Top 5: Fantastic Events in London this WeekBy Angelica Malin
Hey, London, what are you doing this week?
If you can’t quite face London Fashion Week, there’s a whole host of other fantastic events on. Here’s our Top 5 events in London to get involved with:
#1 For the Booky Type
What: Hampstead & Highgate Literary Festival 2014
When: Sunday 14 September 2014 to Tuesday 16 September 2014
Expect: Claudia Roden, Hermione Eyre, Jane Green, Rachel Seiffert and lots more take part in annual literary festival run by the London Jewish Cultural Centre and the Ham & High newspaper. There will be author readings, discussions and signings – see the line up here.
Where: London Jewish Cultural Centre, Ivy House, 94-96 North End Road, London, NW11 7SX, United Kingdom
*Star Pick* – Monday 15 September 2014
What: Laura Bates: Everyday Sexism – Talk
When: Monday 15th September – 6:45pm
Expect: Founder of successful social media initiative and subsequent book, the Everyday Sexism Project, Bates talks about the importance of collective feminism in modern society.
Where: London Jewish Cultural Centre, Ivy House, 94-96 North End Road, London, NW11 7SX, United Kingdom
#2 For the Musical One
What: iTunes Festival takes place for 30 days in London – see the amazing line-up here
When: All September
Don’t Miss: The Script, fronted by Danny O’Donoghue, and other brilliant acts.
Where: Roundhouse, Chalk Farm Road, London, NW1 8EH, United Kingdom
#3 For the Escapee
What: Windsor Festival
When: Monday 15 September 2014 to Sunday 28 September 2014
Expect: Nick Ross, YolanDa Brown, Princess Michael of Kent and Emma Bridgewater take part in a fantastic music, literature and arts festival at various Windsor venues.
#4 For the Filmy One
What: Ghostbusters special screening and introduction
When: Tuesday 16 September 2014 – 5:45pm
Expect: Dan Aykroyd, legendary American actor introduces screening of his classic 1980s on the 30th anniversary of its release, at Everyman’s latest cinema in Selfridges.
Where: Everyman at Selfridges, LG Floor, 400 Oxford Street, London, W1A 1AB, United Kingdom
#5 For a Fan
When: Tuesday 16 September 2014
Expect: Award-winning author, journalist and playwright discusses her new Man Booker Prize longlisted book How To Be Both, a novel about ‘art’s versatility’.
Where: Foyles, 107 Charing Cross Road, London, WC2H 0DT, United Kingdom
#6 For a Good Cause
What: Maggie’s Culture Crawl 2014
When: Friday 19 September 2014
Expect: Stuart Goldsmith, Nish Kumar and George Clarke take part as walkers attempt to complete night time fundraising event across the capital with access to some of the most iconic buildings including the Serpentine Sackler Galler, Fulham Palace and the Chelsea Physic Centre.
Where: Serpentine Sackler Gallery, Kensington Gardens, London, W2 3XA, United Kingdom