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Rankin: From Congo with Love
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FREE

Feb 11-Apr 11, National Theatre

Photographic portraits taken by Rankin during a visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo with Oxfam. These images, which are on show outside the National...
Ground Control: Fear and Happiness in the Twenty-First Century City

Thu Feb 11, Bishopsgate Institute

Journalist Anna Minton discusses her recent book, which analyses the impact of urban planning on our anxieties - due in part to the constant CCTV monitoring...
Cirque du Soleil: Varekai

Critics' Choice

Until Sun Feb 14, Royal Albert Hall

Varekai means 'wherever' in the Romany language, and the show has a nomadic theme that embraces the myth of Icarus, the youth who fled Crete using wings...
Valentine's Weekend Cruises

Feb 13-14

City Cruises are running two Valentine's-themed cruises along the Thames from Westminster Pier. The Valentine's Showboat (Sat, Sun 7.30pm) includes dinner,...
Food Growing in the Lea Valley
FREE

Sat Feb 13, The Epicentre

Representatives from OrganicLea, a company working to sustainably rehabilitate the food growing heritage of Waltham Forest, discuss how the area's market...
Nat Finkelstein
FREE

Critics' Choice

Until Sun Feb 14, Idea Generation

'From One Extreme to the Other': a collection of work from the photojournalist and activist, who died in 2009 documenting scenesters from the art and showbiz...

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Chinese New Year Festival
Sunday February 21 will see the celebrations to welcome in the Year of the Tiger take place in...
The Great Spitalfields Pancake Race
Annual sponsored pancake relay race along Dray Walk in aid of charity. Teams of four pancake...

Behind Closed Doors

Critics' Choice

Until Tue Dec 21

This walk ventures into a number of grand old places, providing an opportunity to view rooms that are not usually open to the public
This is London
Anyone who wants to get to grips with London landmarks should consider this walk, billed as...
London's Secret Village
This exploration through the narrow alleys and ancient squares reveals mystery plays, plague...

We Are Words + Pictures presents Drop In + Draw
Professional comic artists Adam Cadwell, Tom Humberstone and Jamie McKelvie give coaching and...
Getting Results from Web 2.0 and Beyond
A workshop demonstrating how to develop an audience and build relationships using the latest...
Beginners Crash Course in Photography
This one-day course provides an introduction to 35mm SLR photography, covering the use of the...