Workshops and demonstrations
Various Educational Events & Demonstrations at the Opening Celebrations For adults and children. Including food stalls with Bengali snacks and sweets. Coaching and demonstrations of Bengali martial arts and sports, with information stalls on their practice in the UK and relevant contacts. Sun 11 July 11.00 am - 6.30 pm Old Spitalfields Market, Commercial Street, London E1 Tube: Liverpool Street / Shoreditch For more information call 0171 354 4141 All events free	Traditional scroll painting demonstrations A fantastic opportunity to see painter Shambhu Acharya at work, mixing natural pigments, preparing canvases and painting. Part of the exhibition Telling the Story at The Spitz Gallery. For adults and children. 11 - 25 July Wed to Sat 12.00 pm to 4.00 pm The Spitz Gallery, 109 Commercial Street, London E1 Tube: Liverpool Street For more information call The Spitz Gallery on 0171 392 9032 Free event	The Whitechapel Art Gallery Workshops on music, art, performance and digital media hosted by invited specialists forming part of the 000 zerozerozero event. 9 - 30 July Whitechapel Art Gallery, Whitechapel High Street, London E1 Tube: Aldgate East For more information call The Whitechapel Art Gallery on 0171 522 7857/7855
Storytelling demonstration Find out how storytelling styles Palagan and Patuagan evolved, what they mean and how they are performed. With storytellers Daniel Morden, Islamuddin Palakar, Durjan Ali Miah and Nur Hussain Miah. Tues 13 July from 4.00-5.00pm (followed by a performance at 7.30 pm) Studio Theatre, North Westminster Community School, North Wharf Road, London W2 Tube: Edgware Road Tickets: £2 Box office: 0171 641 8424	Workshops in visual arts, masks, decorative floor painting and more at the Barbican Arts Centre (see opposite for details). For children. Sun 18 July 12.00 -7.00 pm	Bangladeshi arts and crafts workshops for children and their families including work inspired by henna hand painting, decorative floor patterns and traditional textile motifs. Mon 19 - Fri 23 July 10.30am - 12.30pm every day The Horniman Museum 100 London Road, Forest Hill, London SE23 Forest Hill Railway Station Buses: 214, 43, 55, 505 For further information and to book workshops contact the Department of Community Education at the Museum on 0181 699 1872 extension 129 Free event
Family Days and Storytelling Events
Rez Kabir tells Bengali stories for children from 5 to 15 years. Thu 8 July at 4.30pm The Brady Centre, 192 - 196 Hanbury Street, London E1 Tube: Whitechapel/ Shoreditch/Aldgate East For further information call the Brady Centre on: 0171 364 4897 Free entry	Fun-packed day FREE workshops, performances for children, rickshaw rides, sports demonstrations, storytelling and much more at the Opening Celebrations in Old Spitalfields Market and Brick Lane. Sun 11 July 11.00 am - 6.30 pm For information call the Festival Hotline 0171 354 4141	Boats of Bangladesh Family Day including Bengali Storytelling by Rez Kabir. A presentation of traditional Folk Tales about Bengali river fishermen and their boats from 12.00 - 4.00pm, and from 2.00 - 4.00 pm a special Shipmates workshop with the "All Hands" team on river crafts from Bangladesh. Sat 17 July 12.00pm to 4.00pm National Maritime Museum, Romney Road, Greenwich, London SE10 Mays Hill Railway Station / DLR Island Garden For further information call the National Maritime Museum's bookings unit on 0181 312 6608 Free entry for children up to 16 years old, free for adults with a museum ticket.
Bengali Bites at The Barbican A day packed with activities for families and children of all ages. From traditional miniature painting to Alpana floor painting and from traditional dance through to Filmi dance, these workshops give you the opportunity to experience a full range of Bengali arts and crafts. Plus pupils from Banga Bandhu primary school and Bangladeshi artists give their free performance of Kahini - the untold story. Sun 18 July 12.00pm to 7.00pm Barbican Centre, Silk Street, London EC2Y Tube: Barbican/Moorgate/St Paul's/Liverpool Street/Bank/Mansion House Tickets: £2.00 a workshop, +50p booking fee For further information or to book call the Barbican Centre Box Office on 0171 638 8891	BACK