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Last Minute Listing: Wall Project Launch @ Rich Mix Tonight

A free party at Rich Mix tonight launches a new street art project.

What's On In London At The Weekend? 7-9 January

Holly bashing, gamelan playing, classical concerts, Dulwich Picture Gallery's birthday party and more.

Preview: Drugs In Victorian Britain @ Wellcome Collection

Wellcome Collection invites you to explore the drug-addled and dissolute side of Victorian times in a special 2-day event accompanying the High Society exhibition.

Circus Review: Cirque du Soleil’s Totem @ Royal Albert Hall

If you are considering running away with the circus, pack your bags because Cirque du Soleil is back in town with new show TOTEM.

Happy Birthday Dulwich Picture Gallery! Celebrate with a Big Bang

The Dulwich Picture Gallery celebrates its 200th birthday on Sunday. England's first purpose-built public art gallery is celebrating with a free, family day with local food stalls, live music performances, falconry and fireworks.

London On The Cheap: 6-12 January 2011

Say yah boo sucks to the post-Christmas pinch and January blues. Revel in austerity with some cheap and cheerful entertainment.

Preview: Lido Love @ London Fields

Share in an evening of Lido Love at London Fields this Saturday.

Art Preview: Simon Terrill, The Balfron Project

A mural-sized photograph depicting Poplar's Balfron Tower and its residents goes on show at The Nunnery.

Where To Celebrate Burns Night In London 2011

With Twelfth night past it's time to dig out your tartan, invest in some good whisky and sweat out the festive excess with a bout of ceilidh dancing. Here's a selection of Burns Night events around London.

Happy 5th Birthday Stitch London!

Stitch London was five years old yesterday and celebrated with a massive knitty birthday party at the Royal Festival Hall.

Review: Hansel & Gretel @ Southbank Centre

The glut of seasonal theatrical entertainment for children is almost at an end. Ostensibly a morality tale which boils down to "don't talk to strangers offering sweets, even if those sweets are literally the size of a house", KneeHigh have gone all Roald Dahl by stuffing their adaptation with macabre overtones, clever contraptions, a larger-than-life villain and precocious children.

Book Grocer: 5-11 January

Literary London eases gently back into gear with a handful of events, some of which include Blake Morrison and / or a comedic look at the language of sport.

Arts Ahead: What's New in London in 2011

Most Tuesdays, we like to let you know what's happening in the next seven days on London's cultural calendar. With very little in the way of new openings in London this week, we've decided to look a little further ahead so you can plan your arty choices for the next 12 months. Here's what's new in 2011.

What's On In London At The Weekend? 31st December 2010 - 2 January 2011

Staying in or going out? Whatever you're up to, we wish you a very happy new year.

Review: Peter And The Wolf Live @ Royal Festival Hall

Jarvis Cocker narrates Sergei Prokofiev's kiddy-friendly classic in his own particular style in a show which also incorporates the Oscar-winning animated version of the story.

Win Tickets To Feeling Gloomy vs Club De Fromage NYE

Unsure whether 2011 spells economic misery and austerity or a fine fresh start? Feeling Gloomy and Club de Fromage provide the perfect year end split personality NYE with one room of indie wallowing and one of cheesy pop.

Last Minute Listing: The Attic @ The Oubliette Arthouse

Curated by Londonist favourites EastEnd Cabaret at the former Limelight Club in Shaftesbury Avenue in conjunction with professional squatters and itinerant arts group The Oubliette, the deliciously twisted duo present The Attic, three nights (28-30 December) of entertainment with something for everyone.

Comedy Review: Richard Herring, Christ On A Bike: The Second Coming

Be-sandalled, be-suited and be-bearded, Richard Herring brings the 'second coming' of his favourite solo show, Christ On A Bike, to the Leicester Square Theatre for a seasonal run.

Review: Season’s Greetings @ National Theatre

Catherine Tate and Mark Gatiss star in the National Theatre's latest production, a revival of Alan Ayckbourn's Season's Greetings which celebrates the classic Christmas ingredients: family, friends, food, fueding, infidelity...

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New Year's Eve in London: Top Clubbing Tips

If you're looking for a decent club night for New Year, we've put together a selection of London's best.

Review: Saint Etienne @ The Forum

There is something particularly English - in fact, quintessentially London - about Saint Etienne. Performing what was, pretty much, a greatest hits packed set for their Christmas gig at the Kentish Town Forum on Saturday night, the band certainly looked and sounded like they were home.

Banjo or Freakout Releases Free Christmas Album

If hearing Shakin' Stevens, Band Aid and Mariah Carey bleating happily about Christmas every five minutes is driving you mad, then we may have a bit of a solution for you.

Cutbacks Hit The British Film Institute

The British Film Institute is to make job cuts and close the art gallery at BFI Southbank in new cost-cutting plans.