Alternative Stuff to do this Week in London – 8th-14th June!

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!

Tuesday

9th

FILM

AMILIE at the Shoreditch Rooftop Film Club – Queen of Hoxton, 1-5 Curtain Rd, Shoreditch, EC2A 3JX

Wednesday

10th

The latest in our hugely popular events (as below) but one of the quarterly larger editions, in part to celebrate the launch of our ‘DISCOVER…’ page on Carabas promoting fantastical and fantastic authors, artists, bands, groups and more in the London area and beyond! More generally a good old social bash with drinks and like-minded folk. Free but limited tickets and more info here…

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MUSIC

WAXAHATCHEE @ Electric Ballroom, 184 Camden High Street, Camden, NW1 8QP

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FILM

*** CARABAS SPECIAL RECOMMEND*** WITHNAIL & I at the Stratford Rooftop Cinema– Roof East, Floors 7&8, Stratford multi-storey car park, Great Eastern Way, E15 1XE. One of our favourites of all time… 🙂

Wednesday 10th June – Sunday 12th July

MUSIC

KOPPARBERG URBAN FOREST – 37–41 Whitepost Lane, Hackney Wick, E9 5EN – “After a successful summer in Dalston last year, the Kopparberg Urban Forest will find itself planted in Hackney Wick for five weeks from 10th June until 12th July. The event will see Swedish and London culture entwine in a heady mix of live music, street food and drink.”

Thursday

11th

MUSIC

PILE @ The Lexington

The Lexington, 96-98 Pentonville Road St, N1 9JB

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MUSIC

MONARCHY at Hoxton Bar – Hoxton Bar & Kitchen, 2-4 Hoxton Square, N1 6NU

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FILM

FILMAGEDDON! The Prince Charles Cinema hosts a film quiz to end all film quizzes!

The Prince Charles Cinema, 7 Leicester Place, WC2H 7BY

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*** CARABAS SPECIAL RECOMMEND *** THE PRINCESS BRIDE at the Stratford Rooftop Cinema – Roof East, Floors 7&8, Stratford multi-storey car park, Great Eastern Way, E15 1XE

Friday

12th

FESTIVAL

*** CARABAS SPECIAL RECOMMEND*** GOTHIC GHOST STORIES & GHOULISH DELIGHTS – Part of the Crouch End Festival.  “An unusual night of ghost stories (based on local legends), music, comedy, poetry and gothic performance, set in a halloween style setting inSt Mary’s churchyard, Hornsey Village. Top performers including Kate Shortt, Alan Wolfson, David Lennon, Clare Kissane, Robin Stevenson, Chris Arnold & special guests.”

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ODY-C VOL. 1 LAUNCH PARTY WITH CHRISTIAN WARD! Matt Fraction and Christian Ward’s gender-bending mind-expanding ODY-C is coming to trade paper back and we’re having a party! 7-9 pm. GOSH COMICS, 1 Berwick St, Soho, W1F 0DR

Saturday

13th

COMICS

ED LUCE signing / launch of Wuvable Oaf at GOSH! GOSH COMICS, 1 Berwick St, Soho, W1F 0DR

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*** CARABAS SPECIAL RECOMMEND *** Tank Girl at Forbidden Planet!  Join ALAN MARTIN, WARWICK JOHNSON CADWELL and JONATHAN EDWARDS signing 21st CENTURY TANK GIRL #1 at Forbidden Planet London on Saturday 13th June from 1 – 2pm!  
Forbidden Planet, 179 Shaftesbury Avenue, WC2H 8JR

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FILM

BLADE RUNNER final cut at the Prince Charles! The Prince Charles Cinema, 7 Leicester Place, WC2H 7BY

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BLADE RUNNER also at thee ROOFTOP FILM CLUB PECKHAM

Peckham Rooftop Film Club – The Bussey Building, 133 Rye Lane, Peckham, SE15 4ST

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MUSIC

LEFTFIELD @ The Forum – The launch of their first new album in 16 years: one date gone already so get in quick! The Forum, 9 – 17 Highgate RD, Kentish Town, NW5 1JY

Sunday

14th

FILM

TALES FROM EARTHSEA at the Prince Charles! The Prince Charles Cinema, 7 Leicester Place, WC2H 7BY

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HIP HOP KARAKOE + THE HACKNEY COLLIERY BAND at Kopparberg Urban Forest! 37–41 Whitepost Lane, Hackney Wick, E9 5EN

2nd

Tue

Liars’ League – Storytelling… The Phoenix, 37 Cavendish Square, W1G 0PP – Writers write stories, actors read them – you get to enjoy!

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GOSH!P – Gosh Comic Readers – Social / Love of: Comics – GOSH COMICS, 1 Berwick St, Soho, W1F 0DR – Comic book discussion group to chat about their books of the month – normally one mainstream and one small press… Drinks after.

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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…

2nd

Thu

Panel Borders – Radio: Comics – Resonance FM – The UK’s weekly radio show on comics! 11am

2nd

Sat

Panel Borders – Radio: Comics – Resonance FM – The UK’s weekly radio show on comics! 7.00am (Repeat from Thursday)

2nd

Sat

Scared to Dance – Second Saturday (also last) – 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.