Circus Circus Circus in the heart of East London
Local arts organisation Certain Blacks brings its eclectic new festival to Hackney in November
Culture
Children’s theatre company launches offshoot aimed at young adults
Hackney Shed branches out to cater to teenagers who leave its care with ‘nowhere to go’ for drama
Rio could get second screen by summer 2017 and a third by 2021
Executive director Oliver Meek reveals growth plans as he admits financial situation for iconic Dalston cinema is currently precarious
Enter a secret world at the Museum of London’s week-long Night Museum
The London institution explores the illicit, weird and wonderful world of the capital after dark, from 29 October to 4 November
Hackney’s ‘contagious energy’ on display in Stephen Gill exhibition
Photography inspired by borough and its residents
Winterville to make welcome return to Victoria Park
Winter is creeping in as East London’s favourite seasonal town announces its return with its biggest festive programme to date
Winterville festival reveals more programme details
A one-woman play inspired by Kate Bush, a travelling arts circus and family rave form part of the festive town’s eclectic line-up
Parkour life – opening of new academy in Docklands
French sport that’s all about getting from A to B in the most efficient possible way handed new London facility in Trinity Buoy Wharf
Hackney Bicycle Film Society delivers reels on wheels
Film cycles take on new meaning at monthly movie club
Eight Days A Week – Fades to Valentine pink
Punk rock outfit The Fades get in the mood for Valentine’s Day with double A-side single
Embracing the random – art on freecycle
Artist Erica Scourti writes about giving away her drawings on Freecycle and making a new art work of the process
Hackney top for culture vultures
National survey ranks Hackney as one of the most cultured places in the country
The White Building/Lea River Park – review
Hackney Wick’s offbeat White Building has all the hallmarks of a sensitive Olympic legacy, but the possible scrapping of the Lea River Park walkway suggests that petty politics not community is the driving force
Olympic Park’s former artist in residence to deal with disillusionment
Neville Gabie’s next project will ‘explore how far away we might have moved from the original spirit of the Games’
The Olympic Park – review
The Velodrome, the Copper Box, the Energy Centre: some fine buildings will grace London 2012. But tawdry compromise is never far away…
Dalston’s power players
Power Lunches, an arts café which doubles as a rehearsal studio, is boosting Dalston’s growing reputation as a hotspot for musical creativity and innovation