This week's Arts Ahead features plenty of festive fare for younger theatre audiences, as well as some Shakespeare, some schmaltz, an annual Snowman, and a touch of ventriloquism. There's also a smattering of exciting new contemporary art shows, and a new Climate Change gallery opening at the Science Museum... | By Zoe Craig
Bookings for Dinner by Heston Blumenthal at Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park will be taken from 9am tomorrow morning. You'll have to be quick... | By Ben Norum
Following the success of Entangled, a showcase of contemporary dance performed at the Actors Church in August, Rapture brings together four emerging dance companies in a varied evening of entertainment at this enchanting venue. | By Londonist
As students take to the streets for a third protest march, we talk to some of those still occupying buildings after the last demonstration. | By Cat Wiener
Taste of Christmas returns this weekend with a menu of wine tastings, chocolate tastings, cookery demonstrations and more alongside London's top restaurants... | By Ben Norum
London Zoo penguins were set to take a day trip to Hamleys toy store next week, provoking 'disgust' from some quarters, and the sentiment of 'mmmm penguins' from others. | By M@
Arrests were made at Lewisham Town Hall last night as protestors rushed the building in attempt to attend the council meeting to approve a series of cuts for the borough. | By Rachel Holdsworth
Read all about it...roundup of the rest of the day's news, including worrying noises about future Tube strikes and a sticky situation for Boris. | By M@
Let’s face it; you’re jonesing for a drink already aren’t you? Allow us to introduce The London Cocktail Society, who specialise in furtling about in London’s darkened, booze-riddled corners to get an intimate view of some of the best quaffing joints in town. | By Ruth
This January, Tooting Bec lido will once again play host to the biennial Cold Water Swimming Championships, organised by those freezing water fiends at the South London Swimming Club. | By Dean Nicholas
"Scalpel. Forceps. Drill." Crunch. "Leucotome." Screams.
And so begins the first of three stories from the Theatre Of The Damned who have brought their play Grand Guignol for its first full-length run. | By Franco Milazzo
The Cafe of Good Hope has opened in Hither Green, raising funds for the Jimmy Mizen Foundation. We spoke to the Mizen family and to the people behind other charitable trusts born out of the loss of a son. | By Rachel Holdsworth
Next week there's a chance to see one of the late Leslie Nielsen's greatest performances, when <em>Airplane!</em> screens as part of a special event at the Prince Charles Cinema. | By Dean Nicholas
The White Swan on Fetter Lane isn’t just about post-work pints. The upstairs dining room runs regular Fine Wine & British Seasonal Food Nights...
| By Ben Norum
Those damn foxes get into all kinds of strange places. Photographer Martin Usborne takes to the streets (and shops) of London to capture some vulpine intrusions. | By M@
The latest 24-hour Tube strike by members of the RMT and TSSA unions is underway, meaning that services will be disrupted across most London Underground lines until Tuesday morning. | By Dean Nicholas
We dropped by the Custom House records launch party the other night with just enough time to catch the first band, which, luckily for us was Rebecca Closure. When we saw her a few years ago, her stage antics and imaginative approach to performance and songwriting kept a bemused smile on our face for weeks. | By suke
Chris Tubb had no less than 3 photos in <a href="http://londonist.com/2010/10/thames_barrier_to_teddington_exhibi.php">Thames Barrier to Teddington</a>, one of which was selected as a judge's favourite. Find out more about him, his photography and his London. | By Lindsey
Balls Pond Road stalwart and CAMRA favourite The Duke of Wellington is set to send a cultural envoy to Bethnal Green Road, opening Mason and Taylor early next month at the top of Brick Lane. | By Ruth
Nostalgia isn't what is used to be but Duckie's experimental pop-art-performance show The Readers Wifes Fan Club gives us a taster of what is what like at the Royal Vauxhall Tavern for the pre-YouTube generation. | By Franco Milazzo
A few months back, Allan Pickett became Head Chef at Canary Wharf mainstay Plateau. Here are the highlights from our interview with him. | By tikichris
