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We are delighted to announce the Box Office for the summer events taking place 6-16 July is now open. To book your tickets for any of our fantastic events come to Sydenham Centre, 44a Sydenham Road SE26 5QX on 21st June 2pm - 4pm or Saturday 24th June 10am - 2pm to buy tickets in person (cash only) or at anytime on our website http://sydenhamarts.co.uk/ We have loads of events for young and old so make sure you don't miss out: Deana Roger - 6 July 8.00pm at the Sydenham Centre Four Femmes on the Thames - 7 July 8.00pm at the Sydenham Centre Step Lively Barn Dance & Ceilidh - 8 July 12pm - 5pm in Mayow Park Foxtots Bops - 9 July 12 noon - 2.30pm & 3.00pm - 5pm in Mayow Park M.A.D. Gems Musical Theatre Company - 10 July 6.45pm at Sydenham High School Salsa & Jazz with Harriet Eaves & Yamile - 12 July 2.30pm - 4.30pm at the Sydenham Centre Film Screening: West Side Story - 13 July 8.00pm at the Sydenham Centre Bryony Twydle: Twaddle - 14 July 8.00pm at the Sydenham Centre Marinade of the Ancient Rhymers - 15 July 2.00pm - 4.00pm in Sydenham Community Library Boo Hewerdine - 15 July 8.00pm at St Barts Church Film Screening: Paddington Bear - 16 July 3.00pm - 5pm in Sydenham Community Library The Golden Lion Sessions: Markus Michelucci & Nathan Persad - 16 July 6.00pm at The Golden Lion pub Ayesha Hazarika MBE: State of the Nation - 16 July 7.30pm at the Sydenham Centre For full details of all these events visit the website http://sydenhamarts.co.uk/

Part of the 2016 Sydenham Arts Summer Festival 1-10 July 2016 Authentic 1950?s West Coast Swing and Chicago Blues. Led by inspirational harmonica player and vocalist Tim Corbett, The Contenders are one of the most powerful combos on the circuit, delivering their own brand of jumpin? swing and blues shuffles guaranteed to get you on the floor! Date: 2 July 2016 Time: 9pm Venue: The Grape and Grain, 2 Anerley Hill, SE19 2AA Free Event - Just turn up on the day! http://sydenhamarts.co.uk/event/sydenham-blues-club-gentleman-tim-the-contenders/

Part of the 2016 Sydenham Arts Summer Festival 1-10 July 2016 Not regular activity for a regular high street, but perfect for Sydenham. We have invited the whole community to help build the very first Sydenham Community poem. All we asked was for anything connected with Sydenham: personal, public, good, challenging. Join us at Queensthorpe Square to hear the poem for the first time being read aloud by its contributors and some of our local poets. Click here to find out more about Poetry Town: http://sydenhamarts.co.uk/poetry-town/ Date: 2 July 2016 Time: 2pm Venue: Queensthorpe Square, Sydenham Road, SE26 5QW Free Event - Just turn up on the day! http://sydenhamarts.co.uk/event/poetry-town-poem-for-sydenham/

Part of the 2016 Sydenham Arts Summer Festival 1-10 July 2016 An unforgettable summer?s day filled with music, food and drink Presented by The Friends of Devonshire Road Nature Reserve Listen to the best jazz, folk, country rock, indie and blues on two stages in a hidden paradise, in the heart of Forest Hill. Jonah Raft, Little Rumba, Beef Faced Boy, EZRA Collective, Dave Sutherland, Roger Hubbard and Richard Studholme, Miller Anderson and Charlie Hart?s Equators. Date: 2 July 2016 Time: 1-10.30pm Venue: Devonshire Road Nature Reserve, 170 Devonshire Road, SE23 3SZ How to book? http://sydenhamarts.co.uk/event/festival-in-the-forest/

Part of the 2016 Sydenham Arts Summer Festival 1-10 July 2016 The Artists Trail team invite you to take a tour of central Sydenham and the fringes of Forest Hill to meet artists in their homes, take part in their workshops and enjoy art in the high street. Visit the sub-site now: http://sydenhamarts.co.uk/artists-trail/ The Artists Trail has three main ?clusters? of open houses: on and around Sydenham Road; on and around Mayow Park and on and around Dacres Road. This year there are more group exhibitions: old favourites the Brockley Potters will be at Normanton Street Methodist Church on the first weekend with Adult Learning Lewisham exhibiting there during the second weekend; the Painting for Pleasure art group are at Perry Rise Baptist Church on both Saturdays; nine artists, including printmakers, jewellers, photographers, sculptors and woodcarvers together with a stunning site specific installation, will be showing at Dacres Wood Nature Reserve and Field Centre on both weekends; the Lovely Gallery Open exhibition showcases the work of more than 100 artists and will be open on most days during the festival; finally don?t miss the ?Sellotape Sculpture and Beyond? exhibition by home-educated and schooled children ? the next generation of Sydenham artists. Supported by Property World. Date: 2-3, 9-10 July 2016 Time: 11am-5pm Venue: Sydenham, London, UK Free Event - Just turn up on the day! http://sydenhamarts.co.uk/event/artist-trail/

Part of the 2016 Sydenham Arts Summer Festival 1-10 July 2016 Kirkdale Bookshop?s regular Saturday morning storytime will be having a poetry makeover. Date: 2 July 2016 Time: 10.30-11am Venue: Kirkdale Bookshop, 272 Kirkdale, SE26 4RS Free Event - Just turn up on the day! http://sydenhamarts.co.uk/event/poetry-storytime/

Part of the 2016 Sydenham Arts Summer Festival 1-10 July 2016. Kei Miller won the 2014 Forward Prize for his work ?The Cartographer Tries to Map a Way to Zion? ?which Hilary Mantel chose as one of her favourite books of 2014. He ?speaks and sings with rare confidence and authority? (Lorna Goodison). Mona Arshi has created a storm of appreciation with her debut ?Small Hands?, winning the Forward Prize for best first collection last year. A tender book about the interplay of culture and the loss of a family member. Date: 1 July 2016 Time: 8-10pm Venue: Sydenham School, Dartmouth Rd, SE26 4RD How to book? http://sydenhamarts.co.uk/event/an-evening-withkei-miller-and-mona-arshi/

Sydenham Arts presents SING OUT @ FIVE! Join the four Lewisham ?Sing Out? community choirs as they celebrate their 5th Anniversary! Featuring songs, old and new, plus music from renowned recorder quartet Palisander. Saturday May 21st, 7pm (doors open 6.30pm) Holy Trinity Church Centre, 66 Lennard Road, London SE20 7LX ?6 adults / ?3 concs Tickets in advance: http://sydenhamarts.co.uk/event/sing-out-five/ or call 020 8659 7911 Tickets available on the door. Refreshments available, plus raffle

There?s still time to book tickets for Sydenham Arts? Festival of Music! Don?t miss the opportunity to experience great music on your doorstep! We recommend advance booking to avoid disappointment! Please see http://sydenhamarts.co.uk/whats-on/ for more information about the shows and how to buy tickets.

An interactive concert for families with the vibrant young recorder ensemble Palisander. Hear tales of spies, space and spiders and wonder at recorders of all shapes and sizes ? from six inches to six feet tall! Award winning quartet, Palisander, has performed in a variety of places, from Brighton Early Music Festival to London Fashion Week. Palisander gives regular workshops and family concerts, including in the Wigmore Hall?s Chamber Tots series. Sunday, April 17 at 2 PM The Sydenham Centre, 44a Sydenham Rd, SE26 5QX Book Tickets http://www.sydenhamarts.co.uk/whats-on/ or over the phone at 020 8659 7911

Join us and with three musicians from Spectrum Ensemble London who will take a piece of music, turn it into a picture and back into a different piece of music! Suitable for 8-12 year-olds. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Bring your instrument if you?d like to, art materials and instruments supplied. Email [email protected] or call 020 8659 7911 to book a space or just turn up! 09/04/16 10:30am Adamsrill Primary School, Adamsrill Road, SE26 4AQ

Sydenham Arts and Spectrum Ensemble London present The Colour of Sound Sunday 28th February 2016 3pm at The Sydenham Centre, 44a Sydenham Road, London SE26 5QX ?8 (concessions ?6) An art exhibition and open conversation including live and recorded music with founder of Spectrum Ensemble London Fiona Bryan. Offering an insight into her music inspired paintings and new arrangement for wind ensemble. Book Tickets http://www.sydenhamarts.co.uk/whats-on/ or over the phone at 020 8659 7911