Jan
18
2:00 PM14:00

One More DAYtime: 1995

One More Time is back with another daytime party! It's 1995 and grunge was out and pop was back in. A new wave of pop acts shared 1995's charts with stalwarts Janet Jackson, Celine Dion, Cher, Madonna, Mariah Carey, M People Annie Lennox and Eternal. Boybands ruled with Take That, East 17, Boyzone, Let Loose and PJ & Duncan all over the charts. And Whigfield proved she was more than Saturday Night!

But the big story of 1995 wasn't Britpop (despite what the history books said)… it was the year of the dance banger. The Top 10 was filled with dance hits including Set You Free, Missing, Boom Boom Boom, Don't Give Me Your Life, Dreamer, Two Can Play That Game, Cotton Eye Joe, U Sure Do, Total Eclipse Of The Heart, The Sunshine After The Rain, Not Over Yet, Scatman, I Luv U Baby, Baby Baby, Your Loving Arms, Hideaway, Try Me Out, Runaway, Axel F, Push The Feeling On, Reach Up, These Sounds Fall Into My Mind, Son Of A Gun, Don't You Want Me, Keep Warm, Short Dick Man and Right In The Night. Whew - what a list!

We’ll be playing the A list popstars from 1995 along with B listers like Deuce, MN8 and the Human League along with loads of other pop and dance hits from 1995. Expect loads of forgotten gems you're unlikely to hear anywhere else (from Zig & Zag and Sean Maguire to the Childliners and Michelle Gayle). Our Bargain Bin first hour of 1995’s pop flops (from Mary Kiani and Diva to Motiv8) kicks things off from 2pm!

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Dec
14
12:00 AM00:00

Corn Dolly Workshop

As seen in our recent amazing window display, DaddyStreetFox will be leading a Corn Dolly Workshop.

Learn how to make a traditional corn dolly using soaked husks.. Corn dollies were created at the end of harvest with the belief that they kept the spirit of the grain alive throughout the winter months until the following spring sowing season, when they were returned to the earth by burying or burning.

Spaces are limited to 15 people (over 16 yrs), materials provided.

You will be working with wheat, barley, sweet rye and lavender which are dried and may be dusty (in case of allergies).

The event will be in The Outsiders Gallery space at VFD, and is fully accessible with a wheel chair user designed bathroom.

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Dec
7
to Dec 8

Private Event

VFD closed for a private event, however our other spaces at No64 are available.

If you want to hire VFD for a party, birthday, launch, performance, poetry, craft, meeting etc email us info@vfdalston.com

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Dec
5
7:00 PM19:00

Sascha Lo & Rachel Baker Double Bill (2 shows in 1 ticket)

One ticket to see both Sascha Lo: Rotten (WIP) and Gwen: This is NOT A Pyramid Scheme (WIP) at VFDalston on Thursday 5th December!

NB: tickets are available for both shows separately

SASCHA LO: ROTTEN (WORK-IN-PROGRESS)

Sascha LO is just a (rotten) girl. Through the medium of performance art (comedy), she will be exploring important issues like whether babies should be allowed to get their ears pierced, and why girls who used to shop at lush, vape now?

At the insanely young age of only 23, Sascha has already been a Funny Women Finalist 2023, two-time BBC Comedy Awards Nominee and nominated as ‘Best Writer’ by the BFI. She has been described as ‘desperate for attention’ and a ‘brat’ by a reviewer who definitely has a crush on her (CHORTLE).

With support from Alice Markey.

GWEN: THIS IS NOT A PYRAMID SCHEME (WORK-IN-PROGRESS)

“Gwen here, I've recently been banned from Zumba instructing because I was putting subliminal messages into the songs in an attempt to sell my Avon body lotion. Anyway, onwards and upwards. This is my next venture, I will teach you how to become resilient, gorgeous and gregarious through storytelling, '90s dance music, and interaction.”

"I forced my neighbour Mary to see a run-through of this show, she fainted and shat herself but that was because we were in my downstairs cupboard and it was July. My lawyer John said to mention that this is NOT a Pyramid Scheme and that he is NOT legally my lawyer."

'Amazing woman, an inspiration to us all' - A woman who had taken ketamine.

Rachel Baker (Gwen) is a Funny Women Finalist, BBC New Creative, and former Birmingham Comedy Festival Breaking Talent Award nominee. As heard on BBC Radio 4.

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Nov
30
to Dec 1

Private Event

VFD closed for a private event, however our other spaces at No64 are available.

If you want to hire VFD for a party, birthday, launch, performance, poetry, craft, meeting etc email us info@vfdalston.com

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Nov
29
to Nov 30

Red Eye

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RED EYE - PROGRESSIVE–MELODIC–HOUSE-TECHNO

Red Eye is the London Progressive and melodic House party dedicated to the LGBTQA+ community. It offers an inclusive space where rhythm and identity meet, celebrating diversity on the dancefloor. Red Eye fuses uplifting, hypnotic, high-energy beats with a welcoming atmosphere. It is a night where self-expression, unity, and cutting-edge house music blend into one unforgettable experience. Come and live our 2nd Anniversary experience with us.

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Nov
28
7:00 PM19:00

Chocked Up! Round Two

Choked Up! is back and better than ever for round two, for all your scratch night itches, if you’re into that kind of thing

With stunning performances from Grace Quigley and their biting poetry, you can hear the dulcet post punk tones of TJ Padfield, Marina Scott will be breaking hearts with their words and Sam Smith will debut a brand new play that is sure to go down kicking and screaming

Our host Daze Hingorani will even be giving a look at their brand spanking new show, made in partnership with the Roundhouse

We’re committed to platforming new works by outstanding performers, and in the spirit of this, round two is a fundraiser! Bring your friends and families and lovers and support the making of Mad Jacks Theatre company’s new project

Doors will open at 7pm for a swift start of 7:30pm for performances, there’ll be plenty of breaks for drinks and kisses, we can’t wait to see you there xoxo

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Nov
28
7:00 PM19:00

SONGS: An Anthology by Leo Fox - Book Launch and Readings

Please join us for the launch of SONGS, a new book of comics and writing by Leo Fox published by Zgriptor Press, and an evening of readings and performance.

SONGS is a new anthology of poems and comics by Leo Fox, brashly and tenderly exploring ideas of intimacy and sex. Over the course of six comics and several poems, SONGS rolls, dives and resurfaces through personal anxieties, odes of appreciations and epic fabulations.

Leo Fox is a UK-based cartoonist and painter. He is transmasculine and makes work about it sometimes. His previous work includes Prokaryote Season, My Body Unspooling, and Boy Island.

Zgriptor Press is an independent publisher that supports work which unpicks the em(body)ment(s) hidden at the intersections of overlapping disciplines. It is dedicated to supporting the work of emerging writers and artists, hoping to offer a space for experimental communicative practices. 

This event will be held at The Outsiders Gallery at 64 Stoke Newington Road. Since its inception in 2023, The Outsiders Gallery has been host to many incredible exhibitions and also has been a community space for queer arts, poetry and other endeavours used to foster joy and an appreciation for creation.

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Nov
23
to Nov 24

Private Event

VFD closed for a private event, however our other spaces at No64 are available.

If you want to hire VFD for a party, birthday, launch, performance, poetry, craft, meeting etc email us info@vfdalston.com

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Nov
20
7:00 PM19:00

No Drama! - Reading Trans representation on screen and other film making crimes

On Wednesday Nov 20 VFDalston will be hosting a shadey look at the history of Trans representation on the big screen, how Hollywood and indie film makers have portrayed trans characters, and our fabulous panel of industry experts will discuss the good and the (often) bad examples.

The talk will be proceeded by a 45 minute montage of clips from films highlighting the ground breakingly great, the jaw droppingly awful and the downright offensive.

We will task our panel with creating a Manifesto of demands for future film makers to consult.

Then we will open up for questions and statements from the audience.

As well as in person tickets, we will be hosting the evening online, so you can sign up for an IRL ticket or a streaming link.

The venue will be The Outsiders Gallery at VFDalston, No64 Stoke Newington Road.

The space is fully accessible with a small ramp at the front door from the high street, and a newly installed wheelchair user designed bathroom.

Our panelists include Jaye Hudson (she/her) (TGirls on Film), Rue Lumbroso (she/her) Transmissions, Tara Brown (they/them) Fringe! Queer Film & Arts Festival, Molly Miles (they/them) Catagory H horror club and Trans Buffet, plus more TBC

Tickets are FREE, but we do ask if you cannot attend please let us know so we can reallocate your ticket.

Supported by Hackney365, as part of Hackney Pride 365 - Transgender Awareness Week

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Nov
16
to Nov 17

One More Time: 2004

Get set for a year of Girls Aloud, Britney, Rachel Stevens, Kylie, Jamelia, Sugababes and Busted were flying the flag for pop.

It was also the year that saw the launch of McFly, The 411 and V along with Natasha Bedingfield, JoJo, Scissor Sisters and Pop! Gwen Stefani went solo, Kelis returned big time and a star from 1996 returned in the shape of Peter Andre! In the clubs Eric Prydz, LMC (vs U2), Shapeshifters and Stonebridge ruled the dancefloors. And at the very start of the year we had Queen VB herself with Let Your Head Go (and This Groove).

We’ll be playing the A list popstars from 2004 along with B listers like Angel City, VS and 2 Play along with loads of other pop and dance hits from 2004. Expect loads of forgotten gems you're unlikely to hear anywhere else (from the final days of Blue and Atomic Kitten to Phixx). Our Bargain Bin first hour of 2004’s pop flops (from the Cheeky Girls and Bellefire to Nadia) kicks things off from 9pm.

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Nov
10
6:00 PM18:00

t'ART Exhibition: Queer Time - t'ARTopia & Final Night

Join us for the final night of t’ART Exhibition: Queer Time. This is your last chance to see this group exhibition of work by queer and trans artists, exploring queer time across a range of disciplines from painting to photography, film to sculpture.

And to celebrate the end of the exhibition, we are bringing an acoustic version of our queer-curated cabaret night t’ARTopia to The Outsider Gallery. We have invited some of our most delicious t’ARTs to perform spoken word, music and dance, at a night that will be nothing short of t'ARTopian. 

Performances will run from 7pm-8pm.

We will be raising money for gender affirming surgery funds with this evening's raffle, so come with a couple of quid, win art and raise money for good causes! The raffle winner will be announced at the end of the evening.

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Nov
9
3:00 PM15:00

t’ART Exhibition: Queer Time - Queer Life Drawing with Lucie Arnoux

t’ART’s resident illustrator Lucie Arnoux is going to be leading a queer life drawing session as part of the t’ART Exhibition: Queer Time programming.

Lucie will lead you through a series of quick poses and warm up exercises and then you’ll have the opportunity to spend time on some longer poses, with guidance from Lucie.

Paper, pencils and charcoal will be provided, but you’re also welcome to bring along your own materials. 

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Nov
8
6:00 PM18:00

Hidden Bodies | Queer Life Drawing at VFDalston ft. Eccy

Hidden Bodies is a life drawing class that celebrates the beauty & diversity of Queer/Trans+ people; challenging norms of mainstream art spaces. In a world where traditional life drawing often perpetuates narrow & heteronormative beauty standards, Hidden Bodies provides a platform & opportunity to immortalise marginalised bodies in art.

This class invites artists of all levels to explore and appreciate the human form; destigmatising & normalising Queer/Trans+ bodies.

Whether you are a seasoned artist or picking up a pencil for the first time, Hidden Bodies offers a supportive, inclusive, and affirming environment. Come draw with us as we embrace the complexity of human form and elevate the bodies and experiences that so often go unseen.

The class will be lead, but not tutored.

Class structure will include a warm up of 10 short poses (1-3 mins), some 2 min drawing exercises that include movement, animation, stylised drawing, art swapping, technical exercises & audience participation. Longer, more traditional life drawing poses include 5 min, 10 min, 15 min & 20 min poses.

Artists are invited to bring their own materials; if you don't have your own, not to worry!

Drawing materials, boards & paper will be provided for a small donation of £2.

All are welcome—bring your curiosity, creativity, and openness. Let’s redraw the lines of life drawing, together.

The event is in the basement space of No64 The Outsiders Gallery, it has a set of stairs and is not wheelchair accessible.

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Nov
5
2:30 PM14:30

Chocked Up! Round 2

Choked Up! is back and better than ever for round two, for all your scratch night itches, if you’re into that kind of thing

With stunning performances from Grace Quigley and their biting poetry, you can hear the dulcet post punk tones of TJ Padfield, Marina Scott will be breaking hearts with their words and Sam Smith will debut a brand new play that is sure to go down kicking and screaming

Our host Daze Hingorani will even be giving a look at their brand spanking new show, made in partnership with the Roundhouse

We’re committed to platforming new works by outstanding performers, and in the spirit of this, round two is a fundraiser! Bring your friends and families and lovers and support the making of Mad Jacks Theatre company’s new project

Doors will open at 7pm for a swift start of 7:30pm for performances, there’ll be plenty of breaks for drinks and kisses, we can’t wait to see you there xoxo

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Nov
2
7:00 PM19:00

t'ART Exhibition: Queer Time - Private View

We are really excited to be bringing together queer and trans artists and makers for a new exhibition at The Outsiders Gallery, responding to the theme of 'queer time'. 

Time is different for us. The markers of a life have not always been accessible to queer people: marriage, children, their children and so on. And then there’s coming out, again and again. Transitioning, changing our bodies, changing our pronouns. Many of us explore as our true selves late. 

We have gathered work from both emerging and established queer and trans artists, working across a variety of disciplines from painting to photography, film to sculpture. And we can’t wait to share it with you.

We’d love for you to join us to celebrate the exhibition’s opening at our Private View on 2nd November. Tickets are available for a suggested donation of £3 and all proceeds go towards the exhibition’s costs, or you can purchase one of our most recent publications to pick up at the event! Drinks will be available to purchase at the bar.

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Oct
19
2:00 PM14:00

One More DAYtime: 1998

One More Time goes daytime! Re-live your youth and enjoy the hits, forgotten gems and flops from 1998! And get home at a reasonable hour!! 

It was the year pure pop really hit the big time with B*Witched and Billie making their chart debuts, Steps, Five and Aqua hitting the big time and Cher making THAT comeback.

It was also the year Celine‘s heart went on, Des’ree had some toast, Cleopatra came 'atcha, the Spice Girls Stop-ped as a five piece (and said GET WELL SOON/ Goodbye to Geri) and The Honeyz and The Corrs hit big. We were also Horny having Sex On The Beach whilst wondering what she would look like with a chimney on her. 70's covers were all over and epic ballads ruled the charts. Imaani and Dana International tussled it out for Eurovision success whilst Brandy and Monica fought it out over a boy.

We’ll be playing the A list popstars from 1998 along with B listers like Lutricia McNeal, Alda and Garbage along with loads of other pop and dance hits from 1998. Expect loads of forgotten gems you're unlikely to hear anywhere else (from Ultra and Lucid to Solid HarmoniE.). Our Bargain Bin first hour of 1998’s pop flops (from Kerri-Ann to E-Male and Christian Fry) kicks things off for the first hour.

Come along on 19th October - the Music Sounds Better With YOU!

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Oct
17
12:00 PM12:00

No Drama! - Reading Trans representation on screen and other film making crimes

FREE EVENT - No Drama! - Reading Trans representation on screen and other film making crimes, an illustrated panel event.

On Wednesday Nov 20 VFDalston will be hosting a shadey look at the history of Trans representation on the big screen, how Hollywood and indie film makers have portrayed trans characters, and our fabulous panel of industry experts will discuss the good and the (often) bad examples.

The talk will be proceeded by a 45 minute montage of clips from films highlighting the ground breakingly great, the jaw droppingly awful and the downright offensive.

We will task our panel with creating a Manifesto of demands for future film makers to consult.

Then we will open up for questions and statements from the audience.

As well as in person tickets, we will be hosting the evening online, so you can sign up for an IRL ticket or a streaming link.

The venue will be The Outsiders Gallery at VFDalston, No64 Stoke Newington Road.

The space is fully accessible with a small ramp at the front door from the high street, and a newly installed wheelchair user designed bathroom.

Our panelists include Jaye Hudson (she/her) (TGirls on Film), Rue Lumbroso (she/her) Transmissions, Tara Brown (they/them) Fringe! Queer Film & Arts Festival, Molly Miles (they/them) Catagory H horror club and Trans Buffet, plus more TBC

Tickets are FREE, but we do ask if you cannot attend please let us know so we can reallocate your ticket. 

Supported by Hackney Council, as part of Hackney Pride 365 - Transgender Awareness Week

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Oct
12
to Oct 13

Adire Nights

Our people! We welcome you to Adire Nights, London's Queer Afrobeats Night. Filled with back-to-back Afro-Queer DJs as well as special performances throughout the night. Get ready to take it back to good music and dancing that will make you off your wig!

But don't just take our word for it, we go see you soon!🤫

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Sep
21
to Sep 22

One More Time 2003

One More Time returns to 2003! Reality TV acts were all over the charts from Popstars' Girls Aloud, Liberty X, Cheeky Girls and err One True Voice to Pop Idol's Will Young, Gareth Gates, Darius, Sarah Whatmore, Zoe Birkett and Rosie Ribbons and Fame Academy's David Sneddon, Sinead Quinn, Lemar, Adele Parks and Ainslie Henderson… not to mention Pop Idol 2's winner waiting in the wings.

It was also a big year for Dannii Minogue, Kylie, Jamelia, Christina, Mis-Teeq and the Sugababes, not to mention Beyonce, Emma Bunton, Delta Goodrem and Lisa Scott-Lee. We said goodbye to S Club (7), hello to newly re-branded S Club 8, Busted took us to the Year 3000 and t.A.T.u. raised eyebrows.

We’ll be playing the A list popstars from 2003 along with B listers like Kym Marsh, Big Brovaz and a whole host of Clubland names along with loads of other pop and dance hits from 2003. Expect loads of forgotten gems you're unlikely to hear anywhere else (from D-Side to Abs and Stacie Orrico). Our Bargain Bin first hour of 2003’s pop flops (from Maria Willson to Nodesha and Alice Martineau) kicks the night off from 9pm.

£10 advance, £12 on the door

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Sep
21
1:30 PM13:30

Queer Family Cabaret Workshop Afternoon

Queer Family Cabaret

Welcome to a relaxed and fun afternoon for families of all ages and abilities, to learn and explore performance skills, located at the VFD Outsiders Gallery 64 Stoke Newington Rd. The workshop will be led by Arkem and Sally (see their details below).

The workshop will open at 1.30 and will run between 2 and 4.30 with time for feedback

(aim to arrive with at least 15 minutes to settle in).

The workshop begins with warm up games and an easy-to-follow process will then help you to create a character in the moment and to find a costume. Further games enable you to share your character and game in an impromptu co-created cabaret in front of the appreciative and supportive audience of your fellow participants. In cabaret the audience and performers are equally important and so there is no pressure to perform. This workshop will end in a celebration of each other.
With this workshop we hope that you will have laughed and created together as a family in a new and fun way. The workshop is held by experienced and caring performers and will be accessible, inclusive and responsive. Please do not hesitate to get on touch if you have any queries.

 This workshop has been well received by families. We would like this work to develop in a responsive way from the feedback from families and so this will be a low-fee offering with time at the end for feedback.

The ground floor is a fully accessible space with a bathroom designed by wheel chair users.

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Aug
31
1:00 PM13:00

Carnival Day Party for Black Neurodivergent People

Come celebrate the end of summer with us at a relaxed day party designed especially for Black neurodivergent folks! We know that big, chaotic events like Notting Hill Carnival can be overwhelming, so we’re keeping things low-key and focused on connecting in a safe, supportive space. This is in collaboration with VF Dalston and is also our last fundraiser of the summer, with all proceeds going towards some incredible upcoming events and workshops that we can’t wait to share with you! The venue is beautiful, the DJ’s are amazing (also black and neurodivergent), the vibes will be vibing, and tickets are limited—so secure yours asap. Let’s close out the season together, our way!

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Aug
16
to Aug 17

FAGGAMUFFIN Bloc Party Hackney Carnival Fundraiser

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We are raising money for the FAGGAMUFFIN Hackney Carnival float  

This will be the first ever queer float at Hackney Carnival! VFD are fundraising for FAGGAMUFFIN, we aim to raise £2000 to put the finishing touches to costumes, dancers, and supplies. 
All ticket sales will go directly to support FAGGAMUFFIN Hackney Carnival fund, alongside a GOFUNDME. 

Let's get the first queer float to Hackney!

DJ Line up 

DJ SCARBA

+ others tbc

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Aug
9
to Aug 10

STEAMED JAMS

Steamed Jams 

Music Policy / Nostalgia pop and throwback dance anthems

Dress Code / Your Simpsons Icon ( yellow body paint unnecessary ) 

A Night Out In Springfield 

A silly, camp, Simpsons-themed party? At this time of year? At this time of day? In this part of Dalston? Localised entirely within VFD?

Eeeh-Ye-e-e-es!

If you’re looking for a dopamine hit of nostalgia, grab your ticket for Steamed Jams - a costumed club night dedicated to our four fingered, future predicting, Flanderific friends… The Simpsons.

MisterrCha is our resident Disco Stu for the night, delivering throwback dance anthems and feel-good tunes from 1990 to now. You might even hear some familiar voices from our neighbourinos in the mix too. Are you couch gagging yet?

You will be rubbing shoulders with all of the Springfield socialites, so we invite you to dress the part of your favourite Simpsons icon. Minus any yellow body paint.

Are you stupid sexy Flanders? What will you reveal under that mangled Chanel dress? Or will you expose the true identity of El Homo?

Filled with absurdity and surprises, Steamed Hams will be unforgettably dumbening. So don that blue beehive. Suck that pacifier. And join us for a Flamin’ Moe’s at a one-of-a-kind night with the whole Party Posse.

So what are you waiting for? Buy that ticket and let your brain release some more endorphins.

Smell ya later!

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Jul
27
to Jul 28

CAMP UTOPIA: A TRANS+PRIDE AFTERPARTY... AND FUNDRAISER

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Camp Utopia - a Trans + Pride After Party and Fundraiser

Calling All Campy Cyborgs, Digital Divas, Artificial
Join us after this year's London Trans+ Pride for the second edition of CAMP at VFDalston! 
Every CAMP party has a theme, and this time we want to see your vision of UTOPIA:

It is time to imagine new and better worlds, so we want to see your best futuristic fantastical looks. Think the androgynous universe of iconic trans allegory The Matrix, the pleasure-seeking queer future of The Fifth Element, or even turn to nonhuman worlds of gender fluid clownfish and binary-bending fungi. Anything goes

Finally, all proceeds made will be going towards London Trans+ Pride (LTP). LTP @londontranspride is a grassroots trans-led community organisation, operating as a collective of volunteers for and with the trans+ community in the UK. They are responsible for organising the annual London Trans+ Pride march since 2018

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Jul
23
12:00 PM12:00

Island Gyals & Dem

We all know that Notting Hill Carnival is at the end of August, I don’t know about you but we’re getting a little impatient. Lucky for you, GawdX and Scarba have teamed up to bring a QUEER BIPOC CARNIVAL STARTER TO VFD!!

Expect Soca, Bouyon, Baile Funk, Dancehall, Reggaeton and some juicy edits delivering the "wine ya waist" energy. We got heat going all night 😍😍🔥🔥🔥

Bring your gyals, gays, & dem allies! 

We want respect, good vibes, waist wines and nothing else!

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Jul
20
to Jul 21

ONE MORE TIME: 1996

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One More Time: 1996

Been watching the Top Of The Pops re-runs and want (ooh aah) just a little bit more?!

Its 1996 and boybands ruled (even if Take That would split up). Eternal were the only girlband in sight… until five spicey girls zig-a-zig-ah'd their way into history and changed the face of pop forever!

We'll be celebrating the year the Spice Girls entered our lives, Gina G flew the flag for the UK in Eurovision, everyone and their gran danced the Macarena and Louise got Naked (yet still managed to show less flesh than Peter Andre in the waterfall). Expect A list pop from the likes of East 17, Gabrielle, Mariah Carey and Cher, dance music from JX, Livin' Joy and Robert Miles, the Britpop boom from Dodgy, Ash and Sleeper and the smooth tones of Mark Morrison, Fugees, Lighthouse Family and George Michael. Oh and did we mention the year of Celine's many epic ballads ?!

Expect loads of forgotten gems you're unlikely to hear anywhere else (from 1996's B listers such as Alisha's Attic to Gloria Estefan and Pet Shop Boys to Mary Kiani). Our Bargain Bin first hour of 1996’s pop flops (from E'voke to Maxwell and Let Loose) kicks off from 9pm.

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Jul
16
to Aug 20

Hatred Is a Bitter Fruit - Residency Writing Workshops

A series of hosted writing workshops on offer every Tuesday from July 16 until August 20, between 7 to 9pm

The theme of the workshops is centred around the title - Hatred is a Bitter Fruit - we will be exploring the many intersections and layers of hatred, hate crimes, shame and abuse, and how we respond to those lived or imagined experiences and feelings. 

The workshops are open to all LGBTQIA+ communities especially those of colour. Creative writing is a form of self-expression, and within a supportive and safe environment has the potential to begin a process of healing, and is an opportunity to be heard through your choice of words on a page. Playful, experimental and at times surprising what will emerge from deep within.

Your host will be Jack - a Poet-Curator and Psycho-Spiritual Dharma and Shamanic performance artist. A Zen Body Worker and Carrier of Indigenous Earth Knowledge.  They received a Spread The Word Commission Award in Autumn 2023. Recent readings include Lewisham Literature Festival, Autistic Shuffle, Devereux and with Poem Brut at Rich Mix and a Hundred Years Gallery. They received an Arts Council Project Award in 2024, to co-facilitate a series of free poetry workshops for LGBTQIA+ communities and to produce a 'free' intersectional poetry anthology hatred is a bitter fruit that will be published in Jan/Feb 2025. 

All who attend the workshops may choose to enter up to four poems for publication, and will be responding to the prompt or theme: hatred is a bitter fruit details of the call will be shared during the poetry writing workshops. All first time writers are welcome, we want poetry to be accessible to all. 

There will also be co-hosts who will facilitate the workshops, the last three weeks will be an open forum for everyone to share poems that they have written or choose and there will space to write too if that is your preference.
 

The co-host will be Venus - a martial artist, writer and performer from Harlesden. A sex worker for many years, her work is a reflection of her experiences with unconventional notions of power, strength, sensuality, subversion and the concept of embodiment as knowledge. She is a recent graduate with a BA in Politics, Philosophy and History, and is founder of Sex and Rage, a sex worker led organisation resisting stigma and shame through sex education.

For the last three weeks the co-host will be our own Lyall Hakaraia, these three final classes will be both creative and reflective of the outcomes of the workshops.

The workshops are FREE but have a limited number of tickets (10 people per workshop).

All attendees will be eligible for travel expenses, there will be a flat reimbursement of £10 per workshop.

Pen and papers will be provided or bring your choice of pen to write with.

These workshops are supported by Arts Council England.

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Jul
13
6:15 PM18:15

Sophie Duker x Kemah Bob at VFDalston

Sophie Duker x Kemah Bob at VFDalston

Comedians Sophie Duker (Taskmaster, Live At The Apollo) & Kemah Bob (QI, Jonathan Ross’ Comedy Club, Comedy Central Live) have been working up hilarious all-new stand-up hours to show off at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival this August. But before they head up to Scotland, they're giving the cuties of VFD an exclusive double-header preview performance! Tickets are strictly limited. Do. Not. Miss. This. 
The shows will run one after the other with a short ten minute interval. Doors at 6:15. The first show will start promptly at 6:45 pm. 

MISS FORTUNATE - Life is gunna life and brains are gunna brain. Miss Fortunate is a debut hour that's as raw and silly as you’d expect from acclaimed oversharer Kemah Bob. 

BUT DADDY I LOVE HER sees Sophie champion delusion, arguing that we should all choose hot wet fantasy over cold, bleak reality. Be bonkers, dream big, lose your damn mind! In this intentionally unhinged show, delulu is the solulu. 

Follow the girls on IG - @kemahbob / @sophiedukebox

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Jul
5
to Jul 6

FANTASY SNACK PARTY

Fantasy Snack Party:
DJ Winggold, Conall, Sexy G, Fantasy Snack

We're excited to bring FANTASY SNACK PARTY from Glasgow for the first ever london edition.
Originating as a community radio show on Glasgow's Subcity radio serving "what sounds good", the show has been taken offline and into the club, offering a space for friends old and new to let loose and be taken on a journey with some of the most exciting talents in electronic music right now.
Previous parties have been vvvv special, and the first ever London party is looking to be a stomper. limited advance tickets, you are strongly advised to secure entry!

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