Category Archives: Culture Vulture

Exhibitions, events, book and antiques fairs, festivals and other happenings in London, UK.

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Impressionists in London

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Impressionists in London, Tate Britain’s big Winter show of 2017/18 hasn’t garnered overwhelming approval in the review columns. Nonetheless we went along earlier this week to take a look. It isn’t a huge, superlative attracting show but it does include … Continue reading

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Poetry at Clapham Book Festival 2018

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Planning the Programme for Clapham Book Festival 2018 is well underway, with only the slight hitch of a royal wedding and the FA Cup Final to over come ( we did – we changed the date – we’re not proud … Continue reading

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Season’s Greetings

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December has always been a month of festivals, ancient and modern. In Europe the Romans alone had nine different ones¹, the most famous of which was, I suppose, Saturnalia (17th to the 23rd of Decembris). In the Hebrew calendar there … Continue reading

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The Weekend Before Christmas

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One week before Christmas and the town was buzzing. After a ridiculously early drive to Stansted through freezing fog and sleet we arrived in a much warmer Jerez – warm enough to take lunch outside. Bliss. Then consternation, as we … Continue reading

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South London Festivals 2018

Planning is already underway for a variety of Festivals in South London in 2018 and Clapham Writers is likely to be involved in more than one. The Trustees and management committee of the Clapham Book Festival met this week to … Continue reading