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Citylife
Thu 29, Glasgow
0 The Luminarium (ieorge Square. 012‘)2 678100. £2 (£1 1. “under around inside Alan Parkinson's iiillalahlc sculptures and he bathed in glorious colour and light. See llitlist and photo caption.
Edinburgh
I Bucks Fizz and Strawberries Pottery Evenings Doodles (‘er-ariiic Workshop. 2‘) Marchmont (’rescent. 22‘) 13‘)‘). 6.30pm. £5.00. See Thu 22.
I Nightwaves The Lighthoiisc. 32 3-1 The Shore. 1.eiih. 55-1 ‘)-165. 7.30pm. £6 \sith l'1_\er £7 t£5i. l-‘undraiser l‘or l.eith '1’\' and 1.eith 1-'.\l featuring l.enn_\ l.o\ e t\'egasi. Rodne) Relax (Yellou ('al'el. ()range Pimp and the l’e}ote liamil):
Glasgow
I 2004: A Space Oddity llunteriari Museum. l'rii\crsit} Aienue. 330 4221. ‘).30am 5pm. See Thu 22.
I The Luminarium (ieorge Square. 01202 678100. £2 t£l 1. See Thu 2‘).
Edinburgh
I Literature and Patronage National (iallci') of Scotland. The Mound. 62-1 6200. 12.45 1.15pm. liree. limilie (iordcnkcr ol the National (ialler_\ gixes this lunchtime lecture on Rllltclts‘ Ill/11' l-kmr “Ill/crud.
I Summer Observing Evenings Ro}al ()hseiwator} Visitor ('entre. Blackl'ord Hill. 666’ S404. 7pm. £2.60 (£1.35). See 1-‘ri 23.
I Guid Crack Club \Vaxerlc) Bar. 1 St Marys Street. 557 1050. 7.30pm. l'il'L‘L‘. Sec 1'11 23.
Glasgow
I 2004: A Space Oddity lluiitcrian Museum. l'nixersit) Axenue. 330 4221. ‘).30am 5pm. See Thu 22.
I Renga Days The llltlLlL‘ll (iai'dcns. 'I'raiima}. 25 Albert I)ri\c. 0845 3303501. 11am 5pm. See Sat 2-1.
I T’ai Chi for Beginners Burrell ('ollcctiori. 2060 l’ollokshaus Road. 287 2550. 1 2pm. 1‘ree. l.earn this ancient (’liiiicse martial art used lor e\ercisc and relaxation.
I The Luminarium (icorgc Square. 012‘)2 678100. £2 t£l i. See Thu 2‘).
Edinburgh
I Truckfest Scotland Ro}al Highland ('entre. lriglislon. 335 6200. ‘)ain 6pm. £11 £12 t£5.50 £6i. ('omc and celebrate all things truck at Scotland's largest truck show “1111 L‘L‘lcltl'll} gllcsls ltlltl till the litlcsl trucking technology (io 'I'rucksl
0 Mardi Gras (irassinarket. 1 4pm. l‘ree. 'I'he (irassmarket transforms into a \“111321012. huI/ing Ne“ ()rleans hiin street \\ ith parades and hands all al'lcrnoon. See llitlist.
Glasgow
I 2004: A Space Oddity lluntct'ian .\liiseuin. l'nixcrsit} Avenue. 330 4221. See Thu 22.
I The Luminarium (ieoi'ge Square. 01202678100. £2 (£1). See Thu 2‘).
Edinburgh
I Truckfest Scotland Ro} a1 Highland (‘entre. liiglisioii. 3356200. ‘)am 6pm.
£11 £121£550 £6i. See Sat 31.
I Scotfairs Antique Fair Mcadoxxhank Sports ('enti‘c. 13‘) London
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Road. 661 5351. l0am»-l.30pm. £1 taccornpanied children free). See Sat 31. I Funk Fair ligo. 1-1 l’icard)‘ Place. 553 1371. noon 6pm. £2. Scotland's lirst 20th and 21st centur) design lair rolls into town. l-‘ahulous.
Glasgow
I 2004: A Space Oddity llunterian Museum. l'nix‘ersity Avenue. 330 4221. ‘).30am 5pm. See Thu 22.
I Creative Writing Group Borders Books. 98 Buchanan Street. 222 7700. 5.30pm & 7.30pm. Alastair Patterson hosts a “thing group open to aii_\one interested in dexeloping their creati\e flair. Next members all“ tt}'s \selcoine.
Edinburgh
I Fionna Duncan Jazz Workshops Si M;ii‘_\"s Music School. 25 (irosrenor ('i‘cscent. 538 7766. £350 (£250 £3001. liionna Duncan and singer/ songwriter Sophie Bancroft take on all lex els of experience for this liw-da} _ia// \ocal \mrkshop. For application lorms and more 1016 call 01620 861000 or \ isit \\ \\ \t'.lionnaduncan-\\ orkshopscouk.
Tuesday 3
Glasgow
I 2004: A Space Oddity llunterian .\1iiseum. l'iiiiersit} Axenue. 330 4221. ‘).30am 5pm. See Thu 22.
I Jasper Fforde ()itakar‘s Bookstore. l'nit 6. Buchanan (ialleries. Buchanan Street. 353 1500. 6.30pm. lirec. Bestselling author Jasper l‘l'ordc reads from Sinner/titre Rotten. his cagerl} auaited fourth hook in the 'l'hursda) chl detectixe sct'lcs.
Edinburgh
I Polestars ligo. l-l l’icai‘d} Place. 553 1371. 7 ‘)pm. £110. See'l‘ue 27.
I Fionna Duncan Jazz Workshops St Mary's Music School. 25 (II'U.\\C11()I'(‘I'CSCCHL 538 7766. £350 t£250 £300). See Mon 2.
Wednesday 4
Glasgow
I 2004: A Space Oddity llunterian Museum. l'niversii) Axenue. 330 4221. ‘).30am 5pm. See Thu 22.
I Curator’s Favourites Burrell (’olleclion. 2060 l’ollokshaus Road. 287 2550. 12.30 1pm. liree. 'l‘ohias ('apu e11. curator of Arms and Armour. gix es a talk on the armour ol' limperor 1-‘erdinand 1.
Edinburgh
I Fionna Duncan Jazz Workshops St Mary‘s Music School. 25 (ii‘os\cnot‘ Crescent. 538 7766. £350 t£250 £300). See Mon 2.
Glasgow
I 2004: A Space Oddity lluitterian Museum. l'niwrsity Avenue. 330 4221. ‘).30am 5pm. See Thu 22.
I Creative Writing Group Borders Books. ‘)S Buchanan Street. 222 7700. 10.30am. See Mon 2.
I Family History Open Surgery Mitchell Library 20 North Street. 237 2‘)‘)‘). 5.30pm. 1)rop-in exerting for those looking l'or help \\ ith tracing their ancestry
Edinburgh
I Be Successful Now ()eeari 'l'eriiiinal. the l‘orurn (ialler). ()cean l)i'i\e. 555 8888. 6.30 ‘)pin. £35. A \\t)l'l\.\llt)p to help _\ou find success from instant to iiiiprohahle goals.
I Bucks Fizz and Strawberries Pottery Evenings Doodles ('eramic Workshop. 2‘) Marchmont (‘rescent. 22‘) l3‘)‘). 6.30pm. £5.00. See Thu 22.
I Fionna Duncan Jazz Workshops St Marys Mtisic School. 25 (iros\cnoi‘ (‘t‘cscL‘ltL 538 7766. £350 (£250 £300). See Mon 2.
CELEBRATING THE GREAT SPARK
EXHIBITION AND WEBSITE
Dame Muriel Spark: Scottish By Formation, Writer‘s Museum, Edinburgh, until Sat 30 Oct; www.nls/murielspark
You’re terrible Muriel. Edinburgh’s most famous and extraordinary Grande Dame is coming back to her home town this August for her first appearance at the Book Festival. In tribute to the lady who found her prime early and has sustained it for the rest of her life, the National Library of Scotland has developed an online archive that documents everything from letters by Liz Taylor and Graham Greene to old notebooks and betting receipts (www.nls/murielspark) while the Writers’ Museum, Edinburgh, is staging an exhibition documenting her life and works. Serena Carter has skimmed the website to bring you the creme de la creme.
1918 Born in Edinburgh 1929 Attends James Gillespie's High School for Girls. which provides the model for the school iii The Prime.
1937 Sails to Africa and marries Sydney Oswald Spark.
1938 Robin. their son. is born.
1944 Muriel leaves Africa aboard a troop ship bound for Liverpool.
1945 Apprenticeship as a journalist begins at the Jeri/rial of the Nat/oria/ Jewe/lers' Assocrat/ori and as editor of the Poetry Revrew.
1951 The S )raph and The Zambes‘i triumphs over 7,000 others to take first prize in The Observer's short story competition.
1954 Joins the Roman Catholic Church.
1957 The Comforters is published and receives rapturous reviews. including from Evelyn Waugh. A string of six novels in four years follows.
1961 The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie is published.
1962 Moves to New York and works at The .I
New Yorker rnagazme aloogside JD Salinger and Vladimir Nabokov.
1965 Maride/baum Gate iserialised in The New YOrkeri.
1968 Moves to Rome.
1969 The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie is made into a film starring Maggie Smith. 1973 The Hothouse by the East River i.)ublrshed.
1979 Moves to Tuscany.
1988 A Far Cry from Keris/rigto/i is published.
1992 Curriculum Vitae lautobiography) published.
1993 Made a Dame Comriiarider of the British Empire.
2004 The Hols/ring School. her
22nd novel. is published and Spark comes to tire Edinburgh Book 1 estival tor the very first time.