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Crap Film Club, London

Watch a cult classic at Crap Film Club

Is watching trashy films your guilty pleasure? Then head along to the Crap Film Club (CFC) this month as they present Best F(r)iends: Volume 1…

The Future Was Big exhibition at The Book Club in London

Exhibition combines 1970s inspired sci-fi and future concerns

Toby Melville-Brown’s debut London exhibition will feature artworks inspired by our changing notion of The Future, in the style of 1970s sci-fi book covers…

False Advertising

Imaginary artwork and a real brunch at The Book Club

This autumn, The Book Club in London will be turned into a gallery of imaginary artworks, advertising imaginary products…

Jimmy Turrell & Richard Turley exhibition Unforsaken at The Book Club in Shoreditch

Exhibition finds beauty in forgotten and discarded items

This month, Jimmy Turrell and Richard Turley will be taking over The Book Club in Shoreditch with their exhibition Unforsaken, finding true beauty in forgotten and discarded objects…

Thimbledon at The Book Club in London

Play tiny tennis at Thimbledon

Fan of Wimbledon? Then head down to The Book Club in London this weekend to watch the tennis games and take part a tiny table tennis tournament…

Anti Diet Riot Club - Book Club - London

The Anti-Diet Riot Club in London

Londoner Becky Young is launching the Anti-Riot Diet Club in a bid to fight back against the damage that ‘diet culture’ can do and spread the message about the body positivity movement that saved her…

The Book Club basement - London

Artificial Intelligence and sexism in the spotlight at The Book Club

The Book Club in London will be hosting a special 4th Estate Literary Salon on Monday 5th March, discussing sexism and Artificial Intelligence…

Self Assessment Party - Smash that Tax - The Book Club London events 2018

Tax doesn’t have to be taxing when you join a Self-Assessment party

The Book Club in Shoreditch will be hosting a Self-Assessment Tax ‘Party’ on Tuesday 23rd January, perfect for all those stressed freelancers out there…

Harry Potter Conference - The Book Club London

Pop-up Chamber of Secrets cocktail bar and sorting hat cocktails at Harry Potter Conference

This weekend The Book Club in Shoreditch will be hosting Potter, Past and Present, a two-day Harry Potter conference, with a pop-up Potter themed bar…

Krampus Xmas Special - The Book Club London

Enjoy an anti-Christmas art class in London

The Book Club in London will be hosting an art class with a difference on Saturday 17th December, with Art Macabre Death Drawing: Krampus Xmas Special…

The Book Club basement - London

Make your own Advent calendar at The Book Club

Feeling creative this Christmas? The Book Club in London will be hosting Make Good: Advent Calendars on Saturday 28th November…

The Book Club London - Photo: Dom Fisher

Do a doughnut decorating workshop in London

Why not celebrate Thanksgiving by taking a masterclass in doughnut decorating at The Book Club in Shoreditch, London?

The Book Club basement - London

See original theatre at Drift Shop in London

Drift Shop, on Tuesday 25th October, is a bi-monthly scratch night in London where emerging playwrights and theatre makers can try out their work…

The Book Club basement - London

Mozart’s Classical Smackdown at The Book Club

Hosted by the ‘Ghost of Mozart’, The Book Club’s Classical Smackdown will see musicians performing five minute sets on themes of ardour, despair, joy and loathing…

Mighty Boosh - Boosh Club exhibition - London

Drink from a shoe and meet sinister hitchhikers at The Boosh Club

Visit ‘The Boosh Club’ exhibition in London and enjoy events including a Boosh-themed artist lock-in and a Halloween party where you can drink Baileys from a shoe…

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Curiosity of the Week

Woodhenge, Stonehenge’s lesser-known neighbour
Woodhenge - ©English Heritage, Historic England Photo Library

You have heard of Stonehenge in Wiltshire, but have you heard of its lesser known neighbour, Woodhenge? Find out more in our latest Curiosity of the Week…

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The World Egg Throwing Championships are no yolk
World Egg Throwing Championship 2016

Are you a tosser? If so, you may want to head to Lincolnshire this weekend as the 15th World Egg Throwing Championships takes place…

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