What's on this week: 12-18 May

One of the best popular music events of the year, Les Nuits Botanique are 10 days (and nights) of concerts and after-parties in every genre with established, up-and-coming and totally unknown artists. In total there are 60 concerts by more than 120 artists. There are five indoor venues, and weather permitting some of the music and food will be available outdoors.
12-20 May, Botanique, Brussels

The prestigious Queen Elizabeth Competition is usually focused on either the piano, voice or violin. This year, for the first time, it's devoted to the cello. The competition is unique in the world, not only for its importance and influence, but also for its difficulty, ts eminent jury, its strict rules (a rigid point system that precludes any favouritism), and its originality. The QEC is one of the major cultural events of the Brussels year.
Until 20 May, Flagey and Bozar, Brussels

Here's an opportunity to discover the north-west of the Brussels region. Jam'in Jette is two days of world music, circus arts and food in the beautiful setting of Jette's Parc de la Jeunesse. A cultural smorgasbord to lift up the heart and spirit, it's a truly festive event that will get you dancing and marvelling. The food and drink includes beers from the Silly Brewery, juices from the Pajottenlander, a notorious punch called the Ti-Punch Marie and local foods made by Miam'in Jette.
12 May from 18.00 and 13 May from 11.00. At the end of the evening free STIB shuttle every 15 minutes (0.30 to 2.00) to Central Station.

Do you need a party in the middle of the week? Are you a disco fan? Do you love the music of Chic? If so, the Korean Cultural Centre and the Beursschouwberg have the perfect Wednesday evening event for you. Korean funk group Sultan of the Disco (according to BBC journalist Mark Savage: "They are ace") made up of "exceptional musicians" inspired by Chic, Kool and the Gang, the Jackson Five and more will combine "musical seriousnesss and entertainment".
17 May, 20.30, Beursschouwberg, reservations required

The English Comedy Club presents A Wilde Night Out - two plays in one, with an abridged version of Oscar Wilde’s A Woman of No Importance and a short, Wilde-inspired farce, The Impotence of Being Frank.
16-20 May, Warehouse Studio Theatre, Rue Waelhem 69a, Brussels

Sharing Home features interdisciplinary work between contemporary visual artists, dancers and musicians by the Austria-based company n ï m, wherein the performers explore the notion of home as a dynamic concept.
14 May 16.00, CAB Art Center, Rue Borrens 34-36, Brussels

For teens looking to seize the day, Roman Krznaric is a founding member of the School of Life and founder of the world’s first Empathy Museum. Using history, philosophy and science, he talks about how we can recapture the art of living in the moment. Register online. (For ages 14-18, in English.)
15 May 17.00-18.30, Muntpunt, Brussels; free