Bottomline Theatre Presents: The Search for Love – 15-19th August 2010

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Bottomline Theatre return for another year to the Sydenham Arts Festival after last year’s sell out success, but this time with a little magic for all the family! Inside are the people of the city, the people who live boxed-in in boxes of boxes, boxes that we seldom glimpse and spy into but here we

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Mothers and Daughters Jewellery-making Workshop – 23rd August 2010

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Make a beaded necklace and matching earrings with the ladies from Bizou. Details 23rd August – 2.00-4.00pm £35 (per mother/daughter, inc materials) Venue: Alhambra Home & Garden, 148 Kirkdale, Sydenham SE26 4BB To book, please telephone 020 3417 6385 or email mail@alhambrahome.co.uk Family friendly Alhambra Home & Garden website

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Spontaneous Productions Presents: The Three Musketeers – Aug-Sept 2010

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Spontaneous Productions follow up their sell-out shows, A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Sherlock Holmes, with this swashbuckling, open-air version of Dumas’ classic. Performed by a cast of locally-based professional actors, expect swordplay, romance, thrills and intrigue. Details August 18th,19th,20th, 25th, 26th, 27th, 31st September 1st, 2nd, 3rd (3rd is sold out!), 5th, 8th, 9th 10th

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Jazz Café with Dancing – 14th August 2010

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The Autumn Leaves Jazz Band presents an evening of entertainment with jazz music and dancing, café food and a licensed bar. Come dressed in costume if you wish; any decade will do! Details 14th August – 7.30-10.30pm £5 (does not include food & drink) Holy Trinity Church Centre – 4 Trinity Path, Sydenham Park, Sydenham

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Home Park Free Film Show – 12th August 2010

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For one balmy night only, Home Park will play host to another fabulous open-air cinema screening. A short film made by local young people will be followed by a super blockbuster movie chosen by young people, FANTASTIC MR. FOX.  See previous films here. Details Presented by Friends of Home Park & Treasure Films 12th August

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Home Park Family Fun Day – 12th August 2010

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Friends of Home Park present a fun-filled afternoon of arts, organised sports and fun activities for families and young children, all within the grounds of the small but perfectly formed Home Park.   Refreshments will be available. Details 12th August – 2.00-6.00pm FREE Family friendly Friends of Home Park website Home Park – Sydenham Road, Sydenham SE26

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Green Frog Theatre Co Presents: Eugene and the Chairs – 10th, 12th, 13th August 2010

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WIN DISNEY TICKETS! (click here for Disney Tickets info) An innovative, hilarious and sometimes moving new show, using an imaginative mixture of physical theatre and European languages. Also including an exciting children’s workshop, exploring physical theatre, lifting, balancing and working without words! Children’s Workshop 10th August – 2.30-4.00pm FREE Venue: Sydenham Library/Home Park – 210

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From Jamaica with Love – a celebration of Jamaican culture – 7/8th August

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A celebration of Jamaican culture: visual arts, performing arts and  fashion. Enjoy authentic Jamaican cuisine, participate in or just watch a traditional dance, sport a new hairstyle, braid your hair, or simply observe…no problem! Details 7th & 8th August – 11am-midnight FREE Venue: The Two Half’s – 42 Sydenham Road, Sydenham SE26 5QF

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Beach at the Bookshop – 7th August 2010

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Once again, the pavement outside the bookshop is transformed into a tropical beach, complete with palm trees and sand, with storytelling for children at 10.30am & 11.30am and a few surprises! Details 7th August – 10-4pm FREE Venue: Kirkdale Bookshop – 272 Kirkdale, Sydenham, SE26 4RS www.kirkdalebookshop.com Family friendly

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The Annexe Exhibition – 3rd July-31st August 2010

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Kirkdale Bookshop hosts ‘The Annexe’, an extension of the artists’ Recycled House (part of the Visual Arts Trail: 17-18, 24-25 July).  We invite you to donate interesting yet purposeless items to create an opulent interior space from available resources. The Annexe offers imagination as an alternative to consumption. Details July 3rd- 31st August 2010 Opens

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Young People’s Film-making Workshops 3rd July-12th August 2010

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Grab your chance to make your own film this summer and see it screened at Home Park’s Big Outdoor Screening on 12th August! If you are aged 13 – 18 and are interested in filmmaking, Treasure Films will be providing film training. You will learn how to operate the camera, sound, make decisions on what

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