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What's happening when... Saturday 6th - Sunday 14th February 2010 |
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Sat 6 February |
Learn about the language of flowers with garden historian Letta Jones and make a Victorian inspired Valentine's Day card with artist Shelly Wain. |
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Sun 7 February |
Academics and activists discuss Hampstead’s gay and lesbian past. |
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Tue 9 February |
A special talk exploring the wilder side of archives through theatre posters, court records, diaries, letters and social observation. |
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Tue 9 February |
A special lecture by Anne Sebba telling the remarkable story of Ida and Louise Cook; two sisters who with courage, determination and income from their Mills & Boon novels risked everything to rescue Jewish families from Europe before World War Two. The lecture will be followed by refreshments. |
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Tue 9 February |
A special free evening at the Geffrye Museum. Learn about the language of flowers with John Wilson, enjoy a glass of wine and some refershments and then create some Valentine's Day cards with deaf artist Sheng Kai Chou. |
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Wed 10 February |
NB: Walk with Mike Berlin and Eu Jin Chua starts at 6.00pm from Birkbeck College; talks with Professor Alison Light, Professor Amanda Vickery and Juliet Gardiner at 7.15pm at the LRB Bookshop. A romantic stroll through Bloomsbury ending at the LRB Bookshop for wine and an exploration of love at home - with Professor Alison Light (author of Mrs Woolf and the Servants [2007; 2008]), Professor Amanda Vickery (author of Behind Closed Doors. At Home in Georgian England [2009]) and Juliet Gardiner (author of The Thirties: An Intimate History). The event is presented by the Raphael Samuel History Centre, Birkbeck College, University of London, and the London Review of Books bookshop. |
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Thu 11 February |
Discover the valentine card collection from Guildhall Library, followed by a practical card making session. Materials provided. |
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Thu 11 February |
Take a walk through Bloomsbury's queer streets to a reception at Gay's the Word with Diana Souhami - winner of the Whitbread Biography Award for Selkirk's Island, whose other books include Wild Girls: The Lives and Lovers of Natalie Barney & Romaine Brooks;Mrs Keppel and Her Daughter; Greta and Cecil; Gluck: Her Biography; and Coconut Chaos. |
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Thu 11 February |
An open evening to warm the heart even if it's cold outside. Enjoy a talk about the history of the love letters by historian Leonie Hannan, listen to love songs from The Toots or make a 'home sweet home' badge and decorate a cup cake with hearts and flowers. |
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Thu 11 February |
Escape the naff and the nauseous and make your way to the Freud Museum to explore love through a Freudian lens! With music and games in Freud's extraordinary house, you never know, you just might meet someone interesting... |
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Fri 12 February |
Ajamu of Rukus! will discuss the current work of the Black Archive Project collecting oral histories of black lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in the UK. |
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Fri 12 February |
Enjoy a lovetastic evening of suburban romance as part of London Transport Museum's temporary exhibition, Suburbia. Includes DJ backing to clips from Underground - Anthony Asquith's 1920's silent movie depicting love on the Tube. Indulge in some speed dating, play our suburban quiz and awaken your senses with Isabelle Gelle and a bespoke aromatherapy workshop. Check out the cocktail du soir - the Flirtini. |
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Sat 13 February |
Come to this Valentine's Day special in the great hall at the Queen’s House, National Maritime Museum, where guests are invited to have afternoon tea and will be able to look over love letters from the Museum's archive collection. The day will include talks and discussions on the theme of love. |
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Sun 14 February |
Come along to the romantic setting of Keats House to create and share your stories and poems in this special creative writers workshop. Absolute beginners particularly welcome. Chocolate included! |