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The monthly guide to South Bank events from Vauxhall Bridge to St Saviour’s Dock in SE1 Issue 27 September 2000 Free Car-Free Day Friday is Faraday in Waterloo he Cut is to be traffic free n electric celebration of by the Southwark Arts Forum London College of Printing’s Ton Friday 22 September as the people of the as an inventive series of arts, Eckersley Gallery, the Cuming part of European Car-Free Elephant & Castle past, heritage and science projects Museum and the Blue Day. A Lambeth and Southwark present and future” is how the with the Elephant & Castle Elephant Theatre. week-long Friday is Faraday community. Saturday is Family Fun Councils have teamed up to festival is being described by Michael Faraday’s birthday Day, in association with Child see that SE1 is one of the 600 the Southwark Arts Forum. is on Friday 22 September & Sound, at both the shopping streets being closed across The discoverer of when a public artwork will be centre and nearby St Mary’s Europe. But Michael electricity Michael Faraday unveiled in the Elephant’s Newington Butts with bouncy Bridgeland of the Lambeth was born at the Elephant & shopping centre at 4.30pm – castles, workshops, face Transport Group says: “We’re Castle in 1791 when the after the school day has painting, music and puppets. not closing the road. We’re Elephant & Castle Inn was an finished. •Michael Faraday died in 1876 opening it up to people!” important coach stop outside There will be events all at Hampton Court in a house Plans include an authentic London on the way to Kent week from Monday 18 given to him by Queen French Market selling cheese and Sussex. Friday is Faraday is September in the centre and at Victoria. and crafts brought by Eurostar being devised and produced South Bank University, the •www.fridayisfaraday.org from a car free street in Paris. The Old Vic and Young Vic are planning street theatre and Evans Cycles will be running a competition with a chance to London Open House Thames Festival win a new bike – cycling will be allowed on Car-Free Day. he Old Vic is opening its doors for the public to here will be low tide conditions all day Restaurants are already have look around during London Open House T Tfor the Thames Festival due to the planning to put tables outside Weekend 23-24 September. closure of the Thames Barrier. for shoppers to enjoy a meal or The Georgian theatre, which is keen to re- On Sunday 17 September visitors to Oxo just a cup of coffee. establish its close relationship with local residents, Tower Wharf can slip a fish into the now The Cut will be closed to will be open on Saturday from 10am to 1pm. clean River Thames or just enjoy the music traffic from 7am to 9pm. The Also open will be Southwark Street’s Kirkaldy from a floating stage – starting with relaxing French market will arrive at Testing Museum built in 1873 to house David classics and climaxing with jazz. 9am and remain open until Kirkaldy’s unique materials testing machine. At dusk there will be the now popular about 5pm – or when the On Sunday spectacular views of the City can be River of Life lantern procession from the cheese runs out. enjoyed from the roof of West Williamson Victoria Embankment, crossing Blackfriars •50% of pollution comes from architects practice in Tanner Street. The site was Bridge shortly after 7.30pm. road vehicles but half of all once Sarson’s Vinegar works which gave the area The fireworks finale is a special car journeys are less than two distinctive smell. commission from the French master miles long. On Saturday and Sunday there will be free pyrotechnician Christophe Berthonneau •Car-Free Day supporters admission to the Old Operating Theatre and Herb who created the stunning display for the include the Mayor of London Garret in St Thomas Street at the Borough. Millennium Bridge opening ceremony. Ken Livingstone. •See page 3 for full SE1 listings •www.thamesfestival.org This Month page 3 South Bank & Southwark’s own Insight guide page 8 Dulwich Picture Gallery drop-in art classes in Waterloo SE1’s community website: www.London-SE1.co.uk 2 SEPTEMBER 2000 www.London-SE1.co.uk in SE1 Sinead Codd with words and images Thames Festival Special Events generated from workshops with groups South Bank T 020 7928 0011 in SE1 includes Michael Faraday School, Charles Archbishop’s Park Dickens School, Draper TA, Rockingham Sunday 17 September Lambeth Road/Lambeth Palace Road Estate Play Association, Rockingham Somali RIVER REVELRY 27 Blackfriars Road Support Group, Feminist Library and the 12 noon-5pm; by Gabriel’s Wharf London Sunday 3 September Cuming Museum. Enjoy the prolonged low tide on the Thames OPEN DAY with this afternoon of fun on the foreshore. SE1 8NY 2-5pm Tuesday 19 September to Saturday 21 Attractions for park users of all ages, a football October FLOATING STAGE TEL 020 7633 0766 competition, refreshments and more. Take MICHAEL FARADAY: MAN OF SCIENCE 3pm–9pm; by Oxo Tower Wharf FAX 020 7401 2521 part in the Friends of Archbishop’s Park Tue-Sat 10am-6pm; free; Cuming Museum, Lie back on the beach and enjoy this varied questionnaire and tell them what you would Walworth Road musical programme. [email protected] like to see in the park. The life and work of Michael Faraday. ______________________________________ RIVER OF LIFE LANTERN PROCESSION EDITOR Leigh Hatts Borough Market Friday 22 September 7.30-9.30pm; starts Victoria Embankment Southwark Street T 020 7407 1800 PROJECTA ELECTRA Illuminated sculptures, carnival costumes, TEAM James Hatts 4.30pm; free; Elephant & Castle Shopping floats, music, dancers, singers and hand-held Francis James Every Friday and Saturday Centre lanterns (join the free lantern-making Installation of a public artwork for Faraday’s workshops next to Oxo Tower Wharf 1-5pm). Matthew Brooke BOROUGH FOOD MARKET Fri 12 noon-6pm; Sat 9am-4pm; free birthday. Everyone is encouraged to wear blue. Marion Marples More and more producers are participating in Farouk Campbell the Borough Food Markets. Friday 22 September GROUPE F FIREWORKS FARADAY BIRTHDAY LECTURE 9.30pm; the Thames between Waterloo and © 2000 Bankside Press Borough Market on the web: 6.30pm; call 020 7701 1342 to book your place Blackfriars Bridges www.londonslarder.org.uk Dr Frank James of the Royal Institution. Another show from master pyrotechnician PRINTED BY ______________________________________ Christophe Berthonneau, responsible for Copyprints Ltd, Friday is Faraday Saturday 23 September May’s spectacular Millennium Bridge 1 Talbot Yard, Elephant & Castle T 020 7252 7055 FAMILY FUNDAY fireworks. London SE1 1YP 11am-6pm; free; Elephant & Castle Shopping Monday 18 to Saturday 23 September Centre & St Mary’s Churchyard. www.thamesfestival.org FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT Entertainment, bouncy castles, workshops, ______________________________________ Advertising 10am-6pm; free; Elephant & Castle Shopping face painting, circus, music, shows, puppets The Word: London Festival of Literature Centre and more. Shakespeare’s Globe T 020 7837 2555 Throughout the week a mobile Michael ______________________________________ For details of our Faraday generates his own electricity to make Hay’s Galleria Sunday 23 to Saturday 30 September competitive rates call pancakes while you can produce your own Tooley Street T 020 7940 7700 THE WORD for a rate card on 020 power at a Victorian Fairground interactive This year’s festival is centred around 7633 0766. display. You can also make your own blue Friday 1 to Sunday 3 September Shakepeare’s Globe, with a star-studded plaque and check out environmental energy OYSTER AND SEAFOOD FAIR lineup of participants including Blake Subscriptions display by Southwark Energy Agency. There’s Fri & Sat 11am-7pm; Sun 11am-6pm; free Morrison, JG Ballard, John Walsh, Meera Syal, a daily programme of other entertainment, Annual celebration of the start of the oyster Patrick Marber, Joe Penhall, Richard Eyre, To subscribe for 12 including dance, magic, line dancing, theatre season and all things fishy. Features live Melvyn Bragg, John Mortimer, Martin Bell, improvisation and Roman lamp making – call music and craft stalls. Tom Bower, John Julius Norwich, Lynda La issues please send a the hotline or visit the website for details. ______________________________________ Plante, Mark Lawson, Jeanette Winterson, Lisa cheque for £5 to the St George’s Garden Jardine, Zadie Smith, Lawrence Marks, Simon address above, made Monday 18 to Saturday 23 September Tabard Street T 020 7378 7879 Jenkins, Michael Heseltine, Boris Johnson, payable to in SE1. EXHIBITION Philippa Gregory, Rose Tremain, Fay Weldon, 10am-5pm; free; Eckersley Gallery, London Friday 8 September Howard Jacobson, Francine Stock, Peter Jay, Listings College of Printing OPEN SPACES CELEBRATION Charles Leadbeater, Steve Jones, Sheena Magnetic Art from Alom Shaha, David 4-9pm; free MacDonald, Roy Strong, Terry Jones, Andrew Details of events to be Manley's Famous Local People, Art Wall digital Garden fete with music, food, bar, stalls and Motion and Michael Frayn. projection with work from Southwark’s activities for children. Free open air cinema considered for inclusion Summer University and Dorothea Smartt and from 7.30pm. www.theword.org.uk next month should be sent by 13 September to the Listings Editor at Never miss an issue of in SE1 the above address, or Blackfriars by fax or email. 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