Something For The Weekend Nov 11-13
Party away the events of the week with a weekend less ordinary
ELLE's Cultural Round-up by Charlotte Cox
FASHION: What I Like, Molly Goddard
Things you knew about Molly Goddard: 1. She's a young London-based designer with a penchant for ruffles, tulle and puff sleeves. 2. She made you want all of the above for the first time since you were roughly six years old (yep, us too). Things you didn't know about Molly Goddard: 1. She's putting on an interactive exhibition at NOW Gallery, featuring six 30ft-long dresses made from (what else?) tulle. 2. She wants you to help embroider said massive gowns with the patterns and shapes of your choice, creating a growing mosaic of style. Only you do know those things now, so there's no excuse not to get involved.
Until 27 Jan; free
NOW Gallery, The Gateway Pavilions, Peninsula Sq, Greenwich Peninsula, SE10 0SQ
FOOD: Peckham Feastival
Peckham. It's had all the elements of an uber-cool area: car-park bar, music festival, immersive theatre, BEARDS… In fact, there has been but one piece of the hipster puzzle missing. Until now. Because this weekend sees the opening of its very own street-food market, the Peckham Feastival. Taking over a (heated) warehouse venue right near to Peckham Rye Station, here you will find eats from the likes of Forza Win, PopDogs, Rainbo and The Cheese Truck, beats care of top DJs and a crazy golf pop-up by Birdie's. Oh, and beards. We'd hazard a guess there'll be a few of those, too.
From 11 Nov; free
Peckham Feastival, Unit 8, 133 Copeland Road, SE15 3SN
POP-UP: Love Saves The Day
So we're in the depths of winter's first big freeze. But that doesn't mean we can't still get into the festival spirit, oh no. Because this Saturday Bristol's finest fest, Love Saves The Day, is having a field trip right here to London, and bringing a whole host of residents from cool bass-wielding collective Who Cares? along for the ride. Popping up at The Last Days of Shoreditch this Saturday, you're in for sounds as huge as the helpings of street food – jerk chicken and cheese toasties are involved, btw – plus feel-good festival vibes aplenty. Who needs summer then, eh?
12 November; free before 7.30pm, £5 after
The Last Days of Shoreditch, 288 Old Street, London EC1V 9LA
DATING: Swingers x Bumble
Single and swipe-right fatigued? There's only one thing for it: swinging. Wait, wait, wait – come back! We don't mean swinging like THAT. We're talking about golf, of course – because Swingers, the hip crazy golf course/bar, is having its first-ever dating night, and it's teaming up with dating app Bumble to do it. After a welcome cocktail on the terrace, you'll head out on to the course in small groups for some serious pitching, putting and, hopefully, above-par flirting. After all, what more could you want in a man than the ability to successfully hit a hole-in-one round a windmill?
13 Nov; £18
Swingers Dating Night, 8 Brown's Buildings (Between St Mary Axe and Bury Street), London EC3A 8AL
NIGHTLIFE: Tale of Us present Afterlife
So you like clubbing, you like art, you like live music. Then you're going to LOVE Afterlife. Taking all three good things and mashing them up to create one humdinger of a party, it's the handiwork of uber-cool Berlin tech duo Tale of Us, and it's landing in London for the first time this weekend. Over two nights at Shoreditch's Village Underground, we are promised 'mesmerising soundscapes and lush rhythms, hypnotic basslines and energetic crescendos'. Which loosely translates as: 'F-U-N'.
11-12 Nov; £20
Village Underground, 54 Holywell Lane, Shoreditch, EC2A 3PQ
POP-UP: The Coppa Club Igloos
Excellent news for fans of domes, drinking, being warm and feeling like a giant. Because Thames-side bar The Coppa Club has opened eight new igloo-style 'party domes' to keep you super-snug while enjoying cocktails al fresco, while simultaneously feeling like the BFG on a visit to the Eden Project. YES! Popping up near to Tower Bridge, the igloos also offer dreamy views over the river, a festive-themed drinks list and cool funk/soul soundtrack. Available for walk-ins or private hire, we suggest you get in there fast: these babies are getting booked up quick.
Until January
Coppa Club Tower Bridge, 3 Three Quays Walk, Lower Thames Street, EC3R 6AH
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