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“In a gentle

way you can

shake

the world”

Gandhi

In honour of

Valentine’s Day,

write a list of

the people you

love and the

people who

love you.

It’s Chinese

New Year. Join

in the

celebrations

with fireworks

and feasting

to welcome in

the Year of

the Pig.

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February

CIAO, SILENCE...

At a new immersive exhibition

from Icelandic artist Ragnar

Kjartansson, visitors stand alone

or as a twosome in a large

ballroom and are serenaded by a

lone musician playing a beautiful

rococo organ and singing famous

Italian love song, Il Cielo In Una

Stanza (The Sky in a Room). Until

11 March; museum.wales/cardiff/.

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February

COCOA LOCO

Cocoa prices have

crashed to crisis levels

recently sparking a

new campaign for

Fairtrade Fortnight

(until 10 March) to

stop the exploitation

of workers in West

Africa. Find out more

at fairtrade.org.uk.

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February

COLOUR THERAPY

Living Coral is the Pantone colour

for this year. Treat yourself to a

new nail polish, scarf or mug in

the summery shade to bring

warmth to cold days.

SPOTTING

WILDLIFE

Escape for a few

hours at the

wonderful Wildlife

Photographer of the

Year exhibition now

showing at both Bristol’s M Shed

(until 24 Feb only) and London’s

Natural History Museum (until 30 June).

FRESH (^) | FEBRUARY THINGS
THINGS TO NOTE
AND NOTICE
February is the month to be kind, to listen to your body and
to pick up a bar of Fairtrade chocolatetra
Compiled by: REBECCA FRANK