This Week in London

Happy Tuesday London!

This week brings together the best of both worlds for gardeners dreaming of spring and knitters cozying up for winter 🌿🧶. But that's not all – gamers, outdoor enthusiasts, and crafters will also find something to spark their interest.

The word is a wonderful place, let’s go explore.

— Enrique Banuelos

TRIVA

Question: Where will you find the smallest bone in the human body?
(Answer at the bottom ⬇️)

DAD JOKE

My wife said “Have you seen the dog bowl?”
I said “wow, I didn’t even know he could.”

THINGS TO DO

Entrepreneurs Lunch Social 🙂 
THURS Feb 27, 12-1:30PM, (Free) (Details)
@ Eleven Sixty Bar & Grill, 1160 Wellington Road
Join us for an in-person networking opportunity to meet fellow entrepreneurs, share ideas, and build connections.

International Book Club 📖 
FRI Feb 28, 10-11AM (Free) (Details)
@ UWO Grad Club, Middlesex College, Western University
Are you a bookworm that loves to read? Want to better connect with your international peers and colleagues on campus? Register to access the online version of the book

Edward Scissorhands Showing ✂️ 
FRI Feb 28, 9PM, $17 (Details)
@ Hyland Cinema, 240 Wharncliffe Rd S
A special 35th Anniversary screening of this Tim Burton classic as part of their Retromania film series!

Seedy Saturday 🍅 
SAT March 1, 10-3PM, (Free) (Details)
@ Carling Heights Optimist Community Centre, 656 Elizabeth St
Presented by the London Middlesex Master Gardeners. Seed exchange, presentations, booths.

Snowshoeing at Westminster Ponds ❄️ 
SAT/SUN March 1/2, (Free) (Details)
@ Westminster Ponds, 944 Western Counties Rd
Free snowshoeing in the Westminster Ponds, weather permitting, every Saturday (11AM -1PM) and Sunday (1PM - 3PM). Snowshoes provided and self-guided trails.

Super Smash Bros. Game Night 🕹️ 
MON March 3, 6PM, (Free) (Details)
@ Fanshawe College, 1599 Alumni Rd
Prizes will be awarded to the top three players in each tournament. Friendlies will begin at 6PM and the tournaments will start at 7PM. No advance registration is required.

Natural Dyeing from an Ontario Garden 🌿 🧶 
TUES March 4, 1-4PM, $39 (Details)
@ East Lions Community Centre, 1731 Churchill Avenue
Using dried flowers and roots from an Ontario garden, you will learn how to mordant, dye and modify wool yarn to achieve different hues from the same plants.

Open Studio @ Hello Maker 🎨 
TUES March 4, 3-7PM, Free/Donation (Details)
@ Hello Maker, 717 Richmond Street Suite 202
Bring your own craft project or start a new one using the studio's tools and supplies while enjoying drinks and community.

COMEDY & ENTERTAINMENT

Tuesday Night Trivia League 🤓 
TUES March 4, 7-9:30PM, Free (Details)
@ The Rec Room, 1680 Richmond Street
Battle it out across 6 rounds of General Knowledge and Name That Tune to become the Ultimate Trivia Champion! It's absolutely free to play, must be legal drinking age.

Stand Up Comedy 🤣 
THUR Feb 27, 7-8:30PM, $18 (Details)
@ Poacher's Arms, 171 Queens Avenue
London’s Longest running stand up comedy show is back with headliners James Cummins and Monica Gross, featuring CJ MacDougall, and Bobby Chakraborty.

FOOD & DRINK

Cooking Classes at the Market 👩‍🍳 
SAT March 1, 11AM, FREE (Details)
@ Covent Market, upstairs at the Market Kitchen
Join us for a free cooking demonstration every Saturday upstairs in the Market Kitchen. Doors open 20 min prior, no registration is required. 1st come, 1st serve.

Cooking with Cast Iron 👩‍🍳 
Tues March 4, 6-8:30PM, $125 (Details)
@ Jill's Table, 115 King Street
In this class, Chef Matt Rice will teach you the versatility and unique characteristics of cast iron cookware as well as the importance of seasoning, cleaning and restoring them.

MUSIC

Mother Mother + Cavetown🎵
THUR Feb 27, 7PM, $35+(Details)
@ Canada Life Place/Budweiser Gardens, 99 Dundas Street
Canada’s biggest alt-rock export Mother Mother will be hitting the road again in 2025 with new Canadian tour stops in support of their latest album, Grief Chapter.

Elliott Brood 🎵
THUR, Feb 267, 7PM, $30 (Details)
@ Rum Runners, 178 Dundas St
Elliott Brood, a Canadian alternative country band formed in Toronto in 2002, blends Americana, folk, and rock influences into a unique sound they've dubbed "death country," "frontier rock," or "revival music"

AYSAY - Direct from Denmark 🎵
FRI Feb 28, 7PM, $25 (Details)
@ London Brewing Cooperative, 521 Burbrook Place
AySay, a Danish-Turkish-Kurdish trio fronted by Luna Ersahin, blends Nordic and Anatolian sounds to create boundary-transcending music.

ELI & FUR🎵
SAT March 1, 10PM, $27(Details)
@ Rum Runners, 178 Dundas St
Eli & Fur, the London-born DJ and producer duo of Eliza Noble and Jennifer Skillman, are renowned for their emotive blend of deep house, melodic house, and techno, characterized by evocative vocals, cascading synths, and rolling basslines.

Kristen Martell 🎵
WED March 5, 7PM, $23(Details)
@ Private Home (Address to be Released)
Known for her feathery, soothing vocals and heartfelt lyrics, Kristen weaves together intimate and moving songs that linger long after the music fades.

Hill McGraw🎵
SAT March 1, 8PM, $41(Details)
@ Wolfe Hall, Central Library, 251 Dundas Street
An evening of country music playing the hits of Faith Hill and Tim McGraw.

Newberry & Verch 🎵
SUN March 2, 7:30PM, $25+(Details)
@ Chaucer's, 122 Carling Street
Joe Newberry, known for his clawhammer banjo style, and April Verch, a Canadian fiddler and step dancer rooted in the Ottawa Valley tradition, create a musical blend that combines old-time, bluegrass, and Canadian folk elements.

TRIVA

Question: Where will you find the smallest bone in the human body?
Answer: The stapes, found in the middle ear, is the smallest bone in the human body. As part of the ossicles, it plays a vital role in transmitting sound vibrations to the inner ear, allowing us to hear.¹

1  https://healthwire.pk/healthcare/smallest-bone-in-the-human-body/