Cinematograph Film Club

Screening films on (usually!) the 1st and 3rd Sundays of the month.
8pm / Free entry

Here is our forthcoming programme:

20 NOVEMBER
PARIS-ROUBAIX
A Sunday In Hell (1976)
111 mins

Established in 1896, the Paris-Roubaix is one of the oldest races in cycling. This documentary
captures the 1976 race, following the cyclists through the treacherous terrain of cobbled
streets, heavy traffic and a protest march, featuring Eddy Mercx and Roger De Vlaeminck.

4 DECEMBER
BRIAN JONESTOWN MASSACRE
DIG! (2004)
107 mins

Reflecting the extremes of life in a band, DIG! tracks the disheveled existence of BJM
and their rivalry-cum-friendship with The Dandy Warhols. We will be playing related music
before and after the film.

18 DECEMBER
JACK KEROUAC
What Happened To Kerouac? (1986)
96 mins

A legend of the Beat Generation revealed through archive footage and interviews with
those who knew him best, including insights from Allen Ginsberg and William S. Burroughs.

8pm start. Free entry.

A monthly stand-up comedy night on the last Thursday of every month at The Duke Of Wellington.
7.30pm / £5 entry.

Featuring several comedians and an MC every month

No night in January 2012 due to the Duke Ale Festival.

Thursday 23rd February

Josh Widdicombe -
Star of Live at the Apollo and Stand Up for the Week
“Josh Widdicombe has the sort of gentle confidence, low-key charisma and one-for-all-the-family charm which could see him selling out enormous stadiums in a couple of years.” The Times

Plus:
Andrew Watts
Martin Croser
Jack De’ath
MC Ian Rigby

Thursday 29th March

Nick Helm – Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee
“top tip – the utterly full on Nick Helm” – Bruce Dessau – The London Evening Standard

Matthew Crosby
“Intriguingly Matthew Crosby from Bromley is also a comedian.” What’s On In Kent magazine

Plus:
Holly Burn
James W Smith
MC Ian Rigby

Thursday 26th April

Jigsaw- extended set
“a perfect blend of smart and silly” Spoonfed

Buy tickets:  http://www.wegottickets.com

For further details:  comedydukeN1@gmail.com
On Twitter: @COMEDYDUKEN1

Our monthly Duke of Wellington Dinner Club takes place in our back room.  Featuring a 4-course meal of seasonal British produce, the emphasis is on a communal eating experience, think a dinner party in friendly, sociable surroundings, with new friends.

To make a reservation please email info@thedukeofwellingtonN1.com / Tel: 020 7275 7640

Next event – Coming January 2012

£35.00 for 4 courses, plus an amouse bouche and coffee or tea

Please note, vegetarian options will be available, please enquire when booking.  The September 2011 was:

Amuse Bouche
Globe Artichoke with hollandaise sauce

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Starter
Braised mutton, roast butternut squash & caper cream sauce

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Fish Course
Mussels and shallots in London beer

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Main Course
Roast Barbary duck breast, crushed new potatoes, shallots, and crisped curly kale with port and juniper sauce

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Dessert
Pear three ways: Poached, baked and caramelised served with walnut and blue cheese crumbs

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Coffee / Tea
To be followed by coffee or tea of your choice. Our coffee is supplied by Climpsons of London Fields

* Vegetarian Options Available for all courses, please enquire when booking *

Roll up roll up for an an evening of good old fashioned fun.

Guests are divided into teams and play games in the same vein as Pictionary, Charades and Articulate. Each game last for around 20 minutes before players rotate to play a different team at a different game.

Players must register to play by 7.30pm, and games start at 8pm

Please contact Lauren: mrballsparlourgames@gmail.com / 0777 900 3327

Upcoming dates: Future dates TBC.

Our next (6th!) Real Ale Festival runs Thursday 26th January until Sunday 29th January 2012.

We kick off at 3pm on Thursday 26th. As usual all our 8 real ale handpumps will be utilised, plus our back room racking, with  23 real ales direct from the cask available over the course of the festival.

This festival’s theme is New World Hops and New Ale Styles, so there will be lots of interesting ales, including a number brewed especially for us, together with a range of Welsh and West Country real ciders.

10% discount for all CAMRA members.

Full list of ales and ciders:

Ale

1) Dark Star – Smoked Porter 5.4%

2) Dark Star – American Pale Ale 4.7%

3) Dark Star – Revelation IPA 5.7%

4) Ascot – Red IPA 5.5%

5) Brodies – Balls Pond Red 6.1%

6) Brodies – American Brown 4.8%)

7) Brodies – Kiwi 3.8%

Magic Rock – High Wire 5.5%

9) Magic Rock – Dark Arts 6%

10) BBF – Milk Stout 4.5%

11) BBF – Virtue 4.2%

12) Hard Knott – Code Black 5.6%

13) Hard Knott – Continuum 4%

14) Boggart – Cascade 4%

15) Steel City – Dark Funeral ABV 5.3%

16) Saltaire – South Island Pale 3.5%

17) Tryst – Carronade IPA 4.2%

18) Ilkley – Lotus IPA 5.7%

19) Marble – Chocolate 5.5%

20) Windsor & Eton – Conqueror 5%

21) Kernel – Nelson Sauvin Pale Ale 5.3%

22) Kernel – Export India Porter 6.5%

23) Crouch Vale – Amarillo 5%

Cider

1) Penallt Perry
2) Springfield Red Dragon Medium
3) Bollhayes Medium Dry
4) Butford Perry
5) Ciderfect Medium Dry
6) Handmade Cider Co Rough Diamond Dry
7) Hartland Perry
Newton Court Medium
9) Sarah’s Medium Dry
10) Upperhouse Medium
11) Venton Cyder Pig’s Snout Dry
12) Oliver Perry