This weekend is set to have soaring blue skies and summer sunshine, so what better way to celebrate August than out on the pergola or at open-air theatre?
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For kids and nostalgic grown-ups alike, this charming remake of Pete's Dragon opens on Friday. Bring tissues.
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We have been patient, oh so patient. Two years of delays later, we've finally got a Design Museum opening in Kensington. But ahead of the opening, visit its shop, fast surpassing every other gallery shop in our eyes, for works of art and design object that you can actually buy.
August has it's fair helping of restaurant openings. Opt for pickleback shots or saffron sea bream before the critics come to London's up and coming restaurants
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Open from Thursday 11th, this all-singing, all-dancing children's theatre production at the Globe is both lively and touching. The true tragedy of Slapton Sands is brought to light, as told through the curious eyes of a girl and her adventurous cat.
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Installation art is having a moment... but in Icelandic artist's Ragnar Kjartansson's case, it's a long moment indeed. His surreal, fun, musical pieces are often studies in endurance. How long can you play guitar in the bath? How long can you convince wandering minstrels to stroll through your exhibition at the Baribican? How long with this video of his mother spitting on him last? All good questions. Visit the exhibition for answers... of a sort...
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Catch Mona Hatoum's show before it closes on the 21st August. Palestinian Hatoum is one of the most important artists working today. This is her (long overdue) first major UK survey. This could be the show that gets you hooked on contemporary art.
Touching, sad, funny, silly, just as teenage girls should be. We gave the ladies at The National five stars. A Scottish small-town school choir from a convent are let loose on the streets of Edinburgh with hilarious consequences.
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Get up on the roof of the former BBC car park for this al fresco dining event that has a Mediterranean feel- not just from the excellent food courtesy of restaurants including Salt Yard and Rabbit, but from the atmosphere under the vines and the stars.
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Keep on Promming: the world’s top performers head to Kensington for the BBC Proms annual binge of classical music. This Saturday, queue for boisterous performances from Gershwin's song book.
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