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What's on in London this week?
Copa 71 Film Screening + Q&A presented by Girls in Film
Copa71 tells the story of the 1971 Women’s World Cup, which saw soccer teams from all over the world gather in Mexico City’s Azteca Stadium to compete in front of more than 100,000 spectators. It was the last women’s World Cup until the official FIFA event 20 years later. Dismissed by the male-dominated football associations around the world, the event was written out of history — until now.
Date: Wednesday 10 April
Time: 6:30pm
Price: £10.50
Location: Genesis Cinema
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Weaving Through Sonorities curated by Adama Keïta
Articulated as a discourse on culture, power and representation, the exhibition explores the landscape of Caribbean cultural phenomena in (pre) - modernity whilst approaching Caribbean Sonorities by interiority.
Dates: on until Saturday 27 April
Price: Free
Location: V.O Curations
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Workshop: Reimagining Urban Nature with Nowadays On Earth
Hosted by Apple in honour of Earth Day, join social enterprise Nowadays On Earth to rethink the future of our cities and urban nature. They’ll share how grassroots action such as urban gardening is impacting people, plants and pollinators across the globe. Then together you’ll imagine new forms of plant life for your local area using iPad, Apple Pencil and Procreate.
Date: Wednesday 10 April
Time: 6:15pm - 7:45pm
Price: Free
Location: Apple Covent Garden
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Experimental Live Music Jam
A non-heirarchical creative space with no preferred genre, the focus on experimenting, bringing your voice, instruments and ideas. Prioritising Black/POC and Queer people.
Date: Thursday 11 April
Time: 7:30pm - 11:30pm
Price: Free
Location: The Walrus Bar
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Eight Paths Gathering
A night of underground soundscapes will unite London's clubbing community with all proceeds going to Lewisham's food bank.
Date: Thursday 11 April
Time: 7:30pm - 11:30pm
Price: £10
Location: Ormside Projects
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Eid in the Park with Annoor 2024
A fun-filled 3 day Eid Festival celebration at Acton Park to connect with food and activities.
Dates: Friday 12 April - Sunday 14 April
Time: 12pm - 7pm
Price: Free
Location: Acton Park
Head here to sign up.
Some May Work as Symbols: Art Made in Brazil, 1950s–70s
This exhibition finds conversations between various forms of abstraction, symbolism and figuration that were circulating and interacting in the visual culture around the mid-twentieth century, after the first modernist wave had settled.
Dates: on until Sunday 5 May
Price: Free
Location: Raven Row
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Eid Fundraiser
A night of celebration, poetry, games, henna and more.
Date: Friday 12 April
Time: 6pm - 8:30pm
Price: £18
Location: The Orange Room
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Okashi at Michael Hoppen Gallery
The concept of okashi has been used throughout Japanese aesthetic history to refer to those things which delight for their strangeness, their humour, or their power to intrigue. This show illustrates an eclectic understanding of Japan’s visual identity by including photographs, vintage textiles, rich colourful avantgarde theatre posters, woodblock shunga prints and unusual objects, such as Netsuke and Harigata, contextualising the gallery’s interest in Japanese culture.
Dates: Saturday 13 April - Sunday 30 June
Price: Free
Location: Michael Hoppen Gallery
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#NyonyaSupperClub @ HCCS
Chef Guan Chua curates a menu featuring 8-courses (BYOB) of Nyonya Supper Club signatures and Malaysian-Chinese favourites. Highlights include Babi Pongteh (Braised Belly Pork in Fermented Soy Bean Paste), Wok-fried Sambal Squid with Garlic Scapes, Gula Apong & Horlicks Parfait & more.
Date: Saturday 13 April
Time: 6:30pm - 9:30pm
Price: £68
Location: Hackney Chinese Community Services Centre
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London Eid Sightseeing Bus Tour
An Eid Special day bus tour - includes Palestine locations, and guided prayer hop-offs and a live commentary provided by Britain’s first professionally qualified Muslim tour guide and multi-award winner AbdulMaalik Tailor.
Date: Sunday 14 April
Time: 10:30am - 4:30pm
Price: £25
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Fundraiser for Gaza Film Screening
A fundraiser and screening of Palestinian film Wajib featuring poetry, art, books, campaigning advice and information stalls.
Date: Sunday 14 April
Time: 7:30pm - 10:30pm
Price: from £5.04
Location: Genesis Cinema
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Nourishment @ For Black Boys - Garrick Theatre
Nourishment is doing a Group Trip to see the play For Black Boys at Garrick Theatre. RSVP / First Come First.
Date: Tuesday 16 April
Time: 6:45pm - 10pm
Price: Donations
Location: Garrick Theatre
Head here to sign up.
Munch of the Week
Mamounia Lounge
“A high-end experience if you're willing to part with some £££. It's got a smart casual dress code and offers up an environment for people to enjoy a truly authentic Middle Eastern dining and drinking experience. Although it's predominantly Lebanese cuisine, they offer up a growing menu of Moroccan dishes alongside some weekend entertainment, along the lines of belly dancers and DJs playing music from the MENA region.” - Sicaria
This spot was recommended by Sicaria in her guide to Moroccan restaurants in London.
Location: Mayfair
