This week, we’ve teamed up with Cadogan Terrace newcomer Carbobar, to highlight some of the events and menu items you’ll find at their neighbourhood bar and kitchen in the weeks ahead.

First up is the return of Miss Aisles Hot Mess Express drag show on 28th March, now happening on the last Friday of every month at Carbobar, due to popular demand. Refresh your memory with our recent interview with the star of the show here.

Then it’s a very special Mother’s Day on Sun 30th Mar, as all mums pay half price when dining with their kids. Book your table now.

Every Sunday, you’ll also find a top roast, and alternative Sunday Stew on offer, with plenty of vegan options, as there are across the whole daily menu, too. Carbobar is extremely dog friendly, and boasts a large covered beer garden, all of which makes it a particularly good destination after a weekend canal or park stroll.

Pictured above is their Burrata with sautéed radicchio, anchovies, lemon dressing, our pick of the small plates from the menu, which is about hearty Italian classics, sourdough pizzas and devilishly good deserts.

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CIG meets again this Friday morning - all welcome

🧊 There’s a drop-in consultation event on development proposals for the site at Iceland Wharf taking place at The Yard Theatre on Fri 14th Mar (12pm-3pm) to show neighbours and businesses our proposals for commercial space and homes which will be under a new planning submission.

♻️ Small creative business owner market Seoul Sisters returns to to Indra Gallery on Sat 15th Mar with an afternoon of market stalls plus recycling workshops where you can bring items (or choose one of theirs) to appliqué, bead, draw and more onto garments to turn them into something fresh. There’s live music from 5pm, too.

🐉 Set in 18th century colonial Jamaica, Azuka Oforka’s searing yet witty new play, The Women of Llanrumney explores the experience of women during slavery – those who benefited from it, those who were brutalised by it and those who fought to destroy it. The work highlights Wales’s role in slavery, illuminating a hidden chapter of British history.  Opens Wed 19th Mar and runs to 12th Apr at Stratford East.

📦 Eighteen artists explore the emotional and psychological dimensions of accumulating Clutter, and investigate its impact on our lives and society at large in the latest exhibition at Hypha Gallery 1 Sugar House Island. Runs to 12th Apr.

🍽️ Meanwhile, Battlefield Bodies is a show addressing the theme of eating disorders. Through arworks and installations, it creatively explore the internal conflict to better understand its impact and effects at Hypha Gallery 2, on Sugar House Island, with a PV tomorrow and also running to 12th Apr.

👩🏻‍🎨 Art Space Art Fair London is a new globetrotting show that allows established and emerging talent to showcase their work. It includes mosaic artist David O'Brien unveiling his new Lewis Hamilton Ferrari-inspired F1 helmet, never-seen-before pieces and work by Michael Dargas, Nigel Cooke and Mr Brainwash, coming to East London at Dockside Vaults in St. Katharine Docks, 14th - 28th Mar. 

🧂 There’s a multi-room bonanza of eclectic dance music styles at Colour Factory this Fri 14th Mar as popular selector Tommy Gold brings the first of a four-part series of Sugar Rush parties destined to run through 2025. This debut event sees Amsterdam’s Elias Mazin join Tommy and friends on deck duties.

🍀 Catch one of the last big parties before the current venue closes for good, as Father JC’s Hedonist Club St Patrick’s Day Party & Cabaret brings saints, sinners and serpents to the stage for a wild night of cabaret acts, DJ sets and divine dancing at The Yard Theatre, on Sat 15th Mar.

🤔 You can trust the Lord Napier Star to go above and beyond when it comes to most events, and that includes their pub quiz, which returns tomorrow, Thurs 13th Mar with a special 00 and 90s themed quiz featuring iconic tunes, trivia on everything from Britpop to reality TV, nostalgia (if you’re old enough) and fantastic prizes up for grabs.

🎟️ Grab the last remaining tickets for the return of the Faith 3-Room Special at Number 90 this Sat 15th Mar, with main room headliners, musclecars, Simon Dunmore back behind the decks spinning classic disco, plus all the Faith regulars spinning inside and on the Balearic Barge, moored up along the waterfront terrace.

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📝 Workshop Workshop sessions help you improve your basic and advanced skills for delivering online and live workshops about any specialist topic. Back at The Trampery Fish Island on Fri Apr 4th, it’s as much a retreat for people who regularly deliver workshops as a training session, and there’s 50% off for readers of The Wick is you use the code X943S in the ‘your details’ box at the checkout. 

📈 Register your interest in the Investec Beyond Business Programme to get start-up grant funding up to £24k, expert support and mentorship from the Bromley by Bow Centre and Investec. Whether you are starting out or expanding, this programme helps you make a lasting impact in East London as a social entrepreneur. Apply by 30 Mar.

🤖 Explore the impact of Artificial Intelligence on the creative industries for ethnically diverse creative businesses and freelancers at Everyday AI: how AI is shaping creative futures, to be held at UCL Base KX this Thurs 13th Mar.

🎥 The New Black Film Collective (TNBFC) host TNB XPO 2025, showcasing Black excellence and driving forward diversity in the UK and international screen industries with a three day programme of screenings, keynotes, panels, demos and a recruitment fair. It happens at Rich Mix Mon 24th - Fri 28th Mar.

👗 Caramel Rock is offering a 12-week Level 1 BTEC in Fashion for individuals aged 19+. The course is free and the start date is ongoing. To learn more or enroll, check out their website.

Studio Wayne McGregor is looking for bright and energetic individuals to join their Studio Team based at Here East. If you enjoy customer service, have fantastic admin skills and are passionate about overseeing the day to day running of state-of-the-art studio facilities, apply by 31st Mar.

🍄 The new East London Mushroom Growing Collective run a farm at New Spitalfields Market, harvesting fungi for London-area restaurants using locally sourced substrates and a zero-emissions distribution system. They’re currently on the lookout for a Mushroom Growing Assistant

🥻 Hackney Wick & Fish Island Community Development Trust is looking for an individual or organisation to become their new circular fashion hub and young makers programme partner. You’ll get a rent-free, high quality studio space for one year, and be expected to deliver the workshops and mentoring for the third year of the Sustainable Young Makers Programme in 2025. Deadline 21st Mar.

💴 The East End Community Foundation (EECF) is offering Well-being Grants for Young People 2025. Non-profit organizations and community groups in Hackney, Newham, Tower Hamlets, and City of London can apply for grants up to £25,000 to support activities for young people's mental and emotional health, and life skills development. Apply by Mar 17th.

⚖️ If you are an artist, writer, musician, actor, sculptor, web-designer or any other type of creative practitioner and have an issue relating to your work but can’t afford access to legal support, the Queen Mary Legal Advice Centre offers free advice on areas including intellectual property, trademark and copyright. Fill in the form and they’ll get back to you. Deadline Fri 21st Mar.

🚢 Anyone who’d like to put on a cultural event to celebrate the Windrush Generation should contact Hackney Council, who have small grants of up to £2k now available to help make it a reality. Your event will need to be delivered in June 2025 and can also be part of a bigger project. Deadline for applications is 17th March.