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| The Culturist |
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It’s finally here. Get out your S/S wares and book in those cocktails. Spring is about to turn into summer and we are so ready to dance the night away. Frank’s opens up its much-loved square in the sky, Angels In America arrives on stage (and there’s still hope for booking tickets), and we reveal our favourite new tomes to weigh your coffee table down.
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Frank’s And Bold Tendencies Return |  | | Oh, those Campari nights. Situated high up on the 10th floor of a Peckham multi-storey car park, Frank’s re-opens on 19th May for the summer season. Aside from a well-edited menu and now-famous negronis, Frank’s is one of the best places in the city to watch the sunset. Downstairs, Bold Tendencies will be running their Multi-Story Orchestra programme for another summer, with a huge array of performances already booked in.
| | Open from 19th May,
Times vary,
10th Floor Peckham Multi Story Car Park,
95A Rye Lane,
SE15 4ST
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Decatur At Pergola | | | Decatur have been promising to share details of their new location and finally announced last week that they’ll be returning to West London this month, open seven days a week for lunch and dinner at Pergola’s new al fresco dining spot by Paddington Central. Decatur will be focusing on seafood and dishes from the chargrill, as well as boiled crawfish, crab and shrimp by the pound.
| | Opens 24th May,
1A Sheldon Square,
W2 6PY
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Dreamland: A Frank Romero Retrospective | | | A founding member of Los Angeles’ Chicano artist collective Los Four, Frank Romero is one of the city’s most iconic artists. Famed for blending city lore and Latin American heritage with depictions of looping highways, pastels and political unrest, a sprawling retrospective of his work at the Museum of Latin American Art enters its final weeks this month.
| | Sunday 21st May,
628 Alamitos Ave,
Long Beach,
CA, 90802
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Angels In America | | | We get it. Bagging tickets for Tony Kushner’s 1980s epic drama was never going to be easy. Add in Andrew Garfield to the mix and yes, it’s no surprise the entire run has sold out. But everything’s not lost. The National Theatre are running a series of ballots for tickets to select shows – you just need to make sure you’re quick off the mark if you get through the ballot stage – the next ballot opens on 11th May.
| | Upper Ground,
South Bank,
SE1 9PX
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Bala Baya | | | This isn’t the first time we’ve raved about Bala Baya – Eran Tibi is the former head chef at Ottolenghi, adding some Israeli flavour to Bankside, and now they’re launching Bala Baya Nights, where we’ll be shaking down until 4am on Friday 12th May.
| | Friday 12th May,
Arch 25, Old Union Yard Arches,
229 Union St, SE1 0LR
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Books We Can’t Wait For | | | Summer holidays are coming up fast, so we thought we’d share our reading list with you. Get the Amazon wish-list ready and pre-order Martin Morales’ new cookbook, learn how not to kill your plants, lose yourself in Armistead Maupin’s memoir, soak up some modernist architecture, and see Teju Cole’s new work.
| | | Click here to find out more and pre-order
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Ralph Moore’s 5 MMW Hits | | | Mixmag Editor-at-Large and owner of Moore Media, Ralph Moore was on the front line with UJ at MMW, so he’s put together a playlist of his 5 future hits from the events. Keep your ears to the ground, because these tracks are about to get huge. Headphones in, and listen now.
| | | Click here to listen to the playlist
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IMS Ibiza | | | Ibiza’s International Music Summit is a decade old this year, which means the line-up of speakers is bigger than ever. The Dalt Vila Friday night party will see b2bs from artists including Maceo Plex, Seth Troxler, Pete Tong and The Martinez Brothers, to name a few. This year’s Legends Dinner is in honour of Pacha founder Ricardo Urgell. It’s one not to be missed – get your tickets here. Don’t know where to stay? Book in with UJ at OD Talamanca. It’s close to the conference (and the beach), the loft rooms have amazing views, and they’re offering 15% off – just send them an email and quote “IMS discount”. Subject to availability.
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May 24-26,
Av. 8 d’Agost,
07800 Eivissa,
Illes Balears, Spain
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Balenciaga: Shaping Fashion | | | The V&A’s fashion retrospectives are always a must-see, and UJ can’t wait for this one. Coinciding with the centenary of the iconic brand’s first store opening in San Sebastian, Shaping Fashion is the UK’s first ever major Balenciaga exhibition, including over 100 typically sculptural pieces from the house of Cristobal.
| | From Sat 27th May,
Cromwell Road,
Knightsbridge,
SW7 2RL
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The Ned | | | After an incredible launch party last week, The Ned is officially open for business. It’s time to get booking – if it’s the rooms and restaurants (Cecconi’s!) you’re interested in – or applying for a membership spot at Ned’s Club, which gives you access to both upstairs and downstairs areas, the spa and the gym.
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27 Poultry,
EC2R 8AJ
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