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May 23, 2008 |
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Ok,
so I think we've finally got our heads round festivals:
get hammered, dance a bit, and as long there's
a tambourine and a spare acre, hey presto. But
whatever happened to those modest fairs that used
to bring such pure, unbridled joy? Sure there
are art fairs, craft fairs, book fairs, antique
fairs... Must they all be so boring?
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How
do you match the balance-demolishing Waltzer, with its
giddy sense of half-terrified glee to accompany the
clutched velcro seats and candy-floss high? Of course,
you could always try sitting a goat after a few too
many Pimms at the agonizingly family-friendly Country
Affair. Or, should medieval re-enactments and best
turnip competitions float your boat, the huge Lambeth
Country Show does a similar, pagan-inspired job.
Hardly the helter skelter, wind-through-your-slide-burned-buttocks
experience you were after? Then perhaps the full-on
vintage steam fair at Paradise
Gardens might be the answer to your prayers.
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TODAY'S
EVENT PICKS |
The
Tate Modern opens its vast doors for a Long
Weekend of arty giggles. 9:30am-11:30pm. Bankside, SE1.
Free. |
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Joy!
It's Eurovision-ridiculing time down at the BGWMC with Euro
Tongues! 9pm. 44-46 Pollard Row, E2.
£8. |
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Tears
and boogie-shoes at the ready for The Last Tuesday Soc's St.
Vitus' Dance at the Barbican. 8pm. Silk St, EC2.
£10. |
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And
since you're up, check the Fernando
Casasempere Economist Plaza installation 5 St. James's St, SW1.
Free. |
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Nan
Goldin's most famous works accompa-nied by live music & performances.