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The Fashion and Textile Museum is a cutting edge centre for contemporary fashion, textiles and jewellery in London. Founded by iconic British designer Zandra Rhodes, the centre houses permanent and changing exhibitions exploring elements of fashion, textile and jewellery and an academy which runs courses for creative students and businesses. 83 Bermondsey Street, London, SE1 3XF - +44 (0)20 7403 0222 Class/Workshop - 19 Aug 2010 to 26 Aug 2010 A number of interesting activities for a range of ages...

Ingredients 6 frozen skinless, boneless chicken breast halves 1 (12 ounce) bottle barbeque sauce 1/2 cup Italian salad dressing 1/4 cup brown sugar 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce Directions Place chicken in a slow cooker. In a bowl, mix the barbecue sauce, Italian salad dressing, brown sugar, and Worcestershire sauce. Pour over the chicken. Cover, and cook 3 to 4 hours on High or 6 to 8 hours on Low.

Learn yoga or pilates in London at upmarket yoga school triyoga . Yoga in London Enjoy a yoga class at one of triyoga's three London centres: Primrose Hill Soho Covent Garden Whether you want to get fit, tone up or find a new way to relax, triyoga has the right class for you. No commitment is required and you can just turn up to a drop-in class. Or if you'd like to make a regular commitment, sign up to a course. Plus, you might find yourself working out next to a celebrity, as triyoga is...

29 July 2010 to 8 August 2010 Somerset House Trust , The Strand, London, WC2R 1LA - +44 (0)20 7845 4600 Open Air Cinema in London Film 4's Summer Screen has become a major summer attraction in London for anyone looking for some relaxed open air entertainment. This summer, the stunning backdrop of Somerset House is transformed into an open air cinema for a short time once again. The full programme of movies on offer is: People's Premiere: Knight and Day (29 Jul) Kill Bill Vol. 1 (18) / Enter...

Blockbuster action comedy starring Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz. When sweet-natured, unlucky-in-love Ms Average June (Diaz) is set up on a seemingly normal blind date with Miller (Cruise), she finds her life turned upside down as it emerges that Miller is a secret agent on a foolhardy mission to protect an infinitely-powerful new piece of technology. Forced to flee the country with him, June finds herself catapulted into a dizzyingly violent international adventure that takes the fugitive pair across...

AUGUST BANK HOLIDAY WEEKEND AT INFERNOS Another Bank Holiday weekend is upon us, and as always we’re open for 3 night s that's Friday 27th, Saturday 28th and Sunday 29th August! So dust down your bikin's and speedos.....we'll be giving out prizes for the most beach-tastic outfits. 146 Clapham High Street, London, SW4 7UH

Karl Jenkins's latest composition, Gloria, was premiered at the Royal Albert Hall on 11 July 2010 by The Really Big Chorus, with the English Festival Orchestra and student vocal soloists conducted by Brian Kay. Abbey Road Live recorded the concert, which also features Fauré's Requiem, and the resulting CD will be for sale on the night to the performers and audience. This will be the first time a world premiere has been recorded live and made available for sale immediately following the performance...

After scoring four smash singles off her five-million-selling 2008 debut album One of the Boys, two-time Grammy-nominated singer / songwriter Katy Perry returns to set airwaves ablaze with scorching new single "California Gurls". Sweet, sassy and sexy, Katy Perry yet again unleashes another catchy tune upon the world of pop music.

The U.K-based teen pop outfit the Saturdays formed in 2007 under the auspices of Polydor's Fascination Records. The five-piece girl group sports an accessible, melodic electro-pop sound tailored for pop radio, not to mention eye-catching good looks. In 2008 their debut single, "If This Is Love," hit number eight on the U.K. charts, only to be surpassed by "Up," which made it to number five, and "Issues" which reached number four. Their full-length studio album, CHASING...

Ingredients 1 (15 ounce) can pitted tart red cherries, drained with liquid reserved 1/2 cup white sugar 1 cup buttermilk baking mix 1/2 cup white sugar 1/2 cup milk Directions Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Prepare a 9x9-inch baking dish with cooking spray. Stir the liquid from the cherries and 1/2 cup sugar together in a small glass bowl; heat in the microwave until the sugar is dissolved, 1 to 2 minutes. Set aside. Stir the baking mix, 1/2 cup sugar, and milk together in a separate...

Salt centers on a CIA officer who is fingered as a Russian sleeper spy. She eludes capture by superiors who are convinced she is out to assassinate the president. While trying to reunite with her family, she struggles to prove someone else is the traitor. Salt's efforts to prove her innocence only serve to cast doubt on her motives, as the hunt to uncover the truth behind her identity continues and the question remains: Who Is Salt?

Danielle de Niese's new album Diva, features world premier recording Exsultate, Jubilate by Karl Jenkins, her trademark Handel and Mozart arias, a stunning duet with the mighty Bryn Terfel and Lucretia and Pace Non Trovo both stunning arrangements by Morgan Pochin.

The Norwegian synth-pop trio A-Ha burst onto the pop scene in 1985 with their debut single "Take On Me" reaching the top of the charts on both sides of the Atlantic. Equipped with good looks, pop hooks, and a groundbreaking video, A-Ha proved to be ideal MTV stars. The group was commissioned to compose the theme for the 1987 James Bond movie THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS, and though their chart presence diminished somewhat in the '90s, the title track of their 2005 album, ANALOGUE, returned...

NEW NOBILITY new singl REBEL-HERO OUT NOW! "New Nobility" has taken the indie charts by storm across the globe with Galactic from their newest album BLUE BUTTERFLY (REVOLUTION). Following on with their second track from their EP, the title track "Blue Butterfly (Australia)" pays homage to their Wide Brown Land. "Let's Make A Better World" leans more towards an 'every man's' pop rock sensibility. New Nobility is an apt name for a band who delivers a 'breath...

Ingredients 2 large marshmallows 2 graham cracker squares 1 peanut butter cups Directions Cook the marshmallows over an open flame or hot coals until they are browned outside, and soft all the way through, 2 to 4 minutes. Place the marshmallows on top of one of the graham cracker squares. Place the peanut butter cup on top of the marshmallows. Top with the last graham cracker square.

Generally billed as a drum & bass group, the Australian-bred/U.K.-based band Pendulum fuses electronica with an energetic rock aesthetic, resulting in a propulsive techno-fuelled sound. While the ensemble, masterminded by frontman Rob Swire, garnered attention for its dynamic 2005 debut, HOLD YOUR COLOUR, Pendulum truly took off in earnest with its second album, IN SILICO, which introduced the act to American audiences and showcased its heavier, rock-oriented direction, particularly on the fierce...

Glaswegian singer-songwriter, Amy MacDonald, started playing gigs around her hometown of Glasgow at the tender age of 15 before being snapped up by Melodramatic Records--affiliated to Universal subsidiary Mercury-- before she was 17. Her debut single, "Poison Prince"--due to be released in May 2007--displayed the melodic influence of Travis, and some of the spikiness of the Libertines and the Coral, rather than the insipid balladry of contemporaries such as Katie Melua.

Adam Lambert releases his new single “Whataya Want from Me”. Written by P!nk and Max Martin, this epic worldwide smash has already topped the charts the globe over including top 10 in the US (platinum sales), number 1 in Canada (double platinum sales) and number 1 in Asia, Germany and Finland. The video was directed by Diane Martel (Alicia, Britney Spears, The Killers). The album ‘For Your Entertainment’ was released to great critical acclaim. Adam recently made a triumphant return to American idol...

Blockbuster sci-fi thriller written and directed by Christopher Nolan. Dom Cobb (Leonardo DiCaprio) is a professional thief with a difference: the spoils he goes after are not material objects but the thoughts, dreams and secrets buried in the minds of other people. This rare talent has cost him dear, rendering him a solitary fugitive stripped of everything he ever really cared about. When he is offered a chance for redemption by reversing the process and planting an idea rather than stealing it...

From Friday 9th to Sunday 11th July, Radio 1 will be returning to Kinross-shire for Scotland's premier music festival - T in The Park. T in the Park consistently brings an outstanding line-up of musical talent to Scotland from across the planet and 2010 promises more stunning performances in an atmosphere continuously cited by you as second to none. Headliners for this year are Muse, Eminem and Kasabian - if that is not enough check the names below! Trust Radio 1 to bring you the best live music...

30 Sep 2010 - 16 Jan 2011 Mon - Thu, Sun 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM; Fri, Sat 10:00 AM - 10:00 PM Tate Modern , Bankside, London. SE1 9TG - +44 (0)20 7887 8888 Gauguin: Maker of Myth displays more than 100 works by the influential late-19th century artist from worldwide public and private collections. The exhibition delves into the artist's unique storytelling style, which has made him one of modern art's greats Alongside paintings, you'll also see some of Gauguin's lesser-known work in journalism...

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon salt 3 bananas, mashed 3/4 cup white sugar 1 egg, lightly beaten 1/3 cup butter, melted 1/3 cup packed brown sugar 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour 1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1 tablespoon butter Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Lightly grease 10 muffin cups, or line with muffin papers. In a large bowl, mix together 1 1/2 cups flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt. In another bowl, beat together...

Sony Classical release the new album by Jessye Norman, one of the world's most famous and respected sopranos. For this long-awaited recording she has chosen not to perform arias from the operatic roles that brought her untold triumphs from a very early age in opera houses ranging from La Scala, Milan, to London’s Covent Garden. With Roots: My Life, My Song, Jessye Norman recalls her African-American origins. Alongside gospel songs and numbers from Africa she also performs jazz songs for the first...

Having sold more in excess of 55 million albums in both English and Spanish, global superstar Enrique Iglesias is back, with his new single 'I Like It'. Enrique Iglesias has confirmed his eagerly anticipated new album will be titled Euphoria – the perfect name for a collection of songs all about setting your problems aside and having some fun – it boasts guest appearances from artists such as Akon , Usher , Nicole Scherzinger , Puerto Rican Reggaeton duo Wisin and Yandel and the legendary...

JLS, arguably the biggest boyband in the country, release their first single from their second album. The enormous club track, "The Club Is Alive", is a change in direction for the boys, mixing dance beats with soulful melodies and a hook many would recognise. Sounding like you never heard them before, the single shows why everybody’s in love with JLS. The Club Is Alive is the first single from the as-yet untitled second album which is scheduled to be released on November 22nd.

French drama starring Kristin Scott Thomas. Suzanne (Scott Thomas) is a comfortably wealthy wife and mother living with her doctor husband, Samuel (Yvan Attal), and their teenage children in the South of France. Tired of her idle, bourgeois lifestyle, Suzanne decides to resume her career as a physiotherapist, and begins to renovate an outbuilding in the garden as a clinic. When she meets Ivan (Sergi Lopez), the handyman hired to do the building work, she falls violently in love with him, and has...

6 July 2010 to 11 July 2010 Hampton Court Palace , Hampton Court, East Molesey, Surrey, KT8 9AU. 0844 4827777 This year is the 20th anniversary of the Hampton Court Palace Flower Show, the world's largest annual flower show. This RHS spectacle is the largest of its kind in the world and for six days in July, thousands of gardening fans can see, smell and touch an abundance of floral delights. Visitors can enjoy around 50 inspiring display gardens including the tranquil water gardens (a unique...

Leeds Health & Healing Festival Leeds United FC West Stand Elland Road Leeds LS11 0ES We are organisers of Festivals in the Yorkshire area dedicated to the world of Complementary Therapies and Health Products for the Mind, Body, & Spirit Our aim is to provide visitors to our Festivals with the opportunity to come and see what is currently available in the world of holistic living. The choice is unlimited and includes complementary therapies, therapy centres, retail products including nutritional...

An interview with one of the co-ordinators of the 2010 Summer Exhibition, Stephen Chambers, at the Royal Academy of Arts. Royal Academy of Arts Burlington House London W1J 0BD +44 (0)20 7300 8000 The Royal Academy of Arts Summer Exhibition is one of London's longest-running art shows, now in its 242nd year. It's also the world's largest open-submission contemporary art exhibition with around 11,000 works submitted annually. Each year, the Summer Exhibition features work by Royal Academy...

Shaka Zulu is the new £5.5m Restaurant, Bar, and all encompassing fashionable nightspot soon to open in a ground-breaking 27,000sqft, three floored location in Stables Market, Camden. Created on an unimaginable scale, Shaka Zulu is set to be the pinnacle of London's cosmopolitan scene. With a Cape Town inspired Fish Bar and Cocktail Lounges, overlooking an incredible African theatre & dining experience, Shaka Zulu will simply be the place to go for an all encompassing comfortable night out...

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Age gap romcom starring Catherine Zeta-Jones and Justin Bartha. After discovering that her husband of many years is cheating on her, 40-something suburban housewife and mother Sandy (Zeta-Jones) moves to New York City for a fresh start. There she meets 20-something Aram Finklestein (Justin Bartha), a college graduate working in the coffee shop below her apartment, is also reeling from the abrupt ending of a relationship, having recently broken up with his wife who only married him to get a Green...

One of the world's most celebrated voices puts an indelible signature on songs by the likes of Arcade Fire, Band of Horses, Death Cab For Cutie, The Mars Volta, Muse, and Leonard Cohen. Renee Fleming's new album 'Dark Hope', which the opera star describes as a "visit to a new, parallel universe," was recorded in close collaboration with producer David Kahne (Regina Spektor, The Strokes, The Bangles, Sublime, and countless others) in New York City, and features a diverse...

The UK trio of Feeder formed in the early '90s after bassist Taka Hirose joined the team of singer/guitarist Grant Nicholas and drummer John Lee. Influenced equally by early heavy metal, Britpop, and alternative rock, they released their tunefully loud debut EP, TWO COLOURS, in 1995, followed by another mini-album, SWIM, in 1996. In 1997, their debut full-length, POLYTHENE, emerged to vast critical acclaim, making them staples on the Brit-rock circuit. However, Lee committed suicide in 2002,...

These New York art shock-rockers, formed in 2003, take camp icons like Elton John, the Bee Gees, and Billy Joel as their musical foundation for a sound that's rooted in the dance clubs of their hometown. On their debut, self-titled album they reinterpreted Pink Floyd's "Comfortably Numb," castigated former mayor Rudy Giuliani, and hymned the city's gay cruising scene. More than a mere gay novelty act, their sophisticated sound draws on a wide range of musical influences from...

18 June 2010 to 20 June 2010 Covent Garden Piazza , Covent Garden, WC2E 8HA - +44 (0)20 7395 3765 Celebrate Covent Garden's 180th birthday with a huge, free, two-day party in the heart of London's cultural quarter. The weekend of 18-20 June marks the 180th anniversary of the opening of Covent Garden's iconic Market Building. Situated in the centre of Covent Garden's Piazza, the Market Building is a structure so recognisable it has become a hub for the worlds of fashion, design, food...

19 Jun - 05 Sep 2010 Mon - Thu, Sat, Sun 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM; Fri 10:00 AM - 10:00 PM Hayward Gallery , Belvedere Road, London, SE1 8XZ - +44 (0)20 7921 0887 This summer, renowned Brazilian artist Ernesto Neto is transforming the Hayward Gallery with a series of spectacular installations. Neto is known for his immersive artworks, often made from stretched lycra, which give the impression of being inside a body. Spices, plastic balls and cushions are used to provide different textures and scents. Recently...

18 Jun 2010 9:00 PM Brixton Jamm , 261 Brixton Road, South Lambeth, London. SW9 6LH - +44 (0)20 7274 5537. Sugarbeat Club at the Jamm Hosts Utah Saints bring you the best house, electro and beats all night at Sugarbeat Club, as well as introducing you to some brand new dance talent (Sugarbeat helped kickstart the careers of Justice and Soulwax, among others.) Party to break beats from British group Freestylers. Toolroom's Toni Jarvis will also be in the main room. As if all that wasn't enough...

This self-titled debut album from classical crossover singer Camilla Kerslake is the first release on Gary Barlow's label Future Records. Impressed by Kerslake's natural charm and vocal abilities, Barlow has cited the singer's unique and powerful voice as one of the many reasons for the signing. A coloratura soprano, Kerslake effortlessly makes songs originally by artists such as Katie Melua, Take That amongst many others, her own. Featuring pop and classical hits ranging from 'Rule...

Australian pop singer Kylie Minogue began as an actress, working on the TV show NEIGHBOURS, whose UK popularity helped the young singer taking up with megapop production team Stock, Aitken & Waterman. With that titanic trio behind her, Kylie became the queen of the British pop charts, scoring hit after hit. Though Kylie reigned supreme in the UK, establishing a Madonna-like presence on records and in films, she didn't take off in America until her 2002 album FEVER. Following 2003's Body...

Turning the music world on its head, Eminem, the blond-haired rapper from Detroit, forced the hip-hop world to accept him as an equal. Despite lyrics full of anger, misogyny, violence, racism, and homophobia, Eminem has been a major commercial success since his debut in 1999, selling records as no black rapper with similar lyrical content ever could. Considered by many a "rapper's rapper," the Dr. Dre-sponsored Eminem has accomplished the seemingly impossible--platinum sales with street...

When Sophie (Amanda Seyfried) travels to Verona in Italy, she stumbles upon an age-old superstition whereby people seeking advice in matters of the heart leave letters in the courtyard of the fictional Juliet, which are then answered by a group of volunteers known as the 'secretaries of Juliet'. When Sophie replies to one letter that has remained unanswered for 50 years, she is amazed when its author, Claire (Vanessa Redgrave), arrives in Italy with her grandson Charlie (Christopher Egan...

Ingredients 2 teaspoons orange juice or tangerine juice 1/2 teaspoon paprika 1/4 teaspoon ground cumin 1/8 teaspoon garlic powder 1 Morningstar Farms® Grillers® Original 1 very thin slice aged provolone cheese or fontina cheese 1 thin slice tomato 1 thin slice red onion 1 thin lengthwise slice dill pickle 1 reduced-calorie hamburger bun, split and toasted Directions In small bowl stir together orange juice, paprika, cumin and garlic powder. Brush on both sides of veggie burger. Cook burger according...

Action comedy starring Ashton Kutcher and Katherine Heigl. While holidaying in France, Jen Kornfeldt (Heigl) meets her ideal man in Spencer Aimes (Kutcher) and the two swiftly tie the knot. But there is a catch: Spencer Aimes (Kutcher) is a government-hired undercover hitman, and although he is more than happy to trade in his glamorous life of international intrigue for suburban marital bliss with Jen, it turns out that some elements of his former life have yet to be laid to rest. Spencer and Jen's...

Come and Join us and Olivier Gosseries, Mc Kenza, Dj Sat, Mc Monroe and Bartosz Brenes, at this June Noisy Boys Final Exams Edition @ You Night club. www.leyou.be 18 Rue Duquesnoy, 1000 bruxelles www.facebook.com/oliviergosseries www.facebook.com/noisyboys

THE MAGIC AND POWER OF LOVE Start Date: 27-6-2010 - 1600 - 17.30 End Date: Fee: FREE Address: The Friends Meeting House, 2 Church Street, Reading County: Berkshire Postcode: RG1 2SB A Public Talk by Meera Javed "When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace". - Jimi Hendrix Some of the ideas associated with love are, attachment, obsession and romance. But is this what love truly is all about? Or are there more profound aspects in relation to it? Meera is...

12 - 13 Jun 2010 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM Blackheath Common , Blackheath, London. SE3 0TY http://www.visitlondon.com/events/detail/7796781 Blackheath Bike and Kite Festival returns to London this summer, promising to be bigger and better than ever. It's the perfect opportunity to get active in London, with plenty of action both on the ground and up in the sky, as Blackheath is taken over by bikes and kites. Whether you want to watch the experts perform thrilling displays or have a go yourself in workshops...

09 Jun - 05 Sep 2010 Every Ist Fri Of the Month 10:00 AM - 9:40 PM; Daily 10:00 AM - 5:40 PM; 30 Aug 2010 , Summer Bank Holiday 10:00 AM - 5:40 PM Tate Britain , Millbank, London. SW1P 4RG - +44 (0)20 7887 8888 British Comic Art at Tate Britain Some of the country's best-known cartoonists, comedy writers and artists offer their take on British humour at Tate Britain this summer. The groundbreaking Rude Britannia: British Comic Art exhibition looks at comic traditions from the 1600s to the present...