Check out FACE to FACE: 50 Encounters with Strangers, a newly launched exhibit at Somerset House which features portraits of 50 people who have found refuge in London after being forced to flee their homes.

The Old Queens Head is hosting a screening of The Piano Teacher, the 2001 erotic psychological drama, written & directed by Michael Haneke, & starring Isabelle Huppert. There are also £6 cocktails on offer…

Check out Moving Pictures, a film performance at the Zoroastrian Centre examining how cinemas are reused as places of worship by diaspora communities, as part of the London Migration Film Festival.

If you’re a freelance journo or writer, you might like this free Women in Journalism-run webinar which will explore some of the biggest challenges freelancers face, from kill fees to unfair contracts.

Head to the Royal College of Nursing for the launch event of The Story of Britain’s Black Nurses, a new book which journeys through ancient & medieval Africa to wars & colonisation to the creation of the NHS & beyond.

That’s the topic being explored at this LSE panel discussion, which will look at how & why public anxiety about children’s digital lives & wellbeing is reaching a fever pitch - & how we can create better digital futures for kids.

Explore life in the early 20th century in London’s East End at the Museum of the Home’s late event. Expect an evening filled with music, creativity & discovery, all themed around the installation A Tenement Flat in 1913.

Head to the BobCat Gallery (in the Putney Exchange shopping centre) for a “relaxing evening immersed in original art”, where you can sip prosecco & enjoy a complimentary chair massage.

We’re giving away a family ticket (two adults & two children, but you can also go as just two adults) for the Fulham Palace Christmas Fair on Saturday. This lovely festive event will feature an independent market (perfect for Christmas shopping), mulled wine, mince pies, singing along to carollers in the courtyard & lots more!

To enter the draw, simply refer a friend to Cheapskate by sending them this link (it contains your personalised referral code): {{rp_refer_url}}.

Once they’ve signed up, you’ll be entered, & then we’ll pick the winner’s name at random. Good luck! 🤞

Head to the V&A for Wild Digits, a special Friday late event focused around how we can use technology in radical ways (including by co-creating with robots!), via performances, games & interactive installations.

There’s also a late event at the Tate Modern this Fri, exploring the Electric Dreams exhibit. There’ll be a virtual reality experience, VR installations, a live tarot reading, a digital drawing workshop, DJ sets & more.

Fancy seeing a lobster travel through time & clash with AI in reimagined historical battle scenes? This Fri, The Battle for Lobsteropolis - a new exhibit of AI paintings by artist Philip Colbert - opens at the Saatchi Gallery.

It’s Vauxhall City Farm’s Winter Light Trail switch-on this Sat. This festive event will be hosted by Johnny Vaughan, & you can enjoy mulled wine, mince pies & live music while exploring the twinkling trail.

Also on Sat is Cody Dock’s Frost Fair - a winter market inspired by the tradition (dating back to 695AD) of holding Frost Fairs on the River Thames. There’ll be workshops, live music, exhibits, mulled wine & more.

Discover the incredible diversity of UK filmmaking by watching the six short films shortlisted in this year’s Film London Jarman Award. Regular screenings are taking place all weekend at the Whitechapel Gallery.

Head to St Paul’s Cathedral for the annual Advent Carol Service, “one of the year’s most dramatic services”, which features a candlelit procession that moves from the darkness to light. Get there early.