Around Town
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Activities and Events Murder at Pollok House! Wednesdays and Thursdays. Pollok House. Pollok Country Park. 2060 Pollokshaws Road. 616 6410. 6.30—10pm. £27. Colonel Cockbum has been murdered! Can you help the coppers snufer out the killer'.’ Includes three-course dinner in the Victorian Kitchen Restaurant. FREE Art Houveau Walking Tour Saturdays. The Lighthouse. 11 Mitchell Lane. 221 6362. l lam—noon. £7 (£5). Explore the lovelier side of the city‘s architecture. Tours leave from the Li hthouse at l 1am every Saturday. § FREE The Flyln Jalapenos B-Boy Jam and Graffitti Exhibition Sun 3 Aug. Studio Warehouse. 100 Eastvale Place. 357 7246. 2—1 1pm. Donation to Yorkhill Children‘s Hospital. A b-boy battle run by excellently named b-boy troupe The Flyin‘ Jalapenos. to celebrate the launch of new national hip hop agency Ever Ready. There will also be a graffitti session running parallel in the artist space upstairs. with an exhibition in the evening. See preview. page 15. FREE King Monkey Pub Quiz Every Tuesday. The Drawing Room. 1055 Sauchiehall Street. 339 8866. 8.30pm. Are you brainy or bananas‘.’ Win yellow fruit and beer at this weekly pub quiz.
Exhibitions
FREE Life After Iraq St Mungo MUseum of Religious Life and Art. 2 Castle Street. 553 2557. Until Sun 26 ()ct. Mon—Thu & Sat l()am—5pm; Fri & Sun 11am—5pm; l()am—lpm. Joint exhibition by award-winning photojoumalist Angela Catlin 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. Part of Re ugee Week 2008. FREE Nice Nightly Mce Brightly Auld Kirk Museum. Cowgate. Kirkintilloch. 578 0144. Until Sat 30 Aug (not Sun/Mon). l()am—lpm; 2—5pm. Presented by the Scottish Music Hall and Variety Theatre Society. this exhibition explores the great days of the Scottish Variety Theatre
Food & Drink
FREE Queen’s Park Farmers’ Market Sat 2 Aug. Queen‘s Park. 520 Langside Park. 287 7273. 9am—2pm. Local produce. from local people.
Talks
FREE Laura Marney Thu 31
Jul. Waterstone‘s. 153—157 Sauchiehall Street. 332 9105. 6.30—8pm. The Scottish best-selling author of Nobody Loves (1 Ginger Baby drops in to talk about her newest book. My Best Friend Has Issues.
Workshops
FREE Starting Out Tue 5 Aug. City Halls. Candleriggs. 353 8000. l——4.45pm. Free but £10 deposit required. This Cultural Enterprise Office workshop introduces the basics of working as a professional artist or creative. The workshop is aimed at anyone looking to work in the cultural and creative industries and has been attended by over 400 artists. designers. musicians. filmmakers. performers. writers. photographers and community artists. To reserve a place. please email events@culturalenterpriseoflice.co.uk or call (1844 544 999().
16 THE LIST 31 Jul—7 Aug 2008
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Activities and Events
Summer Art Camp Until Fri 1 Aug. Times and prices vary. Kelvinside Academy. 33 Kirklee Rd. 575 3023. Arts workshops throughout the summer for ages 5—15. Contact Impact Arts for more details.
Craft Workshop Thu 31 Jul & Tue 5 Aug. 1—3pm. Included in admission:
; £4.95 (£3.75; additional children £2.50).
The Tall Ship at Glasgow Harbour. 100 Stobcross Road. 222 2513. Maritime— themed craft activities aboard the Tall Ship.
FREE Zest Holiday Programme Until Wed 6 Aug. times vary. Gallery of Modem Art. Royal Exchange Square. 287 3059. Lots of free drop-in activities for children and families including sculpture. glitter. 3D. pottery painting. printing. extreme drawing and loads more. Go to wwwglasgowmuseumscom for full
I details. Booking required.
FREE Mobile Movie Mania Thu 31 Jul. l—3pm. Platform. The Bridge. 1000 Westerhouse Road. liasterhouse. 276 9696. Use green screen and Bluetooth to make a mini animated movie. Ages 8+. FREE Saturday Art Club Sat 2 Aug. 10.30am—lpm. Gallery of Modern Art. Royal Exchange Square. 229 1996. Art activities run by a different an educator each week relating to the art on display with drawing. collage. sculpture-making and games. Parents can get stuck in too. Ages 3—12.
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A Play in a Day Fri 1 Aug & Wed 6 Aug. 1 lam—2pm. Included in admission: £4.95 (£3.75; additional children £2.50). The Tall Ship at Glasgow Harbour. 100 Stobcross Road. 222 2513. Join Resident Storyteller. Lulu. in a race to bring a story to life using props and costumes. then perfonn for friends and family after lunch. Booking required. Ages 7+. Summer Creative Play Until Fri 1 Aug. 10—1 lam. £3 (£2). The Giant Workshop Space. 121—127 Saltmarket. 357 5000. Creative play involving drama. storytelling. visual arts. music and movement. Ages 3—5.
FREE Pollok Family Day Sat 2
Aug. 10am—5pm. Pollok Country Park. Pollokshaws Road. 632 9299. Pollok Family Day offers a host of entertainment acts and activities to satisfy even the most demanding family member. See picture. below. FREE Back to the Drawing Board Sun 3 Aug. 1 1.30am—lpm & 2—3.30pm. Museum of Transport. Kelvin Hall. 1 Bunhouse Road. 287 2651. Drop into the museum and have fun at this creative workshop where you can sketch some of the objects on display. The Museum of Transport also has a great programme of activities throughout the summer holidays 1— visit wwwglasgowmuseums.com for more details. Secret Buildings: Comic Book Course Mon 4—Fri 8 Aug. l()am—4pm. £149. Mackintosh Church. Queen‘s Cross. 870 Garscube Road. 946 6600. A summer art school from the Mackintosh Church that takes inspiration from Glasgow‘s hidden buildings to help you create a comic book. Ages 8—14. Children’s Art Courses Mon 4—Wed 6 Aug. Titties vary. £100-1 1() per week.
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The Glasgow School of Art. 167 Renfrew Street. 353 4565. Find out if
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different themed art courses. each lasting one week in moming or afternoon
FREE FAME Mon 4—Fri 8 Aug. Times vary. Platform. The Bridge. 1000 Westerhouse Road. Iiasterhouse. 276 9696. Fun Arts Meets the Iiast lind for a performing arts summer school hosted by PliliK. Ages 5—9: 10.30am- 12.30pm: Ages 10—16: 1.30—4pm.
Hidden Treasures Tue 5 Aug. 1.30—5pm. £5 (£4). The Giant Workshop Space. 121—127 Saltmarket. 357 5000. Seek out Glasgow's hidden treasures and have fun with photography and sketching. Ages 7—1 1.
Theatre & Dance
Secrets Wed 6—Sat 9 Aug. Wed 6
Aug 2.30pm; Wed—Sat 7.30pm. £14 (£9). Theatre Royal. 282 Hope Street. 0870 060 6647. Stage adaptation of Jacqueline Wilson’s popular novel about the friendship between lonely pre- teens Treasure and India.
Storytelling
Story Workshop Thu & Tue 1 lam & noon. Included in admission: £4.95. The Tall Ship at Glasgow Ilarbour. 100
Stobcross Road. 222 2513. Try your hand at composing nautical tales.
Whether it’s Clydesdale horses or crafts, martial arts or music that the kids are after, Pollok Family Day will satisfy the whole family’s needs this weekend, and all
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for free. Wander the stalls and displays dotted throughout the woods and gardens of Pollok Country Park, which is most famous as the home of the Burrell Collection. This year the annual jamboree is going to be extra exciting too - they’re celebrating 30 years of the Family Day with art, animals and entertainment aplenty.
l Pollok Country Park, Glasgow, Sat 2 Aug, loam-5pm, Free.