SPORTS, CLUBS, FILM,

MUSIC, ART,

SPECIAL EVENTS.

SPORTS

Saturday 4 - Sunday 5

English soccer action.

Embattled Manchester United will host Fulham on Saturday (7 p.m.), while star-studded Chelsea will host Stephen Gerrard and Liverpool on Sunday (6 p.m.) in a battle of English Premiership heavyweights. Some cracking goals should come from one of these match-ups.Various sports bars.

Sunday 5

Superbowl XL.

Nacho men, are you ready? The top-ranked Seattle Seahawks of the NFL’s NFC will take on the wild-card upstart Pittsburgh Steelers from the AFC in Superbowl XL (that’s Superbowl 40 to non-Romans), which will take place at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan. Odds-makers have running back Jerome Bettis - in his 13th year and retiring - and the Steelers as early 3.5-4 point favorites over MVP Shaun Alexander and the Seahawks. Guys in the newsroom are going with the long-shot Steelers on this one.Various sports bars. Game starts at 1 a.m. Kyiv time.

CLUBS

Thursday 2

Felix da Housecat (US).

“Popular” and “immense” are just two small words describing the sound and abilities of electro-house deejay Felix da Housecat, who will play Arena nightclub for their big Playboy party. His creative energy, ability to dabble in producing both mainstream albums and underground club hits has brought him to the forefront of DJ music culture. Smooth, vibro-licious beats with lots of funk. Get out to see this man!

Arena (2A Baseyna, 4th flr., 492-0000/01). 10 p.m. Tickets Hr 100.

Friday 3 - Sunday 5

Project “Lyudi” (”People”).

Various DJs have been invited from Russia, Italy and elsewhere to play for the large, four-day “Lyudi” (”People”) festival at floating Moda Bar down on the Dnipro River. While the festival began Thursday, Friday will see DJ Fuzzy Hair (Italy), Saturday DJ Miller (Moscow), and Sunday R ‘n’ B DJ DLee. It’s being billed as “club life in a new format,” but from the looks of the ads, we think “Lyudi” is more of a slick political PR event for a campaigning politician.

Moda Bar (Slip #6, Naberezhno-Khreshchatytska, 248-7388).

Please see www.modabar.com.ua for more details.

Saturday 4

Echomen with Coen Berrier (UK).

The Echomen trio from Newcastle (not to be confused with Echo and the Bunnymen) will play their impressive brand of house music at PaTiPa, with MC Coen Berrier feeding dancers the straight talk direct from his white-hot microphone. Not a bad lineup, and worth checking out.

PaTiPa (10 Muzeyny Lane, 253-0150). 11 p.m. Tickets Hr 60.

Sunday 5

Good Vibes vol. 2.

Jah, man! Good Vibes vol. 2 looks to be the country’s biggest reggae party yet. Organized by Eric Aigner, various bands from the Netherlands, Russia, Ukraine and elsewhere will play at Eric’s Family music club Ring. Featured bands include King Shiloh Soundsystem, Bredda Neil and MC Ras Ipo, Movements, Kulcha Train and Chornobrivtsiv.

Ring (8 Nauky Ave., Lybidska metro, 524-2209). 7 p.m.

Tickets Hr 50 in advance, Hr 70 at the door; Hr 100 for VIP tickets.

FILM

Thursday 2 - Saturday 4

Francophone film festival.

The French Cultural Center once again proudly presents a series of French films at Ukraina cinema. On Thursday, “Va vis et deviens” will play, with “Tout pour plaire” on Friday and “L’un reste l’autre part” on Saturday. Films will be shown in French with French subtitles and simultaneous Russian translation for early shows Thursday and Friday.

Ukraina cinema (5 Horodetskoho, 279-6301). Daily from 7 p.m. Tickets Hr 25.

Friday 3 - Wednesday 8

Movie in English (TBA).TK TK English movie of the week at Odessa Kino. Likely to be either “Munich” or “Where the Truth Lies.

” Odessa Kino (Ukraina mall, 3 Peremohy Ave., 4th flr., 496-1551).

Tickets from Hr 30. Please call for showtimes.

MUSIC

Friday 3

Raphael Oleg (violin, France).

French violinist Raphael Oleg will play with Belgian conductor Ronald Zollman and the National Philharmonic Orchestra in a concert to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the birth of Russian composer Dmitry Shostakovich. Works will include his Concerto No. 1 for violin and orchestra, as well as his Symphony in D minor among others.

National Philharmonic (2 Volodymyrsky Uzviz, 278-1697). 7 p.m. Tickets Hr 5 to Hr 30.

Speeding Lisa 7th anniversary party.

Kyiv’s favorite ex-pat rock group, Speeding Lisa - featuring Euan, Nick, Dave and Blair - will play their 7th anniversary gig at Art Club 44, the place where they got their first big break. This is the band’s last concert till the fall, as they’re working on a debut disc full of original music, so get tickets and check them out!

Art Club 44 (44 Khreshchatyk, 279-4137). 10 p.m. Ticket prices TBA.

Sunday 5

Ronald Zollman (conductor, Belgium).

Conductor Ronald Zollman from Belgium will again feature prominently at the Philharmonic as he did on Friday night, this time leading the Kyiv Chamber Orchestra and solo pianist Yuriy Kot of Ukraine as they play works by Haydn and Mozart.

National Philharmonic (2 Volodymyrsky Uzviz, 278-1697). 7 p.m. Tickets Hr 5 to Hr 30.

ART

Friday 3

Julien Goldstein (France).

Photographer Julien Goldstein brings his exhibition called “Lviv, Kyiv, Odessa and Kharkiv: City-gates of Ukraine” to the French Cultural Center. Goldstein has worked in, and extensively covered, Romania and the countries of the former Soviet Union, having published many of his works in magazines and newspapers such as National Geographic, Air France magazine, the New Yorker, Le Monde and more. His views of these four cities are at once novel and yet surprisingly simple. Through Feb. 28.

French Cultural Center (104 Gorkoho, Palats Ukaina metro, 529-4157). Gallery open Mon.-Fri. from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., Sat. from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Free admission.

SPECIAL EVENTS

Saturday 4

The Drum 4-year anniversary.

Esteemed Scottish bar owner/rock guitarist Euan McDonald will lead celebrations at his tiny but influential pub, the Drum (known to locals as Baraban), this Saturday. Smoky, dingy and always buzzing, the Drum is an ex-pat favorite because it feels like pubs back home. For those who know it, expect to see lots of familiar faces there. And even for those who don’t, expect the same.

The Drum (4 Prorizna, through the gate and to the left, 279-2355).

By KyivPost