LGBTQ Culture Lovers - London

*SOLD OUT* Inside Aardman Exhibition @ Young V&A

Mon, May 4 · 2:45 PM BST

Young V and A, Cambridge Heath Rd, Bethnal Green, London E2 9PA,, London, GB

*CLOSED TO NEW RSVPs - EVENT HAS SOLD OUT*

Join us on the early May Bank Holiday as we "go behind the scenes of stop-motion animation and explore how Aardman’s iconic characters and worlds are brought to life
In Aardman’s 50th anniversary year, peek behind the scenes of your favourite stop-motion animations and find out how Aardman brings clay to life. Visit Wallace & Gromit, Shaun the Sheep and Morph..." (as per the promotional blurb!)

TICKETS
Full Price tickets are £12.50, with an Art Card it's only £5.50 or free for V&A members. The ticket remains valid for future visits too & can be purchased here (select May 4th, 14:45 slot):- https://www.vam.ac.uk/shop/ticket?cgid=455
There are currently only 5 tickets left at the 14:45 time slot. If that time sells out, I would suggest obtaining a ticket for either 14:30 or 15:00 & confirming this in the attendance question - I will keep an eye out for you.

We'll look at heading for a drink & social after the exhibition.

Estimated time is 60-90mins. Depending on how people feel on the day, we might combine this with looking at the main museum exhibits before heading off to the pub. Check the comments section on the day.

Nigerian Modernism (Tate Modern)

Mon, May 4 · 3:00 PM BST

Tate Modern, Bankside, London SE1 9TG 영국,, London, GB

A bank holiday Mon afternoon of art and socialising.

* Please buy your ticket HERE before signing up to the event *

Set against the backdrop of cultural and artistic rebellion, Nigerian Modernism celebrates the achievements of Nigerian artists working before and after the decade of national independence from British colonial rule in 1960. The exhibition tells the story of artistic networks which spanned Zaria, Ibadan, Lagos and Enugu, as well as London, Munich and Paris. Through groups like the Zaria Art Society and Mbari Artists' and Writers' Club, they fused Nigerian, African and European techniques and traditions to create vibrant, multidimensional works. Explore a diverse range of paintings, sculpture, textiles and poetry from over 50 artists including Uzo Egonu, El Anatsui, Ladi Kwali and Ben Enwonwu MBE.
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TICKETS & TIMES
Full price tickets are £20 (Free for members, 50% off with art pass, 75% off aged 25 & below), and can be booked here: https://shop.tate.org.uk/ticket/time?prid=368099-20260504 Please select the 15:00 slot if tickets are still available, else 14:45 or 15:15.

After the exhibition we'll head for a drink nearby.

Brahms Symphony No. 1 - £6 Rush Hour Concert

Wed, May 6 · 6:00 PM BST

St John's Church,, Waterloo SE1 8TY, London, GB

*Please purchase a ticket by clicking HERE before marking your attendance*

Join us at St Johns Church in Waterloo as Sinfonia Smith Square perform a Rush Hour concert of Brahms' mighty 1st Symphony along with a bit of Bach on the side as an aperitif.

PROGRAMME

• Bach (arr. Benjamin): Canon & Fugue (From Art of Fugue BWV 1080)
• Brahms: Symphony No. 1 in C Minor Op. 68

Sinfonia Smith Square
Alessandro Crudele - conductor

TICKETS
All tickets are £6 with a 48p booking fee. More info & the booking page can be found here:- https://www.sinfoniasmithsq.org.uk/event/rush-hour-4-brahms-first/
Seating is unallocated, so you can sit wherever you can find a space (I'll try to sit at the front if possible!).

(Optional) We'll head to the Lion & Unicorn 'spoons pub at Waterloo after the performance for drinks/food & a bit of a social.

Schumann Cello Concerto & Brahms 1st Symphony

Thu, May 7 · 7:30 PM BST

Royal Festival Hall, Southbank, London, GB

Join us for a concert of Dvořák, Schumann and Brahms.

*Please buy a ticket before marking your attendance - see below to book*

Schumann’s Cello Concerto is considered one of the great cello works of the Romantic era. Its lyrical but demanding music will be no problem for the Austrian-Iranian soloist Kian Soltani, known for the joy he brings to every performance and his ability to create an immediate rapport with his audience. Brahms’ magnificent First Symphony showcases the poetry and power a full Romantic-era orchestra can conjure, while the overture to Dvořák's opera Vanda (the story of a heroic Polish queen) is a suitably dramatic scene-setter.

PROGRAMME

• Dvořák: Overture, Vanda
• Schumann: Cello Concerto
• Interval
• Brahms: Symphony No. 1

Philharmonia Orchestra
Conductor: Leonidas Kavakos
Cello: Kian Soltani

TICKETS
Full price tickets start at £17 + £4 booking fee. The booking page can be found here: https://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/kavakos-conducts-dvorak-schumann-brahms/ I'm in seat AA 28 at the front of the rear stalls, if anyone wishes to sit nearby.

We'll meet at the bar on level 2 (river end of the building) at 7:00-15 for a brief hello before the concert. I'll post in the comments exactly where I'm sitting and what I'm wearing, for those who don't know me. The concert will last 2 hours. Afterwards we'll meet at on level 2 near the bottom of the 'green' staircase (the right side if your back's to the river), and we'll go for a drink nearby.