1. Wealth Matters
London
February 23rd
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A financial surgery for well-heeled freelancers, contractors and the self-employed who want to get their digits in the right order! Run by an IFA, the focus of the free seminar will be on investment markets, the Eurozone and how it impacts investing for your future.
2. All About The Music (An AV Archive Selection)
Manchester
February
26th (from 14:30)
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Presented as part of the Manchester Histories Festival, this is an audio-visual music event featuring a programme of short films, covering five decades from North West Film Archive, plus a show-reel of live performances from the leading non-profit venue Band on the Wall. With free admission, the 2-hour event will spotlight Manchester’s music scene, including artist portraits and performances, spanning from 1988 right up until the present day.
3. The Arc Show
London
March 1st
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The ARC Show brings together the entire spectrum of lighting disciplines for two days of sourcing, networking and celebrating, whether you are involved in lighting projects within the public and local authority sectors, or the creation of world leading retail environments. Hundreds of new products and innovations are promised with, a major new focus on the commercial office space.
4. Using Social Media to Grow Your Business
London
March 5th
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A one-day training seminar designed to show both newcomers to social media and their more experienced peers how to promote their own small business using Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn.
Although it is not a free course (£175 for the full day), participants will also cover external tools to use in conjunction with the social networking sites, such as blogs, Google News , Google Reader, YouTube, Vimeo and Flickr
5. The 154th International Print Exhibition
Barnsley
Until March 12
th
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At a striking new location this year, the International Print Exhibition displays 124 prints, featuring a wide variety of work from artistic to documentary; from portraiture to natural history.
6. Business 2012
London
March 18th-20th
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People starting their own business are invited to harness 200 minds all under one roof in order to make their start-up company a grown-up company! High-profile business figures, including Lord Sugar and Sir Richard Branson, are tipped to reveal how you can keep ahead of your competition as a start-up business in 2012. More than 200 workshops and 200 seminars are scheduled for attendees.
7. Design Means Business
Gateshead
March 20th, 21st
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Spread over two days, Design Means Business is a conference designed to communicate and advance the value and benefits of design to businesses and the wider community.
Aimed at inspiring and supporting businesses to engage with design practices, keynote speakers will be senior designers from major industrial companies and top design agencies. Nokia, Aston Martin, Proctor & Gamble, Intercontinental Hotels, Sage, Elmwood and The Brand Experience Consultancy are among the big players already confirmed. Workshops and Masterclasses will also be offered.
8. National Video Archive of Performance Screenings at the V&A
London
Selected Sundays until March 25th
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To celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the NVAP, the V&A will present a series of screenings, ranging from classic plays to West-End hits, from pantomimes and musicals to physical theatre and new writing. Established in 1992, the National Video Archive of Performance (NVAP) contains over 280 high-quality recordings of outstanding productions, and documents 20 years of British theatre.
Each screening will be introduced by a member of the original production or a V&A curator, and starts at 14.00 on selected Sundays.
9. Enchanted Palace
London
March 26th - June 1st
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When it re-opens next month, London’s Kensington Palace is due to be brought to life with a multisensory exhibition, combining fashion installations, performance and interactive theatre.
10. Making the Invisible visible
Edinburgh
Now until April 15th
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As part of the Edinburgh Science Festival, this free, open-air photography exhibition reveals subject matter usually invisible to the human eye. From the micro to the macro, from the majesty of nature to the intricate workings of the human body, continued advances in technology and science enable us to see and understand our world like never before. More than 50 images make visible to attendees what is normally invisible to them, such as the last moments of the explosion of a super nova in deep space!
Feb 22, 2012
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