Something For The Weekend in London: September 14-16
Gaye Advert and Joan Jett, 1977 © PUNK: An Aesthetic edited by Johan Kugelberg and Jon Savage, Rizzoli, 2012
London’s gone a bit festival-mad this weekend – something’s gotta replace The Games? But you’ll be pleased to know you can sidestep the mud and poor sanitation for quality music, arts and cinema that should make your next few days quite entertaining. It all comes courtesy of the London Design Festival, a music extravaganza around Brick Lane and a fest of films celebrating working people – but if you’re after food, make a beeline to the Museum of London for their new historical cooking series, or the opening The Factory House, a Victorian-style hangout that’s also taking inspiration from the good old days…
FRIDAY
ART & CULTURE: The London Design Festival (various locations)
How much: FREE
We say: This week sees the stylish crowds strutting in for the start of Fashion Week but while people-watching can be a diverting pastime, mere mortals should look beyond the stiletto-clad denizens of Somerset House and onwards, to the restored warehouse of Central St Martins in King’s Cross, the public space of Trafalgar Square, and the hallowed halls of the V&A. Here’s where you’ll find the various events making up the 10th London Design Festival
Info: www.londondesignfestival.com
CINEMA: The Labour Film Festival, The Prince Charles Cinema, 7 Leicester Place, WC2H 7BY
How much: From £5.50 per film
They say: “The London Labour Film Festival is a celebration of social commitment through cinema. It will host a series of film screenings, talks and special events offering varied, challenging and inspiring cinematic takes on the lives, hopes and struggle of workers. Spanning three days and taking audiences on journeys from the very real effects of the financial crisis on the working classes to visions of future labour on both earth and the moon, the LLFF will welcome guests including Ken Loach and Mike Leigh for what will be a major contribution to a growing global movement committed to cinema’s treatment of labour” Labour London Film Festival
Info: www.londonlabourfilmfest.com
SATURDAY
MUSIC: Brick Lane Music Festival (Various Venues, on until September 16th)
How much: FREE
They say: “Brick Lane Music Festival returns this September to some of East London’s liveliest drinking and dancing dens for its sixth year running. Providing a two-day musical extravaganza of back-to-back live bands, DJs and beatboxers that include the likes of Om Unit, David Rodigan, Kutmah, Ray Keith, DJ MK, Loefah among others. Once again we’re giving this to you all for FREE! Yes that’s right, this festival don’t cost a thang’!” Brick Lane Music Festival
Info: www.facebook.com
ARTS & CULTURE: ‘Someday All the Adults Will Die’: Punk Graphics 1971 – 1984, Hayward Gallery Project Space, Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road, SE1 8XX
How much: FREE
They say: This exhibition provides a comprehensive overview of punk graphic design, surveying imagery produced before, during and after the punk years, and drawing upon previously unseen public and private archives and collections. Punk and post-punk graphic design is illuminated by examples of homemade cassettes, ‘zines, posters, handbills, records and clothing.
Info: www.southbankcentre.co.uk
SUNDAY
ALTERNATIVE: Cookery workshop: dining with the ancient Romans, Clore Learning Centre, Museum of London, EC2Y 5HN
How much: £28
They say: “Roman food is often associated with over indulgence and gluttony, with lark’s tongues and stuffed dormice often on the menu. But what did the ordinary Roman eat on a daily basis? This workshop will dispel some of the myths about Roman food and introduce participants to a unique and rich cuisine. Participants will be given the chance to prepare a number of ancient dishes using the famous Apicius recipe text. Led by TV chef and food historian Sally Grainger – an expert on ancient Roman and Anglo-Saxon cookery. Ingredients and equipment provided” Museum of London
Info: www.museumoflondon.org.uk
EAT & DRINK: The Factory House, 10 Lime Street, Entrance in Leadenhall Place, London, EC3
How much: Various
They say: “Set in the heart of London’s historic Leadenhall Market, subterranean restaurant and bar The Factory House will celebrate the age of modern industrialists when it opens in September 2012. The Factory House will provide fine wines, carefully-crafted cocktails and innovative twists on classic British dishes, and is set to become a destination for all-day dining, late-night drinking, business lunching and sophisticated imbibing” The Factory House
Info: www.thefactoryhouse.co.uk
For more things to do in London, visit www.theculturalexpose.co.uk
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