KIDS LISTINGS
KIDS
LISTINGS
Events are listed by city, then alphabetically by activity. ititls Listings compiled by Beatrice Colin.
Actrvrttes and Fun
I MARYHILL DURGH HALL Garbraid Avenue.
Youth Pertormance Group Sundays. Noon—3pm. 50p. Games. warm-up exercises and the chance to make up and learn new dance pieces. No experience required (8—14 years).
I MUSEUM OF EDUCATION Scotland Street Museum. 429 1202. Mon—Sat 10am-5pm; Sun 2—5pm.
I Can’t Paint MISS Sat and Sun. 2.30—3pm. Throughout May. Book now for a place on an art class taken by a student from Glasgow School of Art. Dualter Tapestries Sat 24 Apr—29 May. Hands-on activities available.
I ST ENOCH CENTRE ICE RINK 55 St Enoch Square. 221 5835. Mon—Fri 12.30—430pm; Sat 10am—-l2.30pm. l—4.30pm and 5—6.45pm; Sun l—4.30pm. Admission £2.50 (including skate hire) except Sun; £2.
Exhibitions
I ART GALLERY & MUSEUM, KELVINGROVE 357 3929. Mon—Sat 10am—5pm: Sun 1 1am-5pm. Innocence and Experience Until 25 Apr. 60 paintings. drawings. sculptures and prints which look at childhood. From a 17th century toddler to Gilbert and George's Berry Boys. this show is a diverse and expansive collection of images of children. I HUNTERIAN MUSEUM University of Glasgow. 330 4221. Mon—Sat 9.30—5pm. Free. Earth . . . Life Fossils. amoebas. dinosaurs . A brand new show which explains the history of the planet and its inhabitants. I LILLIE ART GALLERY Station Road. Milngavie. 943 3247. Mon—Fri 10am—5pm: Sate—Sun 2—5pm. Children’s Art Glass Exhibition Until Sat 24 Apr. I MUSEUM OF EDUCATION Scotland Street Museum. 429 1202. Mon—Sat 10am-5pm; Sun 2—5pm. Dualter Tapestries Sat 24 Apr—29 May. See Art listings. lean’t Paint Miss Sat 1—29 May. The best work produced when students from Glasgow School of Art spent some time in various Strathclyde schools.
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DELLSHILL CULTURAL CENTRE John Street. 0698 267515.
Magic Dob Sat 24 Apr. 2pm. £1.50. Prepare to be thrilled. amazed and baffled by Bob.
I PAISLEY ARTS CENTRE New Street. 887 1010.
Popeye (U) Sat 24 Apr. 1pm. Kids £1; adults £1.50. Film version of the cartoon character with a taste for spinach. starring Robin Williams and Shelley Duvall.
The Magic Journey Sat 1 May. lpm. Kids £1.50; adults £2. Based on the myth of Orpheus and Euridice. this show by the Lambeth Children's Theatre Company is a colourful. action-packed drama (5—11 years).
Activities and Fun
I DEEP SEA WORLD Nonh Queensferry. Fife. 0383 411411. Daily 9am—6pm. Kids £3; adults £4.50 (under-4s free). Cafe. [D]. Brand new aquarium with a moving walkway to take you along the world's largest underwater viewing tunnel. Here. you can observe sharks. conger eels, lobsters and octopuses close-up.
I LEITH WATERWDRLD 177 Easter Road. 555 6000. Sessions from 2—4pm. a creche frotn l lam and a bouncy castle in the car park.
I MURRAYFIELD ICE RINK Riversdale Cres. 337 6933. Mon—Fri 2.30—4.30pm; Mon. Wed. Fri 5—7pm; Sat 10am—noon. 2.30—4.30pm. 7.30—10.30pm; Sun 10—11.30am. 2.30-4.30pm. Admission (including skate hire) £1 .80—£3.
I STEPPIIIG STONES 112 West Bow. 226 4413 ext 16.
Drama Workshop Saturdays. Noon—1pm. £2 (concessions available). Theatre games which will lead up to a Christmas production. Every aspect of theatre including costume. make-up and lighting will be covered in the course of the year (8—12 years).
I LEITII GALA DAY Sun 2 May. Noon—4pm. Spend the day at Leith Links
and take part in a range of activities including kite flying. pony rides and a children's Fun Run. or be amazed by Magic Bob. All details from 658 2178. I WATERSTONES Princes Street. 556 3034.
Tony Bradman Sat 24 Apr. Join Dilly the Dinosaur and his creator for an afternoon party. Free juice and biscuits but come early or risk being chomped.
Exhibitions
I CITY ART CENTRE 2 Market Street. 225 2424. Mon—Sat 10am —5pm.
Land of the Dragon: Dinosaurs from China Until 26 Jun. Six huge fossilised skeletons including a 70ft-long .‘vlamenchisaurus. Also a range of fossilised footprints. eggs and dinosaur stamps. and a computer game where you experience a prehistoric life and try not to end up as a dead dinosaur. Kids £l: adults £2.
nght DI the North Sat 1 May-3 July. An exhibition about the life and legacy of Saint Margaret who was Queen of Scotland 900 years ago. lt includes a reconstructed dwelling of the period. manuscripts and (‘eltic artefacts.
I MUSEUM OF CHILDHOOD 42 High Street. 225 2424. Mon-Sat 10am 5pm. Dinosaurs - Selling the Legend t'ntil 39 May. To complement the (‘ity Art Centre's show. a look at the impact of the dinosaur on popular culture from 1830 until today. The show includes loads of dino-inspired objects including comics. books. models and toys.
I MUSEUM OF FLIGHT liast l‘ortunc. nr. Haddington. 062 088308. Daily l0.30am-4.30pm. Kids £1: adults £2. Situated on a former RAF airfield. this museum has a range of aircrafts including a Spitfire and a Vulcan bomber and a mock Air Traffic ('ontrol tower.
Theatre
RDSEDERRY HALL South Queensferry. Voices 900 Sat 1 May. 2pm and 7.30pm. Kids £1.50; adults £2.50. In celebration of the 900th anniversary of St. Margaret‘s death. a fusion of dance. poetry and artworks by Vertical Hold.
54 The List 23 April—6 May 1993