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Celebrity Chef Ottolenghi Brings Star Power to the Opening of the Art Fair
Festival organisers are delighted to welcome local chef and award-winning cookery writer Yotam Ottolenghi to open the Festival at the Art Fair in Keats House Garden.
Yotam now has 11 bestselling cookery books and 11 restaurants to his credit – in Hampstead we are lucky enough to have one in Rosslyn Hill. Yotam and his family live locally and he is a great supporter of community events so he did not hesitate to agree to come along.
Once he has cut the ribbon at 1pm he will choose a prize winner from the exhibition of work by local artists, to be given out at 2pm.
The Art Fair, which is free and open to everyone, continues with a puppet show at 2.30, unique craft stalls, sculpture, paintings and ceramics, wine and food, and a prize giving for the Picture the Heath competition.
Art Fair day - Sunday, 22 June 12 - 5 pm
Keats House, 10 Keats Grove, Hampstead, London NW3 2RR
Free Admission
Come along!
New Cash Prize to Celebrate 100 Years of Keats House
To mark the 100th anniversary of its opening to the public, this year Keats House has launched a new art prize.
A cash award of £100 will be given for the best painting depicting Keats House, with the winning entry also considered for acquisition into the Keats House collection.
Punch & Judy - The 21st Century Edition!
This is a traditional Punch & Judy show — reimagined for the 21st century! It’s a kinder, gentler version where nobody gets hurt, but all the classic fun is still here.
Join Joey the Clown, the Baby, the Policeman, the Sausages, the Crocodile, the Doctor, the Devil… and of course, the dancing dog Toby!
There might even be some cupcakes.
Art Fair day - Sunday, 22 June at 2.30 pm
Keats House, 10 Keats Grove, Hampstead, London NW3 2RR
Free Admission
Open Air Theatre New Play
This year the visiting open-air theatre company have decided to give Shakespeare a rest and perform an adaptation of Thackeray’s classic novel Vanity Fair, featuring one of literature’s pluckiest heroines, Becky Sharp.
It’s a family-friendly romp!
There will be 4 performances:
Thursday 26 June at 7 pm
Friday 27 June at 7pm
Saturday 5 July at 2.30 pm and 6pm.
Get your ticket here
Bring a picnic and sit on the lawn or buy a bottle of wine and some nibbles.
