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The Diary: 30th January - 5th February 2012

Here’s your weekly rundown of things to do.

Posted 30th January 2012, 10:30am in Extra by Amy Rich
The Diary: 30th January - 5th February 2012 Monday 30th JanuaryA play, a pie, & a pint: Sex, Chips and the Holy Ghost, Òran Mór, 731-735 Great Western Road, Glasgow, G12 8QX. Tickets £8 - £12.50. Ditch your usual lunchtime routine of skulking round the shops and take in this play about love and the cloth (and enjoy a pie and a pint while you’re at it). 

Tuesday 31st JanuaryCotton Tail Club, Audio, 10 Marine Parade, Brighton, BN2 1TL. 10pm onwards. £Free. Dust down your flapper dresses and rockabilly outfits and get ready to throw some old school shapes as DJs play jitter jive, early rhythm and blues, and big band swing.

Wednesday 1st FebruaryCrick Crack Club: Rogue’s Gallery, Rich Mix, 35 - 47 Bethnal Green Road, London E1 6LA. 7.45pm. Tickets £6 advance, £8 on the door. If you’re hankering for a bedtime story, get along to this event for tales of vagabonds, thieves, and chancers. Folklore, myth and fairytale combine to create a wickedly fun evening full of mischief and merriment.

Thursday 2nd FebruaryNorthern Art Prize 2011, Leeds Art Gallery, The Headrow, Leeds, LS1 3AA. 10am – 5pm. £Free. Take in a spot of culture and check out sculpture, installations and paintings from the shortlisted artists – Liadin Cooke, Leo Fitzmaurice, James Hugonin and Richard Rigg. 

Friday 3rd FebruaryElectroboutique Pop-Up, Science Museum, Exhibition Road, London, SW7 2DD. 10am – 6pm. £Free. Yes we thought it was a cool new club night too. But actually it’s the Science Museum’s offering to coincide with the country’s lust for all things pop-up. Interactive multimedia installations explore themes of consumerism, capitalism, art production and so forth. Deep.

Saturday 4th FebruaryLost Is Found, Cornerhouse, 70 Oxford Street, Manchester, M1 5NH.12pm – 8pm. £Free. See what a load of old junk can be turned into in this exhibition of contemporary works made from stuff people threw away. Featuring works by Andrea Brooker, Cherry Tenneson, and Eileen O’Rourke amongst others.

Sunday 5th FebruaryVintage Retro Fair at Secondo, 642 Voltaire Road, Clapham North, London, SW4 6DH. From 1pm. £Free. Rummage away to your heart’s content for all things vintage, retro and pre-loved. And if you feel your blood sugar levels sinking, don’t worry - there will be cupcakes on hand to help keep your energy levels up. 

Photo courtesy of Sex, Chips and The Holy Ghost at The Òran Mór.

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