The sun is shining (finally) so it’s time for some al fresco action this weekend. Explore a secret garden, hang out at a disused petrol station and book ahead for rooftop fun courtesy of Pitt Cue and Rock Lobsta. If you like it hot(ter), join us in Ibiza for IMS (the UJ team will be working – and partying – from the white isle this week) or head to Monaco for food, fast cars and glamour. Either way, it’s party time! This Weekend’s Picks • FRI Shrimpy’s • SAT Hix Tramshed • SUN Dalston Sunday Club JUBILEE God Save the Clam The Jubilee wouldn’t be quite right without a bit of rebellion. Behold, God Save the Clam: a punk rock take on a Clam Bake taking over a rooftop in London Fields over the Queen’s Jubilee weekend. Barbecue legends Pitt Cue and seafood faring Rock Lobsta are joining forces to cook up a feast alongside the Banshee cocktail bar serving Meantime beer and Cuervo Tradicional cocktails. Oh and there’s a sundae bar, of course. UJ have a special session on the Sunday. See you there! God Save the Clam Émigré Studios rooftop, 274 Richmond Road, E8 3QW Sunday June 3, 2.40pm To book the Urban Junkies event use the code Clam Junky FRIDAY AL FRESCO: Harvey Nichols’ Secret Garden EAT: Shrimpy’s If you haven’t found it already, then Harvey Nichols’ Secret Garden on the fifth floor terrace is a perfect oasis for after-shop cocktails and bites (it’s only on for another week). There’s a confession box designed by Marios Schwab, a perspex sculpture by Peter Pilotto and a Bamboo Palace (complete with golden pineapples) by James Long, not to mention other floral features designed by Mary Katrantzou, Roksana Ilincic, Lulu & Co and Marteen Van der Horst. Petrol stations and gourmet food don’t usually go hand in hand (soggy sausage roll anyone?) but then the folk at Bistroteque came along and made garages chic. Overlooking the Regent’s Canal in King’s Cross, Shrimpy’s offers up a collection of dishes harvested from trips to the Americas: chicharrón, tuna tostada, salt cod. And with a forecourt bar opening in June, we’ll soon be partying à la Fast and the Furious. 8am–11pm Cocktails from £11.50 109–125 Knightsbridge, SW1X 7RJ 11am–11pm Mains from £15.50 King’s Cross Filling Station, York Way, N1C 4UR BOOK NOW The Royal Academy’s Summer Exhibition Preview Party Perhaps the most glamorous night in London’s art calendar, the Royal Academy’s Summer Exhibition preview party is not only the mark of summer, but also the stomping ground of the glitterati. Tickets to the party are available to the wider public, and there’s also the chance to purchase artwork before the official Buyers Day. Royal Academy Summer Exhibition Preview Party May 30, tickets from £235. Call 020 7300 5792 or email fundraising.events@royalacademy.org.uk SATURDAY ART: Hayden Kays Household Name EAT: Hix Tramshed For your fill of ironic and conspicuous art, head to The Cob Gallery to see Hayden Kays’ first solo show. Described as part of the next generation of pop artists, Kays subverts everyday references and images from mass culture to create bold and shocking pieces. Stop and contemplate prints posing challenging questions such as: does the Queen own jeans? It’s all about steak and chicken at the new Hix outpost. And that’s pretty much it. The menu consists of three sharing starters, half or whole chicken, steak and three desserts. Simple. Hire the mezzanine for private dining above the hoi polloi, sit at the bar for cocktails and all-day bar snacks, or pick up a takeaway. Late night dirty chicken just got an upgrade. 12pm-6pm Free The Cob Gallery, 205 Royal College Street, NW1 0SG 12pm–10.30pm £13.50 32 Rivington Street, EC2A 3LX INTRODUCING Kuvva If you’re perpetually bored of your desktop or Twitter background, let Kuvva take over. Everyday they source beautiful wallpapers from the world’s leading photographers, designers and illustrators bringing a bit of colour to your daily start–up. If you would like to work with Kuvva then email them here. Happy desktopping. Wallpapers free to download from www.kuvva.com SUNDAY PHOTOGRAPHY: The Photographers’ Gallery Burtynsky Oil PARTY: Dalston Sunday Club After a two-year refurb, one of Soho’s institutions is back open for business. Check out the two-storey extension and the work of Canadian photographer Edward Burtynsky whose exhibition ’Oil’ looks at the effect of the substance on all our lives. Before leaving, take a look at The Wall on the ground floor, which chronicles the use of the ever-popular animated GIF. A good old Sunday knees-up this week, and you can be in bed by 11pm. The next installment of the Dalston Sunday Club is here – this time you can expect DSC residents Mirrorcube, as well as mainstays Nikolaj, Jean-Robert Saintil and special guest Chris Woodward providing electro-party tracks all evening. And Homeslice will be providing dinner… 11.30am–6pm Free 16–18 Ramillies Street, W1F 7LW 5pm–10.30pm Free Ridley Road Market Bar, 49 Ridley Road, E8 2NP WEEKEND GUIDE by JC & MY LIKE SHARE FORWARD PREVIOUS EDITION (c) 2012 Urban Junkies. All rights reserved. Reproductions of any portion of this website only with our express permission. Urban Junkies is a free daily mailer. All listings and features are editorial: We do not receive any payment from venues, artists or promoters. 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