Something For The Weekend In London: August 3-5
We’re a week in and London continues to revel in the excitement that the Olympics has brought to the capital – and it seems that while the games are still on, things to do in the London just keep on getting better. So have fun with this weekend’s picks which include a pop-up cinema inspired by classic cars, an intriguing theatre experience, an Olympic feast plus a weekender dedicated to the fine sport of Ping Pong.
FRIDAY
CINEMA: Art Drive! Pop-up Cinema, Great Eastern Street car park, Shoreditch, EC2A 3ER
How much: FREE
We say: The ICA are headed to East London to present three nights of movie freeness – featuring Drive, Wild Style and Radio On – to mark the exhibit Art Drive! The BMW Art Car Collection 1975-2010 which wraps up this weekend. Arrive before 9pm as spaces are first come, first served!
Info: http://www.ica.org.uk/34227/Film/ART-DRIVE-Popup-Cinema.html
THEATRE: Bush Bazaar at Bush Theatre, 7 Uxbridge Road, W12 8LJ
How much: £10
They say: “This summer Theatre Delicatessen is unearthing a new and wondrous world at the Bush Theatre; the world of Bush Bazaar, where market traders rub shoulders with fortune tellers, stock brokers and white-coated doctors in a fantastical environment where anything could happen. We invite you, challenge you, to enter this world, inhabited by an eclectic array of performers who have taken over the space and are selling their wares. It is up to you whose performance gets your cash. As you roam the building our companies and artists will be competing for your coins, but whether it be 10p or £2 – you choose what you want to spend on their shows.” Bush Theatre
Info: www.bushtheatre.co.uk/production/bush_bazaar
SATURDAY
ALTERNATIVE: Ping Pong Weekender at the Rich Mix, 35-47 Bethnal Green Road, E1 6LA (August 4th and 5th)
How much: £12
They say: “BRITDOC Films announces the Ping Pong Weekender, two days of Ping Pong fun and games at the Rich Mix in East London. Join us for an Olympic celebration at the Rich Mix on Saturday 4th and Sunday 5th August for screenings of Ping Pong and live screenings of the Olympic Games on the big screen. The Ping Pong Weekender is being co‐hosted by social innovators Pongathon who will be organising fun and games around the 8 table tennis tables” Rich Mix
Info: http://www.richmix.org.uk/whats-on/festival/ping-pong-weekender/
ARTS & CULTURE: Another London at Tate Britain, Millbank, London SW1p 4RG
How much: £10
They say: “Whilst the eyes of the world are on London this summer, Tate Britain explores the capital city through the eyes of some of the biggest names in international photography. In the years between 1930 and 1980, some of the best-known photographers from around the world came to London to make work about the city and its communities. Bringing together 180 classic twentieth-century photographs, Another London highlights the vibrancy of the city as a dynamic metropolis, richly diverse and full of contrast” Tate Britain
Info: http://www.tate.org.uk/whats-on/tate-britain/exhibition/another-london
SUNDAY
ALTERNATIVE: aMAZEme, Southbank Centre Clore Ballroom, Belvedere Road, SE1 8XX
How much: FREE
They say: “Created by Marcos Saboya and Gualter Pupo, aMAZEme immerses the audience in a labyrinth of books. The audience unexpectedly come into contact with the books installation, which stimulates their curiosity, knowledge and creativity. There appear to be secrets hidden in the installation’s walls; walls of up to 2.5 metres high, built from thousands of books, forming a large Maze of more than 500 square metres” London 2012 Festival
Info: http://festival.london2012.com/events/9000965121
EAT & DRINK: Fat Cheeks pop-up Olympic Feast, F. Cooke’s Pies & Mash Shop, 9 Broadway Market, Hackney, E9 4PH
How much: £25 (early bird), £30 general
They say: “FAT CHEEKS is a pop-up dining restaurant that brings together fab food, great music and an element of surprise. We are back at the same venue throughout August with The FAT CHEEKS Olympic tasting menu. Each guest chef will step up to the challenge and create 5 individually served tasting dishes adding his/her own signature style to the menu. Each chef’s background differs so expect a food journey of Olympic senses each week” Fat Cheeks
Info: http://www.fatcheeks.co.uk
For more things to do in London visit www.theculturalexpose.co.uk
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