Florence Nightingale Museum May 29, 2010
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St Thomas’s Hospital, 2 Lambeth Palace Road, SE1 (020 7620 0374)
Westminster tube/Waterloo tube/rail. Open 10am-5pm Mon-Fri (last entry 4pm); 11.30am-4.30pm Sat, Sun (last entry 3.30pm). Admission £4.80; £3.60 5s-15s, OAPs, students, ES40s; £10 family. Credit AmEx, MC, £TC, V.
Website: http://www.florence-nightingale.co.uk
The world’s most famous nurse is celebrated in the well thought-out displays of this small museum, close to Westminster Bridge. Nightingale’s chief achievement in a long career of social campaigning was to establish nursing as a disciplined profession (indeed, åher lady and the lamp’ care in the Crimea was but a small part of her life’s contribution to medicine); and she set up the first nursing school at St Thomas’s in 1859.
Crutchmaster May 25, 2010
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Crutchmaster is the moniker used by performance artist Bill Shannon, whose conceptions of dance and spatial relationships have been informed by his work as a hip-hop artist and street performer. Crutch’s latest work is ‘Spatial Theory’, which will receive its’ DC première in this weekend set. Shannon use of crutches isn’t entirely a prop – he contracted Legg-Calf Perthese disease as a child and spent several years walking with them, which has deeply influenced his disjointed and awkwardly beautiful routines.
William Kentridge May 22, 2010
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William Kentridge is a South African artist who also designs theatre and opera productions and the ten animated short films and 70 figure drawings that make up this Hirshhorn exhibition all share the grand sweep of bigger productions, engaging the mind on multiple levels. Unflinchingly focusing on the politics of his homeland, Kentridge’s pieces are often disturbingly direct. There will be lots of them included in this sprawling show, which will occupy seven projection rooms and several galleries.
Bartow-Pell Mansion May 20, 2010
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895 Shore Rd at Pelham Bay Park (1-718-885-1461)
Subway: 6 to Pelham Bay Park, then one-mile walk or cab ride. Wed, Sat, Sun noon-4pm. $2.50, $1.25 concessions, under 12 free.
The International Garden Club has administered this 1836 mansion since 1914; the grounds include formal gardens, a fountain and a 19th-century carriage house and stable.
24 May 16, 2010
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This new Czech film takes on a favourite subject, how the roads and open spaces of Bohemia tend to become major characters in themselves, giving actors a run for their money. David Beranek’s feature follows a thief and a stripper on the run from the mob who are thrown together and forced to hit the road in the Czech Republic’s lyrically beautiful eastern province of Moravia. Heavily psychological and very atmospheric, the film is a study in mood, slow pacing and the search for meaning in an increasingly consumer-mad society. An intriguing and very non-commercial look from a fresh new ensemble, with English subtitles and selected cinemas.
Sunday Brunch at Jazzed Cafe May 13, 2010
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Escape the soup lines and steamer carts of the typical Las Vegas Sunday Brunch and enjoy a delicious alternative at locals fave, Jazzed Cafe. Long the late-night haven for the discerning yet unpretentious, Jazzed recently launched Sunday Brunch just in time for Spring. Load up on Italian toast, bangers and eggs, crepes, and much more. Make sure you swig a glass of the special mimosa – prosecco poured into blood red orange juice with a shot of black muscat dessert wine.
Vinopolis, City of Wine May 4, 2010
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1 Bank End, SE1 (0870 4444777)
London Bridge tube/rail. Open 10am-5pm daily (last entry 4.30pm). Admission ?11.50; ?4.50 5s-18s; ?10.50 OAPs; ?1 discount if booked in advance. Credit AmEx, JCB, MC, ?TC, V.
Website: http://www.vinopolis.co.uk
The motto of this
oenophile’s attraction, which opened in July 1999, is ?Explore, taste,
enjoy’. They got the first two right. You pick up a headset and, later,
a wine glass and embark on a tour of the history of wine across the
world. Huge blow-up photos of vineyards and luxury chateaux set the
scene, but the commentary, from the likes of famous wine experts Jancis
Robinson, Hugh Johnson et al, is made up of soundbites so short that
you don’t feel like you’re learning much. Still, on the plus side,
included in the (not inconsiderable) entry fee are vouchers to taste
five wines, provided by informative servers (try, if you dare, a
Romanian or a Georgian). The much-publicised trip through a vineyard on
a Vespa, is, frankly, a bit of a waste of time. Still, it’s all a good
excuse to drink during the day. There are further attempts to push
booze in your face in the form of a Majestic wine warehouse at the end
of the tour, in addition to a rather good shop selling all manner of
vinous accoutrements (corkscrews, wine racks, books, etc), and gourmet
food.
Marc Cary Quarter May 2, 2010
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He looks like a cross between Herbie Hancock and a cartoon superhero, but Cary is the real deal: a jazz pianist with chops and highly organised musical visions. He cut his teeth in D.C.’s 1980s go-go scene and eventually graduated from the Duke Ellington School for the Arts, and his sense of groove is evident on albums like ‘Rhodes Ahead, Vol. 1′, in which he takes the Rhodes Piano into a whole new dimension. With song titles like ‘Saturn’s Return’ and ‘Take Me Higher’ you can tell Cary’s shows will take you trippin’.
