Don't say you haven't...

experienced... Faces and Places: Dada and Surrealist portraits and landscapes, an intriguing selection of oil paintings by Surrealist greats including Salvador Dali, Rene Magritte and Marcel Duchamp. To 19 Dec at The Mayor Gallery, London W1X 1HB. Free. Information: 0171-734 3558

heard... that Lord Menuhin will be conducting the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in a UK premiere of Bruch's Violin and Viola Concerto tonight, his first appearance since his eightieth birthday concert in April 1996 at the Royal Festival Hall, London SW7. 7.30pm. Tickets pounds 5-29. Box Office: 0171-589 8212

bought... a round at the Holsten Bier Fest. With loads of beer, sausages and sauerkraut, served by lederhosen wearing waiters and waitresses, comedy acts and a resident oompah band.

To 14 Dec in Finsbury Park, London N4. pounds 3-pounds 7. Information: 0181-963 0940 Ticket hotline: 0171-344 0044