HF ArtsFest Continues till Sunday June 12

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With music, dance, art, poetry, animation and a range of exhibitions

Hammersmith and Fulham's own arts festival continues till Sunday June 12, concluding over 130 events presented across our borough by more then 400 artists.

They include literary events, the visual arts, music, performance, theatre and film at our main theatres, churches, arts and community centres, galleries, libraries and other venues.

Here are some of the highlights of the next two days of the festival.

Thursday June 9

Scariofunk Collective presents two nights of entertainment from young people at the Lyric Hammersmith

Stage design exhibition at LAMDA

Riverside Walk hosted by William Morris Society

Animation Taster Day at Escape Studios in Rockley Road

Poetry reading for all ages at Askew Road Library

The Art of Upcycling at Age UK charity shop, West12 Centre

Society of Fulham Artists and Potters: Plein Air Parsons Green offering a day of outdoor painting

Friday June 10

Musiko Musika Concert: Cantata Socavón and Musiko Musika: Chilean Folk Club - Peña Palo Brujo at the Lyric Hammersmith

Polish Jazz Café at POSK in King Street

Amnesty Bookshop Gallery: 'Laureates & Bards' - Hammersmith Open Poetry Evening

Solid Rainbow Ltd: Mi Cubita Bella (My Beautiful Little Cuba) at the Austin Forum

Open Age & Our Big Local at White City Community Centre: Film Screening 'The Queen' and RAD Dance for Wellbeing Performance

Music and Movement at the Music House for Children

Ugli Presents "A Forbidden Diary" exploring key women's rights issues in Indonesia at The Ugli Campus, Wood Lane

Blink Dance Theatre: Four Corners at the Lyric Hammersmith

There are also exhibitions at a number of locations including Gallery 106, The Hepsibah Gallery, the Austin Forum, Ravenscourt Baptist Church, Amnesty Bookshop Gallery,The Gate Arts Centre and a pop-up Summer Show in Burnfoot Avenue in Fulham.

H&F's libraries are also hosting a range of events, including The Society of Fulham Artists and Potters Art Exhibition in Fulham and exhibitions of Brook Green artists of the past and Battle of the Somme in Hammersmith. All local libraries will also be celebrating National Book start week with the theme Under the Sea.

You can find full details of these, and all events during the week on the HF ArtsFest website.

 

June 9, 2016