Renowned for its gay-scene, San Francisco's Pride festival is the largest annual celebration on the city's social calendar and will be taking place on 23-24 June 2012. The official name of the event is the San Francisco Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgender [..]
United States CaliforniaBritain's biggest celebration of all things train-related, Railfest runs from 2 to 10 June. On varying days there will be photo opportunities, railway poetry readings, canvases by artist and illustrator David Charlesworth and performances from card trickster [..]
EnglandEvery year, the prestigious Grand Palais museum invites a world-renowned contemporary artist for the takeover of its impressive nef space under its dome-shaped glass roof. After Christian Boltanski's Personnes (2010) and Anish Kapoor's Leviathan (2011), [..]
France-Ile de FranceThe World Shakespeare Festival (WSF) is a celebration of William Shakespeare, as the world's playwright. A major programme produced by Shakespeare's Globe will be the biggest celebration of Shakespeare ever staged. Almost 60 partners are coming together [..]
EnglandFrom 4 April to 9 September the Tate Modern in London will be host to a retrospective exhibition of the work of Damien Hirst over the last 22 years. The exhibit consists of 73 works and features his best-known conceptual art. Among some of the most engaging, [..]
EnglandThe latest London attraction, the Warner Bros Studio Tour London is to open on 31 March and provides an opportunity to discover the fascinating world of the Harry Potter films, the most successful film series of all time. Take a look behind-the-scenes [..]
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