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Short & Sweet is the ONLY weekly short film evening in London. It started on the 8 May 2006. Short films, music videos and animation from around the globe are screened. The idea is to inspire all creatives, expose the best talent and ultimately celebrate film.
Web: www.shortandsweet.tv
Address: Cafe 1001, 1 Dray Walk, 91 Brick Lane, London, E1 6QL
Nearest 
Station: Shadwell
When the Housemans take their vacation at a popular holiday camp their youngest daughter 'Baby' meets Johnny, a dance teacher from the wrong side of the tracks. This classic love story shows that love can conquer all and that 'nobody puts Baby in the corner'!
Tel: 020 7379 3367
Web: www.aldwychtheatre.com
Address: Aldwych Theatre, 49 Aldwych, WC2B 4DF
Nearest Station: Tower Gateway
If you ever wondered how stars and planets are born, what astronomers do all day or about our place in the universe, the Peter Harrison Planetarium and modern astronomy galleries at the Royal Observatory Greenwich will help unravel the mysteries of the universe.
Let a real astronomer take you on a journey through time and space in London's only astronomer-led planetarium, guide a space mission or touch a meteorite which is over 4.5 billion years old. You will not fail to be amazed by this exhilarating virtual tour of outer space whatever you current understanding of astronomy.
Open daily 10am-5pm. Last admission 45 minutes before closing.
Tel: 020 8312 6565
Web: www.nmm.ac.uk/astronomy
Address: Royal Observatory Greenwich, Greenwich Park, London, SE10 8XJ
Nearest Station: Cutty Sark
The Tower of London was nicknamed the Bloody Tower because of how much blood was spilled in it. Take a tour of the prison and place of execution, where many of its ghosts are said to be those who were beheaded or murdered within its walls.
Web: www.hrp.org.uk
Address: HM Tower of London, EC3N 4AB
Nearest Station: Tower Gateway
Unravel the mysteries of the universe at the Peter Harrison Planetarium and the modern astronomy galleries at the Royal Observatory Greenwich. Admission to the Royal Observatory is free, planetarium tickets cost £6.00 (adults), £4.00 (concessions) or £4.00 (children). Open daily 10.00-17.00.
Tel: 020 8312 6565
Web: www.nmm.ac.uk/astronomy
Address: Royal Observatory Greenwich, Greenwich Park, SE10 8XJ
Nearest Station: Cutty Sark
Hear the spine-chilling story of the most famous murders in history as you are guided through the streets at a pace acceptable to the entire tour. Daily at 18.45.
Web: www.jack-the-ripper-tours.com
Address: Whitechapel, starting at Tower Hill tube station, SE1
Nearest Station: Tower Gateway
Jewellery students at The Mary Ward Centre, a specialist Adult Education College
in Bloomsbury showcase their work as part of the inaugural London Jewellery
Week. The originality and breadth of work on display here reflects the diverse
approach taken by the students.
www.marywardcentre.ac.uk
Address: Canary Wharf, E14
Nearest Station: Canary Wharf
Polly Wales seeks beauty in decay; her original techniques celebrate the accidental
and the incidental. Her hand-pierced fine filigree jewellery ranges from the
delicate and subtle to the bold and playful. Recently graduated from the Royal
College of Art and a recipient of a Crafts Council Award, her collectors include The
Imperial War Museum.
www.pollywales.com
Address: Canary Wharf, E14
Nearest Station: Canary Wharf
Naomi Ryder specialises in embroidery, combining her love of drawing with textile
design.
She finds inspiration in the beauty and humour she experiences in day-to-day life.
Having worked with designers such as John Rocha and Lainey Keogh, she has
recently completed commissions for Domino Records and Habitat.
www.naomiryder.co.uk
Address: Canary Wharf, E14
Nearest Station: Canary Wharf
A Bromley by Bow Centre artist since 1984, McKinley's main focus is teaching
stained glass and mosaic arts, combined with commissions and work for exhibitions.
Images emerge on her light box from salvaged antique shards with contemporary
coloured glass; these are created instinctively, evoking memory, a story, or an
elusive emotion.
Address: Canary Wharf, E14
Nearest Station: Canary Wharf
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