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| The 100 SLAM – Poets paid in full!: Fourth Thursday of every month Time: 8.00pm Entry: FREE Venue: Manjaro Bar, 148 Holloway Road, London N7 (Holloway Road tube) Website: www.100slam.info |
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| 2 Many
Poets last wednesday of the month
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| Ambit Writers in
Bloomsbury The Bath House Pub, 96 Dean Street, Soho W1 tel: 0208 340 3566 Every 2nd Thursday, 6.30pm. Entrance £4.00 (£3.00 conc) Full bar, wide range of bar food available. Readers from the floor welcome after the interval. (11205) |
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| Apples & Snakes, Battersea Arts Centre, Lavender Hill, SW11 5TN General enquiries: 020 7924 3410 Programming: 020 7924 3850 Education: 020 7738 0941 Fax: 020 7924 3763 e-mail: info@applesandsnakes.org Fortnightly poetry performances in the BAC Cafe. Full bar, wide range of bar food available. Box Office 020 7223 2223 Start time 9.00pm Tickets £4.50/£3.75 (concessions) unless otherwise. (11205) |
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| aromapoetry Open mike 1st & 3rd Sundays every month 4.00pm - 6.00pm. £3.00 on the door. £1.00 if you buy a drink from the cafe upstairs. Please try to arrive early to Now at Aroma Cafe, St Martin's Lane (near Trafalgar Sq) Info for events : www.x-bout.com/aroma (11205) |
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| Barbican
Centre Silk Street, London EC2Y 8BQ Nearest Station: Barbican (London Underground) Box Office: 0845 120 7520 Venue Listing - check for poetry events (11205) |
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| Birkbeck College 6 Bedford Square, London WC1 Venue Listing - check for poetry events Further details from Robert Hampson, English Department, Royal Holloway, University of London: r.hampson@rhbnc.ac.uk (11205) |
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| Boat Ting Poetry and music. Last Monday of every month. The Yacht Club, Temple Pier, Embankment. Doors 7.00pm. Entrance £5.00/£2.50 concessions Contact: info@boat-ting.com |
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Website: www.x-bout.com/borders (15405) |
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| Brave New
Word 2nd Sunday of the month, 7.00pm The Old Queens Head, 44 Essex Rd, nearest tube Angel To perform email: inbox@bravenewword.co.uk or contact Kate on 0774 025 6330. Website: www.bravenewword.co.uk |
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| The British
Academy 10 Carlton House Terrace London SW1Y 5AH Telephone 020 7969 5264 Fax 020 7969 5414 e-mail lectures@britac.ac.uk |
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| British
Library 96 Euston Road, London NW1 2DB Box Office: 'phone 020 7412 7332 e-mail boxoffice@bl.uk |
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| Brixtongue Brixton Art Gallery, 35 Brixton Station Rd SW9 8PB Saturdays 8.00pm-late, £4.00/£3.00. Information: 07986 357156 geoffjp@reggaezine.co.uk Poetry, music and comedy in the heart of Brixton. Newcomers and established performers. Open mic. MC John Rogers, Reggae from Zinc Fence (12205) |
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| Thursday
Events at Calder Bookshop 51 The Cut, London SE1 8LF Events begin at 6.45pm and admission is £3.00 (£1.00 concessions) which includes wine - served afterwards. Phone: 020 7620 2900. Fax: 0207 928 5930. E-mail info@calderpublications.com Website: www.calderpublications.com Guardian profile of John Calder |
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| Camden Peoples Theatre 58-60 Hampstead Road London NW1 2PY (Warren St /Euston Sq tube) Box office: 020 7916 5878 or cpt@dircon.co.uk For more info: Chris Goode on 020 7419 4841 or go to www.cpt.dircon.co.uk |
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| Coffee House
Poetry at the Troubadour 265 Old Brompton Road SW5 Mondays 8.00-10.00pm. Plus workshops. Tickets £5.00, concessions £4.00, season tickets 50%. info, booking and mailing list 020 8354 0660 or write to Anne-Marie Fyfe at Coffee-House Poetry, PO Box 16210, London W4 1ZP or email CoffPoetry@aol.com |
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| The Diorama Arts Centre 34 Osnaburgh Street, London NW1 3ND |
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| Drill Hall Chenies Street, London WC1E 7EX Box Office: 020 7307 5060 Online booking: www.drillhall.co.uk |
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| Cats Night Out Monthly, September – November. Tuesday nights in Drill Hall 2 8.00pm start. Tickets: £7.00 (£5.00 concs) Hosted by founder Angela Dove, CATS NIGHT OUT brings you readings by some of the most vibrant and exciting contemporary women poets as well as an airing for new talent in a limited number of floor spots for women poets. |
| Earthbeat Slam Club at The
Planet is no more Earthbeat now runs occasional gigs and slams in London contact: Richard Heley. or Seema Gill 020 7286 1880 pipf@uprisearts.com |
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Every Wednesday
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| Farrago Poetry Organise readings at various venues. Contact John O'Neill farragopoetry@yahoo.co.uk Info: 07905078376 |
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| The Foundry 86 Great Eastern Street (corner of Old Street) Old Street Tube (exit 3) Welcome to Wormworld free open mic. every Sunday at 8.00pm more info on www.foundry.tv contact poetry@foundry.tv |
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| Going Loco poetry readings at 315 Kings Road, Chelsea. Tuesdays 7:30-10.00 Information from David at Books Bought (corner of Park Walk and Kings Rd) 020 7352 9376 |
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| Institute of
Contemporary Arts (ICA) The Mall, SW1Y 5AH Tickets and information: info@ica.org.uk 020 7930 3647 |
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| INSPIRE OPEN MIC NIGHT - LAUNCH EVENT Nia Bar, 58 Camberwell Church Street SE5 FREE Open Mic Night Every Thursday (Launch Night 14th June 07) Open Mic Signup 7pm Show 8-11pm DJ 11pm-Till late (607) |
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| In the Compound at My Bar, 7 Chapel Place, 320 Old Street, EC1 Mondays 8.00-12.00 Open mic. night with Lord Lloyd London and The Curious Count Tin Info: Loydd 020-8743-2361 |
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| Into Words Whitechapel Gallery Cafe/Bar Whitechapel High Street, E1 Free but you need to book - 020 7522 7888 poetry@whitechapel.org |
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| Kindred Spirit Spoken Word & Song. Every 3rd Wednesday Of The Month, 7.30pm - 1.00am Entrance: £5.00 @ Mass Venue, St Matthews Church, Brixton SW2 Organised by Consortium 42 Northampton Road, London EC1 0HU Phone: 07050 286 405, Fax & Voicemail Number: 07092 303 114 E-mail: frankie@the-consortium.com |
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| London
Review of Books Bookshop Events 14 Bury Place WC1A 2BR Information/tickets 020 7209 1141 subs@lrb.co.uk |
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| Stone Circle present.
Mic
Club @ Plan B, Brixton Time: Doors
6pm Show 7.30pm |
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| Nu Whirled Voysis Every Tuesday 9.00pm to midnight at Imperial Gardens, Camberwell New Road, Camberwell SE5 Information from 07931 612717 / 07956 415380, nuwhirledvoysis@hotmail.com |
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| The Old Operating Theatre,
Museum and Herb Garret 9a St Thomas Street, London SE1 9RY Tel: 020 7955 4791 Fax: 020 7378 8383 Sorry, no disabled access. |
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| The Orange
Word Phone 01497 821299 |
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| West End Poetry Hour
Readings The Lyric Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue Tickets: 020 7494 5540 |
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| International Writers Season Apollo Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue Tickets: 020 7494 540 |
| Organic Essence Presents Info: 07956 597 349 / poets@organicessence.co.uk |
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| The Other Side of the River Monthly poetry readings at The Bonnington Centre Upstairs, 11 Vauxhall Grove SW8 1TD Last Saturday of the month. 8.00pm - 10pm. Floor readers sign in 7.30pm. £3.00/£2.00 concs. Food available from 7.00pm Bonnington Cafe. Bring your own drinks. Contact daphne.rock@virgin.net |
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| Drumbeat at Ottakar's Ottakar's Bookstore, 51 Greenwich Church Street, London SE10 9BL 2.00pm - 4.00pm, monthly, featuring John Clarke, Jazz Poet Admission free |
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| Oxford House Derbyshire Street London E2 6HG Arts centre hosting regular arts events For more information contact renaissance one on 020 7326 0048 (tel/fax) or email events@renaissanceone.com Website: www.renaissanceone.com |
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| Pangari
Poetry in Motion Deluxe Gallery, 2-4 Hoxton Square, N1 Poetry and film night. Usually every 4th Saturday in the month, 8.00pm Open Mic / 8.30 - 11.00pm films & live performances. Entry £5.00 Information: 07957 267 172 / www.pangari.com / production-team@pangari.com |
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| Piccadilly
Poets Poetry Sundays 4.00pm at the Diorama Arts Centre, 34 Osnaburgh Street, London NW1 3ND 020-7916-5487. or The Vestry House, 21 Paradise Road, Richmond on Thames TW9 1SA. Enquiries to Pat Caunter 020 8892 3814 Meetings include a competition read-in, open to all, and a performance of poetry by professional actors, as well as a reading by a featured poet. Competition winning poem is published in The Haiku Quarterly. Admission £4.00/£3.00 Enquiries to PO Box 22026, SW2 5WD or Leo Aylen or Pauline Lisowska on 01908-340379, e-mail piccadillypoets@yahoo.co.uk |
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| Pitshanger
Poets The Questors Theatre, 12 Mattock Lane, Ealing, W5 5BQ contact: Susan Hamlyn phone: 020 8567 3233 fax: 020 8840 3941 e-mail: pitshanger.poets@virgin.net |
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| Platform 3 Wilkes Street, London E1 (Liverpool Street/Aldgate East BR/tube) Admission free Occasional reading, supported by Performance Writing, Dartington College of Arts |
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| The Poetry Café 22 Betterton Street, Covent Garden, London WC2H 9BU Map 020 7420 9888 Open Monday-Friday 11am-11pm; Saturday 6.30-11pm. Evening events start 8.00pm Full disability access. For a comprehensive list of events visit the Poetry Society website, or to receive regular events news by email, send your name and email address to poetrycafe@poetrysociety.org.uk with "join email list" in the subject line. |
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| Crossing the Line A series of poetry readings on the second Friday of each month) Each reading begins at 7.30. Admission: £5.00 or £3.00 (Poetry Society members/concessions). |
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| Studio Poetry in the BT Poetry Studio 7.30pm £5.00 (£4.00 members and concessions). Information from 020 7420 9895 or email: marketing@poetrysociety.org.uk |
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Wired on Words Survivor's Poetry monthly open mic., Thursdays. (12205) |
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in the House Lauderdale House, Waterlow Park, Highgate Hill, N6 5HG Tel: 020 8348 8716 Fax: 020 8442 9099 Email: admin@lauderdale.org.uk Events start 8.00pm (bar open 7.30pm). Tickets £5.00 (£3.00) |
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| Poetry at Salisbury House Bury Street West, Enfield N9 9LA Tickets at the door £3.50/£2.50 concs. Contact: 020 8360 7779 |
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| 'Poetry@TheRoom'
8pm start, The Room, 33 Holcombe Road, N17. £5/£3 concessions, with complimentary wine. First Wednesday of every month. Hosted by Richard Tyrone Jones, Abe Gibson & Anthony Howell. A broad church of high-quality poetry in an exquisite and intimate venue. Nearest tube: Tottenham Hale. BR: Bruce Grove. Buses: 73, 243, 149, 123, 41, 230. Contact details: 020 8808 9318, www.the-room.org.uk or info-theroom@fsmail.net. |
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| Poetry Walks led by Lance Pierson, 020-7731 6544; poetry@lancepierson.org Tickets £6 (£5 concessions) Lance Pierson presents a regular 2-hour 'Poetry Walk' from Waterloo to Westminster Bridge, starting from Embankment Underground Station Check availability http://www.lancepierson.org/ Another one I would like to add to that page is this Hammersmith and Fulham Poetry Enjoyment Group led by Lance Pierson, 020-7731 6544; http://www.lancepierson.org/ A group for people to read aloud their favourite published poems.
Fulham Library, 598 Fulham Road, SW6 on the junction of Fulham Road and Parson’s Green Lane.
First Sunday of every month 2 – 4pm. Free to attend (small charge to become a member) (108) |
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| Pure Poetry perpetual literature festival Soho Theatre and Writers' Centre, 21 Dean Street, London W1D 3NE Every Monday 8.30pm. Entrance £8.00/£5.00(conc) + 50np membership. Information: 020 7687 6742 litpop@hotmail.com Booking: 020 7478 0100 http://www.sohotheatre.com |
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| Raj Tea Rooms 67 Highgate High Street Virtual Movie Night Poetry & short fiction. Floorspots. licenced + food Last Saturday of the month from 8pm till late £3.00/£2.00 Information 020 8348 8760
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| Mouthful
Cabaret The
Rutland, 15 Lower Mall, Hammersmith, W6 nearest tube
Hammersmith |
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| Salt Margins @ The Whitechapel
Gallery The Whitechapel Gallery, 80-82 Whitechapel Road, London E1 7QX First Thursday of every month, 7pm start, Free entry The UK's most exciting live literature promoters, Penned in the Margins, are joining forces with creative publishing house, Salt Publishing, for a series of free events at East London's Whitechapel Gallery. (407) |
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| Shakespeare's
Globe Theatre - Education Sonnets and Desire Plays, lectures, readings, workshops. 21 New Globe Walk, London SE1 9DT Box Office: 020 7401 9919 |
| ShortFuse Every Thursday at the Camden Head, Camden Walk, Islington, N1 Tube: Angel. Doors: 8.30pm. Admission: £5.00/£3.00 concs Host: Nathan Penlington, DJ David Bush Visit the ShortFuse blog at www.20six.co.uk/shortfuse to keep up with the action. NO DISABLED ACCESS - SMOKING at the usual venue. (7205) |
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| Singers and Poets First Wednesday of the Month Poets hosted by MC Skorpio the Nemesis, singers hosted by Jackie Darling. Free before 7.30pm, then £5.00 The Bug Bar, St Matthew's Church Crypt, Brixton Hill SW9 Information: ScribesUK@yahoogroups.com |
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| Somerset House Strand WC2R 1LA |
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| Lectures and Masterclasses -
the Poet's Method (in the Lecture Theatre). Lectures hosted by Graham Fawcett, Masterclases by Christina Patterson Start 3.00pm Tickets £8.50 conc £6.50 Organised by The Poetry School in association with The Poetry Society Limited seating. Aplication on BOOKING FORM ONLY, obtainable from The Poetry School, 1a Jewel Road, Walthamstow, London E17 4QU. Phone: 020 8223 0401 |
| Soundings at the Central
Club Regular series of literary and performance events YWCA Central Club, 44 Portland Place, London W1B 1NE Contact: 0800 7837139 interface@theY |
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| The South Bank Centre Runs poetry readings and other literature events all the year round, either at the Voice Box or other South Bank venues. Details from the centre's web site or from the Royal Festival Hall, London SE1 8XX Phone: 020 7960 4242 - www.southbankcentre.org.uk (11205) |
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| SPOKEN CABARET Every 1st and 3rd Monday of the Month. 6.30 sign-up, 8pm start Oh! Bar, 111-113 Camden High Street, Camden, London, NW1 7JN. FREE (706) |
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| 291 Gallery,
291 Hackney Road (nr Shoreditch) London N1
291 Gallery, 291 Hackney Road (nr Shoreditch) London N1 £4.00 with flyer,
£5.00 without. For info, call T'Bone Promotions on 07946 776 952, the Gallery on 020 7613 5676 or online www.291gallery.com (221104) NuPoetics |
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| Spirit and Soul Live music and the drop-in poet. Every Tuesday from 8.00pm till 12.30am @ Troy Bar, 10 Hoxton Street, N1 Information 07790 011 274 |
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| Sub Voicive Poetry
(25.7.04) |
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| Survivors at the
Diorama Arts Centre 34 Osnaburgh Street, London NW1 3ND Last Saturday of the month, featured poets and open mike. Doors open at 7pm. Show is at 8.00pm. Admission: £3.50; Concessions £1.50; Floorspots: £1.00 Tel 020 7916 5317 Tube: Great Portland Street (Circle/Metropolitan/Hammersmith & City) Buses: C2, 18, 27, 74, 135 Wheelchair Access, Accessible Toilet, Induction Loop. SURVIVORS'
POETRY AND OPEN MIC NIGHTS |
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| Taking the Mike Colourhouse Theatre, Watermill Way, Off Merantun Way, Colliers Wood SW19 Bi monthly open mike poetry, music, sound and word event. Starts 7.30pm. All styles of performance/reading welcomed. Admission: £4.00/£3.00 (concessions). Hosted by Project Adorno Contact: Praveen Manghani, phone: 020 8942 3685 e-mail: praveen@clara.co.uk |
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Tate Modern Bankside, London SE1 Tickets: 020 7887 8888 |
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| Torriano
Meeting House 99 Torriano Avenue, Kentish Town, NW5 2RX Map Tel 020 7267 2751 e-mail hearing_eye@torriano.org Sundays at 7.30pm. Poets from the floor welcome. Wheelchair access. Admission £3.00 £2.00 £1.00 according to pocket
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Touch me I'm Sick Old Crown on third Wednesday of the month, phone to
check. |
| Vic's Cabaret Corner, every second Thursday at the Windmill, Blenheim Gardens, Brixton Hill SW2. Admission free. MCing by Vic Lambrusco, DJing by Matty, alcohol by Seamus the landlord. Starts around 9.00pm till late. Nearest tube: Brixton. Info: viclambrusco@hotmail.com |
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| III VOICE Upstairs @ EDT 1 Lordship Lane, East Dulwich London SE22 £4.00 on the door. Information: Nika 07932 464 515 or Enhotep 07941 773 713 Email: freevoice3@hotmail.com |
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| Walking the Dog Music, comedy, poetry, song, dance. magic 10 week Autumn season at 2 venues - Fridays, sign up 7.00pm start 7.45pm The Sols Arms, corner of Hampstead Road & Drummond Street London NW1 The Yorkshire Grey on the corner of Gray’s Inn Road & Theobald’s Road London WC1 For more details contact Robbie robbiechops@yahoo.com (079000 27574) or Jason Jasonking@tremble.demon.co.uk (07947 067948) or Jel adogbucket@hotmail.com (07881 547 082) |
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| Word for Word Hornsey Library, Haringey Park, Crouch End, N8 9JA. Map Start time 7.30pm. Admission free. For more info, contact Elissa Swinglehurst, phone: 020 8372 3534 email: word44word@yahoo.co.uk Supported by: Haringey Library Service, Haringey Literature Festival, Haringey Arts Council Also run regular workshops |
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