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GLASGOW
Stress-Busting Day
AroundTown
Activities & Events Friction Burns (The Alternative Burns Supper) Thu 3 Feb, 7.30pm. £5–£7. Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo Street, 564 8100. Traffic Cone records presents a night of Burns-esque entertainment including free dinner and poets, punks, ravers, rockers and rappers doing the Bard proud. FREE Stress Down Day Fri 4 Feb, 8.30am–6.30pm. Grassroots Organic, 20 Woodlands Road, 353 3278. February getting a bit too much for you? Don’t worry, the lovely folk at Grassroots Organic are here with info on products to help you de-stress plus something you can get entirely for free – hugs! Aww. See caption. FREE Walking in a Waste Free Winter Wonderland Sun 6 Feb, 1–5pm. Mono, 12 Kings Court, King Street, 553 2400. A celebration of recycling, reusing and creatively adapting goods that would otherwise be bound for the bin – come along and learn from crafty groups and individuals how to make the most of your junk. The event includes stalls, workshops and bartering sessions. FREE Poprock Choir Sun 6 & 13 Feb, 7pm. Woodside Hall, 36 Glenfarg Street. A Glee-inspired choir for adults, meeting weekly. FREE Blochestra Mon 7 & 14 Feb, 9pm. Bloc+, 117 Bath Street, 574 6066. Bring along any instrument you might have (from tubas to triangles) for a workshop/jam session on two songs each week, before planned gigs for this ad hoc multi-member orchestra. FREE Manchu Millinery Wed 9 Feb, 10am–noon. Burrell Collection, 2060 Pollokshaws Road, 287 2550. A crafting workshop is inspired by new exhibition China Through the Lens of John Thomson. Booking essential. FREE Film Discussion Group Wed 9 Feb, 6.30pm. Glasgow Film Theatre, 12 Rose Street, 332 6535. Meet up with film writer Eddie Harrison and other film buffs to swap opinions and perceptions of both art house and big blockbuster recent releases. Held on the second Wednesday of every month.
✽✽ FREE SoundCloud Meet-up Wed 9 Feb, 8pm. Stereo, 20-28
Renfield Lane, 222 2254. A social and networking event for users of music sharing platform SoundCloud – meet other music and sound creators and share ideas.
✽✽ Burning Love Valentines Firewalk Mon 14 Feb, 6pm. £10 (£15 for two). Hampden Park, Letherby Drive, 616 6000. Walk over hot coals for the one you love and help raise funds for a the Stroke Association. FREE Love out of Bounds Performance Mon 14 Feb, 6pm. Hillhead Library, 348 Byres Road, 339 7223. Storytelling performance drawing to a close the exhibition about rejected love which has been at Hillhead Library for the last couple of weeks. See preview, page 32. Stars Over the Botanics Tue 15 Feb, 7.30pm. £4 (children £2). Glasgow Botanic Gardens, 730 Great Western Road, 334 2422. A star-gazing session with the Astronomical Society of Glasgow and the University of Glasgow.
✽✽ The Not So Secret Society Wed 16 Feb, 8pm. £5. The Glasgow Art
Club, 185 Bath Street, 248 5210. OK folks, here’s a tip if you’re trying to be a secret society: don’t publish all the details of your meetings on a website for listings magazines to find. Lucky they did,
Hey, why so tense, man? You need to relaaax. And we suggest doing that by taking a wander on down to Grassroots Organic in Glasgow – their much-loved café may have closed, but the shop round the corner is still thriving away, with a number of special events on the go. Today, there’s a whole day of info on the ways in which you can combat stress, plus some very free hugs! ■ Grassroots Organic, 20 Woodlands Road, Glasgow, Fri 4 Feb, 8.30am–6.30pm.
though, because this sounds fun: artists of all persuasions gather to try out new ideas and perform, with this first session featuring Miss Leggy Pee, Drew Taylor, The Creative Martyrs and many more. By the way, there’s a secret password, but you’ll have to work that one out for yourself. Glasgow Film Festival Thu 17–Sun 27 Feb, times vary. Prices vary. Various venues, 332 6536. The festival returns with more film related features and events celebrating Glasgow’s passion for the pictures, including many talks, workshops and discussion panels.
Exhibitions ✽✽ FREE Glasgow Electric at 50 Until Mon 7 Feb; Mon–Thu & Sat
10am–5pm; Fri & Sun 11am–5pm. Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum, Argyle Street, 276 9599. In celebration of the launch of the iconic Blue Train commuter electric rail link in Glasgow in 1960, the museum presents a community showcase telling the story of the people who made it happen and its role in transforming the suburban landscape. FREE Love Out of Bounds Until Mon 14 Feb; Mon, Tue & Thu 10am–8pm; Wed 10am–5pm; Fri & Sat 9am–5pm; Sun noon–5pm. Hillhead Library, 348 Byres Road, 339 7223. Exhibition timed to coincide with Valentine’s Day, and exploring a different side of love affairs from the hearts and flowers: those that have been rejected by family, community or culture. Stories come from a variety of sexualities and ethnic backgrounds. See preview, page 32. The Scottish Caravan & Outdoor Leisure Show Thu 3–Sun 6 Feb, 10am–6pm. £7. SECC, Finnieston Quay, 0844 395 4000. Wagons roll as the exhibition for holiday nomads and fresh air lovers arrives in Glasgow. The day promises to be a one stop shop for all the latest caravans, motorhomes, camping products and accessories. FREE The Inventors of Tradition Until Sat 26 Feb; Tue–Sat 11am–5pm. 21 Stockwell Street, www.wearepanel.co.uk. At the point where art, design and social
history meet comes this exhibition curated by Panel exploring the history of Scottish fashion, and its tempestuous relationship with all things tartan and trad. Includes archive film footage, interviews with industry figures, vintage pieces of clothing and new designs and textile- based art works by designer Beca Lipscombe and leading artist Lucy McKenzie. See review, page 89. Titanic: Honour and Glory Until Sun 27 Feb. Daily 10am–4pm. £3 (£2). The Tall Ship at Glasgow Harbour, 100 Stobcross Road, 222 2513. An exhibition about the ill-fated ship with original artefacts and props and costumes from James Cameron’s 1997 film. Fairs & Markets Blochairn Car Boot Sale Sun 6 & 13 Feb, 6am. Wholesale Fruit, Veg, Flower and Fish Market, 130 Blochairn Road. One of the UK’s largest weekly car boot sales, attracting over 500 sellers, with just about anything you could think of on sale, from curtains to cakes. FREE Art & Craft Fair Fri 11 Feb, 6pm. Grosvenor, Ashton Lane Hillhead, 339 8444. Artists and local crafters will once again be in attendance at the Grosvenor with a selection of their handmade goods and plenty of Valentine’s gifts. Stalls are selling jewellery, soaps, candles, handbags, accessories, photography, cards, cupcakes and more, plus there are free mini makeovers on offer with a professional make-up artist. Scotland’s Exclusive Wedding Event Sat 12 Feb, 10am–4.30pm. Sun 13 Feb, 10.30am–4.30pm. £9.50–£10.50. Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. An extensive display of everything you need for getting hitched, with 120 exhibitors, live catwalk shows and complimentary makeovers.
Talks FREE Roundtable Conversations Thu 3 Feb, 6pm. The Common Guild, 21 Woodlands Terrace, 223 0087. The first in a new series of round table discussions of work showing at the Common Guild. In this session guests will develop the lines
of enquiry prompted by the Tacita Dean exhibition. Knock Knock! Who’s There? Thu 3 Feb, 7.30pm. £5 (members free). University of Glasgow, Boyd Orr Building University Gardens, sspr.org.uk. As part of the Scottish Society for Psychical Research programme of lectures, Dr Barrie Colvin presents an evaluation of unexplained rapping sounds and their possible sources. Titanic ‘The Love of the Sea’ Talk Sun 13 Feb, 2pm. £5. The Tall Ship at Glasgow Harbour, 100 Stobcross Road, 222 2513. Never mind Kate and Leo, come and learn about a real life love story aboard the Titanic, and see the exhibition of artefacts from the ship. Ages 8+. Ben Saunders: Impossible is Just An Option Wed 16 Feb, 7.30pm. £8 (under 18s/students/RSGS members free). University of Glasgow, Boyd Orr Building University Gardens, www.rsgs.org. Talk from one of three people in history to ski solo to the North Pole. Workshops Write-Tron For All Sat 5 Feb, 10am–1pm. £40 (£30) per term. Tron Theatre, 63 Trongate, 552 4267. First in a series of creative writing workshops for adults run by Stephen Barnes on four Saturdays throughout Feb, Mar and Apr. Booking essential. FREE Make, Do and Mend Day Sat 5 Feb, 11am–3pm. Platform, The Bridge, 1000 Westerhouse Road, Easterhouse, 276 9696. Browse a range of vintage clothes, accessories, home items and bric-a-brac, and bring along your own tired garments for a bit of a revamp with the help of professional stylists and designers. FREE Sit and Knit a Bit Sat 5 Feb, 1pm. Make It Glasgow, 3 Osborne Street, 07597 122809. Join in with the worldwide initiative sitandknitabit, in which women around the world are contributing 6x6 inch squares of knitting to a giant blanket representing the 100 million women missing from the global population as a result of gender discrimination. To find out more, see garterstitch100.posterous.com.
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