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December 1/2 2005, Thursday/Friday, 9.30am-9pm (ends December 3 2005, Saturday, 9.30am-4pm)
JUST DAYS AFTER IRISH AMBASSADOR OPENS FIRST LONDON EXHIBITION FOR ACCLAIMED LIMERICK ARTIST, KATE HENNESSY – WHOSE SKETCHBOOKS FEATURE MOROCCO & TUNISIA AND, MORE RECENTLY, CORFU & THE PHILIPPINES - “THE VOYAGE OF MAELDUN,” AS IT IS CALLED, SAILS ON WITH SALE AFTER SALE OF ENERGETIC AND COLOURFUL ACRYLICS, OILS & WATERCOLOURS THAT FEATURE AFRICAN MOTHER AND CHILD, CZECH VILLAGE & TUNISIAN POTTERY SHOP… PLUS – CLOSER TO HER HOME, IN IRELAND – LANDSCAPES OF CLARE, CONNEMARA, KERRY & LAOIS
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December 1 2005, Thursday, 10am-4pm (Nordic: 11.15am-12.30pm / French: 12.45am-2pm)
ANNUAL LAST DAY FOR THREE-DAY, “ONLINE INFORMATION,” EXHIBITION… TODAY, WITH TWO INTERNATIONAL FORUMS: NORDIC & FRENCH
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December 1 2005, Thursday, 10am-6pm (continues until January 28 2006, Saturday, 10am-6pm)
SOUTHWARK’S LONG LANE SEES EXHIBITION OF NEW MONOPRINTS AND EDITIONS IN SCREENPRINT & WOODBLOCK, BY LONDON-BORN ALBERT IRVIN
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December 1 2005, Thursday, 12pm-6pm (ends December 23 2005, Friday, 12pm-6pm)
CAMBERWELL-BASED THEATRE HOSTS JANE DUNCAN’S “THE EXTENDED IMAGE,” COMPRISING LARGE SCALE IMAGES THAT ENCAPSULATE, “ART IN BALKANS,” SEASON OF FILM, THEATRE & VISUAL ARTS
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December 2 2005, Friday, 10am-5pm (continues until December 19 2005, Monday, 10am-1pm
ANNUAL EXPRESSIVE & FIGURATIVE DRAWINGS, PAINTINGS, PASTELS & PRINTS IN NEW ENGLISH ART CLUB (NEAC) EXHIBITION, SPONSORED BY PRIVATE BANKING LLOYDS TSB & KENTUCKY’S LEXINGTON-BASED CROSS GATE GALLERY
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December 2 2005, Friday, 12pm-8.30pm (continues until December 5 2005, Monday, 11am-3pm)
TORRENS STREET SEES ENID LAWSON GALLERY’S EXHIBITION OF CONTEMPORARY FINE ART, BY 20 ARTISTS, INCLUDING ELLIOT & PAINTER, BASED IN IRELAND & FRANCE RESPECTIVELY
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December 2 2005, Friday, 2pm-10pm (continues until December 4 2005, Sunday, 11am-6pm)
ANNUAL FREE PARKING AT WIMBLEDON ART STUDIOS’ WINTER OPEN STUDIOS WITH ARTISTS – BOTH INTERNATIONAL (SOUTH AFRICAN, JAPANESE, ICELANDIC, CANADIAN, ETC) & NATIONAL - EXHIBITING: TEXTILES; SCULPTURE; PUPPETS; PHOTOGRAPHY; PAINTINGS; MOSAICS; ILLUSTRATIONS; FURNITURE; COSTUMES; CERAMICS & 3D ART
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December 3 2005, Saturday, 10am-4pm (continues until December 9 2005, Friday, 10am-4pm)
ANNUAL LITTLE TRINITY LANE SEES INAUGURAL AWARD (FOR CAMBRIDGE-BORN PAINTER, MICHAEL BILTON & HIS PAINTING OF MIST, ABOVE YORKSHIRE DALES) FOR LYNN PAINTER-STAINERS PRIZE & EXHIBITION OF 50+ LIFE PAINTINGS
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December 3 2005, Saturday, 10am-6pm
LAST DAY FOR VENETIA ROSE’S, “FLOWERS,” EXHIBITION, WITH 85 PICTURES, COMPRISING - NOT ONLY DAISIES, ROSES & TULIPS - BUT TWO DOZEN SCENES OF KYOTO’S, “THE PHILOSOPHER’S WALK” PLUS MARRAKECH GARDEN
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December 3 2005, Saturday, 10am-6.30pm
LAST DAY FOR MOORE PARK ROAD EXHIBITION OF POETT’S SCULPTURE & CORBETT’S PAINTINGS, FEATURING SCENES OF ANDALUCIA, KERRY, MARRAKECH, NEW SOUTH WALES, NEW ZEALAND PLUS – CLOSER TO HOME – CORNWALL, FELIXSTOWE & SALCOMBE
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December 3 2005, Saturday, 12pm-6pm (continues until December 4 2005, Sunday, 12pm-6pm
AS PART OF, “ARTS UNWRAPPED,” THREE VISITING, “GASWORKS RESIDENCY PROGRAMME,” ARTISTS (CHONGQING GROUP, HYDER & LAM – FROM CHINA, PAKISTAN, & MALAYSIA RESPECTIVELY) PRESENT THEIR NEW PROJECTS, AT ART VENUE, ON VAUXHALL STREET
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December 3 2005, Saturday, 7pm until late
ANNUAL HELP TWO SCHOOLS IN GHANA – ATTEND & TAKE PART IN, ‘UNIQUE CELEBRITY MEMENTO AUCTION,’ WITH 80+ LOTS, WHICH FEATURE MUSIC & SPORTS
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December 3 2005, Saturday, 7pm until late (buffet: 8pm-9pm)
ANNUAL CELEBRATE CHRISTMAS WITH INTERNATIONAL PARTY, DISCO, BUFFET & RAFFLE
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December 7 2005, Wednesday, 9am-6pm (continues until January 29 2006, Sunday, 9am-6pm)
HEAD TO BEDFORD ROW FOR TWO-MONTH CHARITY ART SALE AT 1992-ESTABLISHED GALLERY, WITHIN FIRM OF SOLICITORS, OFFERING 250 CERAMICS, DRAWINGS, PAINTINGS, PHOTOGRAPHS, PRINTS & SCULPTURES – BY 28 ARTISTS, INCLUDING SIVROPOULOS & WAWRZYNIAK - AT £250 EACH
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December 7 2005, Wednesday, 9.30am-5.30pm (continues until March 24 2006, Friday, 9.30am-5.30pm)
GREAT PORTLAND STREET’S RED MANSION FOUNDATION PRESENTS GROUP SHOW OF CONTEMPORARY CHINESE ARTISTS: ZHENGJIE; XIN; QINGSONG; QIAN; NA; JIANHUA & JI
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December 7 2005, Wednesday, 10am-6pm (continues until December 10 2006, Saturday, 10am-6pm)
KNOWN BY SOME AS PICASSO, JOHN MYATT’S DOVER STREET EXHIBITION OF, “GENUINE FAKES,” SEES MASTERPIECES BY CHAGALL, GIACOMETTI, MATISSE, MIRO, MODIGLIANI, MONET, NICHOLSON, PICASSO, VAN GOGH, ETC., NEWLY CREATED/REPRODUCED (SEE IF YOU KNOW!) WITH MODERN MEDIA YET WITH INCREDIBLE, NEAR-PERFECT ORIGINALITY
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December 7 2005, Wednesday, 10am-6pm (continues until December 22 2006, Thursday, 10am-6pm)
CORK STREET SEES EXHIBITION OF OILS BY LEAMINGTON SPA-BORN ARTIST, MARTIN FULLER (1996 DISCERNING EYE WINNER & 1997 HUNTING ART WINNER)
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December 7 2005, Wednesday, 10am-6pm (continues until January 20 2006, Friday, 10am-6pm)
TRIBUTE – AT RECENTLY-OPENED ART GALLERY, ON FINSBURY’S LONG LANE - TO LATE FERMIN ROCKER (BORN IN LONDON’S EAST END), PAINTER OF ATMOSPHERIC & FIGURE-FILLED DRAWINGS, ETCHINGS, OILS & WATERCOLOURS, WHICH INCLUDE SCENES OF LIFE DRAWING CLASS & VIOLIN-PLAYING BUSKER
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December 7 2005, Wednesday, 7pm
LAUNCH OF MARCEL WEYLAND’S NEW TRANSLATION OF NINETEENTH CENTURY POLISH POET, ADAM MICKIEWICZ’S, “PAN TADEUSZ,” AT POLISH EMBASSY, IN PRESENCE OF THE AMBASSADOR OF THE REPUBLIC OF POLAND
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December 8 2005, Thursday, 12pm-6pm (continues until January 15 2006, Sunday, 12pm-6pm)
VAUXHALL STREET SEES WAGNER-INSPIRED, “THE MUSIC OF THE FUTURE,” WITH VIDEOS, SCULPTURE, PAINTINGS & INSTALLATIONS BY EMERGING LONDON & SCOTTISH ARTISTS: DAVIS; FERRIS; KAVANAGH; KIAER; LOWE; MANIA; SKAER & TITCHNER
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December 9 2005, Friday, 11am-6pm (continues until December 14 2005, Wednesday, 11am-6pm)
BAZZA ALBATINI’S, “PRECIOUS MOMENTS,” AT WEST-ELEVEN GALLERY, WITH CO-OPERATION OF KUWAIT INFORMATION CENTRE
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December 9 2005, Friday, 11am-6pm (continues until December 24 2005, Saturday, 11am-6pm)
“THE CHRISTMAS SHOW,” AT GALLERY ON CROSS STREET
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December 10 2005, Saturday, 10am-4pm
CORK STREET SEES LAST DAY FOR NAGASAKI-BORN ARTIST, JYUSHIN HIRASAWA’S “HALCYON DAYS…” HIS FIRST OVERSEAS EXHIBITION OF ABOUT SIX-DOZEN WATERCOLOURS, OILS & JAPANESE INK ON PAPER AND/OR GLASS PIECES – FROM STYLE, WHICH ORIGINATED IN 1600s BULGARIA & POLAND
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December 10 2005, Saturday, from 11am-7pm approx
LAST DAY TO SEE NORTHAMPTONSHIRE-BORN & ISLINGTON-BASED PHOTOGRAPHER, CAT “CATV” VINTON’S WALNUT-FRAMED & UNFRAMED LIMITED EDITION PRINTS (OF VARIOUS SIZES) DEPICTING UMBRIAN HILLS, NORWEGIAN REINDEER, AMAZING PEOPLE OF LAOS, CORNWALL’S POLZEATH & DAYMER BAY… PLUS, SERIES OF DOROTHY-INSPIRED PRINTS - TAKEN IN CHINA & ITALY - SHOWING PEOPLE, YOUNG & OLD, WEARING RED SHOES!
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December 10 2005, Saturday, 12pm-6pm (ends December 11 2005, Sunday, 12pm-6pm / guitar performance: 3pm)
LAST TWO DAYS OF, “RHYTHMS IN COLOUR,” EXHIBITION - ENDING WITH GUITAR PERFORMANCE/SCREENING OF HIS FILM (ADMISSION FREE) - BY PHNOM PENH-BORN MUSICIAN, JACQUES NAZAIRE
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December 11 2005, Sunday, 2.30pm-6.30pm (continues until January 30 2006, Monday, 10am-6pm)
MYCHAEL BARRATT’S, “CENTRE STAGE,” EXHIBITION - AT HAMPSTEAD-BASED GALLERY (WITH OTHER VENUE IN NICOSIA), WHICH SPECIALISES IN CONTEMPORARY GREEK ART - INCLUDES SCENES OF BOROUGH MARKET & WATERLOO SUNSET
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December 13 2005, Tuesday, 10.30am-6.30pm (continues until December 18 2005, Sunday, 10.30am-1pm)
IN AID OF MACMILLAN CANCER RELIEF… CERAMIC ART, GLASS, JEWELLERY, PAINTINGS, PHOTOGRAPHY & SCULPTURE (BY FRENCH, ITALIAN, SPANISH & UK ARTISTS) IN DOUBLEHAPPY CHRISTMAS SHOW & CHARITY AUCTION OF, ‘UNIQUE GIFTS FOR THE FESTIVE SEASON’
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December 13 2005, Tuesday, 7pm
SCREENING OF SOLIDARITY-INSPIRED, “WORKERS 80,” DOCUMENTARY – WITH SUBTITLES, AT POLISH CULTURAL CENTRE
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December 14 2005, Wednesday, 12pm-6pm (continues until December 16 2005, Friday, 12pm-6pm)
FASHION & PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHER, LIZZIE PATTERSON’S THREE-DAY EXHIBITION, “MY PRIVATE VIEW, BY THE CHILDREN OF THE [KENYAN] SLUM”
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December 15 2005, Thursday, 8am
JUST ADDED TO HowToEnjoy.co.uk… 500+ NEW INTERESTS, FROM “ABANDONED” TO “YESTERDAYS” - WITH 1,000+ ASSOCIATED WEBPAGES, RELATING TO BOOKS & PHOTOGRAPHS
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December 17 2005, Saturday, 10am-6pm
LAST DAY FOR TBILISI-BORN ARTIST, MAMUKA MIKELADZE’S FIRST UK EXHIBITION – OPENED BY GEORGIAN AMBASSADOR – WHICH FEATURES 30 BRIGHT & JOYOUS ACRYLICS & OILS OF: ANGELS; ANIMALS (TITLED…BULL, DEER, EAGLE, LION, PHEASANT, ZEBRA, ETC.); TWO PORTRAYING, “MOTHERHOOD;” TWO EUROPEAN CITIES… “GENOA” & “VIENNA;” SEVERAL “SUMMER DREAMS;” THREE OF OUR FAVOURITES, “COLUMBUS,” “JEANNE D’ARC” & “SHAKESPEARE” PLUS EVERYBODY’S FAVOURITE… PORTRAIT OF GREEN-EYED, “TIKO;” THEN… LITERALLY, FULL CIRCLE… BACK TO THE PRESENT SEASON OF GOODWILL, WITH JOSEPH, MARY & BABE IN, “NATIVITY”
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December 17 2005, Saturday, 11am-8pm
LAST DAY FOR SWEDISH CONTEMPORARY ART EXHIBITION, WITH WOODCUTS, SCULPTURES, PAINTINGS, LITHOGRAPHS & DESIGNED JEWELLERY
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December 17 2005, Saturday, 10am-6pm
LAST DAY OF TWO-WEEK EXHIBITION BY DE RÉCOURT ART - IN COLLABORATION WITH AUSTRALIAN GALLERIES (BASED IN MELBOURNE & SYDNEY) – EXHIBITS OILS BY: CHURCHER; DRENDEL; HENG; HISCOCK; MILLER; NEILSON; SULLIVAN; TIPPETT & WEGNER
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December 18 2005, Sunday, 6.30pm
“CAROLS BY CANDLELIGHT,” AT WEST BROMPTON’S ST ANDREW’S CHURCH
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December 18 2005, Sunday, 6.30pm
ST. ANNE’S ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH & KOREAN ANGLICAN CHURCH JOIN ST. MARY MAGDALENE CHURCH FOR JOINT, “CAROLS BY CANDLELIGHT,” SERVICE
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December 19 2005, Monday, 5pm-9pm
THREE CHOIRS (APOSTLESHIP OF THE SEA, ALEX CAMPKIN OXFORD BROOKES & KENT-BASED ASH CHURCH) PLUS MIDDLESEX’S HARLINGTON HOSPICE ASSOCIATION SING CAROLS IN LAST WEEK OF THREE-WEEK EVENING FESTIVAL OF CAROLS, IN TRAFALGAR SQUARE, BESIDE NORWEGIAN CHRISTMAS TREE
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December 19 2005, Monday, 8pm (continues until December 28 2005, Wednesday, 2.30pm & 8pm / no performances on Christmas Day)
BEFORE PERFORMANCES IN DENMARK, HOLLAND & SWEDEN… NINE-DAY CHRISTMAS STINT FOR MICHAEL FLATLEY’S, “LORD OF THE DANCE,” AT, ‘SOUTH LONDON’S PREMIER ARTS, ENTERTAINMENT & CONFERENCE CENTRE’
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December 20 2005, Tuesday, 7.30pm
SOPRANO, CLAIRE BOOTH, JOINS CHOIR OF ST GEORGE’S CHAPEL (WINDSOR) & ENGLISH CHAMBER ORCHESTRA IN, “MUSIC FOR CHRISTMAS,” WITH MUSICAL WORKS BY BACH, BRITTEN, HANDEL & MOZART PLUS SELECTION OF CAROLS, WHICH INCLUDES, “BETHLEHEM DOWN” & “SUSSEX CAROL”
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December 21 2005, Wednesday, 7.30pm
ROYAL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA & LONDON CONCERT CHOIR IN, “THE SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS,” WITH CONCERTO & CAROL WORKS BY VARIETY OF COMPOSERS, INCLUDING BRITTEN & CORELLI, BORN IN LOWESTOFT & FUSIGNANO RESPECTIVELY
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December 25 2005, Sunday (continues until January 5 2005, Wednesday)
FREE ACCESS TO SEVERAL YEARS OF, “hteL GOLD,” ARCHIVES, USING USERNAME, “XMAS” (WITHOUT INVERTED COMMAS) AND PASSWORD,“2005” (WITHOUT INVERTED COMMAS)
December 25 2005, Sunday, 9pm
“BULGARIA’S VOICE,” ON BBC RADIO 3, WITH DESSISLAVA STEFANOVA (LEADER OF LONDON BULGARIAN CHOIR)
December 31 2005, Saturday, from 3.35pm for 3.45pm onwards PLUS 8.10pm for 8.15pm onwards
BEGINNING WITH, “CHRISTMAS SITES AND LIGHTS TOUR,” FOLLOWED BY VISIT TO ITALIAN CAFÉ IN SOUTH KENSINGTON, LEGGETT & COWLES LEAD GROUP OF THEIR INTERNATIONAL FRIENDS ON TO IRISH PUB, THEN NEW YEAR’S EVE CELEBRATIONS AT NIGHTCLUB, LOCATED EITHER AT LONDON SE1 OR LONDON W8
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December 31 2005, Saturday, 7.30pm
SOPRANO, NATASHA MARSH, JOINS ROYAL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA IN, “VIENNESE NEW YEAR’S EVE GALA,” FOR, “DIE FLEDERMAUS OVERTURE,” “RADETSKY MARCH” PLUS PLENTY OF POLKAS & WALTZES AT BARBICAN
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December 31 2005, Saturday, 7.30pm for 8pm
HOUSE ON THE ROCK - WATCH NIGHT SERVICE, WITH CHOIRS
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December 31 2005, Saturday, from 9pm-5am
JOIN SURREY-BORN GORDON BEAL & FRIENDS FOR DJ CELLO’S NEW YEAR’S EVE, “COAST TO COAST,” PARTY, WITH VARIED MUSIC (INC. 1960s, 1970s, FUNK, JAMAICAN, MOTOWN, REGGAE, SKA & SOUL)
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December 31 2005, Saturday, 11.59pm & 60 seconds
EXTRA SECOND TO BE ADDED TO WORLD CLOCK
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