Talks and readings in London this weekend

Monthly gathering to empower and connect women.

Cine Chat: film club on Guillermo del Toro's films.

SOAS Baraza Swahili Studies Conference.

Reading the saints: decoding sainthood in art.

First Scares: Matthew Sweet asks stars what scared them.

Khayal masterclass with Sunanda Sharma.

Grief Cafe: a drop-in for the bereaved, no booking needed.

New Stuff: November, rehearsed readings of new plays.

KEN Talks with Lauren Vaknine and Talia Smith.

Dish from Waitrose: Hartnett and Grimshaw, live food talk.

Faith talk on the Mass and the saints.

Kevin Beint: Theosophy and the Baha'i Faith in the UK.

An Evening with Sir David Jason: live on-stage talk.

Homely Poetry: open mic for bars, poems and spoken word.

Methodist Women in Britain: a talk at Wesley's Chapel.

Climate and Ecological Emergencies planning group meeting.