Edward Breen, musicologist, City Lit shares his views on how music is good for wellbeing and how it allows us to connect in many ways. Listen to the podcast #goodthinking #londontogether #mentalhealth #nhs #stayconnected #stayhomesavelives soundcloud.com/user-95072702-…

Happy #EdBallsDay everyone! We are very proud to have Ed Balls as our City Lit Fellow 🙏 #TeamCityLit

🎵 A song for our times! This brilliant video expertly captures the experience of recording classical music in lockdown Featuring Elizabeth Karani & Edmund Whitehead and created by Richard Barnard (follow him on YouTube for more!) #OurHouseToYourHouse

New #LockdownInterview number 15 features Louise Stewart Louise Stewart CEO of Alexandra Palace Alexandra Palace - we discuss the challenges of maintaining the site during lockdown and the £1.4million pound hole in their budget. tinctureofmuseum.wordpress.com/2020/07/28/the… #CultureBlogger

May, June, July, August - gosh how they’ve grown! #cygnets #NewRiver

103 forgotten works by the renowned Japanese artist Hokusai have been purchased by the British Museum after slipping out of sight for more than 70 years ow.ly/RxKc50Bi08Y

Ooh, poll adventure!

We're delighted that Alexandra Park has received the #GreenFlagAward2020 & #GreenHeritageAward today 🍾🌳Thank you to all who have visited, volunteered, worked or donated to support the Park incl' John O'Conner GM & Alexandra Park Info: bit.ly/3iZdIQ4 📷Lloyd Winters

Pretty extraordinary - Tom Lehrer, aged 92, has decided to put all his lyrics and sheet music into the public domain, before he passes away. tomlehrersongs.com

Randall Rudd's instructions for drawing a single drop of water.

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Let's kick this off early so there's time for word to spread. 🚨🚨🚨 NEW POLL ADVENTURE ALERT 🚨🚨🚨 1) Spread the word by retweeting this tweet, or quoting the poll tweet. The more people get involved, the more fun 2) Catch up on the story so far here: x.com/garius/status/…

Today, we’re unveiling plans to plant blossoming tree circles in towns and cities across England, Wales and Northern Ireland over next five years: ow.ly/v3ES50DKsW6

The Canadian robotic arms are absolute legends. Goes way back to the early days of Shuttle (SRMS). A massive safety improvement for post-Columbia (OBSS). Major role in ISS assembly and maintenance (SSRMS). Cool robot handyman and future tech tester (Dextre/SPDM).

I've always said that the costumes in Emma (2020) are completely delicious. Now, finally, they can be eaten. Costume design by Alexandra Byrne 🙌

Ooh, Bloomsbury David has lots of public tours this weekend (and beyond)! londonartdecotours.com/calendar/

Oh no, Allie Nickell

#blossomwatch

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