What's On Scotland 18-25 Feb: Julia Holter

Every single week The Skinny team cherry pick a selection of events from the Scotland's calender of culture 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.

Julia Holter
SWG3, Glasgow. 19 Feb, 7pm
Summerhall, Edinburgh. 20 Feb, 9pm
A previous Skinny Northwest cover star – not to mention #5 in our Albums of 2015 list, for gem of a fourth LP Have You in My Wilderness – LA's eccentric poet laureate Julia Holter takes to a live setting for a set of her ethereal vocals and blossoming melodies, merging experimentation with pure pop sensibility. Also playing Edinburgh's Summerhall the following night. Photo: Iain Scott

Wild at Heart
St Luke's, Glasgow. 25 Feb, 6.30pm 
David Lynch's Americana flavour take on the Wizard of Oz gets a screening at St Luke's this week. There's also promise of live tribute Elvis music in keeping with the film's soundtrack, and in all likelihood some sticky ribs 'n' wings from in-house foodies the Winged Ox. Check out the trailer and nab your tickets now; they're likely to shift swiftly. Elvis and Snakeskin and wings – oh my!

Baio
King Tut's, Glasgow. 23 Feb, 8pm
Brace yourself to learn of something terrifying: It's been a decade since Vampire Weekend formed and began to fill the world's charts and hearts with summery NYC indie-pop. A decade. We'll just let that sink in for a moment, before moving on to notify you of bassist Chris Baio's latest solo electronic project, produced under his surname moniker. Earmarked in our gig highlights, it's set to be the perfect consolation prize for realising we're all bloody ancient. Photo: Dan Wilton

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Robert Burns is an international icon. His national pride and quick wit have become synonymous with the Scottish character itself. Set in the poet’s cherished Alloway countryside, the museum offers a unique encounter with Scotland’s favourite son. Step inside Burns Cottage where Burns was born in 1759, visit the Main Exhibition to see the world’s best collection of Burns artefacts, walk along Poet’s Path, venture into Alloway Auld Kirk, see the Burns Monument and wander over the Brig o’ Doon. Perfectly located within easy reach of Scotland’s busiest cities, the Robert Burns Birthplace Museum is an excellent destination for a day out.

Sweet and Lowdown
The Lighthouse, Glasgow. 21 Feb, 4pm
As expected, Glasgow Film Festival's Special Events strand was swallowed whole by the population of Scotland, selling out their atmospheric screenings of Silence of the Lambs and Raiders of the Lost Ark. Ne'er fear, there are still tickets to The Lighthouse's screening of Woody Allen's Sweet and Lowdown. You'll have to have a dig around for your drophems and trilby hats though – it's a thoroughly dress-up affair.

Amy's Mobile Kitchen
Various locations, Glasgow, 23-28 Feb, £donation 
The veggie and organic food wizards at Amy's bring their touring van – Amy's Mobile Kitchen – to Glasgow for the final stop-off of its February UK tour, serving up soups and chillis (plus bread from Glasgow's own bakery47) in exchange for a donation to local charitable organisations. Track the van and its scran daily via @amyskitchenuk.

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The Destroyed Room
Tron Theatre, Glasgow, 26 Feb-5 Mar
Inspired by Jeff Wall’s famous photograph, showing a ransacked room in which every item of furniture has been torn up and destroyed, Glasgow-based theatre company Vanishing Point's The Destroyed Room muses on the profusion of lenses which both track what's going on in our world whilst keeping it at a clinicalised distance. Go ponder. Photo: Mihaela Bodlovic

Edinburgh Vintage Kilo Sale
Out of the Blue Drill Hall, Edinburgh. 21 Feb, 11am
It feels like far too long since Judy's Affordable Vintage Fair stopped by and poured tonnes 'pon tonnes of gorgeous glad rags into the Drill Hall. They're back after skimming the sartorial cream of vintage mega-retailer Glass Onion, and ready to trade you fifteen sterling for a big bag of old fashioned treats. Five hours of shopping time and five tonnes of the finest vintage. Ready, steady spend all your money...

Pay It Forward Yoga Festival
Various Venues, Edinburgh. 19-21 Feb
Bleak winter winds got you losing your Zen? Feeling knotted up and needing a release? Well, aren't you lucky – it's only Edinburgh's first ever festival of yoga this weekend. Organised in celebration of World Day of Social Justice, it's a three day hotbed of demonstrations, taster sessions, discussions and extra-special instrumental yoga classes. Because why do regular old downward-facing-dog when you can do it with live cello in the background?

Village Pub Theatre: LGBT Innovators
Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh, 23 & 24 Feb, 7.30pm
In celebration of LGBT History Month, Leith community theatre project Village Pub Theatre take over the Traverse bar for a special two-night programme of short plays under the theme of of 'LGBT Innovators', including a sneak peek reading of James Ley’s new play Love Song to Lavender Menace. Photo: Tony Cook

DIVE: Rebirth
Stereo, Glasgow. 20 Feb, 11pm
Keep your LGBT History Month ticking over nicely with a night at Stereo in the loving arms of the queer scene's finest showfolk and entertainers. Hosted by Miss Annabel Sings, featuring transgender showgirl Taylor Huxley, DJ Sycophantasy and and festooned with video installations from Ars Magicae Lucis, it'll be a damn fine way to spend your Saturday.

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