Expand your mind, on foot
Want to find out why King’s Cross and Bloomsbury is now known as the Knowledge Quarter? Well two local walks, organised by the KQ team, aim to reveal more about the world class institutions and wealth of artefacts located here, plus the people and stories behind them.
The first walk takes place on Thursday 23rd July at 6pm and will take a host of local secrets, from where the government stores its art collection to the building which contains the original Room 101, and where you can see robes of office worn by the Queen Mother.
Then on Saturday 25th July at 11am, the focus includes where Charles Dickens built a theatre in his garden and where Hans Christian Anderson outstayed his welcome, plus a look at London’s original ice wells.
More info and to book either of the walks on the Knowledge Quarter website
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Attend a secret art show
Handpicked is a one-night-only pop-up exhibition at Clerkenwell Gallery. A private exhibition of contemporary multidisciplinary artist Lauren Baker and emerging image-makers Mark Petty and Simon Freeborough, it’s open to all who join the guestlist right here.
There’ll also be a chance to win a limited edition print from each artist – but you need to enter in person on the evening.
Thursday 23rd July, Clerkenwell Green, EC1R 0DP For more info, email clerkenwell@greene.co.uk
Get Operatic
Tete a tete is the world’s largest festival of new opera and returns to King’s Cross after the success of last year with more free pop-up events alongside the ticketed programme.
The 2015 festival runs from 21 July to 9 August with more than 100 performances of over 40 new works. The shows will be in a range of venues in and around the King’s Cross area, allowing you to make the most of the festival and experience and enjoy as much of the artists’ work as possible.
Pop-up events in the public spaces at King’s Cross are free of charge.
Tickets for other performances & more info at tete-a-tete.org.uk
