Events are listed by city, then type. Submit listings at least 14 days before publication to julesellst.co.uk. Listings are compiled by Jules Graham.
Glasgow
Activities and Fun
Flame On! Until Sun 29 Apr. Sat/Sun noon. 2pm & 4pm. Included in admission. Glasgow Science Centre. 50 Pacific Quay. 0871 540 1000. Live science show all about fire. what it is and what it's used for. Dance Mix Thu 26 Apr. Thu 5.30-6.30er & 6.30—7.30pm. £5. Gather In Glasgow. 37 Ruthven Lane. ()7967 188513. Fun weekly class covering street. pop. jazz and drama movement. Ages 9 and under at 5.30pm: 10+ at 6.30pm.
The Baby Show Scotland Fri 27—Sun 29 Apr. 10am—5pm. £7.50—£9 (children free). SECC. Finnieston Quay. 0870040 4000. Loads of infomiation. stalls and entertainment for newboms. toddlers and mums-to-be.
Burrell Family Club Sat 28 Apr. 2—4pm. Free. Burrell Collection. 2060 Pollokshaws Road. 287 2550. Regular family drop-in session featuring fun activities based on the Burrell's collections.
Saturday Art Club Sat 28 Apr & Sat 5 May. 10.30am—1pm. Free. Gallery of Modem Art. Royal Exchange Square. 229 1996. Arty fun for children aged 3—1 1. Sunday Craft Club Sun 29 Apr & Sun 6 May. 1 lam—1pm. Free. Glasgow Museums Resource Centre. 200 Woodhead Road. Nitshill. 276 9375. Drop-in craft club with a different theme each week. Ages 5—12. Big and Little Yoga/Kids Yoga Session Mon 30 Apr & Mon 7 May. 1.45pm. 4pm & 5pm. £4 per adult and child pairing. Gather In Glasgow. 37 Ruthven Lane. 07967 188513. Weekly yoga sessions for adults and children — phone for more details.
Firefly Little Drama Mon 30 Apr 8; Mon 7 May. 2.45pm. £4. Gather In Glasgow. 37 Ruthven Lane. 07967 188513. Creative session involving puppetry. storytelling and dance. Ages 3-5.
Vintage Voyages Sat 5—Mon 7 May.
1 lam—4pm. £2. The Tall Ship at Glasgow Harbour. I(X) Stobcross Road. 222 2513. Hop onboard a vintage bus at the Museum of Transport and take a spin across town to the Clyde. where you'll begin your voyage down the river on the Kelvinhaugh Feny. Part of Show Scotland.
Maydaze Sun 6 May. noon—6pm. Free. The Old Fruitmarket. Candleriggs. 353 8000. Moving to a new location in the Merchant City. Maydaze returns with a familiar spring feast of free music. dance. entertainment and fun for all the family. The May Day Rally will precede the event. leaving George Square at I 1.30am and following a route through the city centre before arriving at the Old Fruitmarket. Mad Hatter’s Tea Party Sun 6 May. 1pm. 2pm. 3pm 8; 4pm. £10 (under 12s £5). Pollok House. 2060 Pollokshaws Road. 616 6410. Wear a crazy hat for tea in the grand Edwardian dining room. before searching for cakes hidden around the house. I’m! ofShow Scotland.
Blood, Bile and Body Bits Tue 8—Thu 10 May. 10am. 11am. noon. 1pm & 2pm. Included in admission. Glasgow Science Centre. 50 Pacific Quay. 0871 540 1000. Find out more about the internal workings of our bodies at this live science show.
Theatre and Dance
Red Riding Hood’s Silk Purse Sat 28 Apr. 2pm. £4.75 (£4.25). Scottish Mask and Puppet Centre. 8-10 Balcarres Avenue. Kelvindale. 339 6185. Clydebuilt Puppets presents this classic tale performed with a difference. Ages 3+.
Edinburgh
Actrvrtres and Fun
National Pet Month Animal Workshops Sat 28 Apr & Sat 5 May. 10am—noon. £4 per session. Gorgie City Farm. 5| Gorgie Road. 337 4202. Learn
how to feed. groom and care for your pet. Ages 8-16. Booking essential.
Saturday Drama Classes Sat 28 Apr & Sat 5 May. 10am & 1 1.45am. £3. Southside Community Centre. 1 l7 Nicolson Street. 667 0484. Weekly drama classes. Ages 8—10. 10am; 11—12. 11.45am.
Big Art Wee Hands Sat 28 Apr & Sat 5 May. 10am & noon. £4 (£1.50—£2). North Edinburgh Arts Centre. Pennywell Court. 315 2151. Have a go at a range of visual art media. Ages 3—5. 10am: ages 6—8. noon. Dance Kids Sat 28 Apr & Sat 5 May. 10am 8; 1 1am. £4 (£1.50-£2). North Edinburgh Arts Centre. Pennywell Court. 315 2151. Stamp. slide. jump and leap with dance tutor Michael Scott. Ages 3—5. 10am. ages 5—8. I lam.
Animation Workshop Sat 28 Apr. 10.30am-4.30pm. £15. Royal Museum Education Centre. 2 Chambers Street. 247 4219. Animation workshop for 14- 18-year- olds with Edinburgh based studio. Red Kite. Price includes entry to the Pixar exhibition. Booking essential.
The Big Top Sat 28 Apr. 1 1am & 2pm. £4 (£1.50—£2.50). North Edinburgh Arts Centre. Pennywell Court. 315 2151. Leam all the skills you need to be a circus star. Ages 5—8. 1 lam; ages 8-12. 2pm. Connect: Super Science Shows Sat 28 8.: Sun 29 Apr/Sat 5—Mon 7 May. 11.45am. 12.45pm. 1.45pm 8; 3.45pm. Free. Museum of Scotland. Chambers Street. 247 4422. A revolving series of family science shows for ages 5+. Japanese Seed Bags Sun 29 Apr.
1 1am—3pm. £6. Lauriston Castle. Cramond Road South. 529 3963. Celebrate the castle's Japanese garden bursting into bloom by making sweet little seed bags out of felt and collage items. Booking essential. Books for Babies Tue 1 May. 10.30am. Free. North Edinburgh Arts Centre. Pennywell Court. 315 2151. Stories. songs and rhymes to introduce very wee ones to books. Ages 0—3.
Dance Fuse Wed 2 May & W id 9 May. 4—5pm. £4 (£1 .50—‘£2). North Edinburgh Arts Centre. Pennywell Court. 315 2151. Learn new moves to funky music in a relaxed and friendly environment. Ages 5—8. Performance Fuse Thu 3 May. 4—5.30pm. £4 per week (£1.50—£2). North Edinburgh Arts Centre. Pennywell Court. 315 2151. A series of weekly workshops exploring A Midsummer Night's Drmm through drama. choreography. prop-making and costume. Week one of eight.
Zany Zoetropes Sat 5 May. 10.30am—12.30pm & 14pm. Free. Royal Museum. 2 Chambers Street. 247 4219. Leam how to make your own moving animation. Drop-in session.
A Servant’s Work is Never Done Sat 5 May. 10.30am—1pm. £4. Lauriston Castle. Cramond Road South. 529 3963. Experience what life was like in the Edwardian era by being a servant for the morning. Booking essential.
Paper Mache Workshop Sat 5 May. 10.30am—1.45pm. £8 (£3—£6). North Edinburgh Arts Centre. Pennywell Court. 315 2151. Sculpt your own works from paper pulp before adoming them with sequins. sparkles and colour. Ages 7+. Comic Capers Sun 6 May. 10.30am—12.30pm & 3—4pm. Free. National Museum of Scotland. Chambers Street. 247 4422. Create a story and put it into pictures in your own colourful storyboard.
Art-tastic Sun 6 May. noon—4pm. Free. Royal Botanic Garden. Inverleith Row. 552 7171. Get creative at this monthly eco- friendly drop-in arts and crafts session for kids and adults.
Wacky Wonder Turners Mon 7 May. 10.30am—12.30pm & l—4pm. Free. Royal Museum. 2 Chambers Street. 247 4219. Create a thaumatrope ‘wonder tumer' and see how young people used to entertain themselves. Drop-in session.
Folklore of the Woods Mon 7 May. 10.30am—1pm. £4. Lauriston Castle. Cramond Road South. 529 3963. Hear mysterious tales of the forest before making your own magical tree at this fun family workshop. Booking essential.
Baby . . . Create! Thu 10 May. 10am &
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Launched in 2005, the Scottish Outdoor Access Code encourages people to enjoy the great outdoors in a safe and responsible fashion. To walk through fields without damaging crops, picnic without leaving litter, and making sure your dog doesn’t do anything inappropriate to the neighbourhood sheep.
To celebrate the incredible variety of land, mountains and watenivays our beautiful country has to offer, Scottish National Heritage has organised a festival - and we’re all invited. Featuring almost 300 events across all the local authorities, the Scottish Outdoor Access Festival is a feast of non-
motorised activity.
‘We want people to enjoy the outdoors and get a taster for getting out there more often,’ says Eleanor MacGregor of Scottish Natural Heritage. ‘And to learn a little bit more about the principals of the Scottish Outdoor Access Code - a lot of people aren’t aware of their access rights.’
A full line-up of festival events can be found at www.0utdooraccess- scotland.com/festival, including cycle rides, guided rambles, watersports taster sessions and dog walks. On Sunday 29 April, Holyrood Park in Edinburgh is hosting an outdoor activity shindig, with obstacle courses, buggy walks, seed planting, ball games and Winnie the Pooh. While at the Ceramic Experience at Loch Lomond Shores, you can paint a new pair of
welly boots (supplied).
‘On one hand, the festival is encouraging people to come and have a go at new activities to get more confidence,’ says MacGregor. ‘But there are also challenges for people who are already active and want to develop their skills.’
(Kelly Apter)
1 1.30am. £5 (£1.50—£2.50). North Edinburgh Arts Centre. 15a Pennywell Court. 315 2151. Creative art sessions for toddlers and their carers.
Theatre and Dance Pinocchio: A Traditional Toy Story Sat 28 & Sun 29 Apr. 1 1.45am—12.45pm &
2.45—3.45pm. Free. National Museum of
Scotland. Chambers Street. 247 4422. An enchanting shadow puppet play. followed by the opportunity to make your own
shadow puppets and create your own
performance at this drop in session. Jason and The Argonauts Fri 4 May. 10.30am & 6pm. £6 (£3-£4); family tickets
available. North Edinburgh Arts Centre. Pennywell Court. 315 2151. Visible Fictions‘ reworking of the classic tale. in
which banished son Jason sets off to
recover the Golden Fleece. Ages 9+.
Books and Storytelling
; Shadows on the Wall Until Sat 5 May
(not Sun). 10amn6pm. Free. Scottish Storytelling Centre. 43—45 High Street. 556 9579. An exhibition of Indonesian Wayang
Kulit and Wayang Golek puppets and the stories they tell.
Activities and Fun
The Grand Almond Valley Sausage Exposition Sun 6 May. 10am. £4 (£3). Almond Valley Heritage Centre. Millfreld. Livingston. 01506 414957. A light-hearted aftemoon with music. perfomiances. children‘s games. sausage-making demonstrations and tasty stuff to nibble.
Fesflval
Big in Falkirk Sat 5 & Sun 6 May. nrxm—10.30pm. Free. Callendar Park. Falkirk. 552 6027. Scotland’s award winning national street arts Festival returns with a bumper band of children‘s activities included in the programme. Shows guaranteed to get your little ones grinning this year include Albert the Ogre. Fraser Hooper. Gastronomic and La Canbane Aux Monsters. Go to www.biginfalkirkcom for the full programme. See also Around Town. page 22.
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