The Metropolis

London agenda for Friday 16 December

Darren Atwater | Friday 16 December, 2011 09:37

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1. Enjoy hula-hooping, rockabilly bands, swing dance classes and the Bloomsbury Bowling Lanes’ usual combination of cheap booze, bowling and karaoke at Rock A Hula [Le Cool]

2. Visit a roller disco, a 5m high medieval street scene, an 80ft banqueting table piled with a whole wild boar, gourmet street food and a cutting edge exhibition at Once upon a wintertime [Run Riot]

3. Return To The Future featuring Art Department at the Print Room [Flavorpill]

4. Listen to a vinyl-only night in the heart of Brixton at Extra Classic [Don’t Panic]

5. Find out about the relationship between medieval English monarchs and wild beasts [Ian Visits]

6. Drink at the Coach & Horses [Tired of London]

And something for the weekend

7. Sat Spend the afternoon on an East London treasure hunt [Run Riot]

8. Sat View Bill Hicks: American with his brother Steve, then Skype with his family back in Texas, then eat some birthday cake at the Roxy [Roxy]

9.All Weekend Go look at the advent calendar of windows in Willsden Green [Londonist]

10. Sun Visit an alternative market of clothes, housewares, entertainments and live performances, all of which are delightfully eccentric the Secret Emporium Christmas Market [London Confidential]

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