All events on Sunday June 08
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- Vauxhall Art Car Boot Fair
- Sunday 8 June (noon–6pm) @ The Old Truman Brewery
- Gavin Turk, Bob and Roberta Smith, Peter Blake — all sublime, but utterly unaffordable artists. But at the annual Vauxhall Art Car Boot Fair, you... View details »
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- Frock Me!
- Sunday 8 June (11am–5:30pm) @ Chelsea Town Hall
- From '20s flapper to '70s funk, Chelsea's Town Hall houses wardrobes from throughout the eras at Frock Me!, the brainchild of Matthew Adams. Adams spent... View details »
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- Sunday Shoots
- Sunday 8 June (10am–3pm) @ Columbia Road Flower Market More times »
- Free
- Each week, photographer Seamus Ryan opens his doors for his Sunday Shoots, an ongoing series of portrait projects featuring walk-in visitors to his Flower Market... View details »
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- Stokefest
- Sunday 8 June (noon–8pm) @ Clissold Park
- Free
- Community spirit is alive and well in Hackney, with Clissold Park ready to take a beating today as eager Stokefest attendees descend upon its grassy... View details »
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- Amora
- Sunday 8 June (11am–midnight) @ Amora More times »
- Amora — the Academy of Sex and Relationships — offers an educational exploration of all aspects of intimacy. Seven distinct zones take you through everything... View details »
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- Horse Riding at Wimbledon Village Stables
- Sunday 8 June (9am–2pm) @ Wimbledon Village Stables More times »
- For city-bound equestrians missing their early-morning ride and novice ponyphiles alike, Wimbledon has more to offer than Wombles. Even if you have a penchant for... View details »
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- Café on the Hill
- Sunday 8 June (8am–4pm) @ Cafe on the Hill More times »
- With most of central London out-of-bounds (either closed or crammed with shoppers), get perspective on the city from Muswell Hill. Like a less pretentious Hampstead,... View details »
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- For Your Eyes Only
- Sunday 8 June (10am–6pm) @ Imperial War Museum Park More times »
- Ian Fleming, the author responsible for birthing the shaken-not-stirred secret agent James Bond, receives his due in this new exhibition at the Imperial War Museum.... View details »
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- Free Range 2008
- Sunday 8 June @ The Old Truman Brewery More times »
- Free
- Following on the success of last year's Free Range exhibition, the art and design showcase — the largest of its kind in the UK and... View details »
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- Blood on Paper
- Sunday 8 June (10am–5:45pm) @ Victoria and Albert Museum More times »
- Free
- This new exhibition at the V&A offers visual art reworkings and interpretations of the humble paperback. The works on display range from large-scale installations to... View details »
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- Elizabethan Flagons
- Sunday 8 June (10am–5:30pm) @ Victoria and Albert Museum More times »
- Free
- The Victoria & Albert's latest mini-exhibition features a set of Elizabethan flagons that return to the museum after 70 years abroad. Stroll down memory lane... View details »
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- Jazz in London
- Sunday 8 June (10am–6pm) @ National Portrait Gallery More times »
- Free
- Take a trip back to the dark, smoky jazz clubs of the '50s with Walter Hanlon's atmospheric exhibition. While working in the music business during... View details »
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- Parkour
- Sunday 8 June @ Westminster Academy More times »
- Release your urban primate with parkour, the sport that catapults folks around London using vaults, leaps and climbs. The beginner's class breaks you in gently... View details »
- Music: DJ
- Roasts and Records
- Sunday 8 June (noon–11pm) @ The Defectors Weld More times »
- If you're feeling somewhat broken in the head after Saturday night, then this Sunday activity is sure to bring you relief while requiring minimal effort.... View details »
- Art: Architecture/Design
- Skin + Bones
- Sunday 8 June (10am–6pm) @ Somerset House More times »
- Exploring the enduring love affair between two creative entities, Skin + Bones: Parallel Practices in Fashion and Architecture hits Somerset House's newest space, the Embankment... View details »
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- Richard Rogers & Architects
- Sunday 8 June (10am–5:45pm) @ Design Museum More times »
- Modern, functional design has long been synonymous with architect Richard Rogers, who's stamped his distinctive imprint on buildings throughout Europe. To appropriately honour his career,... View details »
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- A Century of Olympic Posters
- Sunday 8 June (10am–5:45pm) @ Museum of Childhood More times »
- Free
- After the recent debacle with our city's own 2012 Olympic logo, you might be tempted to dismiss this little gem of a show, but it... View details »
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- China Design Now
- Sunday 8 June (10am–5:45pm) @ Victoria and Albert Museum More times »
- Celebrating China's return to the graphic-art world stage, China Design Now embarks on a three-part journey along the country's coastline. The cities examined — Shenzhen,... View details »
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- The Regent
- Sunday 8 June (noon–10:30pm) @ The Regent More times »
- If you awake to find yourself north of Notting Hill on a Sunday morning, get rejuvenated at Kensal Rise's best grub 'n boozer. Since its... View details »
- Film
- Children of Glory
- Sunday 8 June @ Various locations More times »
- With the Russian FSB flexing its muscles once again under Putin, Krisztina Goda's gripping Cold War-era drama bristles with prescience as it recounts the story... View details »
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- Listening Post
- Sunday 8 June (10am–6pm) @ The Science Museum More times »
- Free
- Idle conversations on Facebook walls, MySpace comments and message forums may not feel as intimate after Listening Post arrives at the Science Museum. Asking "What... View details »
- Performing Arts: Theatre
- Pygmalion
- Sunday 8 June @ Old Vic Theatre More times »
- George Bernard Shaw's rags-to-riches tale was made famous by George Cukor's 1964 film musical My Fair Lady, which starred Rex Harrison as Henry Higgins —... View details »
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- Ryan Gander
- Sunday 8 June (noon–6pm) @ South London Gallery More times »
- Free
- Some may spend their gap year soul-searching (that is, aimlessly wandering the globe or lolling about in a drunken stupor). But when Ryan Gander took... View details »
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- Clare Barclay
- Sunday 8 June (10am–6pm) @ Camden Arts Centre More times »
- Free
- In her solo exhibition at Camden Arts Centre this month, Glaswegian installation artist Claire Barclay displays an array of deliciously subversive creations that teeter on... View details »
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- The Story of the Supremes
- Sunday 8 June (10am–5:45pm) @ Victoria and Albert Museum More times »
- Relive the days of '60s doo-wop and soul at the Victoria & Albert Museum's latest exhibition. Hailed as one of the most successful performing groups... View details »
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- Tom Hunter
- Sunday 8 June (10am–5:45pm) @ Museum of Childhood More times »
- Free
- Exploring the ever-changing face of the trade that in east London, Tom Hunter's portraits document the varied mechants and wares of local businesses running along... View details »
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- Street & Studio
- Sunday 8 June (10am–6pm) @ Tate Modern More times »
- Giveaway
- Featuring 350 influential works that span from the 19th century to the current day, the Tate Modern's expansive exhibition explores the dichotomy between images produced... View details »
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- Sid Vicious: No One Is Innocent
- Sunday 8 June (11am–6pm) @ Proud Galleries More times »
- Free
- It's good to see Proud Galleries opening their new Camden home in a suitably rock 'n roll way. Taking an up-close and personal look at... View details »
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- London Fetish Fair
- Sunday 8 June (noon–6pm) @ Shillibeers More times »
- If Oxford Street's array of big-name chain stores, tourist tat and exorbitantly priced boutiques have lost their appeal, head Islington-way today for the deviant delights... View details »
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- Brick Lane Bike Polo
- Sunday 8 June (1–7pm) @ Brick Lane Polo More times »
- Free
- Thanks to the invention of bike polo, carefully groomed horses are no longer a prerequisite for a quick chukka. There may be fewer fair-bonneted young... View details »
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- Running Late
- Sunday 8 June (noon–6pm) @ The Photographers' Gallery More times »
- Free
- Running Late, an unlikely collaboration between the Photographers' Gallery and Cuts hair salon, doesn't include snaps of hair being swept up or portraits of bad... View details »
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- Haozhan
- Sunday 8 June (noon–10:30pm) @ Haozhan More times »
- Thanks to its bustling location in London's tourist hub, Chinatown is less a mecca for cuisine lovers than a torturous odyssey to find decent food,... View details »
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- Rob Ryan
- Sunday 8 June (11am–6pm) @ Tatty Devine More times »
- Free
- Master papercutter Rob Ryan is the king of collaboration — he's produced an accessories collection for Paul Smith, a dress for Vogue, a Christmas window... View details »
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- Street Art
- Sunday 8 June (10am–6pm) @ Tate Modern More times »
- Free
- Now that the sun's finally made an appearance, wandering around a gallery may not be the first thing on your mind — fortunately, the Tate... View details »
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- Dex Club
- Sunday 8 June (11am–midnight) @ Dex Club More times »
- Dex Club in Brixton is London's newest private members' club, featuring eight DJ-friendly hotel rooms, quality British dining, a spectacular '20s-style main space and a... View details »
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- Nought to Sixty
- Sunday 8 June (noon–7pm) @ ICA More times »
- The ICA's ambitious new show brings together 60 early career artists from Britain and Ireland. In an exhibition spanning six months, the artworks roll over... View details »
- Performing Arts: Theatre
- King Lear
- Sunday 8 June @ Shakespeare's Globe More times »
- Shakespeare's most tragic of tragedies was in the limelight last year with the RSC's production starring Sir Ian McKellen. For the Globe's version, highly regarded... View details »
- Film
- All Power to the Imagination!
- Sunday 8 June @ Various locations More times »
- This expansive festival celebrates 1968's pivotal role in shaping the world as we know it with a rich slate of events, including a monthlong film... View details »
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- Bikram Yoga
- Sunday 8 June (6:45am–9pm) @ Bikram Yoga City More times »
- Until the advent of Bikram, yoga was associated mostly with unlawful bending and the ubiquitous "om". Now, the modern twist on the ancient technique has,... View details »
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- Fox & Anchor
- Sunday 8 June (noon–6pm) @ Fox & Anchor More times »
- Dating from the late Victorian era, this pub — an old favourite of blood-spattered meat traders from Smithfields Market down the street — has just... View details »
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- Amazing Butterflies
- Sunday 8 June (10am–3:15pm) @ Natural History Museum More times »
- Nothing says "summer is here" like butterflies — just the sight of them fluttering around the park is enough to send most people into paroxysms... View details »
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- China Landscape
- Sunday 8 June (10am–5:30pm) @ British Museum More times »
- Free
- Two of the capital's cultural powerhouses — the British Museum and Kew Gardens — join forces to provide insight into the horticultural preferences of the... View details »
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- Antti Laitinen
- Sunday 8 June (noon–6pm) @ Nettie Horn More times »
- Free
- Helsinki-based artist Antti Laitinen offers an absurdist take on the notion of property and nationality with his solo exhibition of video, photography and installation work.... View details »
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- Quintessential
- Sunday 8 June (10am–6pm) @ Grenade Gallery More times »
- Free
- The Grenade Art Collective, a group of eight urban artists, have taken refuge from the grimy walls of London's streets and set up an indoor... View details »
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- The Rolling Stones 1969 US Tour
- Sunday 8 June (11am–6pm) @ Proud Central More times »
- Free
- Oh, to be a fly on the wall. Such is the sentiment provoked by Ethan Russell's photographs of the Rolling Stones' infamous 1969 US tour,... View details »
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- Tudor Cookery
- Sunday 8 June (11am–3pm) @ Hampton Court Palace More times »
- Vegetarians would be well-advised to steer clear of Hampton Court Palace's regular Tudor cookery sessions, in which all forms of meat are extravagantly flaunted —... View details »
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- Aaya
- Sunday 8 June (noon–11pm) @ Aaya More times »
- Though Aaya has been open for a few months, it's still biding its time; rather than go for a press blitz, the restaurant wants to... View details »
- Film
- Sex and the City: The Movie
- Sunday 8 June (7–11pm) @ The Electric Cinema More times »
- Faithful followers of the Emmy Award-winning series, rejoice — the long-anticipated feature-length Sex and the City film has finally arrived, and Notting Hill's Electric Cinema... View details »
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- Past-Forward
- Sunday 8 June (11am–6pm) @ Project Space 176 More times »
- French curator Vincent Honoré's exhibition at this fabulous NW5 art space explores conceptual art and manipulated media. Past-Forward features two specially commissioned pieces: one by... View details »
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- Dicky Graham
- Sunday 8 June (10:30am–5pm) @ f-art More times »
- Free
- For his debut solo show, London-based artist Dicky Graham created ten sculptures of dog faces from scrap metal and found objects like brushes, funnels and... View details »
- Performing Arts: Theatre
- The Pitmen Painters
- Sunday 8 June @ National Theatre More times »
- Free
- In 1934, some enlightened colliery men in Woodhorn, Northumberland, formed an evening class on art appreciation. The group subsequently took up painting, drawing and sculpting,... View details »
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- Wildstyles
- Sunday 8 June (11:30am–11pm) @ Bar Vinyl More times »
- Free
- PYMCA may be the only photo agency in London that specialises exclusively in youth and music culture — small wonder its effortlessly cool shows are... View details »
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- Brunello Picnic in Kensington Gardens
- Sunday 8 June @ Brunello More times »
- If carrying equipment and provisions on public transport seems like too much perspiration for a weekend's picnic, then the Brunello restaurant's new selection of hampers... View details »
- Performing Arts
- Sprint Festival
- Sunday 8 June @ Camden People's Theatre More times »
- Giveaway
- The jewel-like Camden People's Theatre, loomed over by the Euston Tower block, is the spiritual home of London's experimental-theatre and performance-art scenes. Starting today, the... View details »
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- Bernd Krauss
- Sunday 8 June (11am–6pm) @ The Shop More times »
- Free
- The Whitechapel populates a disparate collection of East London venues as part of ongoing art project The Street; since March, artists and curators have been... View details »
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- Fernando Casasempere
- Sunday 8 June @ The Economist Plaza More times »
- Free
- The Economist and the Contemporary Art Society have teamed up to bring sculpture to the heart of the city. For the next three months, London-based... View details »
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- Wolfgang Tillmans
- Sunday 8 June (11am–6pm) @ Maureen Paley More times »
- Free
- Photographer Wolfgang Tillmans returns to Maureen Paley for his sixth show. After Tillmans won the Turner Prize in 2000, the artist's profile skyrocketed and his... View details »
- Performing Arts: Comedy
- The NewsRevue
- Sunday 8 June (9pm) @ Canal Café Theatre More times »
- The NewsRevue has followed the same format since 1979 — low-tech, topical comedy performed by two men and two women. Written by a team of... View details »
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- David Lean
- Sunday 8 June @ NFT1 More times »
- Giveaway
- Although best remembered for his star-studded, Oscar-winning epics Lawrence of Arabia (1962) and The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957), director David Lean's early work... View details »
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- Open Studios
- Sunday 8 June (2–6pm) @ Euroart More times »
- Free
- Home to 45 artists, Euroart provide studio space and facilities to those who may not otherwise be able to afford it. Their sixth annual Open... View details »
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- 3 Faces of Matmos
- Sunday 8 June (7:30–11pm) @ Beaconsfield More times »
- Avant-electronic duo Matmos hate following convention, so it's little surprise that the UK leg of their European tour is more festival than simple gig. Taking... View details »
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- London Fencing Club
- Sunday 8 June @ Finsbury Leisure Centre More times »
- If you've ever watched the dueling scene in The Mask of Zorro and thought, "Hey, I could do better than that," now you can prove... View details »
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- Open Garden Squares Weekend
- Sunday 8 June @ Various locations More times »
- Giveaway
- For one weekend a year, more than 170 gardens across the city — most of which remain locked up from the great unwashed for the... View details »
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- Tom Milnes
- Sunday 8 June (noon–6pm) @ Ferreira Projects More times »
- Free
- Tom Milnes uses his residency at the Gallery Studio to cultivate a strange collection of "culturally redundant audio material". Walkmen, new-age music, and relaxation tapes... View details »
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- Cha Cha Moon
- Sunday 8 June (noon–10pm) @ Cha Cha Moon More times »
- Influential restaurateur Alan Yau is back with Cha Cha Moon, returning to cuisine with widespread appeal (he devised Wagamama and Busaba Eathai) at this Malay-Chinese... View details »
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- Plant Room
- Sunday 8 June @ Plant Room More times »
- Free
- Architect duo Ulrike Steven and Gareth Morris (What If) have teamed up with urban-regeneration agency the Shoreditch Trust to transform a neglected corner of N1's... View details »
- Performing Arts: Spoken Word
- In the Mix
- Sunday 8 June (2–5pm) @ Rich Mix More times »
- Free
- Stars of critically acclaimed jazz-education group Tomorrow's Warriors host weekly jam sessions at east London's Rich Mix. On the first Sunday of the month, the... View details »
