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 & Events Mackintosh Walking Tour Until Wed 30 Sep, Mon, Wed & Fri 2–4pm. £6. Mackintosh Church, Queen’s Cross, 870 Garscube Road, 946 6600. A half-day walking tour from the Lighthouse to the Willow Tea Room.
✽✽ FREE Be Creative Thu 24–Sun 27 Sep, 10am–8pm. Creation
Studios, 16 Trongate. See Hitlist. First come first served; book on 237 7653 or davidculbert@creation-studios.co.uk Part of the Merchant City Festival. Glasgow Necropolis Tours Fri 25 & Sat 26 Sep, 2pm (also Sat noon). Free (£3 suggested donation). Glasgow Necropolis, East of Glasgow Cathedral (Castle Street), 287 6776. The Friends of Glasgow Necropolis return to take informative tours of the site which includes works by ‘Greek’ Thomson and Mackintosh. Booking essential, email tours@glasgownecropolis.org. Part of the Merchant City Festival. FREE Hands on Drumclog Sat 26 Sep, 10.30am–noon. Mugdock Country Park, Craigallian Road, Milngavie, 956 6100. Join in with some hands-on conservation work on Drumclog Moor, helping this important piece of heather heathland to thrive. Meet at Drumclog Moor car park and bring gloves. FREE Balloch 09 Sat 26 Sep, noon. McChuills, 40 High Street, 552 2135. Mod revival day with a scooter ride-out followed by a night of Mod dancing in the Grahamston Bar (8pm). FREE In Search of Space: Taking Liberties Gallery Talk Sat 26 Sep, 3–5pm. Street Level Photo Works, Trongate 103, 552 2151. John ‘Hoppy’ Hopkins will be in discussion with writer, musician and broadcaster John Cavanagh. In Search of Space is a series of talks and events exploring the ethos and legacy of the 1960s counterculture, its various social and cultural experiments and their legacy. FREE Mechanical Orchestra, Performance & Workshops Sat 26 & Sun 27 Sep, 4pm. Trongate 103. An orchestra of semi-mechanical instruments. Ages 7+. Part of the Merchant City Festival. Sharmanka Wheels of Life Sun 27 Sep, 7pm. £5 (£3). Sharmanka Kinetic Gallery, Trongate 103, 552 7080. Eduard Bersudsky’s kinetic sculptures. Ages 12+. Part of the Merchant City Festival. Living History Day Mon 28 Sep, noon–4pm. £5.95 (£4.65; first child free; additional children £3). The Tall Ship at Glasgow Harbour, 100 Stobcross Road, 222 2513. See the Glenlee as it was in 1913, with history and thrilling tales from Captain Owen. FREE Bratchy and the Wee Man’s Comedy Pub Quiz Thu 1 Oct, 8pm. The Arches Café Bar, 253 Argyle Street, 565 1035. Comedic brothers Bratchy and The Wee Man, him of YouTube infamy, host a pub quiz with a difference. FREE Faery Rings and Other Fungi Sat 3 Oct, 1.30–3.30pm. Pollok Country Park, Pollokshaws Road, 773 1895. Learn about which of the UK’s 3000 varieties of fungi can be used as a doorknob and which as a dye for cloth at this afternoon walk. Booking essential. Marie Curie Cancer Care – Madhatters Tea Party Sun 4 Oct, 2pm. £25. Oran Mor, 731–735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. An afternoon of cake fun. Enjoy wine, guest speakers, music and competitions, hats optional.
✽✽ FREE Café Improv Sun 4 Oct, 7pm. CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street, 352 4900. See Hitlist. Booking required.
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Part of the Mental Health Arts and Film Festival. FREE Awopbopaloobopalambam boom! Thu 8 Oct, 6.30pm. Mitchell Library, 201 North Street, 287 2999. Celebrate the 50th anniversary tour of Cliff Richard and the Shadows with a dance session, daddio. DiScOmBoBuLaTe Thu 8 Oct, 7.30pm. £4 (£2). The Arches, 253 Argyle Street, 565 1000. Ian MacPherson hosts another verbose outing of the literary/comedy evening. Part of Glasgow Poetry Week. Exhibitions FREE Scottish Ballet: 40th Anniversary Exhibition Until Wed 30 Sep (not Mon), Until 10am–5pm; Sat/Sun noon–5pm. Tramway, 25 Albert Drive, 0845 330 3501. Exhibition celebrating Scottish Ballet’s 40 years in existence – in conjunction with Homecoming Scotland 2009 – with a collection of photographs detailing the company’s history. FREE Wasps Artists’ Open Studios Weekend 2009 Sat 3 & Sun 4 Oct, times vary. WASPS Studios, Various venues, 554 8299. WASPS studios open their doors, allowing the public to see artists at work in their chosen medium, including painting, printmaking, ceramics and jewellery.
Fairs FREE Made in the Shade: The Homecoming Sat 26 Sep, 10.30am. The Lighthouse, 11 Mitchell Lane, 221 6362. Top notch fair of local indie crafters and designers with a retro feel and a bonus vintage rock’n’roll soundtrack. Vendors include Lady Luck Rules OK and Kabloom. FREE Glasgow Independent Artists Sun 27 Sep, noon–6pm. SYHA Youth Hostel, 7–8 Park Terrace, 332 3004. Art fair showcasing 16 of Glasgow’s up-and- coming artists.
✽✽ GCM Social Sun 27 Sep, 1–6pm. £tbc. Mono, 12 King’s Court, King
Street, 553 2400. The Glasgow Craft Mafia take a well-earned break from craft fairs this month to put their feet up with spicy chips and crafty shenanigans.
Festivals Glasgow Festival of DIY Culture Until Sun 27 Sep, times vary. Prices vary. Various venues, www.diyglasgow.co.uk. See picture, below. Merchant City Festival Thu 24–Sun 27 Sep, times vary. Prices vary. Various venues, Merchant City, 552 6027. A programme featuring the best of Scotland’s theatre, music, visual arts, comedy, dance, film, literature, and fashion in Glasgow’s cultural quarter. FREE Scotcampus Freshers’ Festival Thu 1 & Fri 2 Oct, 10am–6pm. George Square, www.scotcampus.com. Entertainment and information for new students, slap bang in the middle of Glasgow.
Politics ✽✽ FREE Banner Making Tue 29 Sep & 6 Oct, 1–3pm. Glasgow
Women’s Library, 2nd Floor, 81 Parnie Street, 552 8345. Help make banners for the upcoming 10th anniversary re- enactment of the Women’s Suffrage Movement Procession along Princes Street in Edinburgh. See Hitlist.
✽✽ FREE Singing for a Gude Cause Wed 30 Sep & 7 Oct,
6.30–8.30pm. Glasgow Women’s Library, 2nd Floor, 81 Parnie Street, 552 8345. Two singing workshops to get your vocal chords in order before a recreation of the 1909 Women’s Suffrage Movement Procession along Princes Street in Edinburgh, which will take place on 10 Oct. See Hitlist. Sport Grand Prix Snooker Sat 3–Sun 11 Oct, times vary. £5–£35. Kelvin Hall International Sports Arena, 1445 Argyle Street, 0871 230 1092. Grand Prix Snooker returns to Glasgow, bringing with it all the top-ranked players, including John Higgins, Ronnie O’Sullivan, Stephen Hendry, Stephen Maguire and many more. Big Fun Run Sun 4 Oct, 11am. £10 (£8). Bellahouston Park, 16 Drumbreck Road, 427 5454. A 5km fun run with
concessions available for those running for a good cause. British Natural Bodybuilding Federation Finals Sun 4 Oct, noon & 5pm. £20. SECC, Finnieston Quay, 0870 040 4000. Male and female bodybuilders and figure girls battling it out to see who will be British Champion. Talks FREE Taking Liberties Sat 26 Sep, 3pm. Street Level Photo Works, Trongate 103, 552 2151. John Cavanagh introduces a talk about photographer John ‘Hoppy’ Hopkins. Part of the Merchant City Festival. FREE Echo and Transcend for the Visually Impaired Sun 27 Sep, 11.30am–1pm. Gallery of Modern Art, Royal Exchange Square, 287 3059. Juliana Capes leads an informal tour of the exhibition tailored to those with visual impairments. Book in advance. Merchant City Festival Women’s Heritage Walk Sun 27 Sep, 2–4pm. £5 (£2.50). Glasgow Women’s Library, 2nd Floor, 81 Parnie Street, 552 8345. The Glasgow Women’s Library’s Women Make History group leads an informative walk around Glasgow’s West End taking in the hidden history of the area. Booking essential. Part of the Merchant City Festival. FREE Fiction Writers at The Heart of Town Thu 8 Oct, 7pm. Alliance Française de Glasgow, 3 Park Circus, 339 4281. Alliance Française de Glasgow and the Goethe Institute Glasgow have put together a panel of authors from twinned cities to discuss the identity on their own town and the influence it’s had on their literature.
Edinburgh Activities & Events Spaces: Green Places for Head Spaces Thu 24 Sep, 10am. £65. Redhall Walled Garden, 97 Lanark Road, 443 0946. Networking event for
Glasgow Festival of DIY Culture Strange, wonderful, convoluted and absolutely charming. And that’s just the programme (pictured). From wonder walks to
guerrilla gardening, time-travelling pub crawls to flash jam sessions on the subway, this festival of free and not- for-profit events is trying to create a communal, sustainable, non-elitist and fun atmosphere across the city. They’ll be running their own newsroom to document everything, too. Full listings at www.diyglasgow.co.uk, and have a look at our Music preview on page 61 for a closer idea of some of the gigs going on. ■ Until Sun 27 Sep, various venues across Glasgow.