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City Lit Photography Students
Exhibition24 November 2009 to 30 November 2009
City Lit WC2B 4BA[map]
2009 marks the centenary of the birth of photographer John Gay (1909-1999), whose candid images of people at work and leisure in post-war Britain form one of the most engaging visual documents of the time. As a tribute to his book London Observed (1964), students follow in Gay's footsteps and explore everyday life in London through the lens.
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Clubnight at Tamarai
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Cookery Class
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Cooking Classes
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Country Mondays: DJ Fred + Pe na Estrada
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Creating the Organisms that Evolution Forgot
Free
Lecture26 November 2009
London School of Economics WC2A 2AE[map]
Bioengineers are trying to create synthetic organisms that do not occur naturally. Is this an amazing scientific feat or something that should be worried about? The speakers are Dr Phillip Campbell, Professor Paul Freemont, Professor Richard Kitney, Professor Nikolas Rose, Hugh Whittall and Dr James Wilsdon.
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Crush
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The Crystal Gallery
Free
ExhibitionOpen all year Tue - Sat 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Hunterian Museum - Museums of the Royal College of Surgeons of England WC2A 3PE[map]
The Crystal Gallery contains over 3,000 specimens prepared and collected by John Hunter. They are housed in eight spectacular showcases enclosing the central atrium of the museum space. The surrounding exhibitions explore the social and scientific context of Hunter's life and work. The Crystal Gallery contains over 3,000 specimens prepared and collected by John Hunter. They are housed in eight spectacular showcases enclosing the central atrium of the museum space.
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Dance Class
WorkshopDaily
Dragon Hall Covent Garden WC2B 5LT[map]
Instruction and practice for burlesque and pole dance.
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Danza Contemporanea de Cuba: Casi-Casa, Folia, Mambo 3XXI
From
£10.00
per ticket
(USD16.61)Performance19 March 2010 to 20 March 2010
Peacock Theatre WC2A 2HT[map]
World famous, but rarely seen outside of Cuba, this breathtaking company of 21 dancers brings the heat and passion of Cuba to the stage with an eclectic mix of contemporary dance fused with Afro-Caribbean and Spanish styles. This triple bill features the London premiere of leading Swedish choreographer Mats Eks Casi-Casa, former Dutch National Ballet choreographer Jan Linkens delightful Folia and Danza Contemporanea de Cuba Principal George Cespédes Mambo 3XXI.
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David Willetts: Can Europe Pay its People - Policy Options for a Continent in Transition
Free
Lecture2 December 2009
London School of Economics WC2A 2AE[map]
Demographic change, migration and the fiscal crisis threaten a perfect storm. But is there gain as well as pain ahead? A lecture by David Willetts, Conservative MP for Havant and shadow minister for Universities and Skills.
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Dickie Orpen
Free
ExhibitionOpen all year Mon - Fri 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM; Sat 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Hunterian Museum - Museums of the Royal College of Surgeons of England WC2A 3PE[map]
Artist Dickie Orpen (1914- 2008) created over 2,500 drawings of reconstructive surgical procedures during the second world war.
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DJ Night at Los Locos
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Egyptian and Classical Antiquities
Free
ExhibitionEvery Ist Tue Of the Month 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM; Tue - Sat 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM Closed Bank Holiday
Sir John Soane's Museum WC2A 3BP[map]
The antiquities range from the sarcophagus of Seti I, one of the finest Egyptian pieces outside Egypt, to a small group of high quality Roman bronzes thought to have come from Pompeii and two small ushabti figures collected in Egypt by Napoleon's Egyptologist Dominique-Vivant Denon. The collection also includes an important group of Roman decorative fragments collected in Italy by the architect Charles Heathcote Tatham for Henry Holland in the 1790s. Soane's collection of Greek and Roman vases is an example of a surviving early 19th century private collection, inspired by Sir William Hamilton's celebrated collection, published in his Vasi and includes a fine group of 4th century BC Apulian and South Italian vases.
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Family Funk
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Flamenco Festival London 2010
From
£10.00
per ticket
(USD16.61)Performance13 February 2010 to 27 February 2010
Peacock Theatre WC2A 2HT[map]
The passion, emotion and drama of Andalucían music and dance returns for two weeks with the seventh annual Flamenco Festival, where the varied styles of the celebrated art-form are represented by some of the worlds finest flamenco dancers and musicians. This years Flamenco Festival includes performances from award-winning choreographers Rojas and Rodríguez, UK premieres from Granada native Eva Yerbabuena, and award-winning choreographer Rafaela Carrasco and new work from Maria Pagés. The two week festival concludes with the Gala Flamenca featuring some of the most important new figures in flamenco: Pastora Galván, Manuel Liñán, Belén López and Rocío Molina.
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Football
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Forr: Zeu Azevedo + Forrodaki
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Friday Nights at Sway
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Fujian White Crane Kung Fu
Sporting eventEvery Mon 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM, 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM, 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Dragon Hall Covent Garden WC2B 5LT[map]
Martial arts class for all levels.
London Pass
Music Breaks
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