Category Archives: Arts and Entertainment

Living sculpture – what do you think?

Posted on January 31, 2012 by Sophie Talbot

Local charitable trust, Kings Cross Community Projects, ran two consultation events earlier this week seeking feedback on the proposed design for their living sculpture (aka vertical garden) to be installed on Wharfdale Road this summer. They’d like to thank everyone … Continue reading →

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Your views are invited!

Posted on January 20, 2012 by Sophie Talbot

King’s Cross Community Projects invites you to The living sculpture open events 3pm to 5pm Sunday 29 January and 5pm to 7pm Monday 30 January at The Central Station bar Corner of Wharfdale Road and Balfe Street We hope to install … Continue reading →

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CSM & the singing recycling tree

Posted on January 19, 2012 by Sophie Talbot

Ok, so it doesn’t actually sing, or ring (she says showing her age – see below). But it does raise awareness about recycling plastic. It’s a lovely little tree at Thornhill Bridge Community Garden, on the western side of the … Continue reading →

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Hell Train at Foyles!

Posted on January 18, 2012 by Sophie Talbot

Local author Chris Fowler will be at Foyles on Charing Cross Road tomorrow – Thursday 19th Jan – at 6.30 signing copies of his latest novel, Hell Train and talking about its development. Chris is the creator of the Bryant … Continue reading →

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Damien Hirst turns WC1 dotty

Posted on January 18, 2012 by Clare Hill

In Britannia Street at least. Gagosian Gallery has opened an exhibition of Damien Hirst’s dot paintings: The Complete Spot Paintings 1986–2011. The exhibition is showing simultaneously at all 11 outposts of the commercial gallery’s empire: in New York, London, Paris, … Continue reading →

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Voluntary Action Islington exhibits

Posted on January 12, 2012 by Sophie Talbot

King’s Cross is lucky to be home to Voluntary Action Islington (VAI), part of the national network of Councils for Voluntary Action. This year VAI is hosting a series of exhibitions at their Pentonville Road office. The first of these  features Zoe … Continue reading →

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Kings Cross through the eyes of a contemporary artist – Gwendi Klisa

Posted on January 11, 2012 by Daniel Z. Zylbersztajn-Lewandowski

The professional illustrator Gwendi Klisa  has been a Kings Cross resident for several years now.  I recently came across her art-work via her web-site  http://www.klisas.com and discovered some beautiful and recent illustrations of Kings Cross.  Feeling passionate about Kings Cross … Continue reading →

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Cyclist poet at King’s Cross

Posted on January 10, 2012 by Sophie Talbot

Last night’s go slow demo organised by Bikes Alive ended on a high point with Des, the cycling poet from the London Critical Mass rides, giving a fantastic performance at the junction of the Cally Road, Pentonville Road and King’s … Continue reading →

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