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My Boy Danny: the acclaimed play tackling LGBTQ hate crime

Written and directed by Alfie James, don't miss this production coming to Kentish Town's Lion & Unicorn Theatre
Art

Isolating Together: the photography exhibition across 18 locations

Use the handy map to explore all the works in Karishma Puri's unique show to mark a year of lockdown
Community

Camden & Islington LGBTQ History Month 2021 is here

Give yourself a Netflix holiday with more than 30 online cultural events, from book clubs to heritage trails
History

Kentishtowner at 10: a decade celebrating hyperlocal

It's been ten years since our first tentative blogpost. Here's what happened since
Community

12 local reasons to be cheerful

Forget boarded-up shops, rain and Covid with these new openings, relaunches, discounts and more
Community

Queering Camden: a new LGBTQ+ community mapping project

Founder Sarah Allen explains more about her inventive way to tackle queer isolation in difficult times
LGBT

Zodiac Bar: north London’s newest LGBTQ+ venue

Against the ongoing closure of Camden's legendary Black Cap, a new bar has quietly opened between Tufnell Park and Archway
Community

Black History Month: 5 Highlights in Camden

Black History Season 2020 takes place both virtually and in physical spaces across the capital
Canal towpath by London Zoo
Family

Take a ZSL perimeter safari in NW1 – for nada

Yes, it’s well worth supporting the Zoo's valuable conservation efforts. But there’s nothing wrong with a free circuit around its fence, right?
Culture

Camden’s statues, monuments and place names to be examined

As part of the Black Lives Matter protests, cross-party group to review existing naming of buildings, streets, public spaces and memorials

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