All events on Tuesday July 01
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- French Paste
- Tuesday 1 July (8pm) @ The Shaw Theatre More times »
- A chaotic year to say the least, 1987 saw Margaret Thatcher elected prime minister for the third time, storms battering the island and Cadbury's current... View details »
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- The Light Switch Project
- Tuesday 1 July (7–8:30pm) @ The Dana Centre
- Free
- Little movements, such as the flicking of a light switch, can have big effects. Organised by the Science Museum, the Light Switch Project brings artists... View details »
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- Loop 08
- Tuesday 1 July (10am–6pm) @ The Menier Gallery More times »
- Free
- The Loop art collective return to Southwark Street's Menier Gallery for their annual show, this time focusing on print. Fifteen artists, including alumni from the... View details »
- Film
- Graphic Images: Comic-Book Movies
- Tuesday 1 July @ BFI Southbank More times »
- Expect to see Jonathan Ross on the Southbank over the next couple of months, as a season of comic-book adaptations lands at the NFT. The... View details »
- Film: Documentary
- Garlic Is as Good as Ten Mothers
- Tuesday 1 July (7:30pm) @ Roxy Bar & Screen
- Free
- Immerse yourself in Les Blank's lip-smacking tribute to one of the world's most enduring ingredients. Garlic is a 50-minute film that spotlights the history of... View details »
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- Amora
- Tuesday 1 July (1pm–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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- Hibiscus
- Tuesday 1 July (noon–2:30 & 6:30–10pm) @ Hibiscus More times »
- In just a month, chef-proprietor Claude Bosi has taken London's restaurant world by storm. With the relocation of his two Michelin stars from Ludlow to... View details »
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- Billingsgate Market
- Tuesday 1 July (4am) @ Billingsgate Market More times »
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- Fans of cod and plaice, or finer fishy delicacies, should prepare for a treat. Despite mainly serving the restaurant and retail trades, Billingsgate Market is... View details »
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- Skateboard at the Southbank Centre
- Tuesday 1 July (8–11am) @ Southbank Centre More times »
- Free
- For a rather serene moment of skateboarding, set the alarm early and cruise on down to the Southbank in the early hours of the morning.... View details »
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- Horse Riding at Wimbledon Village Stables
- Tuesday 1 July (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
- Tuesday 1 July (8am–10pm) @ 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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- Furnace
- Tuesday 1 July (10am–3pm & 6–11pm) @ Furnace More times »
- Tucked down a side street off Hoxton Square is the perfect remedy to the seasonal poultry overload. Shoreditch's best-kept secret, Furnace has been in the... View details »
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- Viktor & Rolf
- Tuesday 1 July (11am–6pm) @ Barbican Centre More times »
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- About as far-removed from traditional fashion houses as possible, Dutch duo Viktor Horsting and Rolf Snoeren have a surreal sense of design. Their collections are... View details »
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- For Your Eyes Only
- Tuesday 1 July (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
- Tuesday 1 July @ The Old Truman Brewery More times »
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- 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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- Kite Flying on Hampstead Heath
- Tuesday 1 July @ Hampstead Heath More times »
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- Rosy up those cheeks on the Heath for a return to classic weekend pursuits. Kites plus mates usually equals fun, so strafe unwitting passers-by with... View details »
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- Jazz in London
- Tuesday 1 July (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
- Tuesday 1 July @ 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 »
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- Skin + Bones
- Tuesday 1 July (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
- Tuesday 1 July (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 »
- Art
- A Century of Olympic Posters
- Tuesday 1 July (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
- Tuesday 1 July (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
- Tuesday 1 July (12:30–11pm) @ 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
- Tuesday 1 July @ 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
- Tuesday 1 July (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 »
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- Pollock's Toy Museum
- Tuesday 1 July (10am–5pm) @ Pollock's Toy Museum More times »
- Evoke dusty memories of bygone days with a visit to Pollock's Toy Museum, nestled in the heart of Fitzrovia. Comprised of two conjoined 18th- and... View details »
- Film
- The Escapist
- Tuesday 1 July @ Various locations More times »
- Like all good prison-escape movies, The Escapist has an ensemble cast of stereotypes: the lifer (Brian Cox), the serial escapee (Liam Cunningham), the fixer (Seu... View details »
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- Pygmalion
- Tuesday 1 July @ 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 »
- Art
- Liliane Lijn
- Tuesday 1 July (10am–6pm) @ Riflemaker Gallery More times »
- Free
- Liliane Lijn's fascination with cosmic forces continues with Stardust. The kinetic artist explores the relationship between space and time by using light, sound and movement... View details »
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- The Story of the Supremes
- Tuesday 1 July (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 »
- Music: Rock/Pop
- Joel Armsden's Open Mic Night
- Tuesday 1 July (7:30pm) @ Monkey Chews More times »
- Free
- Joel Armsden and intrepid A&R outfit eAR Music have organized a Camden open mic that doesn't involve Johnny Borrell, offering impromptu performances from their artists... View details »
- Art
- Tom Hunter
- Tuesday 1 July (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
- Tuesday 1 July (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
- Tuesday 1 July (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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- Colin Self
- Tuesday 1 July (11am–6pm) @ Delaye Saltoun More times »
- Free
- One of British pop art's lesser-known figures, Colin Self is described by fellow artist Peter Blake as a "forgotten hero". Delaye Saltoun's exhibition — Self's... View details »
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- Hans Josephsohn
- Tuesday 1 July (10am–6pm) @ Hauser & Wirth More times »
- Free
- It's impressive that figurative sculptor Hans Josephsohn is still active in his practice at age 87 — and more so that his new works are... View details »
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- Mona Hatoum
- Tuesday 1 July (10am–6pm) @ Parasol Unit Foundation for Contemporary Art More times »
- Free
- British-Palestinian artist Mona Hatoum's show at the Parasol Unit includes a decade's worth of work, giving viewers an opportunity to engage with the full range... View details »
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- Haozhan
- Tuesday 1 July (noon–11:30pm) @ 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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- John Hoyland
- Tuesday 1 July (10am–5:30pm) @ Nevill Keating McIlroy More times »
- Free
- John Hoyland is often compared to Mark Rothko for the way he uses bold blocks of colour; but the Sheffield-born painter's canvases are lighter and... View details »
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- Street Art
- Tuesday 1 July (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
- Tuesday 1 July (noon–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
- Tuesday 1 July (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 »
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- King Lear
- Tuesday 1 July @ 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 »
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- Bikram Yoga
- Tuesday 1 July (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
- Tuesday 1 July (7am–11pm) @ 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
- Tuesday 1 July (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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- London Festival of Architecture
- Tuesday 1 July @ Various locations More times »
- With an inspired approach to what could have easily descended into standard festival programming, the London Festival of Architecture kicks off with an opening celebration... View details »
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- The Chalk Garden
- Tuesday 1 July (7:30pm) @ Donmar Warehouse More times »
- Enid Bagnold's dark comedy The Chalk Garden kicks off tonight at Donmar Warehouse's not-for-profit theatre. Bagnold, best known for penning Elizabeth Taylor vehicle National Velvet,... View details »
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- Salt Yard
- Tuesday 1 July (noon–11pm) @ Salt Yard More times »
- It's not easy to garner favourable comparisons to London tapas giants Fino and Barrafina, but the diminutive Salt Yard pulls off this Goliath-sized task. The... View details »
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- China Landscape
- Tuesday 1 July (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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- Quintessential
- Tuesday 1 July (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 »
- Art: Photography
- The Rolling Stones 1969 US Tour
- Tuesday 1 July (11am–7pm) @ 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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- Aaya
- Tuesday 1 July (noon–midnight) @ 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 »
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- City of London Festival
- Tuesday 1 July @ Various locations More times »
- Since 1962, the City of London Festival has unfurled its teeming arts and music programme over the summer season, inhabiting indoor and outdoor venues throughout... View details »
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- Summer Exhibition 2008
- Tuesday 1 July (10am–6pm) @ Royal Academy of Arts More times »
- With more than £70,000 up for grabs in prize money, including the £25,000 Charles Wollaston Award, the stakes are high at the Royal Academy of... View details »
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- Jake & Dinos Chapman
- Tuesday 1 July (10am–6pm) @ White Cube Mason's Yard More times »
- Free
- BritArt's most infamous double act (not counting the duo's former bosses Gilbert & George) returns with a much-anticipated show. Exact details of the exhibition have... View details »
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- Miroslav Tichý
- Tuesday 1 July (noon–6pm) @ Michael Hoppen Gallery More times »
- Free
- Czech artist Miroslav Tichý produced most of his oeuvre between 1950 and 1980, but it was not until the summer of 2005 that his work... View details »
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- Brunello Picnic in Kensington Gardens
- Tuesday 1 July @ 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 »
- Art
- Jayne Amongst the Birds
- Tuesday 1 July (11am–6pm) @ Tatty Devine More times »
- Free
- In September 1959, a strange thing happened in Hackney: iconic American blonde bombshell Jayne Mansfield turned up to present the prizes at a competition held... View details »
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- Fernando Casasempere
- Tuesday 1 July @ 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 »
- Art
- Bob Dylan
- Tuesday 1 July (10am–6pm) @ Halcyon Gallery More times »
- Free
- If you think that being one of the world's greatest musicians is talent enough, think again — this exhibition of Bob Dylan's artwork shows that... View details »
- Art
- Hervé Ingrand
- Tuesday 1 July (10am–6pm) @ Mummery + Schnelle More times »
- Free
- Hervé Ingrand's La Découverte du Cabinet de Dessins (The Discovery of the Cabinet of Drawings) takes over Mummery + Schnelle for the next few months,... View details »
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- Blaize Simon
- Tuesday 1 July @ Calvert Avenue More times »
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- London-born photographer Blaize Simon returns to the capital for a month-long show stretching the length of Shoreditch's Calvert Avenue. Best-known for black-and-white Polaroid snaps from... View details »
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- Daniela Schönbächler
- Tuesday 1 July @ Riflemaker Gallery More times »
- Free
- Awaiting your contemplation, Murano-based artist Daniela Schönbächler's work is in situ in Soho's former gun factory. Schönbächler brings a fragment of the Italian city, famed... View details »
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- Abigail Lane
- Tuesday 1 July (10am–6pm) @ Matches More times »
- Free
- Abigail Lane first came to the public's attention 20 years ago as one of the YBAs involved in then Goldsmiths College student Damien Hirst's groundbreaking... View details »
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- Ruth Orkin
- Tuesday 1 July (noon–6pm) @ Michael Hoppen Gallery More times »
- Free
- Ruth Orkin wryly described her half-century love affair with the camera as "making people look at what I want them to look at". The daughter... View details »
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- Neeta Madahar
- Tuesday 1 July (1–5pm) @ PM Gallery & House More times »
- Free
- Ealing's PM Gallery presents Solstice, a new video project by London-born artist Neeta Madahar, opening on (you guessed it) the solstice. Looking upward to the... View details »
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- London Fencing Club
- Tuesday 1 July @ 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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- Lip-Gloss and Lacquer
- Tuesday 1 July (10am–5pm) @ Spring Projects More times »
- Free
- Lip-Gloss and Lacquer's seven artists take on fashion, celebrity and commodification in the glamour industry. Laura Buckley uses video installations of light, refracted by moving... View details »
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- Damian Elwes
- Tuesday 1 July (10am–5pm) @ Lefevre Fine Art More times »
- Free
- Damian Elwes presents a series of portraits that do more than just represent a person on canvas. The artist depicts the studios (sans inhabitants) of... View details »
- Art
- Andy Warhol
- Tuesday 1 July (10am–6pm) @ Coskun More times »
- Free
- Andy Warhol surrounded himself with the stars of his time and counted many of his famous subjects as close friends. Coskun displays his celebrity portraits,... View details »
- Art
- A Gothic Story
- Tuesday 1 July (1–6pm) @ Shoreditch Town Hall More times »
- Free
- The decaying grandeur of Shoreditch Town Hall's basement makes it an appropriate venue for this dark group show. A dozen artists provide varying interpretations of... View details »
- Art
- The Courtauld Cézannes
- Tuesday 1 July (10am–6pm) @ The Courtauld Institute of Art More times »
- Proving that good things do indeed come in small packages, the Courtauld Gallery hosts a series of Paul Cézanne works in its diminutive interior. Presenting... View details »
- Art
- The Psychology of Fear
- Tuesday 1 July (11am–5pm) @ 198 More times »
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- At her solo show at Herne Hill's 198, Iran-born UK-based artist Maria Kheirkhah confronts the rise of fear in modern society resulting from the British... View details »
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- The Old Ship
- Tuesday 1 July @ The Old Ship More times »
- If you're planning a trip to the Hackney Empire any time soon, be sure to stop by the newly renovated Old Ship next door. Gone... View details »
- Art
- Huang Yong Ping
- Tuesday 1 July (11am–6pm) @ Barbican Centre More times »
- Free
- Huang Yong Ping's first exhibition in the UK is a satirical diatribe inspired by the Frolic, the flagship vessel of the British opium trade. A... View details »
- Art: Architecture/Design
- John McAslan + Partners
- Tuesday 1 July (9am–5:30pm) @ Dreamspace Gallery More times »
- Free
- Londoners hear plenty about graduate work in the fields of fashion, art and design, but architecture and engineering go virtually unmentioned. This show at the... View details »
- Art
- Chantal Joffe
- Tuesday 1 July (10am–6pm) @ Victoria Miro Gallery More times »
- Free
- Chantal Joffe exhibits at the Victoria Miro Gallery with a series of cheeky — quite literally — canvas paintings. The British artist, who received the... View details »
- Art
- Bettina Buck
- Tuesday 1 July (11am–6pm) @ Rokeby More times »
- Free
- Having exhibited in Ecuador, Cologne and Rome, Bettina Buck makes her London debut with Flexing Brown at the Rokeby Gallery. The German artist transforms the... View details »
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- Spice Festival
- Tuesday 1 July @ Hackney Empire More times »
- Variety is indeed the spice of life at Hackney's annual celebration of multiculturalism, which touches down at the Empire. This year, expect comedy (from Richard... View details »
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- Architectural Bike Tours
- Tuesday 1 July @ Various locations More times »
- For a green and cardio-friendly way to tour London's architectural gems, pedal along with the London Festival of Architecture for its innovative cycle tours. Weeknight... View details »
- Art: Photography
- Richard Prince: Continuation
- Tuesday 1 July (10am–6pm) @ Serpentine Gallery More times »
- Free
- American artist Richard Prince first achieved notoriety in 1977, when he photographed advertisements (most famously the Marlboro cowboy) and images from the press and repackaged... View details »
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- Cha Cha Moon
- Tuesday 1 July (noon–11pm) @ 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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- Côte
- Tuesday 1 July (8am–11pm) @ Côte More times »
- The first Côte opened in Wimbledon last August; before the rapturous reception had died down, a Soho-based second location opened in May, bringing the all-day... View details »
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- Dehesa
- Tuesday 1 July (noon–11pm) @ Dehesa More times »
- Together with Alan Yau's Cha Cha Moon and ace burger joint the Diner, Dehesa completes Ganton Street's status as the epicentre of Soho spur-of-the-moment dining.... View details »
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- Quo Vadis
- Tuesday 1 July (noon–2:45 & 5–10:45pm) @ Quo Vadis More times »
- Sam and Eddie Hart cemented their restaurant reputation by reinventing tapas for a sophisticated London clientele at Fino, then tailoring them for a drop-by crowd... View details »
- Art
- Lucky Dip Graduation Show
- Tuesday 1 July (noon–6pm) @ La Viande More times »
- Free
- La Viande show their commitment to up-and-coming young artists by hosting the graduation show for Havering College's graphic-design students. With a broad focus on the... View details »
- Performing Arts: Comedy
- Daniel Kitson
- Tuesday 1 July (9pm) @ Battersea Arts Centre More times »
- In the run-up to the Edinburgh Fringe, well-bearded comic Daniel Kitson is touring the UK to road test material for his new show, so he's... View details »
- Art
- Trespass Alliance: Inside Urban Art
- Tuesday 1 July (9:30am–6pm) @ The Andipa Gallery More times »
- Free
- Chelsea's elegant Andipa Gallery somewhat incongruously hosts ten international "urban artists". The collages, prints, sculptures and installation pieces on display go beyond street art, by... View details »
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- Hairywood
- Tuesday 1 July @ Covent Garden Market Piazza More times »
- Free
- World-renowned design firm Eley Kishimoto teams up with 6a Architects to erect the weird and wonderful Hairywood Tower in the heart of Covent Garden. The... View details »
