Arcadia Scotland

Art and Culture

Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour: 16 February, SECC, 7:30pm
A selection of sports and adventure films.

The Ballet of the Palette: Throughout February, GoMA
Twentieth-century paintings from the gallery collection, selected by contemporary artists Neil Clements, Lotte Gertz, Charlie Hammond, Louise Hopkins, Merlin James, Victoria Morton, Carol Rhodes, Tony Swain, Hanneline Visnes and George Ziffo.

The Art of Billy Connolly: 2-21 February, People's Palace and Winter Gardens
Drawings and sketches made by the Big Yin over the years, as well as items from the collection, such as the famous banana boots and a guitar made from a White Horse whisky box.

A Century of Style: Costume and Colour 1800-1899: Through 14 February, Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum
A look at the glory and diversity of 19th century clothing, with examples from leading Glasgow department stores and dressmakers and a beaded couture dress from Paris. This was the period when industrial dyes and the sewing machine were invented and perfected, leading to an explosion in mass-produced garments.

Devils in the Making: Through 28 February, GoMA
A look at the Gallery's collection through its connection with the Glasgow School of Art, featuring work by artists such as Christine Borland, Jim Lambie, Roderick Buchanan, Victoria Morton and Simon Starling.

Merlin James: Long Game: Through 28 February, CCA
New work from the Glasgow-based artist, sometimes incorporating small model buildings.

Ripples on the Pond: Throughout February, GoMA
A selection from the gallery's collection curated by Katie Bruce, designed as a conversation between works on paper by women and the moving image.

Music, Comedy and Dance

Bert Inspired: A Concer for Bert Jansch: 1 February, Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 8pm
Named by Neil Young as his favourite acoustic player, the late Scottish guitarist, singer and songwriter Bert Jansch exerted a huge and enduring influence across British music and beyond, as highlighted in the line-up for this star-studded tribute concert, back in his Glasgow birthplace.

Runrig: 11 February, Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 7pm
One of the world's highest selling Celtic rock acts, fusing traditional Gaelic folk music with contemporary rock.

BBC Comedy Presents: 10 February, The Stand, 8:30pm
See the rising stars of comedy before they get too big for their boots at this night of comedy shows in development. If you've got an idea for a script and want your material performed, email scotlandcomedy@bbc.co.uk.

Anti-Valentine's Day: 14 February, The Stand, 8:30pm
It's sickening, isn't it? All those people being happy all over the place. If you can't be bothered with Valentine's day, go into a basement and laugh at it all.

Edinburgh Quartet: 16 February, City Halls, 7:30pm
The 'Sturm und Drang' movement in 18th century German culture was all about passion; literally translated as Storm & Stress, it expressed itself in the work of writers but some of Haydn's earlier masterpieces have also been linked to it. The quartet plays Haydn's Op 76 No 2 as well as Bartok'sQuartet No 3 and Grieg's Quartet.

Lectures, Sports and Local Festivals

The Wee Food Tour--Let Glasgow Nourish: Tuesdays, Buchanan Street
Visit six independent restaurants and sample over 20 foods and snacks made, produced and eaten in Scotland.

Glasgow Film Festival: 17-28 February, Various times and places
Scotland's fastest growing film festival has taken less than ten years to turn itself into a force to be reckoned with in the film festival world. Highlights include the world premiere of Where You're Meant to Be at the Barrowland (19 Feb), Raiders of the Lost Ark and Silence of the Lambs at Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum (20 Feb), The Man Who Fell to Earth at The Planetarium at Glasgow Science Centre (23 Feb) and This Is Now: Film and Video After Punk (1978-85) exhibition, screening and performance at Tramway (25-27 Feb).