Next month, the Guardian will be hosting a two-day festival open to the public. The Guardian Open Weekend is an amazing opportunity for readers and the general public to get involved in a range of debates, talks, workshops, music, comedy, poetry and food. The open weekend is spread out across The Guardian offices and Kings Place and Hub King’s Cross which are only 5 minutes walk apart; ticket prices stand at £40 for a Saturday pass, £30 for a Sunday pass or £60 to secure entry for the whole weekend of 24th & 25th March. They’re not cheap tickets but with guest speakers such as Charlie Brooker (Black Mirror), Camila Batmanghelidjh (kids Company) and being amidst an event as such, I could be persuaded. I know it’s early days- still got about 6 weeks to go but tickets may sell quite fast. We’ll remind you anyway, just keep an eye on ‘What’s On This Week’. Loads more info available from the website.
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When you visit the O2 Arena next, make sure you have a quick glance at the space outside. You’ll see a selection of cool graffiti pieces designed by a handful of London’s creative youths. In a bid to help promote young talent, Somewhereto_ and The Graffiti Life Company joined forces to run this exhibition that will last for three months with new art work on rotation throughout. More after the break
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So last night, a few of us ventured down to Nike‘s Make It Count exhibition launch in Shoreditch. As you’ve probably realised already, I’m pretty fond of this campaign. So much so that I wrote an essay of a post dissecting each of W+K‘s media channels used for the campaign. You can read it here, if I had the time; I’d have loved to dissect the sociological aspects for using such inspire and motivate methods to grab people’s attention. That would require a hell of a lot research as it’s something that I know very little about. Sigh, I’ve blabbed on. The event was a private viewing of the exhibition space with the photographer Adam Hinton showcasing the Nike athlete portraiture for the campaign. More on the reverse.
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Last week, I landed in Heathrow after a long 11 hour flight back from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and wanted to jump right back on the plane and go back! After spending 6 days in the city that Brazilians name “Cidade Maravilhosa” (Marvellous city), I am pretty convinced that it is now my favorite city in the world. Mountains, beautiful beaches, rainforests, lagoons, great weather, great food, beautiful people and a vibrant football culture are all aspects of Rio that instantly left an impression on me. The purpose of my visit was to attend and speak about global women’s football matters at the annual Soccerex convention, which is a trade show dedicated to the businesses in football around the world. With the excitement in the air about the forthcoming 2014 world cup and 2016 Olympics hosted in Brazil, it was a great time to visit the land where football runs in the veins. Check my picture review after the jump
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Our friends over at We Are S.M.E are putting on another night this Friday (2nd Dec) at Villain, Shoreditch; if you’ve been to any of their nights in the past you’ll know it’s not one to be missed! The night kicks off from 7pm for some civilized drinking and ends at 3am, it’s FREE before 9pm £3 thereafter and of course We Are S.M.E t-shirt wearers get in free all night! Read on after the break for more info.
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Sample sale season is upon us or rather it is here. I saw this on my friends tumblr today and knew I had to forward the news onto you guys. Starting Wednesday November 30th Alexander McQueen will host a sample sale which will feature both men, womenswear and accessories from past seasons. Everyday new stock will be added which will enable everybody to find somethings not just the ones who rush to go on the first day. The sale will cease to exist 3days last on Saturday December 3rd at 5pm. Full dates, times and address on the flipside along with a link to download the invitation. Please note you only gain entry of you have your invitation with you.
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Pixel This – a Phoneography exhibition, is decdicated to the art of phoneography- the event will consist of some of the best photogrpahy and a short film created using smartphones. Being held at The Gallery on the Corner, Battersea Park; the exhibition was open to the general public for submissions and CreateHive (who are running the event) received over 300 entries, 104 of them have been shortlisted for exhibition this week! Each piece will be auctioned off on 2nd December to raise money for Kids Company. More information after the break
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