Our oick of events happening in North London this weekend...
Talking Streets
An eight-week course exploring art, spaces, stories and streets. Content will include the cross-cultural meaning of art in South Asia, West Africa & Australia; the ritual tradition of Tamil Kolam floor decorations; oral history, narratives and how to tell your story of the Talking Streets; the meaning of ‘Home’, ‘Space’, ‘Place’ and the Natural Landscape; and, exploring your artistic heritage and cultural community experiences.
Harrow Arts Centre, 171 Uxbridge Road, Hatch End, HA5 4EA, from Friday, February 17. Details: 020 3773 7161
Wow Hoop
You may think your little ones are too young to learn circus tricks, but they might not be. At Wow Hoop performers get acquainted with each infant as the audience arrives before moving to the performance space where they introduce characters and perform acts. This will be followed by a workshop, with special productions even for babies under 12 months old.
Jacksons Lane, 269a Archway Road, Highgate, N6 5AA, until Friday, February 17. Details: 020 8341 4421
To Hold and Be Held
A rare exhibition in which the artist invites you to touch all her pieces. Yuen-Ying Lam’s work moulds according to the shape of each individual body and provides a social space for being with other people. Many of her therapeutic sculptures are made into the shapes of objects she treasured as a child, as a remedy to give herself the nurturing attachment she needed. She hopes to show that those coping with difficult and unpleasant feelings are not alone through offering solace and care through her creations.
artsdepot, 5 Nether Street, Tally Ho Corner, North Finchley, N12 0GA, until Saturday, February 18, 10am to 4pm. Details: 020 8369 5454
Graphic novel brought stage
Garden Suburb Theatre’s family-friendly production of Sherlock Holmes: The Baker Street Irregulars is adapted by Eric Coble from the series of graphic novels written by Tony Lee and Dan Boultwood. The novels tell of a group of teenagers who Sherlock Holmes befriended - the Baker Street Irregulars - who set out to investigate Holmes’s mysterious disappearance.
Lund Theatre, UCS, Frognal, Hampstead, NW3 6XH, until Saturday, February 18. Details: 020 7723 6609
Nicole Farah
As London fashion week begins the co-founder of French Connection visits the JW3 community centre. Nicole Farhi studied fashion illustration in Paris in the 60s, moved to London to start French Connection with Stephen Marks in the 70s, started her eponymous global fashion empire in the 80s and, in recent years, has walked away from the industry altogether to become a sculptor. In conversation with Patrick Bade she discusses her life and work.
JW3, 341-351 Finchley Road, NW3 6ET, Sunday, February 19, 6.30pm. Details: 020 7433 8988
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