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New Unity’s Tuesday meditation meeting at Newington Green Meeting House.

George Mayfield

Meditation Meetings

Newington Green Meeting House, 39A Newington Grn, Newington Green, London N16 9PR, UK

Tower Theatre auditions for Some Explicit Polaroids by Mark Ravenhill, directed by Nick Edwards. Auditions are for Tower Theatre Company members.

Some Explicit Polaroids Auditions

Tower Theatre, 16 Northwold Rd, London N16 7HR, UK

Move it, Mildmay with Zumba. Suitable for all levels, from complete beginners to experienced Zumbatistas. Doors open at 7.15pm and class starts at 7.30pm.

Zumba

The Mildmay Club, 33-34 Newington Grn, London N16 9PR, UK

New Unity’s Tuesday choir rehearsal at Newington Green Meeting House.

Choir Rehearsal

Vijay Strickland brings soulful, jazzy and Latin-inspired grooves from his Beachside Bar & Bistro project, with guitarist and singer-songwriter Morgan Rickman.

Vijay Strickland + Morgan Rickman

the muddy puddle, 142 Albion Rd, London N16 9PA, UK

Pure gypsy jazz every Tuesday at The Hum, with two guitars and double bass bringing Django Reinhardt’s spirit to life.

Gypsy Jazz Night: Midnight in Paris

The Hum, 86 Stoke Newington High St, London N16 7PA, UK

Tower Theatre stages Annie Baker’s Circle Mirror Transformation, directed by Emma Cornford, about five unlikely people in a Vermont community drama class.

Circle Mirror Transformation

Echidna blend Fender Rhodes-led jazz harmony with funk and rock energy, with hypnotic grooves, immersive textures and high-octane improvisation.

Echidna

SoBe Burger is coming to Stoke Newington Church Street on Thursday 9th July at 4pm! We're celebrating with 50% off everything from 9th-12th July, plus the first 100 customers get FREE burgers on opening day. DJs, activations & more!

Jackson Evans

SoBe Burger Stoke Newington Launch: 50% Off + 100 Free Burgers

SoBe Burger Stoke Newington, 156 Stoke Newington Church St, London N16 0JU, UK

Music Video Preservation Society returns to the Mildmay main hall for a summer edition.

Music Video Preservation Society: Summer

A fundraising night of zines, music and poetry at Mascara Bar.

Zines, Music, Poetry

Mascara Bar, 72 Stamford Hill, London N16 6XS, UK

Sam the Zoologist and his band play The Mr. Sophisticated Headline Show, billed as his biggest headline show to date.

Sam the Zoologist Presents: The Mr. Sophisticated Headline Show

The Waiting Room, 175 Stoke Newington High St, London N16 0PE, UK

The Scrap is a budding initiative designed to showcase bold and adventurous new writing from London’s theatre scene. Playwrights put forward their developing work, actors and directors join the fray, and together they workshop excerpts rapid-fire for your communal delectation. £5. More info: https://www.theothers.uk.com/event-listings

🎭 The Scrap

The Others, 6 Manor Rd, London N16 5SA, UK

A Summer of Salsa night with El Melting Pot b2b Moralito. Expect salsa, boogaloo, guaguanco, cumbia, jazz funk, Brazilian, afrobeat and rare grooves.

Summer of Salsa w/ El Melting Pot b2b Moralito

Doña, 92 Stoke Newington High St, London N16 7NY, UK

Free-entry live jazz in the Mildmay members bar for members and guests.

Friday Jazz in the Members Bar

The Mildmay’s weekly Friday bingo session, with places available on a first-come, first-served basis.

Friday Bingo

Sardines 002 brings an electro and acid-focused club night to The Waiting Room, with Theo T, Tania Atyabi, Jazzy G, Court Jester, Handle, DJ KG, and NeeJ.

Sardines 002: Theo T, Tania Atyabi, Jazzy G, Court Jester, Handle, DJ KG, NeeJ

A friendly Mildmay gathering to share ideas, learn new skills and enjoy creating together. All abilities are welcome; bring your own materials.

The Mildmay Knitting Club

Women Will Create is a community that supports small businesses and brands that are female owned. We will be at Abney Public Hall on 11th and 12th July where you will find up to 30 amazing independent brands and local makers to shop from. More info: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/women-will-create-the-market-tickets-1991705505783?aff=oddtdtcreator&_gl=1*1pzu3b0*_up*MQ..*_ga*MTA5MDkzNTY1NS4xNzgxMTg5MzQ3*_ga_TQVES5V6SH*czE3ODExODkzNDYkbzEkZzAkdDE3ODExODkzNDYkajYwJGwwJGgw

Rebecca Dickson

Women Will Create: The Market

Abney Public Hall, 73A Stoke Newington Church St, London N16 0AS, UK

Vocalist and composer Clara Sanabras presents a retrospective of her life in music, with songs, words, soundtracks and alchemical emblems.

Clara Sanabras: Musings on Orthogonal Time

St Matthias Church Hall (& Church), Wordsworth Rd, London N16 8DD, UK

North London Jazz Collective and festival friends bring a swing dance social to the Mildmay Club as part of De Beauvoir Jazz Festival. Expect live jazz, dancing, and a community festival crowd.

Nine Lives Jazz Club: Swing Dance Social

A free Northern Soul night at Mascara Bar with residents Jonathan Dabner and DJ Dave, guest DJs, and late-night dancing.

Northern Soul Night

A Tower Theatre directors’ workshop on actioning with Peta Barker. This is for Tower members and friends, with free tickets available once logged in.

Directors' Workshop: Actioning

New Unity’s Sunday gathering at Newington Green Meeting House, asking “What Is Love?”.

Sunday Gathering: What Is Love?

A New Unity sharing circle group at Newington Green Meeting House, held after the Sunday gathering.

Sharing Circle Group

Tower Theatre auditions for a rehearsed reading of Jack Bradfield’s The Habits, directed by Zane Fleming. Auditions are for Tower Theatre Company members.

The Habits Auditions

A free informal ensemble singing workshop for Tower Friends and Members, led by Sorrel Brown and Vahan Salorian.

Sunday Sing

A free-entry live music session at Mascara Bar. Come along to listen or join in with the tunes.

Sally's

Rock & Robots is a monthly hybrid gig/robot combat night at The Others in Stoke Newington, London. Each night has a slightly different musical vibe but the same core theme of "watch the pros, then have a go yourself". £5. More info: https://www.theothers.uk.com/event-listings

🤖 Rock & Robots

Corn Rocket Club presents Knox and the Vibrations with Martin Savage and the Jiggerz at The Waiting Room.

Corn Rocket Club: Knox and the Vibrations, Martin Savage and the Jiggerz

Arts on the Green’s Monday afternoon life painting class works with a life model holding one pose for two hours, giving painters time to adjust, correct and develop their work.

Monday Life Painting Class

Arts on the Green’s dynamic life drawing class explores mark making, tone, anatomy and the draped figure, with materials available and guidance for people building their observational drawing skills.

Monday Life Drawing Class

The Mildmay Book Club is open to all, including anyone who has not finished the book. July’s book is The Slap by Christos Tsiolkas.

The Mildmay Book Club

A non-hierarchical Tuesday meditation group at Newington Green Meeting House, with quiet meditation, reflection and optional sharing for people who want to deepen their practice in community.

A friendly Zumba class for all levels, from complete beginners to experienced dancers. Doors open at 7:15pm and the class starts at 7:30pm.

Tower Theatre’s production of Annie Baker’s Circle Mirror Transformation follows five unlikely people in a small-town adult drama class, where playful theatre exercises become funny, awkward and quietly revealing.

Yves Pidgeon bring their sleepy, soulful five-piece sound to The Muddy Puddle, nodding to Erykah Badu, Cleo Sol and early Amy Winehouse demos after a packed-out Next Door Records show.

Yves Pidgeon

The authors of Motherdom and A Woman's Work discuss the damaging myths, hidden history, and radically optimistic future of mothering

Doors at 6.30pm for a 7pm start

The London Minute

Radical Mothering: Alex Bollen and Elinor Cleghorn in conversation

Stoke Newington Bookshop, 159 Stoke Newington High St, London N16 0NY, UK

New Blood brings three emerging acts to the Mildmay main hall: Naked Brunch, Vëora, and USVSTHE WORLD. Expect chamber-pop, post-punk edges, electronic textures, folk, and electropop.

New Blood presents Naked Brunch, Vëora & USVSTHE WORLD

The Yes Mess hosts a monthly open mic night at The Others, inviting people to bring instruments, stories and songs to the stage.

The Yes Mess - Open Mic

Marcus James launches Messenger at The Waiting Room, with a Thursday night live show underneath The Three Crowns.

Marcus James: Messenger Album Launch

The opening day of Mascara Bar Music Festival, a free local live music weekend with Girl in the Year Above and BILK announced among the headliners.

Mascara Bar Music Festival

Shrimp Eyes play their farewell show at The Waiting Room, listed by the venue as a Friday night gig.

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