What's On This Week
posted by Yang on 23/07/2012
It’s going to be mad busy in London this week with the Olympics kicking off, but in case you sick of it, here is a round up on stuff to do. Angie stone is in London tonight at indigo2 of which tickets are still available and also Barbican’s ‘Fifty Years of Bond Style’ is still going strong if you fancy some insight into the franchise’s design structure.
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Monday
US singer and song writer power house Angie Stone will be playing here for one night only this July! See her perform tracks such as ‘Wish I didn’t Miss You’, ‘No More Rain’, ‘I Wanna Thank Ya’ and more! Supporting Angie Stone will be Omar MBE.
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Tuesday
Exhibition by Art Of The Olympians @ UCL
Until 12th August 2012
Art of the Olympians will be in residence at UCL during the Olympics, exhibiting a collection of works by over 20 Olympian artists. The exhibition brings together Olympic memorabilia, artwork by Olympians, interactive opportunities and engaging exhibits showcasing an athlete’s personal journey.
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Wednesday
Fifty Years of Bond Style @ Barbican
Until 5th September 2012
It’s going to be mad busy in London this week with the Olympics kicking off, but in case you sick of it, here is a round up on stuff to do. Angie stone is in London tonight at indigo2 of which tickets are still available and also Barbican’s ‘Fifty Years of Bond Style’ is still going strong if you fancy some insight into the franchise’s design structure.
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Thursday
YoYo @ Notting Hill Arts Club (weekly)
7.30pm-2am, £5 before 11pm and £7 after
yoyorunnings@gmail.com
Seb Chew and Leo Greenslade have been hosting and DJing at this night for years and it’s still rammed each week as they bring the finest in hip hop, dubstep, garage/grime and bassline-heavy music to West London, while also showcasing live acts with musical styles that range far beyond the usual parameters of urban sounds. This week sees ‘Elro Raps’ and ‘Tre Mission’ take to the stage.
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Friday
The Opening Ceremony is a celebration showcasing the best of what London will be contributing to the games. It also features a parade of all competing nations and the highly anticipated entrance of the Olympic Flame, which ignites the Cauldron and signals the start of the Games.
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Saturday
Guided tour at Somerset House – Hidden Spaces and History
Free Admission
We offer free guided tours every Thursday at 13.15 and 14.45 and every Saturday at 12.15, 13.15, 14.15 and 15.15. In approximately 45 minutes to an hour, you’ll discover evidence of Tudor intrigue and Georgian Enlightenment, scientific curiosity and naval power, extravagant entertainments and ‘the King’s Shilling’, as we lead you from the airy lightwells of graceful staircases to the atmospheric Deadhouse.
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Sunday
Shakespeare’s Henry V @ Old Red Lion Theatre
This production is a critical response to, and examination of the second Iraq war, following the recent Iraq Inquiry – set in a world of the 24-hour news cycle, political spin, prisoner abuse and UN Resolutions. In this Jubilee and Olympic year, join us for a radical new production of one of Shakespeare’s most celebrated plays – a play synonymous with English patriotism. But at what cost?
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