February's programme at Kino Xenix, a retrospective of films starring Klaus and Nastassia Kinski, include the following movies in English: “One Night Stand”, “Paris Texas”, “Maria’s Lovers”, “One From the Heart”, “Unfaithfully Yours”, “The Lost Son”, “Kinski Paganini”, “The Claim”, and “Tess”. See www.xenix.ch for showtimes (in German).

Norwegian jazz songstress Rebekka Bakken brings her cool and vibrant sound to Kaufleuten's baroquely plush auditorium on February 9th. Go to www.allblues.ch for tickets.

The Swiss National Museum (a.k.a. Landesmuseum) is showing a series of press photographs taken in Switzerland since the 1940's. C'est la vie is an interesting look at daily Swiss life throughout the decades. Runs until April 22.

ewz.stattkino. Not your usual film festival. Movies are enhanced depending on their content, potential for providing an innovative experience, according to the directors' whim, or all of the above – by new soundtracks, dance troupes, magic shows, or simultaneous ad-libbed lines. February 15 to 26. ewz.stattkino.com

What may be the longest country music festival in the world returns to Albisgüetli: the 28th International Country Music Festival plays host to acts such as Scarletta, Bill Haley & the Comets and Mustang Sally. More... (ongoing until March 18)