Literary event

10 December 2009

Whitechapel Art Gallery E1 7QX[map]

The video is shown alongside Alain Resnais' essay on the holocaust; with other recent American work by David Dempewolf and Leslie Thornton; and a live reading of published correspondence between Silvia Kolbowski and the Lebanese artist Walid Raad and a video by Akram Zaatari documenting the aftermath of Lebanese occupation.

20 February 2010 to 21 February 2010

Museum of London EC2Y 5HN[map]

A story about new beginnings and new friends. Using examples from his own childhood and arriving in London from Trinidad, our storyteller reveals what it's like to come to a new country.

25 November 2009

Soho Theatre & Writers Centre W1D 3NE[map]

For nearly three decades, John Hegley has been bewildering the nation with poems about dogs, glasses, vegetables, and dogs that are vegetables. The accolade of 'national treasure' would undoubtedly bring a blush to his boyish cheek, but would be well-deserved nonetheless. If you like poems that do things you're not expecting, and songs accompanied by frenzied mandolin mayhem, then tonight's your lucky night. Heglify yourself.

Every 3rd Sat Of the Month 2:00 PM, 3:00 PM

National Portrait Gallery WC2H 0HE[map]

Drop-in storytelling sessions on the third Saturday of every month. Suitable for ages 3+.

1 October 2009 to 3 December 2009

Toynbee Studios E1 6LS[map]

Are You Sitting Comfortably? is an evening of original story-telling, brought by Bernadette Russell, Gareth Brierley and Paschale Straiton, plus one special guest.

11 December 2009

Hammersmith & Fulham Irish Centre  W6 9DT[map]

An evening of Celtic stories from Cath Aran and Fiona Collins.

8 December 2009

Institute of Contemporary Arts SW1Y 5AH[map]

In recent times, the culture industry has capitalised on the work ethic of the art world - its ever-youthful energy, allure of freedom, flexible working hours, short-term or lack of contracts - and converted it into a standard production model. Following the success of Capitals of Culture schemes and the creative industries, governments have also been keen to embrace this post-Henry Ford work model and link it to the global neoliberal market economy. How have artists, curators and other arts professionals reacted? Can they offer alternative strategies and policies? Speakers: Matthew Herbert, musician and producer; Rudi Laermans, professor, Centre for Sociological Research, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven; Irit Rogoff, professor of visual cultures, Goldsmiths; Pil and Galia Kollectiv, artists, writers and curators working in collaboration; Pascal Gielen, co-editor (with Paul De Bruyne) of Arts in Society: Being an Artist in Post-Fordist Times, and author of The Murmuring of the Artistic Multitude: Global Art, Memory and Post-Fordism. Followed by book launch.

Every Tue 2:00 PM - 2:45 PM

Harold Hill Library RM3 8DJ[map]

These sessions are for children under two years of age and a perfect opportunity to learn and practice the tunes and words of favourite nursery rhymes and the actions to go with them.

Every Mon 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM

Rainham Library RM13 9YW[map]

These sessions are for children under two years of age and a perfect opportunity to learn and practice the tunes and words of their favourite nursery rhymes.

Every Mon 1:30 PM - 2:00 PM, 2:15 PM - 2:45 PM

Upminster Library RM14 2BB[map]

These sessions are for children under two years of age and a perfect opportunity to learn and practice the tunes and words of their favourite nursery rhymes.

Every Final Thu Of the Month 8:30 PM Closed Christmas Day

The Roebuck SE1 4YG[map]

18 August 2009 to 31 December 2009

Arch Angel W8 5NP[map]

A night of fresh comedy, poetry, live music and dance.