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Explore UK culture through videos

You can learn more about UK art and culture through our short videos. Our very own online platform, The English Channel, offers a variety of film, music and lifestyle videos combined with interactive activities for improving your English.

Visit a digital exhibition

Almost there is our newest digital exhibition that features the works of artists from Georgia, Turkey, Ukraine and the UK. Visit the exhibition and explore what it means to be human in the modern world.

Listen to the newest music coming from the UK

Our weekly online Selector radio show brings you the newest music coming from all over the UK. The show is available online so you can listen to any of the previous episodes free of charge.

Explore the British Council Collection

The British Council Collection consists of art created by a number of world-renowned artists including Henry Moore, Barbara Hepworth, Bridget Riley, Gilbert and George and many more. The Collection demonstrates the very best in contemporary British practice across different art forms, from painting and sculpture to printmaking, photography, installation and new media.

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Things to Do in Atlanta This Weekend

Start the year off by experiencing something new this weekend! Here are our favorite events picked for this weekend.

The Glenn Miller Orchestra at Spivey Hall, Saturday

The music of Glenn Miller has an unusual sound. Combine that with the perfect sound affects at Spivey Hall, and you get a concert that is sure to have your toes tapping. And really, who doesn’t love Challanooga Choo Choo?

Garden Lights at the Atlanta Botanical Garden, Saturday

This is the last night for this annual light show at the Atlanta Botanical Garden. It is particularly unusual that the magical sound of frogs in the conservatory (温室) is not from a recording. That magic is coming from the real frogs that live there. If it’s not too crowded, stop along the way, close your eyes and just listen.

Children’s Workshop: Egyptian Hieroglyphs (象形文字), Saturday

Does your child dream of becoming a historian when he grows up? If you answer “yes”, you will want to take him to the Michael C. Carlos Museum. Participants will learn how to read and write ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs from Egyptologist Annie Shanley. Children will have an opportunity to discover the meaning of hieroglyphs on tomb reliefs and statues.

Colin Mochrie at Dad’s Garage Theatre, Saturday and Sunday

Set the tone for a great 2018 with laughter. Colin Mochrie comes to Dad’s Garage Theatre and brings his lightning-quick creativity and humor.

If you want to look at all the events happening this weekend, check out our full events calendar.

Best Hotels Along the California Coast

Crystal Cove Beach Cottages

These 1938 beachfront rooms take up a part of Newport Beach’s Crystal Cove State Park. At the beginning, developed as a movie set, these attractive houses, now repainted in lively beach style, aim to remain the original look with Murphy beds.

Advance booking is required, as the rooms sell out the moment they are available (可获得的).

www.crystalcove.org.

Montage Laguna Beach

Standing guard over 30 beachfront acres (英亩) in Orange County, CA, Montage Laguna Beach transports you to that pleasant house with stone baths, comfortable bedding and ocean views.

Three swimming pools, including one just for kids and another relaxation space, four onsite restaurants and a kids club are just a small part of the outstanding service offered by this hotel.

www.montagehotels.com.

El Capitan Canyon

Just north of Santa Barbara in a coastal comer, El Capitan Canyon promotes a life lived outdoors, with some extra comfort.

Guests say in heated tents decorated in the Native American style with raised beds, and private outdoor picnic tables. Guests can also access a swimming pool, and taste dinners at the award-winning restaurant.

www.elcapitancanyon.com.

Terranea

Just south of Los Angeles, on the Palo Verdes Peninsula, Terranea offers ocean-view guest rooms along with heated baths and rain showers.

Families love the huge swimming pool, the water slide, the kids program, the nightly bonfire (篝火) and the selection of kid-friendly restaurants. The young appreciate the dirt road that snakes away into the distance.

www.terranea.com.