Contents 9 – 23 SEPTEMBER
Around Town
Books Clubs
Comedy
Kids Film
LGBT Music
Cover story: Autumn preview The leaves are turning brown, the sky is going grey at the temples, and you’re wondering what on earth you’re going to do with yourself now that summer’s gone. The answer lies in our ten-page autumn preview, a comprehensive guide to the best film, music, theatre, dance and visual art that’ll be brightening up your life as the days shorten. It all kicks off on page 20. Features 14 Course You Can Learning isn’t just for the students. As the academic year comes back around there’s a whole host of new skills you could be picking up in order to advance your career, improve your knowledge or just have fun.
Theatre
Visual Art Classified
34 Arches Live Argyll Street’s finest venue-for-everything hosts its annual theatre festival, featuring Nic Green, Rachel Amey and Murray Wason. Offers
Doors Open Day Glasgow Women’s Library Askasaurus
Kevin MacNeil Sarah Silverman DBC Pierre Vidal Sassoon Robert Alan Jamieson
Paul van Dyk Cloak X Dagger Italoboyz Hotbox
Isy Suttie
Hardeep Singh Kohli In The Night Garden
Events
Winter’s Bone Alamar SoulBoy Cyrus The Runaways Tamara Drewe
DVD round-up Events
Joanna Newsom
The Vaselines Black Mountain iamamiwhoami Detour Phoenix Dum Dum Girls Records Jazz & Folk Classical
Romeo and Juliet
Talking Heads Opium Eater Scottish Ballet Chess
Nick Evans Richard Wright Christen Købke Pietro Fortuna
Recruitment I Saw You Flatshare Classified Courses and Tuition
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Regulars 2 First Word Theatrical gent Simon Callow takes a break from treading the boards to answer our inquisition. 7 Noticeboard Updates on the Scottish Mental Health Arts and Film Festival, 2010 Sound Festival and more.
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