March already? How did that happen? The perils of having our head buried in a book so much of the time, no doubt. If we must emerge this week from our cosy little book-enclosed chrysalis, it’ll likely be to head to the following events. Monday: The RSL-sponsored TS Eliot Memorial meeting brings together award-winning poets Alice Oswald and Kathleen Jamie for an evening of readings from their work. Both have been lauded for the......

It's officially Spring and by Pisces it's lovely out there in the sunshine. Crocuses have been spotted in Highbury Fields so our biggest recommendation for expenditure light trips this week is get to the parks and into the gardens and witness the miracles of the changing seasons. If you're in need of more artificial stimulation, however, and are squirrelling all your spare cash into your ISA before the end of the tax year then......

It's a big week for the ladies - starting from tomorrow until the following Saturday (4 -11 March) it's International Women's Week, incorporating International Women's Day on the 8th. It's a week to celebrate all that women have achieved, are achieving now and will go on to achieve. As well as celebration of women's past and present, it is a chance for women of all ages, race, class and country to come together in......

We've seen most of the Oscar nominated movies this year, but we're still mad keen to watch Badgered - the nominated British animation featuring a badger trying to get some kip. Sharon Colman's short was made for only £5000 so it'd be nice to see it do well. You can see an excerpt here, but it's also one of the highlights at the International Women's Day Gala down at the NFT as part of......