What's On

PADDINGTON: A group of artists who are or have been homeless will stage their second public show at the Subway Gallery, from September 10 to 25.

The ART MINE exhibition takes place in kiosk one of the Joe Strummer pedestrian subway, at the junction of Edgware Road and Harrow Road, and will be open from 11am to 7pm, Mondays to Saturdays.

LITTLE VENICE: Five music concerts will be held over three days as part of this year's Little Venice Music Festival.

Tickets can be bought for the concerts, which take place on October 1, 2 and 3, either in advance or on the day.

REGENT'S PARK: The sounds of eastern Europe will be coming to the bandstand in Regent's Park on Sunday, September 5.

An afternoon of musical entertainment, line and circle dancing, children's activities and cultural displays will be laid on as part of Klezmer in the Park, a free event hosted by the Jewish Music Institute and the Jewish News on behalf of JCUK, the association of Jewish culture providers.

WESTMINSTER: Some of the borough's most beautiful churches will be unlocking their doors to visitors between 10am and 6pm on September 11.

The Ride+Stride event involves churches from all over the country, but for the first time in the event's 29-year history, London is taking part this year.

BAYSWATER: Around 100 horses will be welcomed to St John's Church, in Hyde Park Crescent, to celebrate the 42nd anniversary of Horseman's Sunday on September 19.

The occasion will be marked by the procession and blessing of horses by the Reverend Stephen Mason.

PIMLICO: Behind-the-scenes tours will be given at Westminster Archives Centre, in St Ann's Street, on September 18.

Staff will show historic prints, unique manuscripts and rare books on the day, as part of the Open House London weekend which allows members of the public access both public and private buildings across London.

VICTORIA: Join authors Jemma Wayne, Debi Alper and Tom Bromley for an evening of readings from 33, a unique anthology of London stories.

In the book, there is one short story written about each of London's 33 boroughs.
On October 4, they will be reading from their stories about Barnet, Croydon and Lambeth at Victoria Library, in Buckingham Palace Road.

BAYSWATER: Celebrate the 120th anniversary of the birth of Agatha Christie at Paddington Library, in Porchester Road, on September 14.

Anyone is welcome to attend from 6pm, to explore the famous writer's murder mysteries and detective fiction stories.

Advance booking is not necessary.

For more information, call the library on 020 7641 1300.

NORTH PADDINGTON: Making a change from darts or pool as typical pub entertainment, drinkers will be treated to opera at the Chippenham pub in Shirland Road on August 24.

For one night only, the OperaUpClose company will perform Act II of their highly acclaimed production of Puccini's La Boheme from 6pm.

BAYSWATER: Bobbie Derbyshire will give the inside story on writing and getting into print in today's tough market with a talk at Paddington Library, in Porchester Road, on September 22.

The author won the 2008 fiction prize at the National Academy of Writing and has published two novels - Truth Games and Love, Revenge and Buttered Scones.

The talk, which starts at 6pm, is open to anyone and advance booking is not necessary.

For more details, call the library on 020 7641 1300.