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This weekend guide is brought to you by álaMODE.se - the one-stop site for fashionable Sweden.

The summer is here! (Seasonal prediction accurate at time of writing; no guarantees attached or insinuated; terms and conditions apply.) And what's better than a bit of the old UV lovin'? Why, a weekend of it to boot. And better than that? Try a weekend of fashion-music crossovers, '80s dress-up kitsch, film, music, and a gratis ice-cream van as the cherry (or flake, to keep our analogies straight) on the top.

And in case you hadn't gotten our hint so far: Sweden is cheap right now. And we mean cheap. Throw into that a wealth, nay barrage of top fashion stores - big name and indie alike - and a veritable army of sleek restaurants, cafés and bars, and it's got to make you wonder why you're still even sitting at your desk reading this. With next week's long weekend coming up, if you haven't booked anything yet, you know where we're recommending.

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• FRI EUREKA • SAT WHITE WEDDING • SUN FLEET

FRIDAY

nightlifeCaptured In Stone
This month's Late at the ol' Vicky and Al is all about getting stoned. Sorry, I read that wrong: it's all about stone. (Cheap shot, I know…) Take in Michael Shaw's curious and innovative Breathing Sculpture with the good sculptor/doctor himself, investigate the swirling audiovisual Strata#1, or create your own masterpiece plaque with the in-house Master Plaster Caster (trying saying that quickly when you've had a few).


Time:
6:30-10pm
Place:
V&A, Cromwell Rd, SW7 2RL
Cost:
Free
Info:
vam.ac.uk

This week's ORIGINAL pick: Eureka Night
You know the old story. Archimedes is busy slipping himself into a hot bath after a long day in the office, when suddenly it hits him: the volume of a body submerged in water is equal to the volume of liquid displaced. "Eureka!" he cries out, before running around the streets of Syracuse naked. Just because tonight's fashion-tastic special of DJs, live music, workshops and talks takes its name from his exclamation, don't go getting any ideas…

Time:
6-10pm
Place:
Design Museum, Shad Thames, SE1 2YD
Cost:
£8.50, £5 adv.
Info:
designmuseum.org

COMPETITION

Smirnoff Black Modern Gentleman Masterclasses
To celebrate the launch of 'The Smirnoff Black Modern Gentleman Masterclasses', the experts behind this month long series of exclusive evening events at sketch are giving you the chance to win a complete luxury package for the Modern Gentleman, including a made to measure suit from bespoke tailors A Suit That Fits, the ultimate SHARPS grooming kit, and a bottle of triple-distilled Smirnoff Black.
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SATURDAY

Music Camden Crawl
Seeing as all the day tickets have sold out, you've clearly already been to yesterday's event and as such, probably don't need us to wise-crack about the ins and outs of Camden's biggest musical pub crawl, spanning 40 venues and taking in over 150 live acts, including Kasabian, Little Boots, Frankmusik and Ipso Facto. Not forgetting interactive daytime activities and cutting edge performances across the arts. Sorry, couldn't help ourselves.


Time:
Various
Place:
Various
Cost:
£55 for two-day pass
Info:
thecamdencrawl.com

MusicWhite Wedding
Dearly beloved, would you be happy to see Yoda turn up on your big day? Unless it's a theme wedding, personally we'd veto. However, we're making an exception for this tongue-in-cheek disco reception full of tacky brides, cheap cava, blubbing bridesmaids and bouquet tossing. With '80s fanatic, DJ Yoda, spinning his exclusive wedding set, and a dressing up box to raid for the official photographs, we're saying I do.


Time:
8pm-2am
Place:
The Dome, 178 Junction Rd, N19 5QQ
Cost:
£6
Info:
whiteweddingclub.com

SHOP

Garbstore
The Sakura season in Japan marks the official beginning of Spring. To celebrate, cool Kensington boutique Garbstore is offering up to 50% off its exclusive Japanese brands this Saturday, including Mountain Research, Terrem, Gauntlets and Bedwin & The Heartbreakers. As the only official stockists of these cult collections outside of Japan, get ready to get your Sumo on - there could be a scrum.
10am - 6pm, Saturday 25th April.
188 Kensington Park Road, W11 2ES.
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SUNDAY

OtherFleet: Ice Cream Orchestra
There's nothing sweeter than the sound of the ice-cream van on a hot summer's day. On the flip side, it sounds a bit cr*p through the tinny acoustics of pounding rain. So we're keeping our fingers crossed for sun this Sunday (come ON weather, the hint's in the frigging title), as six vans from the Fleet Ice Cream Orchestra play a specially created composition to mark the end of this year's Street Project, with free ice cream for all.


Time:
1pm
Place:
26-28 Toynbee St, E1 7NE
Cost:
Free
Info:
whitechapelgallery.org

otherEast End Film Festival
I remember the excitement of my first 3D movie as a kid: the blurred blue/red images that lunged out at me from the screen. But there was always something unsatisfying about the experience (I blame the fact that, as awed as I was, I already had perfectly good 3D vision without the weird specs). Still, even without the wealth of old-school 2D flicks on offer, the chance to experience some brand new, realer-than-real 3D offerings out East gets me giddy all over again.


Time:
Apr 23-30. See website for details.
Place:
Throughout the ol' East End
Cost:
Various
Info:
eastendfilmfestival.com

TODAY
Beefeater Gin Masterclass
Happy St George's Day! What, you didn't remember? Whilst we may not be as effusive as the Irish, or as enthusiastic as the Scots, we're no fools. Celebrations call for drinks. Harvey Nics' Fifth Floor Restaurant is holding a Beefeater Gin masterclass today, promising to teach you a little history, feed you a three course, gin-inspired dinner, and of course, give you a little tipple. We've come over all patriotic.
£35, To book call: 020 7235 5250..

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EAT & DRINK

Brasserie Max
The Covent Garden hotel, part of Tim and Kit Kemp's eclectically stylish Firmdale group, is a little oasis of old world charm and well-upholstered comfort - a particular find in an area not known for its luxey vibe.

Its restaurant, Brasserie Max, has just been spruced up so it's now bigger and better, with a long pewter bar, a couple of private dining rooms and a cosy drinks area.

I, personally, am looking forward to trying the new three course set menu - featuring things like crispy squid, asparagus and coriander salad, wild mushroom, spinach and taleggio risotto with truffle salsa, and Valrhona chocolate brownie with honeycomb ice cream- a flavoursome snip at £19.95.

Or if you fancy a spot of afternoon tea, make the most of the wide range of loose-leaf infusions on offer to accompany your champagne rhubarb tartlets and scones with homemade jam and clotted cream

A consistently reliable classic just got that bit more polished. And look out for Firmdale's first Stateside hotel, Crosby Street, due to open in NYC in September.

Nothing like a home from home.

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Hours:

Mon-Sat 7am-12am / Sun 8am-11pm

Place:
10 Monmouth Street, WC2H 9HB
Cost:
£40
Web:
firmdalehotels.com
Book:
020 7806 1007

PLAYLIST OF THE WEEK
April 22 Playlist
This week's fabulous guest playlist comes from Favela Chic's Danny 'Copious Breaks' McLewin, resident of Over The Moon - next edition on April 30.

The playlist consists of cosmic disco / italo, Bollywood (60s/70s), synth rock, kraut, dirty electro, psyched out soul, Brazilian bullets - MPB, bossa, Tropicalia…
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Weekend guide by MAM, AC & FJ, food review by SL
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