Nini - Local Voices

somehow it’s the last quarter of the year?!?

this week i wanted to showcase a couple ways to find friends, further your hobbies, care for the planet and explore new music 🧶📝🎸

details on each slide 🫶🏽

send me all your posters!! i’ll love to have your event on the next community board 💌



sustainable fashion week canada explores threads of resistance though hands-on mending, creatives showcases, community discussion, and sustainable shopping.

check our Musey for more info!

making friend as a grown-up is hard 🥲

speed friending follows the rules of speed dating, with prompts, short conversations and plenty of time to go back to the people you clicked with.

$25 or PWYC | Reimagine Co | 6pm

release your inner poet 🖋️

the poetry playground wants to put pen to paper at this poetry workshop + open mic.

this event is part of Ontario Culture Days and hosted by Anda Marcu

FREE | Studio Coffee | 6pm

London Cycle Link drink is a great evening of conversations, community and great local brews. this is a member-only event, but worth mentioning if you have a friend at cycle link since they can bring a friend!

DONT MISS THE “HENDRIX OF THE SAHARA” !

prepare for an extraordinary evening of music as internationally acclaimed Malian guitarist and singer-songwriter Vieux Farka Touré takes the stage at Metropolitan United Church.

an unforgettable night where tradition, innovation, and the spirit of Mali come alive

this concert is part of Sunfest London global music & jazz concert series!

$30 ADV - $37 @ doors | Metropolitan United Church | 7 pm

crafters unite! The Bag Lady - London, ON is putting together a relaxed afternoon of knitting, sticking, charting and enjoying some time with others.

this is the perfect opportunity to buddy double and finish that scarf you started last winter (it’s me, i’m talking to myself).

FREE (but support the venue by getting a drink!) | The Bag Lady | 3 pm

another week of amazing events 🖌️🎸🎭

there’s art, poetry, movement, resistance and laughter. i can’t think of better ways to be part of your community and support the people making our city better.

swipe through for more deets on each poster!

want your poster on the next community board? shoot me a DM 💌 this board is a community effort after all 🫶🏽



London Public Library and Antler River Poetry bring you a monthly poetry series with diverse, thought-provoking voices to the stage.

presenting readings by Darby Minott Bradford , Hollay Ghadery and local opener 远 / Fiona

FREE | Landon Library | 7 pm

Anova is getting ready to take back the night. everyone deserves to feel safe walking after dark. come out to protest harassment, assault, and violence, or to stand with the people who have lived through it 🕯️

FREE | victoria park | 6:30 pm

Punk Rock Flea Market London is turning 10!

the celebration of Punk and DIY is going all out with three days and 2 after parties with art, music, makers, skateboarding and everything that makes PRFM what is is.

check out the full itinerary on their page 🗓️

flowers + yoga + all bodies = ❤️‍🔥

Fats of Forest City and Yoga with Ramona 🦋 are hosting a gentle, beginner-friendly flow at Wortley Flower Farm

if you always wanted to try yoga but maybe felt too intimidated or self-conscious to try, this is the class for you.

$15 | Filthy Rebena Vintage backyard | 10 am

zinesters unite! Zineograohy is back with your fix of self-published goodness.

this yearly fest is a celebration of zines, small press, prints and comics 🔖

FREE | Central Library | 12 pm

spanish comedy is coming to london 🙌🏽

“migrants” is a comedy show about the challenges of starting from scratch in north america, presenting Stephan Dyer Juan Cajiao and Antonio Sanint

100% in Spanish with a percentage of ticket sales helping colombia as they recover from this year’s earthquakes

$40 | 100 Kellogg Lane Century Centre | 7 pm

this week is bursting from the seams with art and culture 🎨🖌️🎵

more details under each photo and everyone is tagged so you can learn more about what’s happening in town.

Local Voices is a community space! so make sure to send me your posters so we can share the awesomeness of London together.

expect some content next week 👀



Embassy Cultural House is putting together an event in partnership with Hassan Law. showcasing prints, postcards and books from members of ECH, with a special performance on Thursday by london-based Viviana & Mauricio from Chile 🇨🇱

FREE

Clicking Around is London Public Library photography club, getting together every third friday of the month to meet other shutterbugs and explore a new prompt to take pictures.

FREE

it’s time for the 4th Peace, Love & Sunshine ☀️
part of Jim Sandy MacDonald Friday Night Live series, get excited for local musicians and the official launch of Live London Magazine 🫶🏽
let’s end the summer soaking on the sunshine

Pay What You Can

for 25 years LondonHeritageCouncil has been partnering with museums, heritage sites and organizations around the city to open their doors and encourage people to see their city from a new perspective.

this is one of my favourite events because places that you wouldn’t usually been able to explore would put together live performances, interactive demonstrations, guided tours and so much more!

full list of venues on their website

FREE

the inaugural Forest City Irish Fest ☘️

the wortley green is sprouting clovers for the biggest and most ambitious irish cultural experience to date.
expect music, storytelling, dancing, sports and lots of family fun.

FREE

Nuit Blanche London is returning to Dundas Place for an immersive, one-night-only celebration of art, music, art and performances.

experience downtown london transformed as public spaces come alive with work of local artist, live performances and creative installations.

FREE with some ticketed experiences

hello september and hello new format! 🍁

i’m always looking at ways i can improve my contente so here is your new(ish) community board. this will take the highlights place and i’ll do those on a video format (still deciding if reel or story).

swipe through to see what’s going on in town this week!

want you flyer up there? send me a dm 💌

STOMPBOX is bringing you the best way to get to know local bands and artists at STOMPFEST 🥾 4 days of music starting with jam night where you can bring your own instrument and jam along! though night, alt night and freak night are ticketed, it so worth it!

go out and discover you next playlist staple 🎶

new date after last week rain, bingo night is here to the tune of rock and roll, with 100% of the ticket going to the Humane Society LDN & Middlesex and $1 from core draft being donated too!

check out Side Launch London for a cold one and a good cause 🐶

extravabandza is here! this yearly event is the grand finale of the LBMX Musicians Mentorship Program, and a day full of live music, artist collectives, vendors and more.

London Arts Council is always making the most to help the community, art and culture of london flourish 🥁

An Art Market is taking over the London Bicycle Cafe patio with local artist and a space to hang out with creatives and become part of the community.

hosted by local serial chatter box and artist O Hey It’s Kay art market is a great way to spark your creativity

The Nook is throwing a day party. the dress code: biker 🏍️ the vibe: we ride at dawn ❤️‍🔥

this one is going to be a fun one ☝🏽

London Environmental Network has a special day plan for their next sustainability social 🍑

say cheers to the end of summer with sustainable success stories, games and a limited edition peaches and crean pale ale in collaboration with London Brewing Co-operative made with fresh ontario peaches and nectarines from Heeman's

actually tho, give me your feedback. i make to make more things that are interesting to you 🫶🏽

this week's board has a bit of everything, soft and loud, quiet gardens and raw art 🌿

LPL Live brings neo-soul and R&B to the Rotary Reading Garden with local artist Saveria, FIGHT ME opens at Good Sport with a group show asking what you're willing to put up for, and BridgeBash closes the week out at Blackfriars with live music, face painting, and the grand reopening of the playground.

something on this board was made for you 🫶

what are you making it out to this week? leave it in the comments 👇