Wondering what's going on in and around Lausanne? Check out our picks for this week.
- Comedy on the Rocks: an English Open Mic at LCC on Tuesday. The longest running open mic in Lausanne continues through the winter season with new lineups and delicious craft cocktails every two weeks!
- Festival Ecrans Urbains - Cinema and Architecture (February 26 - March 2, Plateforme 10). Through a selection of films, documentaries, meetings and events, the programme explores a number of themes, including housing, neighbourhoods and renovation. Combining imaginary narratives and artistic content, Ecrans Urbains offers a variety of ways of looking at our environment and understanding it better.
- Le Vestibule celebrates its 5th birthday on Tuesday! To mark the occasion, a selection of revisited classic cocktails at a special price and tapas on the house.
- Fringales Muséales on Thursday from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., a culinary journey between works of art and gastronomy. Three gourmet chefs from the Lausanne region will offer you a tasting of dishes specially inspired by works of art displayed in three local museums (Musée de la Main UNIL–CHUV, Lausanne Historical Museum and Pully Art Museum). Register for a very special experience where gastronomy meets art.
- Workout Relay Apero at Rowfit on Thursday. Get ready for a night of workouts, fun & global vibes! High energy and a chance to rep your country’s colors and outfits! Spots are limited—book your class now.
- Orpheus’s Machines - second concert taking place in the framework of the Musica ex Machina: Machines Thinking Musically exhibition at EPFL Pavilions on Thursday presented by Jonathan Impett, Director of Research at the Orpheus Instituut in Ghent and co-curator of the exhibition. The audience is invited in an exploratory performance in which ten performers, installed at tables around the space, play, manipulate or interact with experimental music creations.
- Creative Mornings Lausanne on the theme Layers on Friday (Gotham Coworking in Flon, Rue du Port-Franc 22). Multimedia operator and graphic designer Nicolas Regamey, from Atelier Typographique de la Cité, will discuss the many dimensions of typography and its role in storytelling, culture, and design. This month’s theme was chosen by our Lausanne chapter; a perfect match for Nicolas’ world, where type is shaped by layers of ink, pressure, and intention. Breakfast will be offered by the one and only Trigo Bakery.
- Mozart's opera Mitridate is being performed at the Opéra de Lausanne from February 23 to March 2, focusing on themes of love, political intrigue, and familial conflict. The production is directed by Emmanuelle Bastet, with Andreas Spering conducting the Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne. Notably, this is the first performance of "Mitridate" in Lausanne since 1984.
