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4-9 OctoberīOUQUET WORKSHOP: Learn how to make your own hand-tied bouquet at this workshop by Hackney-based independent florist Rebel Rebel. Browse and buy antiques, design and art pieces dating from the 1700s to the 1970s. 4-7 OctoberĭECORATIVE FAIR: 150 specialist dealers descend on Evolution in Battersea Park for the Decorative Fair. She talks about her battle with bowel cancer, after a colonoscopy turns her life upside down. 4-5 OctoberīADASS: "A love note the the NHS" is the official blurb of Badass, a one-woman comedy show starring Sarah Mills at Islington's Pleasance Theatre. Talks, workshops, art displays, African fashion and photography all feature, along with Caribbean jerk chicken, jollof rice and rum punch, across two days. GO AFRICA: Head to Islington Town Hall for the Go Africa Festival of Arts, a chance for African and Caribbean communities to showcase their talents. 9.15pm Tuesday 4 October There's something fishy happening in Notting Hill THE LOL WORD: Queer women, trans and non-binary comedy collective The LOL Word returns to Soho Theatre for a stand-up show, featuring no cis-male comics and plenty of punching the patriarchy. You can have your say too, with a wildcard slot for a performer that the audience believes deserves to progress to the next round. NEW ACT COMEDY: Keen to see some new comedy talent? Catch the fifth heat in this year's 2Northdown New Act Competition and watch up-and-coming comedians battle it out for a place in the next round. Mishal Husain, Aleem Maqbool, Jon Snow and Mike Wooldridge all take part, and you can choose between in-person or livestream tickets. SEARCHING: As part of St-Martin-in-the-Fields' ongoing lecture series, hear from four journalists about their search for meaning in all they have witnessed as journalists, reporting on events from around the world. Tonight's event is at Benares and raises money for NHS Charities Together.


TWO MICHELIN STARS: Tonight sees the first of two very special foodie events, in which Mayfair Michelin-starred restaurants Benares and Hakkasan team up to serve an eight-course tasting menu with profits donated to charity. Your ticket gets you six half pints, a goody bag and a platter of posh bar snacks. Chelsea's Cadogan Arms starts pouring for its six-day beer festival today, with 20 beers to choose from, including five cask. Until January 2023 Monday 3 October Mishal Husain, Jon Snow, Aleem Maqbool and Mike Wooldridge join forces for a talk at St-Martin-in-the-FieldsīEER FESTIVAL: Too early in the week for a beer festival? Nah. Lucian Freud: New Perspectives includes his early and intimate works, his well-known, large-scale canvasses and his monumental naked portraits. LUCIAN FREUD: The National Gallery has just opened the first major exhibition of Lucian Freud's work in a decade, showing paintings spanning 70 years. First Mexico After Hours event takes place this Friday. There are also special weekend and late-night events including live music from an all-female mariachi band, and a special Mexican menu at the gardens' Pavilion Bar and Grill. Art and plant installations are dotted throughout the glass house, showcasing different aspects of Mexican culture. MEXICO: Kew Gardens' month-long celebration of Mexico and all things Mexican is underway within its Temperate House. The exhibition looks at how Disney animation teams took inspiration from 18th century art and furniture when creating their films, with particular focus on Cinderella and Beauty and the Beast. 4-8 October (sponsor)ĭISNEY ART: Time's running out to see Inspiring Walt Disney at the Wallace Collection. This year, the iconic indie music venue has partnered with VICE UK - who curate Tuesday's opening night - to offer £1 tickets to those aged 30 and under. ROUNDHOUSE RISING FESTIVAL: An impressive line-up of new and emerging artists comes to Roundhouse this week, for a festival that's all about supporting and showcasing the creative talent of tomorrow. The annual festival aims to inform, entertain and provoke on the subject of death, through events including talks and workshops - cemetery tours are among this week's highlights. MONTH OF THE DEAD: Halloween may not be until the end of October, but London Month of the Dead goes on all month. It's a national event - and we've already highlighted some of the best London events - but we've picked a couple of others below, and it's worth planning ahead to see what's coming up the rest of the month. BLACK HISTORY MONTH: October is Black History Month, honouring the often unheralded accomplishments of Black Britons in all fields throughout history.
