Thursday 15 August 2019

Totally Thames - Tango down the Thames in style on the Dixie Queen | Foragers of the Foreshore: dig deep into the history of mudlarking

Mid-River Milonga
Thu 19 Sep, 7.30pm - 11.15pm​ | Dixie Queen, Tower Pier, EC3N 4DT
Tango down the Thames in style aboard the luxurious paddle steamer Dixie Queen, with music from Tango Siempre and DJ Pablo Rodriguez, performance by Tango Movement's Kim & David Benitez. Famous sights will pass you by as you dance under the moon and stars.
 
Foragers of the Foreshore
Wed 25 - Sun 29 Sep, 11am - 6pm​ | Bargehouse, SE1 9PH
Discover the curious world of mudlarking in this expansive exhibition dedicated to the history of the practice, those who have a 'license to lark', and artists who use the objects found in the Thames in their work.
 
Ted Sandling: London in Fragments
Wed 25 Sep, 7pm - 8pm | Bargehouse, SE1 9PH
Join author and mudlark Ted Sandling as he tells the stories of some of his most fascinating finds, evoking a forgotten London that can be rediscovered through those fragments of history lost and found along the Thames. Part of Foragers of the Foreshore.
Hammersmith Archaeological Foreshore Walk
Sun 29 Sep, 10am - 12:30pm​ | Meet Eventim Apollo,  W6 9QH
Look for clues of Hammersmith's 19th century history on this fascinating foreshore walk. During the time, the area has been home to a distillery, sugar refinery, lamp factory and water pump factory. Part of Foragers of the Foreshore.