May 262015
Alternative Stuff to do this Week in London – 25th-31st May!
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For our full months event recommendations see our London Events page and Regular Events page also – if we’re missing something (your own event or someone else’s) let us know. Enjoy! |
Below the first run of events extracted and pasted from our London Events you’ll find the same for this week from our Regular Events page which covers those ongoing weekly and monthly happenings…
Big week this week – enjoy!
Monday |
25th |
FILM |
THE DARK KNIGHT TRILOGY! The Prince Charles Cinema, 7 Leicester Place, WC2H 7BY |
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Tuesday |
26th |
FILM |
KUNG FU ELLIOTT |
The Prince Charles Cinema, 7 Leicester Place, WC2H 7BY |
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MUSIC |
GALLOWS @ The Garage with BABY GODZILLA + CREEPER! The Garage, 20-22 Highbury Corner, N5 1RD – One of Mark K’s May Gig picks |
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MUSIC |
NOVELLA @ The Victoria, Dalston *** One of Mark K’s TOP TEN May Gig picks *** The Victoria, 451 Queensbridge Road, E8 3AS |
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Wednesday |
27th |
FILM |
JAWS! The classic shark thriller – strangely on the very month that Jonathan Green’s SHARKPUNK anthology is published! |
The Prince Charles Cinema, 7 Leicester Place, WC2H 7BY |
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COMICS |
JAY GUNN LAUNCHES SURFACE TENSION #1 at Forbidden Planet, 6-7pm – 179 Shaftesbury Avenue, WC2H 8JR |
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COMICS |
MATERIAL SIGNING WITH WILL TEMPEST & TOM MULLER – GOSH! COMICS, 1 Berwick Street, Soho, London W1F 0DR – 6-7pm |
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MUSIC |
PINS @ The Lexington, Kings Cross – with Dream Wife + Kyogen + Jupiter-C! The Lexington, 96-98 Pentonville Road, N1 9JB – One of Mark K’s May Gig picks |
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MUSIC |
Kilimanjaro Live & DMP present CHUCK PROPHET & THE MISSION EXPRESS + THE DREAMING SPIRES! The Garage, 20-22 Highbury Corner, N5 1RD – One of Mark K’s May Gig picks |
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Thursday |
28th |
BOOKS |
JENNY T COLGAN SIGNING RESISTANCE IS FUTILE at Forbidden Planet! 6-7pm – 179 Shaftesbury Avenue, WC2H 8JR. More on the book on our May New Book Recommends! |
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COMICS |
THE KING IN YELLOW LAUNCH PARTY WITH INJ CULBARD! – GOSH COMICS, 1 Berwick St, Soho, W1F 0DR – 7-9 pm. Published by SELF MADE HERO – see this and more books published / publishing Jan-Jun from SMH here. |
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Friday 29th May – Sunday 7th June |
FESTIVAL |
*** CARABAS SPECIAL RECOMMEND *** SCI-FI LONDON begins! Various locations, films and events – check the site for daily events and showings and check our particular picks of the festival below… |
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Friday |
29th |
FILM |
SCI-FI LONDON SHORTS PROGRAMME 1(reshowing)… 8.55pm – STRATFORD PICTUREHOUSE, Stratford Centre, Salway Road, E15 1BX |
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MUSIC |
MAMA Presents COLLEEN GREEN + THE DOUGH ROLLERS + PETER BIBBY! Hoxton Square Bar & Kitchen.
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BRIX AND THE EXTRICATED @ The 100 Club, 100 Oxford Street, W1D 1LL – One of Mark K’s May Gig picks |
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Friday to Sunday |
29th – 31st |
CONVENTION |
STARFURY’s INVA5ION! (That’ Invasion 5 ;)) – Guest talks, photo and autograph sessions, competitions, parties… Radisson Edwardian Hotel, Heathrow, UB3 5AW |
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Saturday |
30th |
MUSIC FESTIVAL! |
CAMDEN ROCKS 2015 – Early Bird tickets gone – now £30 for over 200 bands… Including LAWNMOWER DETH! Venues across Camden – TOP RECOMMEND FROM US ALL! |
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FESTIVAL |
SFL – NEW SCIENTIST PRESENTS – short films and discussions about why stories, games and falsehoods may be our best guide to tomorrow. With culture editor Simon Ings and introduced with a keynote by multi-award winning science fiction writer Alastair Reynolds. At the BFI Sountbank… UPDATE: SOLD OUT! |
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MUSIC |
Grunge Pioneers MUDHONEY @ The Forum, Kentish Town! 9 – 17 Highgate Rd, NW5 1JY (One ofMark K’s May Gig picks) |
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MUSIC |
COLLEEN GREEN + KEEL HER + SEEDS OF DOUBT + MADONNATRON @ The Windmill, Brixton, 22 Blenheim Gardens, SW2 5BZ (One ofMark K’s May Gig picks) |
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FILM |
MIDDLE EARTH MARATHON, The Prince Charles Cinema, 7 Leicester Place, WC2H 7BY |
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Sunday |
31st |
MUSIC |
PENNY FOR THE WORKHOUSE playing at the Victoria Embankment Summer Market with City Showcase Markets! |
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FILM |
SCI-FI LONDON SHORTS PROGRAMME 4… 2pm – STRATFORD PICTUREHOUSE, Stratford Centre, Salway Road, E15 1BX |
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FILM |
SCI-FI LONDON SHORTS PROGRAMME 5… 4.30pm – STRATFORD PICTUREHOUSE, Stratford Centre, Salway Road, E15 1BX |
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FILM |
SCI-FI LONDON SHORTS PROGRAMME 6… 6.50pm – STRATFORD PICTUREHOUSE, Stratford Centre, Salway Road, E15 1BX |
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4th / Last |
Tue |
Super Relaxed Fantasy Club (SRFC) – Social / Talk – Two authors / publishing pros from the SFF genre speaking and drinks and merriment after. *** This month with James Barclay and Lucy Claire Hounsam, debut author of Starborn! *** |
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4th |
Wed |
BSFA Open Meeting – non-members welcome. Last Wednesday usually (check) – Talk / Social: Sci-Fi – The Artillery Arms (upstairs), 102 Bunhill Row, London, EC1Y 8ND – Interview with author and social gathering – non-members welcome and free! |
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Last |
Wed |
Comica Social – Last Wednesday – Social: Comics – The Central Bar,The Foyer, Royal Festival Hall, Belvedere Rd, SE1 8XX – Free gathering for those who love comics – 6-10pm |
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4th / Last |
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The Deep Hum At The Heart Of It All – Weekly Gig night – The Social, 5 Little Portland St, W1W 7JD – Gig night – Emerging bands… |
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4th / Last |
Thu |
Panel Borders – Radio: Comics – Resonance FM – The UK’s weekly radio show on comics! 11am |
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BookSlam – usually last Thursday (check) – Event: Literary / Books – The Grand, 21-25 St. John’s Hill, Clapham, SW11 1TT – Literary cabaret |
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4th / Last |
Sat |
Panel Borders – Radio: Comics – Resonance FM – The UK’s weekly radio show on comics! 7.00am (Repeat from Thursday) |
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4th / Last |
Sat |
Scared to Dance – Last Saturday (also second) – Club Night: Indie – MOUSTACHE BAR, 58 Stoke Newington Road, Hackney, N16 7XB – Bi-monthly club night in East London playing indiepop, post-punk, new wave and sixties music. |
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