The Highgate Literary and Scientific Institute (HLSI) are holding their annual Winter fair – Christmas Magic – with a free preview on Friday 28 November at 5.30pm for people at work and who can’t make it to the fair on Saturday 29 November, 11am to 5pm. Many stalls selling wondrous things, and there will be a Tombola and a Lucky Dip for children! The building itself is a joy to visit. See you there for mulled wine and mince pies.
The Talented Mr Ripley
USA 1999, 139 mins. Dir. Anthony Minghella
Infamous monthly singer-songwriter night at north London’s finest boozer. Great atmosphere with up to a dozen performers each month! Zac Stephenson of Special Needs fame is here with a full supporting cast of wild and wonderful solo stars, there is always a legend in the house! Singers, songwriters, poets and journeymen take your places!
8pm Tribe opens with legendary Steve Diggle from The Buzzcocks, plus special guests Violet Class and Izzy. All joining in to launch this new monthly music & creatives night. Expect film, poetry, music and a chance to be part of the TRIBE.
7.30pm Music, film & some questions on other things! London’s longest running music quiz returns on a new weekly Wednesday night slot… plus there is a full kitchen open so you can even have your dinner here before participating. We have a great new league and great prizes with your fantastic host Scott to take you through it… Please book tables by emailing the website.
With Margaret Hodge MP and Leonard Hoffman
A new weekly after-work early-evening chill out with sounds of soul, motown and 1960’s garage. Starting at 8pm and building into a very lively night after 10pm once the early weekend crowd come out!
9pm The legend of Zanadu is disco, soul , motown and some 60’s garage with the most divine dj in London with the most impeccable taste in hats and dancing records!
Swing Patrol – ”Swing Dancing in north London” Class starts at 3pm Boogaloo Bounce – Swing & Blues session: 3-7pm Starting with a taster lesson 3.00-3.45. 3.45-6.00 social dancing. Cost: £8. No partner or experience required. Lindy Hop, Charleston, Balboa, Blues… we teach the great swing dances of the 20s 30s and 40s for your dancing pleasure. No partner required, two left feet owners welcome, you just need to want to have a whole lot of fun. See you there! Sharing what we think are the most joyful and wonderful dances in the world… Lindy Hop, Blues, Charlestonand Balboa. Welcome to our north London team. See you on the dance floor soon!
10pm A night of mash ups and romance , of Johnny Cash and Donna Summer… Everything for love and romance on a Saturday night.
6pm New for 2015, a weekly slot of traditional Irish musicians playing the most uplifting intoxicating music known to man in the pub around a table every Sunday evening.
8pm – midnight An evening full of the most heart stomping, rollicking , rock ‘n’ roll lovin, sweet music to be heard in London town… All live acts today curated and brought to you by the wonderful Cosmo Ladies.
6pm Kav and crew give a master-class in dancing and rock ‘n’ roll, they give Highgate a proper old school 50’s style ‘Hop’! Freestyle Dance Session with DJ’s Suzy Q and Kav Kavanagh playing 50′s RnR & RnB and some Classic Rockabilly…If its 50′s and you dance to it, we’ll play it. 1st Monday of every Month. Come early, we are close to capacity and would hate to have to turn people away
“A new writing night where casting, rehearsing, and performing takes place in the course of a single evening.” Once a month, writers are given the chance to see their words brought to life by performers, who in turn get to hone their improvisation and workshopping skills in a relaxed atmosphere, and be on the pulse of new work. Sketches, monologues, duologues, spoken word, performance poetry – as long as it’s new! Stitchin’ Fiction strives to create new links between passionate creatives – pulling words off the page and into reality. Based in the heart of North London, join in or come along to watch the newest of new writing from 7:30pm! Date: Tuesday 3rd February Time: 6pm for Participants – Public Scratch Performance begins 7:30pm followed by Q&A Venue: The Boogaloo, 312 Archway Road, London, N6 5AT The Boogaloo with Stitchin’ Fiction strive to create new links between budding creatives. Our aim: to give you a platform to show your work and take creative risks. Get the words out of your notebooks and your laptops; give them life in this relaxed scratch evening.
7.30pm Music, film & some questions on other things! London’s longest running music quiz returns on a new weekly Wednesday night slot… plus there is a full kitchen open so you can even have your dinner here before participating. We have a great new league and great prizes with your fantastic host Scott to take you through it… Please book tables by emailing the website.
George McGhee, former BBC Controller of Programmes, introduces extracts from some wonderful dancing partnerships from the career of the man Nureyev called, ‘the greatest dancer in American history.’
A new weekly after-work early-evening chill out with sounds of soul, motown and 1960’s garage. Starting at 8pm and building into a very lively night after 10pm once the early weekend crowd come out!
Fri 1st Lost in the Supermarket 10pm – 2am A night for dancing! Hosted by the very glamorous Ms Ali Rose, it’s got soul, Elvis, RnB, Motown, Indie dreams and a little Bruce… All brought to you lovingly by the girl with the rosette!