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What we're reading:
- Man jailed for using someone else's London marathon number.
- How London's independent bookshops are shaping its literary culture.
- Hope for the Whitechapel Bell Foundary.
- Fox mauls woman in her Clapham home.
- Why London's LGBT communities need their own base more than ever.
- Beloved venue Total Refreshment Centre shuts.
Things to do:
HAPPY MONDAYS: Take a stroll along Bankside where loads of venues are just waiting to help spread the love as part of Merge Festival. Tell the staff at The Refinery what's made you smile today to get a G&T or Pimm's ice lolly on the house, make MC&Sons laugh for a free dessert, or take a spin on Tibits' wheel of fortune. Various venues (Bankside), free, just turn up, all day
ARCHITECTURAL LANDSCAPES: Got a soft spot for brutalism? If so, you're bound to find Lee Fether's semi abstracted landscape painting, including depictions of The Barbican and Brunel Uni, pleasing to the eye. G-West Gallery, Greenwich Community Arts Centre (Greenwich), free, just turn up, 9am-1opm, until 7 July
IN SEARCH OF FRANKENSTEIN: In 1816, a 'year without summer' a young Mary Shelley created a monster. Two centuries later, photographer Chloe Dewe Mathews returned to the Swiss glaciers where Frankenstein was spawned to capture contemporary environmental and social issues through the lens of the seminal sci-fi novel. Chloe Dewe The British Library (Euston), free. just turn up, 9.30am-8pm, until 1 July
THE SUNLIGHT PROJECT: With the aim of comforting the disturbed and disturbing the comfortable, The Sunlight Project gives a voice the survivors of sexual assault through painting, poetry, music and film. 72 Haverstock Hill (Chalk Farm), free, just turn up, 4pm-6pm
FAN WORKSHOP: Decorate your own Spanish hand fan to help you entice your summertime suitors at Drink, Shop & Do. Your ticket includes a free a drink. Drink, Shop & Do (King's Cross), £19, book ahead, 6pm-1opm
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Sounds Like London: our picks today
June brings the Mayor of London's Sounds Like London campaign to the capital — a month-long celebration of both women in music and London's grassroots music scene. Here's our pick of today's Sounds Like London events:
JAMES GILLESPIE: The man dubbed 'quietly explosive' shows off his oxymoron baiting acoustic pop tunes. Omeara, £13.20, book ahead, 7pm
BENGAL SHADOWS: This documentary is not an easy watch, but it shines a crucial spotlight on a lesser-known yet devastating episode of WWII — the 1943 Bengal famine, which saw millions lose their lives. Bengal Shadows gives a voice to historians, researchers, and those who survived the appalling tragedy. Genesis Cinema (Stepney Green), £5, book ahead, 6.45pm
WINDRUSH WOMEN: Get to know the bold and pioneering women who left everything behind before boarding the Empire Windrush to seek better lives. Contemporary international writing magazine Wasafiri presents an evening of poetry and readings that celebrate women writers from the Windrush era. The British Library (Euston), £10, book ahead, 7pm-8.30pm
SHARING KNIVES: Does a nose-to-tail meat specialist have what it takes to create a delicious six course BBQ that — here's the twist — is completely vegan? Tom Griffiths will be grilling up a cruelty-free feast in aid of ocean conservation charity Sea Shepherd. Ace Hotel (Shoreditch), £45, book ahead, 7pm-9pm
BOMB SEX: Religion, sex, and The Troubles; welcome to 1980s Northern Ireland. This dark comedy delves into the personal and political impact of the conflict as one man looks to get some action. The Hope Theatre (Islington), £15, book ahead, 7.45pm, until 25 June
NARCISSIST IN THE MIRROR: Meet Narcissus — a love addict, starving artist, and lost soul in search of self-worth. This Edinburgh preview is billed as an honest account of self-exploration, using black humour to explore life, ambition, and millennial expectations. Pleasance Theatre (Islington), £10, book ahead, 8pm
Good cause of the day
Dig out those tennis shoes for a week's worth of outdoor charity fitness class with a Wimbledon twist. Take part in a tennis-inspired HIIT class; a Game, Set, Relac yoga class; or a wildcard workout for only a fiver — all of which goes to children's charity Barnados.
