An evening of Mayakovsky's poetry, National Philharmonic (2 Volodymyrsky Uzviz), 7 October Vladimir Mayakovsky, the futurist poet, political propagandist, early supporter of the Bolsheviks and later satirist of the Soviet UNI0N, led nothing if not an interesting life. It was

Just Like Other People', exhibition of paintings by Yuri Pikul, Tsekh gallery (16 Illynska), from 26 September Tsekh gallery finally comes home to its own space after setting up a nearly month-long exhibition at a private Kyiv mansion. To celebrate

Groove Armada, Palace Sport (1 Sportivna Pl.), 8 October at 19.00 Groove Armada, the moniker of English DJ duo Andy Cato and Tom Findlay, may be best known as the force behind the catchy music in lots of ads, movies

Summer, Sea, Nude', Paintings by Alina Maksimova, DaVinci gallery (5 Chervonoarmiyska), from 4 October till 23 October The DaVinci Gallery presents paintings by Alina Maksimova, a Ukrainian artist and winner of the grand prize at this year's Marine Bienniale. Her

Assia Akhat in concert, Palace Ukraine (103 Chervonoarmiyska), 12 October at 19.00 Assia Akhat, the raven-tressed pop star whose records are always on sale at Furshet, comes to play that funky electric violin of hers and sing on the nation's

Nazareth in concert, Kyiv Polytechnic Institute concert hall (37 Peremohy Pr.), 10 October at 19.00 The legendary Scottish rockers from the 1970s hit KPI on their anniversary world tour. After 40 years and more than 20 albums they're still at

Dolphin in concert, Bingo club (112 Peremohy Pr.), 19 October at 19.00 Russian pop star Dolphin, whose style mixes electronic, hiphop and pop, has been doing his thing for 16 years and is more than a pro by this time.

Molodist International Film Festival, 18-28 October The now-famous Molodist Film Festival got its start in 1970 as a two-day student film fest. Now it's a week-long affair of international proportions. This year almost 300 films will screen around the city

Kristina Orbakaite, Palace Ukraine (103 Chervonoarmiyska), 19 November at 19.00 Pop star and actress Kristina Orbakaite, daughter of living legend of Soviet and Russian pop Alla Pugachova, comes to Kyiv with her new pop programme. At the World Music Awards,

Moses', National Opera (50 Volodymyrska), 16 October at 19.00 Modern Ukrainian composer Myroslav Skoryk's opera 'Moses', based on the Franko poem of the same name, tells the story of an unacknowledged prophet who dies without being taken seriously. The work

Deep Purple, Palace Sport (1 Sportyvna), 15 October at 19.00 In the last year we've seen Elton John, Paul McCartney and Lenny Kravitz play Kyiv and we're ready to get down with Nelly Furtado and Juanes soon. Add to that

Eros Ramazzotti in concert, Palace Ukraine (103 Chervonoarmiyska), 15 October at 19.30 Don't forget your handkerchiefs when you attend an Eros Ramazzotti concert. This Italian heartthrob, one of the biggest Italian singers ever, is internationally known for his songs 'Quanto

Exhibition of paintings by Ihor Yanovych, Ya gallery (55/57 Voloska), from 15 October Pasha Gudimov's hip art gallery continues exhibiting the best of Ukrainian art, with Lviv artist Ihor Yanovych on hand this time to exhibit his new collection, 'Horizontals'.

Anniversary concert by Maya Plisetskaya and Rodion Shedrin, National Opera House (50 Volodymyrska), 23-24 October at 19.00 Maya Plisetskaya is a ballet legend of the Bolshoi Theatre - her interpretation in 'Swan Lake', for example, is legendary. She met composer

Faust Legend', Franko Theatre (3 Ivan Franko Pl.), 17 October at 19.00 'Faust Legend' is an interpretation of, well, the Faust legend from an unusual angle and involving the top actors of the theatre's company, Bohdan Benyuk and the great

Kitesurfing is one of those sports that excites nauseous vertigo in spectators and the biggest thrills this side of parachuting and rock-climbing in its passionate practitioners. It's also a sport that's taking off in Ukraine. It's midday. You're sitting in

Snug for the upcoming winter months, soothing and serving a meat-heavy menu that's relatively low-priced, it's Flyuger, a standout on the local restaurant scene that's an excellent establishment for lunch if you work in the neighbourhood, but that also makes

Return Home,' Ukraine Palace, (103 Chervonoarmiyska), 30 October at 19.00 Vitas, the young Latvian-born Russian pop singer and the man behind the 2000 hit 'Opera #2' and seven albums' worth of other stuff, comes to Ukraine as part of his

The Ford Focus is an innocuous-looking car that, while being comparatively stylish for a car in its class, wouldn't worry you if it was sitting next to you at a streetlight, revving its engine and nudging forward as if ready

Krematorij in concert, Culture Centre of National Aviation University (1 Kosmovnata Komarova), 18 October at 19.00 More legends of Russian rock come to Kyiv. Armen Grigoryan and Viktor Troyegubov's hard-rock warhorse act has been around for a quarter of a