Free meal in Chinese restaurant ,
with hteL subscribers, alongside classes (cookery
inc.) & lessons
May 1 2002 , Wednesday, 10am-5.30pm
"CROYDON
COLLECTORS FAIR.".. JUST THE THING FOR COLLECTORS OF COINS, STAMPS, POSTCARDS, ETC.
May 1 2002 , Wednesday, 1.15pm-2pm
ORGAN RECITAL
WITH PER RYDÉN, FROM SWEDEN'S LUND CATHEDRAL
May 1 2002 , Wednesday, 6pm
GIBRALTARIAN
CHIEF MINISTER GIVES TALK, FOLLOWED BY RECEPTION
May 1 2002 , Wednesday, 6.30pm
NATIONAL
GALLERY LECTURE, ALL ABOUT VAN GOUGH AND GAUGIN, EXAMINES ANOTHER EXHIBITION CURRENTLY ON
IN THE NETHERLANDS
May 1 2002 , Wednesday, 7.30pm
MARTIN
WALSER, WELL-KNOWN WRITER FROM GERMANY, READS EXTRACTS FROM SOME OF HIS LITERARY WORKS
May 1 2002 , Wednesday, 8pm for 8.15pm-10.30pm
REFRESHMENTS
AND PIPER, WITH BAGPIPES, AT FREE SCOTTISH DANCING CLASS
May 2 2002 , Thursday, 7.30pm
FRENCH -ALBANIAN
CHOREOGRAPHER, ANGELIN PRELJOCAJ'S CHOREOGRAPHED "ROTATING" DANCE PERFORMANCES
TO RUSSIAN COMPOSER, IGOR STAVINSKY'S CLASSICAL MUSIC - PLUS TALK - AT ISLINGTON'S
"SADLER'S WELLS" THEATRE
May 2 2002 , Thursday, 7.30pm
HAVE YOU EVER
HEARD ITALIAN COMPOSER, GIOACCHINO ROSSINI'S OVERTURE, "THE ITALIAN GIRL IN
ALGIERS"?
May 3 2002 , Friday, 10am-5.30pm
FINE ART
GALLERY, WITH BRANCHES IN ENGLAND, SPAIN AND U.S., EXHIBITS "PRINTS FROM NEW
YORK"
May 3 2002 , Friday, 11am-8.30pm (6.30pm: lecture)
ANNUAL
17TH "LONDON
ORIGINAL PRINT FAIR" WITH PRINT AND BOOK EXHIBITORS - NOT ONLY FROM KENT, LONDON,
OXFORD AND WILTSHIRE - BUT ALSO FRANCE, IRELAND, ITALY, SCOTLAND AND USA
May 3 2002 , Friday, 1pm
BOOK SIGNING
WITH PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHER, MARIO TESTINO
May 3 2002 , Friday, 7.30pm
WASHINGTON
DC'S "NATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA" - CONDUCTED BY LEONARD SLATKIN, ENTERTAINS
LONDON'S BARBICAN WITH PIECES BY CZECH AND ... U.S. COMPOSERS
May 4 2002 , Saturday, 10am-6pm
ANNUAL
"URBAN
GARDENS" EXHIBITION FEATURES GARDEN AUCTIONS, EUROPEAN SHOW GARDENS, HORTICULTURAL
PAVILIONS PLUS FREE "GARDEN DESIGN" AND "OUTDOOR COOKING" THEATRE
PRESENTATIONS
May 4 2002 , Saturday, 11am-1pm
"VICTORIAN
VALUES AND VILLAS" TALK AT HACKNEY'S SUTTON HOUSE
May 4 2002 , Saturday, 11am-7pm
FESTIVAL
OF HOLISTIC LIVING
May 4 2002 , Saturday, 3pm
DWYER'S TALK -
AT NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY - ON ARTISTS, ANNA AND DORIS ZINKEISEN
May 4 2002 , Saturday, 3pm and 7.30pm
LOGOS THEATRE
COMPANY'S PRODUCTION OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE'S "ROMEO AND JULIET" - LAST DAY
May 4 2002 , Saturday, 6.30pm for 7.30pm
FINNISH
SINGER, KATI MAKI, ALONGSIDE JAZZ GROUP "J'NOIR", PERFORM IN LONDON'S WEST
KENSINGTON
May 4 2002 , Saturday, 7.30pm
ANGELA
HEWITT AND BRITTEN SINFONIA PERFORM MUSIC BY AUSTRIAN AND GERMAN COMPOSERS IN LONDON,
AFTER NORFOLK AND BEFORE SCOTTISH PERFORMANCES
May 4 2002 , Saturday, 7.45pm
SULEYMAN
ERGUNER ENSEMBLE, FROM TURKEY, PERFORM AT QEH
May 5 2002 , Sunday, 6pm & 8.10pm
DISCOVER
GYPSY LIFE WITH FRENCH AND YUGOSLAVIAN FILM DOUBLE BILL
May 5 2002 , Sunday, 9.30pm
ANNUAL
ILLUMINATED
RIVERBOAT DISPLAY, NEAR PADDINGTON
May 7 2002 , Tuesday, 6.45pm for 7pm-9pm
JOIN GORDON
FOR JAPANESE LANGUAGE LEARNING, TALK ON JAPANESE CULTURE, CLASSICAL MUSIC PLUS
REFRESHMENTS AT ISH
May 10 2002 , Friday, 10am-1.30pm
PORTUGUESE ,
SPANISH AND HISPANIC EXHIBITION OF ARTISTIC INSTALLATIONS, INCLUDING VIDEO
May 10 2002 , Friday, 7.30pm
GYORGY
KURTAG - COMPOSER FROM HUNGARY, AT HUNGARIAN MUSIC CONCERT IN HIS HONOUR
May 10 2002 , Friday, 7.30pm
PIECES BY
ENGLISH AND GERMAN COMPOSERS PLAYED AT "ROYAL AND CORONATION MUSIC" CONCERT WITH
CHOIR AND TWO ENSEMBLES - PLUS INTERVAL TALK - AT WESTMINSTER ABBEY
May 11 2002 , Saturday, 10am-4pm
ARTIST FROM
BOSNIA, MERSAD BERBER'S MANY BAROQUE MASTERPIECES IMPRESS MANY IN MAYFAIR-BASED GALLERY
May 11 2002 , Saturday, 10am-5.30pm
LAST DAY TO
SEE ARTIST, JOHN DOYLE, WORKS DEPICTING ENGLAND'S CAMBRIDGE, LONDON AND OXFORD PLUS
FRANCE, INDIA AND ITALY
May 11 2002 , Saturday, 11am-12.30pm
JUMBLE SALE
IN CHELSEA
May 11 2002 , Saturday, 11am-7pm
HOLLAND
PARK'S ORANGERY GALLERY EXHIBITS JOINT SHOW "COLOUR, CLAY AND CANVAS" WITH
DUTCH/SOUTH AFRICAN INFLUENCES AND ANIMALS RESPECTIVELY BY ARTISTS, ALTSCHULER AND COX
May 11 2002 , Saturday, 1.30pm & 2pm
GUIDED TOUR
THROUGH CROYDON AND COOMBE WOOD GARDENS ON AUSTRIAN TRAMS
May 11 2002 , Saturday, 2pm
FREE FOLK
MUSIC AND DANCE AT HAMPSTEAD HEATH ORANGERY AND SOUTH TERRACE
May 11 2002 , Saturday, 2pm for 2.30pm-5.30pm
SOUTH
AMERICAN BOTANY AND QUININE PLUS WEST AFRICAN MAGIC - TOPICS FOR GLOBETROTTERS' TALKS IN
COVENT GARDEN BEFORE NEARBY PUB VISIT
May 11 2002 , Saturday, 7.30pm-10pm
CONCERT OF
CHOIRS FROM SIERRA LEONE AND UGANDA, IN AID OF CHARITIES BASED IN GHANA, HONDURAS AND
PHILIPPINES
May 11 2002 , Saturday, midnight (start time)
ANNUAL
"PLAYTEX MOONWALK" WALKERS TAKE OFF TOPS, TO REVEAL BRAS, AND TAKE TO WALKING LONDON'S
STREETS (BEFORE SOME DO THE SAME IN PERU AND U.S.) - VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
May 12 2002 , Sunday, start: 10am
CHARITY BIKE
RIDE OVER LONDON BRIDGES, BETWEEN TOWER HILL AND HAMPTON COURT
May 12 2002 , Sunday, 10am-3.30pm
ISLINGTON
HOSTS EXHIBITION DEDICATED TO "PERIOD LIVING AND TRADITIONAL HOMES"
May 12 2002 , Sunday, 8am/10am-4.30pm
ANNUAL
"PHOTOGRAPHICA" FAIR WITH EXHIBITORS FROM AUSTRALIA, FRANCE, GERMANY, HOLLAND, U.K., U.S.,
ETC., FOR PHOTOGRAPHY ENTHUSIASTS
May 12 2002 , Sunday, 10am-4.30pm
EXHIBITION
OF HOUSES FOR DOLLS WITH EXHIBITORS FROM DENMARK, FRANCE, GERMANY, HOLLAND, ITALY, SPAIN,
U.K. AND U.S.
May 12 2002 , Sunday, 10.30am
DISPLAY OF
ITALIAN MOTORBIKES AND SCOOTERS AT FAMOUS "ACE" ROADSIDE CAFE IN NORTH LONDON
May 12 2002 , Sunday, 11am-4pm (tours: 6pm &
2pm)
PLANT AND
PRODUCE FAIR FOR CHARITY AT "MUSEUM OF FULHAM PALACE" PLUS TWO GUIDED TOURS
May 12 2002 , Sunday, 11am-5pm
DISCOVER JEWELLERY ,
SILVER, ETC., AT "HERITAGE ANTIQUES FAIR" AT KENSINGTON-BASED HOTEL
May 12 2002 , Sunday, 11.30am-5pm
ANTIQUE AND
COLLECTORS FAIR AT ALEXANDRA PALACE
May 12 2002 , Sunday, 12pm-6pm
MANY
ANTIQUARIAN AND SECONDHAND BOOKS AT THE PBFA'S LONDON BOOK FAIR
May 12 2002 , Sunday, 2pm-5.30pm
GARDEN IN
BOLTONS AREA OF CHELSEA OPEN TO VISITORS
May 12 2002 , Sunday, 2pm-5.30pm
ORLEANS
HOUSE GALLERY "FAMILY FUNDAY" HELPS CELEBRATE AND DISCUSS VIEWS FROM RICHMOND
HILL
May 12 2002 , Sunday, 2.30pm and 7.45pm
INDIAN
"KATHAK" DANCE PERFORMANCES
May 12 2002 , Sunday, 7.30pm
CONTEMPORARY
AMERICAN MUSIC WITH JAZZ PIANO AT BARBICAN
May 13 2002 , Monday, 6.15pm-7.30pm
YOUR CHANCE TO
JOIN BRITISH LIBRARY'S READING GROUP IN DISCUSSION WITH NIGERIAN-ENGLISH AUTHOR, BERNADINE
EVARISTO, ABOUT HER SECOND POETIC NOVEL, "THE EMPEROR'S BABE" ALL ABOUT ROMAN
LONDON
May 14 2002 , Tuesday, 10am-6pm
GALLERY IN
GLOUCESTER ROAD HOSTS EXHIBITION OF PAINTINGS BY SUSSEX-BORN, MICHAEL BENNALLACK-HART,
THAT GRACEFULLY DEPICTS ENGLISH COUNTIES OF DORSET, ISLE OF WIGHT, NORFOLK, ETC., PLUS
FRANCE, ITALY, SCOTLAND AND U.S.
May 14 2002 , Tuesday, 1pm and 3pm
REBECCA
LYONS GIVES TWO LECTURES ON ANTHONY VAN DYCK'S ART... "EQUESTRIAN PORTRAIT OF CHARLES
I" AND "LORD GEORGE STUART"
May 14 2002 , Tuesday, viewing: from 1pm, auction:
8pm
BARGAINS
POSSIBLE AT CONTEMPORARY ART AUCTION IN PARSONS GREEN
May 14 2002 , Tuesday, 6.30pm for 7pm (no
admission after 7.10pm)
KATHRYN
HALL GIVES DEMONSTRATION OF MEDIUMSHIP AT "GWEN TATE MEMORIAL EVENING" AT
COLLEGE OF PSYCHIC STUDIES IN KENSINGTON
May 14 2002 , Tuesday, 6.45pm for 7.15pm-8.30pm
LORD FOSTER
GIVES ARCHITECTURE TALK AT DESIGN MUSEUM
May 14 2002 , Tuesday, 7.30pm
CHEO HURTADO -
WHO HAS PERFORMED IN CHINA, COLOMBIA, JAPAN, RUSSIA, ETC. - PLAYS TRADITIONAL MUSIC WITH
CUATRO INSTRUMENT, AS PART OF BOLIVAR HALL'S "MAESTROS OF VENEZUELAN STRINGS"
SERIES OF CONCERTS
May 15 2002 , Wednesday, 11.30am-6pm
ANNUAL
DISCOVER PRODUCTS
AND PRODUCE FROM BAHRAIN, BELARUS, BRUNEI, OMAN, RWANDA, SLOVENIA, SWAZILAND AND OVER 100
OTHER COUNTRIES AT "INTERNATIONAL SPRING FAIR"
May 15 2002 , Wednesday, 6.30pm
FRENCH AND SPANISH
ART AS PAINTED BY CÉZANNE, PICASSO AND MATISSE - DISCOVER MORE IN NATIONAL GALLERY'S
THREE-WEEK ART COURSE
May 16 2002 , Thursday, 6pm for 6.30pm
CENTRAL
LONDON TALK ON CHARITIES AND CHARITY WORK IN CZECH REPUBLIC
May 16 2002 , Thursday, 6.30pm
LECTURE BY
MEXICAN AUTHOR, LIVE JAZZ & FOLK MUSIC PLUS RECEPTION TO CELEBRATE CULTURE, MUSIC,
FOOD AND DRINK OF MEXICO
May 17 2002 , Friday, 11am
PART -ONE-OF-TWO
CHRISTIE'S AUCTIONS OF IRISH ART - ALREADY VIEWED IN IRELAND AND THE U.S. - TAKES PLACE
SOUTH OF PICCADILLY
May 17 2002 , Friday, 2.30pm
KENSINGTON
HOSTS CHRISTIE'S AUCTION OF IRISH ART, PART-TWO-OF-TWO
May 17 2002 , Friday, 6pm-8pm
OPEN EVENING
FOR "LONDON VOICES" PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBITION
May 17 2002 , Friday, 6.30pm-8.30pm
EDUCATORS' CONFERENCE ,
WITH THEME "RECOGNITION" AND IMPRESSIVE LINE-UP OF SPEAKERS, AT INTERNATIONAL
HOUSE
May 18 2002 , Saturday, 9am-8pm approx.
CROYDON, EALING ,
RICHMOND AND WIMBLEDON: PICK UP POINTS FOR BUS EXCURSION TO CAMBRIDGESHIRE, PLUS GUIDED
CAMBRIDGE TOUR WITH KNOWLEDGEABLE GUIDE
May 18 2002 , Saturday, 10am-1pm
ANNUAL
LAST DAY TO
COME FACE TO FACE WITH THIS YEAR'S "FACE" EXHIBITION WITH SCULPTURES
May 18 2002 , Saturday, 10am-4pm
EXHIBITION OF IRISH
PAINTINGS BY ARTISTS BORN IN BELFAST, MANCHESTER, NEWTOWNARDS AND WORCESTER
May 18 2002 , Saturday, 10am-5pm
OXFORDSHIRE
ARTIST AND TRAVEL ENTHUSIAST, MIKI VAN ZWANENBERG, DISPLAYS HER "INNER
LANDSCAPE" PAINTINGS
May 18 2002 , Saturday, 10.30am-3.30pm
ANNUAL
OPEN DAY AT CHELSEA
AND WESTMINSTER HOSPITAL WITH LIVE MUSIC AND FREE HEALTH CHECKS AND GUIDED TOURS
May 18 2002 , Saturday, 11am-6pm
ANNUAL
BATTERSEA
CONTEMPORARY ART FAIR HOSTS PAINTINGS, PHOTOGRAPHS, PRINTS AND SCULPTURES
May 18 2002 , Saturday, 7.15pm (concert: 8pm)
HAMPSTEAD
CONCERT: PIANIST, MEL ADKINS PERFORMS MUSIC BY AUSTRIAN, GERMAN, ITALIAN, RUSSIAN AND
SCOTTISH COMPOSERS
May 19 2002 , Sunday, 12pm-6.30pm
HACKNEY
COMEDY FESTIVAL
May 19 2002 , Sunday, 2pm-6pm
THE MASTER
DRUMMERS OF AFRICA PERFORM TRIBUTE
May 19 2002 , Sunday, 3pm-5.40pm
ANGELA GHEORGHIU, SINGING SENSATION FROM ROMANIA, PERFORMS IN PUCCINI'S COMEDY OPERA
"LA RONDINE" (IN ITALIAN) AT LONDON'S ROYAL OPERA HOUSE
May 19 2002 , Sunday, 6.15pm
CHORAL
CONCERT WITH ABBOTS CHOIR PLUS GUILDFORD ORCHESTRA PERFORM CLASSICAL MUSIC, COMPOSED BY
TWO AUSTRIAN COMPOSERS
May 19 2002 , Sunday, 6.30pm
JOPLING
CONDUCTS PICNIC CONCERT AT KEW, WITH MUSIC BY AUSTRIAN, FRENCH AND GERMAN COMPOSERS
May 19 2002 , Sunday, 7.30pm
POLISH
PIANIST, ANNA MARIA STANCZYK, PERFORMS HER 1,000TH CONCERT - FEATURING PIECES BY GERMAN,
POLISH AND RUSSIAN COMPOSERS
May 19 2002 , Sunday, 7.30pm-10pm
COMEDY
FESTIVAL WINNERS PERFORM IN HACKNEY EMPIRE BULLION ROOM THEATRE
May 19 2002 , Sunday, 7.45pm
SEVDAH FOLK
MUSIC GROUP, FROM BOSNIA, PERFORMS AT RFH'S QUEEN ELIZABETH HALL
May 20 2002 , Monday, 6.30pm
"ON THE
TRAIL OF PIERO DELLA FRANCESCO.".. LAURA JACOBUS' "GEOGRAPHICAL" LECTURE ON
MASTER OF ITALIAN ART
May 20 2002 , Monday, 7.30pm
SONG , MUSIC
AND TALK ON ARAB-ANDALUSIAN AND VENEZUELAN MUSIC
May 21 2002 , Tuesday, 8pm
A2 COMPANY 'S
MODERN FAIRY TALE AT "THE PLACE" THEATRE
May 22 2002 , Wednesday, 6.30pm
AUTHOR ,
MADEIRA GIVES TALK ON MULTICULTURALISM IN BRAZILIAN SOCIETY
May 23 2002 , Thursday, 12.30pm-1.30pm
BOMFORD GIVES
LUNCHTIME LECTURE ON DUTCH LANDSCAPE PAINTING AT DULWICH PICTURE GALLERY
May 23 2002 , Thursday, 6.30pm for 7pm
MORE REVEALING
"EARTHWATCH" LECTURES, GIVEN BY DR. CHEEK AND POLLARD ON RARE PLANTS IN WESTERN
CAMEROON PLUS DR. LESLIE EXAMINES NILE CROCODILE
May 23 2002 , Thursday, 7pm-12am
MADAME
TUSSARD'S MUSEUM HOSTS "SPRING BALL" THEMED PARTY NIGHT
May 25 2002 , Saturday, 9.30am-5pm
LONDON COIN
FAIR AT HOTEL NEAR RUSSELL SQUARE
May 25 2002 , Saturday, 10am-6pm
"FIVE
DAYS IN MAY" EXHIBITION: GROUP SHOW THAT INCLUDES ENGLISH AND WELSH ARTISTS PLUS
FALMOUTH-BASED NORWEGIAN ARTIST
May 25 2002 , Saturday, 11am-8pm
ANNUAL
"artLONDON" EXHIBITION FEATURES GALLERIES FROM CAMBRIDGESHIRE, GLOUCESTERSHIRE, LONDON,
MANCHESTER AND OXFORDSHIRE PLUS BELGIUM, RUSSIA, SCOTLAND AND SOUTH AFRICA
May 25 2002 , Saturday, 2.30pm-4.16pm
FREE DVD
SCREENING OF SPANISH FILM, "GOYA EN BURDEOS" - DIRECTED BY CARLOS SAURA -
AT AUDITORIUM IN EATON SQUARE
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May 25 2002 , Saturday, 8pm-11pm
ANNUAL
EUROVISION
SONG CONTEST, LIVE FROM ESTONIA ON BBC 1 AND RADIO 2: TWO DOZEN COUNTRIES INCLUDING - FROM
SPAIN - ROSA'S BI-LINGUAL SONG, "EUROPE'S A LIVING CELEBRATION" (WHICH IS WHAT
THIS SINGING COMPETITION IS ALL ABOUT!)
May 26 2002 , Sunday, 2pm-8pm
LATIN
AMERICAN "FIESTA DA CULTURA" WITH BRAZILIAN, COLOMBIAN, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC,
MEXICAN, ETC. FOLK MUSICIANS AND SINGERS
May 27 2002 , Monday, 6.30pm
"SANSOVINO 'S
ARCHITECTURE IN VENICE: THE GOLDEN AGE.".. HILLARY WILLIAMS'
"ARCHITECTURAL" LECTURE
May 28 2002 , Tuesday, 1.05pm
BRISSMAN
AND DZAPO PERFORM PIECES BY COMPOSERS FROM AUSTRIA, GERMANY, ETC., IN AFTERNOON FLUTE AND
PIANO RECITAL
May 28 2002 , Tuesday, 7.30pm-9.30pm
CECILIA
SIQUIERA, FROM URUGUAY, PLAYS DUARTE, PIAZOLLA, ETC., TO ENTERTAIN LONDON'S PURCELL ROOM
May 28 2002 , Tuesday, 7.30pm
GABRIELA
MONTERO - TALENTED PIANIST FROM VENEZUELA, PERFORMS ALONGSIDE "PHILHARMONIA ORCHESTRA
STRING QUARTET" BEFORE HER PERFORMANCES IN FRANCE, GERMANY AND SWITZERLAND
May 28 2002 , Tuesday, 7.45pm for 9pm
HUNGARIAN
JAZZ AT PIZZA EXPRESS JAZZ CLUB
May 29 2002 , Wednesday, 6pm
ENGLAND AND
U.S. EDUCATED, KEMAL DERVIS - FROM TURKEY, GIVES ECONOMICS AND HISTORY LECTURE AT
LONDON-BASED UNIVERSITY
May 29 2002 , Wednesday, 7.30pm
CHOIR FROM
RUSSIA, ALONGSIDE BARITONE HVOROSTOVSKY, PERFORM VESPERS BY SERGEI RACHMANINOV
May 29 2002 , Wednesday, 9pm
FRENCH FILM
"AMELIE", DIRECTED BY JEUNET, TELLS STORY OF CAFE WORKER WHO HELPS OTHERS
May 30 2002 , Thursday, 1pm
"OSIRIS
PIANO TRIO" PERFORM CLASSICAL MUSIC PIECES BY CZECH AND GERMAN COMPOSERS
May 30 2002 , Thursday, 7pm
AUTHOR, POET
AND US-BASED ACADEMIC, JAMES RAGAN, RECITES POETRY AT CZECH VENUE, NEAR KENSINGTON GARDENS
May 31 2002 , Friday, 8.30pm
FREE MEAL -
FOR ALL CURRENT BRONZE, SILVER AND GOLD hteL SUBSCRIBERS - AT EUROPEAN OR CHINESE FOOD
RESTAURANT IN CENTRAL LONDON