- Utopia
Date: October 11-26, 10am-5pm
Location: BSMT, 529 Kingsland Road, Dalston E84AR
Description: With a percentage of the proceeds going towards Extinction Rebellion, this exhibition will feature pieces by some of the best (and up and coming) contemporary artists including ALO and Carrie Reichardt.
Cost: Free, RVSP to info@bsmt.co.uk
- Official Banksy Exhibition: Gross Domestic Product
Date: October 8-14 – All day
Location: 20 Church Street CR0
Description: Following its surprise appearance on Croydon high street last Monday, Banksy latest project is available for all to see, with his usual blend of DIY, graffiti art with political satire on offer. Expect to see a police helmet disco ball, Banksy crockery, a Basquiat “collaboration” entitled Banksquiat and most noticeably, the Union Jack stab vest worn by Stormzy during his headline Glastonbury set.
Cost: Free
- Explore the 5 ways to Wellbeing
Date: October 10, 12:00-17:00
Location: Fairfield Road
Park Lane CR9 1DG
Description: In line with World Mental Health Day, this fair will explore wellness and the importance of mental health via information stalls, pop-up shops and performance with the Mayor of Croydon also giving a speech.
Cost: Free
- Ruby Turner
Date: October 10, 19:45
Fairfield Halls, Park Lane CR9 1DG
Description: Acclaimed singer and Jools Holland collaborator, Ruby Turner will be bringing an eclectic mix of soul, funk, disco and gospel to the recently refurbished Fairfield Hills.
Cost: £26-31.50
- Alexander O’Neal
Date: October 11, 19:30
Fairfield Halls, Park Lane CR9 1DG
Description: A bona fide soul legend known for songs such as “Criticize” and “Saturday Love”, Alexander O’Neal excels in making his audience dance to his smooth brand of synth-funk.
Cost: £15-44.75
- Underground Society-Mental Health Awareness
Date: October 12, 20-23:30
Location: Theatre Deli, The Old Library 39 Wells Way SE5 0PX
Description: A night of Music & Poetry focusing on Mental Health from Gabriel Moreno and Poetry Brothel London.
Cost: £8 full /£6 concession /£5 local residents
- Gaming and Mental Health
Date: October 12, 14:00-16:00
Location: Theatre Deli, The Old Library 39 Wells Way SE5 0PX
Description: A discussion about mental health and the impact that gaming has on people with specific mental health conditions, with Rusty Quill’s (podcast) very own Head of Video, Mike, will be speaking on how one of the world’s biggest industries is helping to further the conversation.
Cost: £8 full /£6 concession /£5 local residents
- Hocus Pocus
Date: October 13, 2pm and 5pm
Location: The Albany, Douglas Way, Deptford SE8 4AG
Description: Leaving room for the imaginations of children to soar, this international hit features two awesomely dextrous performers, vivid costumes and eerie props. Lausanne-based choreographer Philippe Saire directs the ethereal work, with dance, theatre and stage trickery set to music from Grieg’s Peer Gynt.
Cost: £12, (Concession) £8
- Future Fridays
Date: October 11, 19:30
Location: 64 – 84 Chisenhale Road, London, E3 5QZ
Description: A fascinating blend of dance and live art, Claudia Palazzo and Alice Tagte explore technology, displacement and consumption in the 21st century.
Cost: £5-10
- OneTrackMinds
Date: October 10-12, 19:30
Location: 1 Grace’s Alley, Ensign Street, E1 8JB
Description: A series of talks on the impact of music on our lives, with acclaimed authors, musicians and academics discussing a song that has changed them forever with previous speakers including Jane Horrocks and Peter Tatchell. The event describes it as “ Desert Island Discs meets TED talks.”
- Selma (Film Screening)
Date: October 11, 9pm
Location: Genesis Cinema, 93-95 Mile End Road, Whitechapel, London, E1 4UJ
Description: To celebrate Black History Month, Genesis Cinema will be screening the acclaimed and award-winning 2015 film Selma, following Martin Luther King and the Civil Rights movement fight for equality with the Selma to Montgomery march with an electrifying performance from David Oyelowo as King.
Cost: £5.50, or free for those on a low income (they must contact the cinema directly)
