HF ArtsFest Comes to a Spectacular Close this Weekend


With music, dance, art, poetry, animation and a range of exhibitions

Hammersmith and Fulham's own arts festival comes to a spectacular close this weekend, with dozens of events taking place across out borough.

They include literary events, the visual arts, music, performance, theatre and film at our main theatres, churches, arts and community centres, galleries, libraries and other venues.

Here are some of the highlights of the final two days of the festival.

Saturday June 11

Fulham Music Showcase, St John's Church, 12pm - 4.30pm

ATRIUM Project: Free Acoustic Festival in Furnival Gardens from 2pm - 8pm

Musiko Musika: Festival Concert, this final concert of the festival Voces Chilenas en Gran Bretaña will be a vibrant celebration of the best of Chilean artists and music in the UK - at the Lyric Hammersmith

The Fusion Project and Classical Indian Dance Recital at the Bhavan Centre in W14

Bugsy Malone opens at the Lyric Hammersmith

Irish Cultural Centre: Traditional Irish Music Session at the Salutation in King Street

Blink Dance Theatre: Four Corners at the Lyric Hammersmith

Saturday and Sunday, June 11 and 12

Hetley Road Open Studios, Saturday and Sunday 12pm - 6pm

HF ArtsFest & Westfield London W12 presents: Cacophony of Music and Dance,Saturday and Sunday 12pm - 6pm

Ravenscourt Art Summer Show, 303 Goldhawk Road 12pm - 5pm on both days

Kite Studios Summer Exhibition, 2b Bassein Park Road, all day Saturday and Sunday

Sunday June 12

The Song Academy: Young Songwriter 2016 Live Showcase at Westfield London, 2pm - 5pm

Picnic in the Park: Cat & Hutch - Arts & Craft Workshop; Amici Dance Theatre Company - Integrated Dance Theatre Workshop; Albert and Friends Instant Circus and Capoeira Na Go, Ravenscourt Park, 12.30pm - 5.30pm

There are also exhibitions and discussions a number of locations including Gallery 106, The Hepsibah Gallery, the Austin Forum, Ravenscourt Baptist Church, Amnesty Bookshop Gallery,The Gate Arts Centre, the Ugli Campus in Wood Lane and a pop-up Summer Show in Burnfoot Avenue in Fulham.

H&F's libraries are also hosting a range of events, including The Society of Fulham Artists and Potters Art Exhibition in Fulham and exhibitions of Brook Green artists of the past and Battle of the Somme in Hammersmith. All local libraries will also be celebrating National Book start week with the theme Under the Sea.

You can find full details of these, and all events during this weekend on the HF ArtsFest website.

 

June 11, 2016