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Dorich House Open Days

Saturday 21 February - Sunday 26 July 2015

Enjoy a visit to this rare, art-deco-inspired, artist's studio home and take a guided tour at one of the open days. Guided tours last about an hour and begin with a 10-minute film of Dora Gordine's life, before exploring the studios, gallery and private apartments, and the roof terrace. Family workshops are held at the Dorich House Museum in the half-term and Easter holidays. Bookings for family workshops are essential.

Treasures from our collection: Mr Marsh's Martinware

Thursday 16 April - Saturday 11 July 2015

When the Museum opened in In 1904, Ernest Marsh, an affluent art collector and connoisseur from a wealthy Kingston family, organised the very first exhibition in the art gallery. A collector of fine and decorative arts, Marsh was particularly passionate about ceramics produced by the Martin Brothers – known as Martinware.

International Youth Arts Festival

Thursday 2 July - Sunday 19 July 2015

Kingston will come alive with events showcasing the most avant-garde, experimental and even renegade youth arts from the UK and around the world. The 6,000 participants involved in all art forms, including theatre, music, dance, film, visual arts, comedy, circus, workshops, design and technology, fill every available venue – theatres, pubs, parks, streets, galleries – with two weeks of dynamic atmosphere, not to be missed.

An introduction to Post-Keynesian economics and political economy

Sunday 12 July - Tuesday 14 July 2015

Penrhyn Road campus

This workshop will introduce two of the main alternatives to orthodoxy - Post-Keynesian economics and Marxist political economy.

Nerd Nite: brains and bodies, fairy tales, living without stuff

Thursday 16 July 2015, 6.30pm

Caroline of Brunswick, 39 Ditchling Road Brighton, East Sussex

A series of talks titled 'Brains and bodies, fairy tales, living without stuff - a night of nerds'.

Kingston Welcomes Korea

Wednesday 29 July - Saturday 8 August 2015

The Rose is working with the Royal Borough of Kingston and Arts Interlink to produce a Korean festival at the Rose Theatre and across Kingston.

Kingston Food Festival

Friday 31 July - Saturday 8 August 2015

Tuck in to the best food of Kingston and the surrounding region at the annual Kingston Food Festival.

Prudential RideLondon

Saturday 1 August - Sunday 2 August 2015

Kingston is the only place along the 100-mile Prudential RideLondon route where you can see the cyclists twice, providing visitors with the best seats in the house. Why not combine the excitement of watching the world's best cyclists with a day of family fun? Come along for the ride and experience all Kingston has to offer – from riverside dining, to arts and heritage, shopping, wine bars and nightclubs.