What To Do This Weekend 02.04.2020

What To Do This Weekend 02.04.2020

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Whether you’re trying to relax into a furlough or working as hard as ever from your new home office, it’s important to change tack at the weekend. Possible new activities are launching daily at the moment, but don’t sweat it – SLMan has you covered. From a pint at an online pub to a virtual trip round a world-class museum, here’s how to spend your weekend.

GET YOUR CULTURE FIX: Google

Hit up a museum this weekend courtesy of Google. From the British Museum to New York’s magnificent Metropolitan Museum of Art, take your pick of over 500 institutions and choose either an interactive 360º video, full ‘walk around’ tour with voiceover guide, or slideshows of exhibitions showcasing some the world’s greatest art.
 
Visit Google.com

 

DROP INTO A PUB: BrewDog

BrewDog is bringing the nation’s pub goers together in a virtual bar. The new opening features quizzes, live music and comedy, and Q&A sessions with BrewDog team members, as well as beer tasting and homebrewing masterclasses. Bring your favourite drink and settle in for the night. 
 
Visit BrewDog.com
 

Brewdog
Brewdog
Tom Aikens
Tom Aikens

COOK SOMETHING SPECIAL: Tom Aikens

Michelin-starred Tom Aikens is here to help you improve your own kitchen game. The chef-owner of Belgravia’s Muse is posting tutorials on Instagram almost daily, showing viewers how to recreate some of his most popular dishes like spiced sea bass and marinated short ribs.
 
Follow @TomAikens

 

ESCAPE BACK TO THE 60S: One Two Three Four: The Beatles In Time

The world didn’t realise it needed another Beatles biography until comic writer Craig Brown locked onto the Fab Four and served up this highly entertaining review of their lives and times. Refusing to take them too seriously, Brown’s anecdote-heavy book arrives in a strange time as a near-perfect distraction.
 
Visit Foyles.co.uk

 

Udemy
Udemy
The Truth
The Truth

TUNE INTO THE GRAND NATIONAL

Real-life racing is on hold, but race organisers and ITV have joined forces to offer up an intriguing CGI alternative. The Virtual Grand National will be under starter’s orders at 5pm on Saturday afternoon. It’s got 40 runners, with Tiger Roll – winner of the last two real-world Nationals – setting off as one of the favourites. Bookmakers are even looking at whether they can take bets on the outcome, with profits going to charity.
 
Visit ITV.com

 

PICK UP A GUITAR: Udemy

You’ve always told yourself you’ll learn to play an instrument one day. That day has now arrived. Udemy has launched hundreds of online tutorials – from a crash course in playing the guitar to an introduction to the basics of songwriting, it’s got you covered.
 
Visit Udemy.com

 

Roger Frampton
Roger Frampton
Pearl Jam
Pearl Jam

ORDER IN A MOVIE: Curzon Home Cinema

High-end cinema chain Curzon has temporarily pivoted to delivering the full cinema experience to your sofa. You can stream the very latest arthouse releases including The Truth, with Catherine Deneuve and Ethan Hawke, or dip into the archive to catch up on recent award winners such as Bait and older favourites like Steve Coogan’s A Cock and Bull Story.
 
Visit CurzonHomeCinema.com

 

STRETCH YOURSELF: Roger Frampton

Stiffened up after a week of WFH? Every Saturday, movement coach Roger Frampton is hosting online classes to make you stronger, improve your posture and teach you how to stretch correctly. Roger’s TED talk, ‘Why Sitting Down Destroys You’, has notched over 2m views and his workshops fill up fast, so we recommend booking in advance.
 
SLMan readers can get an exclusive 20% off Roger’s workshops with the code ‘luxespecial’
 
Visit Roger.Coach

 

One Man, Two Guvnors
One Man, Two Guvnors
Scout
Scout

LISTEN TO NEW MUSIC: Pearl Jam

Seattle grunge gods Pearl Jam have just released their first new LP in almost seven years. They’ve grown up since their 90s heyday and Gigaton is here to say something about the unnerving state of the world today. Spanning heavy rock to slower ballads, the music itself reveals a band that – 11 albums in – is still keen to experiment.
 
Visit Apple Music or Spotify

 

DRINK WELL: Scout

Start the weekend off right with a cocktail delivered to your door from Scout. The Hackney bar recently placed 28th on the World’s 50 Best Bars list so – whether yours is a ristretto negroni or a vesper martini – you’d be right to expect something special from its new Scout & About service.
 
Follow @ScoutLDN

 

CATCH A COMEDY CLASSIC: One Man, Two Guvnors

The National Theatre is getting around its enforced closure by streaming some of its finest productions from recent years. First up at 7pm on Thursday evening – and available to stream at your leisure thereafter – is Richard Bean’s hilarious One Man, Two Guvnors, starring James Corden.

 
Visit YouTube.com

 

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