National Geographic Store... Inspiring people to care about the planet
Over the next month, the National Geographic Store on Regent Street celebrates Earth Day with amazing exhibitions, live animal shows and lectures for you to learn more about the environment, sustainability of our oceans and ideas for the conservation of our planet.
The Animal Man, Sunday 11 April, 12.30pm and 2pm
Experience an afternoon that you can all enjoy courtesy of The National Geographic Store and the Animal Man. With the first session commencing at 12.30 pm and hosted by Nick Spellman, you and your family will encounter an extensive range of live animals which include Arachnids, Insects and other invertebrates as well as mammals including Chinchilla, Pygmy Hedgehog, Skunk, Armadillo and Meerkats and then from 2.00 pm it is all change, Nick introduces you to Owls, Lizards, Tortoise and Snakes.
Blue Ventures Talk, Monday 12 April, 6.30pm
Blue Ventures believes that with the right knowledge, developing coastal communities can live in harmony with their marine environments. Blue Ventures has worked with coastal communities to build the largest community run marine protected area in the Western Indian Ocean and set up innovative alternative livelihoods, empowering local people to manage the reefs for future generations.
No Place Like Home, Wednesday 14 April, 6.30pm
The Environmental Justice Foundation’s Tori Timms talks about the realities of our changing environment, the future for migration and what this means for human rights.
Save the Sea Talk, Friday 16 April, 6.30pm
Environmental Justice Foundation's Senior Campaigner Duncan Copeland presents a short film on Pirate Fishing in West Africa, and talks about both the impacts and solutions to address the challenge to the sustainability of our oceans.
National Geographic Documentaries
National Geographic will be showcasing a series of documentaries until 22 April. The screenings will take place in the Seminar Area, 1st Floor, Monday-Friday 6pm and Saturday-Sunday 5pm. Entrance is free.
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We have 50 tickets up for grabs for an exclusive after-hours Uniqlo/Glamour shopping event on Tues 13th April at Uniqlo, 311 Oxford Street, London, 6-9pm. There'll be nibbles from us, exclusive limited offers on the night, makeovers and goodie bags!
State 'Uniqlo Glamour Event', your name, email, phone no and your friend's name before 12pm Monday.
This is a first come, first served basis so make sure to find a buddy who's free on Tuesday evening and we'll be in touch if you're one of the first 25 lucky people to reply back!
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* Closing date for replies to lilia@yosushi.com is 12pm Monday 12th April 2010. Please state 'Uniqlo Glamour Event', your name, email, phone number and your friend's name. 25 YO! Sushi customers will be chosen on a first come, first served basis for them and a friend to attend the Uniqlo Glamour Event on Tuesday 13th April and will be notified by telephone on Monday 12th April. The Uniqlo/Glamour Event will be held at Uniqlo's flagship store, 311 Oxford Street, London, W1C 2HP from 6:00pm to 9:00pm. This exclusive ticket offer is non-transferable, non-refundable with no cash alternative available. No payment or p*rchase necessary to enter.
State 'Uniqlo Glamour Event', your name, email, phone no and your friend's name before 12pm Monday.
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* Closing date for replies to lilia@yosushi.com is 12pm Monday 12th April 2010. Please state 'Uniqlo Glamour Event', your name, email, phone number and your friend's name. 25 YO! Sushi customers will be chosen on a first come, first served basis for them and a friend to attend the Uniqlo Glamour Event on Tuesday 13th April and will be notified by telephone on Monday 12th April. The Uniqlo/Glamour Event will be held at Uniqlo's flagship store, 311 Oxford Street, London, W1C 2HP from 6:00pm to 9:00pm. This exclusive ticket offer is non-transferable, non-refundable with no cash alternative available. No payment or p*rchase necessary to enter.
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SHAKESPEARE'S BIRTHDAY PARTY
Sunday 18 April
We are opening our doors for our free annual open day to celebrate Shakespeare's Birthday on Sunday 18 April.
Join us for a day filled with musical mayhem as you create sound effects to the witches scene in Macbeth, go on a date with Henry VIII, sing-a-long to favourite tunes with Globe musicians, and even tread the boards of the famous Globe stage. These exciting activities all take place in and around our world famous exhibition and theatre.
Across the site there will be workshops and family events and activities for St George's Day inspired by the Mayor of London's ‘Rhythm of London’ campaign, and the plays in the Globe's 2010 Theatre Season of Kings & Rogues.
Time: 12noon - 5pm (last entry 4.30pm)
Tickets: FREE. Workshops spaces are allocated on a first-come, first-served basis.
Sunday 18 April
We are opening our doors for our free annual open day to celebrate Shakespeare's Birthday on Sunday 18 April.
Join us for a day filled with musical mayhem as you create sound effects to the witches scene in Macbeth, go on a date with Henry VIII, sing-a-long to favourite tunes with Globe musicians, and even tread the boards of the famous Globe stage. These exciting activities all take place in and around our world famous exhibition and theatre.
Across the site there will be workshops and family events and activities for St George's Day inspired by the Mayor of London's ‘Rhythm of London’ campaign, and the plays in the Globe's 2010 Theatre Season of Kings & Rogues.
Time: 12noon - 5pm (last entry 4.30pm)
Tickets: FREE. Workshops spaces are allocated on a first-come, first-served basis.
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2017 - 106 seen
2016 - 116 seen
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2014 - 132 seen (26 premieres and 7 Gala Screenings). Also 18 misc. free events/concerts
2013 - 115 Seen (12 premieres). Also 6 theatres/shows, 5 concerts
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St George day concert in trafalgar square , 1pm
a free family friendly open air extravaganza with bands,choirs and the winners of transport for London busking competition, plus a singalong celebration of traditional music hall entertainment.
Headlining the concert will be British legend joe brown.
Trafalgar square, wc2. London.gov.uk
a free family friendly open air extravaganza with bands,choirs and the winners of transport for London busking competition, plus a singalong celebration of traditional music hall entertainment.
Headlining the concert will be British legend joe brown.
Trafalgar square, wc2. London.gov.uk
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http://www.dorlingkindersley-uk.co.uk/s ... trail.html
Following on from the success of last year’s event and to celebrate the release of RHS How to Grow Practically Everything, DK, the RHS and The Society of Garden Designers have teamed up once again to bring you The Great London Garden Trail. On Bank Holiday Monday, 3rd May, 10 of London’s most beautifully designed gardens will be opened to the public for one day only. The gardens will be open from 12pm until 5pm and are free to visit.
Included in this year’s Trail are gardens designed by John Brookes and Andy Sturgeon and the trail focuses on growing and planting everything from plants and flowers to fruit and vegetables.
Ranging in size from small courtyards through to large family gardens and spread across London from Bow in the east through to Ealing in the west, visitors will be guaranteed a gardener’s treat to inspire the senses.
If you would like to visit any of the amazing gardens, please register to let us know you’ll be coming. Registration is not compulsory, but everyone who registers will be entered in to a prize draw to win a library of DK gardening books.
Following on from the success of last year’s event and to celebrate the release of RHS How to Grow Practically Everything, DK, the RHS and The Society of Garden Designers have teamed up once again to bring you The Great London Garden Trail. On Bank Holiday Monday, 3rd May, 10 of London’s most beautifully designed gardens will be opened to the public for one day only. The gardens will be open from 12pm until 5pm and are free to visit.
Included in this year’s Trail are gardens designed by John Brookes and Andy Sturgeon and the trail focuses on growing and planting everything from plants and flowers to fruit and vegetables.
Ranging in size from small courtyards through to large family gardens and spread across London from Bow in the east through to Ealing in the west, visitors will be guaranteed a gardener’s treat to inspire the senses.
If you would like to visit any of the amazing gardens, please register to let us know you’ll be coming. Registration is not compulsory, but everyone who registers will be entered in to a prize draw to win a library of DK gardening books.
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COLLECTION LAUNCH EVENT
LONDON
MAY 06 2010
Four carefully chosen artists and fashion designers, whose output collectively cuts across and combines wildly different mediums and disciplines, have worked closely with Swatch to successfully realise their individual designs for the 2010 SWATCH & ART Collection.
Fashion label Cassette Playa (aka Carri Munden) from London, and artists Ivan Navarro from New York, Enki Bilal from France and Manish Arora from India have each converged their unique aesthetic with the pioneering spirit of Swatch for this exciting project.
The results will be unveiled at an extra-special event - resonating with and celebrating the freshest art and most forward-thinking fashion - in London.
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SENSORY-OVERLOADING EXHIBITION AND PARTY PRESENTING
SONIC DELIGHTS by
DVJ Urban Knights
DJ Semtex
Stevans
DOORS OPEN 9 P.M. AT SHUNT
20 Stainer Street, London SE1 9RL, UK
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FREE ENTRY
Limited capacity, first come - first served
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LONDON
MAY 06 2010
Four carefully chosen artists and fashion designers, whose output collectively cuts across and combines wildly different mediums and disciplines, have worked closely with Swatch to successfully realise their individual designs for the 2010 SWATCH & ART Collection.
Fashion label Cassette Playa (aka Carri Munden) from London, and artists Ivan Navarro from New York, Enki Bilal from France and Manish Arora from India have each converged their unique aesthetic with the pioneering spirit of Swatch for this exciting project.
The results will be unveiled at an extra-special event - resonating with and celebrating the freshest art and most forward-thinking fashion - in London.
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SENSORY-OVERLOADING EXHIBITION AND PARTY PRESENTING
SONIC DELIGHTS by
DVJ Urban Knights
DJ Semtex
Stevans
DOORS OPEN 9 P.M. AT SHUNT
20 Stainer Street, London SE1 9RL, UK
See this address on Google Maps
FREE ENTRY
Limited capacity, first come - first served
http://www.swatchtheclub.com/content/ev ... n_2010.php
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Beate wrote:LOL, come on, elephants are more interesting that a free beer!
http://www.lbc.co.uk/elephants-invade-l ... C-SP#photo
Elephant Parade London 2010
http://www.elephantfamily.org/
I thought I will post this thread here (as some people may not have seen this thread in the death at a funeral) as it is like a free day out in London.
Here is a map showing where the life sized baby elephants are:
http://www.elephantparadelondon.org/ima ... utemap.pdf
Elephant Parade London celebrates the beauty of the magnificent Asian elephant. And this year – with 260 painted elephants in locations across London – it is the biggest and most beautiful outdoor art event the city has ever seen.
The elephants are on the streets of London from May until July, and are attracting an estimated audience of 25 million, raising a projected £2 million and benefiting 20 conservation charities in the UK alone.
Happy spotting!
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2016 - 116 seen
2015 - 120 seen (16 premieres, 2 Gala Screenings). Also 3 theatres/shows, 2 concerts
2014 - 132 seen (26 premieres and 7 Gala Screenings). Also 18 misc. free events/concerts
2013 - 115 Seen (12 premieres). Also 6 theatres/shows, 5 concerts
2012 - 118 seen (23 premieres). Also 12 theatres/shows.
2011 - 133 seen
2010 - 105 seen
My Movie Scores click here
2018 - 100 seen (9 premieres/Press) Also 2 Opera, 1 Netfix, 15 theatres, 2 concerts, 1 ballet)
2017 - 106 seen
2016 - 116 seen
2015 - 120 seen (16 premieres, 2 Gala Screenings). Also 3 theatres/shows, 2 concerts
2014 - 132 seen (26 premieres and 7 Gala Screenings). Also 18 misc. free events/concerts
2013 - 115 Seen (12 premieres). Also 6 theatres/shows, 5 concerts
2012 - 118 seen (23 premieres). Also 12 theatres/shows.
2011 - 133 seen
2010 - 105 seen
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http://www.museumindocklands.org.uk/English/
From 1 April 2010
Museum of London Docklands is now FREE entry for all.
Visit Museum of London Docklands
Museum opening times
Mon to Sun: 10am-6pm
Last admission: 5.30pm
Closed: 24-26 December
Admission
FREE admission to Museum of London Docklands
Museum of London Docklands
West India Quay
Canary Wharf
London E14 4AL
By DLR: West India Quay
By Tube: Canary Wharf
By Bus: D3, D7, D8, 277, N50, D6, 15, 115, 135
By River: Thames Clippers
Museum entrance is two minutes walk from West India Quay. There is a Vinci Park car park behind the Museum on Hertsmere Road. See Museum of London Docklands on a map
The Museum is also accessible via riverboat; enjoy a 10-15 minute journey on a Thames Clipper riverboat from Bankside or Maritime Greenwich Pier to Canary Wharf Pier. Call 0870 781 5049 for times and prices.
And believe me, this is a stonking museum, fit to spend hours in, and they always have some interesting event on:
http://www.museumindocklands.org.uk/Eng ... ns/Events/
They've got an elephant too:
http://www.museumindocklands.org.uk/Eng ... Parade.htm
From 1 April 2010
Museum of London Docklands is now FREE entry for all.
Visit Museum of London Docklands
Museum opening times
Mon to Sun: 10am-6pm
Last admission: 5.30pm
Closed: 24-26 December
Admission
FREE admission to Museum of London Docklands
Museum of London Docklands
West India Quay
Canary Wharf
London E14 4AL
By DLR: West India Quay
By Tube: Canary Wharf
By Bus: D3, D7, D8, 277, N50, D6, 15, 115, 135
By River: Thames Clippers
Museum entrance is two minutes walk from West India Quay. There is a Vinci Park car park behind the Museum on Hertsmere Road. See Museum of London Docklands on a map
The Museum is also accessible via riverboat; enjoy a 10-15 minute journey on a Thames Clipper riverboat from Bankside or Maritime Greenwich Pier to Canary Wharf Pier. Call 0870 781 5049 for times and prices.
And believe me, this is a stonking museum, fit to spend hours in, and they always have some interesting event on:
http://www.museumindocklands.org.uk/Eng ... ns/Events/
They've got an elephant too:
http://www.museumindocklands.org.uk/Eng ... Parade.htm
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Free Thai Festival In Trafalgar Square
Thailand@Trafalgar.Square 2010 is an exciting free public festival taking place at the world-famous Trafalgar Square on Saturday 5th June 2010 between 12 and 8pm.
Organised by the Royal Thai Embassy in collaboration with the Office of Commercial Affairs, the Office of Tourism Authority of Thailand, and other Thai offices in the UK, the event aims to strengthen the presence of the Thai community in the UK, to promote Thai culture, food, trade and tourism and to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Their Majesties the King and Queen of Thailands State Visit to London in 1960.
Visitors to the festival will enjoy traditional Thai dances by the Thai Dance Academy, authentic Thai puppet shows, and demonstrations of the world renown martial arts of Muay Thai, or Thai boxing, by fighters from the Master Sken Academy.
Thailand@Trafalgar.Square 2010 is an exciting free public festival taking place at the world-famous Trafalgar Square on Saturday 5th June 2010 between 12 and 8pm.
Organised by the Royal Thai Embassy in collaboration with the Office of Commercial Affairs, the Office of Tourism Authority of Thailand, and other Thai offices in the UK, the event aims to strengthen the presence of the Thai community in the UK, to promote Thai culture, food, trade and tourism and to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Their Majesties the King and Queen of Thailands State Visit to London in 1960.
Visitors to the festival will enjoy traditional Thai dances by the Thai Dance Academy, authentic Thai puppet shows, and demonstrations of the world renown martial arts of Muay Thai, or Thai boxing, by fighters from the Master Sken Academy.
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Come along to indigO2 and support England in this summer's World Cup at London's premier entertainment venue.
Arrive early to experience the Wii Sports Resort or grab a pint and enjoy the build up for the big game.
Matches will be shown in HD on a Massive 20ft Screen, so come along with family, friends or colleagues and cheer on England!
The venue will be open 2 hours before kick off and at least 1 hour after the game with food & drink available throughout.
12/06/2010 19:30
World Cup 2010 - England vs USA
18/06/2010 19:30
World Cup 2010 - England vs Algeria
23/06/2010 15:00
World Cup 2010 - England vs Slovenia
apply for up to 6 free tickets here http://booking.theo2.co.uk/indigo2_worldcup
Arrive early to experience the Wii Sports Resort or grab a pint and enjoy the build up for the big game.
Matches will be shown in HD on a Massive 20ft Screen, so come along with family, friends or colleagues and cheer on England!
The venue will be open 2 hours before kick off and at least 1 hour after the game with food & drink available throughout.
12/06/2010 19:30
World Cup 2010 - England vs USA
18/06/2010 19:30
World Cup 2010 - England vs Algeria
23/06/2010 15:00
World Cup 2010 - England vs Slovenia
apply for up to 6 free tickets here http://booking.theo2.co.uk/indigo2_worldcup