Future household names could be taking part in the Royal Drawing School’s annual exhibition for young artists
Isolation Chamber Vacation, Transition Gallery, preview – Alone time
A new exhibition examines the concept of solitude, from associated connotations of madness to its status as a tool for creative genius
Jidori, Dalston, restaurant review – View-a skewer
The vision for Jidori is yakitori, a Japanese cuisine centred on chicken skewers, cooked on a charcoal grill and washed down with copious amounts of booze
Shadow Optics at Lubomirov/Angus-Hughes, Clapton: Things falling apart
Delicacy and light are the dual themes of exhibition at Clapton gallery that places emphasis on curation rather than individual artists
Blue Pen, film preview: Breaking the silence
Inspired by the tragic story of war reporter Dorothy Lawrence, Blue Pen looks at the lives of women journalists whose voices have been silenced
Grimeborn Festival, Arcola, review: ‘excellent programme of rarities and standards’
Opera gets back to its experimental roots at the Arcola’s annual festival
Chatsworth Road festival to return for a fourth year
Community-organised ChatsFest is back on 10 September for ‘good ol’ knees-up’ with music, food and more
London’s Olympic Legacy – book review: ‘spruced up field notes’
Volume provides an insider account of how the idealistic goals that motivated the early phases of Olympic legacy planning gradually eroded
World musicians to descend upon Barbican for Transcender festival
James Holden and Iranian singer Parisa among the performers at weekend event where diffuse musical traditions exist in harmony
Floating Cinema comes to Hackney Wick flyover this weekend
Award-winning cinematic project to moor up underneath the A12 for ‘World Cities’ event