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FRIDAY 28

• PYGMALION and My Fair Lady. Talk by Barbara Smoker. Shaw Society meeting, visitors welcome. £2. Conway Hall, Red Lion Square, WC1. 020 7794 7014.

• VIOLENT Earth: The Unique Legacy of Dr Johnston-Lavis. Drawings of volcanic rock and mineral samples. Free. Strang Print Room, UCL, Gower Street, WC1. 020 7679 2540. Until April 28. Mon-Fri 1-5pm.

• MEN 55+ come along to our new social club. Free. Hillwood Resource Centre, 1 Polygon Road, NW1. 020 7387 7628. Weekly. 1.30-2.30pm.

• MEN over 60 – welcome to our club. We offer various activities, get-togethers and outings throughout the year. Hillwood Resource Centre, 1 Polygon Road, NW1. 020 7387 7628. Weekly. 1.15pm.

• BROWNIES. 6.30pm. Guides. 7.30pm. Kentish Town Congregational Church Hall, Kelly Street, NW1. 020 7482 6387. Weekly.

• LIFE drawing. £5 (£3/£2). Holly Lodge Community Centre, 30 Makepeace Avenue, N6. 020 7419 0576. Weekly. 6.30-8.30pm.

• SEWING and social club. Holly Lodge Community Centre, 30 Makepeace Avenue, N6. 020 8342 9524. Weekly. 1-3pm.

• LINDY hop, swing dancing with music from the 30s to the 50s. £1. Dragon Hall, 17 Stukeley St, WC2. 020 7974 1542. Weekly. Beginners 6-7pm. Intermediate/advanced 7-8pm.

SATURDAY 29

• ALL Creatures Great and Small. Animal Day celebration. Stalls, displays, live string quartet, vegetarian bar. Bring your own pets – Blessing of animals. Free. St Martin’s Church, Vicar’s Road, NW5. 020 7485 3807. 12pm.

• LANDSCAPES and Townscapes. Paintings by Heidi Ferid inspired by London and Hawaii during sunset and sunrise. Rosslyn Hill Chapel, 3 Pilgrims Place, NW3. 020 7794 9130. 12-5pm.

• CELLAR Upstairs folk club. With singer-songwriter Leon Rosselson. £6 (£5). Exmouth Arms, Starcross Street, NW1. 020 7281 7700. 8.15pm.

• THE Drones. Madcap music from a teapot, bouzouki, car parts and toys, as well as traditional instruments. Ages 2-6. £4.50 (£3). Lauderdale House, Highgate Hill, N6. 020 8348 8716. 10am and 11.30am.

• CAMDEN Community Radio production group. Learn to use a studio, present, work the soundboard or be a studio guest. Free if you live in Camden Central. Maiden Lane Community Centre, 156 St Paul’s Crescent, NW1. 020 7554 3555. Weekly. 11am-1pm.

• UNDER-19s sports day. Just drop in. Fleet Road Community Centre. 020 7722 8296. Weekly. 12-5pm.

SUNDAY 30

• LUNCH party. Hampstead Humanist Society. No need to be on time. Wetherspoon’s, 02 Centre, NW3. 020 7328 4431. 12.30pm.

• GENERAL discussion. Chaired by Edmund McArthur. Free. South Place Ethical Society, Conway Hall, Red Lion Square, WC1. 020 7242 8034. 3pm.

• POETRY reading with June English. £5 (£2). Torriano Meeting House, 99 Torriano Avenue, NW5. 7.30pm.

• NORTHERN Celts. Traditional Irish music session. Fiddlers Elbow, Prince of Wales Road, NW5. 07832 113578. Weekly. 6.30pm.

• DOLPHIN swimming club. Teaches up to ASA gold standard. University of London Union pool, Malet Street, WC1. 020 8349 1844. Weekly. 9.15am-12.45pm.

MONDAY 1

• ARTS and crafts fair. Local, national and international arts and crafts. Voluntary charge. Lauderdale House, Highgate Hill, N6. 020 8348 8716. 11am-6pm.

• FILM appreciation and tea. For people over 60. Holly Lodge Community Centre, 30 Makepeace Avenue, NW3. 020 8342 9524. Weekly. 5.15-7.15pm.

• BROWNIES. 6pm. Guides. 7.30pm. Coram’s Fields, Guildford Street, WC1. 020 7482 6387. Weekly.

• CARDIO-FITNESS and stretch classes for women of all ages. Crèche for under-5s. £1. The Tenant’s Hall, 172b Weedington Road, NW5. Weekly. 10.15-11.45am.

• DIAMOND Way Buddhism introduction. Free. Buddhist Centre, 27 John’s Mews, WC1. 020 7916 2282. Weekly. 7pm.

• BASIC computer drop-in class. 10.30am-12.30pm. Rhyme Time. 11-11.30am. Queen’s Crescent Library, 165 Queen’s Crescent, NW5. 020 7974 6243. Weekly.

• OVER 25 and unemployed? Missed out on exam qualifications? Find out about Maths and English qualifications. Camden Town Library, 218 Eversholt Street, NW1. Weekly. 2-4pm.

• DROP-IN music for under-3s. £4 (£3). Lauderdale House, Highgate Hill, N6. 020 8348 8716. Weekly. 12pm-1pm.

• DIGITAL video editing workshop. Holly Lodge Community Centre, 30 Makepeace Avenue, N6. 020 8342 9524. Weekly. 5.30-6.30pm.

• COMMUNITY Café – food and chat. Regent Square United Reformed Church, 86 Tavistock Place, WC1. 020 7833 1080. Weekly. 11am-2pm.

• DANCE classes for adults. Ballet 1-2pm. Tap for beginners 2-3pm. £1 with Camden Leisure card. Expression Dance Studios, 39-51 Linton House, Highgate Road, NW5. 020 7974 1542. Weekly.

• SILENT meditation. Free. Regent Square United Reformed Church, Tavistock Place, WC1. 020 7267 4796. Weekly. 8.30-9am.

• IRISH dance classes. Irish Centre, Camden Square, NW1. 07966 186 922. Weekly. 6pm.

• WOMEN-ONLY Pilates. Women and Health, Carol Street, NW1. 020 7482 2786. Weekly. 12.45-1.45pm.

TUESDAY 2

• TED Honderich discusses issues of terrorism and humanity. Booking essential. £6. London Review Bookshop, 14 Bury Place, WC1. 020 7269 9030. 7pm.

• TREASURES and curiosities from the Royal Library at Windsor Castle. Talk by Oliver Everett. Regent’s Park Decorative and Fine Arts Society meeting. £6. St John’s Wood Church Hall. 020 7586 1951. 8pm.

• BRING a song; sing a song. Sing something new or an old favourite. £2. Lauderdale House, Highgate Hill, N6. 020 8348 8716. 8pm.

• GOETHE: Genius and Initiate. Talk by David Lowe. £5 (£4). Rudolf Steiner House, 35 Park Road, NW1. 020 7723 4400. 7.30pm.

• BYZANTIUM to El Greco: the development of icons. Talk by Robin Cormack. Free. Barnard’s Inn Hall, Holborn, EC1. 020 7831 0575. 6pm.

• HAMPSTEAD Photographic Society. Competition – open prints, colour or monochrome, three images per entry. Judged by David Malarkey. £3. St John’s Church, Church Row, NW3. 020 7722 2907. 8-10pm.

• ARGENTINE tango. Highgate Newtown Community Centre, 25 Bertram Street, N19. 020 7272 7201. Weekly. 7-8pm.

• GUIDES. The Undercroft, All Hallows Church, Savernake Road, NW3. 020 7482 6387. Weekly. 6.30pm.

• HATHA yoga and relaxation. Maiden Lane Community Centre, 156 St Paul’s Crescent, NW1. 020 7267 3230. Weekly. 7pm-8.10pm.

• OVER-60s ladies’ club. Refreshments, bingo and raffles. 20p. Regent’s Park Tenants’ Association, Dick Collins Hall, Redhill Street, NW1. 020 7387 5987. Weekly. 2-4pm.

• WEB club. Write stories, play games. Ages 8-11. Camden Town Library, 218 Eversholt Street, NW1. 020 7974 1563. Weekly. 4-5.30pm.

• DANCE classes. Pilates-based dance for adults. 2.30-3.30pm. Jazz dance and choreography. 3.30-5pm. £1 with Camden Leisure card. Expression Dance Studios, 39-51 Linton House, Highgate Road, NW5. 020 7974 1542. Weekly.

• TABLE tennis for the over-50s. For Camden Leisure Card holders with basic table tennis experience. £1.50. Talacre Sports Centre, Dalby Street, NW5. 020 7431 3990. Weekly. 2-4pm.

• CRAFT lessons. Basket making classes. £1.50. Ceramics class. £2.50. Kingsgate Community Centre, 107 Kingsgate Road, NW6. 020 7328 9480. Weekly. 1-3pm.

• JUNIOR art studio. £1.50. Kingsgate Community Centre, 107 Kingsgate Road, NW6. 020 7329 9480. Weekly. 4-5.30pm.

WEDNESDAY 3

• WATERCOLOURS – landscapes in England, Spain, France and Greece by Eastenders actor Leonard Fenton. Opens today. Free. Burgh House, New End Square, NW3. 020 7435 8817. Until May 21. Wed-Fri/Sun 12-5pm.

• CHUCKLE training sessions. Donations to British Heart Foundation. Park bandstand, Lincoln’s Inn Fields, WC2. 07789 954972. 6.30pm.

• STAY safe online. Highgate Newtown Community Centre, 25 Bertram Street, N19. 020 7272 7201. Weekly. 10am-12pm.

• SPECIALISED remedial workout designed for back problems, bad posture, RSI injuries, assessed by advanced sports therapist. St Michael’s Church, South Grove, N6. 020 8444 4232. Weekly. 4pm.

• OVEREATERS anonymous. Support group using the 12 steps. Just come along. People with all forms of eating disorders welcome. St Mary’s Church Hall, corner of Abbey Road and Priory Road, NW6. 0870 225 9728. Weekly. 7.30-9pm.

• BASIC computer drop-in class. Queen’s Crescent Library, 165 Queen’s Crescent, NW5. 020 7485 2800. Weekly. 10.30am-12.30pm.

• THE information space. Project to complete? Information to find? Help and support finding information and help putting it all together. Ages 12-15. Camden Town Library, 218 Eversholt Street, NW1. 020 7974 1563. Weekly. 4-5pm.

• CARDIO-FITNESS and stretch classes for women of all ages. See Monday. £1. The Tenant’s Hall, 172b Weedington Road, NW5. 10.15-11.45am.

• AL-ANON. Support for friends and families of alcoholics. Free. Swiss Cottage Community Centre, 19 Winchester Road, NW3. Weekly. 8-9.30pm.

• JAZZ dance for adults. £1 with Camden Leisure card. Castlehaven Community Centre, Hawley Road, NW1. 020 7974 1542. Weekly. 12.30-1.30pm.

• CREATIVE dance for adults. All levels. £1 with Camden Leisure card. Swiss Cottage Community Centre, 19 Winchester Road, NW3. 020 7974 1542. Weekly. 3-4pm.

• RUBBER Bridge Group. £1.50. Burgh House, New End Square, NW3. Weekly. 1.30pm.

THURSDAY 4

• DRAGO Jancar and Nenad Velickovic discuss people placed under enormous stress in situations of conflict. Booking essential. £6. London Review Bookshop, 14 Bury Place, WC1. 020 7269 9030. 7pm.

• TOKYO Story. Highgate Film Society screening. 11 South Grove, N6. 020 8340 3343. 8pm.

• EUROPE’S future Biblically foretold. Talk. Highgate Society Hall, 10A South Grove, N6. 0800 092 3357. 8pm.

• FORGOTTEN voices of the Holocaust. Talk by Lyn Smith. £5 (£4). The Jewish Museum, 80 East End Road, N3. 020 8349 1143. 7.30pm.

• BOHEMIAN Voices. Live music with Rick Kieswetter and Peter Conway. £5 (£4). Lately Night Club, 175 West End Lane, NW6. 020 7813 2526. 8.30pm.

• ALEXANDER technique. Highgate Newtown Community Centre, 25 Bertram Street, N19. 020 7272 7201. Weekly. 8-10pm.

• YOGA. Holly Lodge Community Centre, 30 Makepeace Avenue, N6. 020 8342 9524. Weekly. 7.15pm.

• DESIGN and crafts. Fashion, crafts and interior design. Ages 7-14. Free. Swiss Cottage Community Centre. 07984 178 212. Weekly. 4-5pm.

• BINGO. Raffles and social club. 25p. Regents Park Tenants’ Association, Dick Collins Hall, Redhill Street, NW1. 020 7387 5987. Weekly. 8-10pm.

ONGOING

• MIRIAM Hyman Memorial Art Prize. Inaugural prize show with art from young and gifted 11-18-year-olds. Tricycle Gallery, 269 Kilburn High Road, NW6. 020 7372 6611. Until May 6. Mon-Sat 10am-10pm, Sun 3-9pm.

• DEAD or Alive? Photographs of animals by Martin Usborne. Lauderdale House, Highgate Hill, N6. 020 8348 8716. Until May 7.

• BIRDS and the Bees. Paintings and multimedia artwork by Sarah Howell. Coningsby Gallery, 30 Tottenham Street, W1. 020 7636 1064. Until May 6.

• GARBAGE etc. Paintings and sculptures by Phil Wildman from the garbage can to the gallery space, utilising the full power of found recycled objects. Free. The Gallery Space, St Pancras Hospital, 4 St Pancras Way, NW1. 020 7530 3328. Until May 26. Mon-Sun 9am-6pm.

• MARS in their Eyes. The story of Mars exploration and scientific discovery past, present and future as seen by cartoonists. £3 (£2/free). The Cartoon Museum, 35 Little Russell Street, WC1. 020 7580 8155. Until July 2. Tue-Sat 10.30am-5.30pm, Sun 12-5.30pm.

• 2006 staff photography competition. With 133 images from 44 photographers employed by the Camden and Islington Primary and Social Care Trusts, including 13 prizewinners. Free. Conference Centre, St Pancras Hospital, 4 St Pancras Way, NW1. 020 7530 3326. Until May 26. Mon-Fri 9am-6pm.

• THE Streets. Diverse photographs by Blake-Ezra Cole portraying street scenes from the Old City of Jerusalem. The Lockside Lounge, 75 West Yard, NW1. 020 7284 0007. Until June 10.

• ISRAELI contemporary applied arts – the Alix de Rothschild competition winners. Contemporary craftwork and ceramics from Israel. £3 (£2/children free). Ben Uri Gallery, 108a Boundary Road, NW8. 020 7604 3991. Until May 7. Mon-Fri 10m-5.30pm, Sun 12-4pm.

• THE Great Estates. Exhibition looking at the contribution London’s great landowners have made to the city’s development over the last four centuries and into the future. Free. New London Architecture, The Building Centre, 26 Store Street, WC1. 020 7250 0530. Until May 13. Mon-Fri 9am-6pm, Sat 10am-4pm.

• PASSOVER: Journey to Freedom. Exhibition for young people and families with pieces of Egyptian statuary, contemporaneous wooden tools and ceremonial art. £3.50 (£2.50/£1.50). The Jewish Museum, 129 Albert Street, NW1. 020 7284 1997. Until May 14. Mon-Thu 10am-4pm, Sun 10am-5pm.

• MICHELANGELO: money and medals. Examining Michelangelo’s Italy through coins and medals of the people who influenced his life and work. Free. British Museum, Great Russell Street, WC1. 020 7323 8000. Until June 25.

• INTERNET and email class. Camden Town Library, NW1. Mon 10am-12pm and 2.30-4.30pm, Tue 10am-12pm, Thur 2.30-4.30pm.

• PRE-SCHOOL Learning Alliance playgroup. Holly Lodge Family Centre, Oakeshott Avenue, N6. 020 8348 9275. Weekly. Mon-Fri 9am-1pm.

• SOCIAL club. Monday pool, Tuesday ladies’ darts, Thursday bingo. Regents Park Tenants’ Association, Dick Collins Hall, Redhill Street, NW1. 020 7387 5987. Mon-Tue/Thu-Fri 7.30-11pm, Sat-Sun 12-3pm. Weekly.