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We've been doing this for three years now and we've seen all kinds of changes to the London going-out landscape. But one trend that's been constant (and welcome) is the rise of participation. Londoners are no longer satisfied with being passive consumers - they want to be part of the action. This week sees the Hide and Seek festival of social games, a salon where children cut your hair and the launch of an ambitious new ARG; it's the summer of taking part - see you on the streets.
Preparing the terrace say Chloe, Tom, Josh and Mat.
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Days
thursday,
friday,
saturday,
sunday,
monday,
tuesday,
wednesday
Categories
Market
Strawberry Fayre
Dance
Nederlands Dance Theater
Gig
School of Seven Bells,
Public House feat. Dario Zenker
Theatre
Haircuts by Children,
Lifegame
Food
Let's Blitz,
FoodLovers Market
Game
Hide and Seek Weekender,
Conspiracy For Good Signup
Cinema
Clockwork Orange,
Missionaries of Hate
Festival
Lounge On The Farm,
Bastille Day Garden Party
Walk
Open City Architecture Tours
Club night
Ban*Jam,
Spank The Squirrel,
Your Favourite Rockstar's Wedding,
Glee Night at Club De Fromage,
Potty Mouth Disco,
Stop Making Sense @ HAUS
Spoken Word
Literary Death Match
talk
An audience with Clarke Peters,
The Ten Commandments,
Brett Easton Ellis,
The Politics of Oil
Bar
Frank’s Campari Bar
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July 08 2010
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Proud Camden, The Horse Hospital, Stables Market, Chalk Farm Road, Camden Town, NW1 8AH
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when
7:30pm - late
how much
£5 - £7
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club night
Ban*Jam
It has to be said, Camden’s a bit… well… questionable of late, but if there’s one venue to attend it’s probably Proud. Celebrating the relaunch of the cult night, Ban*Jam, Proud will host the legendary DJ William Orbit (producer and collaborator for the likes of All Saints, Robbie Williams, Madonna, The Cure and Prince). Also in attendance will be Esser, Kyla la Grange, and Tinashe, whose names mean nothing to an old hag like me, but no doubt, if the night’s history of picking out up-and-coming names (Lily Allen, The Kooks and Jack Penate have performed here) promise to be the NBT (next big thing) on the block. As special competition in association with the launch, le cool is very excited to offer one reader plus guest free entry for the event. Just email me to win. / Sarah-Jayne Boyd
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July 08 2010
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The Drop, 175 Stoke Newington High St, London, N16 0LH
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when
8pm
how much
Free with Pure Groove album purchase
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gig
School of Seven Bells
They're named after a fabled South American pick-pocketing school. They're staffed by an ex-Secret Machine and identical twins. They make a glorious, stratospheric, snowblind noise. And I love them. Yes School of Seven Bells are back and if you scoot on down to Pure Groove to pick up their new record (and you should, oh yes you should) you'll also get a ticket to this very intimate little gig in Stoke Newington's finest new venue, the Drop. Oh, and if you're not prepared to take my word for their excellence the whole new album is streaming here. / Rob Valid
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July 08 2010
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where
Email charlotte.jarvis booking@network.rca.ac.uk,
when
July 8-10
how much
Cost is £30 per head, with a selection of 40s cocktails for £3-4 and wine for £6-8.
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Let's Blitz
There are many periods in history when you'd bet your bottom dollar that the food was GOOOOOOD. In the times of the Roman emperors for example when they'd stuff a peacock with a turkey, then a guinea fowl, then a chicken then a duck and then a wren .... mmmmm wren, that's good eats. Or in Louis XIV's time - all those classic French dishes served on solid gold plates. But one period that doesn't immediately spring to mind as a culinary highpoint is the Blitz. So kudos to ArtForEating and Sheer Drop for doing the unexpected because this weekend they are running a ration book-inspired supper club. Luckily it won't really be all powdered egg and whatnot - their version of Spam is actually made up of duck liver and truffle pate served in a Spam tin. Land girls, demobbed soldiers and spivs will be making the rounds too, for the unlikeliest super club of the year. / Rob Valid
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July 09 2010
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National Theatre, South Bank, London SE1 9PX
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when
Fri-Sun
how much
Free
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game
Hide and Seek Weekender
Yes I know for those of you into football there's only one big game this weekend, but for those of you into more social games the big match of the year is spread all over the weekend. Because it's the return of Hide and Seek, the three-day festival of some of the oddest (and funnest) games around. Like what, you ask. Well, Friday sees everything from your classic table games to a large-scale event with people chasing each other all over the South Bank. Saturday is the day for the high-tech; sonar goggles and electronic devices, and the promise of the invention of some new sports (which I think the English might need after the World Cup). And Sunday sees a games link-up with players in India and a huge round of pass-the-parcel. Finally, a game the British might excel at. / Rob Valid
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July 09 2010
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Sadler's Wells, Rosebery Ave, London London EC1R 4TN
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7:30pm - 10:00pm
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£10 - £38
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dance
Nederlands Dance Theater
Contemporary dance might not be your thing, but the short run at Sadler’s Wells from the renowned NDT is highly recommended. The first performance feels like a fashion show for A/W 10: costumes in slate and concrete hues; all geometrically cut, reflect articulately the sombre, anxious, choreography and minimalist set. This is Waiting for Godot with extensions and pirouettes. The mood for the rest of the routines flits from racy, passionate partnerships, to bleak, apocalyptic scenes. In all performances dancers are pushed, pinched, and contorted to an anti-climatic, dark ending. Is this for dance lovers only? Perhaps. But honestly, it does not take a dance connoisseur to appreciate this edgy, hip, intelligent and confusing dance troupe for what it is: contemporary dance executed to perfection. Bite the bullet and try something new. Go. / Sarah-Jayne Boyd
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July 09 2010
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where
when
12pm -2am
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£95 w/e £40 day
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festival
Lounge On The Farm
Alright, alright, it's not exactly in London this, but it's really not very far away. Just a short train ride from Charing Cross, down near Canterbury you'll find Lounge On The Farm festival. It might not be as big as the more well known festies, but it's got Beardyman, DJ Yoda, Toots and The Maytals, Tunng, plus the inimitable Moshi Moshi and Wichita will be hosting The Sheep Dip stage, so you know it'll be full of sexy, excellent, cutting edge music. As well as the young upstarts with their hair cuts and faces and bags, they've got one of Motown's greatest ever groups, Martha and the Vandellas headlining the main stage on Saturday. And we've got a pair of weekend tickets just for you, so hit me up on the email to win them - first one gets em. / Josh Jones
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July 09 2010
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The Book Club, 100 Leonard Street, EC2A 4RH, 020 7684 8618
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8pm
how much
Free before 9 £5 after
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club night
Spank The Squirrel
This excellently named night at
The Book Club has, quite unbelievably, been chugging along rather nicely for exactly six months. In that time, they've had the likes of Mystery Jets, DMC champ Blakey, Matthew Stone and the ever-so smooth Patchwork Pirates pitch up and take command of the music. To celebrate their half a birthday, they've bagged a certain Mr Ben Westbeech to come and show off. Ben got his break when jazzy Gilles Peterson happened upon his demo. He's classically trained, signed to Strictly Rhythm and is getting hisself a reputation as one of the best DJs you can find right now. Plus they've got a ping pong table there. / Josh Jones
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July 09 2010
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where
Notting Hill Arts Club, 19-21 Notting Hill Gate, London, W11 3JQ, 020 7598 5226
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when
6pm-2am
how much
£6 before 11pm, £8 after
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club night
Your Favourite Rockstar's Wedding
Forget ornate floral decorations, Dad dancing and buffets stocked with all manner of food finery; Notting Hill Arts Club show the world how to really celebrate married life with their Friday night wedding fest. Online-ordained minister Christian Stevenson leads the congregation through a menagerie of soft-rock tracks and singalong classics, blessing all who kneel at the altar of Rock n Roll. The encouraged dress code is trashy rockstar wedding attire; we’re talking leather tuxedos, dark sunglasses and heavily-studded rings. Add in shedloads of air guitar wankery and you will have successfully recreated an authentic mock-rock wedding. Just make sure you sign a legally-binding pre-nup before you decide to get hitched on the night. / Wendy Davies
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July 10 2010
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Kaizo, 67-68 Charlotte Road, London EC2A 3PE
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11am-2pm
how much
Free
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theatre
Haircuts by Children
Now here's an event that does what it says on the tin. It's haircuts. Haircuts performed by children. Of course there's a little more to it than that - it's part of the wonderful LIFT theatre festival, with the aim of "engaging with the empowerment of children, with trust in the younger generation and with the thrills and chills of vanity". The little scamps have been trained by hairstylist Faisal Abdu’A llah so they should have an idea of what they are doing, but, thinking back to my younger years I can only imagine the temptation to shave one side of a head bald while carving BUM into the other side might be too much to resist. Only for the brave. / Rob Valid
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July 10 2010
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FoodLovers Market, Rupert Street, Soho, W1D
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9am - 4pm
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Free
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food
FoodLovers Market
There’s nothing I dislike more than my weekly food shop in the local blue chip monster superstore. I find it incredibly strange that despite being surrounded by masses of ‘fresh’ produce… I can’t actually smell the fruit or veg. Also, what’s with the strict no ‘try before you buy’ rule?! This week I’ve decided to escape the unflattering glare of supermarket strip lighting to buy my five-a-day in the glorious Soho sunshine. Rupert Street is restoring Soho’s reputation as ‘The ‘Larder of London’ with the weekly Foodlovers Market launching this Saturday. Thirty eclectic and meticulously picked stalls will line the street offering their wares from the UK and beyond. Expect fresh cream and butter from Jersey, a French style piggy rotisserie and a crustacean bar with oysters-to-go. Perfect for the young and foodish. (Sorry, I couldn’t resist!) / Rosa Watson
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July 10 2010
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O2 Academy Islington, N1 Centre, 16 Parkfield Street, N1 0PS
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10.30pm - 3.30am
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£6.50 - £10
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club night
Glee Night at Club De Fromage
Look, we are aware that it’s actually terrible. We know that most of them over-act, that Will Schuester inflicts more cringe-worthy moments than a year nine sex-ed lesson and that they’ve murdered more pop classics than the Jive Bunny but there’s no denying that Glee is worth watching. If only for Sue Sylvester. Furthermore, you know that you ought to harbour a little respect for the show that resurrected “Don’t Stop Believin’”. So leave your self-respect at the door, borrow a cheerleader costume, wheelchair or Adidas tracksuit and head to Angel for Club De Fromage’s Glee Night. Please bear in mind that if you return with Glee merchandise won from their giveaways, your flatmates will know where you’ve been all night. Just saying. / Ashleigh
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July 10 2010
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The Workshop, 243 Old Street EC1V 9EY
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when
11:00pm - 6:00am
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£5 - £7
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gig
Public House feat. Dario Zenker
Underground. It’s an overused term often lacking in meaning. For some nights, though, it’s wholly appropriate and Public House is one of them. Entirely suited to physically underground venues, the boys at PH have found yet another East London basement space to pound out their banging beats: The Workshop. The other aspect of their intrinsic undergound-ness is of course their music. Providing the prerequisite choonage this week is Munich’s wunderkind, Dario Zenker. Techno is his game, and boy is he good at it: artfully woven layers of percussion, samples and synth all kept at a nice dance-able tempo characterise his productions—listen to his ‘Would be Nice’ EP and this year’s ‘Belfort’ on Vakant for exemplars of his distinctive style. With a reputation for bass-indulgent sets, this will be quite a treat for all you techno-heads of the smoke / Leo
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July 10 2010
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where
Secret Location,
when
9pm-5.30am
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£5 v limited early bird / £7 adv / £10 b4 12 / £12 after
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club night
Potty Mouth Disco
There is a lot to be said for trying to break the mould of identikit ‘secret’ Shoreditch warehouse parties. Now Potty Mouth Disco is bringing its own brand of “disco profanity” to try to do just that. There is little need to understand what that actually means with two rooms packed to the rafters with live DJ sets. For July’s offering the all-nighter will be headlined by electro synth-disco outfit Shy Child. Jetting from NY to London they will play their only gig in the capital alongside Codek and Kitsune’s In Flagranti who will be churning out a live set of italo-disco tracks. Capitalising on East-end hipsters desire to over-egg the sartorial pudding, PMD demand a dress code from a parallel universe, with a leading suggestion of ‘sex criminal astronaut’...Mental. / Nicole Green
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July 10 2010
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See website ,
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Saturdays (with four rotating tours)
how much
£7.50 - £18.50
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walk
Open City Architecture Tours
I'm like, the worst architecture enthusiast. I am captivated by buildings, but don't know any lingo, have little understanding of its history, and could hardly name a handful of its stars. I was therefore stoked upon discovering the Open City Architecture Tours, which are put on by the good folk who run Open House every September. These walking tours are held each Saturday and aimed at fostering an understanding (yes!) of good design and architecture. We did the East End Transformation, which goes from the wonderfully refurbed Wapping Project, to Canary and Trinity Buoy Wharves, then Olympic site and back through the City. Our informative guide Tom, (an architect himself) provided thoughtful commentary throughout, making for a well-conceived jaunt through a dynamic part of town. For more info, or to book email email Open City. / Chloe McCloskey
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July 10 2010
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93 Feet East, 150 Brick Lane, London, E1
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7pm - 1am
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Free before 8pm / £5
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club night
Stop Making Sense @ HAUS
Uncertain weather, inflated prices and a fairly good chance of being subjected to Kasabian are just several reasons why more young Brits are giving UK festivals the swerve and looking abroad for their summer shenanigans. With Ibiza being the number one choice for human pillboxes and Ayia Napa still a bit stabby-stabby, those looking for good weather, good music and good times are flocking to Croatia. A number of new festivals have sprung up on the Adriatic with this September's Stop Making Sense just the latest addition, featuring the likes of Optimo, Carl Craig and The Very Best playing under the stars. This Saturday they've teamed up with HAUS to present a selection of festival highlights including Friendly Fires, Allez Allez, Slutty Fringe and Loose Fit playing live. Expect tropical disco, underground house and techno as this small corner of Brick Lane goes Croatian for the night. / Jacques Lefauve
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July 11 2010
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Spitalfields City Farm, Buxton Street, London E1 5AR
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12pm - 4pm
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Free
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market
Strawberry Fayre
There’s nothing I love more than escaping to the country for a day or two – I just generally can’t be chuffed with the inevitable traffic jams or the extortionate prices the train companies persist in charging. My rant sound familiar? Then head on over to Tower Hamlets and the urban idyll that is Spitalfields City Farm this Sunday for a hassle-free slice of bucolic life. Taking place is Strawberry Fayre, an event celebrating the delicious summer comestible. There’ll be lots of fruity goodness available in the café, knitted strawberries hidden around the yard (courtesy of a mum whose needles have been going like the clappers since New Year), cookery demos, poetry readings and live music, plus an oasis of plants for sale. Oh, and while you’re there, be sure to check in and show Derek (the donkey), Bentley (the goat) and Katriona (the sheep), some love (of the purely platonic kind, of course). / Rachel Ward
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July 11 2010
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BFI Southbank, Belvedere Road
South Bank
Waterloo
London SE1 8XT
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8.20pm
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£9
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cinema
Clockwork Orange
Some films are better suited to a smaller screen. Those that limp lamely straight on to the shelves of Tesco, for example; never even intended for bigger things - strictly for home consumption only - the purchaser’s shame easily hidden by a bunch of bananas. Then there are those which the watching of on anything smaller than the side of your house would be an out-and-out tragedy. Clockwork Orange is a film that belongs firmly in this latter category; it’s just too big, too much for a television set. Way too disturbing to cosy up with, ultra violence deserves an ultra-large screen. There’s also something kinda neat about being able to see something that was released in the seventies as part of a proper cinematic experience today, dontcha think? So, viddy well, my droogies, viddy well… / Vyvian Raoul
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July 11 2010
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South Bank Centre, Belvedere Road, London SE1 8XX
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4.30pm – 5.30pm
how much
£16.45
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talk
An audience with Clarke Peters
Born Peter Clarke, Clarke Peters reversed his name and set about conquering almost every facet of acting. He has had a distinguished career in musicals -- he starred in "Chicago" on Broadway and "Porgy and Bess" in the West end. He’s been nominated for a Tony award for writing the musical “Five Guys Named Moe”, and appeared in a number of movies, including “Notting Hill”. Nowadays he's best known for his work on TV, for playing Lester Freamon, a dedicated Baltimore cop with a penchant for model furniture and a knack for surveillance work in The Wire. Currently featuring as a Mardi Gras Indian Chief in post-Katrina New Orleans in HBO's “Treme”, Clarke calls London home. Hear from an insider how The Wire was made, and where his labyrinthine career is headed next. / Justin Toh
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July 11 2010
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Battersea Park, Wandsworth, London SW11, UK
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10am - 6pm
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Free
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festival
Bastille Day Garden Party
Ooh lala. Vavavoom. C’est la vie ma chérie. Enchantaaaaaayyyy….that’s about all my friends know in French. And you won’t need to know more on Sunday. Just enjoy the food, music, games, performances and get to share with Frenchies their national holiday. Bastille Day London Garden Party is the largest French event celebrated outside France. Kicking off with a French breakfast and a pétanque tournament, you’ll then prepare for a dance at the traditional ball. After a few glasses (Ricard or red wine!), the sexiest Parisian dancers from legendary Lido will take your breath away with their performance. Not to forget the French Cancan, the cheese you’ll buy at the market, the French cuisine course, the balloons release and the weird Garçons de Café race… Email me for guestlist for the after-party at Le Bouchon Breton on Wednesday. Happy Bastille Day! / Tom Lala
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July 11 2010
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Conway Hall, 25 Red Lion Square, London WC1R 4RL
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11.30 – 12.45
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£12.50
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talk
The Ten Commandments
Author, business advisor, mathematician and scientific mystic, David Bodanis appraises the 3000-year-old moral imperatives of God and Moses and their place in the world today. Bodanis argues that they underpin the whole of western history, they were a starter-kit for civilisation and that they still represent many of our fears and feelings of guilt in modern life. Interestingly, there have been a number of efforts of late to improve our understanding of Christianity, its heritage and criticisms; Phillip Pullman’s The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ, Geza Vermes’ The Story of the Scrolls, and BBC4’s A History of Christianity to name a few. Given the career Bodanis has etched out in bringing academia to the masses through books like E=mc2 and Passionate Minds, who better to point out the positives in age-old dogma, more preferable than a preacher’s pontificating? / Hossein Ghonouie
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July 12 2010
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All over London,
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From July 17
how much
Free
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Conspiracy For Good Signup
Now this looks good. Tim Kring - you know the guy who created the show Heroes - has got a new project; a kind of huge interactive game that's been running for a couple of months online but is taking to the streets of London in July. Participants take part in the story as it unfolds; solving clues, interacting with the characters and taking part in all kinds of large-scale events (we're promised some stunning London locations, a cast of hundreds and full-on cinematic spectacle). And, in a nice twist on the usual Hollywood fare, the gameplay will go to benefit a number of our favourite good London causes (Kidsco and Read International among them). The official announcement is due next week but until then there are still spaces for teams available on the website. Go for it. / Rob Valid
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July 12 2010
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Lyric Hammersmith, Lyric Square, King St, W6 0QL
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7:30pm
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£10 - £25
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theatre
Lifegame
I went to see Lifegame, this theatre show that takes unknown members of the audience and turns their stories into theatre before reality TV was invented. I happened to see a production about a man who did not seem particularly interested in unearthing the dramatic qualities of his own life. But I still remember Simon from Wisbech (which sounded very Harry Potter, although I didn’t know it) who wanted to get out and start a life elsewhere. Having seen what Improbable could do with a very mediocre story, I am confident about what they could do with somebody only slightly more colourful. They inject an ordinary person’s life with theatrical drama, whereas reality TV simply offers not-so-ordinary people and encourages them to do the drama injection themselves. The result is so much more impressive, creative, engaging and challenging in Lifegame than it is in BB. / Delaina Haslam
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July 13 2010
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South Bank Centre, Belvedere Road, London SE1 8XX
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7.30pm
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£10
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talk
Brett Easton Ellis
What goes around, comes around. When Bret Easton Ellis wrote his disturbing cult classic, Less Than Zero, he was just 21. A shade over two decades later and, like the characters of his debut, who return for his hotly anticipated sequel Imperial Bedrooms, (free pub quiz ammunition: both of which are also the titles of Elvis Costello tracks), he’s all growed up. And, even if you’ve only seen the movie adaptations of his novels - like Rules of Attraction and American Psycho - you can hazard a guess that he’s done some pretty exciting growing up. Controversy abounds and whole novels written under the influence cement his place as one of the most interesting novelists of our generation. And if his thoughts are powerful on paper, just imagine what they’ll be like live and in the flesh…Vyvian Raoul
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July 13 2010
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Frontline Club, 13 Norfolk Place, W2 1QJ
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7:00pm - 8:30pm
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£12.50
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talk
The Politics of Oil
Oil. We are easy to criticise the extraction of this viscous treacle but, just as smokers know that every drag is killing them, society is addicted. Our awareness of the inherent dangers of deep-water drilling has unexpectedly come to the fore and emotions are at an all time high. Whilst all opinions are valid, unfortunately some are misinformed, often due to lazy reporting and heavy politicking that occurs. Today could prove to be an insightful and honest view of living in a peak oil world. The Frontline Club is hosting a debate on the future role of the oil industry, focusing on BP, the Nigerian spill scandals, and our growing dependence on this hydrocarbon. A panel of highly qualified experts will guide and inform us. If this event strips away some of the speculation and presents the facts, then it will be a truly worthwhile 90mins spent. Jake Jones
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July 14 2010
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Peckham Rye Multi-storey Car Park, 95a Rye Lane Peckham, SE15 4ST
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11am - 10pm
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Free
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bar
Frank’s Campari Bar
Emerging from a lift named ‘heaven’ onto the sunset-lit seventh-floor of Peckham’s multi-storey car park last summer is one of my - not just highlights of the summer; not just highlights of southeast London; but - all-time top London moments. I lived in Madrid and such discoveries are easier to come by there, as its scale is perfect: big enough to hold secrets yet not so big that any secret seems irrelevant when compared to the great things that everybody knows about. The rich offering and the vastness of our city mean that for something to be considered as a fantastic little find, it must be really special. Most of last year’s 30,000 visitors to the Hannah Barry Gallery’s Bold Tendencies sculpture project and Frank’s Cafe and Campari Bar agreed, which is why the phenomenon received write-ups in press as far flung as the New York Times. It’s back - go discover. / Delaina Haslam
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July 14 2010
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Concrete, 56 Shoreditch High Street, London
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7.30pm
how much
£4
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spoken word
Literary Death Match
Last week, I was dancing past a book shop with its chain coffee store in the middle with dozy people pretending to read so I stormed in there yelling 'YOU KNOW WHAT YOU NEED? YOU NEED AN EFFING LITERARY DEATH MATCH! THAT'LL WAKE YOU UP, PUT YOU DOWN AND BURST YOUR SPOTS!' All of them apart from one looked up and nodded sagely. Then I saw the poster on the wall that announced that the awesome Literary Death Match will in fact be occurring this week. It's a bunch of literary stars armed only with a 7min performance of their work to be jovially judged by Simon from Trevor and Simon, actress Gwendoline Christie and le cool's favourite person/author/feminist hair/mouth piece, Marie Berry from KnockBack. The best two compete in an absurd final round and then we all dance 'til dawn. Pair of tickets up for grabs... hit me. / Josh Jones
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July 14 2010
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where
Soho Screening Rooms, Soho Screening Rooms
14 D'Arblay Street
London W1F 8DY
Location Map
when
Opens 6pm for screening at 6.30pm
how much
Free
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cinema
Missionaries of Hate
As London’s Conservative mayor - after cancelling the annual Pride City Hall reception ‘as part of a wider cull of events for specific minority groups’ - hangs up his pink stetson for another year, it’s time to turn our attention to somewhere where attitudes to homosexuality are as far from tolerant as you get. Being gay in Uganda can be punishable by imprisonment and execution. There is a movement pushing for this stance to be toughened further, campaigning for capital punishment and naming Ugandan homosexuals in newspapers under sensational headlines. Current TV’s Mariana van Zeller travelled to Uganda to ask: Are American Evangelical groups behind this push? Contact Current to get your free place at this Soho screening of a film that won’t leave your thoughts for a long time. / Delaina Haslam
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Jasmine Alexander
Jasmine Alexander is a jewellery designer who you're likely to hear a lot more about in the near future. Here is her ideal London day...
I don't get a lot of time to go out. To me, time out is being creative. If I'm a bit mushy in the head, I like to put my headphones on at night and go for a walk. Give it five minutes and I'm Captain Fantastic again.
On these walks I tend to just drop wherever takes my fancy. Tell you what's really good: Toffs in Muswell Hill - the best fish and chip shop. As a vegetarian that's not really a good call - yeah, I love mushy peas. I don't drink alcohol. In terms of lunch, do you know what? Because of the way I am, I don't like spoiling myself because you know when you feel like you're losing that edge? If I can I'll just have brown rolls all week and then on a Friday I'll spoil myself with a brown scone!
Triple shot latte every morning from Curved Angel by the church, it's such a cool area as well and The Three Kings is a very cool pub opposite it.
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