Date Book
The best events going on across the bmi network.
FILL IN YOUR CALENDAR FOR MAY
[ 8 May ] BOARD THE NEW ENTERPRISE This month sees the release of Hollywood’s latest adaptation of the Star Trek franchise. Director JJ Abrams (Lost) goes back to the future, exploring the early careers
of Kirk and co. Look out for Simon Pegg in the Scotty role and Winona Ryder as Amanda Grayson.
[ 9 May ]GASP AT RUSSIAN MILITARY HARDWARE Russia’s armed forces commemorate the end of World War II with an awesome parade of ballistic might through the centre of Moscow. This will be the second event since Putin revived the practice last year.
11am-4pm, Red Square, Moscow
[ 15-17 May ]PREPARE FOR PARENTHOOD IN BIRMINGHAM There’s plenty of legal, financial and medical advice, at this, the biggest British baby show.
NEC Birmingham, www.thebabyshow.co.uk
[ Mid-May onwards ]SWIM IN THE LIMMAT Prepare to take (a rather chilly) plunge! The public baths set on the banks of Zurich’s river, the Limmat, get ready for their annual opening midway through this month.
Wasserwerkstrasse 141, Zurich +41 (0)44 362 10 80
[ 20-21 May ]CHARGE UP IN ABERDEEN This annual event is the UK’s largest renewable energy exhibition and conference. Last year’s show drew 4,700 participants from 61 countries, and this year promises
to be bigger than ever. Speakers include Ed Milliband, the UK’s energy minister.
Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre, www.all-energy.co.uk
[ 28-30 May ]GET MISERABLE IN SOUTH LONDON OK, Morrissey has got a lot cheerier since first belting out his beguiling brand of self-love and loathing, as front man in The Smiths, 25 years ago. Hear highlights from his latest album, Years of Refusal, as well as hits from his solo career, in the relatively intimate surroundings of the Brixton Academy.
[ 29 May – 9 Sept ]SEE THE ITALIAN BEACH IN AMSTERDAM Massimo Vitali’s large scale crowd shots capture the communal, public face of Italians at leisure perfectly. If you’re after a little Mediterranean heat when you’re in Amsterdam, head to this show.
Foam Fotografiemuseum, www.foam.nl
[ Now – 14 June ]CATCH THE SHAH IN BRITAIN Shah Abbas ruled Iran from 1587 to 1629 and is widely credited with establishing the country as we know it today. This exhibition, collects together a dazzling array of arts and craft from his reign. Book now, it ends soon.
British Museum, London, www.britishmuseum.org
