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 Laura Ennor. ✽✽ Indicates Hitlist entry
Glasgow Activities & Events ✽✽ FREE Blochestra Mon 14 & 21 Jun, 9pm. Bloc+, 117 Bath Street,
574 6066. Bring along any instrument you might have for a workshop/jam session with Craig Grant (Union of Knives) teaching two songs each week, before planned gigs for this ad hoc multi- member orchestra. See Hitlist, page 37. West End Festival Until Sun 27 Jun, times vary. Prices vary. Various Venues, West End, 341 0844. Glasgow’s West End arts festival returns once again with a wealth of culture and fun, from cookery classes, ale festivals and community barbecues to history walks, literary salons and stand-up comedy. And of course there’s the Festival Sunday featuring the colourful, noisy, samba parade along the Kelvin Way. See www.westendfestival.co.uk for full listings, and preview, page 37. Garden Walk Sat 12 Jun, 2.30–4pm. Included in admission: £5.50 (£4; family ticket £10-£15). Greenbank Garden, Flenders Road, Clarkston, 0844 493 2201. A guided walk around the garden with the theme ‘Filling Odd Corners’ – learn how the Greenbank team fill those awkward gaps in the garden and what you can do at home. Charity Ceilidh for Haiti Sat 12 Jun, 7.30pm. £15. St Andrew’s in the Square, St Andrew’s Square, 0870 013 4060. Fundraising ceilidh for Haiti with prizes, auction and raffle. FREE Farrier at Glasgow Green Tue 15 Jun, 10am–12.30pm. Glasgow Green, Greendyke Street, 276 0924. Watch as the farrier gives the working horses their new shoes. FREE Glasgow’s Gaelic Conversation Group Wed 16 Jun, 7pm. Argyll Hotel, 973 Sauchiehall Street, 07736 327119. Regular meet-up for native speakers and those new to the language. Weaving Across the World and Journeys from the Sea Thu 17 Jun, 8pm. Free (ticketed). Tron Theatre, 63 Trongate, 552 4267. A showcase of costumes representing the range of cultures found within Glasgow, all on show as part of an event which reminds of unity as well as diversity, followed by a dance by ClanMacondo exploring relationships forced into separation. Part of Refugee Week. GLAM in the City Fri 18–Sun 20 Jun, times vary. Prices vary. George Square, 0844 395 4000. Gok Wangasm. See picture, right. FREE Japanese Matsuri Sat 19 Jun, 2pm. Gilmorehill G12, 29 University Avenue, University of Glasgow, 330 5522. A celebration of Japanese culture with the chance to try on a kimono and drink traditional tea, as well as see two screenings: The Art of Ise Pattern Paper and Elusive Grace – Yoshikuni Taguchi & Beauty of Makie. West End Women’s Heritage Walk Sun 20 Jun, 2pm. £6.50. Glasgow Women’s Library, 2nd Floor, 81 Parnie Street, 552 8345. Discover the hidden history of the West End, from pipe- smoking forewomen to schoolmistresses to the car made especially for women. For tickets visit Barrett’s Newsagents on Byres Road. FREE The Better Crack Club Mon 21 Jun, 8pm. Tchai Ovna, 42 Otago Lane, 357 4524. The regular storytelling club for adults. FREE Fiona Tan: Curator’s Lunchtime Talk Thu 24 Jun, 12.30–1pm. Gallery of Modern Art, Royal Exchange Square, 287 3050. An introduction to the work of Fiona Tan,
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whose debut Scottish exhibition is being held at GoMA.
Fairs FREE Family Fun Day at the Stables Sat 12 Jun, 2–4pm. Sandyflat Stables, Caldercuilt Road, Summerston, 945 1369. See in the summer with pony rides, a bouncy castle, games, refreshments (including barbecue), stalls and entertainment.
✽✽ FREE Festival Sunday Featuring Scotland’s Mardi
Gras Sun 13 Jun, noon–7pm. Kelvingrove Park, Otago Street, 341 0844. The fiesta de resistance of the West End Fest, wending its way from the north end of Kelvin Way to Kelvingrove Park in a riot of samba music, dance and colour. Parade is at 3pm. See Hitlist page 37. Part of the West End Festival.
Food & Drink FREE Mansfield Park Farmers’ Market Sat 12 Jun, 10am. Mansfield Park, Partick, 287 2500. Over 40 stalls of local produce, direct from the manufacturers. FREE Queen’s Park Farmers’ Market Sat 19 Jun, 10am. Queen’s Park, 520 Langside Park, 287 2500. Local produce, from local people. Grassroots Organic Cookery Classes Thu 24 Jun, 7–9pm. £35. Grassroots Organic, 20 Woodlands Road, 353 3278. Part of a series of cookery classes – this month’s theme is ‘Vegetarian Fine Dining.’ Sport The Kelvin 5k Fun Run Sat 12 Jun, 2pm. Race entry £7 (£5 online). Kelvingrove Park, Otago Street, 07788 442394. Fun run for all types of runner (from the fancily dressed to the scarily serious) in aid of Radio Lollipop at Yorkhill Children’s Hospital. See www.particktrinity.org.uk to sign up. Relay for Life Sat 19 & Sun 20 Jun, noon. Free to attend; team entry £15. Donald Dewar Leisure Centre, 220 Garscadden Road, 07813 647208. Community event to raise money for Cancer Research UK, in the form of a 24- hour relay run for teams of 8-15 people.
Highlights of the event include the Survivors’ Lap of Honour, football fun and entertainment. See website to register. MHFS 10K for Men 2010 Sun 20 Jun, 10am. £15–£17 to enter. Bellahouston Park, 16 Drumbreck Road, 550 7515. Men’s Health Forum Scotland run, open to everyone over 15 and in possession of a Y chromosome, expert or beginner. Talks FREE Themed Tours at the Burrell Sat 12 Jun, 12.30pm. Burrell Collection, 2060 Pollokshaws Road, 287 2550. Alan MacDonald gives a tour of paintings by the Old Masters. FREE Curators’ Favourites Wed 16 Jun, 12.30–1pm. Burrell Collection, 2060 Pollokshaws Road, 287 2550. Noorah Al- Gailani, Curator of Islamic Civilisations, discusses four Islamic objects from China to the Mediterranean. FREE Themed Tours at the Burrell Thu 17 Jun, 11am. Burrell Collection, 2060 Pollokshaws Road, 287 2550. Celia Cameron gives a tour entitled ‘What do your clothes say about you?’. FREE How have we done? Thu 17 Jun, 12.30–1.30pm. Burrell Collection, 2060 Pollokshaws Road, 287 2550. Members of the team of the Burrell’s Tapestries project give a final update on various aspects of the project. FREE Curators’ Favourites Wed 23 Jun, 12.30–1pm. Burrell Collection, 2060 Pollokshaws Road, 287 2550. Rebecca Quinton and Simon Eccles discuss perspectives on Judith and Holofernes. FREE Themed Tours at the Burrell Thu 24 Jun, 11am. Burrell Collection, 2060 Pollokshaws Road, 287 2550. A tour entitled ‘Casting around for inspiration’, with Mary Clark.
Workshops FREE Adult workshop: Journeys of the silk road Wed 16 Jun, 10am. Burrell Collection, 2060 Pollokshaws Road, 287 2550. Join in a creative session linked to the amazing objects found along the Silk Road. Part of Refugee Week. Seeds of Thought’s Moving Messages Sat 19 Jun, 1–3pm. Free (ticketed). CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street, 352 4900. A workshop in developing
expression through creative writing and movement, in which participants move to various ‘destinations’ and write postcards to one another. Email seeds_ofthought@yahoo.co.uk to book. Louise Rutkowski Vocal Workshop Sat 19 Jun, 2–5pm. £45 (Musicians Union members £35). Academy of Music & Sound, 22 Jamaica Street, 221 4458. A practical workshop for beginner and more experienced singers, led by This Mortal Coil vocalist, Louise Rutkowski, including tips on vocal technique and developing your unique characteristics as a singer. Dr Sketchy’s Anti-Art Class Sun 20 Jun, 4–7pm. £7 (£5). The Arches, 253 Argyle Street, 565 1000. Burlesque art class with a relaxed atmosphere, music, drinks and interesting models. Laugh ‘N’ De-Stress Mon 21 Jun, 7pm. £10. The New Sports Cafe, 292–331 Sauchiehall Street, 07842 414765. Joyworks laughter workshop including laughter yoga, games and relaxation. Edinburgh Activities & Events FREE Come Fly with Me Sat 12 Jun & Sat 19 Jun, 1–2.30pm. Holyrood Park, Holyrood Lodge, 652 8150. Training from the rangers followed by the opportunity to be part of the annual survey of the butterfly population in Holyrood Park. Booking is essential. FREE In Conversation Thu 10 Jun, 5.30–6.30pm. Collective Gallery, 22–28 Cockburn Street, 220 1260. Collective Gallery’s current exhibiting artist, Torsten Lauschmann, in conversation with an invited guest, discusses his practice. FREE Nathan Coley in Conversation with Philip Long Thu 10 Jun, 6.30–7.30pm. National Gallery of Scotland: Hawthornden Lecture Theatre, The Mound, 624 6200. Coley discusses his works with Philip Long, curator at the Gallery of Modern Art, including the eyecatching There Will Be No Miracles Here, which was shortlisted for the 2007 Turner Prize and is currently situated in the Dean Gallery grounds. Edinburgh Ceilidhs Fri 11 Jun, 8pm.
GLAM in the City Spandy dandy Gok Wan joins forces with Lorraine Kelly (yeah, we’re scared too) for three days of fashion shows, workshops, makeovers and exclusive evening events,
all based out of a great big tent on George Square. Tickets from www.glaminthecity.co.uk ■ George Square, Glasgow, Fri 18–Sun 20 Jun.