The document provides details of various events taking place at a house in May, including members' screenings of films, live music performances, comedy nights, workshops, and more. Some of the events mentioned are screenings of films like "Phoenix" and "A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night", a performance by hip hop producer The Last Skeptik, a women in music event with DJ Goldie Rocks, comedy shows previewing acts for the Edinburgh Festival, workshops on photography, crowdfunding and dealing with difficult people, and more.
1. HOUSE EVENTS
MAY
MEMBERS’ SCREENINGS
at Electric Cinema Shoreditch
Sun 3 May 11am
PHOENIX
Sun 10 May 11am
LAMBERT AND STAMP
Sun 17 May 11am
A GIRL WALKS HOME ALONE AT NIGHT
Sun 24 May 11am
THE CONNECTION
Sun 31 May 11am
QUEEN AND COUNTRY
HOUSE SESSION:
THE LAST SKEPTIK
Friday 1 May, 8pm
The thinking man’s hip-hop producer, The Last
Skeptik, returns to the House with his 9-piece
band off the back of a US tour with Charli XCX.
Complimentary cocktails provided by Bacardi.
SHESAID.SO WOMEN IN MUSIC
Wednesday 6 May, 9am
May’s edition of shesaid.so welcomes
inspirational ladies from the world of
broadcasting, including international DJ
and radio presenter Goldie Rocks.
BOURGEOIS & MAURICE’S
SHINDIG
Thursday 7 May, 7pm
Award-winning alt cabaret siblings Bourgeois
& Maurice have conscripted 2014’s Funny
Women Award winner, Jayde Adams, and
performance impresario The Fabulous Josh.
MEDITATION, ENERGY AND
SOUND HEALING WITH
CARLY GRACE
Sunday 10 May, 3.30pm
Create a space in your life to let go of
unhelpful thoughts and emotions, and open
new doorways of opportunity in your life.
AUX INPUT DEVICE COMEDY NIGHT:
EDINBURGH PREVIEW SHOWS
Monday 11 May, 7pm
Two of the UK’s brightest stand-up talents,
Brett Goldstein and John Robins, perform their
Edinburgh Festival preview shows. Get in.
TRANNYOKE
Friday 1 May, 10pm
Sink The Pink plunder the karaoke machine
for songs we all wish we’d forgotten. Grab
a wig and a mic and get involved.
THE LITERARY HOMO MENS
SOCIETY
Wednesday 6 May, 6.30pm
Laugh, drink and talk gay lit for an hour. There’ll
be a discussion of the current selection, and
we’ll choose a new book for the month ahead.
POINT BLANK MUSIC SCHOOL
PRESENTS: HOW TO DJ
Friday 8 May, 1pm
Learn to cut and scratch with Mr Bristow
who’s appeared on Kiss FM and London
Tonight, and schooled Radio 1 DJs
including Annie Nightingale.
FRONT TO BACK PRESENTS:
FRYARS
Sunday 10 May, 8pm
24-year-old Benjamin Garrett, aka Fryars,
inspires what can only be described as
religious feelings through his transcendental
strain of pop music.
NEUBLOOD POP UP!
Monday 11 May, 7pm
An unmissable pop-up on the Rooftop
featuring London Loves LA, Adorn
Homewares, She’s Lost Control and
luxury artisan nail jewellers, H&H.
HOUSE SESSION: GHOSTPOET
Sunday 3 May, 8pm
The Mercury-nominated ‘anti-rapper’ from
Coventry carves out some time for us from
his current European tour that includes a now
sold-out show at KOKO. Cocktails on arrival
thanks to Bacardi.
ITALIAN IMMERSIVE DINING X
THE GOURMAND
Wednesday 6 May, 7pm
Peroni Nastro Azzurro and award-winning food
and culture journal The Gourmand invite you to
an immersive culinary experience celebrating the
historic marriage of Italian art and gastronomy.
DON’T PANIC PRESENTS EMMA
REES: THE VAGINA, A LITERARY
AND CULTURAL HISTORY
Friday 8 May, 7pm
PolemicalauthorEmmaReesreflectsonVulvanomics
and why British and US culture has such a
problem when talking about the female body.
DELICIOUSLY ELLA Q&A
BRUNCH
Monday 11 May, 11am
The cult food blogger and now bestselling
author behind Deliciously Ella will be
answering your questions and providing
healthy mid-morning sustenance.
THIS HERE WORKSHOP:
SOCIAL MEDIA FOR START UPS
Tuesday 12 May, 1pm
Getting you on the right track with social and
digital, Tom and Jem return for a classroom-
style session tailored to your business.
KAREN MYRUP BIRCHALL
CAREER COACH: CLOSING
THE COMPETENCY GAP
Tuesday 5 May, 1pm
Don’tletacompetencygapbethedifference
betweenyouandanewopportunity.Throughcareer
development,youcanreallyplaytoyourstrengths.
SMITTYS BIG FOUR LIVE
JAZZ BAND
Wednesday 6 May, 10pm
The feisty little brother of the Kansas Smitty’s
House Band delivers New Orleans swing with
a blistering combination of trumpet, sax,
guitar and bass.
LEARN PHOTOGRAPHY NOW:
PART 1
Saturday 9 May, 10am
A brand new four-part photography tutorial
with the Sunday Times and Observer
photographer, and Adobe Certified Associate,
Xavier Fiddes.
THE ART OF CROWDFUNDING
WITH BROTHER CYCLES & SEEDRS
Monday 11 May, 1pm
Will Meyer, co-founder of Brother Cycles, and
Frank Webster, campaigns director at Seedrs,
join forces to offer a crash course in effective
crowdfunding.
THE BRANDING WORKSHOP:
DEALING WITH DIFFICULT PEOPLE
Wednesday 13 May, 1pm
Whether in the workplace or in social
situations, unreasonable people can really rain
on your parade, so discover some practical
tips to bring harmony.
TABLE TENNIS TOURNAMENT
Tuesday 5 May, 7pm
Pick up a paddle and pull on your sweatband
for the return of the fifth floor’s epic table
tennis tournament.
CLEVER BOXER: HOW TO BE GOOD
Thursday 7 May, 1pm
This lunchtime talk with openDemocracy
editor-in-chief Mary Fitzgerald and Cathy
Runciman (Atlas of the Future) explores grey
areas and how best to navigate them.
HOUSE OF DISCO: FUTUREBOOGIE
Saturday 9 May, 9pm
Spinning alongside the most lauded names
in electronic music, from Carl Craig to
Moodymann, Futureboogie have become icons
in their own right.
CHECK OUT THOSE PUPPIES
WITH OLI JUSTE
Monday 11 May, 2.30pm
Dog trainer and behaviourist, Oli Juste will
discuss the pros and cons (if any) of dog
ownership. You’d be barking mad to miss this.