If you’re not dancing around a maypole or hiding from the rain (yes guys, it’s back), then take your pick from these bank holiday offerings. From MEATmarket to a street market it’s all about urban food on Friday night. Then we’ve got some London first-timers (Gary Taxali, Cadenza Vagabundos), Gay Bingo, Brit street art and a nod to the Olympics thrown into the mix. All rounded off with a dose of fun: Being Elmo, a disco podcast, tracksuit party and a Mario Kart Tournament. Hey, Luigi! This Weekend’s Picks • FRI MEATmarket • SAT Cadenza Vagabundos • SUN Gay Bingo - European Connection BOOK AHEAD Delicious by DS5 Five courses for £5? Yes please! Masterchef winner Tim Anderson has teamed up with Citroën and FareShare to create a secret supperclub inspired by the five senses. From Textures of Duck and Visions of Beetroot, to Sounds of Bacon and Aromas of Syrah, this is experimental cuisine meets mad scientist. And with all the money going to charity, it’s high fives all round. Delicious by DS5 at a secret Shoreditch location, May 16-19, £5 All proceeds go to food charity FareShare. Apply for a table through Facebook. Tables will be allocated on a ballot basis from May 9. HEADS UP The Big British Bang Selfridges have come over all patriotic this summer with a series of exclusive products, events and initiatives spanning the Jubilee-Olympics period. A concept store and tiara shop open on Friday, but look out for rooftop tea parties, Bompas and Parr’s crazy golf and band stand entertainment. Oh, and don’t forget to pick up your urban survival backpack (including a map, umbrella and Kendal Mint cake) to carry your Olympic essentials. The Big British Bang, Selfridges, 400 Oxford Street, W1A 1AB, May 4 - August 31 FRIDAY EAT: MEATmarket MARKET: Street Feast The next installment from Yannis Papoutsis (MEATliquor, the Meatwagon) in what’s sure to become a Meat Empire. Situated in the eaves of Jubilee Market, MEATmarket feels almost European (overlooking the bustling stalls down below) but it’s wholly American in its execution. More of a fast food joint than its Marylebone sister (long benches, retro lightboxes, trucker hats aplenty), there are some new additions to the menu: the Black Palace burger, hotdogs and Jägermeister floats. Their milkshake brings all the boys to the market. Every Friday from now until July, London’s best street food vendors will set up shop in a car park off Brick Lane for Street Feast, an open-air night market. All the faves will be there, including The Ribman, Big Apple Hot Dog, Homeslice, Kimchi Cult, Yum Bun and more, as well as a long bar for tipples. There’s also a Car Wash private ‘dining room’ (with real cutlery and waiter service, oh yes) but be sure to book in advance. 12pm-11pm Burgers from £7.50 Jubilee Market Hall, Tavistock Street, WC2E 8BE 5pm-12am Free entry Sclater Street Car Park (off Brick Lane), 91 Sclater Street, E1 6HR SUGARHOUSE STUDIOS Cafe // bar // cinema // workshop // pizzeria The architectural team behind The Cineroleum and Folly for a Flyover have taken over a soon-to-be-demolished workshop near the Olympic Park. They’ll be hosting a line-up of events until June, including midnight classic movies, dinner clubs and music (there’s even a pizzeria). For their opening weekend they’ve got BFI archive shorts, 60s movie American Graffiti, a mass Mario Kart tournament and a Lebanese supper club. Sugarhouse Studios, 107 High Street, Stratford, E15 2QQ, May 4 - June 28, from £5 AGENDA PICK Being Elmo: A Puppeteer’s Journey Docu-film Being Elmo looks at Kevin Clash, the man behind the world’s favourite furry red puppet. After sweeping the boards at film festivals and winning a special award at Sundance, it’s crossed the pond and is on show at various Picturehouses Londonwide. Narrated by Whoopi Goldberg, the film looks at rare archive and up-to-date footage of Clash, who started building puppets and performing on Baltimore’s Harbour front as a teen in the 70s, before he found a home on Sesame Street. More info SATURDAY ART: Gary Taxali My Feelings Like You PARTY: Cadenza Vagabundos London Contemporary illustrator-artist Gary Taxali is so revered in North America that he’s even designed Canadian quarters for the Royal Canadian Mint. His first UK solo exhibition opens this weekend at The Outsiders - see colourful pop culture references and reimagined 30s iconography in nostalgic and funny pieces. And cartoons, lots of cartoons. Production king Luciano brings his Vagabundos crew from the white isle over to London for the first ever UK show. He’ll be doing a three-hour set, followed by Reboot (a live set), Berlin’s Maayan Nidam and Alex Picone. Expect the same from the Ibiza parties: deep techno, rhythmic electro and a heavy helping of fun. 11am-7pm Free 8 Greek Street, Soho, W1D 4DG 9pm-6am £27.50 Proud2, The O2, Peninsula Square, SE10 ODX PODCAST Urban Junk in your Disco Trunk If you’re getting your bling on at Tayo’s Tracksuit Party this Sunday then here’s a little something to get you in the mood - throwback dance floor tracks and 80s block-party appropriate beats (Janet Jackson, Midnight Star, B-Beat Girls). Guests on the night include Rob Da Bank, Wookie (an old-school garage set), Artwork (disco) and the man himself Tayo3000. See you there in your bank holiday nylons. Play Tayo’s Tracksuit Party, Paradise by way of Kensal Green, 19 Kilburn Lane, Kensal Green, W10 4AE, 7pm - 3am, £6-£8 COMPETITION HÄagen-Dazs Häagen-Dazs is offering 2 readers and their friends the chance to sip cocktails whilst enjoying an evening of indulgence at the invite-only Häagen-Dazs Secret Sensations event on May 9. Held at an exclusive secret London location, you can expect cabaret acts, ice cream, and ice cream-inspired cocktails (new flavours include Chocolat Fondant and Crème Brûlée). Not only that, but they’re also giving away a case (that’s 24 tubs) of the new flavours. Email competition@urbanjunkies.com with your name for a chance to win. Visit www.facebook.com/HaagenDazs for further information about new Häagen-Dazs Secret Sensations. Closes 23.59pm on May 7. 18+. UK only. NPN. Random draw. 1 entry per person. Prize must be claimed within 2 days. See the full terms and conditions here. PROMOTION £10 off with GetTaxi Hailing down a cab in this weather is just not on. There’s no need for it anyway, what with super smart app GetTaxi. No calls, credit card friendly and you can even watch your taxi arrive on a map in real time. GetTaxi are offering UJ readers a voucher with £10 free credit. Just download the app here for iPhone and enter code URBANJUNKIES in the me tab, or follow these instructions for Android. There are 1,000 coupons to be redeemed before May 20. Get Taxi is free to download on iPhone and Android. Terms and conditions apply. SUNDAY ART: Mau Mau presents Pigs Might Fly BINGO: Gay Bingo - European Connection Protesting grannies, flying pigs and shipwrecking mermaids are just a few sights to be seen at British street artist Mau Mau’s latest exhibition. After two sell-out shows in Tokyo he’s back home, showcasing 30 new works (on canvas, wood and skate decks). It’s only on until May 14 so get down there sharpish. More characters, more issues, and much more satire. There’s nothing like a bit of Eurotrash on a bank holiday. Add lashings of bingo, as well as tranny stars Jonny Woo, Ma Butcher and John Sizzle, and you’ve got a bank holiday party meets game show on your hands. There’ll be bingo (obviously), cabaret performances and plenty of dancing (all Euro-inspired). Go on… 12pm-7pm Free 133-137 Westbourne Grove, W11 2RS 6.30pm doors £10-£15 Soho Theatre, 21 Dean Street, W1D 3NE MUST SEE The Coca-Cola Beatbox Sound Lab Get a sneak preview of the Coca-Cola Beatbox pavilion being developed by Pernilla & Asif for the Olympics. Until Sunday, they’ve installed a pop-up version of the sound lab in St Martins Lane’s Front Room, which is made up of hundreds of sound-emitting cushions. Visitors will be able to remix Mark Ronson and Katy B’s anthem and create their own beat. The Coca-Cola Beatbox Sound Lab at St Martin’s Lane, 45 Saint Martin's Lane, WC2N 4HX, until May 6 BOOK NOW Wilderness Embrace your inner wild child and head to a festival that won’t make your head hurt this summer. Wilderness is an altogether more chilled affair set in the stunning Oxfordshire countryside. Feast at banquets laid on by top chefs (think Yotam Ottolenghi and Fergus Henderson), listen to the likes of Mexican folk guitarists Rodrigo y Gabriela, and revel in midnight masked balls and barefoot dancing. There’ll also be theatre, talks, a spa and wild swimming. Skinny dipping optional. Wilderness, Cornbury Park, Oxfordshire, August 10-12, £129 WEEKEND GUIDE by JC & MY LIKE SHARE FORWARD *|SHARE:TWITTER, FACEBOOK, STUMBLEUPON, LINKEDIN, DELICIOUS|* *|GOOGLE:PLUSONE|* PREVIOUS EDITION (c) 2012 Urban Junkies. All rights reserved. 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