Every Friday night Berlin's Kurvenstar sees an hour of freewheeling music, films and storytelling moderated by Ivo Lotion, before the stylish club becomes a sultry dance zone.
Expect street-corner philosophers telling stories, experimental films and a Romanian house band, before DJs take over the stage. Berliners are gloriously chatty and open to newcomers, so this looks to be an excellent opportunity to chill out and get to know what the city's all about.