Less than two weeks to go guys and gals, and our final programme is revealed!
Don't forget we're at Hoxton Bar and Kitchen, Hoxton Square, London.
April 1st 2012: Doors open 2pm.
Buy your tickets here! £5 in advance or £6 on the door- this includes entry ALL DAY. We're raising money for local charity NIA.
2.45-3.45pm- Days for Girls WORKSHOP
What if not having tampons or pads kept you isolated during menstruation?
• No study for days.
• No income for days.
• No access to hygiene ... for days.
It happens every day worldwide to women in impoverished communities.
Join Days for Girls at LadyfestEASTLondon in making washable menstruation kits to be distributed across the globe.
www.daysforgirls.org
No need to book: Just turn up!
4.00- 5.00pm- Alpha Betty collage WORKSHOP
Share the Ladyfest message with the streets! Join Alpha Betty in creating a collaged paper protest pennant to add to the LadyfestEASTLondon bunting.
Come and cut, paste, draw, scribble, letraset and stencil to add to a collaborative string of artwork that we'll hang around Hoxton Square!
http://alphabettysoup.wordpress.com/
No need to book: Just turn up!
5.15-6.15pm- Urban Gardening WORKSHOP
Author Helen Babbs, author of My Garden, the City and Me: Rooftop Adventures in the Wilds of London reads from her book,
and gives you tips and inspiration for creating your own garden, however little space you have. PLUS- We will supply pots, seeds and compost
so you can start your own little piece of urban paradise!
http://helenbabbs.wordpress.com/
No need to book: Just turn up!
Live Entertainment
6.45- 7.20pm
Poetry and comedy from:
Rachael Allen
http://www.granta.com/Contributors/Rachael-Allenhttp://www.granta.com/Contributors/Rachael-Allen
Emily Hasler
http://peonymoon.wordpress.com/2011/08/31/emily-haslers-natural-histories/http://peonymoon.wordpress.com/2011/08/31/emily-haslers-natural-histories/
Viv Groskop
http://www.guardian.co.uk/profile/vivgroskophttp://www.guardian.co.uk/profile/vivgroskop
Live music
7.30-7.50pm- Minnie Birch
http://www.facebook.com/minniebirchhttp://www.facebook.com/minniebirch
8- 8.30pm- Pettybone
http://pettybone.blogspot.co.uk/http://pettybone.blogspot.co.uk/
8.45-9.15pm- Thought Forms
http://thoughtformsband.blogspot.co.uk/http://thoughtformsband.blogspot.co.uk/
9.30-10pm- Lilies on Mars
http://liliesonmars.com/http://liliesonmars.com/
PLUS- Dancing til late!
Get your dancing shoes on….
LadyfestEASTLondon DJs spin classic tracks from girl groups to riot grrrl to the best of the new female music scene!
Wednesday, 21 March 2012
Sunday, 18 March 2012
Venue change!
We're excited to reveal that due to unprecedented demand we're moving LadyfestEastLDN to HOXTON SQUARE BAR AND KITCHEN.
Same time, same awesome stuff, and if you've bought your tickets already they'll be valid.
Buy your tickets here! £5 in advance or £6 on the door- this includes entry ALL DAY. We're raising money for local charity NIA.
Friday, 9 March 2012
Line-up revealed!
We are SO excited to reveal the line-up for LadyfestEASTLondon - hitting the Electricity Showrooms in Hoxton 1st April 2pm-1am.
Live music from:
THOUGHT FORMS
Epic trio from the south-west - their music is described by Drowned in Sound as "Crushingly heavy, shifting from an opening exploratory drone to towering riffage". Their site is here.
Live music from:
LILIES ON MARS
Lilies on Mars "weave dreamy guitar and synth lines, hypnotic vocals and psychedelic sounds". Their site is here.
THOUGHT FORMS
Epic trio from the south-west - their music is described by Drowned in Sound as "Crushingly heavy, shifting from an opening exploratory drone to towering riffage". Their site is here.
PETTYBONE
These guys describe themselves as the "voice of the voiceless". They also ROCK. Here's their site.
There's also poetry from EMILY HASLER and RACHAEL ALLEN.
And comedy from the Guardian's VIV GROSKOP!
PLUS:
Art
Stalls
Zines
Cake
Workshops
Urban Gardening
Craft
DJs and dancing
Tombola!
Much, much more to come...
Buy your tickets here! £5 in advance or £6 on the door- this includes entry ALL DAY. We're raising money for local charity NIA.
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