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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
KINGSTON UNIVERSITY SHORT COURSE - LAW FOR FILM AND MEDIA PRACTITIONERS
6.30pm - 8.30pm
£125 £80 students
Kingston University, Penrhyn Road campus
Phone: 020 8417 7790
Link: www.kingston.ac.uk/fass/courses/short-courses
KINGSTON UNIVERSITY SHORT COURSE - DRAWING ON
Designed to develop skills of observation and broaden students' experience of media, materials and approaches to drawing.
6 evenings - £150
6.30pm - 9pm
Kingston University, Knights Park campus
Phone: 020 8417 4406
Link: www.kingston.ac.uk/designbookonline
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
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
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
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