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If you didn’t join the scramble for Ribstock and you missed out on Love Brunch then never fear, we’ve got some other options (if you’re willing to brave the rain) this weekend. Friday sees street food faves at Bermondsey’s StockMKT and Ibiza’s Stef Manni at the Movida reopening, while there’s a block party birthday and ballet on Saturday. On Sunday, hide out at a new Saatchi exhibition or the London Coffee Festival. Otherwise, we suggest you head to Sundance and stay put until the rain stops.
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| This Weekend’s Picks |
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| • FRI Movida
• SAT NTS First Birthday
• SUN Out of Focus |
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| SHOP Tonight |
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| Seven Dials and St Martin’s Courtyard 20% off Shopping Event |
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If you’re planning a premature holiday shop, do so tonight in Seven Dials and St Martin’s Courtyard where the likes of Cos, Adidas Originals, Topman General Store, Superga, Neal’s Yard Remedies and many more will be offering 20% off. Stop by Kopapa for a recharge then go for it supermarket sweep style.
Click here to register and download your 20% off ticket, or register in person on the night at 20 Earlham Street.
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Seven Dials and St Martin’s Courtyard Shopping Event, WC2H
5pm-9pm
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| Music Tonight |
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| Islington Acoustic presents Ghostpoet Live |
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Ben Sherman host the first of their summer Islington Acoustic sessions tonight with Mercury Music Prize nominee Ghostpoet. Held at their Islington Green store, there’ll be beer, 20% off any purchases made and stream of consciousness-style rapping against sultry beats.
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Ben Sherman presents Islington Acoustic
1/1a Camden Wak, N1 8DY, 7pm
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The StockMKT |
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Movida |
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The StockMKT is back and it promises to be bigger, bolder and brassier than the last. Our street food faves will be there (Pizza Pilgrims woop!) as well as newcomers Pom Pom Takoyaki and Kebab Kitchen. Peruse the stalls selling anything from art and jewellery to records and antiques, sip cocktails from Kamm and Sons’ BarCycle and get down to tunes from Culture Cuts Collective. Dancing in the street…
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Welcome back Movida. After an extensive refurb, the club returns to the West End scene with four different rooms, four bars and a 15m wide video wall, all housed in the vaults of the Palladium Theatre. If you like a pinch of glam with your party (and a lot of neon lighting) then check out opening night ‘Red Light’ with Ibiza heavyweight DJ Stef Manni heading the bill. For guestlist email here.
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5.30pm-10pm
Free
Bermondsey Square, SE1 3UN
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10pm-4am
£20
8-9 Argyll Street, 577 Kings Road, W1F 7TG
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| SUNDANCE PICK |
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| The Queen of Versailles |
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Be ahead of the box office and go to the first ever Sundance London this weekend. Our pick is docu-film The Queen of Versailles which follows time-share billionaire family the Siegels (who live in a 90,000 sq ft mansion modelled on Versailles) and their plight after the credit crunch.
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The Queen of Versailles at Sundance London
The O2, Peninsula Square, SE10 0DX
£11.50, times vary
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| COMPETITION |
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| Teenage Cancer Trust Auction |
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On May 3 a special fundraising art auction in aid of Teenage Cancer Trust will be held at The Groucho Club. Donated works will come from big names such as Jake & Dinos Chapman, Polly Morgan, Horace Panter, Jonathan Yeo, Charming Baker and Jamie Hewlett, while Friendly Fires and Groove Armada will be performing DJ sets. We have a pair of tickets to give away - simply email competition@urbanjunkies.com for a chance to win.
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Teenage Cancer Trust Auction at The Groucho Club
45 Dean Street, W1D 4QB, May 4
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| SATURDAY |
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PARTY:
NTS First Birthday |
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A Streetcar Named Desire |
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Independent Dalston radio station NTS celebrate their very first birthday this weekend. Things kick off early with a block party outside their HQ until the main celebration - a warehouse party in a secret East London location. Sets range from acid house pioneer A Guy Called Gerald to 70s and 80s electronic pop from NY’s East Village Radio co-founder, Veronica Vasicka. In true birthday style it’s BYOB.
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If Brando and Leigh are the only names that spring to mind at the mention of Tennessee Williams’ iconic play, it’s time to switch it up and try something new. Scottish Ballet have devised a dance version set to a specially commissioned jazz-inspired score (no tutus or Tchaikovsky here). Southern belles and sexual tension without the yelling.
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1pm-8.30pm and 10pm-5am
Block party free, warehouse party £22
Gillett Square, Dalston, N16 8AZ
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7.30pm
From £12
Sadler’s Wells, Rosebery Avenue, EC1R 4TN
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| PRODUCT PICK |
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| Bernstock Speirs Bunny Couture Shop |
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Go for the fashionable Playboy bunny look (it’s everywhere at the moment). After their pop art cap shop in Dover Street Market, fashion forward milliners Bernstock Speirs have gone one hop further with a made to order Bunny Couture Shop - pick from 96 different colour-pattern combos.
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Bernstock Speirs Bunny Cap, £59, available to order here
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| POPCHIPS PICK |
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| Sponsored Listing |
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The Rooftop Film Club returns this week for its summer run. The alfresco season will be filled with the usual classic, cult and more recent releases including The Graduate, Cinema Paradiso, Coming to America and Ferris Bueller’s Day Off. Screenings will take place on three of London’s rooftops: the Queen of Hoxton, The Roof Gardens and Netil House.
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Rooftop Film Club, from £10, times vary
popchips, @popchipsUK, www.facebook.com/popchips,
now available to buy in Waitrose, Wholefoods and Planet Organic |
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| SUNDAY |
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ART:
Out of Focus Photography |
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The London Coffee Festival |
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It’s been a decade since Saatchi’s provocative ‘I Am a Camera’ but they’re still asking questions about the role of photography. This time 38 artists - including Michele Abeles, Leonce Raphael Agbodjélo and Olaf Breuning - are exploring the changing nature of the medium, looking at how evolutions in technology have blurred the boundaries between professional and amateur. Well, what with Instagram and iPhones, everyone thinks they’re a pro.
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Cortado, flat white, long, short - whatever your coffee preference, the London Coffee Festival should be a stop-off for any aficionado. Alchemists head to The Lab, foodies go straight for the street food market (hog roast, dim sum or Indian roti wraps), and purists should stay in the True Artisan Café, where London’s best-loved coffee houses will take over the grind in slots (Artisan, Shoreditch Grind and Alchemy Coffee Roasters).
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10am-6pm
Free
The Saatchi Gallery,
Duke of York’s HQ, King's Road, SW3 4RY
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10am-7pm
£12.50
The Old Truman Brewery,
91 Brick Lane, E1 6QL
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| BABEL |
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Promising to be one the most talked about events of 2012, BABEL is a theatrical experience of epic proportions. The spectacular outdoor production, with a cast of 300, combines storytelling, live music, massed choirs and stunning visual effects to celebrate what it means to be part of a global city like London. BABEL is a unique creative partnership between award-winning theatre companies WildWorks and Battersea Arts Centre.
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Offer: UJ subscribers can get tickets on Wed 9, Thu 10 or Sun 13 for just £12.50
(usually up to £25).
To book quote Urban on 020 7223 2223 or babellondon.com
Caledonian Park, 8 - 20 May
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WEEKEND GUIDE by JC & MY |
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