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Become a work of art
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| What: Anthony Gormley's One & Other |
| Where: Trafalgar Square |
| When: 1st July to 14th October |
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Not just 15, but 60 whole minutes of fame can be yours.
This is an unprecedented chance to take your place
alongside Nelson, as part of Anthony Gormley's new
artwork. The sculptor proposes to fill the empty fourth
plinth in Trafalgar Square with individuals, for 24
hours over 100 days. Each participant occupies the space
(1.7m by 4.5m) for one hour. Register online at
'One & Other' and you could
get a place on the plinth - people are selected at
random every month. What you do is
up to you, so long as it's legal, but you must be alone
and only take what you can carry.
Pic © Cog Design 2009.
Be inspired by cutting-edge art
(or have a beer) at the Institute of Contemporary
Arts (ICA, the Mall).
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Punting in Oxford
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| What: Punting on the Cherwell |
| Where: Oxford |
| When: to mid-October |
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What could be more summery and sweetly civilised
than a lazy punt along the Cherwell River in Oxford?
Don your boater and your summer dress, pack up
your picnic, and head down to mess about on the river.
Don’t forget the champagne and the ice box. You can
hire punts from the Cherwell Boat House
for £12/14 per hour
during the week/weekends. The slow-moving river is
ideal for this most graceful of boating activities,
and if you head upstream you'll pass the Victoria
Arms, a sublime place for summer lunches, with a
terrace and lawns stretching down to the riverside.
Meander around Britain's oldest botanical garden,
dating from 1621 and filled with over 7000 different types of plant.
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Glorious Gower Festival
| What: Gower Festival |
| Where: Gower Peninsular, Wales |
| When: 18th to 31st July |
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The Gower, that finger of land gesticulating just beyond Swansea,
is one of Wales' most magical corners, a wild combination of
beaches, sea cliffs and rolling meadowlands. It feels more like
an island than part of the mainland, and retains its sense of
remoteness despite the summer crowds. There is only one thing
lovelier than being on the Gower in July, and that is to be
here in July during the Gower Festival,
when there are beautiful classical recitals taking place in
its village churches: you can listen to a Bach choir, string
quartet or piano trio before heading out to sip chilled white
wine on the beach.
Ride Britain's most splendid surf at Rhossili Bay, with the help
of schools such as Gower Surfing Development.
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Sziget does it better
| What: Sziget Festival |
| Where: Budapest, Hungary |
| When: 12th to 17th August |
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There aren't many festivals you approach via a narrow
metal bridge, and this is just the start of the charms
of the Sziget Festival. The
festival occupies an entire wooded island in the Danube,
between Buda and Pest. Music is almost an afterthought,
there's so much going on, from Vietnamese water puppet
extravaganzas to a puzzles tent, and you can even get
married here. But if you find time for the music,
choices include Faith No More, the Manic Street
Preachers, the Prodigy, Fatboy Slim,
the Klaxons , Bloc Party, The Ting Tings,
the Orquesta Buena Vista Social Club,
Pete Tong and Paul Oakenfold. Tickets cost
€180 / €150 camping / non-camping, and a pint of beer costs €1.50!
Slew off the festival grime at one of Budapest's
thermal baths, such as the magnificent colonnaded
Gellert.
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