Who. What. Where? No. 131

Starting off with something especially seasonal. Don Julio Tequila is bringing Día de Muertos to London with a three-day takeover of London bakery favourite Toklas from 31 October to 2 November. By day, it’ll be Panadería Don Julio, where they’ll serve pan de muerto from Mexico City’s cult Panadería Rosetta bakery — and put on some exclusive cocktail-making workshops. By night, the space will transform into a speakeasy with cocktails from Mexico’s Handshake Speakeasy (which has literally been voted the world’s best bar). My personal favourite part, though, is that Gabbriette, who has Mexican heritage, is hosting Thursday’s launch and has designed a signature Paloma for the occasion. Plus, on the actual Day of the Dead, there’ll be nail art, pintura facial and a marigold-laden offrenda. Grab tickets for the day here and night here.

Everyone who’s anyone in music has done A COLORS SHOW performance while cutting their teeth, and Algerian-Moroccan artist SABRI has just made her debut on the platform. It was probably inevitable since the R&B-slash-afrobeats singer has already collaborated with Grammy nominees like Yung Bleu and Nigerian big dog Olamide. For COLORS, though, SABRI performed a rendition of her song “Sold Myself For Love”, which is suitably stripped back à la the platform’s usual style — minimal acoustic guitar and all that good stuff. Lyrics-wise, the song is about losing yourself in a relationship. But it’s not all bad — as SABRI puts it, “It’s about the moment you stop choosing pain and start choosing freedom”. That’s more like it. Watch SABRI on COLORS here.

If you’re wanting to do something more wholesome than Halloween parties at the end of this month, Westbourne Park’s Mason & Fifth hotel has, as always, a full programme of activities for October. From florist pop-up shops by Fleurelly and Freya Sharp, to DJ sets by Mculo in the bar, to chocolate-making workshops with Gabu Chocolate House, there’s a real smorgasbord of things to do besides getting dressed up and drinking this party season. Although you could probably integrate those factors in if you really wanted to. Check out the full programme here.

There’s nothing like a nice collection of coffee table books to prove to your friends that you’re cultured when they come round for a cuppa. If you’re due a refresh, L’Artiere Books has just dropped the first batch of its Fall/Winter 2025 lineup. The collection includes everything from spooky-season-friendly picks, like Firelight by Amy Friend (think: ghostly vintage photos) and Morning Bus by Greg Miller, a decade-long meditation on childhood in America’s mass shooting era, to more universal choices, such as Nicola Lo Calzo’s Tragèdia, which explores São Tomé and Príncipe’s theatrical traditions. There’ll be plenty more launched in November, too, so keep your eyes peeled. For now, though, get an October release here.