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Things To Do This Weekend
By uczlkrj, on 13 July 2018
UCLSS Social Programme Events
Saturday 14th July
Day Trip: Oxford – Sold Out
Sunday 15th
FIFA World Cup Final
Student Central Bar
Recommendations from UCLSS Staff
Things to do this weekend:
Rory
Two words: Festival Season. Head to Gunnersbury Park for Lovebox and catch great acts spanning Hip Hop, R&B, House, Grime, DnB and Techno. Or if you’re old like me go to Hyde Park on Sunday to see Paul Simon give his last ever performance in the UK.
Rhod
The Baribican and Create join forces with Waltham Forest Council to deliver the fifth Walthamstow Garden Party, a free weekend long festival in the first London borough of culture.
http://www.walthamstowgardenparty.com/whats-on
Kimberly
Read Not Dead – Believe As You List at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse on Sunday 15th July. Read Not Dead is a theatrical experiment where the actors and director come together on Sunday morning and put on a staged reading by the end of the afternoon. I’m always amazed what they come up with in such a short space of time. Set in the beautiful Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, the Read Not Dead series stages lesser known, almost forgotten, plays by Shakespeare’s contemporaries. Believe As You List is part of the Shakespeare and Censorship series as the royal censors demanded the play which explores England’s 1630 peace deal with Spain be set in ancient Rome as to not offend anyone with the Iberian drama.
http://www.shakespearesglobe.com/whats-on-2018/read-not-dead-believe-as-you-list
Things to book now:
Rory
Brave the queue at Wimbledon and try to catch some action at the world’s oldest and most prestigious tennis tournament.
Rhod
Summer Series at Somerset House, enjoy live music from critically acclaimed artists in a stunning open-air venue.
https://www.visitlondon.com/things-to-do/event/45561574-summer-series-at-somerset-house
Kimberly
The End of Summer Boat Party! Book by by Monday 16th July for the Boat Party on Friday 20th July, here on moodle
https://moodle.ucl.ac.uk/mod/questionnaire/view.php?id=3464381
By Popular Demand:
Not bother by the FIFA World Cup now that England is out? Looking to escape the football mania? We recommend these sporty alternatives:
Rory
Watch real football being played ( 😛 ) by ducking into your nearest Irish pub and catching Kerry take on Galway in the All-Ireland Gaelic Football championship. This is a sport unique to Ireland and bears few similarities to the sport we call ‘football’ or ‘soccer’. Familiarise yourself with the rules beforehand by searching for the sport on Youtube. Also, enjoy a Guinness while watching.
Rhod
Go, join the Social Programme and watch the match anyway. You might find other people who aren’t that bothered about the match!
Kimberly
Watch the Wimbledon Final, preferably outdoors with a glass of Pimms or as Rory suggests be brave and queue. It safe to say Wimbledon is a football free zone 🙂 The organizers issued a statement at the beginning of the tournament that they would not show any of the football on the grounds of Wimbledon and that the Gentlemen’s Singles Final would go ahead at 2pm on Sunday 15th July regardless of whatever happened in the FIFA World Cup.
