Day of the Dead Silent Disco

Friday 1 November 2013 is Mexican Day of the Dead, and the only Day of the Dead Silent Disco in London (probably) will be happening in SE14. According to the organisers:'The Hill Station Café (Kitto Road SE14) will be transformed into a Fabulously Fluorescent, Luminously Lovely, Ultra Violet, Psychedelic Disco.  Tickets £15.00 in advance from ...

The half-term children’s theatre pub crawl

Helen writes:Waggly Tales Theatre Company is performing our original show, The Magic Tea Kettle, at family-friendly pubs in southeast London this autumn half term (Thursday 31 October – Saturday 2 November) and as part of the Lewisham Fringe Festival on Sunday 3rd November. The show, which had a sell-out run in June this year, is ...

Gospel to Garage – Black History Month

The New Cross People's Library is celebrating Black History Month with two new exhibitions at New Cross Learning, 283-285 New Cross Road (opening hours - Tuesday, 10am-5pm,  Weds 10am-7pm, Thurs 10am-7pm, Sat, 10am-5pm). They say:The Black Panther Newspaper 3-28 October 2013 - This small exhibition contains rare and original Black Panther Newspapers from 1969-71. Supervised ...

LOOM large at the Amersham, October 12th

New Cross' answer to Og Mandino, Tom Vause writes:Where were you on 10:30pm on Friday 1st February 2013??? I’ll tell you where I was, in a packed room of gig goers watching the most exciting live band I've seen in a long time with one of the most charismatic and energetic front men in recent ...

Fork, Cork and Talk

Via the New Cross forum comes the news that to celebrate their newly-refurbished function room, The Telegraph at the Earl of Derby (is there a more cumbersome pub name?) is launching a new dining event.

New Cross Acid House 1989

From the excellent Phatmedia archive of Old Skool and Rave flyers, here's one from 1989 - 'A Touch Above presents Asylum Acid House', Fridays at the Harp Club (now the Venue - see previous discussion on its pre-history). From the same year (15 April 1989), here's a flyer for Subconscious 'Deep House, Garage and Fundamental-Mind Beats' ...

The London Theatre Autumn Season

The London Theatre team writes:Lots happening at The London Theatre in New Cross over next few weeksTomorrow - FREE EVENT! come at meet your local neighbours from New Cross, Deptford, Brockley and Lewisham as the local MEET up group has their monthlt social at our venue. All welcome.This Sunday - FREE COMEDY NIGHT! this isn't ...

Samfest – Sunday

Light Houses: film in the streets of Telegraph Hill

One of the highlights of this year's New Cross and Deptford Free Film Festival was Light Houses, where people projected films in their windows for passers-by to watch from the street. Now Cinetopia, who helped organise it, are planning a second Light Houses event on Sunday 8 December. They say:'For those who don't know about ...

Friday the 13th at Lewisham Arthouse

An evening of music, film and movement on Friday 13 September 2013:MONKEY PUZZLE TRIO Viv Corringham, electric voice, Nick Doyne-Ditmas, electric double bass, Charles Hayward, drums and keyboardshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0oYh4V-yY40JO THOMAS will unfold her elegant and mysterious soundworldshttps://soundcloud.com/jo-thomas/track-2-b?in=jo-thomas%2Fsets%2Fmermaids-jo-thomas-holidays-1GONE HOUSE, GHOST HOUSE (film plus live soundtrack by RABBIT with butoh interventions/actions by Bridget Scott)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdX__nWNa-o£5/£3 doors 7.45pm start 8.15pmLewisham ...