Totally Thames 2021! Classic Boats Festival | Collecting Rituals | Poet as Mudlark Workshop | And more!

 

A Mudlark's Feast Sun 19 Sep | Woods' Quay | 4-6pm Join mudlark Nicola White for an immersive talk, followed by a sensory experience of delicious tastes and evocative aromas from the past from tiny tasters of recreated dishes, sips of long lost spirits and wafts of tobacco. Nicola will delve into her collection to display culinary related finds, and Woods Quay's head chef will match her finds with carefully prepared tastes from the past. Find out more Poet as Mudlark Sat 11 Sep | Online Join prize-winning poet, Sophie Dumont, in a 2-hour workshop celebrating and redefining the river as part of Boat Poets, looking at the practice of Mudlarking to inspire poetry. Find out more Collecting Rituals Sat 4 & Sat 25 Sep | Online Anthropologist Dr Birgitta Huse exposes hidden rituals by observing use of Bones, Teeth & Oyster Shells in art on 4 Sep, and will be joined by artists Amy Leigh Bird & Emma Witter on 25 Sep to unearth stories around disregarded objects of animal origin, their collection, repurpose and transformation by artists  Find out more Sea Re-connection | Le Sorelle | Various dates An art and poetry exhibition on Le Sorelle. Sea Reconnection will delve into the symbiotic relationships between the Thames, the sea and humankind.   Virtual Tour: A Trip Along The River Thames, 1749 | Wed 15 Sep | Online Join Guildhall Library's Principal Librarian Dr Peter Ross on a journey along the early Georgian river from, based on a panoramic drawing of the Thames from 1749 Eel Pie Island: Tales from Beyond the Bridge | Various Dates Rock royalty, French nobility, boatbuilders & more have been found on Eel Pie Island! Join a guided walks followed by access to Eel Pie Island this September Classic Boats Festival | St. Katharine Docks | Fri 3 - Sun 5 Sep Not only will you be able to see beautiful vessels at this year's Classic Boats Festival, but talks, Stand up paddleboarding and more this September! RIVER Exhibition | Cavendish Conference Centre | Sat 4 & Sat 11 Sep Riverside Artists Group have created an amazing array of Thames themed artwork for their exhibition 'RIVER', on show this Sep at Cavendish Conference Centre Fulham Palace Foreshore Festival Explore the fascinating, long-inhabited foreshore at Fulham Palace at their Foreshore Festival this Sep! Ft. walks, talks and more   Source to Sea: An Oddysey of Sound Sat 4 - Thu 30 Sep | Online  Cameron Essam has created an immersive soundscape along the River Thames from source to sea. Listen this September to learn about environments and communities, past & present   Find out more Illuminated River Walking Tours Various Dates & Locations Have you seen Leo Villereal's stunning Illuminated River installation between Lambeth & London Bridges? Join one of 3 walking tours this Sep for Totally Thames! Find out more