Easter school holidays may now be over but hopefully the glorious sunshine is here to stay! There’s loads going on around Dulwich over the rest of the month and here are just a few of the highlights:
Tuesday 14th April: All Levels Sewing Course
4-part course, £150. 7.00 pm – 9.30 pm The White Room SE4, 352 Brockley Road, SE4 2BY. Tel. 020 8694 1375 or visit www.thewhiteroomse4.co.uk. Also running Tuesdays 14th – 28th April, 5th – 26th May, 2nd – 23rd June, 30th June – 21st July.
Wednesday 15th April: Introduction to Tantrums Talk
1pm to 2pm. All Fired Up Ceramics Café, 34 East Dulwich Road, SE22 9AX. Tantrums can be one of the most stressful aspects of parenthood but they do not have to be. In this talk Dr Katrin Bain explains why children have tantrums and shares ways to prevent them. She also offers three alternative responses to the widely used “Time Out” method. Children are welcome. For more information and to book your place visit: www.katrinbain.co.uk
Wednesday 15th April: The Clock House Comedy Night – Peckham Rye
7.30pm / 8pm. A hilarious night out at this iconic pub. Featuring great stand up from award winning Carey Marx and Stephen Bailey plus up and coming acts Jules Oliver and Sarah Keyworth. The Clock House, 196A Peckham Rye, London SE22 9QA 020 8693 2901 , Peckham Rye or East Dulwich Rail. Tickets £5 and available online. Contact 020 8693 2901 or visit our website
Thursday 16th April: Next Monthly Meeting of Dulwich & District U3A
Herne Hill Baptist Church, Half Moon Lane, London SE24 9HU. Ian McCannah U3A London Region Trustee, Richard Jones and band (SELfolk) and Alison Alexander from Brockwell Community Gardens.
Thursday 16th April: The Bigger Picture presents: BOYHOOD
Cert. 15 165 Minutes (2014). Directed by Richard Linklater. With Ellar Coltrane, Patricia Arquette, Ethan Hawke. Filmed over 12 years with the same cast, BOYHOOD is a story of growing up as seen through the eyes of a child named Mason who literally grows up on screen before our eyes. This multi award winning film charts the rocky terrain of childhood as no other film has before. Tickets £7 in person from Push Studios, 17 Blackwater Street or EDT, 1 Lordship Lane or Rye Books, 45 Upland Road or online at www.wegottickets.com. Full details at www.thebiggerpic.co.uk
Saturday 18th April: Peckham Rye parkrun
The parkrun is a free weekly timed 5k run, which is open to all standards of runners; it is not a race. They take place every Saturday morning at 9am near the Colyton Road entrance of Peckham Rye park and run three laps of the gardens. Free. www.parkrun.org.uk/peckhamrye
Saturday 18th April: Singing folk in the garden
From 10.30am – 12pm – free singing workshop led by Jacquie Grant. All welcome, no experience necessary but places are limited. To avoid disappointment, please book with ethicalgardener@gmail.com or call 07766 596600. St Saviour’s Edible Garden and Vestry, Brockley Rise, SE23 1JN, accessible by bus 171 and 122 or Overground Honor Oak Park.
Saturday 18th April: Conifer Cones Workshop at South London Botanical Institute
10.00 – 4.00 pm. All about conifer cones – their structure, variations and methods of ID. Adrian Rundle from Natural History Museum. £15 members/£20 non-members. Booking essential via SLBI website or email info@slbi.org.uk. South London Botanical Institute, 323 Norwood Road, SE24 9AQ. Directions can be found on our website: www.slbi.org.uk/visiting. Queries to 020 8674 5787 or info@slbi.org.uk
Saturday 18th April: Come and Sing Verdi’s Requiem with Dulwich Choral Society
From 10am to 6pm on Saturday 18 April at St Barnabas, Calton Avenue SE21 7DG! Join us for an exciting day, to rehearse and give an informal performance! Under the direction of Aidan Oliver, with piano and professional soloists. Contact Jo Merry on membership@dulwichchoralsociety.org.uk to reserve a place (£20 for singers). Full details are on our website.
Saturday 18th April: Dulwich Opera Company present their debut production, Puccini’s La Bohème
Dulwich Opera Company are bringing opera’s greatest love story to Dulwich on Saturday 18th April. This young and vibrant company have devised a brand new production of Puccini’s classic tale especially for the stunning, renovated interior of All Saints Church, West Dulwich. Tickets are available at £15 (Concessions £13) visit www.dulwichoperacompany.org.uk for details and to book online.
Sunday 19th April: NGS Open Garden Day at South London Botanical Institute
2.00 – 5.00 pm. Enjoy our garden and house with delicious tea and cakes, and chat to the gardeners. Plant and Seed sale. No booking necessary. £3 on door. South London Botanical Institute, 323 Norwood Road, SE24 9AQ. Directions can be found on our website: www.slbi.org.uk/visiting. Queries to 020 8674 5787 or info@slbi.org.uk
Wednesday 22nd April: Time Management for Mothers (3 week course)
1pm –2pm All Fired Up Ceramics Café, 34 East Dulwich Road, SE22 9AX. Too much to do? To little time for yourself or to play with your children? At the end of this workshop you will have an individual plan for how to be calmly busy rather then stressed. You will learn how to prioritise, how to say no and what to do when there is just too much to do. Children are welcome. To find out more and to book visit: www.katrinbain.co.uk
Thursday 23rd April: Election for your MP – Meet the candidates for Dulwich and West Norwood
At the East Dulwich Community Centre, 46-50 Darrell Road SE22 9NL from 7 – 9 pm. Hosted by East Dulwich Community Centre Association & Barry Area Residents’ Association. Hustings have historically provided an opportunity for candidates to make their statements and to face questions from the floor. We expect a lively meeting and we will be providing refreshments.
Saturday 25th & Sunday 26th April: Crafty Fox Spring Markets
The second instalment of markets takes place on 25th and 26th April at the Dogstar (Dogstar, 389 Coldharbour Lane, Brixton, SW9 8LQ) from 11am-5pm. A further 100+ of the UK’s best and brightest designer/makers will be showcasing their talent over three floors alongside a pop up tea room, creative workshops and Crafty Fox DJ’s. Crafty Fox Uncovered will also return so that you can keep your finger firmly on the pulse of emerging creative talent. For more information and full trader listings, head to our website: craftyfoxmarket.co.uk
Sunday 26th April: Free introductory Croquet session
Want to play croquet? Come along to our free introductory session on Sunday 26th April 10.30am at Old College Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, 10 Gallery Road, Dulwich SE21 7AB. All equipment provided but please wear flat soled shoes. Adults only. If you are interested but unable to come to that session there is another one on Friday 8th May 2pm. Alternatively, check out the Croquet section on the Old College web site www.oldcollege.co.uk.
Monday 27th April: FREE Beginners’ Session at The Old Nun’s Head
If you’ve always wanted to be able to join in an instrumental session in a pub or at a festival, here’s your chance! All welcome, and we will be learning a tune an evening by ear, so you don’t need to be able to read music. Bring your own instrument. 8pm. More information from www.thegooseisout.com
Tuesday 28th April: Lively Minds Over 60s Club – Laughter in the Village with Bob Jones
We are at St Faith’s Community Hall, Red Post Hill, SE22, 9JQ, between 12pm and 3pm. Telephone Elaine on 0208 299 6118, please leave a message.
Tuesday 28th April: Cooking with Scissors
Smart Business Networking
6.45pm onwards, introductions from 7.15pm. An opportunity for local business professionals to meet, make new contacts and gain new business. To find out more or to register your interest in attending, please-mail sbn@cookingwithscissors.co.uk. Upstairs at The Palmerston, 91 Lordship Lane East Dulwich SE22. (Please note April’s meeting is on a Tuesday for this month only).
Wednesday 29th April: Band of Bakers Third Birthday
7.30pm – 9.30pm at The Palmerston, 91 Lordship Lane, East Dulwich SE22 8EP. And the theme will be…. OUR THIRD BIRTHDAY. It hardly seems possible that three years have gone by since our very first event in Nunhead in Spring 2012, and we have decided that the next event will be a good opportunity to celebrate the past three years of Band of Bakers. With this in mind, we invite you to bake something, sweet or savoury, suitable for a celebration or party. Perhaps you have an old favourite that you always make when entertaining, or have been inspired by something you tried at a recent event – be as creative as you like! There are 30 spaces up for grabs at this event. If you would like to come along, please do email us to request a space. Spaces will be allocated through a random draw on Friday and we will send you an email if a space has been confirmed. www.bandofbakers.wordpress.com
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