Pub on the Park are hosting a comedy night! Pic: Ewan Munro A comedy night with eight of the best, hand picked comedians at Pub on the Park! Featuring Nick Hall, as seen on BBC2, BBC3 and Radio 4, Jon Long, the Comedy Store King Gong Winner and Gatis Kandis, a semi-finalist from Britain’s Got Talent, this won’t be a night to miss! Date: Thursday 3rd March Time: 8-10pm Cost: Free - pay what you like! Location: 19 Martello Street, Hackney, London, E8 3PE Click for here more info. A pop-up art show featuring the work of seven new artists: Debbie Chessell, Karen Dear, Faye Gal Harries, Caitlin Hazell, Poppy Dodgson, Caitlin Newman and Ant Stevens. Features sculptures, interactive exhibitions and performances. Get a bit of culture into your weekend! Date: Friday 4th March - 6pm-10pm Saturday 5th March - 10am-5pm Cost: Free! Location: Mick's Garage, Unit 8 Queen's Yard, Hackney Wick, E9 5EN Click here for more info. Olivier Award winning company perform their opera at the iconic Hackney Empire! Based on a famous Greek story and set after the Trojan war this is set to be an “eloquent, heart-wrenching masterpiece”! Date: Saturday 5th March Time: 7:30pm Cost: £10-35 Location: Hackney Empire, 291 Mare Street, London E8 1EJ Click here for more info. Join a body positive yoga session this week! Pic: www.localfitness.com.au A mixed bill of Springs Dance Company performances, including The Green Project and an accompanying talk from Tearfund. Get involved with this local event! Date: Friday 26th February Time: 7:30pm Cost: £5, concessions and children free Location: St Swithun’s Church, 191 Hither Green Lane, Hither Green, SE13 6QE Click here for more info. Yoga in a supportive, spiritual environment welcoming every body shape, orientation and gender! Get fit and meet new people! Date: Wednesday 2nd March Time: 8-10am Cost: £5-10 Location: 141 Greenwich High Road, Greenwich, Lewisham, SE10 8JA Click here for more info. Can you find all ten well known characters who have hidden themselves around Manor House Library? Put on your costumes and find out! Date: Thursday 3rd March Time: All day Cost: Free! Location: Manor House Library, 34 Old Road, Lewisham, SE13 5SY Click here for more info. Relax and sample beers at Craft Beer Rising! Pic: Paul Joseph Craft Beer Rising is back with 150 UK based and international brewers, as well as a new room entirely dedicated to cider! With street food and snacks to accompany, there will also be live music from the likes of Rob da Bank, James Lavelle and Ross Allen! Date: Friday 26th February 6.30pm – 12.30am Saturday 27th 12:00pm – 5.30pm Saturday 27th 6.30pm – 12.30am Location: The Old Truman Brewery, 91 Brick Lane, Shoreditch, E1 6QL Cost: £10-20 Click here for more info. A Friday night with nothing to do? Turn up to a family-friendly night of bingo! Weavers insists that everyone is welcome to come a join in the fun. With drinks £2 all night and a free buffet, it would be rude not to. Date: Friday 26th February Time: 6-9pm Location: Weavers Adventure Playground, Viaduct Street, Bethnal Green, London E2 OBH Cost: £5 for over 16’s (children under 16 are free but must be with an adult) Click here for info. An uplifting show based on the experiences that young carers go through, the show explores what life is like to look after someone else when you are young. Audience involvement is a key part of the performance, so maybe don’t sit at the front if you’re shy. Date: Thursday 3rd March - Saturday 5th March Time: Thursday & Friday: 10.30am & 1.30pm, Saturday: 10am, 12pm & 2.30pm Cost: £6 Location: Half Moon Young People's Theatre, 43 White Horse Road, London, E1 Click here for more info. Go watch Suffragette at historic Stanley Hall! Pic: N Chadwick Especially designed for people with disabilities to come with carers or family, come and enjoy cycling for all ages with two, three and four-wheeled bikes. Take a ride on a tandem, side-by-side, recumbent or a trike! Lovely way to enjoy the spring weather. Date: Saturday 27th Feb & Tuesday 1st March Time: 10am Location: Albert Road, South Norwood, SE25 4QL Cost: £5 (for 1 cyclist and supporter) or £10 (for 1 cyclist and up to 3 friends/supporters) Click here for more details. Take part in a friendly choir organised by Catherine Pestana and Katie Rose, with songs from around the world. There’s no previous experience or ability to read sheet music required and don’t worry there are no solos. If you’re a shy or secret singer this could be your time to shine. Date: Monday 29th Feb Time: 7-8:30pm Location: Matthews Yard, DescART.es Gallery,1 Matthews Yard, Croydon, CR0 1FF Cost: £6 Click here for more details. On the first Wednesday of every month Stanley’s Film Club offers an unforgettable cinema experience in South Norwood’s Grade II listed Stanley Halls, previewing a variety of films genres. Come and watch an empowering Suffragette film with the club. There is also a brief history of women's activism in Croydon! Date: Wednesday 2nd March Time: 7pm Location: Stanley Halls, 12 South Norwood Hill, London, SE25 6AB Cost: £7/ £5 for members (booking required) Click here for more info. 
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