Things to do in JUNE
NEW YORK
TALKING HEADS
STOP MAKING SENSE
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Talking Heads’ 1984 concert film Stop Making Sense is a flat-out musical and cinematic masterpiece, and last year’s 4K restoration dusted off the rock-doc for a whole new generation. Now, ahead of A24’s Blu-ray release of the film, you can catch a screening of it on June 4 at Hollywood’s Pantages Theatre—where it was originally shot over four nights—with a Q&A led by Fred Armisen with the members of Talking Heads. David Byrne, Chris Frantz, Tina Weymouth and Jerry Harrison were all in attendance at a screening at Vidiots last year, and like that event, we wouldn’t expect the more or less broken up band to perform. But you will see Blondshell tackling “Thank You for Sending Me an Angel,” from the forthcoming Everyone’s Getting Involved tribute album. Don’t miss it!!
CONEY ISLAND MERMAID FESTIVAL
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Since 1983, hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers and visitors from across the country — and around the world — have headed to the Coney Island shore for Coney Island USA’s annual Mermaid Parade.
Inspired by the Coney Island Mardi Gras parades of old, the Mermaid Parade was transformed by its participants into a new kind of community celebration. By the late 1980s, it was at the top of every list of “must-do” things in New York, and is, without question, the official opening of summer in the city.
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DAZED AND CONFUSED
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Dazed and Confused is a cult 1993 American coming-of-age comedy film written and directed by Richard Linklater. The film follows a variety of teenagers on the last day of school in Austin, Texas, in 1976. The film features a large ensemble cast of actors who would later become stars, including Jason London, Ben Affleck, Milla Jovovich, Cole Hauser, Parker Posey, Adam Goldberg, Matthew McConaughey, Nicky Katt, Joey Lauren Adams, and Rory Cochrane.
VAMPIRE WEEKEND
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Get bitten by the Vampires at The Hollywood Bowl
LONDON
Zanele Muholi
Zanele Muholi 'Ntozakhe II, Parktown' (2016) Image courtesy of the artist and Stevenson Gallery © Zanele Muholi
South African visual activist Zanele Muholi captures the breadth and power of an extensive body of work dedicated to presenting a multifaceted view of Black LGBTQI+ individuals. This show originally opened near the start of the pandemic, and has now been expanded with more recent work, all tackling big important themes like labour, racism, sexism and sexual politics.
THE LORE OF LOVERBOY
Photograph: Courtesy of Tim Walker
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Have you noticed that everyone’s wearing kilts at the moment? It’s partly down to Glaswegian fashion designer and radical creative Charles Jeffrey, whose fashion brand Loverboy reimagined the textile, creating checked lewks that were more high club night than Highland fling. This exhibition – fittingly at Somerset House, where Jeffrey has a studio – will go behind-the-scenes, exploring how Jeffrey built the brand from scratch. Expect intriguing sounding ‘sensorially led spaces’ full of archival artefacts from Jeffrey’s unique collections and newly commissioned works. Plus, it’s pay what you can, so everyone can appreciate the fabulousness.
SUMMER EXHIBITION AT THE ROYAL ACADEMY
The RA’s annual showcase of all the artists you need to know about right now will return for its 256th edition to brighten up the summer holidays. The world’s oldest open submission exhibition (which means anyone can enter their work to be considered for inclusion), the artist with the big job of sifting through the works and curating them this year is sculptor Ann Christopher.
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