What's On Scotland 18-25 May: DJCAD Degree Show

Over the next month or so, students of Scotland's art schools lay down their tools / paintbrushes / Oxy Acetylene welders and usher in the general public to take stock of their masterpieces. There might be gold, there might just be glitter (or rotting meat and latex), but you'll never know unless you turn up. DJCAD's preview takes place on 19 May, and the exhibition runs 20-28 May. Stay tuned next month for all of the ECA and GSA chat.

If all that art gets you riled up and ready to party, Reading Rooms have stepped up like the champ they are to throw a Mungo's Hi Fi degree show party on 19 May and a Reckless Kettle 'Degree Show Meltdown' on 21 May. That do you?

Running Up That Hill: A Celebration of Kate Bush
O2 ABC, Glasgow. 20 May, 7pm
Drop everything. Emma Pollock has curated a night of music celebrating the one, the only Kate Bush in the grand surrounds of the O2 ABC. There'll be a band and string quartet and the bill features Peter Brewis (Field Music), James Graham (The Twilight Sad), Roddy Hart, Sarah Hayes (Admiral Fallow), Kathryn Joseph, Karine Polwart, Rachel Sermanni and Kathryn Williams.

DIG: Out of this World
Tramway, Glasgow, 19-20 May, 7.30pm
Festival Theatre, Edinburgh, 23-34 May, 7.30pm
Catch the world tour of this genre-defying play from acclaimed writer and director Mark Murphy, set within a world of projected film and animation.

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Katy Brand: I Was A Teenage Christian
The Stand Comedy Club, Glasgow. 21 May, 6pm
If you missed Katy Brand's super popular show I Was A Teenage Christian, here's your second chance to pack in the lols in a reprise at The Stand. Recounting her first service at the age of 13 and her subsequent devotion to the church, she unpacks what on earth was going on in her own head as fundamentalist Christian. Image: Karla Gowlett

SAY Awards: Live at the Longlist
O2 ABC, Glasgow. 24 May, 7pm
If you're absolutely itching to find out the lucky musicians in the running for the Scottish Album of the Year Award (the very same award that catalysed the success of Anna Meredith, Kathryn Joseph and Young Fathers), get yourself over to the O2 ABC  for the longlist party. There'll be performances from SAY alumni Admiral Fallow, Steve Mason and Mungo's Hi Fi ft. YT.Win tickets here.
Image: Alex Woodward

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Koko's Japanese Pop Up Kitchen 
Bakery47, Glasgow. 11 May, 7pm
Got a hankering for bento? Desperately seeking sushi? Bakery47 have you sorted this week with a Japanese pop-up kitchen, where a Koko's esteemed chefs will using local ingredients to whip up a three course BYOB meal. In a bit of a rush or low on dollar? Worry not – there'll be takeaway bento boxes on offer between 6-6.30pm for the very reasonable sum of £6.

FLY Open Air 2017
Hopetoun House, Edinburgh. 20 May, 12-10pm
It's spring, so it's about time we braved some al fresco partying, right? Right? Well, this week FLY throw caution to the wind (so to speak), hosting another Open Air affair. This time they're pitching up in Hopetoun House and the line-up features Bicep, Midland, Artwork and more. Image: Nick Bojdo

Belako
Sneaky Pete's, Edinburgh. 21 May, 7pm
Basque country post-punks Belako have played the likes of Primavera, BBK Live, Benicassim and Low Festival; this week they hit Sneaky's on their UK tour, with support from psych merchants Barstow Bats and Nice Church. Catch them at Glasgow's Bloc+ on 23 May.

Each week The Skinny team hand pick a selection of events from the Scottish cultural calendar to provide you with this guide to the most exciting goings on in the week ahead. From gigs, plays and exhibitions to spoken word and pop up cake shops, we give you the insider's guide to things to do in Glasgow, Edinburgh and Dundee every Thursday morning. 

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