Around Town
Events are listed by city, then type. Submit listings at least 14 days before publication to sport@list.co.uk for sport or aroundtown@list.co.uk for all other events. Listings compiled by Suzanne Black. ✽✽ Indicates Hitlist entry Glasgow Activities and Events International Genealogy Festival Until Fri 24 Jul, times vary. Prices vary. Strathclyde University, 16 Richmond Street, 287 2999. Festival of talks and events celebrating Scottish genealogy, family history, heritage and culture. Glasgow Tigers Speedway Sun 26 & 2 Aug, 4pm. £14 (£6–£10). Ashfield Stadium, Saracan Park, 404 Hawthorn Street, 336 4800. Watch fast-paced motorbike action, on bikes that have no brakes. Alien Wars Until Sun 30 Aug, 5–10pm; Fri & Mon 2.30–10pm; Sat/Sun noon–10pm. £10.95 (£8; under 16s £6.50). The Arches, 253 Argyle Street, 565 1000. Terrifying total reality experience in the creepy bowels of The Arches. FREE Summer Programme Until Tue 4 Aug (not Sun/Mon), times vary. Glasgow Women’s Library, 2nd Floor, 81 Parnie Street, 552 8345. A whole host of activities to while away rainy days (or
sunny ones!): Arts & Crafts Sessions (27 Jul); Workshops (4 Aug); Outings (28 Jul & 3 Aug). FREE The Eagle Odyssey Thu 23 Jul, 7–8.30pm. Pollok Visitor Centre, Pollokshaws Road, 632 9299. See this remarkable RSPB film, three years in the making, which tells the story of the huge sea eagles which call Mull their home. FREE Glasgow River Festival Sat 25 & Sun 26 Jul, 11am. Clyde River. Glasgow River Festival returns in 2009 for more nautical fun for all the family, spread across the SECC, Glasgow Science Centre and The Glenlee, the Clyde’s resident tall ship. See preview, page 31. FREE Tour of the Mitchell Tue 28 Jul, 2.30pm. Mitchell Library, 201 North Street, 287 2999. Behind the scenes of Glasgow’s famous library. Meet at Granville Street. FREE The Pudding Shop Tue 28 Jul, 7pm. The Flying Duck, 7 Renfrew Court, 572 0100. Weekly DIY record shop, clothes swap and mongrel music from the Croc v Croc DJs. FREE Heritage Walk Fri 31 Jul, 1.30–3pm. Pollok Visitor Centre, Pollokshaws Road, 632 9299. Learn about the natural and cultural history of Pollok Estate. Keep coming back every fortnight as the walks cover different themes. FREE Scotland’s Gardens Scheme Day Fri 31 Jul, 1.30–5.30pm. The Hill House, Upper Colquhoun Street, Helensburgh, 0844 493 2208. Get some insider knowledge on the running of the garden from the Head Gardener. Part of Scotland’s Garden Scheme, which supports a range of charities. Mugdock Garden Club – The Berberis Garden Sat 1 Aug, 10am–noon. £3. Mugdock Country Park, Craigallian Road, Milngavie, 956 6100. Learn all about Berberis from the experts, and buy some to plant in your own garden. Cost includes refreshments. Booking essential. Glasgow Show Sat 1 & Sun 2 Aug, noon–5.30pm. £tbc. Glasgow Green, Greendyke Street, 287 9000. Glasgow Green plays host to the annual jamboree with displays from stunt teams riding horses, motorbikes and monster trucks. The weekend opens with a parade through the city from George Square led by the Lord Provost. See preview, page 31 History of Mugdock Sun 2 Aug, 1.30pm & 3.30pm. £3. Mugdock Country Park, Craigallian Road, Milngavie, 956 6100. Book ahead if you want to join this gentle two-hour stroll around Mugdock Country Park where Mugdock’s colourful past is brought to life by local theatre company Fizzgig and Grubb. FREE Bratchy and the Wee Man’s Comedy Pub Quiz Thu 6 Aug, 8pm. The Arches Café Bar, 253 Argyle Street, 565 1035. Comedic brothers Bratchy and The Wee Man host a pub quiz with a difference with interactive games, WWE moves, tomfoolery and cash prizes.
Ellen MacArthur miles around Britain, with MacArthur giving a talk at each of the 17 stopovers. Tickets from www.roundbritain.org/audience. ■ The Institute of Engineering & Technology, The Teachers Building, St Enoch Square, Glasgow, Mon 27 Jul The record-breaking sailor’s newest challenge involves The Ellen MacArthur Trust taking 85 young people in recovery from cancer or leukaemia sailing 2000 nautical
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Exhibitions Doctor Who Exhibition Until Mon 4 Jan 2010, 10am–5pm; Fri & Sun 11am–5pm. £7.50 (£4.50; family ticket £18). Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum, Argyle Street. A galaxy of Doctor-related material from props to costumes. Tickets from www.SECxtra.com or 08444 815816. All Paws on Deck Until Sun 30 Aug, 10am–5pm. Included in admission: £5.95 (£4.65; first child free; additional children £3). The Tall Ship at Glasgow Harbour, 100 Stobcross Road, 222 2513. The history of cats on ships, superstitions surrounding cats, ship’s cats in film and literature and ships’ cats today. The Clyde: Films of the River 1912-1971 Until Sun 20 Sep, 10.30am–5pm; Sun noon–5pm; Tue 11am–5pm. £4 (£1.50–£2; free on Saturdays). The Lighthouse, 11 Mitchell Lane, 221 6362. Exhibition about the River Clyde and its connections with the people of Glasgow featuring a specially selected collection of documentary and amateur films, all made between 1912 and 1971. See preview, page 31.
Fairs ✽✽ Satellite 2 Sat 25 & Sun 26 Jul, 10am. £50 (£45 in advance). Crowne
Plaza, Congress Road. Iain M Banks guests at this science fiction convention that celebrates the 40 years since Apollo 11 landed on the moon. www.satellite2.org.uk See preview, page 31.
✽✽ FREE Handmade Heaven Sun 26 Jul, 1–6pm. Mono, 12 King’s
Court, King Street, 553 2400. Shop for groovy treats without worrying about children in sweatshops working their wee fingers to the bone, courtesy of the Glasgow Craft Mafia.
Talks FREE Burrell’s Tapestries: It’s All in the Detail Thu 23 Jul, 12.30–1.30pm. Burrell Collection, 2060 Pollokshaws Road, 287 2550. Rebecca Quinton, Curator of Costumes and Textiles, discusses early 16th century costume in the tapestries. FREE Themed Tours at the Burrell Thu 23 Jul, 2.30pm. Burrell Collection, 2060 Pollokshaws Road, 287 2550. Maeve McGlynn gives a talk on ecclesiastical woodcarvings. FREE Fizzers Tour Sun 26 Jul, 2–3pm. People’s Palace & Winter Gardens, Glasgow Green, 271 2962. Artists from the Scottish Cartoon Art Studio lead a tour of the Fizzers exhibition and offer insights into producing a good caricature.
✽✽ Ellen MacArthur Mon 27 Jul, 6.30pm. £10 (£5). The Institute of
Engineering & Technology, The Teachers Building, St Enoch Square. See picture, left. FREE Mexican Social Movements Wed 29 Jul, 6pm. CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street, 352 4900. Ruben Valencia Nunez from Oaxaca, Mexico gives a first-hand account of Mexican social movements.
✽✽ FREE Full Circle – Glasgow’s Ghost Dance Shirt Return Sat 1 Aug, 10am–4pm. Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum, Argyle Street, 276 9541/9542. A day of talks celebrating the 10th anniversary of the repatriation of the Lakota Ghost Dance Shirt, donated to the Kelvingrove after the 1890 massacre at Wounded Knee and returned to the Wounded Knee Survivors Association over 100 years later. Book in advance. FREE Curator’s Favourites Wed 5 Aug, 12.30pm. Burrell Collection, 2060 Pollokshaws Road, 287 2550. Robert Wenley, Curator of European Art (1600–1800), discusses 18th century porcelain figures. FREE Objects in Focus Thu 6 Aug, noon. Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum, Argyle Street, 276 9599. A series of short talks looking in detail at works from the Mackintosh and Glasgow Style gallery. This session covers Margaret Macdonald Mackintosh’s O Ye, All That Walk in Willowwood.