Happy birthday to Chats! Arts Palace celebrates 100 years this month
Good times in store for venue that grew out of old Hackney Marsh Fun Festival
Russell Parton
‘I’m a choir starter’: Hannah Brine says all are welcome at Victoria Park Singers
Conductor’s community singing group meets once a week in Royal Inn pub
London Gypsy Orchestra in brass section sponsorship appeal
Gypsy orchestra needs sponsors to help a young musician learn rare instrument
Silent Witnesses at Shoreditch Town Hall
Mandeville Primary School pupils take part in project aiming to tackle crime through theatre
East End Film Festival – a platform for new cinematic voices
The East End Film Festival is an increasingly significant event in the film calendar and there is still time to make a submission
Dreyfus Cafe – a bit of everything
Dreyfus Café offers breakfast and brunch classics from across Europe and America
Kate Nash – Girl Talk
Russell Parton reviews the new album of songwriter and Hackney resident Kate Nash
The Trial – Kafka’s play comes to Hackney
Adaptation of Kafka’s The Trial sees audience members hotfoot around East London
Chats Palace to mark centenary of building
Community arts centre and former library to celebrate one hundred years as a public building
Pioneers of electronic music
Hackney venues to host festival celebrating influential figures in electronic music
Steve Pretty – mining for success
Trumpeter Steve Pretty on the Hackney Colliery Band, his ‘portfolio career’ and plans for the year ahead
Prophesy – prophets and loss of love
A young Paris and Helen of Troy are lead characters in Prophesy, a play intent on going against the theatrical grain
Sasha Ilyukevich – a reluctant protest singer
Belarusian folk singer who challenged ‘Europe’s last dictator’ gets an unexpected response
Leyla Nazli – juggling myth and reality
Leyla Nazli manages to write plays about mythical creatures whilst simultaneously helping to run the Arcola Theatre
Rich pickings at Rich Mix
A series of independent films, documentaries and shorts are being shown at arts venue Rich Mix in Bethnal Green
Sustainable Hackney – logo a go-go
Environmental group Sustainable Hackney launches graphic design competition