TONIGHT
Auchentoshan Presents Shacklewell Nights

Shacklewell nights, the ever-popular hidden dining experience in Dalston, joins forces with Auchentoshan whisky to bring gastro-lovers a night that will, in their words, ‘challenge perceptions and taste buds’. Held within a five-floor Victorian townhouse, the four course menu will complement and incorporate the single malt (and the Langostines on Toast are promising to be rather sensational). It seems that whisky drinking isn’t just for slipper-wearing, pipe-smoking Scottish gentlemen after all. Email here for the last few reservations – if you’re quick.

JETSETTER
Anantara Seminyak Resort & Spa
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If you’re looking for an excuse to escape then try this beauty from Jetsetter on for size. From yoga retreats in Ubud to point breaks in Kuta, Bali is pretty much the embodiment of pure escapism – and on the southwest coast, Seminyak fulfils the niche for world-class dining and nightlife, fashion boutiques and vanguard hotels. On prime beachfront in the heart of the area, the Anantara Seminyak Resort & Spa is a celebration of understated Balinese luxury and western trendsetting, with 59 modern suites, a renowned rooftop lounge and an infinity swimming pools at the edge of the Indian Ocean.

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OFFER
Champagne brunch £45 instead of £65 at Aqua Nueva

While we’ve picked an array of activities and distractions to tempt you over the weekend, sometimes nothing beats a long afternoon spent in the company of food, friends and endless champagne. Which is why the lovely folks at Aqua Nueva have put together a special offer for UJ subscribers this Sunday. Settle into their rooftop overlooking Regents Street (or inside, if the weather misbehaves) for endless tapas, bottomless Louis Roederer Champagne, and live musicians from Ronnie Scott’s, all for £45 (normally £65, but Aqua is 'looking after' the champagne). Available Sunday, 12-3pm until the end of September. Be sure to mention Urban Junkies when you’re booking a table to claim this offer.

Aqua Nueva, 5th Floor, 240 Regent St.
Entrance on 30 Argyll St, W1B 3BR.

LAST CHANCE
Blue Surge

"He's a 38 year old cop. She's an 18 year old prostitute. They're in love. What could possibly go wrong?" It might sound like a new Hollywood blockbuster coming to a cinema near you this summer – but in fact this is your last opportunity to catch UJ family-member Samantha Coughlan (previously of everyone’s fave The Children’s Hour) alongside Kelly Burke and Alexander Guiney in award-winning playwright Rebecca Gilman’s much-praised Blue Surge – and this is your final chance to catch it before it wraps everything up on the 27th.

Blue Surge, Finborough Theatre, 118 Finborough Road, SW10 9ED. £18.

AGENDA PICK
Vans Downtown Showdown

Turquoise, pink, cranberry, yellow- just a few of the colours that we here at UJ own in Vans Classics. Slip on your #44s this Saturday and head down to Spitalfields Market where Southern California will meet old school London in a skate-off between some of Europe’s best teams and riders. If the Huf-clad boys don’t tickle your fancy, there’s always the pop-up store and delicious eateries a-plenty (we hear that Mr Vans himself is taking over Fire and Stone’s pizza grill).

Vans Downtown Showdown,
Spitalfields Market, E1 6EA. Free. Saturday 20th Aug.

BOOK AHEAD
Back to the Future Part 1
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As quilted gillets tirelessly work their way back into fashion’s Acceptable Box, the timing seems perfect to revel in a little blatant ‘80s revivalism. With Michael J Fox’s Marty McFly and Christopher Lloyd’s iconic Doc Emmett Brown, Back to the Future Part 1 is one of those strokes of cinematic genius that seared itself into all our brains indelibly. Screened in Roundwood Park, remember to pack a blanket and even one of those amusing camping chairs to protect your derriere. And something warm for the evening – like maybe a certain rust-orange gillet (Oh, Marty). “Roads? Where we’re going, we don’t need roads.”.