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 aroundtown@list.co.uk for all other events. Listings compiled by Kirstin lnnes.
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Workshops
Learn to Crochet 'l‘heo’s (‘offee and Play. 380 (ireat Western Rd. Knitting'.’ Last year. darling. The cool kids are doing it with books now. (‘lasses are taught by the crafty blighters at kl Yarns call ()l4l 576 0] l3 to book as places are limited. and see www.k l yarnscom for times and prices.
Fairs
The Scottish National Woodworking Show Sli(‘(': (‘lyde Auditorium. l'innies'ton Quay. 0870 0-10 4000.
10am 5pm. £550- £6.5() (£4.50-£5.50). Demonstrations. talks. workshops. stalls. and a massive collection of powenools for sale. If the football wasn't on. this would win the ‘Most Macho livent of the Fortnighf award.
Politics
Debate: Globalisation Alliance l‘rancaise dc (ilasgow. .3 Park Circus. 33‘) 428 l. 6pm. Screening of the documentary Le limit/trier (It's Numb/vs by Amirul Arham. Discussion led by James Steel il'niversity of ( ilasgow ).
Talks
Café Histoire - Le Ti‘aité de Rome Alliance l’rancaise de (ilasgow. 3 Park (‘ircus. 33‘) 428i 4.30pm. £3 £5. History discussion in l’rench. this month specialising in the 'l‘reaty of Rome from March l‘)57 to present day.
Food & Drink
Queen’s Park Farmers’ Market Queen‘s Park. 520 Langside Park. 287 7273. ‘)am 2pm. Local produce from local people.
Sunday 18
Activities & Events
Kimono Mackintosh Mackintosh ('hurch. Queen's ('ross. 870 (iat'scubc Road. ‘)-l6 6600. noon 5pm. Free. The recently re-opened Mackintosh ('hurch hosts a free event celebrating Japanese art and culture. There will be demonstrations of the tea ceremony. the sushi making process. origami and traditional dance. and the day will include a kimono fashion show. Booking advised: call 014] ‘)46 6600.
Fairs
DADA/ Miso Funky Market ()ran Mor. 73l 735 (ireat Western Road. 357 6200.
l lam —lpm. lirec. Stalls of knitted knick knacks and independent local jewellery design at this revolutionary craft fair. See preview. above.
Workshops
Heaven Over Earth: Authentically You! (ilasgow Buddhist (‘entre. 32‘) Sauchiehall Street. 333 0524. l0.30am. £20 (£5 l. A one-day workshop about ‘jtist being yourself' that aims to teach participants to stand their ground in pressured situations.
Tuesday 20
Food & Drink
Experience French Wine Alliance l‘rancaise dc (ilasgow. 3 Park ('ircus. 33‘) 428i 7- ‘)pm. £60. l-‘or wine lovers who want to appreciate live l-‘rench wines per weekly session. linrolmenl fee includes cost of wine.
26 THE LIST 15-29 Mar 2007
FAIRS
MISO FUNKY MARKET Sun 18 Mar, Oran Mor, Glasgow; Sat 24 Mar, The Caves, Edinburgh
‘We just got fed up with craft fairs where all they sold was knitted egg cosies,’ says Claire Brown, co-founder of the Miso Funky Market, the Shangri-La of Glasgow’s growing hipster craft community, which branches out into Edinburgh this month. Brown and partner Jo Bartlett had been taking orders from friends for scarves, brooches and hand-beaded accessories for a year before they came up with the idea of a once- monthly market allowing like-minded crafty types to show their wares, with all rent and publicity charges shared democratically between the stall holders. Almost a year on, their markets fill increasingly larger spaces; 18 stalls overloaded with colours, textures and jewellery, salvaged vintage beads re-threaded on belts and hairslides, the occasional glitter of a knitted lurex disco tie. Despite sponsorship from DADA, which has enabled their graduation from a small space in Hillhead Library to a packed out Oran Mor, and now to Edinburgh’s Caves, the markets retain a ramshackle,
jumble sale charm. Although a few established Glasgow designers do have stalls - Clare Nicolson, who sells her own textile designs on silk cushions, jewellery designers Hannah Zakari and Stella My Star (‘she’s like the fairy godmother of the Glasgow craft community’ whispers Brown) - for the most part, the wares on sale are made by amateur enthusiasts.
‘Neither of us have any formal crafting qualifications,’ says Bartlett. ‘We’ve just picked up our skills along the way, and we teach ourselves new techniques as we want to learn. We’re all about the freestyling! Only a couple of our stallholders are trained and full time. That’s the beauty of it, I think: we’re taking over the world from our bedrooms.’
And from the bedrooms come handbags, hats, earrings, brooches, posters, clothes, cards, soft furnishings, leg warmers and charm bracelets themed around the TV series Lost. Bartlett and Brown themselves have just branched out into handmade shoes, which they’re very excited about. It’s probably not the place to pick up a nice knitted dolly to cover your toilet roll, though. (Kirstin lnnes)
I Miso Funky Market, in association with DADA. www. misofunky. com
Wednesday 21
Workshops
Planning Your Website WASPS Studios. 77 llanson Street. Dennistoun. 554 829‘). |0.l5am 4.30pm. £10 includes lunch. This (‘ultural linterprise ()flice workshop aims to help you plan the most effective website for your needs and budget. and to equip you with the confidence to brief a web designer or explore a DIY approach. To book a place. please contact (‘ultural lintetprise Office on 08-1-1 54-1 ‘)‘)‘)0 or events(0culturalenterpriseoflice.co.uk. Starting Out WASPS Studios. 77 llanson Street. Dennistoun. 55-1 829‘).
5.45 8pm. liree. 'l’wo-pan workshop introducing the basics of working as a professional artist. aimed at anyone looking to work in the cultural and creative industries. To reserve a place. please email events(0 culturalenterpriseoflice.co.uk or call 08-1-1 544 ‘)‘)‘)0.
Workshops
Beyond Mobile Learning The Lighthouse. l l Mitchell Lane. 221 6362. 10am -3pm. l-‘ree. Professor Mike Sharples leads a workshop on recent developments in mobile learning. as part of the Lighthouse‘s new Urban Learning Space development. For more information. call0l-ll 225 ()l03 or check out www.urbanlearningspacecom.
Saturday 24 .
Food & Drink
Mansfield Park Farmers’ Market Mansfield Park. Partick. 01738 449430. 921111 -3pm. Free. ()rganic vegetables. band- made brooms and happy bacon. You can buy ain't/ting on Dumbanon Road these days.
Spon
UEFA European Championship: Scotland v Georgia (Football) llampden Park. Letherby Drive. 616 6000. 3pm. Oh. will you stop your moaning"? lt's Alex McLeish's debut as Scotland manager. and we haven't officially lost the game until the final whistle goes. right'.’ A little optimism never hurt anybody. Yes. I mean you at the back there. sobbing into your bunnet.
Workshops
Heaven Over Earth: Getting Real in Relationships (ilasgow Buddhist Centre. 32‘) Sauchiehall Street. 333 0524. l0.30am. £20 (£5). A one-day workshop expedition into the jungle of relationships. l)o pack your machete.
Talks
Holy City Renlield St Stephen‘s Church. 260 Bath Street. 332 2826. 7—‘).30pm. l-‘ree. Doubters and believers alike can refuse to accept stock answers or conventional
dogma in an evening investigation of the forgotten stories of the Bible. \Ve don't expect James (‘ameron‘s recent discoveries to be up for discussion.
Wednesday 28
Activities & Events
Fashion Show and Pamper Evening (ilasgow (‘ity Chambers. (ieorge Square. 5.30» 8pm. £30. liundraising fashion show for (‘ornerstone (‘oimnunity ('are. which supports adults with learning difficulties. (‘lothes by (‘oast and Felix & ()scar. beauty treatments by Aveda. Lush. Anton (ireen and Saks. ('all ()l-ll 550 7580 for tickets. or see www.5pm.co.uk/events. (lU on. You deserve it and so do they.
Ongoing Glasgow Activities and Events QuizallicA Nice’n‘Slea/y. 42l Sauchiehall Street. 333 ()‘)()0. 8pm. Nice‘n'Slea/y‘s classic. hard-rockin' pub quiz. livery 'l’uesday.
Exhibitions
A Dress to Dye For People‘s Palace & Winter (iardens. (ilasgow (ireen. 27l 2‘)62. L'ntil Sun 15 Apr. 10am- 5pm:
I lam-5pm. l’ree. An exhibition tracing the impacts that revolutions in fashionable dress have had on both consumers and textile workers. lixpect lots of door-
jamtningly huge bustles.