The ianVisits guide to cheap and free things to do in London on Thursday 8th September.


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Top events in London on Thu 8th Sep 2022

An evening bat walk on Hampstead Heath to find out all about these fascinating creatures and their habitats.
2022-09-08
7pm to 9pm
 
Kentish Town
Kentish Town
A Chiswick resident for 40 years, Dame Eileen Atkins will be in conversation with Torin Douglas, Director of Chiswick Book Festival, about her memoir ‘Will She Do? Act One of a Life on Stage’.
2022-09-08
Starts at 7pm
 
Chiswick
Chiswick
Free
This talk will look at the folkloric roots of the modern vampire and tell the tale of one of the most feared yet popular of the undead.
2022-09-08
Starts at 8pm
 
Walworth
Walworth

Online events / webinars

Museum Director, Matthew Morgan, examines the evidence, and places the destruction of Turner’s erotic works, whether real or imagined, in its context.
6:30pm to 7:30pm
 
An illustrated Zoom talk on this particular form of magical house protection, with Brian Hoggard.
8pm to 9:30pm
 

 

Ten Exhibitions That Are Closing Soon

Charon
Free  
Charon is a gigantic 32ft high rotating zoetrope with posed human skeletons mounted on its inner edge, fully powered by you.
Charon
8pm to 10:30pm
Victoria Dock
Closing soon Sat, 10th September
2022-09-01
2022-09-10
Picturing Pickwick: The Art of The Pickwick Papers
The exhibition showcases a series of works by Anna Marongiu, a Sardinian artist who created 262 illustrations of The Pickwick Papers between 1928–1929.
Picturing Pickwick: The Art of The Pickwick Papers
10am to 5pm
Clerkenwell
Closing soon Sun, 11th September
2022-04-06
2022-09-11
The Future of Ageing
Discover how design can support an ageing population – and indeed our own future selves – to meet their needs, interests and aspirations with greater agency and joy.
The Future of Ageing
10am to 5:45pm
Kensington
Closing soon Sun, 11th September
2022-07-20
2022-09-11
Life in a cup - coffee culture in the Islamic world
Life in a cup presents a fascinating beverage story and explores the traditions that make coffee a way of life in parts of the Islamic world.
Life in a cup - coffee culture in the Islamic world
10am to 5pm
Russell Square
Closing soon Sun, 18th September
2021-10-27
2022-09-18
In the Black Fantastic
This is the UK’s first major exhibition dedicated to the work of Black artists who use fantastical elements to address racial injustice and explore alternative realities.
In the Black Fantastic
11am to 7pm
Southwark
Closing soon Sun, 18th September
2022-06-29
2022-09-18
Eternally Yours
An exhibition exploring ideas around repair, care and healing.
Eternally Yours
11am to 8pm
Strand
Closing soon Sun, 18th September
2022-06-16
2022-09-18
Walter Sickert
The first major retrospective of Sickert at Tate in over 60 years, this exhibition explores how he had an often radical, distinctive approach to setting and subject matter.
Walter Sickert
10am to 6pm
Pimlico
Closing soon Sun, 18th September
2022-04-28
2022-09-18
Cow in the woods
Find out more about Epping Forest’s grazing history, how the ‘cow saved the Forest’ in 1874 and grazing management today.
Cow in the woods
10am to 5pm
Chingford
Closing soon Sun, 18th September
2022-05-13
2022-09-18
British Blues Exhibition
The exhibition charts in items of all kinds the rise of British Blues music from its US and African roots in the 20th Century through to artists performing today.
British Blues Exhibition
9:30am to 7:30pm
Barbican
Closing soon Mon, 19th September
2022-05-26
2022-09-19
Hiroshima by Iri Maruki and Toshiko Akamatsu
The Hiroshima panels have been brought to this country by Artists for Peace.
Hiroshima by Iri Maruki and Toshiko Akamatsu
9:30am to 5pm
Camden
Closing soon Mon, 19th September
2022-07-20
2022-09-19

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What's on in London

Walking tours of London on Thursday 8th September 2022

Follow the trail left by monks and monarchs, press barons and literary giants along the highway and down its twisting alleyways.
 11am to 12:30pm
 
 City of London
2022-09-08
2022-09-08
A walk that explores the very heart of the City – the most historic part of the capital.
 11am to 1pm
 
 City of London
2022-09-08
2022-09-08
This Magical Mystery Tour is a chance to “Imagine” Beatlemania and the Swinging 60s.
 11am to 1pm
 
 Bloomsbury
2022-09-08
2022-09-08
A guided walk around Westminster and get to see the hidden and ever so picturesque Georgian back streets where all the political salons are
 2pm to 4pm
 
 Whitehall
2022-09-08
2022-09-08