Your Friday morning essential read. Five local feel-good highlights, including exclusive special offers and events. Prepared with love by the team at Camdenist

 EXCLUSIVE OFFER: 15% off food & drink at Ethika 

This week we've teamed up with

Buck Street Market

's rooftop aperitivo bar and Italian-influenced streetfood hangout,

Ethika

, to offer readers a brilliant summertime discount. Head to their stylish container in the heart of Camden Town for sunset cocktails and tapas, and

every day during the rest of July

,

just mention Camdenist

to get 15% off your total bill. The deal is so good, you can go back and use it as many times as you like 🍸🥳Read today's interview with co-founder Simon, all about their sustainable ethos, mixology skills and his recommendations for ordering the perfect Ethika meal tonight. 

 EXPLORE: Interactive VR Jellyfish 

Why not try singing with jellyfish this weekend as part of a unique virtual reality work at Chalk Farm art gallery Zabludowicz Collection? Conceived by artists Mélodie Mousset and Edo Fouilloux, as you enter The Jellyfish, the organisms respond to your voice depending on its pitch, vibration and the intensity of the sound. Sing to them and see how they react and echo you with their own choir. The work explores synaesthesia and self-hypnosis in order to create a feeling of connection with another species. Booking is not necessary and entry is free. 

 EAT: European brasserie Camden Social is open 

Tucked away just off the main drag of the High Street, Camden Social is the new kid on Jamestown Road's food block, which opened last week in the former Byron burgers site. Billed as a 'European British Brasserie', brunch menu highlights include their epic Camden Bacon Roll or hearty pancakes with blueberries, cinnamon butter and maple syrup. Later in the day there's Entrecôte steak and chocolate fondant, making for another strong local all-day eatery to try out this summer. 

 MUSIC: BPM Collective at Powerhaus tonight 

This week's return to the dancefloor, and uncertainty around whether nightlife is really back for good, means we need to take every opportunity to support promoters and venues right now. Party-starters BPM Collective throw their postponed debut at the Powerhaus (formerly Dingwalls) tonight, with

Jamo Beatz

dropping hip-hop, garage, drill and everything in between. 

Read the 

interview with BPM founder Ahmed Shareefy

 where you'll find a 30% discount on tickets just for Camdenist readers, too. 

 SPOKEN WORD: Roundhouse reopens with Last Word 

It's unbelievable to think of the mighty Roundhouse sat silent and empty for 16 months, so instead let's focus on the fact that it's finally back hosting audiences this weekend with the fabulous

Last Word Festival

. Events include the 15th anniversary of the

Poetry Slam Final

on Thursday - tickets and info available here. The venue's CEO and Creative Director, Marcus Davey, has also been telling Camdenist his own very personal story about the power of making music in changing lives. 

 THIS WEEK'S ONE-CLICK POLL There are now 18 Council-approved ‘streateries’ offering dining on pavements and roads in the borough. What do you make of them? 

LAST WEEK WE ASKED:

How convinced are you that this really is the end of the Covid lockdowns?

The concept of 'freedom day' was always looking a bit shaky, and only a super-optimistic 8% of readers feel there's no potential for rolling backward. Most of you are hedging your bets, but with Camden's schools limping up to the end of term this week by sending thousands of families into summer holidays of isolation, for many, lockdown remains firmly an ongoing situation.

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