle-reader.co.uk) DROP Life-size recycled human figure sculptures by local sculptor IN Michelle Reader, including a postman made from junk mail and a ten year old girl made from the contents of her family’s Projections: Psychoanalytic recycling bin. And a giant bumblebee! Interpretations of Mulholland Drive Totemic Smoke/Digging the Tuesday 6 September Unconscious 7pm–8.30pm, Hale End Library Artist: lili Spain (www.lilispain.net) In this lecture, Mary Wild will deconstruct and interpret David ‘Totemic Smoke’ is a series of performances, which saw the Lynch’s unforgettable cinematic riddle from a psychoanalytic artist travel to sites of historical interest in Egypt on Sigmund perspective, the central thesis being that a psychogenic fugue Freud’s behalf, forming a three-minute ‘grand tour’. The work follows the unconscious trauma of unrequited love in the context reveals an imagined dream sequence, bringing Freud into of the Hollywood film industry. Tickets: £6 the frame by simply smoking a cigar. The final scene shows the artist return to Freud’s final home in London, where she performed an archaeological dig. The findings are also on display. Photogram Taster Workshop Wednesday 7 September Artists of Tomorrow A selection of artwork from the children at Oakhill and 4.15pm–5pm, 5.15pm–6pm, 6.15pm–7pm, Hale End Library Ainslie Wood primary schools, on display at the rear of the Join artist lili Spain and create amazing images using bits and library. Includes studies of The Queen’s different homes, and bobs and the power of light! Tickets: £6 interpretations of the work of artist Davon Foots.

WHAT’S ON : September – December 2016 11 WALTHAM FOREST COUNCIL’S URBAN FOOD GROWING FESTIVAL

Now in its third year Cultivate is Waltham Forest’s festival for everyone interested in growing food. Pick up expert growing tips, make delicious preserves with your surplus crops and find out how to keep growing over winter. Enter your home grown harvest successes in the Cultivate Produce Show. Learn about fermenting, pickling, sprouting, fungi, herbs, fruit growing and the science of soil in workshops hosted by Cultivate Festival Partners. Visit the Cultivate website and follow social media for the full programme and festival news. @CultivateWF cultivatewf.org CULTIVATE 3–11 SEPTEMBER

12 WHAT’S ON : September – December 2016 Network Event: Forming a Food Seed: The Untold Story Partnership Saturday 10 September Friday 9 September 7pm–9.30pm, Leytonstone Library Few things on Earth are as miraculous and vital as seeds. 4pm–6.30pm, Leytonstone Library Worshipped and treasured since the dawn of humankind this film Come and participate in the shaping of our Food Strategy for follows passionate seed keepers protecting our 12,000 year-old the borough by sharing your views about the wonderful projects food legacy. currently taking place in Waltham Forest. Supported by Transition Leytonstone. Book online at cultivatewf.org Book in advance via http://seed-the-untold-story-e11. eventbrite.co.uk

Food growing courses coming up with Adult Learning and Organiclea Gardeners’ Q&A Friday 9 September Sunday 11 September 9.30am–4pm, Start at Leytonstone Learning Link, 2.30pm–6pm, Leytonstone Library 23–25 North Birkbeck Road, E11 4JF The Festival’s finale event is a fun, lively panel discussion! Over the A unique food growing journey with Organiclea starting with course of the afternoon, our panel of experts will dish out edible preparing for winter salads and continuing with growing systems gardening and food growing advice. at Hawkwood plant nursery in Chingford. Book online at cultivatewf.org Booking is essential as places are limited. Email [email protected]

WHAT’S ON : September – December 2016 13 ‘THE PAST IS NOT DEAD, IT IS LIVING IN US AND WILL BE ALIVE IN THE FUTURE WHICH WE ARE NOW HELPING TO MAKE.’ (WILLIAM MORRIS)

Black history is part of all our histories. The more we learn about the histories of our neighbours, the easier it is to navigate relationships in Waltham Forest. This year’s celebration offers opportunities to laugh and learn. There’s lots of fun ways for everyone of all ages and cultures to experience the history and cultures of Africa past and present and its diaspora BLACK in the UK and beyond through oral traditions of proverbs, comedic storytelling, music and more. © The National Archives ‘Caribbean through a lens’ project Info CO 1069/251/3 a lens’ project ‘Caribbean through © The National Archives The full programme will be available at HISTORY www.walthamforest.gov.uk/bhm2016 MONTH OCTOBER – NOVEMBER

14 WHAT’S ON : September – December 2016 Prints and Proverbs Celebrate: ‘My Gran Always says…’ Sunday 9 October Saturday 12 November 1.30pm–4pm, Vestry House Museum 12pm–4pm, Vestry House Museum Create artistic representations of African Caribbean proverbs using Celebrate the heritage of African Caribbean proverbs and their a range of media including relief printing with artists Jacqueline preservation through art with this coming together of residents McFarlane and Sharon Foster. young and old over light refreshments. Funded by Waltham Forest Arts Development Grants DROP IN DROP IN African American Quilts Saturday 29 October Other Black History Month Events 1pm–4pm, William Morris Gallery October – November 2016 Explore the history of African American quilts and find out about the Look out for three more exciting events in Chingford, Leyton and Gee’s Bend Collective in Alabama to celebrate Black History Month. Leytonstone marking Black History Month. Look out for the full programme at www.walthamforest.gov.uk/bhm2016 DROP IN Exhibition: My Gran Always says… Monday 3 to Sunday 30 October The Space, Leytonstone Library ‘My Gran Always Says…’ aims to assist the preservation of a set of oral traditions through the creation of art and performance. The exhibition showcases the artistic representations of African and Caribbean proverbs. Funded by Waltham Forest Arts Development Grants

DROP Proverb: A nuh ebry fish a sea a shark” IN Meaning: Don’t make assumptions about people based on where they live.

WHAT’S ON : September – December 2016 15 Black History Comedy Night Friday 28 October Doors open 7.15pm, show starts 8pm Walthamstow Assembly Hall, Forest Road, E17 6HE Following a sell-out night at Walthamstow Assembly Hall in October 2015, join us again for another brilliant night of comedy and music hosted by Robbie Gee & Eddie Nestor featuring London’s best Comedians: Slim, Kevin J, Quincy, Kane Brown, Thanyia Moore, Judi Love and Kele Le Roc. Find out more and book online at walthamforest.gov.uk/get-together Tickets: £13.50, £6.50 concessions (senior citizens, unwaged, students)

16 WHAT’S ON : September – December 2016 We are raising money to erect a statue of Laurie Cunningham, one of the first black footballers to represent .

Donate at: walthamforest.gov.uk/LauriesLegacy

WHAT’S ON : September – December 2016 17 WALTHAMSTOW’S AWARD-WINNING WILLIAM MORRIS GALLERY HAS A PACKED PROGRAMME FOR YOU TO EXPLORE THIS AUTUMN.

In October revolution is in the air with the opening © See Red Women’s Workshop © See Red Women’s of A World to Win featuring around seventy posters showcasing the work of diverse artists, graphic designers and print collectives and a selection from the Gallery’s collection of Walter Crane’s Cartoons for the Cause. WILLIAM Check out our Young People’s Exhibition inspired by the work; get in the revolutionary spirit at our December WMG Late, or have a go at making MORRIS your own print at our Screen Printing Family Day. Other highlights include stencilling and weaving workshops for adults, our ever-popular monthly GALLERY Creative Kids sessions for under fives and an exhibition exploring Coralie Bickford-Smith’s SEPTEMBER – beautiful illustrated book The Fox and the Star. DECEMBER

: 1818 WHAT’S ON : September – December 2016 EXHIBITIONS AT WILLIAM MORRIS GALLERY

Exhibitions Coralie Bickford-Smith: A World to Win: Posters of Protest and The Fox and the Star Revolution 9 November 2016 – 29 January 2017 8 October 2016 – 15 January 2017 The Fox and the Star is a beautifully crafted tale of loss, friendship and discovery from award-winning illustrator and author Coralie This exhibition looks at a century of posters agitating for political Bickford-Smith. This exhibition explores how the book was change. From the Suffragette campaigns of the early twentieth created, with original illustrations and rarely seen proofs. Taking century to the Arab Spring, explore how political activists around inspiration from William Morris’s Kelmscott Press, every physical the world have used posters to mobilise, educate and organise. detail of this modern classic, from the cloth binding to the carefully Exhibition organised by the Victoria and Albert Museum, London. chosen paper has a ‘definite claim to beauty’. Find out more about the fascinating stories behind these radical Kindly supported by Fullers Builders, Walthamstow. posters at a free tour led by curator Rowan Bain: Sunday 30 October and Friday 2 December, 2pm–3pm. DROP IN DROP IN © Thomas Lehman Rosalind Fowler: Nowhere Somewhere 8 October – 6 November Former artist-in-residence at the William Morris Gallery, Rosalind Fowler, presents a two screen film installation. The work explores resonances between Morris’s vision of a future greener London and Organiclea’s food-growing cooperative in Waltham Forest. Gardeners at the site also share their dreams for an imaginary ecotopian future. Supported by Arts Council England.

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WHAT’S ON : September – December 2016 19 EVENTS AT WILLIAM MORRIS GALLERY

Young People’s Exhibition WMG Lates 2 November 2016 – 29 January 2017 A bi-monthly opportunity to enjoy the William Morris Gallery out of Young people aged 16–22 exhibit original artwork inspired by the hours in a relaxed adult atmosphere. Visit the special exhibitions exhibition A World to Win. The work was developed at the Gallery and sample some of the best art, music, poetry and performance in August 2016. in London.

Curated by the William Morris Gallery Young Curators. DROP IN Roving Diagnostic Unit curated with Daily Life Ltd Thursday 13 October Young Curators Group 6.30pm–10.30pm Tuesday evenings, twice monthly Bobby Baker’s Daily Life Ltd and fellow artists start their epic 6pm–7.30pm quest to diagnose the Gallery. Highlights include a performance If you’re aged 16–22 and interested in Art and Culture you could by Bobby Baker, musician Dylan Tighe, artist-led diagnostic be one of our Young Curators, helping to organise events and expeditions, poetry and performance workshops with Sean Burn exhibitions for young people at the Gallery. Past events have and Priya Mistry and the Cure All Karaoke! included an African Fashion Show and the Walthamstow Garden Party. Rise Up curated with Beatroots You don’t need to be an artist or art student – just enthusiastic and willing to get involved! Thursday 1 December 6.30pm–10.30pm To find out more [email protected] Get fired up over a century of art and music campaigning for political change, inspired by our exhibition A World to Win. Listen to Hattie Collins and Olivia Rose talk about their new book This is Grime against a backdrop of protest songs, and start a revolution with the University of the Arts, Arts Attack Party.

20 WHAT’S ON : September – December 2016 EVENTS AT WILLIAM MORRIS GALLERY

Special Events Adult Workshops Open House Weekend Screen Printing Sunday 18 September Saturday 15 October 11am, repeated at 2pm 10am–4.30pm, William Morris Gallery This tour explores the Georgian architecture of the William Morris Work with award-winning designer Daniel Heath and explore the Gallery and some of the building’s lesser known but fascinating hand crafted process and traditional artisan skills used in screen- former inhabitants, including the publisher Edward Lloyd printing. Learn how to cut a stencil, mix colour and use a screen (1815–1890). and squeegee to create a unique screen-printed panel. Tickets: £35, £28 concessions (senior citizens, unwaged, students) DROP IN

The Bentham Community Late Thursday 10 November An Introduction to Weaving 7pm–9pm Saturday 19 November Imagine if William Morris and the philosopher Jeremy Bentham 10am–4.30pm had met to discuss their ideas about the pursuit of happiness Learn more about William Morris’s woven textiles and create over a drink? Well now you don’t have to. Join us for an evening your own woven sampler with master weaver Rezia Wahid MBE. of talks, debate and discussion on their different views on how to Includes curator-led tour, object handling and practical session. achieve happiness. All materials provided. In partnership with University College London. Tickets: £35, £28 concessions (senior citizens, unwaged, students)

WHAT’S ON : September – December 2016 21 EVENTS AT WILLIAM MORRIS GALLERY

Creative Kids Family Days Second Thursday of the month Last Saturday of the month 10am–11.30am and 1pm–2.30pm 1pm–4pm Play, make and get hands-on with our regular session for under A fun-packed monthly afternoon of activities for families to make fives to enjoy with their parents and carers. In partnership with and do together. Each event includes a make and take so you can Lloyd Park Children’s Centre. remember your special day.

DROP IN Play with Clay Painted Furniture Thursday 8 September Saturday 24 September William Morris believed everything in your home should be Science of Nature beautifully decorated, even cups and chairs! Learn to paint objects and decorate your own photo frame. Thursday 13 October Morris the Shopkeeper African American Quilts Thursday 10 November Saturday 29 October See page 15 for details. The Fox and the Star Thursday 8 December Screen Printing Free, booking essential: [email protected]. Saturday 26 November Booking for each session will open one month in advance. Learn how to make screen prints and visit our exhibition of posters made by young people aged 16–22.

22 WHAT’S ON : September – December 2016 FINAL CALL FOR DRAMA ENTHUSIASTS! THIS HALF TERM OUR LIBRARIES ARE HALF-TERM GETTING THEATRICAL.

Is your dramatic side just waiting in the wings? FAMILY FUN Come and take centre stage with our family theatre fun this October. Join Monstro Theatre as they bring their smash hit BookStory tour to 25–29 OCTOBER Waltham Forest, and learn more about one of theatre’s greatest writers as you discover the world and work of William Shakespeare. In addition to holiday activities, libraries run a range of activities throughout the year for adults and children, from rhyme times to knitting sessions, IT support to reading groups. Visit www.walthamforest.gov.uk/libraries to find out more. Shakespeare’s Life and Times BookStory Tour Tuesday 25 October Tuesday 25 October 11am–12noon, Lea Bridge Library 11.30am–12.30pm, Leytonstone Library (Ages 5+) 2pm–3pm, Leytonstone Library 7pm–8pm, North Chingford Library (For adults and older children) Friday 28 October All the books are happy in Brian’s busy library. Thriller or Textbook, 11am–12noon, Higham Hill Library History or Romance – they all love to be borrowed. But one day 2pm–3pm, Hale End Library Brian goes all quiet. And so does his library. Doesn’t Brian care about his books anymore? The only book he’s reading now is In 2016 as we mark the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s that funny, shiny-looking one that says it has four billion pages. death, discover more about the man behind the plays. Explore the Will they all be left on the shelf? The books had better stiffen their celebrated playwright’s life in Stratford and London, the context spines, because to save their library they may have to check of the Tudor period in which he was writing and his remarkable themselves out… literary legacy. MONSTRO theatre’s new pioneering puppet musical tells the story of the story in the digital age, tackling the ever-changing nature of learning. A talented team of performers use song, puppetry and dynamic performance to bring to life this celebration of books, reading and libraries. Supported by Arts Council England. The Society of Chief Librarians is working with a number of high-profile partners to ensure maximum reach and impact: the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, Association of Children’s and Education Librarians, The Reading Agency, Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals, BBC Learning, Booksellers’ Association, British Library and Royal Shakespeare Company. The CS 2016 steering group is chaired by SCL National Executive member Ayub Khan MBE.

24 WHAT’S ON : September – December 2016 EVENTS IN LIBRARIES

Learn Basic Computer Skills (Age 50+) A Precious Gift: A story to develop talent Tuesday 18 October with Cristina Martel 9am–1pm, Walthamstow Library Friday 18 November Drop in for assistance with exploring the internet, setting up an 3pm–3.45pm and 4pm–4.45pm, Wood Street Library email account, using Microsoft Word and more. Meet author Cristina Martel as she reads her book ‘A Precious DROP Gift’, then take part in an activity to develop awareness of the skills IN necessary to fulfil potential. Suitable for ages 6–14. Let’s Make Glitter Tattoos! (Age 5–10) Monday 14 November 4pm–5pm, Walthamstow Library Arts to Foster Creativity with Cristina Come and learn how to create your own glitter tattoos and get your sparkle on! Suitable for ages 5–10. Martel Saturday 19 November 3pm–4pm and 4pm–4.45pm, Leyton Library An art activity inspired by Matisse to become aware of the processes that lead to creative thinking. Suitable for ages 6–14.

WHAT’S ON : September – December 2016 25 THE EFG LONDON JAZZ FESTIVAL COMES TO LEYTON!

This November sees The Streets return to Leyton High Road with a whole host of artists straight from the stages of major concert halls featuring in the world-famous EFG London Jazz Festival coming to your backyard! Expect to see the like of Brooklyn-born and Harlem-based vocalist and guitarist Allan Harris, multi-award winning progressive brass band Perhaps Contraption and double-bass phenomenon, multi-instrumentalist and YouTube sensation Adam Ben Ezra, alongside our finest local talent. Keep up to date with the latest news about the programme by signing up to the newsletter at THE thestreets.london/signup. STREETS 12 NOVEMBER

26 WHAT’S ON : September – December 2016 JOIN YOUR COMMUNITY TO CELEBRATE AND COMMEMORATE TOGETHER THIS AUTUMN.

Our ever-popular Fireworks will be lighting up the sky above Waltham Forest on Thursday 4 November. Wrap up warm and come and celebrate Bonfire Night with a dazzling display set to music – ‘oohs’ and ‘aahs’ guaranteed! As we continue to mark the 100th anniversary of World War One, join us for a poignant commemoration of Armistice Day on Friday 11 November followed by a series of events around the borough on Remembrance Sunday as we join with the nation in honouring all those who have sacrificed GET themselves to protect our freedom. TOGETHER OCTOBER – NOVEMBER

WHAT’S ON : September – December 2016 27 Civic Celebrations & Occasions Remembrance Sunday Outside Waltham Forest Town Hall, Forest Road, Sunday 13 November E17 4JF Join us at events organised by the Royal British Legion across the Throughout the year Waltham Forest Council marks civic borough to remember all those who have lost their lives in conflict. occasions by raising the appropriate flag outside the Town Hall. Join us to see the flag fly and look out for ceremony information on 10.40am, Waltham Forest Town Hall, Forest Road, walthamforest.gov.uk Walthamstow 17 4JF Friday 14 October Nigerian Independence Day – Flag raising The Civic Service of Remembrance Tuesday 1 November Antigua and Barbuda Independence Day The parade will depart from the front of the William Morris Gallery – Flag raising at 10am. Friday 11 November, 10.45am Armistice Day – Lowering of the Union Flag and two minute silence 10.40am, Chingford Fire Station, 34 The Ridgeway, Wednesday 30 November St Andrew’s Day – Flag raising E4 6PP The parade will march from the Fire Station to the War Memorial at DROP the junction of King’s Head Hill followed by a church service in the IN Church of SS Peter and Paul. Waltham Forest Fireworks 9.30am, Coronation Gardens, Buckingham Road, Friday 4 November Leyton, E10 5NG Gates open at 6.30pm and ends at 9pm The parade gathers at the Buckingham Road gates, wreaths will 6.30pm–9pm, Chestnuts Field, Waltham Forest Town Hall be laid at the war memorial and the parade will continue to St Complex, Forest Road, Walthamstow, E17 4JF Mary’s Parish Church for a service at 10.30am. Join us at our annual free Bonfire Night with a fantastic free 10.30am, Harrow Green Memorial, High Road, fireworks display. Watch a dazzling display light up the skies of Leytonstone, E11 4JU Waltham Forest and enjoy a huge funfair and a wide range of tasty A service at the memorial. food and drink that will be available to purchase. Event terms and conditions apply, for further information visit DROP IN walthamforest.gov.uk/get-together

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28 WHAT’S ON : September – December 2016 DISCOVER MORE ABOUT WHERE YOU LIVE AT THE BOROUGH’S LOCAL HISTORY MUSEUM

Are you curious about the history of your local area? Ever wondered who used to live on your street, or what it looked like 100 years ago? This autumn, come and find the answers at Vestry House Museum, the local history museum for Waltham Forest. Artists Lucy Harrison and VESTRY Katherine Green will be shedding new light on the history of the Warner estate, with photographs and oral histories. In November, Waltham Forest Archive and Local Studies Library will be holding HOUSE an open day for visitors of all ages to mark Explore Your Archive Week. Also check out our free family MUSEUM activities and festive treats. SEPTEMBER – NOVEMBER

29 EVENTS AT VESTRY HOUSE MUSEUM

EXHIBITIONS HISTORY ON YOUR DOORSTEP Water and Life: The Story of Walthamstow Talk: Lifting the Lid on Workhouse Food Wetlands Saturday 10 September Until Sunday 2 October 2pm–3pm A talk by Peter Higginbotham, author of The Workhouse Cookbook. In 2017 Walthamstow Wetlands will reopen as London’s largest Wetland nature reserve. Discover the long and varied history of the According to Charles Dickens, workhouse inmates were fed on site, where prehistoric mammoths once roamed, early industries “three meals of thin gruel a day, with an onion twice a week, and made their home and a place that played a crucial role in the half a roll of Sundays.” Was he telling it like it was, or spinning us a incredible growth of Victorian London. yarn? The truth may surprise you! Tickets: £5, £3 concessions (senior citizens, unwaged, students) DROP IN

WE: The ex-Warner Estate in Waltham Forest Open House Tours Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 September 29 October 2016 – 19 February 2017 An exhibition exploring the history of the Warner Estate houses in 2.30pm Walthamstow and Leyton, and the memories of the people who Help us celebrate London’s largest festival of architecture and lived there. Artists Lucy Harrison and Katherine Green capture design. the stories of these unique homes through original photography, Enjoy a free guided tour of the Museum, the oldest parish interviews and artifacts. www.exwarnerproject.co.uk workhouse open to the public in the UK.

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30 WHAT’S ON : September – December 2016 EVENTS AT VESTRY HOUSE MUSEUM

Warner Estate Memory Session Waltham Forest Archive Revealed: Sunday 25 September Guided Walk 2pm–5pm Sunday 20 November Come along to this friendly open afternoon and share your 2.30pm–4pm experiences of Warner properties with artists Lucy Harrison and Explore the fascinating history of the Grange Park Road area as Katherine Green. revealed through historic maps, documents and photographs on a DROP guided walk led by David Boote. IN DROP IN

Explore Your Archive Saturday 26 November 11am–4pm Discover the history of Waltham Forest, enjoy our all-day talks programme, browse historic documents or visit the Search Room. Includes family activities, performance and refreshments. Please note the Search Room is accessible by stairs only.

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Northcote Road, photo Bedford Lemere & Co, 1903, courtesy Walthamstow Historical Society

WHAT’S ON : September – December 2016 31 FAMILY FUN ‘Green Grow the Rushes Ho!’ Weave a Museums at Night Halloween Late Basket Saturday 29 October Sunday 11 September 6pm–9pm A special family event in Walthamstow’s scariest building with a 1.30pm–4pm fancy dress competition, music, family trail, pop up refreshments Since ancient times, people have used grasses and rushes to and more to be announced! make things for their homes. Learn how to weave a rush basket with artist Lucy Rainbow. £2 adult donation, children go free

DROP DROP IN IN Apple Day 2016 Our Houses Past and Future Saturday 8 October Sunday 13 November 11am–3pm 1.30pm–4pm This popular community event celebrates the healthy, humble, Inspired by the Warner exhibition, design and create model room tasty apple and all the other good things that autumn brings. In settings from Victorian and Edwardian times and then create a partnership with the Hornbeam. contrasting room for a house 100 years in the future.

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32 WHAT’S ON : September – December 2016 CELEBRATE THE FESTIVE SEASON WITH CRAFTS, CAROLS AND THAT ALL- FESTIVE IMPORTANT CHRISTMAS SHOPPING.

Deck the Halls! Explore Victorian Christmas FUN traditions in the atmospheric setting of Vestry House Museum, create your own personalised gifts for friends and family, and enjoy musical NOVEMBER – merriment at our Winter Warmer and Carol Concerts. Plus, don’t miss a ghostly retelling of DECEMBER Dickens’ Christmas Carol by local actors with our Sunday Serial. So jingle those bells, let it snow, and have yourself a merry little Christmas! Sunday Serial: A Christmas Carol by more come together to offer you the ultimate market shopping experience complete with Santa’s Grotto! Charles Dickens DROP Every Sunday, 6 November – 18 December IN 12pm–12.30pm, Vestry House Museum Hear this classic tale read out loud in seven parts by local actors in the atmospheric setting of Walthamstow’s former workhouse. Christmas Carol Concert Each session will start with a recap of the story so far. Monday 5 December 6.30pm, Coronation Gardens, Leyton High Road, E10 5NG DROP Join us for some traditional carols, musical performances and IN merriment. Come along and enjoy festive snacks and hot drinks while you listen to live music and sing along to your favourite Christmas Night Market Christmas carols. Friday 25 November DROP 6pm–10pm, William Morris Gallery IN Enjoy our festive surroundings with a glass of mulled wine and a mince pie. There will be music, a craft market by the E17 Civic Carol Concert Designers, gift ideas in our shop, plus the Christmas tree light switch-on and our galleries are open. £1 donation for adults, Thursday 8 December children go free. Doors open 6.30pm, show starts 7pm, Walthamstow Assembly Hall, Forest Road, E17 6HE DROP Get into the festive spirit at our annual carol concert in the beautiful IN surrounds of Walthamstow Assembly Hall. Join children and young people from Waltham Forest Music Service who will perform all Leytonstone Christmas Market Trail your favourite carols interspersed with traditional readings from the Saturday 3 December Christmas story. 11am–4pm, various venues, Leytonstone The Leytonstone Christmas market trail offers a variety of markets all on one day as Leyton&Stone Designers, Stone’s Throw and

34 WHAT’S ON : September – December 2016 Christmas Sparkles Christmas Craft Sunday 11 December Monday 19 December 1.30pm–4pm, Vestry House Museum 4pm–5pm, Higham Hill Library Add a sparkle to your festive decorations using glitter and Get festive with arts and crafts to celebrate the season! Suitable traditional paper-cutting techniques to create a special Victorian for ages 5–10. feel to your Christmas celebrations. With artist Vanessa Brightwell.

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Vestry’s Victorian Family Christmas Senior Residents’ Christmas Lunches Tuesday 14 December Monday 5 December, Leyton Orient 4pm–7.30pm, Vestry House Museum 12noon–2.30pm, Leyton Orient Football Club, Leyton Visit Father Christmas in a magical grotto, receive a traditional E10 5LG Victorian gift and make Christmas crafts. Tuesday 6 December £3.50 per child (timed slots) 12noon–2.30pm (lunch) or 6pm–8.30pm (dinner), DROP Walthamstow Assembly Hall, Forest Road, E17 4RJ IN Wednesday 7 December 12noon–2.30pm, Chingford Assembly Hall, The Green, Winter Warmer Chingford, E4 7FN Sunday 18 December Further to the success of last year’s events, we are pleased to 1pm–4pm, William Morris Gallery again be providing Senior Residents’ Christmas Lunches for An afternoon of magical entertainment with craft activities inspired Waltham Forest residents over 70 years of age. The lunches will be by Coralie Bickford-Smith’s The Fox and the Star, vocal stylings held in Leyton, Walthamstow and Chingford. Registration required. from JGL Singers and festive food and drink. Details on how to register will be available later in the year. In partnership with the Friends of Lloyd Park.

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WHAT’S ON : September – December 2016 35 EACH YEAR WALTHAM FOREST TEAMS UP WITH REDBRIDGE AND FILM LONDON TO SUPPORT THE FUNDING OF TWO SHORT

© Little Soldier (2015) FILMS BY LOCAL EMERGING FILMMAKERS.

In addition to being awarded a grant, recipients also receive mentoring and film development support from a range of professionals, covering scriptwriting, production, casting and more. This year’s funding round opens in early September 2016. For more information about the programme and films, and details of how to apply visit filmlondon.org.uk/londoncalling LONDON Read on to find out more about the recent short films produced with the support of Eastern Edge Film Fund. Film London’s London Calling is proud to be a partner of the BFI. CALLING: NETWORK, with funding from the BFI and Creative Skillset, and run with support of the London Boroughs of Lambeth, Redbridge, Southwark, Waltham Forest and Wandsworth. It is supported by EASTERN EDGE Panalux and Island Studios, and Performance Insurance. FILM FUND

36 WHAT’S ON : September – December 2016 Rink (2016) The Prevailing Winds (2016) Writer & Director: Gail Hackston Director: Adam Butcher Producers: Annabel Bates & Zoe Guilford Writer: Lawrie Doran When young tomboy Jane sees the girl she has a crush on at Producer: Caroline Demopoulos the local ice rink, can she rise to the challenge set her? A story of A lone hiker marches out of the distance across Saddleworth emergence, identity and those small moments where making a moor. A young, nervous police officer waiting there tells her she stand for ourselves opens up a whole new world. has to turn back: the whole moor has been cordoned off due to a rinkfilm.com toxin on the air. But Jess won’t stop – her sister is out there. facebook.com/prevailingwindsfilm

Little Soldier (2015) Writer and Director: Stella Corradi Producer: Carol-Mei Barker A darkly comic drama about the power of one girl’s imagination to change her own world. Ten year old Anya cares for her mother, Amanda. When Derek threatens to come between them, Anya takes matters into her own hands in order to protect her home. concretecastlefilms.com

WHAT’S ON : September – December 2016 37 WALTHAM FOREST IS HOME TO A THRIVING CREATIVE COMMUNITY, MAKING ART AND DELIVERING CULTURAL ACTIVITIES THROUGHOUT THE BOROUGH ALL YEAR ROUND.

Through grants and commissions Waltham Forest seeks to nurture the development of creative individuals and organisations within the borough, from established groups and organisations to newly emerging artists, practitioners and performers. Find out what our grant recipients and commissioned partners are delivering in your area this autumn and how you can get involved. Keep in touch!

Creative Conversation Creative Profile: Bismark Anobah – Dancer & Videographer Bismark Anobah – Dancer & Profile: Conversation Creative Creative To be kept up to date with news and information for art and culture professionals (including our next round of Arts Development Grants) sign up to our ‘Arts Mailing list’ at www.bit.ly/wfaacn we look ARTS forward to working with you. DEVELOPMENT

38 WHAT’S ON : September – December 2016 The Creative Conversation Creativity Symposium: Leyton and Leytonstone Thursday 29 September, 6.30pm Studio 3 Arts are undertaking a ‘Creative Placemaking’ Creative networking celebration. Refreshments provided, investigation in Leyton and Leytonstone to find out who, where, open to all. why and how creative stuff happens in these areas. We want to be able to demonstrate that these are mega creative The Creative Business Case: areas with lots of stuff going on, and make sure everyone knows about it. Thursday 20 October, 6.30pm Business planning, fundraising and social media masterclass. Get involved by: • Filling out a creativity survey online or at public locations across each area Creative Profile Exhibition • Hosting a creativity postbox or exhibition at your venue (all Exhibit of local artists at non-traditional host venues. public venues welcome, especially non-traditional arts spaces) For more details about the events above to access the online • Sharing your ideas, experience and feedback on your creative creative survey or just keep up to date with the project, please network follow us or get in contact. • Coming along to one of the Creative Conversation masterclasses or events. Web:www.studio3arts.org.uk/creative-conversation CCLeytonLeytonstone @CreativeConversations Email: [email protected] Tel: 0208 594 7136

WHAT’S ON : September – December 2016 39 CreativiTEA Barbican Community Masterclasses: May 2016 — April 2017 Marketing Third Saturday of each month 7pm–9pm (advice surgery from 6.30pm–7pm) 11am–2pm, Hale End Library Following the success of our Spring fundraising masterclass series Join us for one or all of this series of expressive art workshops we’re partnering with the Barbican again this Autumn to offer for adults, which include time for tea and talking as a group to another set of four sessions, this time with a focus on marketing. share, reflect and discover. CreativiTEA art workshops take place Tuesday 13 September North Chingford Library in safe space for self-expression, with an experienced practitioner to support and guide the creative and expressive process. Each Tuesday 11 October Lea Bridge Library workshop will focus on a different theme or topic, upcoming Tuesday 15 November Leytonstone Library sessions are as follows: Tuesday 13 December William Morris Gallery 17 September Portraying the Human Form in Space To find out more and reserve your place, email 15 October Four Seasons / Four Moods [email protected]. 19 November Shadow Opposites, Exploring our Dreams 17 December Reminiscence through Imagery, Objects and Sense of Smell For more information visit creativiTEA2016.eventbrite.com Saturday Storytime First Saturday of the month Funded by Waltham Forest Arts Development Grants. 2pm–4pm, Harrow Green Community Library The Epicentre, 41 West Street, Leytonstone, E11 4LJ Enjoy the magic of a good story with special guest storytellers each first Saturday of the month. This is fun for all the family with interactive stories for children aged 3–11 years and tasty snacks too. For more information visit www.harrowgreenlibrary.wordpress.com Funded by Waltham Forest Arts Development Grants.

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40 WHAT’S ON : September – December 2016 Tales from the Marshes: Exhibition and live art festivals in central London, develop performances of their own and most importantly, have fun! 6 October – 3 December thedrawingshed.org Exhibition launch 6 October, 6pm–8pm. Funded by Waltham Forest Arts Development Grants. The Mill, 7–11 Coppermill Lane, London, E17 7HA Arts heritage project, Tales from the Marsh, unearths the magnetic pull of Walthamstow and Leyton Marshes. Through creative workshops and walking conversations, Siobhan O’Neill has been reflecting with local residents on their diverse lived experiences Leytonstone Pop-up Cinema of the Marshes. Intimate stories to political provocations are illustrated through the exhibition, as a mix of oral histories, poetry, Leytonstone Library photographs of the Marshes and the site-specific performance, 7.45pm (no trailers) From the Ground Up, map this urban wildness. This season at Leytonstone Pop-up Cinema: Travel to an Iranian village in Abbas Kiarostami’s The Wind Will Carry Us. Explore Funded by Waltham Forest Arts Development Grants. the world of the Speed Sisters, a female Palestinian racing team. DROP Take a walk around the London Overground with Ian Sinclair and IN Andrew Kötting. Share the strange and brilliant struggle of two Icelandic sheep farmers in Rams. [Live] Art Market Wednesday 7 September The Wind Will Carry Us (dir. Abbas Thursday 1 September Kiarostami) 2pm–6pm, LockUpNumber11, 11 Fanshaw House, The Wednesday 5 October Speed Sisters (dir. Amber Fares) Drive, E17 3BY Wednesday 2 November London Overground (dir. John Rogers) A taster session for girls aged 16–19 interested in joining a Wednesday 7 December Rams (dir. Grímur Hákonarson) free Live Art Project led by artist Katy Baird. Drop-in during leytonstonefilmclub.com the afternoon and meet some fascinating performance artists, discover more about live art and sign-up to our project starting in Tickets on the door: £5, £4 concessions (senior citizens, September. unwaged, students) The project will then run at LockUpNumber11 every Thursday Funded by Community Ward Forum funding. evening 6pm–9pm, from 8 September. Participants will learn a range of performance art skills, meet new people, attend shows

WHAT’S ON : September – December 2016 41 Funded byCommunityWard Forumfunding. on 07831224510. [email protected] orcallMaria To register yourinterest orsecure aplaceemail 8 yearsandolder. Larksward andValley Wards forchildren andyoungpeoplefrom hour classeswillbestartinginSeptemberforresidents ofthe a fusionofstreet-dance anddramaclasses.Two newone- and healthylifestylesamongstyoungpeoplewithafocuson L.E.A.D.E.R.S. ACADEMYorganiseactivitiesthatsupportactive Paradox Centre, 3ChingWay, Chingford, E48YD L.E.A.D.E.R.S. ACADEMY Funded byCommunityWard Forumfunding. Donation of£1perchild.Aged3andolder. children from 4.15pmandcanbemessy! tailored toaccommodate youngerchildren from 3.30pmand older Themed sessionsofartactivitiesforchildren. Thesessionsare (term time,check The Mill,7–11CoppermillLane,London,E177HA Thursdays 3.30pm–5pm Children’s artworkshops 42 DROP IN

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44 WHAT’S ON : September – December 2016 LISTINGS QUICK GUIDE Use our quick guide to start planning your autumn today! We’ve highlighted all of our family friendly events in pink. Friday, 2 September Exhibition: Artists of Tomorrow starts Drop in Hale End Library 11 Friday, 2 September Exhibition: Life from Waste – Recycled Sculptures starts Drop in Hale End Library 11 Friday, 2 September Exhibition: Totemic Smoke/Digging the Unconscious starts Drop in Hale End Library 11 Monday, 5 September Exhibition: Small Wonder Records starts Drop in Hoe Street Central 5 Tuesday, 6 September Colour Me Happy: Kids & Carers Drop in Hale End Library 11 Tuesday, 6 September Tea Dance Booking required Leyton Great Hall 9 Tuesday, 6 September Projections: Psychoanalytic Interpretations of Mulholland Drive Booking required Hale End Library 11 Wednesday, 7 September Photogram Taster Workshop Booking required Hale End Library 11 Wednesday, 7 September Leytonstone Pop-up Cinema: The Wind Will Carry Us Drop in Leytonstone Library 41 Thursday, 8 September Creative Kids: Play with Clay Booking required William Morris Gallery 22 Friday, 9 September Food growing courses with Adult Learning and Organiclea Booking required Leytonstone Learning Link 13 Friday, 9 September Network Event: Forming a Food Partnership Booking required Leytonstone Library 13 Friday, 9 September Small Wonder Records – Live Booking required Ye Olde Rose & Crown 5 Saturday, 10 September Seed: The Untold Story Booking required Leytonstone Library 13 Saturday, 10 September Talk: Lifting the Lid on Workhouse Food Booking required Vestry House Museum 30 Sunday, 11 September Green Grow the Rushes Ho!’ Weave a Basket Drop in Vestry House Museum 32 Sunday, 11 September Gardeners’ Q&A Booking required Leytonstone Library 13 Sunday, 11 September Stow Film Lounge presents Radio On Booking required The Chequers 5 Tuesday, 13 September Barbican Community Masterclass Booking required North Chingford Library 40 Friday, 16 September All revved up and ready to go: 1976 Punk’s Big Bang Booking required Walthamstow Library 6 Saturday, 17 September CreativiTEA Booking required Hale End Library 40 Saturday, 17 September Open House Tours Drop in Vestry House Museum 30 Saturday, 17 September Pop-Up Punk Art School Booking required Hoe Street Central 6 Saturday, 17 September Music History Walking Tour Booking required Start at Hoe Street Central 6 Saturday, 17 September Hitsville UK – The State of Independence, DIY & Booking required Walthamstow Library 6 Empowerment Saturday, 17 September Guadalupe Plata, Pussycat and The Dirty Johnsons and The Booking required Ye Olde Rose & Crown 7 Wimmins’ Institute Sunday, 18 September Open House Tours Drop in Vestry House Museum 30 Sunday, 18 September Music History Walking Tour Booking required Start at Hoe Street Central 6 Sunday, 18 September Small Wonder Remembered Booking required Vestry House Museum 7 Friday, 23 September Stow Film Lounge presents Taxi Driver Booking required The Chequers 7

WHAT’S ON : September – December 2016 45 Saturday 24 September Family Day: Painted Furniture Drop in William Morris Gallery 22 Sunday, 25 September Warner Estate Memory Session Drop in Vestry House Museum 31 Wednesday, 28 September Arts 4 Dementia Printmaking Workshops start Booking required William Morris Gallery 9 Wednesday, 28 September Tea Dance Booking required Chingford Assembly Hall 9 Monday, 3 October Exhibition: My Gran Always says… starts Drop in 15 Tuesday, 4 October Tea Dance Booking required Leyton Great Hall 9 Wednesday, 5 October Leytonstone Pop-up Cinema: Speed Sisters Drop in Leytonstone Library 41 Thursday, 6 October Exhibition: Tales from the Marshes Drop in The Mill 41 Saturday, 8 October Exhibition: A World to Win starts Drop in William Morris Gallery 19 Saturday, 8 October Exhibition: Rosalind Fowler starts Drop in William Morris Gallery 19 Saturday, 8 October Apple Day 2016 Drop in Vestry House Museum 32 Sunday, 9 October Prints and Proverbs for Black History Month Drop in Vestry House Museum 15 Tuesday, 11 October Barbican Community Masterclass Booking required Lea Bridge Library 40 Thursday, 13 October Creative Kids: Science of Nature Booking required William Morris Gallery 22 Thursday, 13 October WMG Late – Roving Diagnostic Unit Drop in William Morris Gallery 20 Friday, 14 October Flag Raising – Nigerian Independence Day Drop in Waltham Forest Town Hall 28 Saturday, 15 October CreativiTEA Booking required Hale End Library 40 Tuesday, 18 October Learn Basic Computer Skills (Age 50+) Drop in Walthamstow Library 25 Tuesday, 25 October Book Story Tour Booking required Leytonstone & North Chingford 24 Libraries Tuesday, 25 October Shakespeare’s Life and Times: Drama Workshop Booking required Lea Bridge & Leytonstone 24 Libraries Wednesday, 26 October Tea Dance Booking required Chingford Assembly Hall 9 Friday, 28 October Shakespeare’s Life and Times: Drama Workshop Booking required Hale End & Higham Hill Libraries 24 Friday, 28 October Black History Comedy Night Booking required Walthamstow Assembly Hall 16 Saturday, 29 October Exhibition: WE: The ex Warner Estate in Waltham Forest starts Drop in Vestry House Museum 30 Saturday, 29 October Family Day: African American Quilts Drop in William Morris Gallery 15, 22 Saturday, 29 October Museums at Night Halloween Late Drop in Vestry House Museum 32 Tuesday, 1 November Flag Raising – Antigua and Barbuda Independence Day Drop in Waltham Forest Town Hall 28 Tuesday, 1 November Tea Dance Booking required Leyton Great Hall 9 Wednesday, 2 November Young People’s Exhibition starts Drop in William Morris Gallery 20 Wednesday, 2 November Leytonstone Pop–up Cinema: London Overground Drop in Leytonstone Library 41 Friday, 4 November Waltham Forest Fireworks Drop in Chesnuts Field 28 Sunday, 6 November Sunday Serial: A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens starts Drop in Vestry House Museum 34

46 WHAT’S ON : September – December 2016 Wednesday, 9 November Exhibition: Coralie Bickford-Smith starts Drop in William Morris Gallery 19 Thursday, 10 November Creative Kids: Morris the Shopkeeper Booking required William Morris Gallery 22 Friday, 11 November Armistice Day Drop in Waltham Forest Town Hall 28 Saturday, 12 November The Streets Drop in Leyton High Road 26 Saturday, 12 November Celebrate: My Gran Always says… Drop in Vestry House Museum 15 Sunday, 13 November Remembrance Sunday events Drop in Various 28 Sunday, 13 November Our Houses Past and Future Drop in Vestry House Museum 32 Monday, 14 November Let’s Make Glitter Tattoos! Booking required Walthamstow Library 25 Tuesday, 15 November Barbican Community Masterclass Booking required Leytonstone Library 40 Friday, 18 November A Precious Gift: A story to develop talent with Cristina Martel Booking required Wood Street Library 25 Saturday, 19 November Arts to Foster Creativity with Cristina Martel Booking required Leyton Library 25 Saturday, 19 November CreativiTEA Booking required Hale End Library 40 Sunday, 20 November Waltham Forest Archive Revealed: Guided Walk Drop in Vestry House Museum 31 Friday, 25 November Christmas Night Market Drop in William Morris Gallery 34 Saturday, 26 November Explore Your Archive Drop in Vestry House Museum 31 Saturday, 26 November Family Day: Screen Printing Drop in William Morris Gallery 22 Wednesday, 30 November Flag Raising – St Andrew’s Day Drop in Waltham Forest Town Hall 28 Wednesday, 30 November Tea Dance Booking required Chingford Assembly Hall 9 Thursday, 1 December WMG Late – Rise Up Drop in William Morris Gallery 20 Monday, 5 December Senior Resident’s Christmas Lunch Booking required Leyton Orient FC 35 Monday, 5 December Christmas Carol Concert Drop in Coronation Gardens 34 Tuesday, 6 December Senior Resident’s Christmas Lunch Booking required Walthamstow Assembly Hall 35 Tuesday, 6 December Tea Dance Booking required Leyton Great Hall 9 Wednesday, 7 December Senior Resident’s Christmas Lunch Booking required Chingford Assembly Hall 35 Wednesday, 7 December Leytonstone Pop-up Cinema: Rams Drop in Leytonstone Library 41 Thursday, 8 December Creative Kids: The Fox and the Star Booking required William Morris Gallery 22 Thursday, 8 December Civic Carol Concert Booking required Walthamstow Assembly Hall 34 Sunday, 11 December Christmas Sparkles Drop in Vestry House Museum 35 Tuesday, 13 December Barbican Community Masterclass Booking required William Morris Gallery 40 Tuesday, 14 December Vestry’s Victorian Family Christmas Drop in Vestry House Museum 35 Saturday, 17 December CreativiTEA Booking required Hale End Library 40 Sunday, 18 December Winter Warmer Drop in William Morris Gallery 35 Monday, 19 December Christmas Craft Booking required Higham Hill Library 35 Wednesday, 21 December Tea Dance Booking required Chingford Assembly Hall 9

WHAT’S ON : September – December 2016 47 WALTHAM FOREST COUNCIL VENUES OPENING HOURS Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday: 10am–6pm Hale End Library, Castle Avenue, Highams Park, E4 9QD Saturday: 10am–4pm Monday, Thursday, Friday: 10am–6pm Higham Hill Library, North Countess Road, Walthamstow, E17 5HS Saturday: 10am–4pm Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday: 10am–6pm Lea Bridge Library, , Leyton, E10 7HU Saturday: 10am–4pm Monday–Friday: 9am–7pm Leyton Library, High Road Leyton, E10 5QH Saturday: 9am–6pm Sunday: 12–4pm Monday–Friday: 9am–7pm Leytonstone Library, Church Lane, Leytonstone, E11 1HG Saturday: 9am–6pm Sunday: 12 Noon–4pm Monday–Friday: 9am–7pm North Chingford Library, The Green, Chingford, E4 7EN Saturday: 9am–6pm Sunday: 12 Noon–4pm Vestry House Museum, Vestry Road, Walthamstow, E17 9NH Wednesday–Sunday: 10am–5pm Waltham Forest Archive and Local Studies Library, Vestry House Museum, Thursday–Saturday: 10am–1pm and 2pm–5pm Vestry Road, Walthamstow, E17 9NH Searchroom visits are by prior appointment only Monday–Friday: 9am–7pm Walthamstow Library, High Street Walthamstow, E17 7JN Saturday: 9am–6pm Sunday: 10am–4pm William Morris Gallery, Lloyd Park, Forest Road, Walthamstow, E17 4PP Wednesday–Sunday: 10am–5pm Monday, Tuesday, Friday: 10am–6pm Wood Street Library, Forest Road, Walthamstow, E17 4AA Saturday: 10am–4pm

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