Pulau Ubin outings, a soul fest and other things in Singapore this February

It may be a leap year, but February is still a short month, especially since you’ll be off galivanting in Bangkok/Bali/elsewhere for most of it. Here are the essential events to catch.

COMEDY
Kevin Hart is in town for his What Now? tour. There will be jokes about his height, his personal life and his kids. Feb 2

BOOK SIGNING
Meet Gavin Aung Than, the man behind the popular website, Zen Pencils, which posts illustrated comics of inspirational quotes. Feb 3

ART
Nicholas Foo is doing an art exhibition, “For Your Approval Please,” to show how people negotiate between their different identities. Feb 4

MARKET
MAAD is back with lots of local vendors, designers, craftsmen and local creatives hawking their wares. Naturally, the Organisation of Illustrators Council will be drawing portraits, too. Feb 5

PARTY
The Bob Marley Birthday Bash has DJ Nez and DJ Submerge spinning with guest acts DJ Rumshot and rapper Masia One. This tribute party will also feature a pop-up art fair on the roof featuring Rastafari-themed vinyl, crafts and merchandise for sale. Feb 5

Booktique

LITERARY
Booktique is having a Valentine’s Day indie book fair, with self-published authors selling books like the funny Harris bin Potter and the Stoned Philosopher. Feb 6

PARTY
DJ Sha, Gravity and Alvin will be playing hip-hop and gangsta style tunes at Blue Jaz’s ’90s Rewind Party. Feb 6

Artistry

LITERARY
This month’s Speakeasy poetry series is the annual V-Day edition, where the city’s literary types read their favorite love poems by everyone from Shakespear to Snoop Dogg. Feb 12

PARTIES
Lucha Loco is doing another anti-Valentine’s Day party. Designed to hook you up with Mr/Ms Right Now, Hearts Go Loco will involve complimentary tequila shots, arrow shots and Tinder match-ups. Feb 13

Don’t like Tinder? Just go for this Haji Lane V-Day street party and dance the night away. Feb 13

The Projector. Photo credit: Pieter van Gothiem

The Projector is turning one with a party and screening of What We Do in the Shadows. Come dressed as a vampire or a werewolf if you dare.

PETS
The Cat Welfare Society is organizing a cat adoption drive at East Coast Point, so pick out a sweet, furry lifetime companion. Who needs a significant other? Feb 14

COMEDY
Russell Peters will be in town as part of his Almost Famous World Tour. He’ll be doing his usual schtick of Indian accents, old-fashioned relatives, gender relations humor and taking the piss out of those sitting in the front seat. Feb 15

CONCERTS
Known for tracks like “S’Wonderful,” “Peel Me A Grape” and “Pick Yourself Up,” Diana Krall is here for her Wallflower World Tour. Feb 16-17

Funeral For A Friend

CONCERT
After 15 years of making music, Welsh hardcore band Funeral for a Friend is calling it quits, but not before a series of concerts, including one in Singapore. Wax nostalgic over songs like “Roses for The Dead,” “Juneau” and “Streetcar.” Feb 19

THEATER
Nur Sabrina Binte Dzulkifli and Euginia Tan present their plays, “Counting” and “Holiday,” which is about the complexities of friendship in We Used To Be Close. Feb 19

PARTY
You can’t be at Brazil’s carnIval, but the Gingapura party has samba playing all night long, with cold beer and caipirinhas. Feb 20

The Analog Assembly

MARKET
The Analog Assembly is having its second vinyl fair. Sean Lam of the local band, Hanging up the Moon, so it should be fun for music lovers to go to. Feb 20

MUSIC
The Getai Soul Fest has local and regional acts will take the stage and perform songs of this underrated music genre. Acts include Charlie Lim & The Mothership from Singapore, Dru Chen, Barry Likumahuwa from Jakarta and Najwa from KL. Feb 20

Dru Chen

PARTIES
Tanjong Beach Club is having an all-Argentine party, White Magic Sunset, with DJ Adrian Giordano spinning ’80s funk and electro-boogie, along with duo Silver City. Feb 20

Lion City Burn is doing a “the Burning Man Festival spirit in Singapore,” with indoor and outdoor performances spaces, 3D projections, a dubstep and techno-heavy DJ line-up, fire performances and an outdoor cinema. Feb 20

STAGE
Part of the Hua Yi Arts Fest, God of Carnage is a Cantonese, Hong Kong adaptation of French playwright Yasmina Reza’s play, which explores global conflicts through a fight between two 11-year-old boys that escalates when the parents get involved. Feb 20-21

OUTING
Brush up on your photography at Pulau Ubin with Haiz, brand manager of Objectifs. Feb 21

FILM
The Gardens by the Bay is organizing lots V-Day activities, including film screenings of soppy classics. There’s You are the Apple of My Eye, a bittersweet Taiwanese film about first love. Feb 20,

THEATER
Catch Adrian Pang-starrer The Effect, in which Connie and Tristan, two students who are complete opposites, are guinea pigs in a drug trial. Feb 25-Mar 13