MONDAY 12

THE Bubble. Jewish Community Centre for London film screening. £10. Charlotte Street Hotel, 15 Charlotte Street, W1. 020 7431 9866 to book. 7.30pm.

SPES second hand book sale. Books 20p each. Free entrance. Conway Hall, Red Lion Square, WC1. 020 7242 8034. 11am-5pm.

WOMEN’S self-defence. Holly Lodge Community Centre, 30 Makepeace Avenue, N6. 020 8342 9524. Weekly. 8.45am.

WINTER Show ’08. Global art featuring El Anatsui, William S. Burroughs and Elisabeth Lalouschek. Final day. October Gallery, 24 Old Gloucester Street, WC1. 020 7242 7367.
Tue-Sat 12.30-5.30pm.

BASIC computing. 4-week course. Queens Crescent Library, 165 Queens Crescent, NW5. 020 7974 6243. Weekly. 10am-1pm.

COMPUTER learning. Ages 50+. Free. Maiden Lane Community Centre, 156 St Paul’s Crescent, NW1. 020 7267 9586. Weekly. 10.30am-1pm.

INTRODUCTION to the internet and email. Free. Maiden Lane Community Centre, 156 St Paul’s Crescent, NW1. 020 7267 9586. Weekly. 7-9pm.

RHYME time. Session for under-5s. Queens Crescent Library, 165 Queens Crescent, NW5. 020 7974 6243. Weekly. 11am-12pm.

IYENGAR yoga classes. The Rooms Above, 174 Mill Lane, NW6. 07967 984 899. Weekly. 9.30-11am.

KARATE (Shito-Ryu) class. Intermediate level. Ages 9+. £2.50. OLHC Parish Hall, Falkland Road, NW5 2XT. 07903 955 072. Weekly. 6-7.30pm.

DABKEH classes. Energetic traditional Palestinian dance. All ages welcome. Castlehaven Community Centre, NW1. 0845 458 1167. Weekly. 6.30-8pm.

PILATES classes. Beginners. Ages 50+. Booking essential. £7. Kingsgate Community Centre, Kingsgate Road, NW6. 07961 039 485. Weekly. 2-3pm.

PUB quiz in aid of Hope for Children. Great prize for winners. £2. Archway Tavern, Archway Close. 020 7096 8937. Weekly. 9pm.

ACTIVE meditation drop-in. Primrose Hill Community Centre, 29 Hopkinsons Place, NW1. 020 7449 2129. Weekly. 7.15pm.

CHILDREN’S trapeze. Ages 5-12. Highgate Newtown Community Centre, 25 Bertram Street, N19. 020 7272 7201. Weekly. 5-6pm.

DANCE classes for adults. Beginners’ ballet 10.30-11.30am. Beginners’ tap 11.30am-12.15pm. Improvers’ ballet 12.15-1.15pm. Improvers’ tap 1.15-2pm. £1. Expressions Dance Studios, 39 Linton House, Highgate Road, NW5. 020 7974 1542. Weekly.

IRISH dance classes. Irish Centre, Camden Square, NW1. 07966 186 922. Weekly. 6pm.

TUESDAY 13

Brilliant Women – 18th-Century Bluestockings. Talk by Elizabeth Eger. £6. Foundling Museum, 40 Brunswick Square, WC1. 020 7841 3614. 7-8.30pm.

ISRAEL’S coalition politics – conundrum or catastrophe? Discussion with Vernon Bogdanor and Hagai Segal. Plus talk on Camp David. £15. London Jewish Cultural Centre, Ivy House, 94 North End Road, NW11. 020 8457 5000. Talk 7pm, discussion 8pm.

PUTTING memory into action. Talk with Helen Bamber and Isca Salzberger Wittenberg. £5. Upstairs at The Adelaide, Adelaide Road, NW3. 020 7431 9866 to book. 8pm.

HAMPSTEAD Photographic Society meeting. Photography and memory. Talk by Marion Davis. £3. St John’s Church, Church Row, NW3. 020 7722 2907. 8-10pm.

ALCOHOLICS Anonymous open meetings. Friends and relatives welcome. Rona Hart studio/church hall, corner of Willoughby Road and Rosslyn Hill. Weekly. 8pm.

STREET locking and funk dance class, open level. Acland Burghley School Dance Studio, Burghley Road, NW5. 0207 482 9894. Weekly. 6-7pm.

RELAXERCISE. Chair-based exercise class. Donation. Holly Lodge Community Centre, 30 Makepeace Avenue, N6. 020 8342 9524. Weekly. 11.15am.

HEALING. All welcome. Free. United Reformed Church, Pond Square, N6. Weekly. 6-8pm.

IT for beginners. Introduction to email. 5-week course. Students need some basic computer skills. Kilburn Library, 12 Kilburn High Road, NW6. 020 7974 1965. Weekly. 1-3pm.

ENSTY sport. New health fitness central power inner strength class. £4. Kingsgate Community Centre, 107 Kingsgate Road. 07962 879 883. Weekly. 7-8pm.

CHESS. All standards welcome. League and club tournaments. Lower Vestry House, St George’s Bloomsbury, 6 Little Russell Street, WC1. 07917 732 080. Weekly. 6.30pm.

SAHAJA yoga meditation. Free. Swiss Cottage Community Centre, 19 Winchester Road, NW1. Weekly. 7.30pm.

GENTLE hatha yoga. Torriano Infants’ School, Torriano Avenue, NW5. 020 7267 3230. Weekly during term time. 4-5pm.

NHS stop-smoking clinic. Using the most effective methods available to help smokers quit for good. Norfolk Arms, Leigh Street, WC1. 0800 10 70 401. Weekly. 4-6.30pm.

NRG Camden. Youth group for LGB young people to discuss their sexuality. 020 7803 1684. Weekly. 4-6pm.

BAR Wotever. Where QUEER talents meet. Open stage and decks. Free. Central Station, 37 Wharfdale Road, N1. 07932 797 769. Weekly. 6-12pm.

CHI kung. £7 (£6). Expressions Studios, 39 Highgate Road, NW5. Weekly. 1-2pm.

NHS stop smoking group. Support and nicotine replacement products. Crowndale Health Centre, 59 Crowndale Road, NW1. 0800 107 0401. Weekly. 10.30-11.30am

HATHA yoga. Yoga and health. 7-8pm. HATHA yoga and relaxation. 7-8.10pm. Maiden Lane Community Centre, 156 St Paul’s Crescent, NW1. 020 7267 3230. Weekly.

CHI-kung evening classes. £10. The Rooms Above, 174 Mill Lane, NW6. 07904 238 745. Weekly. 7-8.30pm.

ACTING for fun. Drop-in acting classes for non-professionals. £10. Emmanuel Church West Hampstead, Lyncroft Gardens, NW6. 07967 734 693. Weekly. 8-9.30pm.

BRIDGE Duplicate. Informal bridge club. £6. London Jewish Cultural Centre,
94 North End Road, NW11. 0208 457 5000. Weekly. 1-4pm.

REBIRTHING breathwork group. Violet Hill Studios, 6 Violet Hill, NW8. 07813 847 475. Weekly. 7.30-10.30pm.

AA open meeting. Friends and relatives also welcome. Rona Hart Dance Studio, corner of Willoughby Road and Rosslyn Hill, NW3. stv82@ hotmail.co.uk. Weekly. 8.10pm.

REDEMPTION Charismatic Fellowship Pentecostal Church. Healing, Bible studies, prayer, counselling. Highgate Society Hall, 10A South Grove, N6. 020 7263 6510. Weekly.

MOVEMENT to Music. Keep-fit. All abilities catered for. First session free. St Martin's Church Hall, Vicar’s Road, NW5. 020 7485 3807. Weekly. 7-8pm.

TUESDAY art club. Mad 4 Art and recycling. Bring parent/carer. Ages 7+. £3. Ludham and Waxham Community Tenants Hall, Lismore Circus, Gospel Oak, NW3. 07843 627 343. Weekly. 3.30-5.30pm.

WALK on Hampstead Heath. Informal two-hour stroll to see what birds are around, weather permitting. Meet Parliament Hill Café, Hampstead Heath. 020 8340 4184. Weekly. 10am.

JUDO classes. £3.50 for Camden residents. Holly Lodge Community Centre,
30 Makepeace Avenue, N6. 020 8342 9524. Weekly. 7-8.15pm.

OVER-60s ladies’ club. Refreshments, bingo and raffles. 20p. Regents Park Tenants' Association, Dick Collins Hall, Redhill Street, NW1. 020 7387 5987. Weekly. 2-4pm.

DANCE classes. Beginners’ dance 1-2pm. £1. Creative dance improvers 2.30-4pm. £2. Jazz dance 4.15-5.15pm. £1. Funk/disco dance 5.30-6.45pm. £2. Expressions Dance Studios, 39 Linton House, Highgate Road, NW5. 020 7974 1542. Weekly.

TABLE tennis for the over-50s. For Camden Leisure Card holders with basic experience. £1.50. Talacre Sports Centre, Dalby Street, NW5. 020 7431 3990. Weekly. 2-4pm.

SURESTART drop-in for under-4s. Drill Hall, 16 Chenies Street, WC1. 020 7307 5060. Weekly. 10.30am-5.30pm.

CRAFT lessons. Basket-making classes. £1.50. Ceramics class. £2.50. Kingsgate Community Centre, 107 Kingsgate Road, NW6. 020 7328 9480. Weekly. 1-3pm.

JUNIOR art studio. £1.50. Kingsgate Community Centre, 107 Kingsgate Road, NW6. 020 7329 9480. Weekly. 4-5.30pm.

WEDNESDAY 14

CAN communities in the UK coexist? Discussion with Professor Michael Keith, Stephen Douglas and Baroness Neuberger. £6. JZ Young Lecture Theatre, UCL, Gower Street, WC2. 020 7431 9866 to book. 7pm.

SALSA classes. £5 (£3). Primrose Hill Community Centre, 29 Hopkinsons Place, NW1. 020 7586 8327. Weekly. 7-9pm.

GENTLE exercise sessions. London Irish Centre, 50 Camden Square, NW1. 020 7916 2222. Weekly. 10.30-11.30am.

OVEREATERS anonymous. Support group for people with eating disorders. St Mary’s Church Hall, corner of Abbey and Priory roads, NW6. 0870 225 9728. Weekly. 6.45-8pm.

TAI Chi for over-50s. £1. Primrose Hill Community Centre, 29 Hopkinsons Place, NW1. 020 7586 8327. Weekly. 12.15-1pm.

AL-ANON. Support for friends and families of alcoholics. Free. Swiss Cottage Community Centre, 19 Winchester Road, NW3. Weekly. 7pm.

CREATIVE dance classes for boys and girls. Ages 5-8, 4-4.45pm. Ages 8-11, 5-5.45pm. Free. Kentish Town Community Centre, 17 Busby Place, NW5. 020 7482 3212. Weekly.

YOUTH project. Ages 13-19. Kentish Town Community Centre, 17 Busby Place, NW5. 020 7482 3212. Weekly. 6.30-9pm.

DISCO and funk dance class, open level. One KX, 120 Cromer Street, WC1.
Weekly. 4.30-5.30pm.

USING a digital camera. 10-week course. Queens Crescent Library, 165 Queens Crescent, NW5. 020 7974 6243. Weekly. 10am-12pm.

E-CITIZEN. Basic computer course leading to a qualification. Queens Crescent Library, 165 Queens Crescent, NW5. 020 7974 6243. Weekly. 10am-1pm.

UK online centre learners. Over-60s, 10am-4pm. All members, 4-8pm. Holly Lodge Community Centre, 30 Makepeace Avenue, N6. 020 8342 9524 for an appointment. Weekly.

BINGO, sewing and social club. Donation. Holly Lodge Community Centre, 30 Makepeace Avenue, N6. 020 8342 9524. Weekly. 1-4pm.

CHI-kung morning classes. £8. The Rooms Above, 174 Mill Lane, NW6. 07904 238 745. Weekly. 9.30-10.30am.

OPEN learning on the computer. Scanning, digital camera, desktop publishing. Maiden Lane Community Centre, 156 St Paul’s Crescent, NW1. 020 7267 9586. Weekly. 7-9pm.

RHYME time. Session for under-5s. Kentish Town Library, 262 Kentish Town Road, NW5. 020 7974 2491. Weekly. 10am-12.30pm.

MEDITATION classes. Kentish Town Library, 262 Kentish Town Road, NW5. 020 7974 2491. Weekly. 7.30-9pm.

BALLROOM and Latin dancing with instruction. £5. Luther Tyndale Church Hall, Leighton Crescent, NW5. 020 7439 3405. Weekly. 8-10pm.

HATHA yoga. Royal College of Physicians, St Andrew’s Place, NW1. 020 7267 3230. Weekly. 5.15-6.15pm.

NHS stop-smoking clinic. Using the most effective methods available to help smokers quit for good. Bull and Last Pub, Highgate Road, NW5. 0800 10 70 401. Weekly. 3.30-5.30pm.

BEGINNERS tai-chi. Relax and strengthen yourself. Our Lady Help of Christians Church, Lady Margaret Road, NW5. 020 8815 9881. Weekly. 7-8.30pm.

JOB club. Advice and support for unemployed looking for work. Free. Camden Town Library, 218 Eversholt Street, NW1. 020 7974 1563. Weekly. 1.30-3pm.

HATHA yoga classes. Royal College of Physicians, 11 St Andrew’s Place, NW1. 020 7267 3230. Weekly. 5.15-6.15pm.

JOGGERS and runners group. £1. Meet at the Hub, Regent’s Park, NW1. 020 7974 1542. Weekly. 4.30-5.30pm.

ULTIMATE gymball workout. Yoga and pilates combined into an energetic workout. Qualified instructor. St Michael’s Church, South Grove, N6. 020 8444 4232. Weekly. 6pm.

WALK in Regent’s Park. Regent’s Park Tennis Cafe, York Bridge, NW1. 020 7974 1542. Weekly. 2.30-4pm.

GAMES club. Including Scrabble, cards etc. Kentish Town Community Centre, 17 Busby Place, NW5. 020 7482 3212. Weekly. 4-6pm.

REMEDIAL exercise classes. Yoga, pilates, balance and corework for strength and injury prevention. St Michael's Church, South Grove, N6. 020 8444 4232. Weekly. 6pm.

PERFORMANCE dance class. £1. Swiss Cottage Community Centre, Winchester Road, NW3. 020 7974 1542. Weekly. 3.30-5pm.

CAMDEN Jam. Open mic music session. Free. The Fiddlers, 1 Malden Road, NW5. 07708 967 605. Weekly. 8-12pm.

THURSDAY 15

LUNCHTIME concert. Brian O’Kane and Alasdair Beatson - cello and piano. £5 (£4). Foundling Museum, 40 Brunswick Square, WC1. 020 7841 3614. 1.10-1.50pm.

A Messiaen Celebration. Song recitals, piano music and film screening. Part of Hampstead & Highgate Festival. £20 (£18). Highgate Literary & Scientific Institution, 11 South Grove, N6. 020 8340 3343. 8pm.

SUNLIGHT on the Garden. Poetry and prose on Hampstead & Highgate, with Diana Bishop, Flick Rea and Piers Plowright. Part of the Hampstead & Highgate Festival. £6. Burgh House, New End Square, NW3. 0870 033 2733. 1pm.

EXILES, émigrés and eccentrics. Talk by Monica Bohm-Duchen. Part of the Hampstead & Highgate Festival. £10 (£8). Burgh House, New End Square, NW3. 020 8371 7373. 7.30pm.

ANGAZA Africa – African art now. Major works by 12 artists. Opens today. October Gallery, 24 Old Gloucester Street, WC1. 020 7242 7367. Until June 30. Tue-Sat 12.30-5.30pm.

INSIDE the teen brain. Talk by Suzanne Franks. £10. London Jewish Cultural Centre, Ivy House, 94 North End Road, NW11. 020 8457 5000. 8pm.

SELF defence/kickboxing. Subsidised places available. £5. Kentish Town Community Centre, 17 Busby Place, NW5. 020 7482 3212. Weekly. 7.30-9pm.

KARATE (Shito-Ryu) class. Beginners’ level. Ages 9+. £1.50. OLHC Parish Hall, Falkland Road, NW5 2XT. 07903 955 072. Weekly. 6-7.30pm.

BEHIND the scenes tour of British Library’s art conservation studios. Booking advised. British Library, 96 Euston Road, NW1. 0870 444 1500. Weekly. 2-3pm.

YOGA classes. Holly Lodge Community Centre, 30 Makepeace Avenue, N6. 020 8444 4685. Weekly. 7.15-8.30pm.

ART classes. Ages 5-11. All materials included. £7.50. Kingsgate Community Centre, 107 Kingsgate Road, NW6. 020 7916 9176. Weekly. 4-5.30pm.

GENTLE yoga. £1. Mornington Sport Centre, Arlington Road, NW1. 020 7974 1542.
Weekly. 3-4pm.

LIVE Jazz at Lunchtime. With Leon Cohen on a grand piano. Free. Red Hedgehog, 255 Archway Road. 020 8348 5050. Weekly. 1-2pm.

SING church music with the Gallery Choir. Free. St Saviour’s Church, Eton Road, NW3. 020 7586 6522. Weekly. 8pm.

TAI chi for the over-60s. All levels welcome. Tenants’ Hall, Ossulston Street, NW1. 07775 756 630. Weekly. 1.30pm.

LINE dancing. £1. Peckwater Tenants Association, off Islip Street, NW5. 020 7974 1542. Weekly. 3.30-4.30pm.

ALEXANDER technique. Highgate Newtown Community Centre, 25 Bertram Street, N19. 020 7272 7201. Weekly. 8-10pm.

ONGOING

LIFELONG Impressions. Paintings, prints, sculptures and drawings by Milein Cosman. Free. Hampstead Museum, Burgh House, New End Square, NW3. 020 7431 0144. Until June 29. Wed-Fri/Sun 12-5pm.

LUNCH club. Three-course meal of fresh food cooked daily in our kitchen. For those of pensionable age or receiving disability benefits. £2.60, first meal free. Somers Town Community Centre, 150 Ossulston Street, NW1. 020 7388 6088. Mon-Fri 12.15pm.

CAFÉ 60. Low cost café for over-60s. Abbey Community Centre, 222c Belsize Road, NW6. 020 7624 8378. Weekly. Wed/Fri 12-1pm.

ARTIST in Residence. Sculptures and installations by Noemi Lakmaier. Camden Arts Centre, Arkwright Road, NW3. 020 7472 5500. Until May 11. Tue/Thu-Sun 10am-6pm, Wed 10am-9pm.

SUPPORT group for Camden residents who use sleeping pills or daytime minor tranquillisers. 020 7241 8980 for more details.

HOMEWORK club. School term-time only. Queens Crescent Library, 165 Queens Crescent, NW5. 020 7974 6243. Weekly. Wed/Fri 4-6pm.

LEARN to jive. Beginners, Mon 6-7.30pm. Improvers, Mon 8-9.30pm. Also classes on Tue, Thu and Fri. 020 7794 1194. Weekly.

INTERNET and email classes. Free. Camden Town Library, 218 Eversholt Street, NW1. 020 7974 1563. Weekly. Mon 10am-12pm, Thu 2.30-4pm.

MAVIS Beacon touch-typing classes. Free. Camden Town Library, 218 Eversholt Street, NW1. 020 7974 1563. Weekly. Mon 10am-12pm, Thu 2.30-4pm.

SELF defence – Jeet Kune Do. Black belt instruction. No full contact. Two classes a week. Holly Lodge Community Centre, N6. 020 8347 7232. Weekly. Mon/Wed/Thu 6.30-8pm.

RETIREMENT forum. Group exploring the impact of retirement on people’s life, health etc. Meets monthly in NW London. 020 8458 4134. 11am.

FRENCH, Italian, Spanish classes. All levels. Chalk Farm Library, Sharpleshall Street, NW1. 0870 060 9800. Weekly. Tue-Thu 10am.

ECDL computer course. MS Office and internet skills leading to a qualification. Queens Crescent Library, 165 Queens Crescent, NW5. 020 7974 6243. Weekly. Tue/Fri 10am-1pm.

GOODNIGHT, Sweet Dreams club. Maximum 5-minute phone calls for people with no one at home to say goodnight to. 020 7226 5258. Daily 9-10pm.

YOUTH club. Ages 13-19. Kentish Town Community Centre, 17 Busby Place, NW5. 020 7482 3212. Weekly. Mon/Wed 7.30-9pm.

FIND out about volunteering. Drop-in sessions. Volunteer Centre Camden, 293 Kentish Town Road, NW5. 020 7424 9990. Weekly. Tue 12-2pm, Thu 2-4pm.