Category Archives: Arts and Entertainment

Installations a go-go

Spotted this afternoon a small group of Central St Martin’s second year Architecture students as they completed and documented this rather stunning art  installation on the theme ‘occupying space’.   As I walked my foster dog Lad from east to … Continue reading

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She’ll be apples

The London Orchard Festival takes place Sunday week in the green heart of King’s Cross – Camley Street Natural Park. London Orchard Project, the charity organising the event with the London Wildlife Trust ask: “Ever sampled a Merton Wonder apple, … Continue reading

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Calling all ballroom or Lindy Hop enthusiasts – do you fancy a Strictly experience?

At the KXE mailbox we’ve just received this from Graham Howes – sounds fab! “We are running an Arts Council and Unity Theatre Trust funded development workshop of a new epic play called MISSING PIECES which has Ballroom and Lindy Hop and … Continue reading

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Samsara – one day art installation at Granary Square

SAMSARA DAY COMMISSIONS HAYWARD GALLERY RECYCLING ARTISTS ‘ROBOTS ARTS COLLECTIVE’ TO CREATE THE LARGEST MANDALA EVER MADE FROM LONDON OLYMPICS RUBBISH AT KING’S CROSS ON MONDAY 17TH SEPTEMBER Granary Square will be transformed for the entire day on Monday 17th … Continue reading

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Wild New Territories celebrates urban wildlife in KX

Wild New Territories is an exhibition showing new visual art, media and performance works that explore the interplay between the urban and the wild. The artists are a broad cross-section of award winning and emerging, artists from a variety of geo-political … Continue reading

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Hot corner: ‘revolutionary socialists’ open centre

The neighbourhood may well be cementing – or re-cementing – its status as a leftie hotbed lately with the opening of Firebox, an events space and café run by Counterfire, who describe themselves as a group of revolutionary socialists. Opening … Continue reading

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Winners of the Africa Express competition!

Thanks to everyone for entering the King’s Cross Community Projects’ competition for free tickets to the wonderful Africa Express at Granary Square next week. The two winners, each receiving a pair of free tickets are: Phil Wain Greg Cowan They answered the three questions … Continue reading

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Regent’s Canal – a folk opera

Celebrating 200 years since work began on the construction of the canal, Musical Flying Squad and London Irish Theatre are collaborating to celebrate of the achievements of John Nash, the canal architect and James Morgan, the engineer as well as … Continue reading

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