Things To Do Today In London: Wednesday 31 January 2018

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Create your own Korean BBQ inspired ‘sound-meal’, take part in a chocolate tasting experiment and join the intergalactic silent disco at this Science Museum Late. © Benedict Johnson

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Things to do

IN THE ROUND: Fed up of getting your beer knocked out of your hand and getting stuck behind the tallest people at standing gigs? Well, you won't have to worry about that at these fully seated gigs. Check out the first shows here. Roundhouse (Camden), various prices, book ahead, 31 January-10 February

LUNCHTIME LECTURE: Long before smartphones and digital cameras, the only way to print an image was by hand-cutting a wooden block. This long lost industry is being unearthed in this lunchtime talk. Bring your sarnies. V&A, free, just turn up, 1pm-1.45pm

AMERICANAFEST2018: You don't need to travel across the pond to get a taste for Americana tunes as 26 of the finest emerging artists from the trans-Atlantic music scene are taking over four Hackney venues (Oslo, Moth Club, Paper Dress Vintage and Empire Bar) for this two-day festival. £25, book ahead, 6pm-11.55pm

VEGAN CELEBRATION: Veganism isn't just for January, it's for life. Just ask the Gallery Cafe, which is celebrating its permanent 100% animal-free menu tonight with a special menu and guest speakers. Everyone welcome. Gallery Cafe (Bethnal Green), £10, book ahead, 6.30pm-9pm

SCIENCE MUSEUM LATE: While some reckon the future of our food supply is vegan, others think we'll be munching on insects. See if you can survive on a diet of salt and pepper crickets and BBQ mealworms at this late dedicated to the future of food and drink. Science Museum, free, just turn up, 6.45pm-10pm

Hear an adult storytelling session inside the Tower of London tonight. Photo: Pikakoko

NARRATING LONDON: It can be tough competing with all the London writing already taking up entire sections in bookshops and libraries, but editors Kit Caless and Gary Budden and author Eley Williams manage to get it spot on. Hear all three in discussion about London literature tonight. Bishopsgate Institute, £9/£7, book ahead, 7pm-8.30pm

FREUD'S WOMEN: Lisa Appignanesi will be in conversation with the fabulously eloquent psychoanalyst and author of Fat is a Feminist Issue= Susie Orbach about women's contributions to psychoanalysis. Freud Museum (Hampstead), £12/£10, book ahead,7pm-8.30pm

CONFESSIONS AT THE TOWER: On the anniversary of Guy Fawkes's hanging, settle in for unsettling stories inspired by real events that occurred within the Tower walls. With playwright and Midnight Run founder Inua Ellams curating the performers, it's bound to be one hell of a memorable evening. (18+ event) Tower of London, £25/£22.50, book ahead, 7pm-8.45pm

SPECIAL GUEST: Audience participation is crucial at this show and tell event, where 50 people get 60 seconds each to share their thoughts, skills, projects etc. Don't be shy — you might meet your next mentor or BFF. Hackney Attic, £10, book ahead, 7pm-9.30pm

CLITCULTURE CABARET: A lovely line up of labia-loving ladies perform a mixture of poetry, dance and comedy tonight in celebration of the joys of being female. Balabam (Tottenham), £5, just turn up, 7.30pm-11pm

ANTHEM FOR DOOMED YOUTH: Can young people salvage their future? Are unpaid internships worse than The Somme? These are questions Ed Night is tackling with his awesome sense of humour, which has already won over audeiences at Edinburgh Fringe. Soho Theatre, £11-£15, book ahead, until 3 February

Good cause of the day: Take the #secondhandfirst pledge and shop sustainably

Browse second-hand garb from this sustainable pop-up shop run by students from the Fashion Retail Academy, with all proceeds going to Traid. As well as a string of London charity shops encouraging Londoners to recycle their clothes, Traid funds projects which improve working conditions and practices in the textile industry around the world. Rathbone Place, free, just turn up, 11am-3pm, until 2 February

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