The First Crouch End Literary Festival 23-25 February

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Feb 23, 2024 at 7:00pm to Feb 25, 2024 at 9:00pm UTC0
Location: Hornsey Library and venues around N8
Latest Activity: Feb 18, 2024

From Crouch End Festival:

The first Crouch End Literary Festival. February 23-25th, 2024. Most events are free.

A celebration of local writers, interviews, workshops, talks and performances around the written word.

Including: Over 50 writers. Over 20 events. At 8 venues: hub is Hornsey Library.

Full Festival program here: www.CrouchEndFestival.org

This year sees the first ever Crouch End Literary Festival, featuring Linda Plant, Peter Bradshaw (author and Guardian film critic), Mat Baynton (comedian, actor writer, Horrible Histories and Ghosts), Catherine West MP, Robert Peston, Steve Richards, Alan Wolfson, Dave Cohen, Rohan Candappa and a long list of local writers of all kinds – novelists, factual, script writers, comedy writers, poets, etc... From young and new to established names. (List coming soon - watch this space!)

Listen. Learn. Be inspired! Family friendly - kids welcome - they may be inspired.

Run by the Crouch End Festival team, in association with Dave Cohen, Hornsey Library, Friends of Hornsey Library, Waterstones Crouch End, All Good Bookshop, and teh intimate Space, it should be quite an event. And certainly not like most traditional literary festivals.

Spread over 3 days the hub will be in the Hornsey Library but we are also running talks, workshops and novel events across the N8 area in a variety of venues including: Waterstones / Holy Innocents / The Intimates Space (St Mary’s Tower) / Art House / The Green / Stapleton / All Good Bookshop / + various pop-up venues.

A novel favourite with the summer festival, we have Poets in the Phone Box featuring Alan Wolfson and others. Plus the Great Letter Hunt - can you find the 26 letters around Crouch End?

Plus recitals and performances in coffee shops and pop-up performance spaces.

The Crouch End Players will be performing NO QUARTER by local legend Barry Bermange, across all three nights of the festival at the Intimate Space (St Mary’s Tower) in Hornsey Village.

Fri 23, 7:30 - WURDS+MUSIC is an üF-Beat special - a night of improvised music & spoken word in the Holy Eye (Holy Innocents) featuring top writers and musicians.

We have workshops on self-publishing, and comedy writing. A talk on Dyslexic writers featuring Sam Rapp the ‘Dyslexic Poet’ and Dr Chris Arnold, dyslexic and founder of Dyversity Lab. (Did you know Agatha Christie, Yeats, Fitzgerald and Hans Christian Andersen were dyslexic?).

We hope that there is something for everyone, whatever your taste. This isn't your ordinary literary festival, it's more fun. more creative and a little more dynamic.

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Events and Activities

Posted by Admin on November 21, 2016 at 12:37pm

Tuesday 19 May to Sunday 24 May - On the 134: Muswell Hill Creatives Group Show at the Gallery, The Playroom, 99 Junction Road, Archway N19 5QZ, 11am-6pm.

Wednesday 20 May – Discussion: Why did you settle in Haringey? At Hornsey Parish Church Hall, bottom of Cranley Gardens, 1.30-3pm.

Friday 29 May – Crouch End & District U3A Open Day at Hornsey Town Hall, the Broadway, Crouch End, 10.30-12.30pm.

Saturday 13 June – Lunchtime Concert at St. Andrew’s Church: A French Interlude with Satie and more, 1pm.

Sunday 7 June – Friends of Ally Pally Station: 10th Birthday Party at Alexandra Palace Station, 3-5pm.

Sunday 14 June – Brunch & board games! Geekstraveganza @ Karamel, 4 Coburg Road N22, 12-7pm.

Sunday 14 June – Wellness event: Sacred Frequencies at Karamel Restaurant, 4.45-7.45pm.

Saturday 27 June – St. Martin of Porres Summer Fair at St. Martin of Porres Primary School, 12-3pm.

Saturday 18 July - Lunchtime Concert at St. Andrew’s Church: Mozart, 1pm.

Ongoing courses and activities

Until 15 June – donations welcome to help Build a Boardwalk for Alexandra Park Wetlands. Alexandra Palace and Friends of Alexandra Park.

"The Next Step” Exhibition at the Hillbilly Social, 101 Myddleton Road N22. From Thursday 30 April for a month.

Weekly 25 minute Relaxation Class (online) on Thursdays, 9.30-9.55am. On Zoom.

Women’s BJJ Beginner’s Course on Thursday evenings from 7 to 28 May at Origin BJJ Team N22, 2nd floor Cypress House, 2 Coburg Road N22 6UJ, 5-6pm.

Women-only Jiu-Jitsu Classes on Thursday evenings in March at Alexandra Park School, 6.30-7.30pm.

Women’s BJJ Sessions (Brazilian Jiu Jitsu) – fun, fitness and self-defence on Sundays, 9-10am. At Origin BJJ North London, 2nd floor Cypress House, 2 Coburg Road N22 6UJ.

Reading Latin for Pleasure on Thursdays at 2-4pm at Highgate Literary and Scientific Institution, 11 South Grove, Highgate N6 6BS.

Life drawing sessions – starting 10 January, alternate Saturdays during term time at Rhodes Avenue Primary School, ** 12-2pm **.

Colourwheel Art Classes for adults on Thursday mornings or afternoons at St. Andrews Church Hall, Alexandra Park Road N10 2DD.

Illustrating children’s books, course for adults – Wednesday mornings at the Alexandra Palace East Court Creative Pavilion, 10- 12.00am. 4 February – 25 March.

H.A.T.E. Club - Hobby and Tabletop enthusiasts, adult-only gaming club - Wednesday evenings at Karamel, 5.30-10.30pm.

Painting for Fun – Thursdays 8 January to 26 March, at CUFOS Community Centre (the old railway station), Top of The Avenue N10, 10-12.30pm or 1.30-4pm.

Haringey Circle: late morning Creative Coffee Drop-In on Thursday mornings at Oita Cafe, the Green Rooms, Station road N22, 11-1.30pm.

Haringey Circle: Paws and Walk dog walk on the last Thursday of every month in Ally Pally, 10-11.30am. Meet outside Ally Pally station.

Salsa Wednesdays – Wednesday evenings at Bounds Green School, Bounds Green Road N11 2QG, 7-8pm.

The 22nd Southgate Beavers have spaces for years 2 and 3 children. Southgate Scout group.

The Highgate Literary & Scientific Institution in Pond Square is offering an exciting array of courses.

Museum of Homelessness will be open from 17 April to 1 November, at the Manor House Lodge, inside Finsbury Park, Seven Sisters Road N4 2DE 12.30-4.30pm.

Geekstrav e ganza – regular boardgame meetup on these dates at Karamel, 4 Coburg Road, Wood Green, 1-6pm.

Em Power fitness classes – 9am on Mondays & Thursdays (term time only), focusing on strength. All abilities welcome!

Fortismere Community Symphony Orchestra rehearses Tuesday evenings during term-time at Fortismere School, 7-9pm. Get in touch for more info.

After School Sewing Club on Fridays at Stitch crafts, 2 Hazelwood Lane Palmers Green, 4.30-6pm. Term time.

V&J Ensemble: Vocal group for ALL Singers on Wednesdays at St. Andrew's Church, Alexandra Park Road N10 (corner of Windermere Road), 6.50-8.30pm.

Bowes Park Community Choir - Thursday evenings during term time at Bounds Green School, 7.15-9.15pm.

All Good Bookshop has many regular events - book groups of course, also music, writing, yoga - and special events .... at 35 Turunpike Lane.

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