The Fifth HF ArtsFest Continues This Week

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With a programme of events and performances through till Sunday

After launching last weekend, Hammersmith and Fulham's own arts festival, HF ArtsFest continues with hundreds of events on offer across our borough daily till Sunday 10 June.

Now in its fifth year, HF ArtsFest has become an unmissable annual event in our local cultural calendar.

The HF ArtsFest is an inclusive, open arts event for all, with over 100 Arts Partners and 200 events from performing arts to literature, visual arts to film.

Performances and events are taking place across multiple venues in all corners of the Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham, with free admission for most of the activities.

Continuing highlights this week include:

Various artists, including Hammersmith United Charities Residents exhibiting at Uthink PDP's pop-up space in the Riverside Building on Hammersmith's riverfront

LAMDA's Summer Season, featuring four different plays until Thursday 7 June at LAMDA in Talgarth Road

Jan Zyrek & Ernest Zawada - Paintings at POSK in King Street, daily from 10am till 9pm.

Jonas Stout, local artist's work on show at the Anglesea Arms in Wingate Road

Leave Taking at the Bush Theatre and Fatherland at the Lyric Hammersmith

JOY. The Lyric hosts this new strand of the HF ArtsFest focused on disabled arts, with a programme of workshops and performances from 6 - 9 June. Producers Turtle Key Arts are busy booking projects with sSchools, and community groups and calling for local residents to audition for Tales of JOY, a commissioned piece to be performed in the Lyric Square on Saturday 9 June.

Find out more about JOY here.

You can see the full day by day programme on the HF ArtsFest website.

The festival comes to a close this weekend with a line-up of special events, including:

Unity Day: HF ArtsFest will include the third Unity Day Celebration taking place once again in Ravenscourt Park on Sunday 10 June from 12pm -6.30pm, with a mix of music, dance, circus and interactive events for all the family.

For the Curiously Minded, at the Bush Theatre on Saturday 9 June, with hosts Anjan Saha and Nina Joshi Ramsey returning for an HFArtsFest finale offering a rare opportunity to be up close and personal with a stellar array of guests across disciplines.6.30pm, ticket £10 or £6.50 concessions
 
Westfield London: As long standing partners of the HF ArtsFest, the Westfield Presents Stage will be showcasing local talent with an exciting two day programme, including the first appearance of the Fulham Symphony Orchestra at the Centre on Saturday 9 June from 12pm - 6pm and the annual Song Academy Young Songwriter 2018 Competition Showcase on Sunday 10 June from 2pm - 5pm.

You can find out more about all the events on offer at the HF ArtsFest website.

June 7, 2018