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GLASGOW AND EDINBURGH EVENTS GUIDE
CONTRIBUTORS
Editor Robin llodge. Assistant Editors Mark Fisher. Alastair Mabbott. Tom Lappin.
Design Paul Keir. Advertising and Circulation Julie Morton. John Higgins. Jess Barrow.
Accounts Georgette Renwick.
Typesetting J 0 Kennedy. Administration Nikki Turner.
Production Assistants James Haliburton. Janet Smith. Seth I land.
Agenda Alan Morrison. Art Miranda France. Books Stuart Bathgate. Miranda France. Classical Music Carol Main. Clubs Avril Mair. Andrea Baxter.
DanceJo Roe.
Film TrevorJohnston. Film Listings/Index Sue Wilson. Alan Morrison. Folk Norman Chalmers. Food Catherine Fellows. Jazz Kenny Mathieson. Kids Rene Taylor.
Rock Alastair Mabbott. Fiona Shepherd.
Sport Tom Lappin.
1 Television Tom Lappin.
Theatre Mark Fisher. Classitied Nikki Turner. Competitions Mark Fisher. Coveroesign Paul Keir.
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CONTENTS
EDUARDO PAOLOZZI Leith-born Paolozzi is at last honoured by the burghers of Edinburgh with a commission for the new “rest area’ in Picardy Place. We trace his career and his rise to become Britain’s foremost sculptor.
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PRAGUE The team behind Venus Peter, director Ian Sellar and producer Chris Young are in the Czech capital filming a new venture with Bruno Ganz, Sandrine Bonnaire and Scotland’s own Alan Cumming. We go behind the scenes.
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YELLO Gambler, playboy, performance artist and peanut addict Dieter Meier has also been known to lay down the occasional smooth electro hit with his collaborator Boris Blank. and a new Yello LP, Baby. is imminent.
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RAB C. NESBITT The street-scum philosopher started out as a one-off sketch, but swiftly became Scotland’s best-loved comic creation. We talk to Gregor Fisher, the man behind the bandage and string vest.
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JAZZ FESTIVAL The definitive guide to the Glasgow International Jazz Festival including features and preview, on David Sanborn, Betty Carter, Michel Petrucciani and Arturo Sandoval.
PREVIEWS
ART ....................... .. 61 CLUBS ................. 'IO FILM ...................... .. 25 MUSIC .................... .. 37 TELEVISION ............. .. 74
THEATRE ................. .. 55
Essay tie as The Naked Gun 21/: Is released. See Film preview.
LISTINGS
ART ..................... .n.62 CLUBS ....... ... .......... ..71 FILM INDEX .............. .. 26 LISTINCS ..... .. 33 IOOS ...................... ..67 MUSIC CLASSICAL ..... .. 54 FOLK& WORLD 53 JAZZ ................ .-47 ROCK & BLUES .... .. 44 ; OPEN ..................... ..68 iSPORT .................... ..69 TELEVISION ............. .. 77 ‘THEATRE ................. ..58 CABARET ........... ..60 OANCE .............. ..60 BOOKS ................... ..O4l CLASSIFIED ............. .. 87 f COMPETITIONS ......... .. 91 I FOOD ..................... ..32' LETTERS ................. ..92' BIKES ..................... .. 79 TRAVEL .................. ..86
THE NAKED GUN 21/2: Leslie Nielsen returns for more spoofery BRINGING IT ALL BACK HOME: Irish music explored in a new TV series 74 BACKLIST: On your bikes for the cycling special
COMPETITIONS: Win £500 worth of leather jacket
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