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Straight to the Point Hackney Museum
Spectre at the Feast  
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New Kids on the Block
Ingrid Ricciardello
Fringe Photos
Crime Wave
Edgar Allen Poe
Arts & Entertainment
Flower Power
Word on the Street
The Clapton Messiah
Surfing N16
Good Bar Guide
Drinking organic
Garden Colour
The North Bank
Crossword

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After the critical and commercial success of Crime and Punishment in Dalston, the Arcola Theatre continues with its production of hard-hitting drama dealing with issues of direct relevance to the local multicultural community. Playing until 17 August is the English Language World Premiere of Koffi Kwahule's Bintou, an ensemble piece about a 13year-old girl running wild on the streets of Paris and the extreme reaction to her behaviour from her traditional African family. The play is staged at 8pm, Monday-Saturday, with tickets at £10, £6 (cones) and pay what you can on Tuesday. The Arcola's cafe bar is a pleasant place to hang out and enjoy drinks and hot and cold food, and they have a good selection of newspapers and magazines. They also present live music - jazz, folk, cabaret and Turkish music on Friday and Saturday after the shows. The Arcola is at 27 Arcola street, box office 020 7503 1646.

The Rio Cinema has a mainly family-oriented month in August. Between 1 and 15 August the programme begins with Stuart Little 2 (U), 'for children of all ages', on at 11 am and the rest of the day/evening shows Men in Black 11 (PG), with Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones again saving the planet from undesirable Allens. Between 16 and 22 August there is Scooby Doo (U), with showings between 1 am and 4.15pm and the evenings are devoted to Lost in La Mancha (15) and The Girl From Paris (15). From 23 August till the end of the month there is the kids' animation feature Spirit Stallion of the Cimarron (U) at 1.15pm daily, while the Spanish subtitles love story Talk to Her (15) takes over the rest of the day. For further information contact the Rio on 020 7241 9410.

If you'd prefer something less sedentary, and want to keep the kids amused, then visit the Geffrye Museum in Shoreditch. The Museum is hosting two weeks of summer holiday workshops exploring trees, wood, bees and the Geffrye's gardens, including the herb garden. Sculpture making, wood carving and designing a tree house will keep the little darlings' minds occupied and give you a bit of peace. 30 July - 2 August and 6 August - 9 August, 10.30am 12.30pm and 2.00pm - 4.00pm. They're also holding a Special Summer Sunday - with a range of activities and events on 11 August, noon - 5pm. Kingsland Road, E2 8EA, 020 7739 9893.

On the local arts front, Jennie Harding has an exhibition of Abstract Water Colours at Ryan's during August, while Firefly has just mounted a series of fascinating photographs of Cuba in the bar. Meanwhile at the Kiosk Project on Kynaston Road Maria von Kohler (Royal Academy Schools) has installed a crash barrier scaled up from its Scalextrics origins to 'life size'. Traversing the entire gallery, the barrier blocks off an empty space and an empty wall, acting as a restrictive device, limiting access and leaving the viewer with almost nowhere to go. Viewable from the street or by appointment. Phone Regitze on 020 7249 0072 or www.thekioskproject.com .

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