What's On Scotland 9-16 Feb: Valentine's Day
Sack off Bella Italia and to something proper this Valentine's Day, whether you're a smug-ass couple or totally single
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We're sorry to be the ones to remind you, but it's Valentine's Day this week. It's alright though, because we hate it as much as you do, and we've come up with a list of interesting happenings that won't depress the shit out of you, whether you're partnered up or foreveralone.
If you're moving V-Day forward to the weekend, check out Broadcast's free screening of Bon Iver, Live in Concert. Crafty daters could go make some acrylic Jewellery at Primitive Painters' Romeo + Juliet inspired workshop. 11 Feb also sees the opening of Talbot Rice Gallery's Between Poles and Tides exhibition – an unconventional date choice, sure, but there'll be badass tattooed figurines and leopards. Plus, Kid Canaveral are reprising their annual Lumber Party, ft. The Drink, Rides of Christ and Lost Map DJs.
On the 14th itself, we're keen for lols at The Stand's Anti-Valentine's show and grooves at Sneaky Pete's Slow Jams Soul Jam.
Menace Beach
Broadcast, Glasgow, 14 Feb, 7pm
Sneaky Pete's, Edinburgh, 15 Feb, 7pm
This week's your chance to catch Leeds grunge pop (or 'waspy pop', in their own words) group Menace Beach IRL. They're fresh offa the release of new album Lemon Memory, so will be armed with new tunes (and bangers from previous EP Super Transporterreum) alike. Image: Stuart Moulding
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Rock Against Racisim
11 Feb-9 Apr, Street Level Photoworks, Glasgow, free
Make time for the opening of Rock Against Racism, a collection of Syd Shelton's photographs documenting the streets of the 70s, 'when racist skinheads danced to Jamaican ska, punks embraced reggae and black kids reached out to punk'. The exhibition is named after a movement dedicated to removing the superiority from whiteness and the alienation of blackness.
Nightvision: Eats Everything
Liquid Room, Edinburgh, 11 Feb, 8pm
Feb marks the 10th birthday of house and techno heroes Musika, who are celebrating with a two-part rammy. Tonight sees a heaving line-up of Musika’s ever-faves, including Eats Everything, Dense & Pika, Trevino and more. Nightvision aficionados, also keep your eye on the opening of Terminal V – on 16 Apr they're recruiting the likes of Adam Beyer, Carl Craig for a red hot housewarming.
The Winter's Tale
Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh, 10 Feb-4 Mar, 7.30pm (matinees Weds & Sat 2.30pm)
Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale has a lot going for it; wit and wisdom, passion and the pastoral, and the relatability to be dropped right into 2017 with ease and elegance. And that’s exactly what director Max Webster has done, recontextualising this literary treat and giving it a Scottish identity.
NT Live: Saint Joan
Various venues across Scotland, times and prices vary
Keeping things theatrical, we move on to National Theatre Live's screening of Saint Joan in cinemas across the UK. Directed by Josie Rourke and featuring Gemma Arterton as the revolutionary herself, it’s set to be a striking piece, and participating in a country-wide screening of it sounds prrrretty cool.
Skinny Bitches
Electric Circus, Edinburgh, 10 Feb, 10.30pm
The Skinny's club night Skinny Bitches returns this week. Give Valentine's the cold shoulder and turn up for break-up anthems, feminist belters and dank SJW memes. Free before midnight.
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.