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"LOUDER THAN BOMBS" - ART, ACTION & ACTIVISM
Over the course of seven weeks the Stanley Picker Gallery will be hosting a series of week-long residencies, staging a programme of workshops and live events that will focus on challenging social, political and global issues addressed through the working practice of the various participating artist/activists, and through inviting direct public participation in their actions.
Both a photographer and writer-in-residence will document and reflect upon the evolving programme of actions and activities, with a view to providing an ongoing critical context and a lasting legacy for the project once completed.
Phone: 020 8417 4074
Link: www.stanleypickergallery.org
From:10th February 2010
To: 26th March 2010
KINGSTON MUSEUM EXHIBITION - SILK, SQUALOR AND SCANDAL: HOGARTH'S LONDON
This exhibition introduces and examines William Hogarth's remarkable career and the range of his work, from polite society portraits or 'conversation pieces' to London street scenes depicting the seedy side of 18th-century life. Though well-known for his brilliant satirical print series, Hogarth was also an accomplished and innovative painter.
Born in the City of London in 1697, Hogarth did not have an easy childhood. Though well-educated and of modest social standing, his father was never able to use his talents to the full and was imprisoned for debt when Hogarth was only 10. For four years, the family lived in debtors' lodgings near the Fleet Prison. Perhaps this experience instilled the determination with which Hogarth approached his own career. Apprenticed to an engraver at 17, by 23, Hogarth had set himself up as an independent copper-plate engraver and enrolled in the Academy of Painting in St Martin's Lane. Throughout the following four decades he pursued both printing and painting with a mixture of skill, innovation and self-promotion, utilising his extraordinary artistic talent as a way of supporting himself.
Phone: 020 8547 6460
Link: www.kingston.gov.uk/museum
From:23rd January 2010
To: 30th April 2010
JUDI DENCH IN A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM
Set in Elizabethan England, Peter Hall's new production sees Titania, the Fairy Queen, as a portrait of the ageing Queen Elizabeth I, fascinated with the theatre, besieged by courtiers but 'married to the people of England'.
7.30pm
Matinees: Wednesday 3rd March, Friday 5th March, Thursday 18th March and Saturdays at 2pm
Stagetext Captioned performance: Thursday 11th March 7.30pm
Audio described performance: Thursday 18th March 2pm
Rose Theatre
Phone: 0871 2301552
Link: www.rosetheatrekingston.org
From:9th February 2010
To: 20th March 2010
THINK IN KINGSTON - FOOD FOR CURIOUS MINDS
A Festival of Ideas, March 2010
�Everyone is a genius at least once a year. The real geniuses simply have their bright ideas closer together�. Frank Lloyd Wright
Fortunately you don�t have to be a genius to engage in Think in Kingston, the borough�s annual festival of ideas, but a curious mind does help. Now in its sixth year, Think in Kingston provides much needed space for public engagement, argument and reflection - distilled into a series of thought provoking debates, practical actions, community events and innovative arts.
To view the full programme online visit www.kingston.gov.uk/think-in-kingston
Published programmes are available from the libraries, Guildhalls, Visitor Information Centre and the Rose Theatre.
Phone: 020 8547 5409
Link: www.kingston.gov.uk/think-in-kingston
From:1st March 2010
To: 31st March 2010
'SHAKESPEAR'S PEOPLE'
An exhibition of paintings by John Link on the circle and upper circle
foyers @ Rose Theatre , Kingston Tuesday 9 February to Saturday 20 March
Monday-Friday 10am-5pm Saturdays 12pm-5pm
Link: www.rosetheatrekingston.org
From:11th February 2010
To: 20th March 2010
OPEN ROAD EXHIBITION
In October 2009, the three artists resident at the Toilet Gallery launched a campaign to name the anonymous side-street where the gallery resides. Just four months later, they are proud to announce the council-approved creation of Nipper Alley, named in honour of the dog made famous in the HMV trademark, who lies buried only metres away.
To celebrate the official opening of Nipper Alley, Copernicium are mounting a multi-media exhibition at the Toilet Gallery. Taking the HMV trademark as a starting point, it's a show of departures. Ranging from a short film shot from a dog's eye view to a makeshift recording studio and encompassing cartoons, animations made on a iphone, paintings, an installation of vinyl discs and recorded local folklore, it's a show for all ages. So hit the road and come visit.
Over the course of the exhibition, the public will be invited to use the roentgenizdat recording studio, to record their own songs, stories and local folktales.
An official opening of Nipper Alley with an unveiling of the street sign will be held at 12 midday on 10th March. Please check the website for confirmation of the time.
The Copernicium artists are: Kate Renwick, Dave Loder and Patrick Blower.
The exhibition opens Wednesday 3rd March at 6pm and the private view is open to the public. The show runs until the 21st March.
Wednesday – Friday 1pm – 6pm
Saturday 10am - 6pm
Sunday 12am – 6pm
Link: www.copernicium.org.uk
From:3rd March 2010
To: 21st March 2010
CONCERT FEATURING GUITARIST CLIVE CARROLL
Kingston Grammar School Theatre (Queen Elizabeth II building)
WITH Guitarist CLIVE CARROLL
CONCERT (7.30-9.30pm) featuring Clive Carroll, KGS Guitar Ensemble, KGS Senior Quartet, Purcell School LOGE
EVENING CONCERT TICKET (OPEN TO PUBLIC)
£8.00 Adults, £5.00 Concession/Child
BOOKINGS:
Mrs Tanya Watkins (Music Administrator): TWatkins@kgs.org.uk /Tel 020 8939 8172
(Mrs M. Davies): milicanews@aol.co.uk
Phone: 020 8939 8172
On:19th March 2010
ZIZZI 2 MAINS FOR £12
Spring's still hovering just a little out of reach but we guarantee a nice warm feeling inside when you order two Italian Classic* mains... we'll serve them both up for only £12. Call it nourishment for the soul if you tell your dining partner about the offer and split the bill... or nourishment for your bank manager if you don't.
* Italian Classics are any pizza, pasta, calzone or risotto, including our Rustica pizzas.
Offer excludes dishes from the 'Mains' section, set Lunch menu and Takeaway menu. Offer not available in conjunction with any other offer. This voucher is valid for a maximum of 2 people. Choose any two dishes from our 'Pizza & Calzone', 'Pasta & Risotto', 'Insalate' or 'Specials' sections (including Rustica pizzas) and pay just £12. Valid Sunday to Thursday until 31st March 2010, EXCEPT Sunday 14th March. Please present this voucher to your waiter or waitress when asking for the bill. Photocopies or electronic vouchers on mobile telecomms will not be accepted.
Phone: 020 8546 0717
Link: www.zizzi.co.uk
From:1st March 2010
To: 31st March 2010
MAGICAL MOMENTS COMPETITION AT THE DISNEY STORE
Could your baby be the face of the magic? Disney Store today launches the Magical Moments Competition, a nationwide search to find the UK's most magical baby moment. In celebration of the arrival of its Spring 2010 baby range, Disney Store is looking for a baby who encapsulates the Disney magic to become the face of a future campaign. The winner will receive a starring role in a Disney Store photo and video shoot as well as a hamper full of goodies worth £100.
Teresa Tideman, joint managing director, Disney Store Europe says, "Special moments with a new baby are always truly magical and as Disney Store is all about creating and celebrating magic, we're thrilled to be launching our first ever Magical Moments Competition. Will your baby the face of the magic?"
From messy dinner times to funny costumes, proud parents simply have to choose a photo that best captures their baby's magical moment. The competition is open from 1 March until 12 April 2010 and entries can be submitted in store or uploaded online at www.disneystore.co.uk/baby.
Each of the 59 UK Disney Stores will have their own magical baby moment, with one winner per store being selected from all entries received.
All 59 local winners will then be entered into the final to find the UK's most magical baby moment as voted for by the public. Friends, family and Disney Store shoppers nationwide will get the chance to support their local winner or vote for their favourite magical moment.
Phone: 020 8541 5066
Link: www.thebentallcentre.co.uk
From:8th March 2010
To: 12th April 2010
FREE EASTER BASKET AT BUILD-A-BEAR
From Monday 8 March - Sunday 4 April get a FREE Easter Basket with every purchase of any animal priced £9 or more. (While stocks last)
Phone: 020 8541 5066
Link: www.thebentallcentre.co.uk
From:8th March 2010
To: 4th April 2010
LOVE THE BRA YOU'RE IN AT BENTALLS- OFFERS AND PRIZES
Buy one bra at Bentalls and receive a second at 50% off. Visit the Lingerie Department to be fitted by one of our expertly trained consultants and enter the FREE prize draw to win a Lingerie and Swimwear set of your choice to the value of £80.00.
Phone: 020 8546 1001
Link: www.bentalls.co.uk
From:11th March 2010
To: 28th March 2010
BENTALLS HOME EVENT
Up to 50% off Living, Dining, Kitchen, Bathroom and Bedroom.
Visit the Electrical Department to enter the FREE Prize Draw and win a KitchenAid Iconic Artisan Stand Mixer worth £399.
Phone: 020 8546 1001
Link: www.bentalls.co.uk
From:4th March 2010
To: 18th April 2010
CLARINS GIFT WITH PURCHASE AT BENTALLS
Choose three super travel sized products from a selection of ten. Yours with the purchase of two or more recommended Clarins products, one to be skin care.
Beauty Hall, Ground Floor, Bentalls.
Phone: 020 8546 1001
Link: www.bentalls.co.uk
From:11th March 2010
To: 27th March 2010
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