Black History MonthEvents guide October 2019

Events in Camden libraries

Black Heroes in the Hall of Fame exhibition and talk

Thursday 10 October 7pm: Exhibition opening and refreshments 8 to 10pm: Talk, presentation and networking Scriptwriter JD Douglas presents Black Heroes in the Hall of Fame, an acclaimed and unique musical theatre production first staged in 1987 at Camden’s Shaw Theatre. Organised by Camden Black Workers Group.Free, book on our website below. Pancras Square Library, 5 Pancras Square, N1C 4AG lovecamden.org/blackhistorymonth

Rhyme and Story Time

Camden Libraries host Rhyme and Story Time sessions for under 5s with Tyan Archer to celebrate Black History Month. Free, drop in, 30 minutes.

• Wednesday 16 October, 2pm Pancras Square Library 5 Pancras Square, N1C 4AG

• Thursday 17 October, 2pm Kentish Town Library 262-266 Kentish Town Road, NW5 2AA

• Monday 21 October, 11am Queens Crescent Library 165 Queen’s Crescent, NW5 4HH

• Tuesday 22 October, 10.30am Kilburn Library 12-22 Kilburn High Road, NW6 5UH

• Tuesday 22 October, 11.30am West Hampstead Library Dennington Park Road, NW6 5AU

• Wednesday 23 October 2019, 11am Camden Town Library 218 Eversholt Street, NW1 1BD

• Thursday 24 October 2019, 11am Swiss Cottage Library 88 Avenue Road, NW3 3HA

Celebration of Voice workshop

Thursday 17 October, 7.30 to 9pmRefreshments from 7pm Workshop for all singing abilities, celebrating the music of influential black artists. Led by local Camden jazz vocalist and choir director Bee Ororo. In partnership with Wates. Free, book on our website below.Pancras Square Library, 5 Pancras Square, N1C 4AGlovecamden.org/blackhistorymonth

Musical Feast: Caribbean cuisine

Wednesday 30 October, 7 to 9pmJoin us for a night of food and music where you can explore the origins of Caribbean cuisine, and learn how to cook rice an’ peas, dumplings and jerk chicken. In partnership with Wates. Free, book on our website below. Swiss Cottage Library, 88 Avenue Road, NW3 3HA lovecamden.org/blackhistorymonth

Samuel Coleridge-Taylor talk with music

Thursday 31 October, 7.15 to 8.30pm The most prominent black composer of his generation, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor was born in Theobalds Road in Holborn. Members of the Samuel Coleridge-Taylor Foundation, instrumental in the revival of several of his works, will talk about his life and play excerpts from his music. Free, drop in. Camden Local Studies and Archives Centre, Holborn Library, 32-38 Theobalds Road, WC1X 8PA

Black History Month in Camden This guide gives a taster of the events taking place in Camden. For full details of events visit lovecamden.org/blackhistorymonth

Black History Month in Camden This guide gives a taster of the events taking place in Camden. For full details of events visit lovecamden.org/blackhistorymonth

Contact: events@camden.gov.uk 020 7974 5633

Windrush: Inspired by the first generation

Marketplace stalls from 4.30pm.

Doors open from 5.30pm.

There will be British Sign Language interpreters and a T-Loop system.

Council Chambers, Crowndale Centre, 218 Eversholt Street, NW1 1BD

Free, book at lovecamden.org/blackhistorymonth

Friday 18 October, 6.30 to 10.30pm Camden Black Workers Group, supported by Camden Council and UNISON, present a free action-packed evening with a range of special guest performers and speakers, including:

Angie Le Mar Comedienne, TV and

radio presenter and writer

Tobago Crusoe Calypsonian, composer

and musician

Dr Angela Herbert MBEChair of Brent Police

Independent Advisory Group

Alim Kamara Hip hop artist, storyteller and

poet – event compere

Paula Perry Founder of You4Us

Plus more performers and speakers Food and drink available

Brinsley Forde MBE Solo artist, founding

member of Aswad

Shaun Wallace‘Chaser’ on ITV’s The Chase,

barrister, lecturer

Kofi Lovers rock singer,

former member of Brown Sugar

Release D Riddim Carnival costume parade

Community events

Dutchman

Tuesday 8 to Saturday 26 October, 6.15pm (1pm Saturday matinees) Dutchman is Amiri Baraka’s award-winning 1964 one-act play exploring white privilege, masculinity, power and sexuality. £12/£10 concessions, booking essential. The Actors Centre, 1a Tower Street, WC2H 9NP actorscentre.co.uk/theatre/dutchman020 3841 6600

Elephant in the Room

Thursday 10 to Saturday 12 October, 7.30pm Fusing physical theatre, hip hop dance and spoken word, Lanre Malaolu’s Elephant in the Room is an explosive solo show exploring the mental health crisis and toxic masculinity, asking how race, class and culture can affect the way we choose to address these issues. £12, booking essential.Roundhouse, Chalk Farm Road, NW1 8EH roundhouse.org.uk

African Textiles: Karun Thakar Collection exhibition

Friday 11 October to Saturday 14 December, Tuesday to Saturday 10.30am to 5pm. Late night Thursday until 8pmExhibition of arguably one of the world’s largest private collections of African textiles, examining the links between West and North African textile traditions, including Morocco, Tunisia, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Mali, Sierra Leone, Nigeria, Ghana and Cameroon. Free, drop in. Brunei Gallery, SOAS, Thornhaugh Street, WC1H 0XGsoas.ac.uk/gallery 020 7898 4023

Africa vs Caribbean Comedy Show: Clash of the Titans

Saturday 12 October, 7.15 to 10pm Friendly head to head friendly comedy battle, bringing some of the biggest names in Afro-Caribbean comedy including Eddie Kadie, Lateef Lovejoy, A.D.E., Quincy, Aurie Styla and Jordz Comedy. £21.91, booking essential. Dingwalls, Middle Yard, NW1 8ABeventbrite.co.uk/e/africa-vs-caribbean-comedy-clash-tickets-61068158506

Pre-colonial glassmaking in West Africa: art, technology and trade

Friday 18 October, 6.30 to 7.30pm Talk considering the history of indigenous glass making in West Africa, as well as the role of glass beads in West African arts as symbols of power, authority and wealth, presented by Abidemi Babatunde Babalola (University of Cambridge). Free, booking essential. Stevenson Lecture Theatre, British Museum, Great Russell Street, WC1B 3DGbritishmuseum.org020 7323 8181

Some Like it Hip Hop

Wednesday 23 October to Saturday 9 November, 7.30 to 9.30pm (matinees 2.30pm) With a nod to Billy Wilder’s Some Like It Hot and Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, Some Like It Hip Hop tells a comical tale of love, mistaken identity and revolution through hip hop and physical theatre. From £18, under 16s half price. Booking essential.The Peacock, Portugal Street, WC2A 2HT peacocktheatre.com 020 7863 82222

Find out about even more Black History Month events across camden at lovecamden.org/blackhistorymonth

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