Look no further. Voice of London has searched from East to West to collate the best alternative events in the city over the next seven days.<\/p>\n
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Shoot The Hip @ The Camden Head<\/strong><\/p>\n Angel,\u00a0N1 8DY<\/strong><\/p>\n Monday 27th November\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n Everyone hates Mondays. Or they did until they heard about the side-splitting stand-up comedy at The Camden Head. ‘Shoot The Hip’ are a London-based comedy group whose shows are completely unscripted, and free every Monday at 8pm. Audiences are advised to arrive half an hour early as spaces are allocated on a first come first served basis.<\/p>\n Voice of London recommend spending this time productively in the pub’s beer-garden.<\/p>\n https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BawMONxHpnT\/?taken-by=siandormantextilesdesign<\/p>\n The Play Space presents Episode 7 – Sustainable Art @ The Flying Dutchman<\/strong><\/p>\n Camberwell, SE5 7SY\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Tuesday 28th November<\/em><\/p>\n The Flying Dutchman is an old pub that went under full refurbishment to become a hidden gem of the South-East art scene. Different from your average boozer, the pub is regularly used for private exhibitions and networking events\u00a0during the week. Come the weekend, there’s fetish parties on Fridays and dance nights on Saturdays.<\/p>\n The basement of the building is home to The Flying Dutchman’s latest initiative, ‘The Play Space’. This ongoing event welcomes artists and creators of all kinds to use the room for collaboration and discovery. Come along this Tuesday to view submissions related to sustainability from textile creator Sian Dorman, and see a live performance from Joonhong Min. From 6-10.30pm.<\/p>\n https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Bbho9U3hMjL\/?hl=en&taken-by=somersethouse<\/p>\n Skate Lates @ Somerset House<\/strong><\/p>\n Temple,\u00a0WC2R 1LA<\/strong><\/p>\n Wednesday 29th November<\/em><\/p>\n Book tickets<\/a> to skate your troubles away on the rink at Somerset House. Cool down afterwards to the sounds of\u00a0Balamii<\/a>\u00a0radio, an upcoming station broadcasting from Downtown NYC and Peckham. This Wednesday’s lineup includes sounds from DJ Sean OD,\u00a0Wussah\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0Champagne Funk.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Ticket pricing starts from \u00a319.<\/p>\n https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Baltf73lB3W\/?hl=en&taken-by=theninespeckham<\/p>\n BYOV (Bring Your Own Vinyl) @ The Nines<\/strong><\/p>\n Peckham,\u00a0SE15 3SN<\/strong><\/p>\n Thursday 30th November<\/em><\/p>\n Thursdays are the new Fridays in London.<\/p>\n By no circumstance does this mean wasting time or money in a club. Those on the hunt for alternative merry-making should stop and make their way to the BYOV Night at The Nines.<\/p>\n The concept is this: bring some records and a few bob for charity to learn how to mix with Grace, the bars very own ‘in-house vinyl nerd’. All genres of music are welcome so take the chance to listen to something new for a good cause.<\/p>\n The wax spinning won’t begin until 8, but arrive between 6-7pm to get 2 cocktails or 3 beers for just \u00a39.<\/p>\n https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Bb-SGQ4lmtE\/?hl=en&tagged=tatelates<\/p>\n Late at Tate Britain: Flux<\/strong><\/p>\n Millbank,\u00a0SW1P 4RG<\/strong><\/p>\n Friday 1st December<\/em><\/p>\n The final ‘Tate Late’ of 2017 examines the theme of gender fluidity. Kick-start your weekend with a diverse evening of sound, visuals and discussion all under one roof\u00a0at the Tate Britain. Take a stab at life drawing during a special workshop run by\u00a0LGBTQI platform\u00a0queerdirect,<\/a>\u00a0or consider what gender means to you through nonsense poetry<\/a>\u00a0and spoken word. See a showreel of films collated by the Tate Collective<\/a> which investigates issues from identity crisis to concepts of love between AI and humans.<\/p>\n From 6-9.30pm.<\/p>\n https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BbhF_upgr9f\/?taken-by=peckhamsprings<\/p>\n Peckham Springs Christmas Market\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Peckham,\u00a0SE15 4QN<\/strong><\/p>\n Saturday 2nd December<\/em><\/p>\n Enjoy mulled wine and\u00a0seasonal winter cocktails whilst browsing through vinyl, vintage pieces and general festive knick-knack this Saturday at Peckham Springs Christmas Market. The venue’s very own gallery space,\u00a0The Chopping Block,<\/a>\u00a0has teamed up with\u00a0<\/span>Sassoon Gallery<\/a>\u00a0to present ‘Pretty Hot Pink’; an exhibition bringing together work from 15 different artists all printed in\u00a0risograph format.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Bb4DZxYAjwB\/?taken-by=wintervilleldn<\/p>\n Winterville, Clapham Common<\/strong><\/p>\n Clapham,\u00a0SW4 9DE<\/strong><\/p>\n Sunday 3rd December\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n Be adventurous this Sunday and head to South London for Winterville, which opened for its debut on Common Clapham\u00a0last week.<\/a>\u00a0Catch a Christmassy flick in the Winter Night Garden<\/a>\u00a0or test your balance at the roller disco, then swap your usual Sunday roast for the treats and eats of Street Feast.<\/a>\u00a0Winterville is free entry on Sundays and runs until 1st January 2018.<\/p>\n Words: Katherine Docherty Subbing: Olivia Herring<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Searching for something quirky to do this week? 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