Petersham Area Guide

The First Letter Home in Spring is a four-chapter visual story. It traces an inner journey through displacement, memory and belonging. Rooted in artist Xinan Yangs transnational experience, painting becomes a language of memory. She treats painting as a form of letter-writing that translates distance into tenderness. The exhibition asks what home means today. It reflects on digital intimacy, transnational mobility and fractured identity. The work moves through different stages, from digital rupture and inherited memory to quiet domestic stillness and symbolic return. It ends with a meditation on cultural belonging influenced by Magical Realism. It feels like speaking to the remnants of home, a conversation that lingers without closure, like a letter that is written but never delivered. The First Letter Home in Spring offers a space to reflect on your own memories, places and sense of belonging. Artist Bio Xinan Yang is a London-based artist. Her practice explores memory, cultural identity and belonging through transnational experience. She holds a PhD in Fine Art. Her practice uses painting and drawing as acts of remembrance. She transforms personal and collective imagery into poetic visual narratives. Her recent work blends digital traces, family archives and domestic stillness to reimagine home as an emotional landscape shaped by distance and tenderness.

Halkat Marathi Stand-Up Comedy with Anish Goregaonkar Get ready for a night of bold, hilarious, and relatable comedy in Marathi! Anish Goregaonkar brings sharp observational humour and witty storytelling that will keep you laughing all night. Age 14+ Language : Marathi

Vocalist, bassist and founding member of veteran folk rockers Wishbone Ash.

You shall go to the ball with this year’s sparkling musical pantomime, Cinderella!

If you are wanting to learn to sing you'll find just what you were looking for with us in the Rock Choir. Your friendly local Richmond choir is run by choir leader Rebecca Thompson. Our No.1 Album gave ordinary people the chance to become chart-topping singers, and Rock Choir is continually giving our members bigger and better opportunities to achieve things they never thought they could do - from supporting national charities like Comic Relief, Missing People and Refuge to singing at the UK's top performing arts venues such as the Royal Albert Hall. But through all this excitement, we never lose track of our local community roots. Visit this link https://rockchoir.com/events-and-performances-near-you to see more about our activities in . You've probably heard us singing in and around , or seen one of our many TV appearances, and never thought you'd have to courage to get up on stage and sing! But the unique teaching methods at the Richmond Rock Choir, along with no need to audition or read music, mean that we are accessible to all. Come along and try us out for FREE at a taster session, and experience singing with your local 'exceptional' Rock Choir for yourself. Here is a quote about our choir - 'I wanted to see if I could sing in a choir after being inspired by the 'Choir that Rocks' TV programmes in the Summer of 2011 and joined the new Bedford RC after a taster session. I am very proud of the choir and I find rehearsals inspiring as people are so friendly and the singing so uplifting.' - Jim (Rock Choir Member) Rock Choir is a winner of the Red Ribbon 'Big Heart' Award [https://rockchoir.com/awards-achievements/]. and holds 1 former and 2 current Guinness World Records. The choir is also credited with single handedly starting the contemporary choir movement.

Known for her crystal-clear voice and fearless songwriting, Hardy continues to push the boundaries of contemporary folk while staying deeply rooted in the traditions that inspired her.