Around Town
Events are listed by date, then type. Submit listings at least ten days before publication to sport®list.co.uk for sport or morag.bruce@list.co.uk for all other events. Listings compiled by Morag Bruce.
Glasgow Ema:—
Talks
The Power of Collective Thought (ilasgow l'niversity Boyd ()rr Building. 287 2594. 7pm. Andy Thomas gives this Scottish Society for Psychical Research talk. as the organisation celebrates its 18th birthday.
Tsunamis: The Catastrophic Event Borders Books. Fort Retail Park. 390 Provan Walk. 773 2910. 7.30pm. Free. Almost one year since the Boxing Day tsunami struck. the British (ieologieal Survey 's Dav id Tappin asks why it happened and whether it could have been predicted.
Workshops
Behind the Scenes: The Glasgow Collection Mitchell Library. 20| North Street. 287 2999. 2.30pm. Free. Opportunity to investigate the rich mix of materials held ill the farnotis (Elasgow Collection including historical
new spapers. maps and photographic images. Begins at level two meeting point.
Activities & Events
Tracey Emin Waterstone’s. 15.3 157 Sauchiehall Street. 332 9l05. 5pm. Free. The controversial confessional artist signs copies of her intimate memoirs
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The Christmas Selection Box The (ilasgow School of Art. 167 Renfrew Street. 353 4526. 7pm. Free. Join llosl Donny ()‘Rourke for all evening of poetry with seven of the best new local talents to emerge this year.
Reading the Leaves Telittl ()vna. 42 ()tago lane. 357 4524. 8pm. £2. Join guest writers for all evening of poetry and creative writing. To book a reading contact Nalini Paul at readingtheleavesw‘hotmailcom.
Talks
Conversation Pieces: Jan de Vries Royal Concert Hall. 2 Sauchiehall Street. 353 8000. [2.30pm. £4 ill advance: £5 on the day. Jan de Vries is synonymoUs with expert health care and is a persuasive ambassador for his subject.
Fairs
alt Bastille Taverne Market Bastille 'l'averne. 62 Argyle Arcade. 22l 89 l 7.
l lam 5pm. See Hitlist.
Books, Maps and Prints Sale Kelvinside Hillhead Parish Church. ()bservatory Road. 334 2788.
l0.30am 5pm. Free. Buy original Christmas presents for family and friends. Magpies Teaparty Tchai ()vna. I69 Deanston Drive. 649 7258. Noon 5pm. Free. Pretty jewellery for sale. Hurrah. it's Christmas!
Workshops
Day of Dance Maryhill Central Community Hall. 304 Maryhill Road. 332 1490. 1 lam 3pm. Free. Try out lots of cool dance forms. like flamenco. jive. African. ballet arid contemlmrary. Wear comfy clothes and footwear.
Haute couture meets shell-suit chic as the big fashion players of the future from the Textiles as
Fashion masters course at Glasgow School of Art show their latest collections. Inspirations are drawn from dandyism, glamorous silhouettes from the 405 and 505 as well as that fashion forerunner and the lady most likely to wear marabou for that first G&T of the day, Margot
Ledbetter.
IABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow, Wed I4 Dec.
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Creative Career Day (iallery of Modern Art. Queen Street. 229 I996.
1.30 4.30pm. liver wondered how to get a job ill the arts? Now’s your chance to find out from those already up and running in the business they call an. Booking required.
Food & Drink
Pink Afternoon Tea ()ne Devonshire (iardens. 339 2001. 2 4.30pm. £24. linjoy a selection of sandwiches. scones. pastries. cakes arid champagne. all with a hint of pink. £5 frorn the price of each ticket goes to Breast Cancer Care.
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Glasgow Warriors v Edinburgh Gunners llughenden. 32 llughenden Road. 353 3468. 3pm. Rugby League match with west meeting east in a thrilling clash of warrioring and gunning.
Activities & Events
Soiree Cadavre Exquis Alliance Francaise De Glasgow. 3 Park Circus. 339 428l. 6 8pm. Free. An evening based on the French surrealist game ill which participants improvise the rest of a story after being given the start. In French. and part of Crime Fiction Week at the Alliance Francais.
Wednesday 7
Talks
Craig Mathieson Scot100 South Pole Expedition \Noodside llall. (ilenfarg Street. 559 5450. 7.30pm. In 2004 Fiona Taylor and Craig Mathieson set otlt across 730 miles of srtow atld ice. aiming to be the first dedicated Scottish team to reach the South Pole in the centenary year of William Spiers Bruce's expedition which was the first to the Antarctic led by a Scotsman.
Thursday 8
Talks
Ian R Mitchell Pollokshaws Library and learning Centre. 50/60 Shawbridge Street. 632 3544. 2pm. Mitchell‘s book. This City Now. is an expose of the hidden architectural. cultural alld historical riches of (ilasgow. Today (weather permitting) he takes its on a totlr of the local area.
Activities & Events
Penny Pinch Poetry Evening (ilasgow Women's Library. “)9 Trongate. 552 8345. 7pm. The frttits of two days of poetry work-shopping. using the theme of clothes as a base to celebrate the resilience of women surviving poverty and violence. are presented. Part of the UN's [6 Days arm-mm campaign.
Saturday 1 O
Talks
* Glimpses of Life in Letters to the Dead Burrell Collection: Lecture Theatre. 2060 Pollokshaws Road. 287 2550. 2pm. £2. See llitlist.
Wednesday 1 4
Activities & Events
Textiles as Fashion AB(‘, 330 Sauchiehall Street. 0870 220 l l 16. 7pm & 9pm. See caption. left.
Talks
Chris Masterton: Seeing is Believing Renlield St Stephen‘s Church Centre. 260 Bath Street. 332 2826. 2.15pm. Royal Scottish Photographer of the Year 2004. map publisher and guide. Chris Mastetton talks about his work. which recounts walks through 70 countries.
Ongoing Glasgow
Activities & Events
Glasgow on Ice Until Sat 24 Dec. ‘ (ieorge Square. 564 4234. 10am 1 lpltl.
£5 (off peak) £7.50 (£4 off peak £5). Figure skating fun.
Poplife! Thu 8 Dec. 13th Note Cafe.
50 60 King Street. 553 1638. 8.30pm. £1. In this monthly pop quiz the questions are secondary to getting drunk. singing along to Spalldatl Ballet alld moaning about the
Tchai-Ovna Games Society Wed 7 Dec & Wed 14 Dec. Tchai ()vna. I69 Deanston Drive. 649 7258. Noon 5pm. Free. Play chess. mah jong and many other galtles. Perfect for a wintry afternoon. No throwing the board up ill a bad temper if you lose. though.
Exhibitions
Extended Conversations: The Scottish Parliament Up Close lfntil Still 15 Jan. The Lighthouse. l 1 Mitchell Lane. 22l 6362. Mon 8; Wed Sat 10.30am 5psztle 11am 5pm: Stilt noon 5pm. Large format images of the parliament by architectural photographer Keith Hunter.
Glasgow 1955: Through the Lens l'ntil Still 30 Jul. People's Palace & Winter (iardens. (ilasgtlw (ireen. 27| 2951. 10am 5pm; llaln 5pm. Free. All
exhibition ofimages of(}lasgow ill I955.
previously shown ill Kelv ingrove and the People‘s Palace 50 years ago.
104 Pairs of Shoes Until Sat It) Dec. (ilasgow Women’s Library. 109 'l’rongate. 552 8345. Tue Fri l 6pm; Sat 2 5pm (not Sun/Mrmn). This poignant exhibition highlights the issues of domestic abuse and violence against women. Donated by prominent Scottisll women including Annie Lennox arid JK Rowling. the 104 pairs of shoes represent the two women killed each week by a partner or former partner.
Those Variety Days Lntil Thu 5 Jan. Royal Concert Hall. 2 Sauchiehall Street. 3538000. Mon Sat 10am 6pm (not
Still). The Scottish Mtlsic Hall alld Variety
'I'heatre Society present this exhibition packed with memorabilia from the heyday of Scottish Variety 'I‘heatre. including posters. photographs alld programmes.
Fairs
ArtEvent Fri 2 Sat 3 Dec. \Volfsolt Medical School. (ilasgow l'niversity. University Ave. 330 5921. l lam 7pm. Sale of an works donated by local artists. Proceeds go It) the vet school's small animal hospital and towards the building of a new children's hospice at Balloch. Christmas Gift Fare Sat I0 Still 1 1 Dec. The Tall Ship at (ilasgovv Harbour. 11X) Slobcross Road. 222 25l3.
l0am 4pm. Food stalls with fine Scottish produce and many selling handcrafted goods. Plus. mince pies! Yay!
German Market lintil Sat 24 Dec. St linoch Square. 204 3900. 10am 7pm. (let a taste of a real traditional (ierman market with customary food. drink and gifts oil offer.
30/20 Craft and Design Fair Sat
10 Still I 1 Dec. Royal Concert Hall. 2 Saucltiellall Street. 353 8000.
l0.30am 5pm. £l.20 (90p). Craft workers and artists exhibit and sell their work.
Food & Drink
Queen’s Park Farmers’ Market Sat . Dec. Queen‘s Park. 520 Langside Park. 287 7273. l0am 2pm. Forget all about that lnass-prtxluced rubbish larlncrs‘ markets are all about organic. quality produce.
Mansfield Park Farmers’ Market Sat l0 Dec. Mansfield Park. off Dumbanon Road. 341 0844. Want 2pm.
Workshops
f Big Knit Out! Wed l4 Dec. North Star
Cafe. I08 Queen Margaret Drive. 07941
219687. 7pm. £2. (iet together for a spot of knit one. purl one. tea and cakes.