Thames Festival

Thames Festival

Friday 23 August Just over 2 weeks to go until Thames Festival 2013! Thames Talks, top left to right: 'Thames Tales' @ the Tower of London; 'Rising Tides' @ The Chamber, City Hall; 'The London Mappers' @The Old Royal Naval College; 'The Sea Inside' @ HMS President THAMES TALKS - get in quick - tickets selling fast! Thames Festival’s double whammy – lively discussions and talks on all thing Thames with experts on climate change, literature, cartography, geography and film, PLUS rare opportunities to visit unusual and unique venues! Thames Tales John Mullen and Iain Sinclair explore the role the Thames has played in literature and its effect on writers past and present – at Chapel Royal of St Peter ad Vincula, in the grounds of the Tower of London (Thur 12 Sept, 7.30pm). Rising Tides Climatologist Mark Lynas talks about Planetary Boundaries, the new geological era of humanity and details his environmentalist perspective on why nuclear power and GM crops are essential parts of the sustainability toolkit – at The Chamber, City Hall (Tues 10 Sept, 7.30pm). GET TICKETS WIN: Become a Festival Friend Sign up as a Festival Friend for £15 before the end of August (next week!) and not only will you receive the usualFriendship benefits, you’ll be in the running to win the amazing... ** FESTIVAL FRIENDS SUPER PRIZE PACK ** Prize Pack includes: ! One night’s (weekend) stay for two including complimentary breakfast & dinner at Mondrian London *due to open early 2014 ! Thames Festival's ‘The Deluxe River Cruise by Doug Fishbone’ – tickets for two, Sunday 15 September, 4pm ! ‘Cruise in the Company of… Sir Andrew Motion’ – tickets for two, Saturday 7 September, 4pm ! EDF Energy London Eye - Champagne Capsule ride for two, Saturday 14 September, 5pm READ MORE and SIGN UP HERE - if you’re already a Festival Friend – you’re automatically added to the draw. WATCH: Hew Locke and The Reverend Bertrand Olivier discuss 'Adrift' “…to encounter art that challenges is part of the work that we can bring to bear on people’s reflection on life and the meaning of life...” – Reverend Bertrand Olivier We caught up with Adrift artist Hew Locke and the Reverend Bertrand Olivier at All Hallows by the Tower church this week where they talked to us about the work and the significance of its placement at All Hallows - the mariners' church. Adrift will be installed at All Hallows, Friday 23 August – Sunday 29 September. READ MORE Lots of love from Thames Festival