ARTS & CULTURE: The Week Ahead

Sit back and relax as the Post guides you through the latest events in your area, with new ideas for every day.

Thursday - ART

Mist and Bells
Misty horizons, skies charged with static and visions of memory combine in this lyrical painting and drawing show. Three artists, Robin Dixon, Rachel Labovitch and Caroline List, respond to landscape in diverse ways.
Seven Seven Gallery, 77 Broadway Market, E8 4PH
Tel 078 0816 6215

Friday - DANCE

Street Jazz in Hackney Yard
A showcase of inspiring, young talented dancers from the Carol Straker Dance Foundation, with the chance to get involved in taster sessions exploring a mix of street, hip hop, jazz and contemporary dance.
5-7pm
Tickets: £1, 13-19 year olds
Carol Straker Dance Foundation, 136a-146a Lower Clapton Road, Hackney E5.
Tel 020 8985 1221

Saturday - COMEDY

The Comedy Café hosts more hilarious talent. This week featuringDave Ward, Marcus Birdman and Rhod Gilbert.
Doors 7pm, comedy 9pm
Tickets £15
The Comedy Café, 66/68 Rivington Street, EC2A 3AY
Tel 020 7739 5706

Sunday - MUSIC

UK Unsigned festival launch, featuring the 18 winners of the category finals to find the overall best performer of the Year. Past contestants have included Nicholas Doreset and Leona Lewis from the X Factor.
7.30pm
Tickets £15
Hackney Empire, 291 Mare Street, E8 1EJ
Tel 020 8510 4500

Monday - THEATRE

The Four Seasons
In a remote and deserted house, a couple scarred by their previous relationships agree to commit one year to each other. As the seasons change, the lovers uncover painful truths about themselves.
8.15pm
Tickets £13/£9 concessions
Arcola Theatre, 27 Arcola Street, E8 2DJ
Tel 020 7503 16 46

Tuesday - FILM

Eve Dönüs (Back Home)
A courageous Turkish language film exploring the impact of the military coup of 12 September 1980 on the lives of ordinary people in Turkey.
6pm
Tickets £7
Rio Cinema, 107 Kingsland High St, E8
Tel 020 7241 9410

Wednesday - FAMILY

Children’s Pottery
Occupy kids of all ages for a couple of hours at Hackney City Farm, with a chance for them to get their hands dirty in a pottery studio. A change of clothes is advisable.
2-4pm
Hackney City Farm, 1a Goldsmiths Row, E2 8QA
Tel 020 7729 6381