Harlesden and surrounding areas Area Guide

When you’re the one keeping everything together, how do you stop yourself from falling apart? Ria is a singer-songwriter. She’s talented. She’s ambitious. And she’s driven- quite literally- all the way from Lancashire to London, to start afresh in Camden Town. Charting the rise and fall of a rollercoaster relationship, Ria is recording her debut album with her band. But the more the tracks progress, the more music and memory collide… This soaring piece of gig theatre from Olivier Award winner Maimuna Memon brings a raw and powerful insight into first love, co-dependence and mental health care- but most of all, how music can help us start again. The critically acclaimed, multi award-winning Manic Street Creature returns to the stage in a new production for a limited run at Kiln Theatre. POST SHOW Q&A: Monday, 16th March, 7.30pm ALCOHOL FREE PERFORMANCE: Tuesday, 24th March, 7.30pm CAPTIONED PERFORMANCE: Thursday, 19th March, 7.30pm RELAXED PERFORMANCE: Wednesday, 25th March, 2.30pm AUDIO DESCRIBED PERFORMANCE: Thursday, 26th March, 7.30pm (Touch Tour at 6pm)

Smith's Bar & Grill invites you to a night filled with magic and elegance. Enjoy a luxurious 5-course feast, sip on complimentary bubbles, and dance the night away to live DJ sets and dazzling performances (the first seating ticket also grants access to the afterparty). Dress to impress and mask up for this one-of-a-kind celebration that promises to be the talk of the town. Grab your tickets and make this New Year's Eve a night to remember! Entertainment throughout both dinner seatings: The magic of the evening continues with our curated lineup of entertainment: The Blue Loop Dueo to create a mysterious ambiance Magician with a walkaround performance that brings close-up tricks to astonish and delight DJ set so you can boogie all night long

At the Jazz Cafe , we see New Year’s Eve as an opportunity to showcase the wide variety of music that we promote here all year round. We have brought together a mix of buzzing live acts in the form of Penya and Niji Adeleye Trio alongside party DJ Red Greg , all of whom will keep the dance floor fired up through to the early hours. There’s no other place that offers the same unique dining and partying NYE experience that we do here. Make sure you’re with us.

Come and join us at Boston Manor House for a workshop filled with fun, creativity and culture! Think florals and rural scenesall cut by hand using simple scissors and plenty of imagination. This in-person event will showcase the art of Polish paper cutting (wycinanki), inspired by Boston Manor House's current community exhibition My Country is My Home: The Polish Community in the United Kingdom. In this relaxed session, youll learn about the history behind the craft, the tools and techniques used, and why so much of it is inspired by nature. Then, youll create your own piece to take home. Try your hand at intricate designs inspired by the seasons and Boston Manor House's interiors as you immerse yourself in the world of paper art. Whether you're a seasoned crafter or a curious beginner, this event is perfect for anyone with a passion for creativity and an interest in Polish culture. Led by Alexandra Lunn [https://www.alexandralunn.com/], founder ofWell Crafted [https://www.instagram.com/ well crafted /], who first learnt the art of wycinanki from her Babcia (Polish grandmother) and during her travels across rural Poland. Suitable for all ages. Please note all children must be accompanied by an adult.

Welsh singer known for hit singles 'Total Eclipse of the Heart' and 'Holding Out for a Hero'.

Cris Contini Contemporary London concludes a successful year with a solo exhibition by German artist Jens Hesse, Glitch & Glamour: Perfectly Imperfect. The show celebrates Hesse’s distinctive painterly language, where the precision of digital aesthetics meets the sensual imperfection of tactile surfaces. His works unfold in the space between these poles, translating the technical errors of our media-saturated era into gestures of painterly intimacy. A former fashion designer, Hesse approaches painting as both fabric and image. The surface — sometimes corduroy, sometimes bouclé — is never neutral; it recalls texture, touch, and wear. These tactile foundations become the site where the “glitch” appears: not as a mistake, but as a revelation. What the screen hides behind its promise of seamless perfection, Hesse reveals through brushstrokes, layering, and distortion. His portraits and figurative scenes seem at once familiar and disturbed. Pixels bleed into brush marks; compression lines cut across faces; digital interference coexists with the softness of oil and textile fibers. These works do not imitate technology — they expose its fragility. By transforming visual defects into painterly language, Hesse reclaims the human presence within the technological gaze. The exhibition’s title, Glitch & Glamour, evokes this duality. “Glamour” — the polished image, the seductive surface — meets “glitch”, the breakdown that disrupts illusion. Hesse situates beauty within the fault line between these states. In doing so, he reminds us that imperfection is not the opposite of glamour but its hidden core: the shimmer that occurs precisely when control falters. In an age obsessed with clarity, correction, and resolution, Hesse’s paintings invite us to dwell in ambiguity. They ask us to look again — not for perfection, but for presence. Within the glitch, we find the trace of the hand, the residue of the body, the persistence of the real. Perfectly imperfect.