What's On in Brentford this weekend

Every Thursday we bring you our top picks of events in Brentford happening over the coming weekend.

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Events coming up in Brentford

Friday afternoon: Board games

Friday afternoon means one thing: Board Games at the London Museum of Steam's Pump and Grind Coffee shop.

From Dominoes and Jenga to Trivial Pursuit and Cluedo, head to the Barn Community between 2-4pm to meet your gaming match. 

Find more info here.

Friday: Temple & The Square Circle

The UK Asian Film Festival 2022 is up and running at Watermans with a double bill of films in the programme this Friday. 

First up is Temple, a film which follows two queer South Asian friends, Rehal and Arul, as they find sanctuary from the prejudice of British society.

Though Rehal's love for Arul is unrequited, Arul believes they can remain friends. Over breakfast one morning the two discuss their difficulty finding acceptance as queer brown Londoners – yet find despite what they have in common, fundamental differences between them still threaten to destroy their friendship. 

On screen after Temple is The Square Circle and its story of a British Muslin girl who faces the choice of a heterosexual marriage or conversion therapy.

After Alisha is pictured kissing her girlfriend, she is kept in isolation and punished by her family for disgracing the family honour. Given a choice by her father, Alisha can either marry her first cousin and move to Pakistan, or attend a retreat in Pakistan where a holy man will exorcise the demon living within her.

Alisha wonders if she really has a choice when both fates lead her to an unhappy life.

More information here.

Saturday: The Perseus Duo play Mozart, Chausson, Dvorak & Brahms

Violinist Anthony Poon & pianist Galin Ganchev will perform a free concert at All Saints Church in Isleworth. 

On the programme: Mozart - Sonata no. 32, Chausson – Poème, Dvorak – Romance, Brahms - Sonata no. 3.

More details.

Saturday: Main Hoon, I can – UK Asian Film Festival 2022

This sincere biopic narrates the extraordinary life of Minu Bakshi. Minu Bakshi is a Punjabi folk artist who wears many hats.

She is a poet, writer, linguist, translator, philanthropist and singer. This documentary explores her multifaceted life and the people she has impacted through her work. It is both an insightful and inspiring piece of cinema.

Followed by a Q&A with Director: Ajay Krishnakant Chitnis, Minu Bakshi and hosted by Tanu Banaik

Click here for more information.

Sunday: 'The Mercenary River' book talk by Nick Higham

No city can survive without water, and lots of it. Today we take the stuff for granted: turn a tap and it gushes out. But it wasn't always so. For centuries London, one of the largest and richest cities in the world, struggled to supply its citizens with reliable, clean water. The Mercenary River by Nick Higham tells the story of that struggle from the middle ages to the present day.

Join Nick Higham at The London Museum of Water & Steam for stories from his page-turning narrative, among them: the murky tale of how the most powerful steam engine in the world was first brought to London; the extraordinary story of how one Victorian London water company deliberately cut off 2,000 households, even though it knew they had no alternative source of supply; the details of a financial scandal which brought two of the water companies close to collapse in the 1870s; and finally asks whether today's 21st century water companies are an improvement on their Victorian predecessors.

Ticket details here.

Sunday: Pub Quiz

Put all that grey matter to the test this Sunday at The Brook's quiz night.

Quizzing kickstarts at 6:30pm. 

More info here.

Sunday: Rock's Diamond Year Book Launch

The book Rock's Diamond Year celebrates Rock's 60th Birthday, from the formation of the Rolling Stones and the heyday of the British Invasion to the spawning of the Reading Festival, it explores the music history of the London clubs that were the engine rooms for British rock n roll.

Guest speakers features at this Musical Museum event include Richard Mills, author of 'The Beatles and Fandom, Sex Death and Progressive Nostalgia', as he discusses how 'Rock's Diamond Year' is also relevant to the career of The Beatles. Also speaking is Doug Melbourne author of 'How Much Do We Get for This Gig Anyway?', who will talk about the trials and tribulations of running a tribute band in this day and age.

There will also be live acoustic music between the sessions.

More information available here.

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