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DANNY ROBINS: EVENTS GUIDE: 5TH AUGUST 2010
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|09:44 UK time, Thursday, 5 August 2010
London Zoo is throwing open its doors every Friday night in August for a late night rave up amongst the animals.
There are some who would say that alcohol and wild animals don't mix but they're wrong and Zoo Lates is out to prove it. You can wander round the Zoo until 10pm sipping on cocktails and meeting the 720 different species who live there and, best of all, you get to boogie.
But how do you play banging choons without causing a stampede of frightened beasties? Easy, you have a Silent Disco. The festival favourite will be on hand with headphones to create a very animal-friendly club night.
And there's a barbecue. And live demonstrations of the animals. Hopefully these two events aren't connected.
It's £16.20 per person. The first one on Friday 6th is now sold out so if you fancy it, get booking for the three remaining Fridays!
Musical Movies in Stockton on Tees
The Georgian Theatre in Stockton on Tees, up in the North East is a venue that hosts a lot of good bands, and on Sundays this month they're also showing a season of films inspired by bands.
On Sunday 8th, they've got Julien Temple's documentary Glastonbury, charting the history of the festival - perfect if you didn't make it this year or did and are already feeling nostalgic.
On Sunday 14th, it's the ultimate musical mockumentary, the piece of comedy I would most like to have made: Spinal Tap.
And on the 22nd, it's Sam Taylor-Wood's John Lennon biopic Nowhere Boy.
And you get to watch the films in a 'comfy cabaret layout' apparently, with sofas and you can have a proper drink and a snack while you watch. And it's only £4.50 to get in.
Ilfracombe Birdman - Sunday 8th August
From animals to human birds. You know those early black and white films you see of people trying to fly by chucking themselves off high things with homemade wings attached? You know how it looks funny but dangerous? Well, this is a whole day devoted to people doing just that.
The 'birdmen' (and presumably birdwomen) are modern day Icaruses who chuck themselves of the pier in Ilfracombe in Devon in a bid to be the one who flies the furthest. Being a pier, they have the sea to fall into so no one gets badly injured. It still looks quite high though.
Some of the flying inventions on display are quite ingenious, others are just very comic. It's a fitting testament to the human desire to fail spectacularly.
It runs from 11am till 8pm and, as well as the kamikaze antics, there's a stage with bands. And guess what, The Wurzels are playing. Yes, The Wurzels. Now you're interested...
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