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February 14
St. Valentine’s Day Gala
Royal Festival Hall
An afternoon concert with the
Philharmonia Orchestra with a programme
of Saint-Saens, Mascagni, Bruch,
Mendelssohn, Mahler, J Strauss II, and
Bizet. Michael Collins conducts and Alina
Pogostkina on the violin.
Southbank Centre Belvedere Road
SE1 8XX
Freephone box office 0800 652 6717
PHOTOGRAPHY
Ends December 31
Henry Wessel
Tate Modern
Recently acquired by the museum the
27 photographs by Henry Wessel reflect
his interest in the daily life and social
landscape of the USA.
Bankside SE1 9TG
020 7887 8888
Ends January 10
Sinatra at 100: A Century in the Making
Proud Gallery
To celebrate Sinatra’s 100th birthday, a
collection of rare and unique photographs
from the crooner’s Family Archive.
161 Kings Road Chelsea SW3 5P
020 7349 0822
Ends January 16
Evgenia Arbugaeva: Arctic Stories
Photographers’ Gallery
“Weather Man” is inspired by the life
of a meteorologist whom the Russian
photographer stayed with for two
weeks in a remote part of Russia and
whose surroundings, life and isolation
she photographed. Tiksi shows the
photographer’s Siberian home on the shore
of the Arctic Ocean featuring ethereal
images and the light landscape through the
story of Tanya, a young local girl.
16-18 Ramillies Street W1F 7LW
020 7087 9300
Ends February 28 2016
The Enduring Eye: The Antarctic Legacy
of Sir Ernest Shackleton and Frank
Hurley
Royal Geographical Society
A celebration of the centenary of the
Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition
(1914-17) better known today as The
Endurance expedition.
Never before seen by the public, the fragile
glass plate negatives of the expedition
saved from the ice by the expedition
photographer Frank Hurley and Sir Ernest
Shackleton.
1 Kensington Gore SW7 2AR
020 7591 3000
Ends March 28 2016
Julia Margaret Cameron Influence and
Intimacy
Science Museum
Celebrating the 200th anniversary
of the photographer’s birth, the
exhibition includes family members, and
acquaintances from the arts and literature
like Holman Hunt, Alfred Tennyson and
Thomas Carlyle. Also included are objects;
a camera lens, handwritten notes from
her autobiography, shots of Sri Lanka
taken towards the end of her life, and a
daguerreotype self-portrait,
Exhibition Road SW7 2DD
0870 8704 868
Ends April 10
Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2015
The Natural History Museum
From 42,000 entries, 96 countries the final
shortlisted 100 photographs are exhibited
here. An amazing insight into nature.
Cromwell Road SW7 5BD
020 7942 5000
Ends June 26
Insight Astronomy Photographer of the
Year
Royal Observatory
The annual competition in which
photographers and astronomers submit
their best work of the night skies, planets,
and stars in attempt to catch the most
beautiful night skies.
Greenwich Park, Greenwich SE10 9NF
020 8312 6565
January 22 - March 31
Powerpoint Polemics
Photographers’ Gallery
The 25th anniversary of Microsoft’s
release of PowerPoint, the Media Wall.
In partnership with the Goethe-Institut
are commissioning 15 artists, scientists
and theorists “to playfully consider the
politics and the aesthetics of slideware,
while speculating on the future of image
production.”
16-18 Ramillies Street W1F 7LW
020 7087 9500
January 22 - April 3
Easter Rising 1916: Sean Sexton
Collection
Photographers’ Gallery
Eighty rarely seen photos and ephemera
including souvenir postcards, albums, press
and military photos and stereoscopic views,
which cover the years between 1840s and
the 1930s; portraits of executed leaders,
scrapbooks, collages. This collection covers
documents from the Nationalists and
also images from the British authorities
and Unionists. For those interested in the
Troubles a must.
16- 18 Ramillies Street W1F 7LW 020
7087 9300
January 22 - May 15 2016
Other Worlds: Visions of our Solar System
Natural History Museum
70 composite images created by Michael
Benson curator and writer using data
from the NASA and ESA space missions.
A celebration of six decades of space
exploration.
Cromwell Road SW7 5BD
020 7942 5000
February 11- May 22 2016
Vogue 100: A Century of Style
National Portrait Gallery
300 prints from the Conde Nast magazine
British Vogue with images by Cecil
Beaton, David Bailey, Lee Miller, Irving
Penn, Herb Ritts and Mario Testino and
included are portraits of Dior, Damien
Hirst, Henri Matisse and Alexander
McQueen.
St Martin’s Place WC2H 0HE
020 7306 0055
WALKS
December 23
Charles Dickens’ ‘Christmas Carol’ and
Seasonal Tradition
Meet by the Tower Hill Tram coffee stand.
Dickens’ famous story is the route map
for this walk; Scrooge, Marley and the
Cratchits are all here and life will be spiced
up with Christmas puddings, mince pies
crackers, and mistletoe. The walk ends near
St Paul’s tube.
January 1 and every Friday morning at
10.45 2016
The Secrets of Westminster Abbey
A massive discount for the entry to the
Abbey, and then a three-dimensional walk
through the history of England. Kings
and Queens married, crowned and buried.
Tombs, wall paintings, monumental
sculpture, and memorial tablets. 10.45 Tour
takes about two hours
Meet Tom or Brian outside exit 4 of
Westminster Tube.
SPOKEN WORD
December 29 and 30
Festive Family Tours
House of Parliament
These festive tours start at 11am and
2pm and take about an hour. Kids go
free. Beginning in Prince’s Chamber, the
tours also include the Lords Chamber,
Central Lobby and the Commons
Chamber before finishing in Westminster
Hall which is home to the Parliamentary
Christmas tree. During the tour discover
more about Christmas during the time
of Oliver Cromwell, the influence that
Queen Victoria and Prince Albert had
on the festive season we know today and
how Westminster Hall has been a place of
feasting over the years. After the tour, join
Parliament’s Visitor Assistants for some
festive family activities.
Private Guided Tour
Houses of Parliament
A small number of guided tours of the
House of Commons and House of Lords
will run on New Year’s Eve. These tours
are available to private groups of up to
25 people. Tour highlights include the
Queen’s Robing Room, Royal Gallery,
Lords Chamber, Central Lobby,
Commons Chamber, St Stephen’s Hall and
Westminster Hall. Led by an expert ‘Blue
Badge’ guide, each tour takes 90 minutes.
Starting at 30 minute intervals between
9am and 12pm, the price per group is
£475.
January 7
Medieval Music;
To Chant in a Vale of Tears
St Sepulchre Without Newgate
Tears and music have a long history
together, but a show of tears means
different things at different times.
Professor Christopher Page explores the
nature of a lachrymose response in the
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January 12
A Mindfulness Guide for the Frazzled
Howtoacademy at Conway Hall
Ruby Wax puts her high energy with and
humour to an altogether calmer purpose
for the evening talk, based on her studies of
Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy at
Oxford University, she will share practical
guidance to solve a problem that affects us
all; stress. 6.45
25 Red Lion Square WC1R 4RL
020 7405 1818
January 12
A Very Brief History of Computing, 1948-
2015
Museum of London
The world’s first modern computer was
unveiled in Manchester in 1948, but was
followed by a series of crises of software,
leading to the most recent software crises,
this time of cybersecurity.
Professor Martyn Thomas leads us through
the complexities, Free
150 London Wall EC2Y 5HN
020 7831 0575
January 11
Learn techniques for energy healing and
meditation
Kensington Central Library
Discover the amazing benefits of healing
energy work to balance your physical and
emotional body. Learn effective techniques
for self-healing, relaxation and well-being.
Phillimore Walk, London W8 7RX
*Tickets usually priced at £52.50 available at half-price for all those 18 and under.
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January 13
The Parasite Zoo
Gresham College
Professor Mark Viney on these unlikely
fascinating subjects and their lives. 6.00pm
Barnard’s Inn Hall Holborn
EC1N 2HH
020 7831 0575
January 14
Secret Tunnels Author Antony Clayton
Chelsea Library
So-called secret tunnels are a subject of
perennial interest. Could there really be
labyrinths of hidden passageways under
our ancient buildings, towns and cities,
or are these tunnel tales another seam of
England’s rich folklore? Antony Clayton,
author of Secret Tunnels of England: Folklore
and Fact and Subterranean City: Beneath the
Streets of London will attempt to sort fact
from fiction in this illustrated talk.
Chelsea Old Town Hall, King's Rd,
London SW3 5EZ
January 18
Creative Writing Workshop
Brompton Library
Have you considered writing? Have you a
story to tell or a topic of interest? Do you
want to develop your potential to create
your own art and tap into the creative
economy? Then this workshop may be for
you.
This interactive workshop, working with
a combination of experiential exercises,
feedback and readings, is hosted by
Bella Enahoro, director of WriteBounty,
a Fulham based Creative Writing
organisation designed to empower
James Lane on why STOMP
remains one of the West End's
best loved shows
Recently the West-End show STOMP,
totally unique for its combination
of percussion, movement and visual
comedy, celebrated eight years at
London’s Ambassadors Theatre.
To mark the occasion we spoke to
long time cast member, drummer and
actor James Lane, who has been with
STOMP for 14 years.
Lane who is from the West
Midlands, and has been drumming
since his early youth, trained
professionally as an actor at age 18. As
a performer with such a wide range of
talents, STOMP had immediate appeal,
Lane says; “It’s a clean slate in terms
of acting and performance, there’s no
dialogue - only archetypal characters
- so you can really make a role your
own.” This may be part of the reason
for STOMP’s international success, it
is “not bound by language” and the
‘STOMPers’ make an effort to “tailor
each show” to an individual crowd.
In 2001, Lane attended a six week
‘workshop’ for STOMP, which would
ultimately change his life and see him
become a core STOMPer. Although
rehearsals for STOMP take place
everyday, except on Sundays when
individuals through creativity.
Unleash your inner writer!
210 Old Brompton Rd, London SW5 0BS
January 19
V&A the Lydia & Manfred Gorvy
Lecture Theatre
Grayson Perry in conversation with
Charles Holland about the House for
Essex which Perry designed for Living
Architecture, Holidays in Modern Architecture
scheme. This unique house is an artwork
in itself and a space to display a number of
Grayson’s works. 6.30pm
Cromwell Road SW7 2RL
020 7942 2000
January 26
Elisa Sednaoui: Model, Actor and
Philanthropist
V & A
Model and muse to Karl Lagerfeld and
actor Elisa has always brought a sense of
cultural awareness to her fashion work.
Philanthrophy has alway been her true
passion and in 2013 she set up the Elisa
Sednaoui Foundation, a non-profit
organisation aimed at delivering after
school workshops to promote a sense of
community through the arts, teaching child
groups. She discusses her career and future
plans for her Foundation with Davina Catt.
Cromwell Road SW7 2RL
020 7942 2211
January 26
21st Century Health and Fitness
The Lecture Club
Ben Davies, fitness coach, on looking after
your most valuable asset in today’s hectic
world. 6.30pm
the turn around is too quick, the
performers manage to maintain
the primality and ferocity that is
essential to the show and have a huge
input into the development of their
characters. “There is a lot of scope to
work out what kind of STOMPer you
want to be…about 30% of the show
is improvised”
Lane also credits the friendships
that have grown in the cast for
making the show what it is, with
performers responsive not just to
the audience but each other. This is
something Lane would pass on to
anyone thinking of auditioning for
the show “You have to bring yourself
into it. Don’t try and be someone
else.”
Visit www.stomplondon.com/gettickets/
to purchase tickets
9 Ilchester Place W14 8AA
thelectureclub.com
January 25
The Ethics of Physician-Assisted Suicide
The Museum of London
Professor Browne Lewis’s Fulbright
Lecture looks at the legislation of assisted
suicide in the UK, which is as controversial
as the Death with Dignity Act (DWDA)
that led to its decriminalisation in Oregon
in 1994. What can be learned in the UK
from the USA experience.
150 the London Wall EC2Y 5HN
020 7831 0575
February 1
Winter Survival Strategies
Chelsea Physic Garden
A talk by Michael Holland with a tour of
the garden.
66 Royal Hospital Road Chelsea SW3
4HS
020 7352 5646
February 2
Can You Teach an Old Dog New Tricks
the Lecture Club
Daniel Fryer, CBT therapist and and
hypnotherapist on neuroplasticity and how
to retrain your brain.
9 Ilchester Place London W14 8AA
Compiled and edited by Leila Kooros with
assistance by Fahad Redha and Jeanne
Griffiths.