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| Tuesday, December 2 2003 | |||
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So you thought Santa was a lovable old man based in the North Pole. Think again. It seems that good old Mr Claus is hangin' with his homies, smokin' dem Jamaican woodbines and flogging urban art. |
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After a sell-out season last year, Matt Bourne's version of the classic Nutcracker! is back at Saddler's Wells. 7:30pm. Rosebery Avenue, EC1. £8-45. 0870 737 7737 |
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| Only three months late, the burgers at the Savoy's new Marcus Wareing diner-style Banquette should still be fresh and juicy as it opens shop today. The Strand, WC2. 020 7836 4343. | |||
Welcome to Santa's Ghetto. As it says on the website, the temporary shop is a "festive extravaganza of cheap art and related novelty goods from low-brow artists and trained vandals". Recognise talent such as Banksy, Mode 2, Jamie Hewlett, Pete Fowler and Faile? Thought not. That's maybe why the site's motto is "art for everybody made by nobodies". Which isn't strictly true. Pete Fowler is the resident illustrator for the Super Furry Animals, while Jamie Hewlett is responsible for sketching Tank Girl into existence and drawing the Gorillaz into the music charts. Everyone involved has a colourful past. From New York fly postering legends Faile, to Mode 2 - the aerosol artist who became the Michelangelo of the Graffiti world with his crew 'The Chrome Angelz' in the 1980s. So take a visit and sit on Santa's lap. He might give you something unexpected. Santa's Ghetto |
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| Private view of the Floating World, stunning snaps shot from the Hubble telescope and the Int'l Space Station, at Blue Gallery. 6-8:30pm. 15 Gt Sutton St, EC1. Free. | |||
Ladies Night at The Social's Spread Love let the lasses spin their hearts out on the turntables. 7-11pm. 5 Little Portland St, W1. Free. |
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| Teeny pop idols galore for the Christmas in Popworld concert at Wembley tonight with Gareth et al. 7:30pm. £22.50. Empire Way, HA9. 08701 909 098 or online. | |||
| There are still tix available at Brixton Academy for not so teeny Blur tonight. 7pm. Stockwell Rd, SW9. £22.50. 0870 060 0100 or online. | |||
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