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The return of our comedy nights - a fabulous evening of hilarious comedy and yummy grub, hosted by lara A king.  Next show on: Friday 3rd May from 8pm at Karamel restaurant, 4 Coburg Road, Wood Green, London N22 6UJ.  Bookings 020 8829 8989 Below is the flyer from April, details of line up for May available soon!


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Five young creative and digital media apprentices and tutors from Collage Arts have completed the first visit to Spain on the Euro Mobility project, led by Collage Arts and funded by Leonardo Lifelong Learning Programme.   The Collage Arts team participated in Spanish lessons and European cultural awareness before setting off to partner organisation, LabCademy based in Malaga, Spain. They met and worked with a number of Spanish creative companies during their 3-week placement, including: La Casa Invisible (the Invisible House).  They conducted workshops, interviewed staff, participants and volunteers,...


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It is 2013. Happy new year. Back in the old year I reported much on the Karamel Music Club – a favourite haunt. Free music, cheap food, good company, accessible premises. Well in this age of austerity, the collective’s masterful leader, Chris Sheehan, has only gone and opened another club night ‘The Northern Embassy’, dedicated to northern songwriters in the heart of Soho, which access aside retains much the same endearing qualities. And so it was, on a cold, wintry, snow laden day that I made my way to central London from the frozen wastes of Potters Bar....  Read more here


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Arising from the experience of Euro-Aspire, Collage Arts has been working with a number of partners, new and old, across the European Union to develop a more strategic approach to sharing know how and supporting trainers in the non - formal learning sector in the creative and cultural industries. Collage Arts has been successful with a new, 3-year project to build a European Network for Cultural Learning (ECLN), in which we will: - Identify the current qualification routes across Europe that are relevant to the field of Cultural Learning; - Review the occupational roles performed by Europe’s...


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North London’s Chocolate Factory is home to around 20 artists making portraits in a wide variety of media.  On the face of it… is a study in diversity. The exhibition has diversity in style, media, size and scale of work and there is diversity in the people who are the subjects of the portraits. Sadie Lee’s paintings of artist David Hoyle and actress Rita Tushingham look haughtily into the gallery with attitude.  Somehow being hung next to Mark Entwistle’s Clara makes her look all the more innocent.  Whilst Lee presents us with figures against a white background Entwistle gives us lots...


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Shh... It's an open secret Xmas gig! These inimitable Mediterranean Madams started out as the awarding winning comedy/music act 'donna & kebab' in the late 80's. From 1995 they focused their concentration on their music and songwriting partnership. Their body of work includes some 70 songs, 3 albums, a 'Live at the Hackney Empire DVD' , a 'Club single' and numerous special projects and European tours. On stage, whether in large concert halls, outdoor festivals or intimate club settings, their personalities are irresistably honest, raw, energetic and humerous and their gigs always have...


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