Rowan Arts News and Events

London Met workshops at Resource for Holloway this Friday, Islington Exhibits' 2014 film screening at the Tea Party 

Rowan Arts News and Events

Resource for Holloway Job Club Weekly on Thursday and Friday, 2-5pm at Resource for London 356 Holloway Road (next to Waitrose) N7 6PA  A weekly series of employability skills, creative workshops and drop in sessions. This Thursday, get Twitter training from 2-5pm, starting with the basics and getting more advanced in the second half of the afternoon. On Friday, the first of LMU's employability workshops on Job Applications will take place from 2-5pm. To sign up for the LMU workshops please email nessa@rowanarts.net. For more information, please click here.

Free Job Interview Training  Friday 6 February – Friday 8 May at Resource for London 356 Holloway Road (next to Waitrose) N7 6PA  London Metropolitan University will teach a series of 6 workshops from their Employability in the Community Sector Module. These sessions are open and free to attend but you must commit to attending the first 4 in order to take part in the final interview. Sessions will be taught to students of LMU as well as people from Resource for Holloway job club. You will receive a certificate upon completion of this module. If you would like to attend, get in touch with nessa@rowanarts.net. For more information, please click here.

Turquoise Thursdays at The George N7 Tomorrow, 5 February 2015 at The George N7, 8-10pm, 9 Eden Grove, N7 9EE Join us this evening for our weekly night of live music, experimental performance and collaboration at the George pub, Holloway. This week featuring Cholesterol Jones, Lewis Barfoot and Sheldon Agwu. House guitar available. Email music@rowanarts.net, call 0207 700 2062, or just drop in to perform.

Tea Party Screening Islington Exhibits' 2014 Film  Friday 6 February, 4-5pm at Rowan Arts offices, Unit 35 The Studios, 10 Hornsey Street N7 8EL  Join us for our monthly Tea Party and meet the Rowan Arts team over tea and cake. Learn more about upcoming projects and the volunteering opportunities we offer, or just have a chat and a brew! This month featuring a screening of Islington Exhibits' 2014 Film. For more information, please click here.

Reel Islington Film Club: Pulp: A Story of Life, Death & Supermarkets Friday 6 February, doors at 6.45pm, film starts at 7pm, £5/£2.50 at The Old Fire Station, 84 Mayton St, London, N7 6QT Florian Habricht’s witty, innovative documentary follows the legendary titular band (perhaps the smartest and most charismatic in all of BritPop) as they prepare to say farewell after 25 years of performances. For more information, please click here.

Turquoise Thursdays Goes 'Green' at The George N7 Thursday 26 February 2015 at The George N7, 8-10pm, 9 Eden Grove, N7 9EE Musicians perform those classic songs that inspire us all to fight for what we believe in as part of Reel Islington Film Festival, 28 February-1 March 2015. For more information, please click here.

Rowan Arts Blogs and Websites

The George: Holloway’s last community pub? Sophie Mepham drops into The George to talk football, Irish pubs and sharing maltesers. Is The George Holloway's last community pub?  “I don’t know why I’m bothering with all this cleaning when there’s a match on Wednesday.” Kelly has probably been asking this question since she first started bartending the George 24 years ago. “The area is unrecognizable from then.” She tells me while ferociously sweeping.Read more of Sophie's excellent writing here.

Peace & Love Birds Meets Resource for Holloway  Volunteers from Resource for Holloway interviewed Sudanese artist Ahmed Eltahir as part of an interview training session. His exhibition Peace & Love Birds was produced by Trado, a group set up to improve the educational prospects of Sudanese children living in Yida refugee camp. If you missed his exhibition, catch up here.