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Glasgow
Activities and Fun
FREE Toddler Time 1‘“ I a H Slay. 11 11 45am Kelvliigrove Art (iallery tk Mtlsctllll. Argy 1c Street. 276 9599, A lllornlllg o1 songs. stories and ltlll.
Handmade Art Club 'l'ue 5 tv 12 May.
4 6pm £601oi ten weeks Westeiton llall.
H2 Maxw e11 Avenue. Bearsdcrl. 07588 571 366. Weekly art class to create prints. sculpture and paintings. Ages 7 12. Handmade Theatre lllll 30 Apr. 7 6: 1-1 May. 6 b’plll. £80 lor ten weeks. ls'llillai‘dllllly Arts Centre. 50 Klllllardlnily Avenue. Bcaisdell. 075.98 571366. Tell weeks ol esploi'lilg lillll production lor ages 1 1 15 write scripts. make props and pcl'lol'lli
Project Ability Evening Art Classes 11111 30 Apr. 7 (k 14 May. £3. (‘i'alillill llt'acoll. 200 Bellrock Sll‘cci. 5.52 2822. Visual art classes loi' young people with a disability aild their slbllllgs. Booking L'sst'llllul.
Doctor Who Activities Sat & Sun until Sat 7 Nov. lillles vary. Free with exhibition ticket: £7.50 (£4.50). Kelviiigrove :\11 (iallei'y S; Mtlsetlili. Argyle Street. 276 9599. A \\ Itlc \tll'lt‘l) ()1 /)I' lllm-rclzilctl cialt activ illes aild tours.
PREVIEW BANK HOLIDAY FUN SHOW SCOTLAND
Various venues, Fri 1-Mon 4 May
FREE Chasing the Butterfly Sat 2 May. 10am 5pm. llunterian Art (iallery. l‘nlvcrslty o1 (ilasgow. S2 lllllhead Street. 130 2375 A tun lilled day of free activities tor children and adults. Booking recommended. Part of Slum St nlland. Saturday Science Club Sat 2 a 9 May. 10am. £401llr live vyccks. lltlnterlan Mtlseum. 1'illverslty of (ilasgow. 330 5370. A live-w eek course of science activities starting with Make an lilectrlc 'l‘clegraph (2 May ) and l'nusual Materials (9 May ). l’arl "l (i/aigim ('nil'rrsllv .Si'u'm (' l't'\ll\(ll.
FREE Illuminating Transport Sat 2 & Mon 4 May. Sat 1 1am 4pm; Mon 1 —4pm. Museum ol 'l'ransport. Kelvin Hall. 1 Btlnhouse Road. 287 2720. Drop-in workshops. live ix-rformances and film. l’al'l (ll-Shun" Scotland.
FREE The Real Fighting Stuff Sat 2 & Stilt 3 May. 1 laill 4pm. Pollok Home. 2060 l’ollokshaws Road. 616 6410. A weekend of Viking battle camp re- enactments. craft demonstrations. sword play. medieval music. talks and falconry. I’url (if Slum .Si'ullund.
FREE Keivingrove Museum Nature Club Sat 2 May. 1 1.30am 1pm.
Kelv ingrove An (iallery & Museum.
Argy le Street. 276 9599. Learn about creatures w ho can survive a desert environment and how. Ages 8 712.
FREE Murder at the Palace! Sat 2 May. 1 4pm. People's Palace & Winter (iardeiis. (ilasgow (ireen. 271 2962. A murder mystery afternoon for ages 7+. l’ar! HIS/inn" Sculland.
Museums and stately homes can be lively places during the day, but at night they’re pretty much dead - quite literally in the case of Pollok House. On Saturday 2 May, the halls of the popular Glasgow residence will be crawling with people, not all of whom are in possession of a pulse.
‘If you like a fright, then the House of Horror night will be right up your street,‘ says Pollok House’s learning officer, Alison Burke. “We’ll have brilliant performers haunting the vaults and bringing some (in)famous characters to light.’ Visitors can expect to encounter Arbella Stuart, the noblewoman who starved herself to death in the Tower of London, Sir John Maxwell of Pollok, the man who successfully tried the Paisley Witches and none other than Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth 1.
House of Horror is just one of 50 events taking place across the country as part of the Show Scotland weekend. Organised by Museums Galleries Scotland, the vast majority of the events are free, and offer children and families a wide range of activities and performances. From family fun days to Viking battle re-enactments, ghost stories to making music, the individual venues have worked hard to cater to all tastes. Especially at the Burrell Collection, where their Decathlon challenge takes you indoors, outdoors and asks you to be sporty, arty, daring and brainy. (Kelly Apter)
I See hstmgs for more details. and for a full line-up of Show Scot/and events go
to www. sliowscot/and. com
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FREE The School of Mackintosh Sat 2 a- Mon 4 May. Sat 4A7pm; Mon l—4pm. Scotland Street School Museum. 225 Scotland Street. 287 0500, Actors re- lmagine the story of the building of Scotland Street School. Book in advance. l’arl ofShmi Scotland.
Pollok House of Horror! Sat 2 May.
6 9pm. £2. Pollok House. 2060 Polloksliaws Road. 0844 493 2202. Hear the stories behind the portraits and the people that lived in the house. Booking required. Part of Show Si‘ulland.
FREE The Burrell Decathlon Sun 3 & Mon 4 May. 14pm. Burrell Collection. 2060 Pollokshaws Road. 287 2550. Complete ten fun challenges e indoors. outdoors. sporty. any. daring and brainy — to win a Burrell Decathlon medal. Part of Show St Miami.
The Arty-Party Club Sun 10 May. noon 2pm. £5. Pollok House. Pollok Country Park. 2060 Pollokshaws Road. 0844 493 2202. Arty activities for children. Booking essential.
Theatre & Dance
The Weatherman Sat 2 May. 1.30pm. £8 (£3.50-£4.50). Platform. The Bridge. 1000 WesterhoUse Road. Easterhouse. 276 9696. Interactive concert for children aged 6 1 1. using live mUsicians. dance and video.
The Ugly Duckling Wed 13 & Thu 14
May. £tbc. Platform. The Bridge. 1000 Westerhouse Road. liasterhouse. 276 9696.
Travelling Light and Tobacco Factory Theatre present the Hans Christian
Andersen classic. for ages 3+.
. Storytelling
FREE Storytelling with the m Sat
9 May. 2.30—3.30pm. Cranhill Beacon. 200
Bellrock Street. 276 1591. Enjoy stories about the weird and wonderful characters in Julia Donaldson's books.
Edinburgh
Activities and Fun
Mini Movers Thu 30 Apr. 7 & 14 May. 10—1 lam. First child £3.50 (additional children £3). Out of the Blue Drill Hall. 30—36 Dalmeny Street. Leith. 555 7101. Drop-in creative movement and dance class for toddlers to pre-school.
FREE Creating a Musical
Masterpiece! Sat 2 May. 10am—noon. St Cecilia's Hall. Niddry Street. 668 2019.
A family workshop to design a musical instrument. Book via euchmiCaledacuk or 0131 650 3393. Part ()fShaw Scotland. FREE Hopetoun’s Green Volunteers Sat 2 May. 10.30am—lpm. Hopetoun House. Shore Road. South Queensferry. 319 3956. Help the Rangers carry out conservation work in the grounds of Hopetoun House. Booking essential.
FREE A Slice of Life Sat 2—Mon 4 May. 1 1am~1pm & 2—4pm. National Museum of Scotland. Chambers Street. 225 7534. Drop-in to hear stories of the olden days from the people who were
there.
FREE Painted Postcards Sat 2. Sun 3. Sat 9 & Sun 10 May. 2—4pm. National
Gallery Complex. The Mound. 624 6200.
Take inspiration from Turner to create a special postcard. Ages 5+.
FREE Poetry in Motion Sat 2 May. 10am—5pm. Museum of Edinburgh, Huntly House. 142 Canongate. 529 4143. Follow the clues through Edinburgh‘s crooked closes with storytelling and poetry along the way.
FREE Exploring Musical Sounds! Sun 3 May. 10.30am—1pm. St Cecilia‘s Hall. Niddry Street. 650 2805. Drop-in sessions to learn about musical instruments and take part in craft activities. Parr ()fShaw Scotland.
FREE Art-tastic: Beautiful Bird Wings Sun 3 May. noon—4pm. Royal Botanic Garden. 20a lnverleith Row, 552 7171. Celebrate the spring birds by making your own pair of wings.
Baby Loves Disco Sun 3 May, 2—5pm. £8 (non-walking babies free). Corn
www.1ist.co.uklkids
Exchange. 11 New Market Road. 477 3500. An afternoon of dancing. fun and good music for ages 6 mths—7 yrs and their family. Book at wwwbabylovesdlscoco.uk
Forest Folklore Mon 4 May. 10.30am—lpm. £4 per adult/child. Lauriston Castle. 2a Cramond Road South. 529 3963. Join the Rangers to find out about the trees and flow en then write a story or poem. Ages 5+. Book in
advance. Arthur's Secrets Wed 6 May 3; Wed
13 May. 1pm. Holyrood Park. 652 8150. Take a walk up Edinburgh's own volcanic plug. Meet at Holyrood Park lnfonnatlon Centre. Ages 8+.
Ghostly Mid-Year Hallowe’en Party
Fri 8 May. 6.30-8.30pm. £10 (children
£6.50). Camera ()bscura and World of lIIUsions.Castlehi|1. Royal Mile. 226 3709. An oil-season spook fest. I’uri “.1
Marv King 's (Mimi/est.
Theatre & Dance
The Ugly Duckling Sat 9 May. 1 1am & 2pm. £6 (family ticket £22). Brunton Theatre. ladywell Way. Musselburgh. 665 2240. See (ilasgow.
Books FREE Anne Forbes Thu 30 Apr. 7pm.
Borders Books. Fort Kinnaird. 657 4041. Anne Forbes launches I'in'slar. the fourth
in her children‘s fantasy series for ages 8—12.
FREE Books for Babies Wed 6 May. 10.30am. North lidinburgh Arts Centre. Pennywell Court. 315 2151. Stories. songs and rhymes. Ages (L4 years.
Storytelling
FREE it All Began With a Volcano! Sun 3 May. noon—2pm & 3~5pin. Museum of Edinburgh. Huntly House. 142 Canongate. 529 4143. Meet some of the Canongate‘s previous inhabitants. Ages 6+.
FREE The Tales the Town Crier Didn't Tell Sun 3 May. noon—2pm & 3—5pm. The People‘s Story. Canongate Tolbooth. 163 Canongate. 529 4057. Strange and real life stories. Booking required on ()131 529 3963. Part ufS/mw Scotland.
FREE Ghost Fest Sat 9 May. 10am—5pm. Museum of Edinburgh. Huntly House, 142 Canongate. 529 4143. Hear ghostly tales about the people who inhabited the museum over 400 years ago.
Outside the Cities
Activities and Fun
3 Rocking Rascals Sat 2 May.
1.30—4.30pm. £6 (non-dancing infants free; family ticket £28). Code Nightclub. 18—20 Westport. Linlithgow. Dancing and fun for kids aged 1—7 and their families. Book at www.rockingrascalscouk FREE Our Wee Planet Sat 2-Mon 4 May. Scottish Seabird Centre, The Harbour. North Berwick. ()1620 890202. Festival celebrating the natural world through workshops. storytelling. film and guided walks.
FREE Mlners’ Gala Day Sun 3 May. Ham—4.30pm. Scottish Mining Museum. Lady Victoria Colliery. Newtongrange. 663 7519. A nostalgia-themed family day with pit pony n'des. games, pottery workshops and tours. Plus Gala day on Mon 4, 1 1am—5pm. Part ()fShaw Scotland.
Theatre & Dance
Room on the Broom Thu 30 Apr—Sat 2 May. Thu—Fri 10.30am & 1.15pm; Sat 11am & 2pm. £6 (£5). Macrobert. University of Stirling, 01786 466666. Julia Donaldson's popular story comes to life. Ages 3+.
The Ugly Duckling Thu l4—Sat 16 May. Thu—Fri 10.30am (Thu mat 1.30pm); Sat 11am & 4pm. £6 (£5). Macrobert. University of Stirling, 01786 466666. Canadian company Cas Public blend the Ugly Duckling and Swan Lake. Ages 4+.