Leaving Lhasa

Viva

Viva at HQ is reputedly the best Latin club night in town, with the un-crowned queen of Cuban disc-spinning, DJ Claire Moloney, at the decks every Saturday. Salsa, rumba and samba have taken the city by storm, and the Hall of Fame has jumped on the bandwagon with Viva. By all accounts, it's giving the salsa nights at the Gaiety a run for the money - particularly as it's a smaller, more intimate venue. Better still is that the promoters promise a Ricky Martin/Jennifer Lopez-free night. Combine it with a pre-club dinner at Bella Cuba and you have the perfectly flavoured South American night out!

Agnolo Gaddi's frescoes

The lengthy restoration of Agnolo Gaddi's superb frescoes in the Chapel of the Holy Girdle in Prato's cathedral has been completed. The chapel was built to house the Sacred Girdle, brought back from the Holy Land by Michele Dagomari in 1141, which is one of Prato's pride and joys. The frescoes were painted between 1392 and 1395 by the Gaddi and represent the scenes from the life of the Virgin and the legend of the Holy underwear itself. The unusual circular pulpit on the outside of the cathedral is a superb piece of sculpture. It was designed by Michelozzo in 1428 and decorated with dancing 'putti' by Donatello.

Lola Rennt

Lola (Franka Potente) has 20 minutes to find 100,000 marks before her boyfriend gets killed. Since her dad's a banker, things ought to be simple - but her attempts to take control of the situation are hampered by unforeseen events. A banging techno soundtrack, bleak Berlin locations and stylised ultra-violence characterise this pleasantly surprising German film. Subtler and more serious than its first 25 minutes would suggest, it queries the determining role of chance in life, love and death. Energetic and great fun. (In German with French subtitles.)

Pigeons. Mandusevac Fountain.