Newsletter - 31 March 23

Stolen treasures return to Somers Town + Indonesian food goes bigtime

March 31, 2023 • Estimated Reading Time: 7 minutes

Grab a coffee, here's your Friday morning essential read, from Camdenist.

 FOOD: Camden's Indonesian sensation hits West End  

From a railway arch stall in Camden Market to taking over the site of two Michelin-starred Ikoyi in St James's Market in less than 3 years, discover the amazing tale of Pino's Warung and its spicy new offshoot Toba, in this week's local food success story.

 VISIT: Discover the global art of parenthood 

The Mother Art Prize supports artists who are also mothers and parents, and this year's free exhibition features artists from across the globe at Chalk Farm's Zabludowicz Collection. We've been chatting to Dyana and Paola, who run Procreate Project (the initiative behind the Prize), about the whole thing and why - despite mothers being one of the largest, most intersectional groups in the world - parenthood is seriously underrepresented in the art world.

 SUCCESS: Stolen Somers Town treasures return on Saturday  

Do you know the story of the theft of over 100 pieces of public artwork from some of Camden's most celebrated social housing estates?

, including the latest twist, which has seen two of the wayward Glibert Bayes finals (pictured above) tracked down by Somers Town People's Museum at an auction house in the USA, who raised the funds to sensationally bring them both home. This Saturday, the Tailor and the Draper return to public display in the neighbourhood for the first time in years, with a day of special events in and around the museum, on Phoenix Rd. 

 MUSIC: Our pick of the local gigs this week 

– listings in association with –

 ALT, PROG-ROCK, PUNK 

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 PENNY BLACK MUSIC PRESENTES... 

Penny Black Music's next London gig features Heist, the black watch (in a rare UK appareance) and Moon Under Water.   Fri 31 March

 JAZZ ⏩ ANITA WARDELL & JAMIE SAFIR at Hampstead Jazz Club

This intimate evening of classic Great American Songbook repertoire and Bebop features award-winning vocalist Anita Wardell and HJC's critically acclaimed Jamie Safir. 

  Sat 1 April 

 CLASSICAL ⏩ SOFYA GULYAK at The Henrietta Barnett SchoolSofya Gulyak was the first woman to be awarded 1st prize and the Princess Mary Gold Medal at the Sixteenth Leeds International Piano Competition. With many other awards and performances with international orchestras to her name, this Sunday's programme includes Clara Schumann, Franck, Brahms and Mussorgsky.   Sun 2 April

 AFROBEAT, DISCO, FUNK ⏩ THE LEGEND OF WILLIAM ONYEABOR at The Jazz Cafe (pictured)

In celebration of Nigerian funk royalty and synthesiser whiz William Onyeabor, Bukky Leo's Black Egypt Collective have put together a show to remember.   Mon 3 April

ALT/INDIE, HIP HOP 

⏩ BARTEES STRANGE

 

Born from a range of influences from emo to punk, indie and hip hop, Bartees Strange brings his distinct sound, textural brilliance and lyrical intrigue to Lafayette.

 

 

 Tues 4 April 

Discover ALL the gigs across Camden (and the rest of London) on Halibuts.com. 

 GOSSIP: More juicy bits from Camdenist 

Having previewed her various exciting free Camden appearance in last week's C-Mail, the people behind the walking Syrian refugee puppet Little Amal have announce an extra chance to join her in a sponsored walk across Hampstead Heath starting from Parliament Hill bandstand this Saturday morning.

 ⏩ Spring really must be about to be declared sprung, with announcements from two of the area's glam rooftop terraces that they're opening for the season. Thursday sees the return of Chalk Farm's 

The Lucky Club Camden

, with free bubbly for the first 100 bookings over the entire Easter weekend

 and a non-stop happy hour, too. Just down the road at the high tech Now Building, mega Mediterranean restaurant CAVO are also about to debut their rooftop terrace to customers for the first time. A full Easter weekend of food, drinks and DJs will usher in this new panoramic midtown spot. ⏩ The David Hockney immersive blockbuster show at The Lightroom in King's Cross has been extended through until October. ⏩ Artist and makers are back selling all kinds of pretty things at The Crossing in Granary Square all this weekend for the return of the Crafty Fox Market.  You'll find jewellery, homewares, craft and creative workshops, too. 

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