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Activities & Events
Seeds of Thought l~'ri 8 Aug. Tchai ()vna. 169 l)eanston Drive. 649 7258. 8pm. £2. Live urban poetry and acoustic music. FREE Provand’s Lordship Fun Day Sat 9 Aug. Provand's Lordship. 3 (‘astlc Street. 553 2557. 10am 4pm. Roll up. roll up for Glasgow's oldest building's family fun day with arts. crafts. games. music. herbal medicine and archaeological displays.
Art Nouveau Walking Tour Saturdays. The Lighthouse. l 1 Mitchell Lane. 221 6362. l lam noon. £7 (£5). lixplore the lovelier side of the city's architecture. Tours lcav c from the Lighthouse at 1 larrr every Saturday.
Come and Try Archery Sat 9 Aug. Mugdock Country Park. ('raigallian Road. Milngavie. 9566100. 1 4pm. £1. Drop by and try your hand at this ancient spotT under the expert guidance of the Mugdock Archer's. Meet in the Walled Garden near the Visitor Centre. The £1 charge will give you three arrow s.
Garden Walk Sat 9 Aug. Greenbank Garden. l’lenders Road. ('larkston. (1844 493 2201. 2.30pm. £tbc. Take tips on what to plant in that awkward gardening time between spring and summer.
FREE Pond Monsters - No Children Required! Tue 12 Aug. Mugdock Country Park. ('raigallian Road. Milngavie. 956 6100. 7.30 8.30pm. Because sometimes grown-ups like to guddle about in mud for leggy lllitlgs too. \Vliztl'.’ Visil some of Mugdock's ponds for a closer inspection of some unusual aquatic creatures. Not suitable for children. We have no idea why not. but were kinda excited. DiScOmBoBuLaTe Tue I 2 Aug. C(‘A. 350 Sauchiehall Street. 352 4900. 8pm. £4 (£2). A laid-back performance night where literature and comedy collide. as established and emergent writers try out new material. Regular host lan MacPherson introduces special guest comedian Arnold Brown. alongside Alan Bissett. Magi Gibson. Janice Brown. Leela Sonia and Annaliese Macintosh.
King Monkey Pub Quiz 'I‘uesdays. The Drawing Room. 1055 Sauchiehall Street. 339 8866. 8.30pm. Are you brainy or bananas'.’ We‘re not sure if they're mutually exclusive. btrt we think the point is that you can win yellow fruit and beer at this weekly ptrb quiz.
Pipes/Drums Pub Quiz Thu 14 Aug. The National Piping Centre. 30 34 McPhater Street. (‘owcaddens. 287 551 I. 5.30pm. £12 per team. The first ever 'l’ipes/I)I‘luns Trivia Challenge Open Championship lixtravaganza'. Please register online at wwwpipingfestival.co.uk. Par! ofl’iping Live.’
Books FREE Crime Fiction Reading Group
Thu 7 Aug. Waterstone's. 153- 157 Sauchiehall Street. 332 9105. 6.30-7.30pm. This time around the group will be performing a post-mortem on The Glass Devil (lIlS/N’t‘lUI’ Irene Huss Investigation) by Helene Tursten. Contact liwan at the store for more information.
FREE Beatrice Colin Thu 7 Aug. Waterstone's. 153 157 Sauchiehall Street. 332 9105. 6.308pm. The author of The Luminous Life ofIJlly Aphrodite. a glittering portrayal of Weimar Germany. discusses her writing and signs copies. Christopher Brookmyre Wed 13 Aug. Mitchell Theatre. 6 Granville Street. 287 2999. 7» 8pm. £5. The prolific Scottish crime writer knocks out another catchy title: A Snowball in Hell. Join him at the library for a discussion and signing. Tickets available from Waterstone's. Sauchiehall Street or the Mitchell Library.
FREE Andrew Mueller Thu 14 Aug. Borders Books. 98 Buchanan Street. 222 7700. 6.30pm. Last-moving globetrotter Andrew Mueller stands still long enough to sign copies of] ll'oahln 'r .S'Iarrfronr Here. That‘s probably not a comment on Glasgow.
Food & Drink
FREE Mansfield Park Farmers’ Market Sat 9 Aug. 1)owanhill Primary School. Havelock Street. Partick.
9am 3pm. What's this'.’ Mansfield Park 1"armers' Market not actually happening in .1Ianstielrl Park I’ Don‘t worry. this is just a temporary rehousing while Mansfield Park gets a facelift. Dowanhill Primary School playground still has room for 40+ stalls bursting with everything from happy bacon and spuds with t‘mud on ‘em to Greek delicacies and face painting.
Scottish Gourmet Night Wed 13 Aug. Windows. Carlton George Hotel. 44- 46 West George Street. 354 5070. 7pm. £45. Five course Scottish gourmet evening in Glasgow's only rooftop restaurant. Part of Piping Lii'e.’
Workshops
One Day Reiki Training Course Sat 9 Aug. Mugdock Country Park. Craigallian Road. Milngavie. 01360 6221 12.
9.30am 7.30pm. £tbc. Learn Reiki. the healing art beloved of vintage Big Brother baddie Nasty Nick. with Wilma Ferguson. Booking essential.
Dr Sketchy’s Anti-Art School Sun 10 Aug. The Arches. 253 Argyle Street. 565 1000. 4-7pm. £7 (£5: party only £7. an session & party £10). See feature. page 12. Border Pipemaking with Nigel Richard Mon 1 1 Aug. The National Piping Centre. 30- 34 McPhater Street. ('owcaddens. 287 551 1. 10am. £6 (£4). Nigel Richards of Garvie Bagpipes showing you the skills and techniques involved in border pipe making. Parr of Piping Live.’
Theatre Design Course Mon 1 l-Sat 16 Aug. The Arches. 253 Argyle Street. 565 1000. A hands-on introduction to set design for theatre. Please contact
julie (a‘thearchescouk for an application form.
Allan MacDonald Tue 12 Aug. The National Piping Centre. 30-34 McPhater Street. (‘owcaddens. 287 551 1. 10am. £6
(£4). Piobaireachd and Gaelic Song workshop. Part of Piping Live.’ Ensemble & Tonal Balance Thu 14 Aug. The National Piping Centre. 30—34 McPhater Street. Cowcaddens. 287 551 1. 10am. £6 (£4). Workshop looking at how pipe bands are set up musically with Winston Pollock. Part of Piping Live.’
Kids
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Activities and Fun
FREE Saturday Art Club Sat 9 Aug. 10.30am— 1 pm. Gallery of Modem An. Royal Exchange Square. 229 1996. Art activities relating to the art on display with drawing. collage. sculpture-making and games. Parents can get stuck in too. Ages 3—12.
Craft Workshop Thu 7. Tue 12 & Thu 14 Aug. l--3pm. Included in admission: £4.95 (£3.75; additional children £2.50). The Tall Ship at Glasgow Harbour. 100 Stobcross Road. 222 2513. Maritime-
therned craft activities aboard the Tall Ship.
FREE Back to the Drawing Board Sun 10 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.
Children’s Art Courses Until Thu 14 Aug (not Sat/Sun). times vary. £1()0-£l 10 per week. The Glasgow School of An. 167
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Renfrew Street. 353 4565. Find out if you are a mini-Monet with a series of different themed an courses. each lasting one week in moming or aftemoon sessions.
Make and Take Market Thu 7 Aug. 10am—4pm. £1 per activity. The Giant Workshop Space. 121—127 Saltmarket. 357 5000. Get stuck in with some hands-on activities then take your new creations home. Children must be accompanied. FREE Mechar Adventure Afternoon Thu 7 Aug. 2—3.30pm. Twechar. Kilsyth. 956 6100. An adventure aftemoon of environmental activities for 8—12 year olds. Parents/guardians must register children at 2pm.
FREE The Giant Percussion Picnic Sat 9 Aug. 1 1.30am— 1 .30pm. Ticketed. The Hidden Gardens. Tramway. 25 Albert Drive. 0845 3303501. See caption. below. FREE Creatures of the Deep Sat 9 Aug. 1.30—3.30pm. Festival Park. Govan Road. 632 9299. Be transported to a primordial land at the depths of the pond. There you'll find water scorpions. leeches and sticklebacks. Wellies recommended. Children must be accompanied.
Theatre 8. Dance
Secrets Until Sat 9 Aug. Thu & Sat 2.30pm; 7.30pm. £14 (£9). Theatre Royal. 282 Hope Street. 0870060 6647. Stage adaptation of Jacqueline Wilson‘s popular novel about the friendship between lonely
: pre-teens Treasure and lndia. and the
mayhem that ensues when their made-up stories start coming to life.
Storytelling
FREE Night-time Storytime Sat 9 Aug. 1 1am. Borders Books. Fort Retail Park. 390 Provan Walk. 773 2910. A storytelling session followed by collage-making.
Prepare for two hours of noise and noshing, as Giant take
over the lovely Hidden Gardens from 11.30am—1.30pm for their Percussion Picnic. The event is free but ticketed, with tickets given out on a first come first served basis on the day. Bring food to share, a blanket and any percussion instruments you may have - although musician in residence, Dave Boyd will bring along more than enough to
go around.
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