Around Town
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Glasgow
Activities & Events
Reading the Leaves Hi 4 Jul.
Tchai ()vna. 42 ()tago Lane. 357 4524. 8pm. Join guest writers for an evening of poetry and creative writing. lior further information or to book a reading contact .\'alini Paul at readingtheleavesw hotmail.com. See l.istpicks, Art Nouveau Walking Tour Saturdays. The Lighthouse. l l Mitchell Lane. 221 (i362. I lain noon. £7 (£5). lixplore the lovelier side of the city's architecture. Aaah. Tours leave from the Lighthouse at l lam every Saturday. FREE Seeds of Thought Sat 5 Jul. (‘(‘A. 350 Sauchiehall Street. 352 4900. 7.30pm. l.ive urban poetry and acoustic music. t'sually rootsy and raw and ace. Recommended. DiScOmBoBuLaTe Tue 8 Jtil. (‘(‘A. 350 Satichiehall Street. 352 4900. A laid- back performance night with the potential to get very very funny. as established and emergent writers try out new material. This time round Rebel lnc legend Kevin Williamson appears alongside Ian .‘y’lacl’herson. Helen Lamb and playwright Ian Heggie. Garden Walk Sat l2 Jul. (ireenbank (iarden. l’lenders Road. (‘larkston. 0844 493 220i. 2.30pm. £5 (£4). Take tips on what to plant in that awkward gardening time between spring and summer.
Exhibitions
FREE Life After Iraq St Mungo
Mtiseuni of Religious Life and Art. 2 (‘astle Street. 553 2557. l'ntil Stiti 26 Oct. Mon Thu & Sat l0am 5pm; Fri & Sun llam 5pm; l0ain lpm. Joint exhibition by award-w inning photojournalist Angela ('atlin and writer Billy Briggs. who travelled to Syria to document the plight of some of the millions of ordinary Iraqis living there who have fled the conflict in their homeland. See l.istpicks
Fairs
FREE Sloan’s Market Sundays. Sloan’s. Argyle Arcade. 357 5387. l lam. \Vcll-hcclcd weekly outdoor shopping market just tucked off Buchanan Street. with stalls stuffed full of gourmet treats arid classy crafty things.
Food & Drink
FREE Queen’s Park Farmers’ Market Queen's Park. 520 Langsidc Park. 287 7273. 9am 2pm. Local produce. frotn local people.
FREE Mansfield Park Farmers’ Market Sat 12 Jul. l)owanhill Primary School. llavelock Street. Pattick.
9am 3pm. What's this‘.’ Mansfield Park l‘armcrs' Market not actually happening in .llany/io/(l I’urkf’ Don't worry. this is just a temporary rehousing while Mansfield Park gets a facelift. l)owanhill Primary School playground still has room for 40+ stalls bursting with everything frotn happy bacon and sptids with t‘mud on ‘em to (ireek delicacies and face painting.
Spon
Scottish Masters Football League Sat 5 Jul. Braehead Arena. Kings Inch Road. 0870 444 (i062. 8pm. £|4 (£40). The tnost competitive indoor series in the world returns with Rangers. ('eltic. Motherwell and Kilmarnock all battling it out. .\'o. we're not really sure why they're indoors. either. May be to keep the rain off'.’
Talks FREE Roisin Ileneghan Thu 3 Jul. The Lighthouse. l l Mitchell Lane. 22l
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(i302. n.30pm. Roisin lleneghan is a director of heneghan.peng.architects. who in 2007 won the (‘entral Park Bridges at the London 20l2 ()lympics. Roisin will be discussing this and other recent projects including the (irand ligyptian Museum. (iiants ('auseway Visitors (‘entre. lreland.
FREE Life Below the Safety Net - Using Design to Learn Thu l0 Jul. The Lighthouse. l l Mitchell I.ane. 22l (3362. 10.30am lpm. Sean McI)ougall from Stakeholder Design w ill rellect on what happens when marginalised and disadvantaged people in society become designers of their own futures.
FREE Peeping at Bosch Talk Sat 12 Jul. 'l‘ramway‘. 25 Albert Drive. 0845 330 350i. lpm. laii Smith talks about the ambition required to re-create the whole environment of The (iarden of liaithy Delights as a large-scale outdoor show. Limited capacity. See 'l'heatrc. page 88.
Workshops
Chinese Acupressure, Sat 5 Jul, Diet and Lifestyle Workshop l'rban ()asis. 37 Ruthven Lane. 10am. Half-day workshop that does exactly what it say s on the tin ('hinese methods are often recommended for the treatment of IBS and menstrual cramps.
Circus Summer School Mon l4-Sat l9 Jul. The Arches. 253 Argyle Street. 565 I000. £50. liver fancied wowing the crowds in the Big Top'.’ l)on’t hay c personal fear issues pertaining to clowns‘.’ Then roll tip. roll tip for this six day workshop where you can learn all the tricks of the trade. Ages I5 25. .sec
w ww.thearches.co.tik/edtication for details. See picture caption. page 36.
Edinburgh
Activities & Events Garden Guides Daily Tours Royal Botanic (iarden. 20a lnverleith Row. 552 7171. l lam noon. 2 3pm. £3. Morning and afternoon tours with the benefit of an experienced guide’s wisdom. Tickets available from the Botanics Shop. Palm House Reception Desk or liast and North (iates. VoxBox Thu 3 Jul. The Meadows Bar. 42 44 Bucclcuch Street. (367 (3907. 7.30pm. £3. Spoken word and music night. dreamed tip from the fey cred brains of Iidinburgli performance poets Anita (iovan and Kevin ('adwallender arid running on the first Thursday of every month. Charity Thursdays 'l'hursday s. Bar l)iesel. l9 Shore Place. I.eith. 8pm. £3. Weekly pub quil. with the proceeds going to a different charity every time. Ouiznation 'I‘hursdays. Logic Baird‘s Bar. 1 3 South Bridge. Royal Mile. 556 9940. 9pm. £ l. Top prizes and free nibbles at one of the most thorough pub quiz/es in the city take part in the worldwide Quest for Know ledge with Magic Jake. is An Evening of Tibetan Culture Sat 5 Jul. Himalaya Shop and (‘afe. 20 South (‘lerk Street. 0796 2963759. (i l l.30pm. l‘i'ee (donation).
The l)alai Lama. we've heard. is a lovely
fella. Why not celebrate his birthday at the Himalaya (are. where there will be Tibetan music and dancing. at momo making demonstration (Tibetan dumplings) and tasting. See l.istpicks. Belnspired Charity Fashion Show Thu 3 Jul. Assembly Rooms. 54 George
Street. 228 l I55. 7pm. £12. A charity fashion show to raise money for The Butterlly Trust. w ho help those affected by cystic fibrosis. Tickets available from www.tickets-scotland.coin.
FREE Three Blows: Thinking Music Part I Sat 5 Jul. St (‘ecilia's Hall. .\'iddry Street. 473 2000. 2pm & 4pm. lirec btit ticketed. (iuided totirs of St ('ecilia's Hall Museum of Instruments. See preview. page 94. FREE Beautiful Hermitage: Learning About Biodiversity Sun () Jul. Hermitage ()l‘ Braid Visitor (‘entre. (i9 Braid Road. 447 7l45. 10am 3pm. Meet the experts in the field and learn to identify any trees. plants. insects. birds and more that can be found in the Hermitage wood. l'nder lbs must be accompanied. Please bring sturdy footwear. warm clothes and waterproofs. FREE St Bernard’s Well Sun () Jul. St Bernard‘s Well. by the Water of I.eith. Stockbridge. 529 7902. noon 3pm. Normally closed to the public. these historical mineral springs will be available to view for a handful of selected day s.
FREE Scottish Waditions of Dance Trust Sun () Jul. National Museum of Scotland. (‘hambers Street. 247 4422. l.45pm & 2.45pm. linjoy the sounds and spectacle of a variety of Scottiin traditional dances performed by the lidinbtirgh Tattoo Highland (‘eilidh l)ancers.
FREE Foto: Modernity in Central Europe Curator‘s Tour Mon 7 Jul. National (iallery of Modern Art. 75 Belford Road. 624 (i200. l2.45 l.3()pm. Behind the scenes of the current exhibition with Daniel llerrmann. See review. Visual Art. page 96.
Koala Alerfl Oh look at this Iickle guy! Look at his face! Now feel guilty and concerned, please, because ' there are less than 100,000 of these eucalyptus-munchin’, fuzzy-faced wee fellas left in the wild. The CEO of the Australian Koala Foundation has flown all the way over from 02 to explain how we’re gonna save ‘em, Skippy, at an evening talk at Edinburgh Zoo. l Edinburgh Zoo. Tue (5 Ju/