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 28 Jun & 5 Jul, 9pm. Bloc+, 117 Bath Street, 574 6066. Bring along any instrument you might have (from tubas to triangles) for a workshop/jam session with Craig Grant (Union of Knives) teaching two songs each week, before planned gigs for this ad hoc orchestra. West End Festival Until Sun 27 Jun, times vary. Prices vary. Various venues, West End, 341 0844. The tail end of the West End’s multi-arts and community fest is no less rich than the. . . er, front end: with more heritage walks, a gamelan gong workshop, classic film screenings at the Grosvenor, live music from The Wynntown Marshalls, Veronica Falls and Woodenbox with a Fistful of Fivers and much, much more. Wave goodbye for another year with the official Wrap Party, at 10pm on Sun 27 Jun at Viper. 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, whose debut Scottish exhibition is being held at GoMA. The National Lottery Secret Fortune Recording Thu 24–Mon 28 Jun, times vary. Free (ticketed). BBC Scotland, 40 Pacific Quay, 334 7186. Join the audience for new BBC television show ‘Secret Fortune’. Free tickets from television.audience@googlemail.com. FREE West Side Story Open Auditions Fri 25 Jun, 7pm. Wellington Church, 77 Southpark Avenue (off University Avenue), 334 0454. Open auditions for Glasgow Music Theatre’s production of West Side Story. Pick up info about the show and what the directors will be looking for in the auditions, and sign up for an audition slot.
✽✽ Hidden Lane Festival Sat 26 Jun, noon–10pm. Prices vary. The Hidden
Lane, 8 Argyle Court, 564 1363. A festival in one of Glasgow’s best-kept secrets. Not for long, we say. See preview, page 29. FREE The Glasgow Craft Mafia Trunk Show Sat 26 Jun, noon. Mucky Puddle, Unit 24a, The Hidden Lane, 1103 Argyle Street, 847 0095. Design studio Mucky Puddle opens its doors to the public. See preview, page 29. FREE Art Trek & Friends and Project Ability – Open Day Sat 26 Jun, 2–3pm. Project Ability, Centre for the Developmental Arts, Trongate 103, 552 2822. This open day marks Learning Disability Awareness Week 2010 and offers the chance to meet the artists and enjoy a free workshop in either silk painting, drawing or printing. Malcolm Martineau Art Song Masterclass Wed 30 Jun, 3pm. £3 (£2). RSAMD, 100 Renfrew Street, 332 5057. The RSAMD’s International Fellow in Accompaniment works with singers and a pianist from the RSAMD. FREE Bratchy and The Wee Man’s Comedy Pub Quiz Thu 1 Jul, 8pm. The Arches Café Bar, 253 Argyle Street, 565 1035. The Wee Man, YouTube superhero, and his brother-in-comedy Bratchy present their monthy pub quiz with a difference. Expect comedy, tomfoolery and prizes.
✽✽ Cryptic Nights: Lost Values Thu 1 Jul, 8pm. £5. CCA, 350
Sauchiehall Street, 352 4900. This month’s stars are the folk from Lost Values design collective. See Hitlist, page 29. Cafe Flicker Wed 7 Jul, 7pm. £3 (£1). GMAC (Glasgow Media Access Centre),
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Fifth Floor, Trongate 103, 553 2620. Submit your finished film to the GMAC and they will show it at this lively evening of film, discussion, advice and debate.
Exhibitions Wallace and Gromit Present . . . a World of Cracking Ideas Until Tue 30 Nov, 10am–5pm. Included in admission: £9.95 (£7.95). Glasgow Science Centre, 50 Pacific Quay, 420 5000. Aardman Animations take you round W&G’s house.
✽✽ FREE Life After Iraq Until Sat 26 Jun, Thu 9am–8pm; Fri/Sat
9am–5pm. Mitchell Library, 201 North Street, 287 2999. Joint exhibition by award-winning photojournalist Angela Catlin and writer Billy Briggs. Part of West End Festival. See Hitlist, page 29. FREE Les Garçons de Glasgow – Street Style vs Urban Outfitters In- Store Exhibition Sat 26 Jun, 5pm. Urban Outfitters, Buchanan Street, 248 9203. An exhibition of the street style blog’s best pics. See picture, below.
Sport ✽✽ Central Belter Sat 26 Jun, 11.30am. Advance tickets £7; on the
door £8 (accompanied under 14s free). The Arc, Glasgow Caledonian University, Cowcaddens Road, 331 8633. Glasgow versus Edinburgh in roller derby form. See Hitlist, page 29. FREE Glasgow Park Run 5k Sat 26 Jun & Sat 3 Jul, 9.30am. Pollok Park, Pollokshaws Road, 276 0924. A weekly timed run in the park – it’s free, but you need to register in advance at www.parkrun.org.uk/Glasgow.
Talks 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. FREE Themed Tours at the Burrell Mon 28 Jun, noon. Burrell Collection, 2060 Pollokshaws Road, 287 2550. Joyce Meyer gives a tour of the Burrell’s Dutch engraved glass. FREE Curators’ Favourites Wed 30
Jun, 12.30–1pm. Burrell Collection, 2060 Pollokshaws Road, 287 2550. Robert Wenley, Curator of European Art, 1600- 1800, gives a talk on English drinking glasses in the Burrell. Workshops FREE Tigerstyle Thu 24 Jun, 1 Jul & 8 Jul, 6–8pm. The Arches, 253 Argyle Street, 07811 097821. Creative music- making programme headed by Scottish bhangra outfit Tigerstyle. All the Young Nudes – Life Drawing Club Tue 29 Jun, 8–10pm. £4. The Flying Duck, 142 Renfield Street, 564 1450. A relaxed life drawing club with music and a bar to aid the flow of inspiration. Banish Monday Blues Mon 28 Jun, 7–8.30pm. £10. The New Sports Cafe, 292–331 Sauchiehall Street, 07842 414765. Monthly laughter workshop from Joyworks, including laughter yoga, games and relaxation. Quilting Classes Sun 4 Jul, 2–5pm. £20; five-week course £75. Welcome Home, 19 Keith Street, 334 9598. The first of five weekly quilting classes covering the use of patterns, templates, patchworking, the making of the quilt itself and finishing off your project. Materials are provided but participants are welcome to bring their own.
Edinburgh Activities & Events FREE Annuale Until Sun 4 Jul, times vary. Various venues, 07817 077641. Festival showcasing Edinburgh’s emergent artists and artist-run initiatives. See www.annuale.org for full listings. Royal Highland Show Thu 24–Sun 27 Jun, Thu 7am–8pm; Fri & Sat 8am–8pm; Sun 8am-6.30pm. £20–£22 (under 16s free). Royal Highland Centre, Ingliston, 335 6200. Scotland’s premier outdoor event celebrating all that’s good about farming, food, countryside ... and much more. John Brown Talk Thu 24 Jun, 7pm. £9. Out of the Blue Drill Hall, 30–36 Dalmeny Street, Leith, 555 7638. Artist
John Brown discusses printmaking and painting. Prints are available to purchase, with all proceeds going to local charity Art in Healthcare. Email Linda McLeish on admin@artinhealthcare.org.uk for tickets.
✽✽ Irregular Thu 24 Jun, 8.30pm. £8 (£6). Roxy Art House, 2 Roxburgh
Place, 629 0039. Canongate Books’ literary club night. See Hitlist, page 29.
✽✽ Nonsence Thu 24 Jun, 8.30pm. £5. Roxy Art House, 2 Roxburgh Place,
629 0039. Kraftwerk covers and French food? Sure. See Hitlist, page 29. FREE French Quiz Night Fri 25 Jun, 5.30pm. Institut Français d’Ecosse, 13 Randolph Crescent, 225 5366. Quiz night for teams of two or more Francophiles. FREE Found Footage Fri 25 Jun, 7.30pm. St Mark’s ArtSpace, 7 Castle Terrace, 659 7600. Collective multimedia mêlée that is the result of a collaboration between film group Screen Bandita, artist Izzy Bocchetti, performance poet Jay Bernard and author/playwright Mia Gallagher. Part of the West Port Book Festival. Guid Crack: Old Town Festival Fri 25 Jun, 7.30pm. By donation (suggested £3). Waverley Bar, 1 St Mary’s Street, 557 1050. Another night of stories and song at The Waverley Bar with guest teller Fiona Herbert and host James Spence. Part of the Old Town Festival 2010. Tales of Auld Reekie Sat 26 Jun, 11am, noon, 2pm & 3pm. Free (ticketed). Scottish Storytelling Centre, 43–45 High Street, 556 9579. Get to know a few of Edinburgh’s many colourful characters from back in the day. Part of the Old Town Festival 2010. FREE Come Fly with Me Sat 26 Jun, 1–2.30pm. Holyrood Park, Holyrood Lodge, 652 8150. Be part of the annual survey of the butterfly population. Booking is essential. Is This a Test? Sat 26 Jun, 7pm. £5. Roxy Art House, 2 Roxburgh Place, 629 0039. Audio-visual delights to tickle your fancy if you’re into Bertolt Brecht, Tam Dean Burn – or just some general multimedia synergising. Rob Roy Challenge Ceilidh Sat 26 Jun, 7.15–11pm. £8. Lauriston Hall, 28
Les Garçons de Glasgow – Street Style fashionable for a couple of years now, just by very simply stopping all the best dressed people in the streets and taking stunning pictures of them. Now they’re taking to the walls of Urban Outfitters for an exhibition plus in-store party. We imagine there’s probably a dress code. . . ■ Urban Outfitters, Glasgow, Sat 26 Jun. See Spend It, page 12. Rash-inducingly hip style blog Les Garçons de Glasgow has been making the city look properly