Dragon Café in the City

Dragon Café in the City (DCC) is a pop-up event which takes place at Shoe Lane Library.

We work with support from and in collaboration with the Shoe Lane Library (SLL), City of London libraries team.

Dragon Cafe daytime sessions and workshops are in person at Shoe Lane Library.

Some of these sessions are hybrid (in person with a zoom link for those joining us from elsewhere).

Examples of hybrid sessions are:

• Mindfulness / Stand & Stretch / DIY Massage of neck, face, shoulders/ Laughter Therapy.

Some sessions are in person only at SLL. Examples are:

• Drawing/sketching/fashion life drawing/printing/cartoons and comics/water colour painting
• Papercrafts: handmade books, decorations, etc.
• Animation, including stop motion claymation/wire sculpture/Five Frame Flip, etc.
• Hand-sewing mini series (currently via Zoom only)
• Herbs for health make and take (herbal tea, winter tonic, etc.)
• Physical: Including standing stretch, slow stretch, yoga, pilates and Qi Gong
• Walks and strolls (in Shoe Lane Library and the immediate area)
• Ballads and Carol Singing at Christmas

The cafe also offers drop in sessions, including lunchtime information and advice. Recent themes include 'healthy streets', 'clean air' and 'mental health'.

There are also occasional talks. Previous themes have included 'better sleep', 'dealing with anxiety', 'managing stress' and 'healthy eating'.

Get in touch for more information about the upcoming programme.

Please note: The website is under construction (in process of being redesigned) so there may be some details to add or amend as we develop it.

Key contact name for the website is my colleague Emma: emma@mentalfightclub.art