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The top 10 things to do in Glasgow this week

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Niki Boyle
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Once again, we've cheated a bit when we say Top 10, having squeezed a trio of gigs into a single King Tut's Birthday entry. You'll forgive us for that though, right? 

To Kill a Mockingbird, Theatre Royal, Tue Feb 3-Sat Feb 7
Harper Lee's seminal story of childhood, father figures and racism in the Deep South comes to Glasgow following a sell-out run at London’s Regent’s Park Theatre. We said the play successfully captured ‘the novel's warmth and childish wonder’, which is all you could ask for, really.

Hrafnhildur Halldórsdóttir: The Poster Archive, The Lighthouse, until Sun Feb 22
The Hot Club at Nice'n'Sleazy may no longer be a going concern (for the time being, at least), but its spirit lives on in the eye-catching poster art created by one of its residents. Hrafnhildur Halldórsdóttir (who's also known by the much less intimidating handle Rafla) has raided her stash of Hot Club artwork and hung it up in The Lighthouse - go and absorb them with your eyes.

The Electric Gardens, Botanic Gardens, until 15 Feb
The folks behind the West End Festival have done a splendid job of turning the Botanics into an illuminated wonderland - click through to our picture gallery if you don't believe us, then set about getting yourself a ticket.

Mariachi El Bronx, King Tuts, Wed Feb 4
If you're only familiar with these guys under their punk-rock guise as The Bronx, prepare to be stunned. Heck, even if you're not familiar with either name, you should prep for stunnage anyway - you never knew lovelorn Mexican brass ballads could be so danceable.

King Tut's Wah Wah Hut 25th Birthday, throughout Feb
The legendary gig house has put together a string of great performances for its quarter century celebrations; this week's highlights include gigs from top Scottish indie types We Were Promised Jetpacks (Thu Feb 5) and The Twilight Sad (Fri Feb 6), plus a performance from one-of-a-kind cultural polymath Julian Cope (Sat Feb 7).

Tiga at Show, Sub Club, Thu Feb 5
It's somewhat unseemly that the Turbo Records boss (and creator of last year's best song/video combo, 'Bugatti') has never played the Sub Club before. Local promoters Show are set to rectify with a Thursday nighter to get the weekend started early.

Selma, general release from Fri Feb 6
Our reviewer awarded five stars to this historic drama that charts the civil rights struggle in 1960s America, declaring it 'pitch-perfect in its details yet totally lived-in: a universe of rolled-up shirt sleeves, sweaty brows and screams that sound horribly real'. Given the events in Ferguson last year, its release also looks as sadly timely as ever.

Shaun the Sheep, general release from Fri Feb 6
The scene-stealing Wallace & Gromit side-character gets his own big screen adventure, and it looks to be as much a hoot as we'd hoped.Better yet, Glasgow audiences will get to see it on Wednesday, as an advance taster of what's on offer at the Glasgow Film Festival's Modern Families strand - that's at both the Odeon at the Quay and the GFT at 6pm on Wednesday, with 'Shaun' directors Mark Burton and Richard Starzack in attendance at the GFT screening.

Milky Chance, O2 ABC, Sat Feb 7
They might have the worst name on the circuit, but this German duo pairing acoustic guitars and sampled beats are onto something special, as evidenced by YouTube smash 'Stolen Dance'.

Dillon Francis, The Arches, Sat Feb 7
The Diplo protege, Moombahton proponent, Twitter mastermind and burgeoning comedy star brings his 'Friends Rule' tour to Glasgow.

Remember, this is just our top ten events of things going on in Glasgow this week - if you want a wider selection, or feel the need to plan further ahead, check out our pick of the best 67 events happening in the city throughout February.

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