Category Archives: Arts and Entertainment

Voyeurism comes to King’s Cross!

Posted on June 2, 2010 by Stephan Schulte

At first when I passed the activity on Good's WayI thought it was just another old building being demolished, but then I realised that there was no building on the site and what I was seeing was a building be … Continue reading →

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Lisa – ‘A Meteor with Attitude’

Posted on May 13, 2010 by Sophie Talbot

Folk opera is a feast of song The dynamic Lisa Pontecorvo is described as ‘a meteor with attitude’ in the song opening ‘Lisa – a folk opera’, to be presented in Edward Square N1 at 4pm on Tuesday 8th June, … Continue reading →

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Sound Map of the Caledonian Road

Posted on April 27, 2010 by Stephan Schulte

The following was submitted by Ian – hopefully our friends at the Guardian will not mind our re-publication… Just discovered a brilliant sound map of Caledonian Road on the Guardian website: http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/interactive/2010/apr/26/caledonian-road-sound-map It's downloadable so you could listen to it … Continue reading →

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The Jim Geddes Collection is now available for friends and fans

Posted on April 27, 2010 by Stephan Schulte

Jim Geddes, local King's Cross resident who died in 2009, left an extraordinary body of sculpture, ceramics, paintings, drawings and textiles in the house he lived in for some 30 years – 24 Caledonian Road.  The work was all collected … Continue reading →

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The Mechanical Aquarium & More…

Posted on April 27, 2010 by William Perrin

The Mechanical Aquarium, a site-specific moving artwork in the Fish & Coal buildings by local artist Richard Sharples, is now fully booked. Apologies to those of you who missed the boat – we were inundated with bookings. However, we are still looking for … Continue reading →

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Chapel Market goes all farmer!

Posted on April 23, 2010 by Sophie Talbot

This Sunday, Islington Farmers' Market will host it's first ever plant fair on Chapel Market. This will be the first time in a very long while that Chapel Market will have stalls all the way from Penton Street up to Liverpool Road.  There are some fantastic specialist … Continue reading →

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Reveal – Events Friday 23- Sat 24th April

Posted on April 21, 2010 by William Perrin

Reveal launches this Thursday with a myriad of cultural stuff to sink your teeth into. Our two major commissions with London Sinfonietta and Periplum are among the many events taking place this weekend. Critically acclaimed theatre company Periplum have been … Continue reading →

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Architecture practice to hold street party

Posted on April 19, 2010 by Clare Hill

Squire and Partners Architects, of Wicklow Street WC1, have announced an 'urban street party' in 'Wicklow Village' for Thursday 1 July. The event is part of the London Festival of Architecture, 19 June to 4 July. I can't trace the … Continue reading →

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