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Activities & Events
An Audience with Margaret Salis Arm. lhc ()Id ('hccscmzirkct. l3 19 Walk Strcct. (r32 2554. 7.30pm. £20. 'l'hc L‘lilll’\()}illll zind p\_\chic lulkx zilroul hcr uniquc cxpci'icnccx u ith L'lilll‘\t)}illlC}. iollou cd h} u ()&:\ \cxxion.
Name Neil Butler.
Profession Managing director and co-founder of U2 Events. the festival and events organiser. How long have you been in the job? We are celebrating ten years this month.
Best thing about it I enjoy going to work. A lot of my time is spent with people I admire — the UZ team and artists and performers with vision and a unique view of the world — plus I get to go to some of the best festivals across the world for ‘research'.
Worst moment so far Working in New York during 9/1 1.
Favourite lunch spot Stravaigin. Gibson Street.
Favourite building in Glasgow Clock Tower Glasgow University — guiding me home and filling my bedroom window.
Best thing about Glaswegians Friendliest people in the world when you need a friend.
Worst thing about Glaswegians Friendliest people in the world when you want to be alone.
The song that best sums up what you do Steppenwolf's ‘Born to be Wild'. An anthem. celebrating youth. curiosity. a sense of adventure and a film where art met entertainment — probably about to be rediscovered by a new generation.
How would you spend your ideal day off in Glasgow? Wake up to the snow. steamroom and swim at the Arlington Baths. walk up the River Kelvin, late lunch at Brel with family and friends. back to my place for a jam session. chat and wine.
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Workshops Creative Writing Classes with Alistair Paterson - Poetry Hoi'dci'x Books. 98 Buchiintin Sticct. 222 7700. (rpm. £5. An opportunit} l'oi' adults to c\ploi‘c thcii‘ crcutix c pttlt‘lllllll. PureData Workshop (‘( ‘.r\. 350 Sziiichichzill Strcct. 352 4900. I lgun. l'i'cc. tickctcd. 'l‘hi'cc tilt} culllpl‘chcnxh c lllll'()(lllCll()ll In l’tll‘cl);tlti it llc\ih|c. cxtcnxix'c \} \tcm l'oi‘ crcziting illltlllt. \ idco and intci'zictn c \xorkx. Hip Hop Dance Classes (‘( ‘..\. 350 Stiuchichull Sti'cct. 352 4900. 7 8pm. £5 (£4). (ict to gl‘llh “llll lliix tun duncc form it’s )our ci\ ic dut} to \hukc _\our hoot}? Bring kncc pudx il' _\ou hm c thcm. Transmission Meditation Workshop lllllllt‘lltl Lilrt'ut‘}. liyl'cx Road. 33‘) H H”. 7 9pm. l-‘rcc. :\ \implc _\ct poucrl'ul lorin oi group lliL‘tlllillltlll. u ith lhc plll‘ptrxc ol‘ \tcpping doun \pii'ituzil cncrgicx lor thc hcnclit oi humanit). (iirxlt.
Activities & Events
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Fairs
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Fairs
Absolutely Christmas Sli('(‘. l‘llillic‘xltlli Qua}; 0870 040 4000.
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Body and Soul Psychic Healing Fair Royal (‘onccrt Hull: Slruthchdc Suite. 2 Stillcllichilll Strcct. 55.3 Hill)”.
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This Mehfil, which is Urdu for ‘gathering’, is the inaugural event and launch evening for Ankur productions. It’s a poetry evening with performers from different traditions reading contemporary works in Scots, English, Urdu,
Punjabi and Arabic.
Organiser Lalitha Rajan feels this sort of event is a good way to make the wider public aware of Muslim and Pakistani poetry and help encourage cultural integration. ‘In Muslim and Pakistani cultures, many art forms are forbidden; poetry is one of the few that is openly celebrated,’ she says. ‘There are some incredibly vibrant works being produced, as there are amongst Scots writers and poets, so there’s no reason why language should be a barrier in the sharing of this art form. The common love for poetry should bring people together regardless of the language they
choose to write in’.
Scottish poet and playwright Liz Lochhead and poet and writer Jackie Kay will perform alongside Pakistan’s most celebrated and controversial feminist poet, writer and activist Kishwar Naheed. Scottish poets Ghazi Hussein will be performing in Arabic, Rahat Zahid in Urdu. Daljeet Singh Dalbir, who will perform in Punjabi, will perform the literary traditions of many other ethnic communities. (Morag Bruce)