Posts Tagged ‘Chinese New Year’
A week-end in London: Jan 27-29, 2012
This Sunday, the place to be will be Chinatown. The crowd will rush to get a glimpse of the colourful parade, the hundreds red lantern flying in the breeze, the dragons visit each restaurant and shop to bring luck. Kids will throw firecrackers on the floor, make paper dragon dance around… A good reason to feel cheerful! Don’t want to join the crowd on trafalgar Square? A few different ideas this way.
That’s art, baby!
* An exquisite dress made of spider silk? At the V&A, of course!
Out of the ordinary:
* On Thursday, let’s talk spooky London. Or raise your glass to Australia.
* Friday, rush to the V&A for a dose of samba, Brazil & table football.
* Strictly come dancing? This way!
* Selfridges? Words, words, words. But do stop to listen to stories there this week-end.
* A narrowboat getting a second life as a bookshop, what a lovely idea!
* Or how a few minutes of music can change a life.
Take the little ones along:
* On Sunday, this extraordinary puppet show will put a tiger on stage (even better, it’s free).
* Follow the steps of the 101 Damatians.
* 50 London ideas with kids.
Post-it for the week-end: Feb 04-06, 2011
Gosh, so many things coming up you might need to add a few pages to your agenda for the week-end!
- Join me in my week-end celebration: isn’t an afternoon tea with a view ideal?
- Fascinating scientific and robotic creations…
- Kew Gardens turns tropical!
- Brunch in Brixton village…
- The kids will love to learn some Chinese calligraphy… or lanterns…
- Pssst: it’s Nutella world day on Saturday - get a lovely pancake here!
- Where did you put that red nose?
- Frankenstein turns to the theatre stage…
- Meet the new generation of artists… Wait, are those for sale?
- Get hungry @ the V&A Childhood Museum…
- Love alternative restaurants? This one can be all yours…
- Come and see dragons dance for the Chinese New Year on Trafalgar! Selfridge’s celebrates it with music…
- Keep it real @ the Whitechapel Gallery…
Post-it for the week-end: Jan 28-31, 2011
This week-end, I’m joining a cooking club: yummy dishes, wine and happy chats. What have you planned?
- This Thursday evening, why not try an interesting mix of disco and video games. Unusual, but fun!
- A yummy walk…
- Fancy being a mad hatter?
- Be amazed by modern art…
- Rediscover the charm of silent films…
- Don’t forget to celebrate the Chinese New Year at the V&A!
- By the way, why not indulge in an afternoon tea with an Asian twist?
- Pssst: a secret bar in Chinatown – tested and loved!
- Ever hear of the Burger Monday pop-up?
Chinatown’s festive mood
Tonight, Chinatown was dressing up, choosing bright colours to celebrate the Year of the Rabbit. The lanterns will swing joyously upon the visitors and locals for the coming weeks - a lovely festive touch…
What’s on? Here is a sum up:
Friday January 28:
- China stars in the V&A Friday late evening – a magic time ahead!
Sunday January 30:
- The V&A will propose calligraphy and paper cutting workshops as well as a Chinese show.
Saturday February 05:
- A day dedicated to kids! The National Portrait Gallery will host a puppet show starring the 12 Chinese zodiac signs. The London Museum will teach the little ones calligraphy. In Shoreditch? Try the Geffrye Museum for Chinese lanterns… The British Museum proposes to decorate T-shirts on that theme and the V&A Childhood Museum promises extraordinary dragons stories.
- Adults may prefer silk painting, getting inspiration from Asian motifs at the Wallace Collection.
- Add to the dream and let flying lantern light the sky…
Sunday February 06th:
- It’s party time on Trafalgar Square from noon to 18.00: a giant dragon will dance down Shaftesbury avenue, there will be traditional music, acrobats, food stalls… Chinatown will be at its most lively!
- The British Museum usually dedicates a whole day to the event (worth stopping by! There will also be a comics workshop where you can imagine the adventures of a rabbit)
Kung Hei Fat Choi! (Happy New Year!)
