Around Town
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Glasgow Activities & Events FREE Bratchy and the Wee Man’s Comedy Pub Quiz Thu 1 Apr, 8pm. The Arches, 253 Argyle Street, 565 1000. Comedic brothers Bratchy and The Wee Man, him of YouTube infamy, host a pub quiz with a difference with interactive games, WWE moves and tomfoolery. Oh, and there’ll be cash prizes and all. Cryptic Nights Thu 1 Apr, 8pm. £5. CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street, 352 4900. The monthly night that aims to bring emergent artists, filmmakers and performers into the public eye. This month new and eagerly anticipated band Kitty the Lion make their folk-pop debut. FREE Allander Action Day Sat 3 Apr, 11am–2.30pm. Mugdock Country Park, Craigallian Road, Milngavie, 956 6100. Take part in the National Spring Clean on the Allander Walkway, either litter picking or pruning. All tools and training provided. Meet on the Walkway behind the Rangers Football Club training ground. Cafe Flicker Wed 7 Apr, 7pm. £3 (members £1). Trongate 103, 276 8380. An informal networking event for film makers to screen their work, discuss it with others and network with other film makers on the first Wednesday of every month. Film submissions (usually under ten mins, one per person per night) are accepted up until 6.30pm and will get you free entry. FREE Glasgow’s Gaelic Conversation Group Wed 7 Apr, 7pm. Argyll Hotel, 973 Sauchiehall Street, 07736 327119. Regular meet-up for native speakers and those new to the language. Garden Walk: Bulbs, Corms and Tubers Sat 10 Apr, 2.30–4pm. Included in admission: £5.50 (£4; family ticket £10-£15). Greenbank Garden, Flenders Road, Clarkston, 0844 4 93 2201. Wander through the garden with the Trust’s gardeners and get advice on the cultivation of this type of plant, and see what’s doing well in the garden at this time of year. Daffodil Day Sun 11 Apr, 10am–5pm. Included in admission: £5.50 (£4.50; family ticket £10-£15). Greenbank Garden, Flenders Road, Clarkston, 639 3281. A blooming spring display of cut daffodils from the garden, with over 500 different varieties. You can also get advice on how to grow and look after your own daffodils. Mad Hatter’s Cocktail Party Tue 13 Apr, 8.30pm–3am. £12 (£10 until 6 Apr). Lucky 7, 166 Bath Street, 331 6227. A night of music and mayhem in aid of the Teenage Cancer Trust with a welcome drink, Mad Hatter Picnic Buffet, live music from Be a Familiar, surprise entertainers, a DJ and a raffle to win RockNess tickets. Tickets from throughthelookingglassevents@live.co.uk FREE Family History Tours Thu 15 Apr, 2.30–3.30pm. Mitchell Library, 201 North Street, 287 2999. Learn about the library’s genealogical research resources. A Question of Support Thu 15 Apr, 7pm. £29.95. Hilton Grosvenor, 1–10 Grosvenor Terrace, 08444 771000. Sport- themed quiz night with rounds introduced by Gordon Smith, Derek Johnstone, Jackie McNamara and Jonatan Johansson and hosted by Jean Johansson. Ticket price includes a three-course meal. Exhibitions Wallace and Gromit Present . . . a World of Cracking Ideas Fri 2 Apr–Tue 30 Nov, times vary. £9.95 (£7.95), includes admission. Glasgow
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Science Centre, 50 Pacific Quay, 420 5000. Aardman Animations, in an exhibition sponsored by the Intellectual Property Office, offer a tour around Wallace and Gromit’s home, 62 West Wallaby Street, to see their wacky inventions like the Tellyscope II, the Piella Propellor and the Blend-o-Matic. Find out how innovation contributes to everyday life and how people can protect their ideas using intellectual property. Fairs FREE Blochairn Car Boot Sale Sun 4 & 11 Apr, 6am. Wholesale Fruit, Veg, Flower and Fish Market, 130 Blochairn Road, 287 2500. One of the UK’s largest weekly car boot sales, attracting over 500 sellers. FREE Sloan’s Market Sun 4 & 11 Apr, 11am–5pm. Buchanan Street, Well-heeled weekly outdoor shopping market tucked just off Buchanan Street, with stalls stuffed full of gourmet treats, vintage one- offs and classy crafty things. Scottish Asian Wedding Show Sun 4 Apr, noon. £5. Radisson SAS Hotel, 301 Argyle Street, 204 3333. Wedding show and hunt for Scotland’s most eligible Asian bachelor with fashion shows at 2pm and 6pm. East Meets West Thu 15 Apr, 6.30pm. £20. Glasgow Thistle Hotel, Cambridge Street, 07742 236896. Fashion show cherry picking the best aspects of Eastern and Western style with a live DJ and Bollywood dancers, and also sending some fundraising the way of charity Enable Scotland. Ticket price includes a Champagne reception and buffet.
Food & Drink Roving Fromagiere Cheese Tutorials Thu 1, 8 & 15 Apr, 7.30pm. £6 (£45 for whole course). Big Mouth Coffee Bar and Café, 167 Dumbarton Road, 427 4108. Learn all about cheeses with a different category each night. Booking required. FREE Bishopbriggs Farmers Market Sat 3 Apr, 10am–2pm. Huntershill Village, 102 Crowhill Road, Bishopbriggs. Locally grown quality foods and fresh produce straight from the farm. FREE Queen’s Park Farmers’ Market Sat 3 Apr, 10am. Queen’s Park, 520 Langside Park, 287 2500. Local
produce, from local people. FREE Mansfield Park Farmers’ Market Sat 10 Apr, 10am. Mansfield Park, Partick, 287 2500. Over 40 stalls of local produce, direct from the manufacturers.
Sport Whyte & MacKay Premier League Darts Thu 8 Apr, 7pm. £20–£30. SECC, Finnieston Quay, 0844 395 4000. Premier League Darts returns to the AECC as eight of the best players compete for a place in the play-offs. WWE RAW – Wrestlemania Revenge Fri 9 Apr, 7.30pm. £30–£50. Braehead Arena, Kings Inch Road, 0870 277 6062. The real deal WWE superstars of US wrestling bring the pain to the UK. Scotcheer Sat 10 Apr, 9am. £10. SECC: Clyde Auditorium, Finnieston Quay, 0844 395 4000. Scotland’s premier cheerleading event with teams from across the UK competing for the title of National Champions. WWE & Honey Monster Present SmackDown WrestleMania Revenge Tour Sat 10 Apr, 7.30pm. £30–£50. Braehead Arena, Kings Inch Road, 0870 277 6062. Sports theatre that pushes lycra to its limits. Talks FREE Lunchtime talk: Monks and Nuns Thu 1 Apr, 12.30–1pm. St Mungo Museum of Religious Life and Art, 2 Castle Street, 553 2557. Free, half-hour lunchtime talk. FREE Unsettled Objects Artist Talk Thu 1 Apr, 7.15–8.15pm. Gallery of Modern Art, Royal Exchange Square, 287 3050. Artists Peter Kennard and Cat Picton Phillips produce work together under the name kennardphillips. Their ‘Haywain with Cruise Missiles’ forms part of the current Unsettled Objects exhibition at GoMA. Hear them talk about their work, which is primarily a response to the Iraq war, and also about Kennard’s involvement with the peace movement. End of Life Experiences – a Journey to Elsewhere? Thu 1 Apr, 7.30pm. £4 (members free). University of Glasgow, Boyd Orr Building, University Gardens. A lecture by Dr Peter Fenwick as part of the SSPR Lecture Programme. See www.sspr.org.uk
Wallace and Gromit Present . . . a World of Cracking Ideas Oscar-winning characters Wallace and Gromit take centre stage at this Aardman Animations exhibition, as visitors get the chance to tour around Wallace and Gromit’s 62 West Wallaby Street home, as well as looking at, and interacting with, their most famous inventions, from the Tellyscope II to the Blend-o-Matic. If that’s not enough, elsewhere, visitors can design their own wallpaper, develop a logo for their own smoothie recipe and create their own music along with trying their voice at the Karaoke Disco Shower. Some cracking ideas, indeed. ■ Glasgow Science Centre, Fri 2 Apr–Tue 30 Nov.
FREE A Symposium: The Obsidian Isle’ and the Ossianic Landscape Wed 7 Apr, 6pm. Glasgow Project Room, Trongate 103, 552 1472. Fiona Stafford (Oxford University) leads a symposium with speakers yet to be confirmed. Book via info@ricefield.org.uk Workshops FREE GoMA Bites: Photomontage Fri 2 Apr, 1–3pm. Gallery of Modern Art, Royal Exchange Square, 287 3059. Learn about how to recreate the effects produced in the photomontage work of Peter Kennard and Cat Picton Phillips, currently on show as part of the Unsettled Objects exhibition. All materials provided. Booking essential. Garden Willow Weaving Sat 3 Apr, 10am–4pm. £35. Mugdock Country Park, Craigallian Road, Milngavie, 956 6586. Find out how you can create something for your climbers to cling on to with at this workshop with Joan Campbell. Booking essential. Trapeze & Aerial Silks for Beginners Sun 4 & 11 Apr, Sun 4pm & 6.30pm. £15 (£50 for whole course). Lansdowne Church, 416 Great Western Road, (opp Kelvingrove Underground). Aerial fitness and performance training. See www.aerialedge.co.uk Lunchtime Laugh N De-Stress Wed 7 Apr, 12.30pm. £4–£10. G12 Studios, 37 Ruthven Lane, Byres Road, 07842 414765. Joyworks laughter workshop on the first Wednesday of every month.
Edinburgh Activities & Events Definitely Dancing Thu 1, 8 & 15 Apr, 8pm. Free before 10pm. The Jam House, 5 Queen Street, 226 4380. If you have the Strictly bug here’s a chance to indulge in some ballroom dancing with live accompaniment from The Erik Lars Hansen’s Highlife Band playing jazz, swing, Latin and contemporary tunes alongside MC Lenny Love and taster classes (between 8–8.30pm). Electric Tales: April Fools’ Day Thu 1 Apr, 7.30pm. £6 (£4). Scottish Storytelling Centre, 43–45 High Street, 556 9579. Comedy meets storytelling meets April Fools madness as the Stand and the Scottish Storytelling Centre let their worlds collide. Edinburgh Chess Congress 2010 Fri 2–Sun 4 Apr, times vary. £23 to enter. George Heriot’s School, Lauriston Place, 229 7263. A ChessBase Scottish Grand Prix event with cash prizes. Women at War Sat 3 & Sun 4 Apr, 9.45am–4pm. Included in admission: £12 (£10; children £6; under 5s free). National War Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh Castle, 225 4413. Find out about women’s contribution to the war effort and the jobs they did, from driving ambulances to manning search lights. FREE Easter Family Trail Sat 3 & Sun 4 Apr, 10am–5pm. National Museum of Scotland, Chambers Street, 225 7534. A trail of Easter-themed challenges all around the museum. Pick up your trail from level 1. Deco Dance Sun 4 Apr, 4pm. £12.50. Ghillie Dhu, 2 Rutland Place, 222 9930. From the retro minds of Miss Fitz-Poste’s Modern Mixers comes a tongue-in-cheek 1920 Jazz Age dance. Zoot Swing will be on hand early in the evening to help you brush up on your Charleston. FREE Horrific History of Medicine Mon 5 Apr, 6.30pm. Edinburgh Dungeon, 31 Market Street, 240 1001. An interactive event looking into the history of medicine, which often killed more than it cured, from Joe Richards, pharmacist at Ninewells Hospital. FREE Fergusson’s Auld Reekie Fri 9 Apr, 7pm. Central Library, George IV Bridge, 242 8054. An evening of poetry and music from Billy Kay, Rod Paterson and selected folk musicians, based on Fergusson’s Auld Reekie, a collection of music and poetry telling the story of 18th