This has to be the longest culture calendar ever! We are lucky to have so many interesting things happening in our area. I will keep this short, because you’ll spend more than enough time searching through this gold mine of events for the upcoming month. I really hope you find something you like – enjoy!
Theatre
What: Jomfru Maria av Svart Teater (Virgin Mary by Svart Teater)
Where: Rosegården teaterhus
When: 23-25 February
Price: 199/249 NOK
What: Fra ingenting (From Nothing)
Where: Kilden
When: 6 March, 19:00-20:00
Price: 255/325 NOK
What: Et glass til (Another Round)
Where: Grimstad kulturhus
When: 13 March, 19:00-21:00
Price: 540 NOK
Music
What: Jazzkveld på Gvino (Jazz night at Gvino)
Where: Gvino
When: 15 February, 18:00
sPrice: 150 NOK
What: Sibelius’ violin concerto & Mendelssohn’s Scottish
Where: Kilden
When: 15 February, 19:30-21:30
Price: 150 NOK
What: 50 years with ABBA!
Where: Kilden
When: Friday 16 February, 18:00 – 19:30 & 20:00 – 21:30
Price: 450 NOK
What: VALP + Flokkdyr
Where: Vaktbua
When: 16 February, 19:00
Price: 150/200 NOK
What: Three Little Sisters – en reise i The Andrews Sisters’ karriere og liv!
Where: Kilden
When: 20 February, 14:00-14:45
Price: 100 NOK
What: Jazzkveld på Gvino (jazz night at Gvino)
Where: Gvino
When: 22 February, 18:00
Price: 150 NOK
What: Daman Shurek
Where: Vaktbua
When: 22 February, 21:00
Price: 150/200 NOK
What: A Tribute to Motörhead + other 70s metal & hardrock
Where: Håndverkeren
When: 24 February, 22:00
Price: 225 NOK
What: Jazzkveld på Gvino (jazz night at Gvino)
Where: Gvino
When: 29 February, 18:00
Price: 150 NOK
What: LULI – Releasefest (release party)
Where: Vaktbua
When: 29 February, 19:00
Price: 150/200 NOK
What: Jonas Lilletun Collective
Where: Vaktbua
When: 1 March, 21:00
Price: 106/158 NOK
What: Bratsjkonsert og Beethovens 7. med Rachlin (Viola concert and Beethoven’s 7th with Rachlin)
Where: Kilden
When: 7 March, 19:30-21:10
Price: 150 NOK
What: Emilie Nicolas
Where: Kilden
When: 9 March, 19:30-20:45
Price: 625 NOK
What: Das Body
Where: Vaktbua
When: 9 March, 19:00
Price: 211/264 NOK
What: KAOS [vise / nordisk / improvisasjon] (KAOS [singer-songwriter / Nordic / improvisation])
Where: Vaktbua
When: 10 March, 17:00
Price: 100/150 NOK
What: Alt i mellom – Vol. 3 (Students from 2. Year songwriter/artist at UiArytmisk)
Where: Kilden
When: 12 March, 12:00 & 19:00
Price: 100 NOK
What: The music of Lord of the Rings, the Hobbit and Rings of Power – in concert
Where: Teateret
When: 13 March, 20:00-22:00
Price: 695 NOK
Cinema
What: IBELIN førpremiere (pre screening)
Where: Kristiansand kino
When: 13 February, 18:00-20:00
Price: 110 NOK
What: Laying Fire
Where: Teateret
When: 14 February, 18:00-20:00
Price: Free
What: Cool Hand Luke
Where: Cinemateket
When: 14 February, 18:00
Price: 80 NOK
What: Mars One
Where: Cinemateket
When: 15 February, 18:00
Price: 80 NOK
What: Chinatown
Where: Cinemateket
When: 20 February, 18:00
Price: 80 NOK
What: About Dry Grasses
Where: Cinemateket
When: 21 February, 18:00
Price: 80 NOK
What: The Day the Earth Stood Still
Where: Cinemateket
When: 27 February, 18:00
Price: 80 NOK
What: Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood
Where: Cinemateket
When: 29 February, 18:00
Price: 80 NOK
What: Cat On a Hot Tin Roof
Where: Cinemateket
When: 5 March, 18:00
Price: 80 NOK
What: Daughters of the Dust
Where: Cinemateket
When: 6 March
Price: 80 NOK
What: Circumstance
Where: Cinemateket
When: 7 March, 18:00
Price: 80 NOK
What: The Departed
Where: Cinemateket
When: 12 March, 18:00
Price: 80 NOK
What: Paradisets barn (Children of Paradise)
Where: Cinemateket
When: 13 March, 18:00
Price: 80 NOK
Lectures/courses (all free!)
What: Hvor ble det av markblomstene? Og hva kan vi gjøre for å få dem og pollinatorene tilbake? (Where did the wildflowers go? And what can we do to bring them and the pollinators back?)
Where: Grimstad library
When: 14 February, 18:00
What: Archaeology café
Where: Teateret
When: 15 February, 18:00-20:00
What: Lørdagsuniversitetet – Muslimer i Norge -Hvem er de? Hva mener de? Hvordan tenker de? (Muslims in Norway -Who are they? What do they mean? How do they think?)
Where: Teateret
When: 17 February, 13:00-14:30
What: Colletts kafe: Forståelse og misforståelse i samtaler (understanding and misunderstanding in conversations)
Where: Teateret
When: 20 February, 19:30-21:00
What: Lørdagsuniversitetet – The European House of History in Brussels – Telling different stories of Europe and its people
Where: Teateret
When: 24 February, 13:00-14.30
What: Foredrag i Odderøya museumshavn: Polarpionerene fra Sørlandet (Polar pioneers from Sørlandet)
Where: Nodeviga, Odderøya
When: 29 February, 19:00-20:30
What: Lørdagsuniversitetet – Barn og unges digitale hverdag -Tidsbruk, risiko og muligheter
Where: Teateret
When: 2 March, 13:30-14:30
What: Lørdagsuniversitetet – Menstruasjonshistorie i Norge – Hva vet vi? (Menstruation history in Norway – What do we know?)
Where: Teateret
When: 9 March, 13:00-14:30
Art
What: Susanna Antonsson, Mariia Drachuk, Espen Kvålsvoll og Lasse Årikstad (Norwegian and Nordic paintings)
Where: Kristiansand kunsthall
When: 3 February – 24 March
Price: Free
What: Eli Nordbø – Et tilbakeblikk (Eli Nordbø – A retrospect)
Where: Galleri BI-Z
When: 10 February – 2 March
Price: Free
What: LES KUNST med Underlig Smykkeverksted (free jewellery workshop with Underlig Smykkeverksted)
Where: Kristiansand kunsthall
When: 14 February, 17:00
Price: Free
Standup
What: 3 FOR 1 – med Pernille Sørensen, Live Nelvik og Kristine Riis (standup)
Where: Kilden
When: 16-17 February
Price: 535/605 NOK
What: IKAROS – Standup with Jonna Støme
Where: Grimstad kulturhus
When: 16 February, 19:00 – 20:30
Price: 345 NOK
What: Standup – Jim Swan: The end of the rainbow
Where: Teateret
When: Friday 16 February, 20:00 – 21:00
Price: 200 NOK
What: Stand Up Sørlandets klubbkveld på Håndverkeren
Where: Håndverkeren
When: 23 February, 21:00
Price: 150/200 NOK
What: Adam Schjølberg: Bokbad og stand-up
Where: Teateret
When: 29 February, 19:00
Price: Free
What: Hvit privilegert mann i sin aller beste alder – Sturla Berg-Johansen
Where: Grimstad kulturhus
When: 1 March, 19:00-20:15
Price: 395 NOK
What: Bjørn Henning Ødegaard – Skilt Pappa Sveiper Høyre
Where: Kilden
When: 1 March, 18:30-19:45
Price: 235 NOK
What: Hallvard Dyrnes Første Show!
Where: Teateret
When: 2 March, 21:00-22:30
Price: 270 NOK
Other
What: Klubb Kosmos: Laterna Magica (techno dance party)
Where: Aladdin scene
When: 17 February, 21:00
Price: 100/150/200 NOK
What: Fiesta de la noche
Where: Teateret
When: 17-18 February
Price: Free
What: Ost og ølsmaking med Homborsund bryggeri på Gvino (cheese and beer tasting with Homborsund brewery at Gvino)
Where: Gvino
When: 21 February, 18:00
Price: 495 NOK
What: Improtorsdag på Teateret
Where: Teateret
When: 22 February, 20:00-22:00
Price: 50 NOK
What: Klubb Skamlös
Where: Teateret
When: 24 February, 22:00
Price: Free
What: Klubb 183 (house & techno dance party)
Where: Vaktbua
When: 24 February, 19:00
Price: 60 NOK
What: Vinsmaking med lokale vinprodusenter (wine tasting with local wine producers)
Where: Gvino
When: 28 February, 18:00
Price: 465 NOK
What: DJ Friendly
Where: Vaktbua
When: 2 March, 19:00
Price: 130/180 NOK
What: BARE FLAKS: ImproMusikal
Where: Teateret
When: 4 March, 21:00-22:45
Price: 150 NOK
What: Loire Vinsmaking på Gvino! (Loire wine tasting at Gvino)
Where: Gvino
When: 6 March, 18:00
Price: 565 NOK
What: House @ Teateret
Where: Teateret
When: 9 March, 22:00
Price: Free
Recommendation
I would really recommend watching the movie IBELIN. Cinemateket will have a pre screening at Kristiansand kino 13 February. The movie doesn’t premiere until March, so this is a great opportunity to see it before everyone else. IBELIN is about Mats Steen, a Norwegian gamer, who died of a degenerative muscular disease at the age of 25. His parents mourned what they thought had been a lonely and isolated life, when they started receiving messages from online friends around the world. Get your tissues ready!
I would also really recommend the indie venue Vaktbua in general, and more specifically, their Sunday concerts. Check out their lineup and experience up and coming bands, techno dance parties and much more!
