Poems in Ladywell
Brockley Max 2016: Art / Poetry
Wednesday 1st June 2016
7.30pm – 9.30pm (Free entry)
An evening of local poets reading their own poems, and poetry lovers reading other people’s on the theme of “Festive”. Or just come and listen, with food or a drink from the Ladywell Tavern.
Ladywell Independent Film Festival
Brockley Max 2016: Art / Movies
Sunday 29th May – Tuesday 31st May 2016
From 7pm every night (free entry)
Parental supervision recommended
A Night Of Short Film is hosting a three day mini film festival at the Ladywell Gallery, as part of the Brockley Max festival. We have films ranging from documentaries to end of the world animations, gangster shoot outs and promos of films to come and of course some gory horror to complete the nights.
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Preview Night: Wednesday 25th May from 6.30pm
Exhibition: 26th May – 26th June
12pm to 6pm daily (free entry)
The Ladywell Gallery is proud to present, as part of Brockley Max 2016, To Hell. In a Handcart: A retrospective of Cartoons by Martin Rowson, 1986 – 2016
Featuring the multi-award winning cartoonist & long-time Lewisham resident’s work from The Guardian, Daily Mirror, The Morning Star, Sunday Today, Independent on Sunday, The Times, The Scotsman, Tribune, The Londoner, Time Out and many other publications, all of which is for sale. Some idiot on Wikipedia described Rowson’s style as “scathing and satirical”, which hardly scratches the surface.
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The Ladywell Gallery is proud to be part of the Brockley Max 2016 festival, held from Friday 27 May to Saturday 4 June. Running throughout is the Martin Rowson Retrospective exhibition. We also have the Ladywell Independent Film Festival, and a special Poems in Ladywell night.
Brockley Max is a nine-day community arts festival celebrating local talent. It takes place in lots of different venues across Brockley, Ladywell, Crofton Park and Honor Oak and is a non-profit festival that everyone can attend and be part of.
Head over to the Brockley Max website to download the programme detailing all the events!
Ladywell Gallery
80 Ladywell Road
London
SE13 7HS
The Ladywell Gallery is located behind the Ladywell Tavern.
Music Geek Monthly – Festival special
Friday 5th June 2015
7:30pm – 9:30pm (free entry)
Have you ever wondered why there are no music groups that are like reading groups? Us too! That’s why Music Geek Monthly meets at the Ladywell Gallery to discuss classic albums and new releases.
For the Brockley Max festival, we’ll be running a summer special, with music inspired by festivals, barbecues and sunshine. Come and chat about the month’s new releases and choose a favourite summer album to talk about with the group.
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Life Drawing Class
Thursday 4th June 2015
7:30-9:30pm
£10 entry
As part of the Brockley Max festival, join our Life Drawing Class from 7:30pm at the Ladywell Gallery. Whether you’re stuck at stick-people or a budding Waterhouse, this class is for you.
A Professional model and all materials are provided, along with an experienced and enthusiastic tutor.
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Poems In Ladywell
Wednesday 3rd June 2015
7pm – 10pm (free entry)
As part of the Brockley Max festival, we want to attract local poets to come and recite or read their own work on any theme. We also welcome poetry lovers to read other people’s poems about ‘body heat’ (or bodies or heat).
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London Urban Legends: The Hidden Insult And Other Stories
Monday 1st June 2015
8pm – 9.30pm (free entry)
What did Alexander McQueen write inside Prince Charles jacket? Why are there demons sitting on an office in the City of London? Did Hitler really want to live in Balham and where the heck did all these parakeets come from? Did they really start from Jimi Hendrix’s flat?
Join Scott Wood, local author of London Urban Legends: The Corpse on the Tube for plenty of strange and wonderful stories from the city.
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Sessions – Festival Tales
Saturday 30th May 2015
7.30pm – 9.30pm (free entry)
A live literature event with stories from Joan Taylor-Rowan and David Bausor, poems from Elinor Brooks and Jennifer A McGowan on a festival theme. Circuses, Street parties and more. Join in with Flash from the Floor – your chance to read your own festival piece (max 100 words).
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Writing Workshop – Festival Tales
Saturday 30th May 2015
5pm – 7pm (free entry)
Arachne Press presents a writing workshop on the theme of Festival. Get inspiration from the exhibition of photographs from previous Brockley Max festivals and write a new short story or poem, with the option to read it at The Story Sessions event in the evening.
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