What's On Scotland 3-10 Mar: StAnza Poetry Festival & more

One for the poetry heads: StAnza, St Andrews poetry festival and one of the most adorably named events of the cultural calendar is back, running this year 9-12 March in venues across the tiny city. Themed around "Wild: Forms of Resistance", this year's programme includes the likes of Jackie Kay, Kathleen Jamie, Harry Josephine Giles and Anthony Anaxagorou.

As well as the usual readings from the best and brightest poets, including Victoria Adukwei Bulley, Mina Gorji, Rebecca Tamàs and Don Paterson, there are workshops, music recitals, writing hours and even a poetry slam hosted by rising Scottish star Catherine Wilson Garry. Head to their website for the full programme.

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ADVERTISEMENT | High Performance Live
Kings Theatre, Glasgow. 22 May, 7:30pm
Join one of Britain’s best-respected sports broadcasters, Jake Humphrey, and psychologist Professor Damian Hughes, as they turn the lived experiences of the planet’s high performers into your life lessons. They reveal the secrets used by the world’s most remarkable athletes, coaches and entrepreneurs to excel, and teach you how to do the same. High performance is already within you. This show will help you find it.

With special guests Owen O’Kane and Kye Sones.

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You Bury Me
Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh. 7-18 Mar
An ode to a city on a tipping point, award-winning playwright Ahlma’s explosive political work follows the fortunes of six young Egyptians in the wake of the Arab Spring as they navigate friendship, grief, and queer desire against the ever-shifting backdrop of a turbulent Cairo. Image: Lyceum.

Shakara: TYGAPAW + Junglehussi
The Berkeley Suite, Glasgow. 3 Mar, 11pm
Glasgow-based party, radio show and mix series kick off their Berkeley Suite residency with the Scottish debut of Jamaican-raised, Brooklyn-based TYGAPAW. Known for their intricate techno landscapes, TYGAPAW’s mixes are full of delirious, cathartic energy. Image: Courtesy of artist.

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ADVERTISEMENT | The Real Mary King’s Close
The Real Mary King's Close, Edinburgh. 3-31 Mar
The Real Mary King’s Close is celebrating Women’s History Month this March with specially curated Herstory tours. The underground experience is inviting you to journey underneath The Royal Mile and learn about the incredible lives of the women who once lived, worked and died on the now hidden streets of Edinburgh. Meet Mary King yourself, hear how she obtained voting rights 300 years before her time, and discover the other remarkable women who shaped history.

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Self Esteem
The Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh. 5 Mar, 7pm
Self Esteem's sophomore album Prioritise Pleasure broke the internet, and all our top 10 lists, when it was released in 2021. Filled with big vocals and even bigger expressions of rage and desire, Self Esteem's music is feminist pop at its most incisive and unapologetic. Image: Charlotte Patmore.

Mina-Heydari Waite: Dreamlands
20 Albert Road, Glasgow. 3-5 Mar
Glasgow-based artist Mina Heydari-White's new exhibition is an immersive installation that brings together collaborative ceramic works created in the community and a sensory soundscape to explore ideas of dream-sharing as social and political action. Image: Mina-Heydari Waite.

↪ Poor Things
Fruitmarket, Edinburgh. 4 Mar-21 May
An exhibition of sculptures made by 22 artists working across the UK, Poor Things is curated by artists Emma Hart and Dean Kenning and explores how creative impulses around subject matter, material and methods are informed by social class. Image: Rosie McGinn.

→ NEONWAVES
King Tut's, Glasgow. 5-12 Aug
Alt indie rock band NEONWAVES are returning to their hometown of Glasgow, playing a headline show at the infamous King Tut's with support from One Big Fuse and The Frowns.

→ Midnight Bass: Anais (Hospital Records/Invicta Audio)
The Bongo Club, Edinburgh. 3 Mar, 11pm
Taking over The Bongo Club's regular Midnight Bass is Bristol-based Anais from Hospital Records/Invicta Audio, playing a dynamic mix of drum 'n' bass, jungle and breaks for the high energy crowd.