Finish Fetish – beauty brought to the surface
Hand-crafted surfaces mimic the work of machines in an exhibition inspired by Minimalist art
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Moby Dick – a whale of a time at the Arcola
An adaptation of Herman Melville’s Moby-Dick opens at the Arcola this month
Stranger in a Borrowed Land – review
Lotte Moos was a writer on Hackney’s radical literary scene in the 1970s
Airtime for the classics – Shoreditch Radio launches book club
Classics Corner book club on Shoreditch Radio celebrates classic literature in an accessible way
Shakespeare’s Hackney roots unearthed
Two excavated theatres in Shoreditch were probably where Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet and Henry V were first performed
Geffrye Museum to hold open evening on development plans
Residents are invited to have their say on proposals for a new entrance and a two-storey extension
Public Spaces, Public Stages – Tom Hunter at the Print House
Tom Hunter’s enigmatic photographs show the borough in a new light
Identity in Transit – rogues’ gallery on show in Shoreditch
Photographs of anonymous Victorian criminals are the basis of the exhibition at the Book Club
London Folk Tales – review
Thirty tales of London drawn from oral history, written sources and local reminiscences marvel in the mystery of the great city
Dreyfus Cafe – a bit of everything
Dreyfus Café offers breakfast and brunch classics from across Europe and America
Hackney free school signs funding agreement
Government Minister is optimistic as Hackney New School gets go ahead
Yalla Yalla – Lebanese street food comes to Hackney
Yalla Yalla opens in a car park off Shoreditch High Street
GCSE exams will not be re-graded rules judge
Court action brought by alliance of groups over ‘unfair’ grade boundary change is dismissed by judge
Tech City Apprenticeship scheme launches
Hackney Community College aims to help local people find jobs at Tech City
Stoke Newington schools tackle homophobia with Emirates event
Local schools team up with Arsenal FC for LGBT History Month