What's On Scotland 15-22 Feb: Chinese New Year

It's Chinese New Year tomorrow and there are celebrations aplenty happening across Scotland over the course of the weekend. Plus, Glasgow Goes Green, Avalon Emerson, Vegan Pop-Up Market, Artists' Bookmarket and more...

Feature by Nadia Younes | 15 Feb 2018

Celebrate Chinese New Year this weekend by indulging in some delicious dumplings, scrumptious spring rolls and the best bao buns in the city at the Old Town Street Food Festival Presents: Chinese New Year Street Food Pop-Up. 2018 marks the Year of the Dog and the regular street food festival has put together a very special weekend-long affair, complete with live music and traditional Chinese lion dancers from Yee’s Hung Ga International Kung Fu Association.

The celebrations continue into next week, with a Chinese New Year Spectacular at the Usher Hall on Tuesday. China’s Sounds of the Silk Road will stop off in the capital as part of their UK Tour Concert, which features Chinese adaptations of popular Western musicals like Les Miserables, The Phantom Of The Opera and My Fair Lady. They will also perform a traditional Chinese dance accompanied by traditional musical instruments, including the Guzheng and Pipa.



Substance – Avalon Emerson
The Bongo Club, Edinburgh. 16 Feb, 11pm
Ex-software developer and now world-renowned DJ/producer, Avalon Emerson makes a welcome return to the Capital, this time for her Bongo debut. The last time Emerson played in the city, it was just across the road at Sneaky Pete's but she's making her return in much bigger surroundings for Substance. A truly diverse selector, you'll no doubt be Shazam-ing the shit out of her set. Image: Joseph Wolfgang



Partial presents: Beautiful Swimmers
La Cheetah Club, Glasgow. 16 Feb, 11pm
Washington D.C.'s Beautiful Swimmers make a trip across the pond and take over the decks at La Cheetah all night long. Andrew Field-Pickering and Ari Goldman have each put out a wealth of quality releases on their respective labels, Future Times and World Building, as well as releasing their own work. They also love a good bounce around during their sets so join them on the dancefloor for a boogie.


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Glasgow Goes Green 2018
The Art School, Glasgow. 16 Feb, 1pm
Glasgow's Go Green Week concludes tomorrow with an all-day festival at The Art School, promoting local and sustainable lifestyle. University societies and social enterprises, including Wood Recycling Glasgow, GU's bike hub, beekeepers and gamers for well-being, will all be in attendance, as well as an array of artists, from dancers to painters and musicians.



Vegan Pop-Up Market
Tron Theatre, Glasgow. 21 Feb, 5pm
Keeping on the green theme, the Tron are throwing a Vegan market on Wednesday. Glasgow faves Kind Crusts, Soy Division, In Bloom and the Glasgow Kimchi Company will be on hand to keep you fed, while Makar Gin and Thistly Cross Cider will help keep your thirst quenched. Or you could just nip in for a spot of shopping at pop-ups from Roots, Fruits and Flowers and Fair Trade Scotland. Image: John Johnston



Artists' BookMarket
The Fruitmarket Gallery & Stills Centre for Photography, Edinburgh. 17 Feb, 11am
For this year's celebration of artists' book culture, The Fruitmarket Gallery have expanded the annual event by partnering up with their neighbour Stills Centre for Photography for a multi-venue edition. Over forty stalls will be laid with work available for sale from more than two thousand collectors and enthusiasts over the weekend between both venues. Image: Ryan Hammil



ADVERTISEMENT | Open Out
The Fruitmarket Gallery, Edinburgh. 20-25 Feb
Next week, The Fruitmarket Gallery presents the second Open Out – a week of performance, installation, film, dance and music. Featuring a day that explores the presentation of live art, an installation by artist and musician Joe Coghill, a screening of five short artists’ films – selected by Adam Castle of EAMIF – and an aerial performance by dancer Eve Mutso. On Saturday, Lost Map’s ‘Strange Invitation’ presents music from Bas Jan, Kathryn Joseph and Happy Spendy.



Francis Macddonald's Hamilton Mausoleum Suite
Hamilton Mausoleum, Hamilton. 19 Feb, 7.30pm
Scottish BAFTA-nominated composer/songwriter and Teenage Fanclub drummer, Francis Macdonald takes his Hamilton Mausoleum Suite project right back to where it began, playing a one-off performance of the album in its namesake. Once holding the Guinness World Record for longest echo (at 15 seconds) the Mausoleum has one of the longest echoes of any man-made building in the world. Image: David Boni



Benefit In Aid of Edinburgh Women's Aid
The Stand, Edinburgh. 20 Feb, 7.30pm
Edinburgh residents Dylan Moran and Jay Lafferty and Glasgow-based Jamie Macdonald join host Jo Caulfield for a Benefit In Aid of Edinburgh Women's Aid. All ticket proceeds go towards the confidential organisation, which aims to raise awareness of domestic violence and provides information, support and refuge accommodation to women and children who have experienced or are at risk of domestic abuse.



Four Tet (Live)
Barrowlands, Glasgow. 16 Feb, 7pm
Returning to Glasgow for a special headline show, Four Tet, aka Kieran Hebden, will play a live set right in the middle of the Barras' dancefloor, so you can get up close and personal with the man himself. But the party doesn't stop there, because you can even follow him over to Subbie after, where he will be playing a set alongside some special guests. Image: Kata Rokkar (flickr - creative commons)


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