From its roots in the traditional music of West Africa, to the golden era of the electric Chicago sound and beyond, blues has been a fixture of the world’s music scene for more than a century. Come to enjoy a night filled with those beautiful tunes at Cool Cats Jazz Club – JW Marriott Hotel Hanoi on Saturday.

The Friends of Vietnam Heritage will host a film night on January 25, presenting the movie Của Rơi (Lost and Found) by director Vương Đức.

An exhibition honouring the most well-known Vietnamese children’s book Dế Mèn Phiêu Lưu Ký (Adventures of a Cricket) by late writer Tô Hoài (1920-2014) will open to the public from Saturday evening.

Aiming to bring traditional art closer to art lovers, IAcA Café will host an exhibition and talk show Folk Paintings through the Eyes of Young Artists on Sunday.

Vietnamese-American pianist child prodigy Evan Lê will perform in a concert called “Spring Buds” in HCM City on January 7.

The Saigon Classical Music Group will present a concert titled “Four Seasons in Music” at the HCM City Conservatory of Music on  January 7.

Musician Ngô Hồng Quang, who sings and plays traditional Vietnamese instruments, will introduce his new songs at the Factory Contemporary Arts Centre on January 11 in District 2.

As part of the non-profit project Gia Đình Nào Cũng Tuyệt! (Any Family is Amazing!), a group of five young women will give a talk about their one-month journey to meet and talk with more than 1,000 children ages  9 to 11 in seven provinces last month.

Manzi Art Space will host Air/Sound – a solo flute concert by artist Laura Chislett from Australia, on January 12.