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PUBLIC HOLIDAYS IN THE UK 2009 for England, Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland, unless otherwise noted.
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WHAT'S ON DIARY DATES Britain has an incredible number of interesting and diverse things to do. Here are some of the best, selected for you by The American. Living with the Wall: Berlin 1961–1989 Imperial War Museum North, The WaterWay, Manchester Reflecting on 28 years of a divided city, Images and artefacts from the Imperial War Museum's Archive illustrate of one of the most remarkable stories in the modern history of Europe. www.iwm.org.uk/north September 21, 2009 to March 21, 2010 Frank Lloyd Wright El Museo Guggenheim, Bilbao, Spain The most extensive and comprehensive exhibition ever in Europe on American Architect Frank Lloyd Wright. With 63 of the leading projects represented with about 200 drawings, original models, new and historic, digital animations and other content . www.guggenheim-bilbao.es October 23, 2009 to February 14, 2010 Life Behind The Wall Imperial War Museum North, Trafford, Manchester To mark the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall on the 9th November 1989, IWM North presents a photographic display showing how a city was cut in two. Explores how the Wall split a city, and so too it's population, the first time that many of the photographs have been on public display. www.iwm.org.uk 0161 836 4000 November 01, 2009 to February 28, 2010 Da Vinci — The Genius MOSI (Museum of Science & Industry), Liverpool Road, Castlefield, Manchester The most comprehensive travelling exhibition ever created on Leonardo Da Vinci, by the man who uncovered the true colours of the Mona Lisa and discovered a lost Da Vinci portrait. The original colour and giant infra–red versions of Da Vinci's Mona Lisa, photographed by Pascal Cotte, are displayed alongside Da Vinci's visionary inventions, such as the helicopter, parachute, scuba diving suit and military tank. There is also an image on display of the most recent Da Vinci discovery La Bella Principessa. www.mosi.org.uk 0844 847 2261 November 14, 2009 to June 13, 2010 The Hoerengracht Sainsbury Wing, National Gallery, London American artists Ed and Nancy Kienholz, transform the Sunley Room into a walk–through evocation of Amsterdam's red–light district. Recalling the Dutch masters of the 17th century, the work recreates the glowing windows and mysterious doorways of Amsterdam's claustrophobic streets. Near to this powerful installation, a small selection of Dutch paintings from the Gallery's collection will be displayed. www.nationalgallery.org.uk information@ng-london.org.uk 020 7747 2885 November 18, 2009 to February 21, 2010 CROSSING BORDERS: Hebrew Manuscripts as a Meeting–place of Cultures Exhibition Room, Bodleian Library Covering a time span of 300 years between the thirteenth century and fifteenth century, this exhibition brings to light different aspects of Jewish life across medieval Europe and the Middle East, in cultures that were non–Jewish and recounts the history of medieval culture at the intersection between Jewish, Christian and Muslim communities. www.bodley.ox.ac.uk January 01, 2010 to May 03, 2010 Cirque du Soleil — Varekai Royal Albert Hall, London Varekai ( 'wherever' in the Romany language of the gypsies): In a dream forest, acrobatics and beauty meet. Deep within a forest, at the summit of a volcano, exists an extraordinary world – a world where something else is possible. A world called Varekai. www.royalalberthall.com January 05, 2010 to February 13, 2010 Barbican bite Barbican Centre, London The Barbican's bite programme runs from January to May 2010. Some of the biggest artists in international performance, including Peter Brook, Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch, Heiner Goebbels, Cheek by Jowl and Laurie Anderson are presented alongside emerging names such as non zero one and Nic Green. Artists hail from the USA, India, Australia, Africa, Palestine and Europe. Work ranges from the musical, the theatrical, contemporary dance and circus to promenade, participatory performance. Young people aged 16 to 25 are able to take advantage through the Barbican's freeB membership. www.barbican.org.uk 0845 120 7550 January 13, 2010 to May 01, 2010 La Boheme Grand Theatre, Leeds Royal Opera North sets Puccini's opera in 1950's Paris. Opens Leeds, touring to Salford Quays (Feb 23), Newcastle (March2) & Nottingham (March 9). www.operanorth.co.uk January 15, 2010 to March 09, 2010 Gilbert & Sullivan's Ruddigore Grand Theatre, Leeds Ruddigore is a witty burlesque melodrama. A parody of disguises, curses, an on–off romance, and an inherited curse.Opens Leeds, touring to Salford Quays (Feb 24), Newcastle (March3) & Nottingham (March 10). www.operanorth.co.uk January 30, 2010 to March 10, 2010 Cosi fan tutte (All Women are like that!) Grand Theatre, Leeds eginning with a seemingly harmless bet, the sly old cynic Don Alfonso wagers that the fiancees of two young men will not stay faithful if put to the test. The men take the bet, confident of their lovers' fidelity, but cruelty is inherent in this game of love and chance, and Don Alfonso has a darker purpose.Opens Leeds, touring to Salford Quays (Feb 25), Newcastle (March 4) Nottingham (March 11). www.operanorth.co.uk February 09, 2010 to March 11, 2010 Paul Nash, the Elements Dulwich Picture Gallery, Gallery Road, Dulwich, London, SE21 7AD Paul Nash (1889 to 1946) painted beautiful landscapes of the Downs, strange flooded rooms, and classic images of two World Wars. The exhibition includes paintings, watercolours and photographs from the whole of his career, showing how he selected elementary objects, to put them in relationships of conflict or harmony, and found pathways and thresholds between them and within them www.dulwichpicturegallery.org.uk 020 8693 5254 February 10, 2010 to May 09, 2010 Charity Sports Quiz The White House, Albany Street, London W1 Question Masters Mike Gatting and Micky Hazard. Includes excellent supper and prizes in aid of Hope House Chlldrens' Hospice Tickets £35. 7pm www.fulhampalace.org info@ celebritiesguild org.uk 020 8440 1234 February 11, 2010 The Sixteen: Choral Pilgrimage various The Sixteen is an exceptional group of singers who have entertained and amazed audiences since 2000. The Choral Pilgrimage sees them take early vocal music to 25 venues, mainly cathedrals and oher religious buildings, this year focusing on some of the finest music by three leading Tudor composers: John Sheppard, Thomas Tallis and William Byrd. 13 February 5.00pm SI CE Leeds, University Great Hall; 19 February 7.30pm Guildford Cathedral; 12 March 7.30pm CE Oxford, University Church; 13 March 7.30pm Cambridge, St John's College Chapel; 2 April 7.00pm Aldeburgh, Snape Maltings Concert Hall; 10 April 7.30pm CE St Albans Cathedral; 15 April 7.30pm Leicester, Church of St James the Greater; 17 April 7.30pm CE Winchester Cathedral; 13 May 7.30pm Greenwich, Old Royal Naval Chapel; 14 May 7.30pm CE Croydon, Parish Church; 3 June 7.30pm Shrewsbury, St Chad's Church; 4 June 7.30pm SI CE Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral; 5 June 7.30pm SI CE Blackburn Cathedral; 12 June 7.30pm CE Norwich Cathedral; 2 July 7.45pm SI CE Milton Keynes, City Church; 16 July 7.30pm SI York Minster; 3 September 7.30pm CE Southwell Minster; 4 September 7.30pm CE Peterborough Cathedral; 16 September 7.30pm CE Swansea, Collegiate & Parish Church of St Mary; 17 September 7.30pm SI Wells Cathedral; 18 September 7.30pm SI CE Tewkesbury Abbey; 19 September 7.30pm St Asaph Cathedral; 15 October 7.30pm CE Durham Cathedral; 16 October 7.30pm CE Edinburgh, Greyfriars Kirk; 22 October 7.30pm Brighton, St Bartholomew's Church. www.ncem.co.uk boxoffice@ncem.co.uk 01904 651 485 February 12, 2010 to October 30, 2010 Valentine's Day Across the UK If you haven't a partner for the most loved-up day of the year, two pubs in London have some ideas. Playing cupid this Valentine's, The Refinery bar in Southwark, is hosting a party for singletons looking for love on the night before the big day itself. On Saturday 13th February, you can "mingle and flirt with some of London's finest young professionals". With a night of fun games like a Photo Flirt Wall, a 'Lock and Key' game and Speed Dating., fantastic music and a 50/50 ratio of girls to guys, this is your chance to meet the partner of your dreams. refinery is a two minute walk from the Tate Modern at 110 Southwark Street, London, SE1 0TF.Ticketsare £14.99. 0870 871 7777, www.therefinerybar.co.uk. / in West London, The Cadogan Arms on King's Road offersa blind date mixed doubles game of pool. e-mail your name and ideal match start time (available in 30 minute slots from 6pm until 11pm) to the pub at nadia@etmgroup.co.uk. They also offer an aphrodisiac meal, oysters, steak with bone marrow jus and Valrhona chocolate tart. 298 King's Road, London, SW3 5UG T: 020 7352 6500 www.thecadoganarmschelsea.com February 13, 2010 to February 14, 2010 Flamenco Festival London 2010 Sadler's Wells Theatre, The passion, emotion and drama of Andalucian music and dance return to Sadler's Wells, with the seventh annual Flamenco Festival. This flamenco showcaserepresentsthe varied styles of the celebrated art-form with performances from some of the world's finest flamenco dancers and musicians. www.sadlerswells.com 0844 412 4300 February 13, 2010 to February 17, 2010 Mini Mozarts Fulham Palace, Bishops Avenue, London SW6 6EA Fun, interactive music workshops for two to five year olds and their carers. £10 per child, accompanying adult free. Early booking advised. 10am & 11am. www.fulhampalace.org 020 7736 3233 February 16, 2010 Nations unbound: the 'uncomfortable' tobacco history of Puerto Rico, Connecticut and Cuba, 1898-2008 Room G32 (Ground Floor), Institute for the Study of the Americas, Senate House, Malet Street, London WC1E 7HU Presented by Jean Stubbs, Associate Fellow, Institute for the Study of the Americas, this paper is part of a wider research project linking migration and commodity production centred around El Habano, or premium Havana cigar - the luxury tobacco product for which Cuba is famous the world over. 5.30 — 7.30pm Free. americas@sas.ac.uk 020 7862 8870 February 17, 2010 to February 17, 2010 Lunar New Year Extravaganza The Assembly Rooms, Bath Join the Museum of East Asian Art in celebrating the year of the tiger with musical performances, martial arts demonstrations, arts and crafts activities, the much anticipated Lion Dances and much more! 11.30 — 4pm www.meaa.org.uk 01225 464 640 February 21, 2010 Painting History: Delaroche and Lady Jane Gray Sainsbury Wing, National Gallery, London W1 This exhibition will, for the ?rst time in the UK, trace famous C19th French painter Paul Delaroche's career and allow his iconic painting 'The Death of Lady Jane Grey' to be seen in the context of the works which made his reputation, such as Marie Antoinette before the Tribunal (1851,The Forbes Collection, New York). www.ng-london.org.uk 020 7747 2885 February 24, 2010 Romeo and Juliet Mercury Theatre, Balkerne Gate, Colchester CO1 1PT Shakespeare's classic tale of forbidden love, Romeo and Juliet. Through the power and passion of the evocative tango, the decline of the lovers is seen not as fate, but an act of orchestration in this startlingly original version. With the critically acclaimed Astillero Tango Orchestra. www.mercurytheatre.co.uk 01206 573948 February 25, 2010 to March 13, 2010 Opera at the Palace Fulham Palace, Bishops Avenue, London SW6 6EA Well known opera classics and rare opera gems sung by The National Opera's rising young stars. Early booking advised. Concert Tickets £15. concert + dinner package - £50 pp, incl. 3 course dinner with 2 courses served prior to the performance from 6pm, with dessert and coffee afterwards (wines not included). Concert begins 7.30pm www.fulhampalace.org 020 7736 3233 February 26, 2010 Pre-1950's Spanish motorbike Collection sale RAF Museum, Hendon Bonhams sell the Pamplona collection of 100. Includes includes C19th De Dion Bouton-engined machines as well as Harley Davidson, Ace, Cleveland, Excelsior, FN, Henderson, Indian, Nimbus, Zundapp. Sunbeam, Vincent, Motosacoche, Peugeot, Matchless, BSA, a rare Brough, Vindec, Wanderer, Acme, Rikuo, Bohmerland, PMZ, Griffon, Standard, Diamant, Laurin & Klement, Phebus and Mabeco. www.bonhams.com February 27, 2010 The Sahara Hiking Challenge The Sahara In aid of MacMillian Cancer Support. Take on this challenge of a lifetime and you'll be helping people living with cancer. The 100-kilometre trek through one of the most extreme landscapes on earth is not for the fainthearted. www.macmillan.org.uk/Fundraising/Hikingevents/Sahara/SaharaHikingChallenge.aspx hiking @macmillian.org.uk 020 7840 7887 February 27, 2010 American Museum in Britain Claverton Manor, Bath BA2 7BD Housed in Georgian splendour at Claverton Manor in Bath, the American Museum in Britain remains the only museum outside the US to showcase the nation's decorative arts. Ranging from the 18th to the 20th centuries, these works of art and craft are visually bold, technically assured and often proudly patriotic. There are permanent exhibitions, Quilting Bees every Tuesday, and special events: MARCH 13th Classic American Quilts, an exhibition showcasing rarely seen examples of the collectionThe quilts provide a unique insight into the lives of ordinary American women. From the exuberance of the red and white Hawaiian designs to the muted simplicity of the Amish, the exhibition shows how varied this craft can be. Skill in this craft could prove life changing. Enslaved seamstress, Elizabeth Keckley, bought her freedom with money made from her sewing skills and later became dressmaker to President Lincoln's wife. www.americanmuseum.org/default.cfm/loadindex.104 info@americanmuseum.org 01225 460503 March 01, 2010 March 31, 2010 AV Festival 10, International Festival of Electronic Arts Newcastle, Gateshead, Middlesbrough, and Sunderland One of the UK's largest international festivals of electronic arts. This year it boasts 24 exhibitions, 20 performances, 10 screenings, 14 talks, 3 symposia, 4 club nights, 2 residencies and even its very own café. It involves legendary artists, filmmakers and musicians such as Kenneth Anger, Bruce Conner, Felix Gonzalez-Torres, Liliane Lijn, Alan Moore, Charlemagne Palestine and Iain Sinclair. The theme of this year's Festival is 'energy'. One of the highlights is A certain distance, endless light, a major exhibition by Cuban-born American artist Felix Gonzalez-Torres, at mima, the Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art from March 5 to July 4. Gonzalez-Torres' billboard project 'Untitled' (Strange Bird), 1993 will be presented on billboards across the North East. www.avfestival.co.uk March 05, 2010 to March 14, 2010 Asian Art Events Museum of East Asian Arts, Bennett Street, Bath BA1 2QJ Brush Painting Workshop: Artist and teacher Ai Li Purdy leads this fascinating brush painting workshop focusing on landscapes and the use of the tiger, this year's Zodiac animal. £15 (£12 for MEAA Friends), March 6th, 1pm to 4pm. A Recital Of Erhu, Yangqin and Horsehead Fiddle Music: Musician and composer Colin Huehns will delight on this spring evening with a repertoire of compositions played on three Asian instruments. £10 (£8). March 6th 5.30pm to 6.30pm. Zen Gardening Children's Workshop: Learn about the art of Zen gardening and make your own miniature Zen garden to take home. £5 (£4) March 20th 3pm — 4pm. www.meaa.org.uk info@meaa.org.uk 01225 464 640 March 06, 2010 to March 20, 2010 London Word Festival various London's pioneering celebration of words, text and language returns for a third year, brought to life on a selection of East London's most interesting and stages and spaces. With everything from music to stand-up, through shadow-puppetry, micro-lectures, screen-printing nuns and performance poetry, to crime-comic-jazz interpretations: this is the festival that looks way beyond the page. www.wegottickets.com/f/1423 March 07, 2010 to April 01, 2010 Circa Barbican Theatre, London From the 2009 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Circa comes to the Barbican with a blaze of rave reviews and public acclaim. This is movement at its most adventurous and dangerous. Seven performers move from highly connected acrobatic and tumbling sequences to fast-paced moments of great intricacy where precision and timing are everything and integral use of sound, light and projection. The result is a new kind of circus, at once poetic, sensual and immense. www.barbican.org.uk 0845 120 7550 March 09, 2010 to March 14, 2010 ESU Attingham Lecture: Postmodernism – American design 1970s to 1990s English-Speaking Union, 37 Charles Street, London W1J 5ED Glenn Adamson, Head of Graduate Studies and Deputy Head of Research at the Victoria and Albert Museum, teaches on the History of Design graduate course run in collabora- tion with the Royal College of Art. He has written several books, co-edits the Journal of Modern Craft, and is working on a project about Postmodernism for the V&A to be on view in 2011. The Attingham Lecture series is arranged and sponsored by a friend in memory of Mr and Mrs Harvey A Baker, who took a little English girl into their home during the Second World War. Tickets £7.50 inc. glass of wine. alison_wakefield@esu.org 020 7529 1563 March 09, 2010 Just Desserts Fulham Palace, Bishops Avenue, London SW6 6EA Chefs will share the secrets of how to make an easy dessert that will impress. From cinnamon soufflé to sussex pond pudding sample the delectable desserts along with a selection of pudding wines. Free recipe sheets and buy the pudding to take home. Selection of four puddings and wines £15. 8pm www.fulhampalace.org 020 7736 3233 March 10, 2010 Crufts National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham B40 1NT Over 22,000 dogs from the UK and overseas are set to enter the greatest dog show in the world. As well as the Best in Show competition, visitors to the event will have the opportunity to meet and greet over 200 breeds of dogs as well as watching many other canine competitions including agility, flyball and obedience. With many dog charities in attendance and over 500 trade stands selling everything and anything for the dog it is the ultimate family day out for any dog lover. www.thenec.co.uk 0844 338 8000 March 11, 2010 to November 14, 2010 City Noir Barbican Centre, Silk Street, London EC2Y 8DS John Adams conducts the European premiere of hiw work co-commissioned by the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the LSO and others, The programme also includes Ravel's Valses Nobles et Sentimentales, Debussy's Préludes, orchestrated by Colin Matthews, and Stravinsky's Concerto for Piano and Wind Instruments with pianist Jeremy Denk. www.barbican.org.uk 020 7638 8891 March 11, 2010 Race Retro Stoneleigh Park, Coventry, Warwickshire Three day international historic motorsport show, live racing, famous drivers and celebrity guests, displays of racing cars and motorcycles, motorsport memorabilia and indoor bike trials. www.raceretro.com info@livepromotions.co.uk 01775 768661 March 12, 2010 to March 14, 2010 Illuminating Hadrian's Wall Hadrian's Wall, Bowness-on-Solway to Wallsend, Northern England The 84-mile route of Hadrian's Wall will be lit by over 500 braziers forming a line of light from coast to coast starting in the North East, and ending in Cumbria. A once-in-a-lifetime spectacle, www.hadrians-wall.org/ March 13, 2010 to March 13, 2010 Cheltenham Festival Cheltenham Racecourse, Gloucestershire, GL50 4SH The Cheltenham Festival is a unique horse racing event, with huge crowds, an amazing setting and a fabulous atmosphere. During the week, Thursday 18th is Ladies Day, the perfect excuse to dress up. The big race is on Friday 19th March, the Cheltenham Gold Cup. www.cheltenham.co.uk March 16, 2010 to March 19, 2010 The Spring Chelsea Antiques Fair Chelsea Old Town Hall, King's Road, London SW3 The world famous Chelsea Antiques Fair returns to the King's Road. Leading specialist antique dealers from across Britain will offer for sale fine art and antiques valued at more than £5million at this popular 'boutique fair', now London's longest running antiques event. www.penman-fairs.co.uk info@penman-fairs.co.uk March 17, 2010 to March 21, 2010 Victoria & Albert: Art & Love The Queen's Gallery, Buckingham Palace, London SW1 The first exhibition to explore Queen Victoria and Prince Albert's shared enthusiasm for art, as well as their individual tastes. Opening at The Queen's Gallery, Buckingham Palace in March 2010, Victoria & Albert: Art & Love focuses on the period of Victoria's marriage to Prince Albert, from the time of their engagement in 1839 to the Prince's untimely death in 1861. The exhibition also challenges the popular image of Queen Victoria, the melancholy widow of 40 years. Through 400 works from across the entire Royal Collection, including paintings, drawings, photographs, jewellery and sculpture, Victoria emerges as a romantic and open–minded young woman. www.royalcollection.org.uk 020 7766 7301 March 19, 2010 to October 31, 2010 Korea 1950 — 53: The Cold War's Hot War National Army Museum, Royal Hospital Road, Chelsea, London SW3 4HT Marking the 60th Anniversary since the outbreak of the Korean War, this new display examines the role of the British Army during the first and only UN war to date. Mixing personal objects and artefacts from the Museum's collection with contemporary media reports, the display will explore both the personal experience of soldiers and the far-reaching legacy of the conflict. Also lots of other exhibitions and celebrity speakers. www.national-army-museum.ac.uk 020 7881 2455 March 19, 2010 onwards Ideal Home Show Earls Court Exhibition Centre, Warwick Road, London SW5 9TA The Ideal Home Show explores the world of home interiors and style. This year's new format combines eight shows in one: Interiors, Home Improvements, Food, Gardens, Gadgets, Shopping, Ideal Woman and Ideal Village, as well as expert advice on everything from DIY and design to fine dining, gadgets and beauty. www.idealhomeshow.co.uk March 20, 2010 to April 05, 2010 300 years of British quilt making Victoria & Albert Museum, London SW7 The exhibition will show more than 65 quilts ranging from a cot cover made in the 1690s to recent examples by leading contemporary artists like Tracey Emin. www.vam.ac.uk March 20, 2010 to July 04, 2010 Dare To Dance Charity Event Porchester Hall, Porchester Road London, W2 5HS An opportunity to take part in an evening of dance featuring one of BBC's Strictly Come Dancing professional dance duos, Darren Bennett and Lilia Kopylova. From 7 pm until late. The evening will have a Latino theme, with dance lessons for all abilities. Dance the Salsa, Merengue and Cha-Cha and freestyle to live music. Tickets, in aid of The Children's Trust,are £50 including a cocktail and canapés reception, dance lessons and an opportunity to bid for some exciting, dance-related items in a special charity auction. www.thechildrenstrust.org.uk March 26, 2010 Delusion Barbican Theatre, London Fusing violin, electronic puppetry and music, Delusion is a story about longing, memory and identity. Jumping between the everyday and the mythic, in a world full of nuns, elves, golems, ghost ships, archaeologists and dead relatives, a complex tale is told, introducing a host of imaginary guests. Conceived as a collection of short mystery plays, Laurie Anderson employs a series of altered voices telling her narrative through colourful, poetic and pictorial language. At the heart of Delusion is the pleasure of language yet a suspicion that the world might be made entirely of words. www.barbican.org.uk 0845 120 7550 April 14, 2010 to April 17, 2010 Andre Previn conducts .... Billy the Kid Barbican Centre, Silk Street, London EC2Y 8DS André Previn, London Symphony Orchestra Conductor Laureate, returns for a concert of mainly American music including his own Miss Sallie Chisum remembers Billy the Kid. He is joined by soprano Barbara Bonney, for whom the work was written, and it is performed alongside Copland's Appalachian Spring Suite, Barber's Knoxville Summer of 1915 and Strauss' An Alpine Symphony. 7.30pm www.barbican.org.uk 020 7638 8891 April 25, 2010 Saltimbanco various UK Cirque du Soleil bring this spectacular, yet baroque, celebration of the urban signature show to Arenas around the UK — Sheffield, Liverpool, Glasgow, Manchester, Birmingham, Newcastle, Dublin, Nottingham, London. Tickets on sale now. www.cirquedusoleil.com May 20, 2010 to August 01, 2010 The Wyeths: Three Generations of American Art Dulwich Picture Gallery, Dulwich N C Wyeth (1882–1945) was one of America's finest illustrators. a glimpse of the work of Andrew's sister, His son, Andrew (1917–2009), was regarded as America's finest realist painter by the public but divided the critics. Andrew's son, Jamie Wyeth (b. 1946), has carried on the family tradition with his own brilliant career and there's a glimpse of Andrew's sister, Henriette, and her husband, Peter Hurd's, work. From The Bank of America's collection www.dulwichpicturegallery.org.uk June 09, 2010 to August 22, 2010 John Adams Focus Barbican Centre, London The Barbican's John Adams Focus features six Adams works in six performances. Part of the Great Performers 2009–2010 season. Dates in February, March and July. See Barbican website for full details. www.barbican.org.uk July 04, 2010 to July 31, 2010 The Open Golf Championship 2010 The Old Course, St Andrews The town of St Andrews is internationally recognised the world over as the Home Of Golf. www.standrewsopen.com July 15, 2010 to July 18, 2010 Royal International Air Tattoo RAF Fairford, Gloucestershire This year's Air Tatto features special celebrations marking the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Britain, dubbed 'Britain's finest hour' by Winston Churchill. The Tattoo will recognise the bravery of all those who fought; from Fighter Command, Bomber Command, Coastal Command and the Fleet Air Arm as well as their German and Italian counterparts. In total, 17 countries took part in the Battle of Britain, including Poland, New Zealand, Canada, Czechoslovakia, Australia, Belgium, South Africa, France, Ireland, Rhodesia, Palestine Mandate, Barbados, Jamaica and of course the USA. www.airtattoo.com July 17, 2010 to July 18, 2010 Salvator Rosa (1615 — 1673): Bandits, Wilderness and Magic Dulwich Picture Gallery, Dulwich Salvator Rosa invented a range of new types of painting; novel allegorical pictures, distinguished by a haunting and melancholy poetry; fanciful portraits of romantic and enigmatic figures; macabre and horrific subjects; highly original philosophical subjects, which bring into painting some of the major philosophical and scientific concerns of his age. Unlike Caravaggio, Rosa was truly a rebel, radical, anti – clerical, associated with libertine thought, and often in very real danger from the Inquisition. www.dulwichpicturegallery.org.uk September 15, 2010 to November 28, 2010 Cocoon Darwin Centre, Natural History Museum, London SW7 Travel through the Cocoon experience deep into the heart of the collections to glimpse the working life of our scientists. See the previously hidden world of scientific research through viewing decks, video, intercom and over 40 high–tech installations and hands–on interactive activities. Visitors will be able to interact with learning activators stationed throughout Cocoon. www.nhm.ac.uk/darwin-centre ongoing |
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