SET Centre

SET Open Decks – Weekly DJ Open Booth Nights
2026-04-22 21:30 - 2026-04-23 00:00 (Europe/London) | SET Social, 55a Nigel Road, London, SE15 4NP, United Kingdom
A weekly open decks night for DJs, music lovers, and anyone curious to listen in.

SET Open Decks is a weekly night happening at SET Social where the booth is open for anyone who wants to play music, experiment with tracks, or just hang out with other local DJs.

The format is simple and low-pressure. DJs can jump on the decks, share favourite tracks, play back-to-back, or experiment with ideas on club-standard equipment. There’s no set list and no expectation to perform. You can play for a short while, stay longer, or just come to listen and hang out.

The night is as much about listening as it is about playing. Whether you’re a DJ testing new material, someone learning by watching others, or just there to enjoy the music and the atmosphere, everyone is welcome.

From time to time, SET Open Decks will also host informal workshops and skill-sharing sessions covering DJ techniques, library organisation, and industry tips. Keep an eye on @set.social.peckham for announcements.

Event details

When:

Regular Wednesdays: 9.30pm – midnight

Every third Wednesday: 6pm – midnight

Bring your gear: Vinyl or USB is welcome

Who’s it for: Open to everyone, from first-time DJs to experienced selectors, and anyone who wants to listenSign up: Check in with the hosts in the Red Bar when you arrive

Artwork by @dutchiestudio

Big Throw #3
2026-04-23 19:30 - 23:00 | SET Social, 55a Nigel Road, London, SE15 4NP, United Kingdom
An evening of live performance that celebrates complexity, brought together by the Big Throw collective.

Expect spoken word, music, video, object theatre, animation, opera, puppetry, tap dance and things without name, with performances by Simeon Barclay, Maz Murray, Jennet Thomas (with Richard Whitby), Klara Kofen, and Sally O’Reilly.

What to expect

Mysterious tapping and a plot hole that breaks meaning

Workers trapped in Yellow Grid, forced to produce The Sweet Spot

Church windows, the three blind mice and Descartes trying to locate a needle using a stick

An over-populated developer’s model with pool tables all the way down

Event details

Date: Thursday 23 AprilTime: 7:30-11pm (doors at 7:30pm, performances from 7:45)Location: SET Social, 55a Nigel Road, Peckham, SE15 4NPTicketing: £12 standard / £10 members (plus booking fee)While booking is recommended, there may be tickets sold on the door.

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About the organiser

Big Throw is a not-for-profit, unfunded, artist-led collaborative. All income from tickets covers production costs plus a modest fee for our special guests.

For images of previous Big Throws, visit: www.bigthrow.org

Movement and dance class
2026-04-26 14:00 - 15:30 | SET Social, 55a Nigel Road, London, SE15 4NP, United Kingdom
Movement at SET is an open space for dancing, stretching and exploring how your body moves. Sessions shift between guided workshops and more open movement time.

You don’t need any dance experience to come along. Each session is different, sometimes structured, sometimes more fluid. It’s a space to move, breathe and connect with others at your own pace.

Event details

When: Every second and fourth Sunday of the month, 2-3.30pm. You can arrive a little early to settle in.

Ticketing/registration: Entry is £5-7 on the door.

For updates or to get involved, follow @movementatset on Instagram or send a message there if you have questions or would like to lead a session.

Braiding Sweetgrass Reading Circle
2026-04-26 16:30 - 18:30 | SET Social, 55a Nigel Road, London, SE15 4NP, United Kingdom
To celebrate the return of spring, join us at SET Social for the Braiding Sweetgrass Reading Circle, a small reading group exploring Robin Wall Kimmerer’s influential book Braiding Sweetgrass.

Meeting every two weeks from 15 March to 24 May, the circle invites participants to read and discuss the book together over tea in a relaxed and welcoming setting. Each session will focus on a different section of the text, beginning with the introduction at the first meeting.

Drawing on her life as an Indigenous scientist, a mother and a woman, Kimmerer explores how other living beings such as plants, animals and ecosystems offer lessons about reciprocity, care and responsibility. Through stories that move between ecology, science and Indigenous knowledge, the book explores our relationship with the earth and the importance of living in respectful kinship with the more-than-human world.

The reading circle will be a space to discuss these ideas together and reflect on how they might influence our daily lives. If gardeners attend, the group may also explore ways to connect some of the book’s teachings with the SET Social Community Garden.

Open to anyone interested in nature, gardening or anti-colonial perspectives on our relationship with the land. The group will remain small to allow space for discussion.

Tea will be provided.

Event details

Dates: Every two weeks from Sunday 15 March-24 MayTime: 4.30-6.30pmLocation: SET Social, 55a Nigel Road, Peckham SE15 4NPEntry: Free, drop-in

Sessions will take place indoors around the tables in the main hall, or outdoors in the garden when the weather allows.

Bi-weekly schedule

15 March: Introduction and Chapter 1 – Planting Sweetgrass 29 March: Chapter 2 – Tending Sweetgrass12 April: Chapter 3 – Picking Sweetgrass26 April: Chapter 4 – Braiding Sweetgrass10 May: Chapter 5 – Burning Sweetgrass24 May: Epilogue

Facilitator and artwork:

Reading circle facilitated by @jadesrooomPoster artwork by @brog.de.mer

Please note: If you would like to join but are unable to purchase the book, please contact the host at @jadesrooom.

Analogue Animation Workshop
2026-04-28 19:00 - 21:00 | SET Social, 55a Nigel Road, London, SE15 4NP, United Kingdom
Curious about animation beyond screens and software?

This hands-on workshop offers an introduction to analogue and handmade animation techniques, as part of an ongoing monthly series focused on experimentation, play, and learning by doing. Each session explores a different approach to making moving images using tactile, low-tech methods.

Led by artist and animator, Miranda Peyton Jones, the workshop is designed as an open, supportive space to try new ideas, learn practical techniques, and meet others interested in experimental animation. Participants can expect to leave with a short piece of moving image, along with printed materials created during the session.

No previous animation or drawing experience is required. All materials are provided, and participants are welcome to bring their own materials if they wish.Please note that you will need a smartphone with the free Stop Motion Studio app downloaded before attending.

Event details

Time and dates: Tuesday 28 April, from 7-9pm

Tickets are available via Eventbrite:

£8 concessions

£14 standard

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This Might Be The Place: Collage and Blackout Poetry Workshop
2026-05-02 14:00 - 16:00 | SET Social, 55a Nigel Road, London, SE15 4NP, United Kingdom
What does “place” mean to you?

This Might Be The Place is a collage and poetry workshop inviting you to reflect on locations that feel meaningful, memorable or emotionally significant. Whether it is a sense of belonging or the experience of feeling out of place, the session offers space to explore personal stories through both words and visuals.

The workshop begins with a series of short, accessible writing prompts to help spark ideas and get you started. From there, participants will transform their words into visual collages, working on postcard-sized pieces or with optional templates.

Inspired by the expressive energy of German Expressionist theatre and a range of artist references, the session encourages emotional exploration and bold experimentation. Guidance and prompts will be offered throughout, while leaving plenty of room for your own interpretation and artistic voice.

All levels are welcome.

Event details

Date: Saturday 2 MayTime: 2-4pmLocation: SET Social, 55a Nigel Road, Peckham SE15 4NPTickets: Free. Booking required via Eventbrite

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About the organisers:The Etch Collective was founded by three artists seeking to build stronger creative communities and connect with fellow practitioners. The collective runs critique sessions, group exhibitions and workshops that support emerging artists and encourage experimentation.

Their programme welcomes participants of all backgrounds and experience levels, creating inclusive spaces for creativity, collaboration and learning.

“We, the Living Archives” Publication Launch
2026-05-02 16:00 - 18:00
Join us to celebrate the launch of We, the Living Archives. Three years ago, the Liberatory Archives and Memory programme at Whose Knowledge? invited memory workers of African descent and other minoritised communities in the UK to gather for a one-day event. Together, we asked: where and with whom do you do your memory work? What are your favourite archival and memory frameworks and practices? What are we dismantling? What are we dreaming of, and working towards? These questions—and our responses—did not end there.

This publication brings together a collection of essays that emerged from the UK Community of Practice’s series of convenings in Bristol, Birmingham, London, and Brighton. From reflections on anticolonial archives and the politics of Black and diasporic cultural memory, to photo essays, poetry, conversations, and community-based storytelling, memory workers, artists, and archivists share reflections, research, and anticolonial practices that reimagine archives as living, collective spaces of resistance, solidarity, and liberation.

The event will feature a collective conversation led by the publication’s editor, Dr Carol Ann Dixon, with some of the contributing authors. The event is free, and copies of the publication will be available to purchase on the day.

Event details

Date: Saturday 2 MayTime: 4-6pm (doors open at 3:45pm)Location: SET Social, 55a Nigel Road, Peckham, London SE15 4NPEntry: Free

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About the organiser

Whose Knowledge? is global, translocal multilingual non-profit organization and a campaign centering the multiple knowledges, histories, leadership, and imaginations of the minoritised majority of the world.

Learn more: https://whoseknowledge.org/ | https://www.liberatoryarchivesmemory.org/

Paper Cuts Book Club
2026-05-04 19:30 - 20:30 | SET Social, 55a Nigel Road, London, SE15 4NP, United Kingdom
New book club

Join Paper Cuts Book Club every 1st Monday of the Month!

Resonance Open Mic Poetry Night
2026-05-06 18:30 - 21:00 | SET Social, 55a Nigel Road, London, SE15 4NP, United Kingdom
The original friendliest poetry night in town.Open to anyone who loves to read, listen to, or write poetry.

Fifteen readers share their work across three sections, with ten advance slots and five available on the door.

Each reader is invited to share one poem, ideally under five minutes, so there’s time for everyone to take part.

Resonance welcomes readers of all kinds, from first-timers to long-time regulars. New work, rough drafts, old favourites, and everything in between are encouraged.

Event details

Date: Every first Wednesday of the month.Time: Readings begin at 7pm sharp.Tickets/registration: Free to attend, no booking required. Readers can sign up online via the Resonance’s instagram (@resonance.poetry) or on the door from 6.30pm.

About organiser

Resonance is a poetry collective based in South East London, run by a group of friendly queer volunteers who love poetry, people, and the spaces where they meet.

The collective is dedicated to building community, supporting early-career artists at every stage of life, and improving access to the arts for underrepresented groups.

Find out more on their website: www.resonancepoetry.com

Or check out their instagram: @resonance.poetry

Contact information: hello@resonancepoetry.com

Language Circle
2026-05-09 16:00 - 17:30 | SET Social, 55a Nigel Road, London, SE15 4NP, United Kingdom
Language Circle is an open and informal space to practise speaking and listening in another language. Each month focuses on either French or Spanish, alternating as the year goes on.

You don’t need to be fluent to take part. The group is made up of learners, native speakers and people somewhere in between. Sessions are relaxed and focus on conversation, sharing words, and helping each other learn.

Event details

When: every second Saturday of the month, 4-5.30pm.Ticketing/registration: Free, just drop in any time during the session.

Marx Reading Group
2026-05-10 16:00 - 18:00 | SET Social, 55a Nigel Road, London, SE15 4NP, United Kingdom
The Marx Reading Group is a monthly space for reading and discussing Capital together. The aim is to make Marx’s writing accessible by working through it slowly, sharing thoughts, questions and ideas as a group.

Everyone is welcome, whether you are new to Marx or have read him before. There’s no need for prior knowledge, and all readings are available for free online.

Each session focuses on a set section of Capital, with time for open discussion and contributions from everyone who wants to speak. At the end of each meeting, the group agrees on the next reading and invites volunteers to introduce sections at future sessions.

Event details

When: Every second Sunday of the month, 4-6pm.

Ticketing/registration: Free, no booking required.

For updates on the sessions, join the Marx Reading Group WhatsApp group.

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Contact information: For questions, please email: gfmcvicar@gmail.com

Analogue Animation Workshop
2026-05-12 19:00 - 21:00 | SET Social, 55a Nigel Road, London, SE15 4NP, United Kingdom
Curious about animation beyond screens and software?

This hands-on workshop offers an introduction to analogue and handmade animation techniques, as part of an ongoing monthly series focused on experimentation, play, and learning by doing. Each session explores a different approach to making moving images using tactile, low-tech methods.

Led by artist and animator, Miranda Peyton Jones, the workshop is designed as an open, supportive space to try new ideas, learn practical techniques, and meet others interested in experimental animation. Participants can expect to leave with a short piece of moving image, along with printed materials created during the session.

No previous animation or drawing experience is required. All materials are provided, and participants are welcome to bring their own materials if they wish.Please note that you will need a smartphone with the free Stop Motion Studio app downloaded before attending.

Event details

Time and dates: Tuesday 12 May, from 7-9pm

Tickets are available via Eventbrite:

£8 concessions

£14 standard

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