Join Jeremy Freedman, Spitalfields based photographer, at a Spitalfields community open day on March 11th, 11am – 3pm, at Sandys Row Synagogue. 

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From Jeremy: You may have never been to the last remaining Jewish place of worship in Spitalfields. You may have walked past – and not known what wonders wait inside. You may not know we even exist. I wish to extend this invitation and share with you an incredible piece of your local history.  Over the last 18 months Sandys Row Synagogue has undergone transformation.  We have successsfully completed nearly £500,000 of restoration work (thanks to English Heritage) and have totally replaced our 260 year old Huguenot roof and windows.  On March 20th I am leaving Spitalfields to climb Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania to raise the promise of my community and the much needed funds to improve the facilities for our very elderly and disabled members and support community and cultural programmes. http://jeremyfreedman.com/2011/12/kilimanjaro/

Please find the link to the Bishopsgate Institute for details on their events in March.

www.bishopsgate.org.uk

230 Bishopsgate, London EC2M 4QH
Tel: 020 7392 9200 / Fax: 020 7392 9250

The next Lunchtime Recital at Christ Church Spitalfields is Friday 2 March 2012 13.10-14.00.

We are pleased to welcome Emily Hester and Alexandra Ursache who will perform a programme of music for viola including works by Bach, Sawer and Wiesenberg.

Details of future recitals can be found at www.ccspitalfields.org/recitals

Please look out for our Spring/Summer 2012 Music Brochure, containing details of all upcoming recitals, fundraising concerts and acoustic nights.

Christ Church Spitalfields
Commercial Street
London
E1 6LY

Would you like to share memories and photographs of life or work in the East End?

Bishopsgate Voices Reminiscence Group now meets monthly at 2.15pm. The group provides an opportunity to share memories and photographs in an informal, friendly atmosphere. 

Each session takes place in our historic library and is based on a different theme. Memories are triggered by a selection of photographs, pamphlets and letters from the archive collections at Bishopsgate Institute. 

Upcoming dates:

Friday 2 March
Going Out (cinema, dance halls, dating)

Friday 30 March
Earning a Living in East London   

All welcome to these free and friendly sessions. Tea, coffee and biscuits provided. Bring your photographs and mementoes to share.

For more details, please contact Siobhan Brown on siobhan.brown@bishopsgate.org.uk or 02073929297

Message from the Spitalfields Community Group, forwarded by the Spitalfields Society:

“I am attaching the flyer for next Thursday’s meeting with Rushanara Ali MP at Toynbee Hall as a reminder and to provide necessary details – I hope you, together with fellow residents and colleagues, will be able to join us. Best wishes,  Selina”

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Don’t miss the Curry Chefs of Brick Lane photography exhibit now at Rich Mix, from 23 February until 31 March

http://www.richmix.org.uk/whats-on/event/curry-chefs-of-brick-lane/

I am very pleased to invite you to an upcoming concert raising funds for the Piano Fund at Christ Church:

An Evening of Strings
Monday 20 February 2012
7.30-9.30pm

Welcoming the Evropska Quartet who will perform a wonderful programme of music for string quartet:

Haydn Op. 76 No. 2 ‘Fifths’
Janacek String Quartet No. 1 ‘Kreutzer Sonata’
Schumann String Quartet No. 1 in A Minor

“…intoxicating vigour, seamless ensemble and perceptive phrasing . . . This is a quartet to watch.” Seen and Heard International, 2011

Recently returning from a year in Prague, this young British quartet will be performing Janacek’s intensely passionate and evocative first string quartet. This popular quartet sits proudly among the wonderfully rich musical tradition of the Czech Republic, and The Evropska Quartet were fortunate enough to study the work with the Skampa Quartet whilst in Prague, who themselves have a great lineage extending back to the composer himself.

The evenings concert also includes Schumann’s first string quartet in A minor, one of only three works he wrote for string quartet, composed in just one month during a period of manic creativity in 1842, and Haydn’s ever popular and much loved ‘Fifths’ quartet.

Tickets £7 (£5 Conc.) – tickets available on the door.

For more information or to reserve a ticket in advance please contact sarah@ccspitalfields.org 0207 426 5363

An Evening of Strings

I do hope to see you there!

Sarah E Tomlinson
Public Programme Co-ordinator

Yesterday, Sunday, a small young cat, dark blue-grey in colour, with no collar, fell into the light well of 19 Princelet Street and was unable to climb out.  When the basement window was opened it evaded capture and escaped into the building.  It was caught overnight in a baited trap provided by the RSPCA and released unharmed on to the street this morning in accordance with RSPCA advice.

Does anyone know who owns it?

Fundraising concert:

An Evening of Strings
Monday 20th Feb
7.30pm
Tickets £7 (£5 conc) on the door

An Evening of Strings

Lunch Time Music at Christ Church: Friday 3rd February, 13:10 to 14:00

Admission Free

Soojeong Joo, Martin Hassler and Faustine de Mones

Performing music for voice and piano including works by Poulenc, Fauré and Berlioz.