Painting the Modern Garden: Monet to Matisse ★★★★ "Time and space dissolve in pure shimmering light and colour" The Daily Telegraph Using the work of Monet as a starting point, this landmark exhibition examines the role gardens played in the evolution of art from the early 1860s through to the 1920s. Trace the emergence of the modern garden in its many forms and glories as we take you through a period of great social change and innovation in the arts....Read more

The Shawshank Redemption is the favourite film among over-70s Interesting to read the latest poll commissioned by Nationwide ‘ How do you compare to the average UK 70-something?’ When it came to the part of ‘Favourite films among over-70s’ the most popular are: Titanic (28%), The Great Escape (28%), Schindler’s List (29%) and topping the list The Shawshank Redemption (30%). Fascinating to learn that Shawshank Redemption should score over similar films with pretty much the same story? (Can you guess...Read more

George Clooney in ‘Hail, Caesar!’ Hail, Caesar! written, and directed by Joel and Ethan Coen, released today. The film boasts a stellar cast including Josh Brolin, Channing Tatum , Ralph Fiennes, Jonah Hill, Scarlett Johansson, Frances McDormand, Tilda Swinton, and Alden Ehrenreich. The plot is a fictional story following the ‘real-life fixer’ Eddie Mannix (Brolin) working in the Hollywood film industry in the 1950s, trying to discover what happened to a cast member who mysteriously vanishes during filming. George Clooney...Read more

Beatrix Potter's Peter Rabbit commemorative issue coin Beatrix Potter's Peter Rabbit will appear (in a serious of four coins to be released by The Royal Mint) on commemorative issue coins, the newly minted silver 50p coin created by Royal Mint designer Emma Noble is to be released to honour the 150th anniversary of the writer's birth in 1866. We’ll soon be able to purchase our shopping (even vegetables to annoy Mr McGregor) with ‘normal’ versions of the coins which will...Read more

Largest exhibition of Her Majesty The Queen's wardrobe ever shown in Scotland to open at the Palace of Holyroodhouse The largest exhibition of The Queen's dress and accessories ever shown in Scotland will open at the Palace of Holyroodhouse on 21 April 2016, Her Majesty's 90th birthday. It is one of three separate special exhibitions entitled Fashioning a Reign: 90 Years of Style from The Queen's Wardrobe to be held at Her Majesty's official residences during 2016, each displaying a...Read more

In the Age of Giorgione The Sackler Wing of Galleries 12 March – 5 June 2016 2009-2016 Season supported by: In March 2016, the Royal Academy of Arts will present In the Age of Giorgione, a focused survey of the Venetian Renaissance during the first decade of the sixteenth century. The exhibition will shed new light on this pivotal period, which laid the foundations for the Golden Age of Venetian painting. It will bring together around 50 works from public...Read more

From Paolo Sorrentino, the director of Italy’s Oscar foreign language winner THE GREAT BEAUTY comes YOUTH, about two longtime friends vacationing in the Swiss Alps. Oscar winning actor Michael Caine plays Fred, an acclaimed composer and conductor, who brings along his daughter (Rachel Weisz) and best friend Mick (Harvey Keitel), a renowned filmmaker. While Mick scrambles to finish the screenplay for what he imagines will be his last important film, Fred has no intention of resuming his musical career. The...Read more

‘Capture 380’ competition extended by popular demand Emirates, in collaboration with the Emirates Airline Festival of Literature will be extending the deadline and age limit for its popular competition focused on photography and creative writing, ‘Capture 380’. Participants will have a chance to win four tickets to one of Emirates’ 36 A380 destinations of their choice. The competition’s new closing date for entries will now be 10 February 2016. The competition will also now be open to UAE Nationals and...Read more

The Boomers Book Club spring 2016 A warm welcome to our book club, spring 2016. We chatted amongst the team here to shed some light on why we Brits love book clubs, amongst the many reasons, the one which resonates is ‘we all love getting lost in a great read’ the book club allows us to share, discuss and review our choices. Winter, spring, summer & autumn our aim is to make a few suggestions we feel we’ll enjoy. We’d...Read more

Catch up with some hit movies at ODEON Cinemas. From the ODEON website: Unwind and let us lead you into the magical world of film The magic of cinema is timeless. It never ends. This is an imaginative experience that goes on for as long as you’re willing to give yourself over to the world before your eyes. ODEON Silver Cinema is our series of weekly film screenings for our guests who are over-55. Tickets are just £3 each and...Read more