Urban Junkies London
Tuesday, October 7 2003
Gone to the Dogs
It's a dog's life

Do you ever feel bored of fashionable celebrity eateries ?

Want to get back in touch with your working-class roots, or at least pretend to live like common people?

Why not treat yourself to a night at the dog track.
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Not only is it headlined by Sean Penn, Tim Robbins & Kevin Bacon, Mystic River is being presented by Dirty Harry himself tonight at the NFT. Preview and interview of Clint Eastwood. 6:10pm. Belvedere Rd, SE1. £18.20. 020 7928 3232.
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Following their football team's bizarre move to Milton Keynes, the good people of Wimbledon now have a new sport to concentrate on... mutt racing. And they welcome everyone to enjoy the fun too.

Some things are best done in teams. Wimbledon Stadium is the kind of place you'd prefer to have some back up. Thankfully, groups of 10 or more receive free entry, along with two complimentary drinks, a basket meal and a £1 bet all for £12.

Not to be outdone, Britpop-star favourite, Walthamstow Stadium charge between £1-3 cover fee, but there is a free lunchtime entry on Mondays and Fridays. If it's good enough for Mr Damon Albarn & Co, it's good enough for us.

However, I must offer a word of warning. An outfit of council estate casualwear is optional but, if you fancy making it home in one piece, make sure to leave your aura of patronising conceit back in Chelsea, where it belongs.

Wimbledon Stadium, Plough Lane, SW17 - 0870 840 8905
or Walthamstow Stadium, Chingford Road, E4 - 020 8498 3300

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Human sampler Benji Reid bebops his way through a double bill accompanied by both DJ and a 2 piece band at Lyric Studio. 8pm. King Street, W6. £9-12. 08700 500 511.
A double private view as a new set of artists adorn the Blue Gallery's space. Group exhibition and solo debut of Veronica Bailey. 6-8:30pm. 15 Great Sutton Street, EC1. Free.
A unique opportunity to see and more importantly hear Luciano Pavarotti tonight as the Italian tenor belts out a a special solo performance at the Royal Albert Hall. 7:45pm. Kensington Gore, SW7. £40-250. 020 7589 8212 or online.
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