City Matters Edition 013

CITYMATTERS.LONDON 14-20 December 2016 | Page 9
Community Matters
What’s on when &
where in the City
FOOD / Evening of Cheese
Borough Market’s Evening of Cheese is back
with an even greater variety of weird and
wonderful cheeses from all over the world,
including Alsop and Walker’s Lord London,
as featured at the Royal wedding. As well
as sampling and Christmas cheese-board
shopping, a ‘cracking of the parmesan wheel’
competition will take place along with an
exclusive demonstration by Michelin-starred
chef Luca Marchini.
14 December, 6pm-9pm
Borough Market, 8 Southwark Street SE1 1TL
CONCERT / Fables and Festivities
Join international development charity Farm
Africa for a free evening of seasonal live music
with performances from three fantastic choirs.
BBC reporter Kate Adie and Independent travel
editor Simon Calder will share stories from
their travels, alongside Farm Africa CEO Nico
Mounard, who will reflect on the charity’s work
to reduce poverty by empowering smallholder
farmers across eastern Africa. Stick around
after performances by the London Africa
on song: Fables
and Festivities
Gospel Choir for free mince pies and mulled
wine.
15 December, 6.30pm
St Magnus the Martyr, Lower Thames Street
EC3R 6DN
SHOP / Melissa Odabash Sample Sale
Leading luxury swim and beach wear brand
Melissa Odabash is having a pre-Christmas
sample sale, offering everything from resort
wear to evening dresses, flip flips and bikinis...
because nobody wants to spend their hardearned
winter break in the Canary Islands
wearing last summer’s swim wear. Entry is £1,
with all proceeds donated to charity.
15 to 18 December
F Block G4, Old Truman Brewery, 91 Brick
Lane E1 6QL
MUSIC / Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra:
Prokofiev, Stravinsky & Ravel
Dutch ensemble the Royal Concertgebouw
Orchestra is no stranger to London audiences;
nor is its chief conductor Daniele Gatti. But
this is their first time here together, and with
a programme of Stravinsky, Prokofiev and
Ravel lined up, this should be a colourful
introduction to a promising new partnership.
Solo violinist Lisa Batiashvili is sure to wow
audiences with a Prokofiev that will serve as
a brilliant centrepiece to a programme that
crackles with energy.
16 December, 7.30pm
Barbican Hall, Silk Street EC2Y 8DS
WORKSHOP / Gold Embroidery
This one-day workshop will introduce
goldwork embroidery techniques inspired by
the Barbican’s critically acclaimed exhibition
‘The Vulgar’. Participants will tour the show
with the London Embroidery Studio’s Alice
Richardson, learn some basic skills and
produce a design for a badge or brooch.
17 December, 10am-4.30pm
Barbican Art Gallery, Silk Street EC2Y 8DS
FILM / The Brothers Karamazov
A special screening of the 1968 classic based
on Dostoevsky’s final novel rounds out the
Barbican’s 150th anniversary celebrations
of the release of Crime and Punishment
throughout the December. Director Ivan
Pyrev died during the making of this lavish
production, which follows the story of three
sons following the murder of their tyrannical
father.
18 December, 2pm
Barbican Cinema 3, Silk Street EC2Y 8DS
CONCERT / Big Christmas Wind Orchestra
Singers, brass and wind players from all over
London will converge on Spitalfields for an
afternoon of carols to raise money for the Rural
Libraries Project in Northern Peru. Launched
in 2012, the event has grown to more than
100 musicians of all ages and abilities playing
all your favourite festive carols conducted by
Matthew Hardy. If you can carry a tune on
the clarinet then join in the fun (no rehearsal
required) but if not just turn up and support
their cause from the sidelines.
18 December, 1pm-4pm
Bishops Square, Brushfield Street E1 6FQ
MARKET / Leadenhall Christmas Market
Left all your shopping to the last minute?
Leadenhall Market hears your pain and is
putting on live music, events and festive drinks
in the lead up to Christmas to take the edge
off the mad rush. After all, bashing your way
through the masses with bags full of wrapping
paper is best done with a slight buzz on.
19-23 December
all smiles: Sam McKnight
with Linda Evangelista
and Jesse the chimp
Leadenhall Market, Gracechurch Street
EC3V 1LR
TALK / Sam McKnight in conversation with
Anna-Marie Solowij
From Kate Moss’ bedhead to Princess Diana’s
slicked-back crop, celebrity hairdresser Sam
McKnight has produced some of the best hair
days in the business. McKnight’s portfolio
has been on display at Somerset House to rave
reviews, now catch the man with the golden
scissors in conversation with award-winning
beauty journalist Anna-Marie Solowij. The
pair will delve into the stories behind the
editorial shoots, catwalk shows and advertising
campaigns, and discover why Vogue calls Sam
McKnight ‘part of the connective tissue of
fashion’.
20 December, 6pm-9.30pm
Somerset House, Strand WC2R 1LA
Weekly Planner
Wednesday
FOOD / Evening of Cheese
Thursday
CONCERT / Fables and Festivities
Friday
MUSIC / Royal Concertgebouw
Orchestra: Prokofiev, Stravinsky & Ra
Saturday
WORKSHOP / Gold Embroidery
Sunday
FILM / The Brothers Karamazov
Monday
MARKET / Leadenhall Christmas
Market
Tuesday
TALK / Sam McKnight in conversation
with Anna-Marie Solowij
To act as a City Matters Collection Point
contact: 020 8640 6015
www.citymatters.london
Find Our Collection Points:
Coffee Stall
In front of St Mary Abchurch,
Abchurch Lane, London EC4N 7BA
EL Vino Wine Merchant
6 Martin Lane, Cannon St, London EC4R 0DP
James Shoe Care
59 Moorgate, London EC2R 6BH
Jeeves Dry Cleaners
131 Fleet St, London EC4A 2BH
J Rogers & Sons - Shoe repair shop
28 Liverpool St, London EC2M 7PD
Guildhall Library
Aldermanbury, London EC2V 7HH
Lord Raglan Pub, St Martins le Grand
61 St Martins le Grand, St Pauls London EC1A 4ER
Merchant House Pub London
13 Well Court, London EC4M 9DN
Middle Library
Middle Temple Ln, London EC4Y 9BT
Pod Good Food
75 King William Street, London EC4N 7BE
Protestant Truth Society Inc - Book Shop
184 Fleet St, London EC4A 2HJ
Romo Coffee
1 Minster Court, Mincing Ln, London EC3R 7AE
Scott’s Shoe repair & Dry Cleaners
City Thameslink Station, Holborn, Concourse
London EC4M 7RA
Scott’s Shoe repair & Dry Cleaners
City Thameslink Station, 65 Ludgate Hill
London EC4M 7JH
Sweetings Restaurant
39 Queen Victoria St, London EC4N 4SF
Temple Brew House
46 Essex St, London WC2R 3JF
The Natural Kitchen
176 Aldersgate St, London EC1A 4HR
The Old Bank of England Pub
194 Fleet St, London EC4A 2LT
Ye Old Cheshire Cheese
145 Fleet Street, London EC4A 2BU