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THE LAUNCH OF THE 2004 VAUXHALL FESTIVAL AN EVENING OF FRENCH BALLADS AND JAZZ PIANOBeaconsfield, 22 Newport Street SE11 6AY [2] Celia Sings/Celia Chante with pianist David Harrod. Programme of popular songs mainly from ‘30s & ‘40s to celebrate our multi-cultural heritage in Lambeth Riverside. Nick Rixen Trio play modern jazz with latin influence. Their performance will include jazz/latin standards and Nick Rixen’s own compositions. Leslee Booth: e-bass, Paul Canton: drums, Nick Rixen: piano. 020 7793 1110 Entry free
A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE by Arthur MillerSt Anselm’s Church Hall, 286b Kennington Road, SE11 5DU [14] Set in 1950’s Brooklyn where the immigrant community is bound by Italian codes of justice. A moving story of forbidden passion, betrayal and revenge. Insight Theatre Company 020 8402 3358/07939 540469 Entry free
19th June– 10th July/open weekdays: 5-7pm, weekends: 2-6pm ALAN KITCHING: ‘NEW’ LETTERPRESS PRINTS Cleaver Street Gallery, 19 Cleaver Street, SE11 4DP [5] New work by the world’s foremost exponent of expressive typographic printmaking. See Gutenberg’s fifteenth century technology revivified and ‘electrified’ by Kitching in Kennington. 020 7735 8525 Entry free
1st – 26th June/open Tuesday to Saturday 11am- 6pm LISA YUSKAVAGE exhibition greengrassi Gallery, 1a Kempsford Road, SE11 4NU [9] New paintings by American artist Lisa Yuskavage 020 7840 9101 Entry free
until 26th June/open Tuesday to Saturday 11am- 6pm RICHARD HAWKINS exhibitionCorvi-Mora, 1a Kempsford Road, SE11 4NU [9] An exhibition of paintings by Los Angeles-based artist, Richard Hawkins. 0207 840 9111 Entry free
Sunday 20th June/10.30am and Sunday 27th June/4pmVAUXHALL WALKSMeet Vauxhall Station (exit opposite Elephant & Castle pub) Help Footnotes Audio Walks create the Vauxhall Walk – we will take you and share historical literary/architectural researches. You tell us what has been missed or is incorrect. It would be appreciated if you can call to let us know if you can come – or turn up on the day. 020 8671 0597 Entry free THE EXPANDED EXHIBITION TERROR Beaconsfield, 22 Newport Street SE11 6AY [2] A project curated by the students from the BA Hons. Practice and Theory of Visual Art course at Chelsea College of Art and Design 020 7582 6465 Entry free
THE TRADESCANT STORY At the Durning Library, 167 Kennington Lane, SE11 4HF [7] Mary Searls will talk on the Museum of Garden History where she worked to create the 17th century style garden. Book displays and exhibitions throughout the Festival. 020 7926 8682 £2 donation includes a glass of wine and nibbles.
AMBAIBO - Bolivian BandSt Anselm’s Church Hall, 286b Kennington Road, SE11 5DU [14] Bolivian avant garde music, with latin, rock & jazz influences from modern Bolivia. Sandro Salcedo, Roberto Calzadilla, Javier Valle, Hector Roberto Fernandez & Carlos Carfa, Vicky Cespedes and Gabriella Dilasso. 07949 074583 Entry free
Wednesday 23rd June/8pmHIGHLANDS & ISLANDS ConcertSt Peters Church, 310 Kennington Lane, SE11 5HY [15] Award winning Jewish composer and performer Rohan Kriwaczek team up with renowned Scottish violinist and singer Jason Dickinson to perform a semi-improvised programme inspired by their mutual longing for the Highlands and Islands. Featuring violins, folk clarinet and tenor voice their programme explores colour and space, history and escapism. ‘Hauntingly Original’–Time Out. ‘Compelling’–The Observer. 020 7793 1110 Entry free
Thursday 24th and Friday 25th June /10am - 7:30pm, Saturday 26th and Sunday 27th June / 10am - 5pm City & Guilds of London Art School - Degree Show 124 Kennington Park Road, SE11 4DJ [19] Show will include work from Painting, Sculpture, Conservation, Wood Carving and Stone Carving students. A tour of the exhibition and talk on the work will be given on Sunday 27th June at 3pm. A etching class will be given on Saturday 26th June from 10:30 - 12:30 and again from 1:30 - 3:30pm. Spaces are limited to 5 adults for each class and you should ring to book. 020 7735 2306 Entry free
Thursdays 24th June, 1st July and 8th July / 7 - 9:30 pm Chapter and Verse - The Way of Words at the Vauxhall Festival The Bonnington Centre, 11 Vauxhall Grove SW8 An introduction to creative writing in a friendly and supportive atmosphere. Each session will include the opportunity to write and evaluate your work, with an emphasis on getting it out in the world on the page or stage. All welcome, no experience necessary. Places limited, book to attend. info Anne Cooper 020 7737 3701
THE DEATH OF NELSON presented by Monkeydog Productions St Anselm’s Church Hall, 286b Kennington Road, SE11 5DU [14] This is a play about people and politics. Set over 18 years between the high tide of Thatcherism and the first term of the Blair government, it explores the shifting relationships between four individuals. Writer/performer: Robert Cohen. Director: Emma Gustafsson. 07771990691 Entry free
PICNIC IN THE PARK Vauxhall Spring Gardens opposite Vauxhall City Farm, Tyers Street SE11 [18] An event for parents and under 4’s – come along with your picnic and watch the special entertainment 2 –4 at Vauxhall Spring Gardens. Sponsored by Kennington Surestart as part of the National Surestart Month Celebrations 0800 328 3513 Entry free
SOCIETY: PIZZERIA GESTIONE FAMILIARE Beaconsfield, 22 Newport Street SE11 6AY [2] For one evening Beaconsfield will be turned into an Italian Pizzeria by two local artists. During the evening, a number of presentations will take place about alternative approaches to politics, sport, music and pedagogy. With presentations by Mine Kaylaan, The Legleg Institute, Turkey/UK, William Tutler, Kaayaker, London, Hussein Naplan, Baglama player, London, a representative from Indymedia UK. Home-made pizzas and drinks will be served. 020 7582 6465 Entry £5
25th June–1 August/open Fridays/Saturdays/Sundays 2–6pm or by appointment. NOWHERE ELSE BUT HERE exhibition Danielle Arnaud contemporary art, 123 Kennington Road, London SE11 6SF [6] ‘Nowhere Else But Here’ presents 16 artists working with ideas about gardens - an investigation of the potential of gardens - spaces that exist only in the mind as a refuge, a vision, a dream, a utopia, or an escape. Rieko Akatsuka, Clare Bryan, Maurizio Cannavaciuolo, Paul Cunningham, Katie Deith, Tomoko Emori, Louisa Fairclough, Frantiska & Tim Gilman, Ian Kiaer, Sophie Lascelles, Laure Prouvost, Sébastien Reuzé, Kate Scrivener, Corin Sworn, Finlay Taylor, Laura White. 020 7735 8292 Entry free
WALK – 300 YEARS OF BLACK HISTORY IN VAUXHALL. Starting point at the Café, Bonnington Square, SW8 [3] A Walk through Vauxhall looking at 300 years of black history in the area led by Steve Martin, writer and researcher in London’s black history. 020 7793 1110 Free
LAMBETH PARISH FETE Lambeth Palace, SE1 7JU - south side of Lambeth Bridge [10] Spend the afternoon in the Archbishop of Canterbury’s beautiful gardens. Stalls – books, plants, home produce, china & glass, white elephants. Sideshows, fun and games, raffles, competitions. Hot and cold food, teas and entertainment provided by the Southwark Concert Band and Archbishop Sumner’s Steel Band. For all the family. 020 7582 9905 Entry £3 [concessions available]
Saturday 26th June – Wednesday 30th June/open 10am – 10pm Sat/Sun and 11am – 10pm weekdays CHILDREN OF THE ACHACHILLA - Photography exhibition The Camera Club, 16 Bowden St, Kennington SE11 4DS [4] Canadian photographer Marj Clayton has been photographing people for the last twenty seven years. Her exhibition ‘Children of the Achachilla’ is a selection of images from her Bolivian portfolio which she started in 1985. 020 7587 1809 Entry free
Sunday 27th June/4pmVAUXHALL WALKS (See 20th June) Meet Vauxhall Station (exit opposite Elephant & Castle pub)
LUNCHTIME CONCERT St Peters Church, 310 Kennington Lane, SE11 5HY [15] Robert Thompson on piano and Evva Mizerska on cello present a classical programme. Robert Thompson studies at the Royal Academy of Music. Evva Mizerska graduated from the cello class of the Frédéric Chopin Academy in Warsaw. 020 7793 1110 Entry free
BROOK STRING QUARTETSt Peters Church, 310 Kennington Lane, SE11 5HY [15] Led by Antony Dennant, the Brook String Quartet will play a classical selection of string quartet pieces including Haydn: The Sunrise, The Barber Quartet and a Miscellany of South American & Gypsy music. 020 7793 1110 Entry free
MARCUS HILL QUARTET plus JO BAIRD ON VOCALSArchbishop Sumner Primary School, Reedworth St, SE11 4PH [1] Weather permitting to be held in the garden opened in February 2004 by Archbishop Desmond Tutu, otherwise in the School Hall. Classic latin and swing hits of the 40’s, 50’s and 60’s featuring Jo Baird. Marcus Hill: piano, Ross Anderson: double bass, David Bouet: drums, Colin Crawley: tenor sax. 020 7793 1110 Entry free
30 June - 31 July/open: Tuesday-Saturday, 11am-6pm. TOMOAKI SUZUKI "LUCY AND SIMBA" exhibitionCorvi-Mora, 1a Kempsford Road, SE11, Tel 020 7840 9111 [9] Tomoaki Suzuki is a London based Japanese artist. Tomoaki Suzuki's work consists of quarter-size, full-figure portraits of friends and acquaintances. 020 7840 9111 Entry free
Thursday 1st July/two sets between 8 – 12pm JAZZ FUNK AT THE FINCA 185 Kennington Lane, London SE11 4EZ [16] Soul Immigrants - A Healthy Vibe Emrys Baird, Laurie Wright, Ted Emmett, Colin Crawley, Micha Israelite and David Bouet are the current members of Soul Immigrants, founded in 1992. The band play original and intelligent jazz based on soul and funk. 020 7735 1061 Entry free
1st July – 31st August 2004/every day 10.30am to 5pm. TEMPERED GROUND exhibition The Museum of Garden History, Lambeth Palace Road, London SE1 7JU [11] 23 artists collaborating with 23 head gardeners from around the UK. This Show establishes working dialogues with horticulturists, botanists, gardeners and caretakers. Artists showing in this year’s exhibition include: Jo Addison, Anat Ben-David, Anna Best & Paul Whitty, David Blandy, David Cotterrell, Mr & Mrs Ivan Morison, Abigail Reynolds, Janice Kerbel, Marie-France & Patricia Martin. 020 7401 8865 Donation £3.00 concessions £2.50.
1st – 31st July/open 11 – 6pm Tuesday – Saturday SILKE OTTO KNAPP exhibition greengrassi Gallery, 1a Kempsford Road, SE11 4NU, Tel 020 7840 9111 [9] New paintings by German artist Silke Otto Knapp. 020 7840 9101 Entry free
Friday 2nd July & Saturday 3rd July 12 - 2pm THE DO IN THE LOO TWO Kennington Cross ‘Arts Lav’, SE11 [junction of Kennington Road-Kennington Lane] Pay a visit to the Grade II listed Victorian Gentlemen’s Underground Lavatory. See the space, bring your ideas & help build our bid to convert the 100into an arts and heritage venue. 020 7735 8525 Entry free
Friday 2nd July: Private View/6 – 9pm. Saturday 3rd and Sunday 4th July/12 noon – 6pm. OPEN DAYS AT SPACE STUDIOS - see the work and talk to the artists. 140 – 170 Vauxhall Street, London SE11 5RH [13] Artists include: Alison Cross, Guillermo Monroy, Tony Sullivan, Carole Robb, Gill Cutbill, Harriet Mena Hill, Natalie Dower, Sineid Codd, George Perendia, Tom Burr, Jerry Flynn, Mutalib Man, Nicolas Chiffe, Suzie Balazs, Diana Mikula, Bryan Baker, Linda Leroy, Jon Baker, Dan Proops and SS Blatton. 020 7582 6501 Entry free
Saturday 3rd July/2.30pm KENNINGTON GARDENS SOCIETY SUMMER SHOW St Anselm’s Church Hall, 286b Kennington Road, SE11 5DU [14] Admission 25p
Sunday 4th July/6.30 – 8 pm 4TH JULY CELEBRATION WITH JUDITH GARDNER JONESArchbishop Sumner School, Reedworth St, London SE11 4PH [1] Judith Gardner Jones [currently appearing in The Phantom of the Opera] sings with piano accompaniment works including Bernstein, Sondheim, Gershwin and Kern in celebration of 4th July. Judith is a graduate of the Royal College of Music. 020 7793 1110 Entry free
Sunday 4th July/1.55pm HISTORICAL WALK IN THE PARK with Stefan Szczelkun Meet outside the Oval Underground at 1.55pm. Stefan Szczelkun’s tour of the often hidden history of Kennington Park. The tour will take about 50 minutes 020 7793 1110 Free
Monday 5th July/ 8 pm A SELECTION OF OPERATIC ARIAS AND LIEDER with Sophie Bevan accompanied by John Human on the piano. St Peters Church, Kennington Lane, SE11 [15] Sophie is a member of the famous Bevan family choir. John Human studied at the Guildhall School of Music and continued his studies with Elizabeth Newson. 020 7793 1110 Entry free
Monday 5th July/8.30 pm FIERY FLAMENCO FLUTE & GUITAR DUO The Finca, 185 Kennington Lane, SE11 4EZ [16] Philippe Barnes and Paul Aquilera. Traditional and contemporary flamenco from this sensitive duo. Guitarist Paul Aquilera has played everywhere from Dubai to Norway and is a fine guitar maker and composer. Complemented perfectly by one of the most exciting young flute players around, ‘flautist Philippe Barnes is becoming a name to be reckoned with’ New Insight. 020 7735 1061 Entry free `
Tuesday 6th July/8 pm CONCERT WITH GILL AUSTIN: VIOLIN and JOHN HUMAN: PIANO. St Peters Church, 310 Kennington Lane, SE11 5HY [15] The programme will include two Haydn sonatas, Beethoven’s Sonata in ‘D’ and Brahms Sonata Sets, closing with a piece by Creisler 020 7793 1110 Entry free
Wednesday 7th July/8 pm CLASSICAL SALON MUSIC influenced by Jewish and Indian musical traditions St Peters Church, 310 Kennington Lane, SE11 5HY [15] Rohan Kriwaczek and John Human will perform a concert of chamber music. Devised and researched as part of their JMI Millennium Award project, this concert programme has toured the South East to great acclaim over the last year. 020 7793 1110 Entry free
CHUTNEY MARY by Michael Baldwin. A play reading. St Anselm’s Church Hall, 286b Kennington Road, SE11 5DU [14] Chutney Mary explores the Anglo-Indian experience in Calcutta, India during the second world war. A young English soldier is invited to a birthday party and stays the night. Next day nothing will be the same again for any of them again. After the performance, audience discussion with the actors. Michael Baldwin was born in India and came to England when he was 14. He has had a long career as a costume designer in films, television and theatre and has had seven plays produced around the fringe in London. 020 7793 1110 Entry free
Wednesday 7th July/6.30 – 8.30pm OPEN EVENING AT THIS WILD GARDEN. Roots & Shoots, Walnut Tree Walk, London SE11 6DN [12] Here it's quiet - all you can hear is bird-song and Big Ben. Developed over fifteen years into a rich and varied environment, the wildlife garden offers a glimpse of the sort of bio-diversity Lambeth might have enjoyed 200 years ago. Large summer meadow, butterfly borders, superb walnut tree, Acacia dealbata, shrub roses and other unusual shrubs, Mediterranean mound and vegetable garden. Plants for sale. 020 7587 1131 Adm £2.50 to include a glass of wine. Garden open Mon to Fri (9.30-5.30) Call first.
Saturday 10th July/12 noon – 8pm MUSIC DAY Ethelred Youth Club, 7 Lollard St, SE11 6QH [8] A day of music and fun for all the family. Whilst the music is going on in the hall, there will be plenty of other fun activities for children, young people and adults. Rock music, reggae, jazz, gospel and blues 020 7582 2012 Free
Saturday 10th July/2.30 PAST PRESERVED: CHARLIE CHAPLIN’S LONDON 2.30pm at Kennington Tube London Walks with Isobel Durrant, locally based London Blue Badge Guide. One and a half hour walk exploring the history of the area where Chaplin was born and spent the early part of his life and where he made his first professional appearance. 020 7624 3978 £5.50 per person. £4.50 concessions.
Saturday 10th July/10.30am – 4pm OPEN DAY AT VAUXHALL CITY FARMSt Oswald’s Place, [entrance in Tyers Street], SE11 5JE [17] The farm will be holding an Open Day on July 10th. There will be all sorts of things going on for people to come and enjoy: pond dipping in the ecology garden, duck racing, a barbeque, spinning demonstrations - children will be able to take part in the spinning the longest thread challenge. We are also having our Farewell Party for Ringle, our cow and her lifelong companion Heidi, the goat, who are being retired to the country. Usual opening times: Tue –Thu, Sat & Sun 10.30 to 4pm 020 7582 4204 Entry free
WORD PLAY WORK SHOP with Celia Stothard and Beth Higgins SureStart at St Anselm’s Church Hall, 286b Kennington Road, SE11 5DU [14] Experimental fun with words and language using wood letters, colours and paper. For children 4 -7 yrs. Max. 10 per workshop – and please wear an apron or old clothes. Each child to be accompanied by an adult. To book call: 020 7735 8525 Entry free
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