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FAMILY FUN: Keep the kids happy in half term with our list of family-friendly activities going on across London.
PHOTOGRAPHY HISTORY: Drawn by Light at the Science Museum uses images selected from the archives of the Royal Photographic Society to cover the entire history of photography. Last couple of weeks to see it. ★★★☆☆ £8/£5, prebook, until 1 March
RUSSELL BRAND: Love him or loathe him, he's at Southbank Centre today as part of Imagine Children's Festival, for an exclusive reading of his book The Pied Piper of Hamelin. £14/£7, prebook, 2pm
LGBT HISTORY: The only vicar in Britain to have had a number one hit single discusses his new autobiography at the British Library. Reverend Richard Coles talks with Dr Giles Fraser about the book, Fathomless Riches, discussing gay life and politics in the 1980s, and his path to the priesthood. Part of LGBT History Month. £10/£8, prebook, 6.30pm
FILM CLUB: Coin Street Film Club hosts an evening of shorts, including some from the London Short Film Festival. £5, just turn up, 6.30pm
SWING DANCE: Bishopsgate Institute holds an evening of swing dancing, beginning with a taster class for those who're new to it. £10/£8/£5, prebook, 7pm
CONCERT: The Little Orchestra performs at Hackney Town Hall. The exact programme is being kept under wraps but we're promised some Bach and Mozart. £17.50, prebook, from 7.30pm
CUNNING FOLK: Head to Sutton House in Hackney for an evening of music and storytelling. Headline act is folk music act Forbes-Moncrieff, and the spoken word act is Olivia Armstrong. At Toynbee Studios in Shoreditch. £10, prebook, 7.30pm
ALICE IN WONDERLAND: White Rabbit presents a topsy turvy tea party to mark the 150th anniversary of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Enjoy free jam tarts, chocolate roses, sugar mice and other treats while hearing a collection of weird, surreal and contrary stories. £8, prebook, 7.30pm
COMEDY: Head to The Harrison in King’s Cross for The Schadenfreude Cabaret, with appearances from Max and Ivan, Stephen Bailey, That Pair, Ian Lane, Emma Sidi and Garrett Millerick, who is MCing. £5, prebook, 8pm
FAIRGROUND: Four storeys of the Bussey Building in Peckham are being taken over for an immersive fairground experience for adults. Take part in traditional fairground games, watch circus acts, play musical bingo, and more. £20-£30, prebook, 8pm
VIOLENCE IN FILM: As part of Trash Cannes film festival,Bethnal Green’s KO Gym hosts an in-ring panel discussion featuring Dougie Brimson (Green Street), Brock Norman Brock (Bronson), Oliver Kassman (Qwerty Films) and Lucy Brett (BBFC), followed by a screening of Bronson. £5, prebook, 8.30pm
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Book ahead for next weekend's Snowflake Ball at The Landmark London, raising money for Cancer Research UK.
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