British Library What's On Aug 2012
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| Wonderlands: Children's Literature Festival | |
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Join us for an exciting three days of stories, words, drawings and conversations with some of the world’s best-loved children’s writers. Performances by Julia Donaldson, author of ‘The Gruffalo’, Michael Rosen, author of ‘We’re Going on a Bear Hunt’, Michael Morpurgo, author of ‘War Horse’ and many more.
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| Speed dating - A meeting of the mind and heart
Main Foyer, Free - no booking required
Tuesday, 11 September 2012 | |
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| 15:00 - 18:00 - Informal matchmaking 18:00 - 19:00 - Sit down speed-dating sessions
Artist-in-Residence Christopher Green takes over the public spaces of the British Library in his guise as Matchmaker Svengali Extraordinaire. With the aim of bringing people together creatively, intellectually or romantically. Talk to the Matchmaker and he will hook you up!
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| August Events | | | | Around Town | |
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Family Events: Storytelling14, 15 and 16 August at 11.00 and 15.00
21, 22 and 23 August at 11.00 and 15.00More
Out of Bounds: Black and Asian Poets on BritainMon 3 Sep 2012, 18.30 - 20.00MoreWays of Listening withTilda SwintonFri 7 Sep 2012, 18.30 - 20.00More
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Jafar Panahi and Mohamad Rasoulof retrospective at BFI Southbank 1 - 31 August 2012
The season is a rare chance to see films which carry great significance to contemporary Iran.Explore the films of two exciting contemporary Iranian filmmakers whose work has been thwarted by recent political persecution.
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