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Ahead of the Golden Gate Bridge’s 75th birthday on May 27, San Francisco has never looked more golden writes Kaye Holland. Read her guide to the city with its head in the clouds, here

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Article Archive for 22 July 2011

Cheshire – The Last Five Years
By: | July 22, 2011 – 4:17 pm | No Comment
Cheshire – The Last Five Years

[ January 15, 2011 9:00 am to July 16, 2011 6:00 pm. ] A fun event for all abilities.Chester Forum Studio Theatre, Hamilton Place, Chester, Cheshire, CH1 2BHTel: 01244 341296email: mikej@gbevents.net

Cheshire – Visions of Paradise
By: | July 22, 2011 – 4:16 pm | No Comment
Cheshire – Visions of Paradise

[ March 26, 2011 9:00 am to July 3, 2011 6:00 pm. ] Showcasing a range of Japanese Gardens from its native origins through to influencing UK garden designs. Normal Mansion opening times and prices applyTatton Park MansionKnutsfordCheshireWA16 6QNTel:01625 374400Email:tatton@cheshire.gov.ukCheshireCheshire

Cheshire – Chester Ghost Tour
By: | July 22, 2011 – 4:15 pm | No Comment
Cheshire – Chester Ghost Tour

[ April 1, 2011 9:00 am to May 31, 2011 6:00 pm. ] Take a night-time journey around the eerie haunts of Chester with your very own Ghosthunter Guide and hear spine-chilling tales of ghosts, ghouls and things that go bump in the night.Visit www.ghostcity.co.uk for further informationMeet at Chesters Official Visitor Information CentreTown Hall SquareChesterCheshireCH1 2HJTel:0845 647 7868Email:tours@marketingcheshire.co.ukCheshireCheshire

London – Ether Festival
By: | May 24, 2011 – 5:40 pm | No Comment
London – Ether Festival

[ April 5, 2011 9:00 am to April 28, 2011 5:30 pm. ] Southbank Centres annual music festival of innovation, art, technology and cross-arts experimentation, Ether, returns this spring for its tenth year with one-off collaborations and groundbreaking work.Londonhttp://ether.southbankcentre.co.uk/London

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Birmingham – Birmingham Book Festival
By: | April 18, 2011 – 7:20 pm | No Comment
Birmingham – Birmingham Book Festival

[ April 9, 2011 9:00 am to April 10, 2011 6:00 pm. ] 5 Days of Birmingham book festival.Birminghamhttp://www.birminghambookfestival.org/Birmingham

Christ Church, Oxford – Oxford (Sunday Times) Literary Festival
By: | April 18, 2011 – 7:17 pm | No Comment
Christ Church, Oxford – Oxford (Sunday Times) Literary Festival

[ April 2, 2011 9:00 am to April 10, 2011 6:00 pm. ] The 2011 Festival will present the most impressive and prestigious programme yet staged at Oxford – more than 550 speakers over 9 days at Christ Church, Corpus Christi and Merton Colleges.This year THE SHELDONIAN THEATRE will be the venue for 10 major events:-HM KING ABDULLAH II OF JORDAN will deliver The Chancellors Lecture on OUR [...]

London – various – Free the Word
By: | April 18, 2011 – 7:17 pm | No Comment
London – various – Free the Word

[ April 6, 2011 9:00 am to April 10, 2011 6:00 pm. ] The theme of the Free the Word! London festival, which will take place from 6th to 10th April 2011 at the Free Word Centre, will be Translating Power, addressing a number of issues connected to literature and free expression. * How do literary writers speak truth to power? [...]

Edinburgh, Scotland – Easter Flower Power
By: | April 18, 2011 – 7:17 pm | No Comment
Edinburgh, Scotland – Easter Flower Power

[ March 26, 2011 10:00 am to April 9, 2011 3:00 pm. ] Decorate plant pot and take bulb home to grow into a flower. Suitable for ages 6-14 years.Edinburgh, Scotlandhttp://www.dynamicearth.co.ukEdinburgh, Scotland

Edinburgh, Scotland – Humanity in War
By: | April 18, 2011 – 7:17 pm | No Comment
Edinburgh, Scotland – Humanity in War

[ April 1, 2011 9:45 am to April 15, 2011 4:45 pm. ] Humanity in War will depict warfare across the last 150 years from the American Civil War to the conflicts of the early twenty-first century through stunning photography selected from the collection of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC).Edinburgh, Scotlandhttp://www.nms.ac.uk/our_museums/war_museum.aspxEdinburgh, Scotland

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Edinburgh, Scotland – Marcus Adams: Family Activity Bags
By: | April 18, 2011 – 7:16 pm | No Comment
Edinburgh, Scotland – Marcus Adams: Family Activity Bags

[ April 1, 2011 9:00 am to April 15, 2011 6:00 pm. ] Activity bags designed to bring the exhibitions alive for 7-11 year olds and their families. They contain games, activities and challenges and are included in the standard admission price.Edinburgh, Scotlandhttp://www.royalcollection.org.uk/default.asp?action=article&ID=36Edinburgh, Scotland

Edinburgh, Scotland – Alice in Wonderland
By: | April 18, 2011 – 7:16 pm | No Comment
Edinburgh, Scotland – Alice in Wonderland

[ April 1, 2011 10:00 am to April 15, 2011 8:00 pm. ] A selection of delightful early editions of Alices adventures in Wonderland features in our Treasures display. Written by Charles Lutwidge Dodgson under the pseudonym Lewis Carroll, this childrens classic was published in 1865 and featured illustrations by John Tenniel. Our display includes a rare first issue of the first edition, alongside letters from the author, [...]

Edinburgh, Scotland – Ceilidh Culture
By: | April 18, 2011 – 7:16 pm | No Comment
Edinburgh, Scotland – Ceilidh Culture

[ April 1, 2011 9:00 am to April 16, 2011 6:00 pm. ] Edinburgh, Scotlandhttp://www.ceilidhculture.co.ukEdinburgh, Scotland

Edinburgh, Scotland – Bethan Huws: Billboard for Edinburgh
By: | April 18, 2011 – 7:16 pm | No Comment
Edinburgh, Scotland – Bethan Huws: Billboard for Edinburgh

[ April 1, 2011 10:00 am to April 15, 2011 6:00 pm. ] Welsh artist Bethan Huws is the 11th artist to make a work for Ingleby gallerys 10ft x 14ft billboard. Huws grew up speaking both Welsh and English. Her work, which takes various forms including drawing, sculpture, film and installation, often has a strong interest in language and communication. It also has an art historical interest [...]

Edinburgh, Scotland – Jeff Koons
By: | April 18, 2011 – 7:16 pm | No Comment
Edinburgh, Scotland – Jeff Koons

[ March 27, 2011 10:00 am to April 14, 2011 5:00 pm. ] American artist Jeff Koons (b.1955) is one of the most internationally renowned artists working today. This display at the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art offers the chance to explore some of the artists most important and iconic series.Edinburgh, Scotlandhttp://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/exhibition/5:368/19936/20653Edinburgh, Scotland

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Edinburgh, Scotland – Rosemarie Trockel
By: | April 18, 2011 – 7:16 pm | No Comment
Edinburgh, Scotland – Rosemarie Trockel

[ April 1, 2011 10:00 am to April 15, 2011 5:00 pm. ] Drawings, Collages and Book Drafts is the most comprehensive presentation of Rosemarie Trockels works on paper to date. The project is a creative partnership between the Talbot Rice Gallery, Kunstmuseum Basel and Kunstmuseum Bonn. The exhibition will provide a fascinating glimpse of Trockels wide-ranging graphic output over the past 30 years.Edinburgh, Scotlandhttp://www.trg.ed.ac.ukEdinburgh, Scotland

Edinburgh, Scotland – Portrait of the Nation
By: | April 18, 2011 – 7:16 pm | No Comment
Edinburgh, Scotland – Portrait of the Nation

[ April 1, 2011 10:00 am to April 15, 2011 5:00 pm. ] A preview of how the newly renovated Portrait Gallery will look and how works will be displayed in this exciting new environment.Edinburgh, Scotlandhttp://www.nationalgalleries.org/visit/page/2:115:2/Edinburgh, Scotland

Edinburgh, Scotland – Claude Cahun and Sue Tompkins
By: | April 18, 2011 – 7:16 pm | No Comment
Edinburgh, Scotland – Claude Cahun and Sue Tompkins

[ March 27, 2011 10:00 am to April 12, 2011 5:30 pm. ] The first solo UK museum exhibition of photographs by the celebrated surrealist photographer Claude Cahun (1894-1954), and the first major solo exhibition in Scotland by Sue Tompkins.Edinburgh, Scotlandhttp://www.rbge.org.uk/rbge/web/news/ih.jspEdinburgh, Scotland

Brighton – Brighton & Hove Food and Drink Festival ‘Spring Harvest’
By: | April 18, 2011 – 6:33 pm | No Comment
Brighton – Brighton & Hove Food and Drink Festival ‘Spring Harvest’

[ April 1, 2011 9:00 am to April 10, 2011 6:00 pm. ] Our 10-day Spring Harvest features a champagne & Local Sparkling Wine Festival, Beer Festival, the epic Big Sussex Market, Live Food Show, Sussex Gourmet Bus Tour, the launch of the Foodie Awards 2011 and Brighton & Hove Restaurnat Week! Celebrate fabulous food and drink with us in the spring! Entry: Free – 42 depending on [...]

New Mills – New Mills Beer Festival
By: | April 18, 2011 – 6:33 pm | No Comment
New Mills – New Mills Beer Festival

[ April 8, 2011 12:00 pm to April 9, 2011 11:00 pm. ] Friday 8 and Saturday 9 April, open 12-11pm Admission FreeChalkers Snooker Club, Redmoor Mill, Buxton Road, New Mills, High Peak, Derbyshire, SK22 3JTclose to New Mills Newtown StationMore information, contact Mike Rose, 07986 458517, mikewrose@gmail.com or visit www.hpneccamra.org.ukNew Millswww.hpneccamra.org.ukNew Mills

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Coventry – Coventry Beer Festival
By: | April 18, 2011 – 6:33 pm | No Comment
Coventry – Coventry Beer Festival

[ April 8, 2011 12:00 pm to April 9, 2011 11:00 pm. ] 95+ beers (special beers from local breweries) plus ciders, perries and country wines.Open: 12noon-4pm, then 6pm-11pm Fri/Sat.Entrance card-carrying membs 1 lunch, 1 evening (Free Sat evening). All Other 2 lunch + 3 evenings.Glass hire 2 (refundable).Food available all sessions.Directions: off Jct7 of city centre ring rd; 10-15min walk from Rail Station; or no.10/ 19/ 32/ [...]

Southbank Centre Square, London – The Chocolate Festival
By: | April 18, 2011 – 6:33 pm | No Comment
Southbank Centre Square, London – The Chocolate Festival

[ April 8, 2011 9:00 am to April 10, 2011 6:00 pm. ] For a pre-Easter treat of all things cocoa, visit The Chocolate Festival at Londons Southbank. From tutored tastings, chocolate baking demonstrations, book signings and more. Why not have a look at our Little Green Book on chocolate to get ready!Southbank Centre Square, Londonhttp://www.festivalchocolate.co.uk/Southbank Centre Square, London

All-Inclusive Holidays
By: The Editor | April 9, 2011 – 8:05 am | No Comment
All-Inclusive Holidays

The announcement by the TUI group that, from next year, its First Choice brand would only sell all-inclusive holidays tells us a lot about the way overseas holidays are being seen by us, the holidaymaker. Why has TUI taken this decision? They say that, over the last 5 years, the demand for all-inclusive holidays has jumped by a third and that about two thirds of all holidays sold under the First Choice name will be all-inclusive holidays.

Crochet, the next level
By: | February 2, 2011 – 6:25 pm | No Comment
Crochet, the next level

[ April 9, 2011; 9:00 am to 6:00 pm. ] For the crocheter with a little experience who wants to move on from the granny square.. Fibre and Clay11 – 13 Minshull StreetKnutsfordCheshireWA16 6HGUnited KingdomTel: 01565 652035Fax: Email: info@fibreandclay.co.uk

The Big Ballet: The Size Does Matter Tour
By: | February 2, 2011 – 6:24 pm | No Comment
The Big Ballet: The Size Does Matter Tour

[ April 9, 2011; 9:00 am to 6:00 pm. ] A ballet like no other ever seen before in the UK, Amande Concerts presents The Big Ballet, an ensemble of 16 Corps de Ballet dancers, each weighing no less than 16-Stone and united in a common cause; not to lose a single pound.The Lyceum TheatreHeath StreetCreweCheshireCW1 2DAUnited KingdomTel: 01270 537333Fax: Email: lyceum.theatre@cheshireeast.gov.uk

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Comedy Night
By: | February 2, 2011 – 6:04 pm | No Comment
Comedy Night

[ April 8, 2011 9:00 am to April 9, 2011 6:00 pm. ] A nightful of laughs with a mixture of comedians including MC – Danny McLoughlin, Andrew Laurence and Nathan Caton.The Laugh InnStation RoadChesterCheshireCH1 3NTUnited KingdomTel: Fax: Email: info@thelaughinnchester.co.uk

Rye Harbour – Camber Castle Wildlife and History
By: | February 2, 2011 – 6:04 pm | No Comment
Rye Harbour – Camber Castle Wildlife and History

[ April 9, 2011; 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm. ] A chance to go inside Camber Castle, visit the birdwatching hide at Castle Water and see the wetland wildlife there. (2.5 miles)MEET AT BREDE LOCK – DONATIONS APPRECIATED.Rye, Sussexhttp://www.wildrye.info/Rye, Sussex

Year of Sense & Sensibility Event
By: | February 2, 2011 – 6:04 pm | No Comment
Year of Sense & Sensibility Event

[ April 9, 2011; 11:00 am to 3:30 pm. ] Heroes & Villains: Writing WorkshopChawton, 1 mile south-west of Alton, Hampshirewww.jane-austens-house-museum.org.ukChawton, 1 mile south-west of Alton, Hampshire