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This month we ask what’s next for London’s river with the Totally Thames Festival, apply some gamesmanship with Now Play This, get wistful about Woking with The Jam and expand our minds with the next recording of Four Thought.
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Now Play This: A Weekend of Games and Play
4-6 September
Daily 10.00-20.00 (10.00-18.00 on Sunday)
New Wing
Day Tickets £5, Unlimited Entry Passes £12, Under 12s Free (ticket required)
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A weekend of games and play including traditional wooden games with a contemporary twist alongside brand new apps and hacks. Drop in to the board game lounge or our programme of talks in an event engaging with the past, present and future of gaming.
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Now Play This Talk:
Games and Poetry
Wednesday 2 September
19.00-20.30
New Wing
Tickets £5
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An evening exploring the relationship between the poetic and the playful. Tom Betts talks coding and aesthetics in gaming, Hannah Nicklin debuts spoken word performance A Storytelling Game and Ross Sutherland completes the bill with a participatory piece based around the now ubiquitous TED talk.
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Now Play This Talk:
Games and Intimacy
Friday 4 September
19.00-20.30
New Wing
Tickets £5
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Our panel of game designers discuss their personal connections with games and consider the wider networks of connection created by makers and players. Meg Jayanth, Emily Short and Merritt Kopas explore privacy, Kafka and heartbreak in an engaging and provocative talk.
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From the Great Arch to Greenwich, the Thames and Somerset House
Friday 4 and 11 September
14.00-14.20 and 15.30-15.50
Meet at the Information Desk in the Seamen's Hall, South Wing
Free
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To celebrate the Totally Thames Festival take the plunge and immerse yourself in the rich history of London’s river with this free tour, and discover the role Somerset House has played in the Nation’s marine heritage.
Limited spaces, sign up on the day.
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Open House Weekend: Guided Tours
19-20 September
Various times
Meet at the Information Desk in the Seamen's Hall, South Wing
Free
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Take part in Open House London, the capital's largest annual festival of architecture and design, and see great architecture for free. Our tour guides take you on a journey around our Grade I listed building, designed by William Chambers in the neoclassical style. Sign up on the day.
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BBC Radio 4 Four Thought
Wednesday 30 September
18.00-21.00
Meet at the Information Desk in the Seamen's Hall, South Wing
Free, booking required
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Take your pick of autumn’s hot topics with guest speakers discussing the subjects closest to their hearts in this lively BBC Radio 4 live recording. Book tickets now for this popular event.
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The Jam: About the Young Idea - Curator's Spotlight Tours
Thursdays 10, 17, 24 September
14.30-14.50
East Wing Galleries, East Wing
Free with gallery admission
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Hear the inside story of the band that put Woking on the map. Curator Nicky Weller discusses the role that family and friends played in The Jam, and their enduring appeal. Limited spaces, sign up on the day.
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Twitter Q&A with The Jam's Bruce Foxton
Wednesday 9 September
15.00-15.30
#TheJam
Free
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Join musician and iconic bassist for The Jam, Bruce Foxton in the Twittersphere for your chance to put those burning questions to him, and get the lowdown on his long and eventful career. Follow @SomersetHouse on Twitterand ask questions using hashtag #TheJam.
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Free Family Workshop: Past Present Future
Saturday 5 September
12.00-15.00
Courtyard Rooms, South Wing
Free for families with children aged 6-12
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As part of this year’s Totally Thames Festival we’ll be wading our way through the waters which surround Somerset House, looking into the past, present and future for relationships between architecture and water. Build boats, bridges and innovative inventions.
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From our friends at Ben Uri
Free Family Drop-in Workshop: Family Passport
Saturday 12 September
12.00-16.00
Meet at the Information Desk in the Seamen's Hall, South Wing
Free, booking required
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Explore identity and migration through art and digital media to celebrate Out of Chaos at Cultural Institute at King's. Participants will be encouraged to make a family memento and to be part of a wider art project with Digital Artist in Residence Edwin Mingard.
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From our friends at designjunction
designjunction
24-27 September
Two venues in London WC1B
Full price tickets from £10
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Discover the latest in contemporary design at #designjunction2015, with more than 180 international brands and shops set to take over two new stunning locations. Somerset House newsletter subscribers get 50% off tickets – so book now!
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