Venue: Burgh House, New End Square NW3 1LT. Photography of Hampstead 1944-2014. Admission free

Paintings of the undergrowth at the edges of our awareness reveal surprising beauty and variety. This is local artist Emily's second show at Highgate Gallery, following on from her successful series of 2009 of Highgate Woods painted over the course of a year. All the work in her current show has again been painted directly from life.

Classical Music and Tea 50p

A one-day introduction to the art and techniques of patchwork. Admission £45. To book 8829 4229

Borodin - String Quartet No.2 in D, Ravel - String Quartet in F, Beethoven - String Quartet Op.130 in B flat. Prices for tickets: Tickets £15.00. By arrangement with the CAVATINA Chamber Music Trust full time students aged 8 - 25 are admitted FREE subject to providing details of school/college and teacher. Tickets for concerts are available in advance from: Mill Hill Music Club Box Office, Mr Michael Rawling, 2a Millway, Mill Hill, London NW7 3RE. Telephone 020 8959 3866. Email: info@millhillmusicclub.co.uk Online Tickets Box Office: www.millhillmusicclub.co.uk

Fabienne is a chef, cooking teacher and caterer most often found chopping and creating new dishes in her kitchen

A wonderful raconteur, George shares stories and never-before-seen clips of Marlene Dietrich.

Ready, Steady...FOOD TIME!!!! That is right; we are continuing our popular Food Academy series here at FUSION. So put you chef’s hat on, and pick up your spatulas in hand because it’s cooking time!!!!

Ready, Steady...FOOD TIME!!!! That is right; we are continuing our popular Food Academy series here at FUSION. So put you chef’s hat on, and pick up your spatulas in hand because it’s cooking time!!!!

For Ages: 10-13 Learn the techniques you’ll need to become a contemporary street artist. Skills will include; typography, freehand, stencilling and t-shirt design. 5 week course.

This summer marks 60 years since the armistice of the Korean War (1950 -53) but the conflict is not over. North Korea is once again raising the stakes and threatening its neighbours and those further afield. What is the likelihood of conflict; who will it be with; and what steps are being taken to stop it? Can North Korea ever be rehabilitated?

Venue: The Bull Theatre, 68 High Street Barnet, EN5 5SJ. Also at 3pm on 11th May. This is the play adapted from the popular TV comedy about Rene and his wife Edith, who are struggling to run their cafe in occupied France, whilst also hiding a priceless portrait to sell after war is over and hiding two British Airmen from the Germans! Hitler is also to visit their town and Rene needs all his wits and guile to save his life – and the portrait. Admission prices: £12 and £10 concessions. Booking tel: 0207 7236609 http://www.ticketsource.co.uk/thebulltheatre

James shows his colourful and attractive studies in oils of landscapes from his travels in Italy and France as well as around London and from Cornwall, together with figure studies.

The Horticultural Society's popular plant sale - a mixture of annuals, summer bedding, perennials and vegetable seedlings, as well as cuttings from local Suburb gardens, all at discounted prices. Entry free..

Venue: Abbeyfield House, Homesfield, Erskine Hill NW11. Opportunity to visit the house and meet residents, staff & volunteers. Info 8458 1110

Venue: Friends Meeting House 17 North Square. Rupa Huq in conversation with Alan Walker, Vesna Goldsworthy and you the audience, at this event organised by the RA in memory of Michael Rowley. Lively discussion after which tea will be served. Free, suggested donation £5. Friends Meeting House 17 North Square

Venue: Trinity Church, Nether Street, Tallly Ho Corner N12 7NN. In celebration of the 60th anniversary of the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, Finchley Chamber Choir presents a programme of excerpts from three collections honouring Queens of England: The Triumphs of Oriana, In Honour of Queen Victoria and A Garland for the Queen (Elizabeth II). The programme includes works by Elgar, Parry, Vaughan Williams, Weelkes and more. Admissions £12 (Conc £10), under 16s £6. To book 8446 6151

Join the London Jewish Male Choir and a special guest storyteller as they take you on a journey into your imagination, weaving together songs and stories of the old country.

For ages 8-10. A one-off workshop at FUSION. Coins, cards, ropes, illusions, gimmicks...you will know it all. Join our new magic workshop and learn how to wow anyone....anywhere...

Learn an oriental art from master chef, Lisa Roukin. Create, roll, and take home your very own hand made sushi! For ages 10+

YMC is holding their third annual concerto prize at Union Church Weston Park, Crouch End on 20th April 2013 between 2pm and 10pm. Many talented young musicians will give their best in front of the distinguished adjudicators Amanda Denley (violin/viola), Nick Roberts (cello/bass) and Joseph Sanders (wind). The event aims to bring the chance to play with an orchestra to students at a radically early stage in their musical lives. Each age group will produce a winner who will play a movement of their concerto with one of the very able YMC orchestras on 12th May at 6 pm in HGS Free Church, Central Square in Hampstead Garden Suburb. This year there will be representatives of the double bass classes giving us a taste of the famous bass solo of Saint-Saëns's Carnival of the animals. Famous concertos and double concertos by Bach, Vivaldi and Boccherini alongside works by Böhm, Bartók and many other exciting composers will be performed.

Join the London Jewish Male Choir and a special guest storyteller as they take you on a journey into your imagination, weaving together songs and stories of the old country.

Hagai Segal, our Middle East expert, will bring you up to date with the latest developments in Israeli-Palestinian relations, the peace process and all the latest regional crises.

2013 celebrates Sir Nicholas Hytner’s outstanding 10 years as Director of the National Theatre.

A guided tour of the Bermondsey which has undergone a real rejuvenation along with the high street with the Zandra Rhodes museum and White Cube gallery. The side streets include wonderful buildings, converted lofts and so many stories connected with the leather industry. We’ve chosen this area as it is close to the Shard so you could combine this walk with a visit to this new iconic building.

Venue: Free Church Rooms. Musical afternoon with the Bagatelles.

The LJCC is delighted to be hosting Gefiltefest once again at Ivy House on Sunday 19th May 2013. For early-bird, adult, family and child prices please scroll down to the bottom of this page and click on the relevant links to book tickets.

With Searle Kochberg. A single lecture with film clips that takes the audience of a roller-coaster ride through film reality and fantasy. So often on film Jewish performers are glued to a stage-set or stuck behind a kitchen counter. Let’s see what else Searle can find to amuse us!

On the 10th May 2013 will see the 80th Anniversary of the Burning of the Books by Dr Goebbels. Inspired by this anniversary, Rex Bloomstein presents a day based on his films and television programmes about freedom of expression.

London’s West End is renowned today as one of the city’s most fashionable areas and the centre for entertainment and shopping. But on this tour, in Soho and Fitzrovia, you will discover the enthralling hidden history of a vast Jewish community that once lived there.

Ready, Steady...FOOD TIME!!!! That is right; we are continuing our popular Food Academy series here at FUSION. So put you chef’s hat on, and pick up your spatulas in hand because it’s cooking time!!!!

Of all Cape Town’s magnificent beaches, breezy Muizenberg exercised an irresistible attraction for Jews. Nearly 600 families settled there and for 6 summer weeks, 20,000+ Jewish visitors arrived, travelling thousands of miles from Southern Africa’s baking interior to the seaside. But no more.

Antony Penrose, son of Lee Miller and Roland Penrose, will take a look at their lives showing their commitment to human rights – Roland helped refugees from Spain, France and Germany, and Lee Miller had a passion for peace, freedom and justice. It is a great story. Antony has a collection of slides to accompany his lecture. Sandwiches and refreshments will be served at the end of the talk.

Half Day Special Have you ever wanted to publish a book or family memoir? With the advent of the e-book, publishing is fast-changing. Companies like Amazon now offer direct self-publishing that not only opens up a new platform to publish individual memoirs, novels and non-fiction, but a highly competitive royalty-rate.

Dr Seán Lang is Senior Lecturer in history, specialising in the history of the British Empire. His interests in imperial history range widely, including the social history of empire, imperialism in popular and children's literature, and decolonisation.

1913 was the last full year of peace before The First War changed our society for ever. For some the pre war world was one of glitter and extravagance, for others one of darkness and grinding poverty. We shall explore both worlds in order to obtain a snapshot of Britain on the brink of war.

Venue: Garden Suburb Community Library, Market Place and Hill Rise NW11. Drop in surgery at our Library. Tell them of your community and security concerns and quality of life issues. Crime Prevention and personal safety etc. http://www.hgs.org.uk/snt/index.html Bike Marking 3-4pm

Explore the music of one of the 20th Century’s most popular and enduring composers, Cole Porter, with imaginative and accessible arrangements penned by the group’s bass player, Simon Woolf.

Explore the music of one of the 20th Century’s most popular and enduring composers, Cole Porter, with imaginative and accessible arrangements penned by the group’s bass player, Simon Woolf.

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Fabienne is a chef, cooking teacher and caterer most often found chopping and creating new dishes in her kitchen.

NEW DATE ADDED BY POPULAR DEMAND - . What was the nature of South African Jews? Why did they leave South Africa? Andrew will reveal the findings of research, commissioned by the Isaac and Jessie Kaplan Centre for Jewish Studies and Research at the University of Cape Town, on the migration of South African Jews to London: the reasons for migration and the effects that it has had on religious and national identity.

A 30-minute presentation of excerpts of Slowburn will be followed by a 20-minute Q&A with the artistic team – a rare opportunity to get an insight into a choreographer’s mind and the process of creating dance theatre work for outdoor settings.

Lunch in support of Christian Aid served from 12.15pm