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I was just skimming quickly through Londonist, and saw a write-up of an event in Greenwich at the end of the month.

It says:

On 26 and 27 February, the Greenwich-based museum will hold a series of events and debates and workshops in a nod to Yinka Shonibare’s work. [note: Shonibare did the "ship in a bottle" currently on the 4th plinth]

As well as a debate on Trade, empire and contemporary art featuring Shonibare himself, there’s also a discussion about London’s textile culture, screenings of the 1962 film HMS Defiance, and a chance to see the artist’s original maquette.

Best of all, there’ll be a live action origami recreation of the battle of Trafalgar.


Just in case you weren't paying attention and skipped over that last sentence, I'll say it again.

There’ll be a live action origami recreation of the battle of Trafalgar.

How could anyone not want to see that?

Sadly, I shall be in Porthmadog playing with little puffer trains that weekend, but I demand that someone goes along and reports back. Preferably with pictures.
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On Sunday, ChrisC and I went lolloping up to Stratford to hear Just a Minute recorded. Which means I can claim to have been to the theatre in Stratford, but without having to have any of that tiresome culture nonsense. Since we had most of an afternoon to get there, we thought we'd take a picnic and meander.

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