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You might assume that it's either utter blindness or mere stubbornness, decking this weekend's guide out in such blatantly Summer colours. Instead, think of it as more of a UJ Sundance. All that snow really got to us (in March!). So, frostbitten fingers crossed, we thought we'd try a spot of positive thinking to rectify the situation. If you build it, they will come.

This weekend's guide is brought to you together with the Thursday Late at the Museum of London sessions and their Ultimate Pub Quiz. From London history and cult titbits to artsy creativity and the ubiquitous music round, together with all sorts of side entertainments, April 3rd really might be our fair city's Ultimate Pub Quiz.

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theatreBliss
Quebecois playwright Olivier Choinière's Bliss is a theatrical fantasy that begins in a Canadian Wallmart with a gaggle of cashiers on their break, before tumbling into the world of celebrity gossip magazines and the private truths behind the invasive observations of such low-brow tripe. As reality flakes away, tales of miscarriage and violence and a literally gut-wrenching case of bulimia emerge.

Time:
7:45pm
Place:
Royal Court Theatre, Sloane St, SW1W 8AS
Cost:
£15
Info:
royalcourttheatre.com

otherFriday Late Subterranea
How can everyone not be completely in love with the V&A? Like being unleashed on a mad uncle's fairy tale attic, their Friday Lates bring out the joyous child in us all. And this month's is even more of a treat, as CJ Lim discusses his new subterranean garden for the V&A's tunnel entrance, Sukhdev Sandhu explores the urban night, and all while a glorious medley of talks, music and short films expound on the night's architectural and engineering themes.

Time:
6:30-10pm
Place:
V&A South Kensington, Cromwell Road, SW7 2RL
Cost:
Free
Info:
vam.ac.uk

musicTilted Disco
After packing out Brixton's Jamm back in February, Tilted Disco are joining up with the folks at Split to set the Corsica Studios alight with an inferno of hefty house and jilted techno. Featuring the likes of Nightvision's Orlando Voorn and Don't Recording's Jerome Hill on DJ duty beside Tilted's own Steve Strawberry and Split's Alex Downey, expect this one to get exceptionally messy and run until very, very late.

Time:
11pm-6am
Place:
Corsica Studios, Farrell Court, Elephant Rd, SE17 1LB
Cost:
£10 adv.
Info:
tilteddisco.com
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Bishi
Singer and multi-instrumentalist Bishi fuses Brit-pop with folk influences and ruminations on urban life in her debut album Nights at The Circus. Watch her playing live at the Masque of the Red Death, and download the 5 Sense Reality mix of her song Never Seen Your Face, produced and mixed by D&B maestro DJ Wikaman.

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otherOxford & Cambridge Boat Race
You know how we English are so often stereotyped as a having one foot lodged in tradition and the other in a quaintly useless competitiveness (our international reputation in cricket is an example of both)? Well, just to prove the entire world wrong, it's the 154th utterly pointless Boat Race: huzzah! Jonesy, fetch the champagne. Margie, the blanket. Wiggins here can bring the nosh, and remember Freddie, if both boats go under like in 1912, you owe me a horse.

Time:
5:15pm
Place:
Putney Bridge, London SW6
Cost:
Free
Info:
theboatrace.org

otherMoore Late Nights
This weekend is your last chance to catch the fantsastic collection of sculptures by the legendary Henry Moore that is currently scattered across Kew Gardens, where they've been claiming pride of place for the past six months. With 20 of the maestro's spacious beauties all magically illuminated, tonight's late night special is really the perfect opportunity to view such gems in all their glory.

Time:
7-10pm
Place:
Kew Gardens, TW9 3AB
Cost:
£10
Info:
kew.org

musicMulletover 4th Birthday
Four long years ago, back when Uncle Ken was being re-elected and NASA were confirming the historic presence of water on Mars (not that the two are related), a beast was being born in an Aldgate sweatshop. A creature so relentless it was to swell in size and stature at an unparalleled rate; so brilliant that it gained an almost religious following. So when Mulletover say it's an Acid House Special, you'd better believe every word of it.

Time:
10am-6am
Place:
It's a secret
Cost:
£10 adv.
Info:
mulletover.co.uk
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Pleasure at the fairground
For the perfect antidote to these relentless grey days, it's all about the cheerful accessories. Eley Kishimoto's inaugural foray into jewellery design has some gorgeously bright, playful baubles, meanwhile for the boys we're going with Tatty Devine's baby grand cufflinks to liven things up.

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musicLost Musicals: Park Avenue
I've long been under the assumption that if a play or musical ever fell clean off the face of the Earth, then it was probably a deserved fate, and something of a blessing. But for almost twenty years, Lost Musicals has sought, with an air of theatrical philanthropy, to resurrect such mis-maligned jewels. As part of their new season, Park Avenue is a classic forties big bash by Pullitzer winners Arthur Schwartz and Ira Gershwin, resurrected exactly as it was intended to be.

Time:
4pm
Place:
Lilian Baylis Theatre, Roseberry Avenue, EC1R 4TN
Cost:
£21-27.50
Info:
sadlerswells.com

filmA Samurai In My Bathroom & Other Hand-Made Pleasures
The London Lesbian and Gay Film Festival returns for its 22nd year, and once again it has mustered some absolute cinematic treasures, from Ingmar Bergman's classic Persona to the innocent beauty of Cèline Sciamma's Water Lillies and Anna Biller's delightful faux-sexploitation, Viva. Big hitters aside, our pick for this weekend is this brilliant collection of short masterpieces, including Lilli Hartmann's homemade Samurai mini-epic, Sing Little Bird.

Time:
6:40pm
Place:
NFT2, BFI Southbank, Belvedere Rd, SE1 8XT
Cost:
£8.60
Info:
bfi.org.uk

musicNew Jack Swang 101
I always take it as a positive thing when DJs attempt to broaden my musical horizons. If the choice is that or the irritating b-side/white label exclusivity that permeates so much of club culture, then I'll take it hands down. So with the edumacationalist B.A.D. crew dropping back into the oft musically know-it-all Old Blue last for a Sunday session of 101-ing, you have no excuse to skip class.

Time:
3-11pm
Place:
Old Blue Last, 38 Great Eastern St, EC2A 3ES
Cost:
Free
Info:
profile.myspace.com
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Heathrow T5 Take Off
The BA Galleries' lounges are a cross between private members clubs and a boutique hotel, featuring everything from spas and concierge service, to a private cinema, wine galleries, and a gold leaf covered bar. All designed beautifully by Davies & Baron, we especially love the private sleep cabins with infinity bathrooms.

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Osteria Stecca
Being someone who finds it hard to resist a good, pedigree Italian, I'll be heading to the hood this weekend. No, I'm not roughing it in Peckham but doing some deluxe slumming in St John's Wood where Osteria Stecca has just opened.

I like Blenheim Terrace. Okay, it's a bit cashmere knickers, but it's one of those streets that makes you feel like you're on holiday; all twinkly lights, welcoming restaurant facades and casually parked cars. And Stecca ticks all the boxes too.

Chef-owner Stefano Stecca cooked in Michelin-starred restaurants across Italy before coming to work at Zafferano and Brunello over here so the food, as you'd expect, is a range of nicely turned out classics like buffalo mozzarella with grilled aubergine and aubergine caviar and linguini with a red mullet and cherry tomato sauce.

Or there's always Negronis and stuzzichini at the bar.

Either way, it's a bit more glam than Peckham - I should know, I grew up there.

Hours:
Mon-Fri Lunch: 12pm-12.30pm, Dinner 6.30-10.30pm / Sat 12pm-3pm, Dinner: 7pm-11pm / Sun 12am-10pm
Place:
1 Blenheim Terrace, NW8 0EH
Cost:
£35
Web:
osteriastecca.com
Book:
020 7328 5014

Somerset Local Food Direct
When my friend announced recently that she'd just had her first Ocado delivery in the same way that most people would announce they were having a baby it gave me the heebie jeebies.

Not that I've got anything against Waitrose (or babies) but to me it just reeks of the GAP effect; everyone joining the ranks of sensible, tasteful, just-eco-enough yuppiedom. Okay, so being a foodie is a bit yuppie-fied in itself but I'm at least going to be doing my food shopping from slightly more interesting online sources.

Instead of schlepping around Borough Market I'm going to be ordering from Somerset Local Food Direct which has done all the hard work for you by selecting the finest farms and small suppliers of everything from goat's milk butter to Yukon Gold potatoes, Glastonbury ales to whole honey-roast hams.

Put that in your pipe and smoke it Ocado-shoppers!


Web:
sfmdirect.co.uk
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Into The Hoods
ZooNation bring their 2006/07 Fringe favourite hip-hop take on Little Red Riding Hood to the West End.

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