Things to do in Liverpool this weekend and beyond: 18-20 February 2022

Jamaica Making - Liverpool’s Victoria Gallery & Museum

A new exhibition showcasing the vibrancy and variety of contemporary Jamaican art since the country's Independence in 1962 will open at the University of Liverpool's Victoria Gallery & Museum on Saturday, 19 February. The `Jamaica Making: The Theresa Roberts Art Collection' exhibition will feature more than thirty artworks from the extensive private collection of Jamaican-born entrepreneur and philanthropist Theresa Roberts. The show features a mix of painting, sculpture, photography and mixed media.

The ABBA Disco - Camp & Furnace

The Abba disco featuring the Abba revival tribute is coming to Camp and Furnace on Saturday, 19 February. With music, live performance and total disco appreciation, the event brings together some of the most iconic and dance-worthy tunes of all time. You can dance, you can jive, having the time of your life! As well as the Swedish pop foursome, you can also expect to hear Chic, Earth Wind & Fire, Sister Sledge, Diana Ross and more.

Buddy Holly Lives at The Epstein

Buddy Holly Lives – The Music Never Died is a musical production written by and starring Asa Murphy. The show celebrates 70 years of legendary music from the boy genius from Texas, featuring visual and audio moments in the short but historical career of Buddy Holly. So dance the night away and enjoy all the hits performed by Asa Murphy as Buddy and backed by the live Buddy Rock N Roll Band. Featuring all the hits, including Oh Boy, That'll be the day, Peggy Sue and many more! That's at the Epstein Theatre on Saturday, 19 February.

Port and Migrations at Tate Liverpool

Hew Locke's Armada is now on display at Tate Liverpool, an immersive large-scale installation made up of a flotilla of model boats and rafts, as the centrepiece of a free collection display – Port and Migrations – examining the city's relationship to migration and international exchange. This is the first time Armada will be shown at Tate. The piece reflects on international trade, the movement of goods and the movement of people, and the current global refugee crisis.