Culture

Flamenco dancers outside Feria de Londres
Music

MUST DO: Flamenco on the Thames at Feria de Londres

Spend your bank-holiday weekend basking in Andalusian tapas, cocktails and rhythms

RAF gold tunic button found while mudlarking
Books

What on earth is mudlarking all about?

Author Ted Sandling is hooked on searching for history along the Thames foreshore

Three spectators gaze at Andreas Gursky photo
Art

MUST DO: Gursky, Hayward Gallery

This retrospective of the iconic German photographer is captivating – if you can ignore the crowds

Older woman and young girl gaze at each other
Art

When generations collaborate: migrant teenage girls and older women

Dulwich Picture Gallery have just launched a new photography project bringing new-arrivals and long-term residents together

Art

What South London gets from the London Borough of Culture awards

Sure, the big winners are all north of the Thames, but these four areas will all benefit too

A group of participants paint and draw getting intoart
Art

Intoart have just opened their studios in Peckham Levels

They’re the game-changing collective working alongside artists with learning disabilities

the plaque on the bench reads Memorial to the Unknown Husband
architecture

Valentine’s Day: What is the Memorial To The Unknown Husband?

The mysterious plaque on the South Bank has haunted passers-by for years

Vault Festival performers spread throughout venue
Film & Theatre

Vault Festival SE1: bridging theatre’s gender gap

Don’t miss this season of 300 acts at Waterloo’s brilliant performance space

Dulwich Books interior
Books

MUST DO: Julian Barnes at Dulwich Books

One of the UK’s most revered living authors is coming to SE21 next week

Art

Three art exhibitions to catch this winter

Big shows in Peckham, Dulwich and Camberwell to take the chill off this month and next