Lucy Parham's Debussy portrait with Sir Simon Russell Beale.
Wed 28 Oct | 19:30
Wigmore Hall
£18–45
Things to do in London today
Things to do in London today, Wednesday 28 October: 1,138 events, among them 220 in exhibitions and museums, 155 in workshops and courses, 93 in food and drink, 83 in kids and family, 78 in talks and readings, 77 in concerts and 432 others.
Angel Comedy RAW Wednesdays: new stand-up, free.
Wed 28 Oct | 19:30
Camden Head
Free
Claire Fuller & Róisín Lanigan: The Modern Ghost Story.
Wed 28 Oct | 19:30
Backstory
£15
Documentary Bram Stoker: Father of Dracula plus Q&A.
Wed 28 Oct | 19:30
Irish Cultural Centre
£10
Irish Folk Music Session: bring an instrument and join in.
Wed 28 Oct | 19:30
The Antwerp Arms
Halloween Pub Quiz: play for a cash jackpot.
Wed 28 Oct | 19:30
Three Colts Tavern
£2
Double Bill: tell me straight & aggy, queer plays.
Wed 28 Oct | 19:30
King's Head
Cheerless: shoegaze à la Ride, with Toothpaste (solo).
Wed 28 Oct | 19:30
The Shacklewell Arms
Free
Simpsons pub quiz at the Star of Bethnal Green.
Wed 28 Oct | 19:30
The Star Of Bethnal Green
£2–3
Perfume Genius (Duo): art pop live at Union Chapel.
Wed 28 Oct | 19:30
Union Chapel
£32.50
The Proclaimers: Scottish folk-rock twins live in concert.
Wed 28 Oct | 19:30
London Palladium
Salvage Masters: Kevin Patience on shipwreck salvage.
Wed 28 Oct | 19:30
Cruising Association
£4–5
Fulham FC v Crystal Palace: London derby in the Carabao Cup.
Wed 28 Oct | 19:45
Craven Cottage
£46.35–48.41
Dickens ghost tales: Nancy's Murder, told by Adam Cunis.
Wed 28 Oct | 20:00
Charles Dickens Museum
from £25
Geoff Simkins Quartet: classic jazz with Tom Ollendorff.
Wed 28 Oct | 20:00
Jazz @ Pizza Express
£25
Making peace last: Colombia and Northern Ireland compared.
Wed 28 Oct | 20:00
Chatham House
Eric Ranzoni: Solo Blues Piano, live at the bar.
Wed 28 Oct | 20:00
Oriole Bar
£6
Buffy Revamped: 144 episodes retold by Spike, in comedy.
Wed 28 Oct | 20:00
Woolwich Works
£29–35
Ozzy & Black Sabbath: Back to the Beginning, concert film.
Wed 28 Oct | 20:00
The Cinema in the Arches
Wednesday Stand Up Comedy Show: pros test new gags.
Wed 28 Oct | 20:00
The Top Secret Comedy Club
£1
Dinner & DJ's: soul and disco with DJ Andy Lemay.
Wed 28 Oct | 20:00
Bambi
The Wednesday Bubble: open mic comedy night in London.
Wed 28 Oct | 20:00
The Black Eel
Death Valley Girls, Hannah Hu and Lazy Jane live on stage.
Wed 28 Oct | 20:00
The Lexington
£17.60
HALLOWEEN QUIZ with Nectarine Girl: Britney & spooky trivia.
Wed 28 Oct | 20:00
The Old Nun's Head
Dexys Midnight Runners: 'Come On Eileen' band live.
Wed 28 Oct | 20:00
Hackney Empire
Francesca Confortini: jazz, soul and original songs.
Wed 28 Oct | 20:00
606 Club
£18
Angel Comedy Social Club: comedy at The Bill Murray.
Wed 28 Oct | 20:00
The Bill Murray
£7.19
Crocodile: Nine young Nigerians grow up behind the camera.
Wed 28 Oct | 20:20
Lexi Cinema
£10
Django Chutney & Le Trio qu'à trois: Gypsy jazz and swing.
Wed 28 Oct | 20:30
Jamboree
£8–15
Climax: hallucinatory horror film introduced by Femmi.
Wed 28 Oct | 20:45
The Arzner
Pianist Roland Perrin: world jazz and original scores.
Wed 28 Oct | 21:00
Nightjar
£6
SOON COME with Gio One Stop: soul, reggae, funk.
Wed 28 Oct | 21:00
Ridley Road Market Bar
Free
M.A.D Wednesdays with Karlie Marx: trans+ fundraiser party.
Wed 28 Oct | 22:00
Dalston Superstore
from £5
ACC Halloween: fancy-dress party with student DJs.
Wed 28 Oct | 22:00
Infernos
from £9.65
BodySwap: trans club night with Harietta and Karlie Marx.
Wed 28 Oct | 22:00
Dalston Superstore
Free
Guided tours: behind the scenes at St John's Gate.
until Thu 31 Dec
Museum of the Order of St John
£15
Londoners on Trial: true crime from London's archives.
until Thu 25 Feb
The London Archives
Free
Glasshouse Stories, Claudia Fontes installation on plants.
until Fri 15 Jan
100 Bishopsgate
Free
Beauty and Destruction: wartime London seen by its artists.
until Sun 1 Nov
IWM London
Free
The Coming of Age: exhibition on ageing with Paula Rego.
until Sun 29 Nov
Wellcome Collection
Free