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Fitzrovia Festival 2021
Fitzrovia Festival is a non-commerical celebration of the life and history of the neighbourhood. It is a series of small events commemerating the people and places of the neighbourhood, its history, and changing times. Festival has been held since 1973 … Continue reading
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We are planning Fitzrovia Festival 2018
Another year and another Festival to plan. We are discussing ideas for guided walks, exhibitions, talks, and some horticulture… Capper’s Farm, boundary lines, strange preachers, musical history, and what in gawd’s name is happening to modern Fitzrovia! Come and find … Continue reading
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Fitzrovia Festival 19-25 June 2017
We’ll be celebrating the life and history of the neighbourhood with a series of non-commercial events including exhibitions, literature, and guided walks, from Monday 19 to Sunday 25 June 2017 If you are interested in the past, present, and future … Continue reading
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Derwent Dystopia 2: guided walk, 12 noon Saturday 25 June 2016
If you thought things could not get any worse with the destruction of Fitzrovia, this guided walk will make you think again. This 90-minute trek around the neighbourhood will tell the story of the past, present, and future of the neighbourhood. … Continue reading
Pubs and Literature: guided walk, 6.30pm Thursday 23 June 2016
Author and Fitzrovia News editor Mike Pentelow will lead a guided walk around Fitzrovia’s pubs and talk about the neighbourhood’s literary connections. The walk will be based on the book Characters of Fitzrovia written by Mike Pentelow and Spare Rib … Continue reading
Researching the Shakespeare Hut: exhibition, 5pm to 7pm on Wednesday 22 June 2016 at Fitzrovia Neighbourhood Centre
An exhibition about the little known story about the YMCA Shakespeare Hut, a building opened on the side of the current London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine in 1916 to house and entertain troops on leave during WWI.
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Tagged Bloomsbury, First World War, Fitzrovia, history, London, World War 1
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Paddy of Radio 4 Writers Tour: guided walk, 12 noon Sunday 19 June 2016
Over the years Fitzrovia has attracted many influential writers. From the birth of feminism to wild bohemian orgies Fitzrovia has seen it all.
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Authors and Readers: panel discussion, 7pm Monday 20 June 2016 at Sainsbury Wellcome Centre
Fitzrovia News presents a Fitzrovia Festival event A panel of writers from a range of disciplines give their views on the way things are changing and what might be in the future. These are not industry gurus predicting the future, … Continue reading
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Tagged authors, books, events, literature, publishing, reading, writing
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Punk rock, racism and anti-racism: guided walk, 12 noon Saturday 18 June 2016
From concert venues to recording and TV studios Fitzrovia has many connections with punk rock, the cultural phenomenon that changed music and fashion forever. The Clash recorded here, the Sex Pistols played live and made videos here and for a short … Continue reading
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Photos and books about the neighbourhood: 10am to 4pm Saturday 18 June 2016
An exhibition of old photographs and a browse and buy stall of books about the neighbourhood. We have an archive of photographs going back to the 1970s. We have books by local authors including publications by the Fitzrovia Neighbourhood Association, … Continue reading
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