Glasgow’s Windows and Doors Wed 25 Jan, 7pm. £5 with wine. Fotheringay Centre, Fotheringay Road, Pollokshields, pollokshieldsheritage.org Lecture from architect and historian David Martin.
✽✽ FREE Emerge Thu 26 Jan, 6–7pm. Citizens Theatre, 119
Gorbals Street, 429 0022. Find out about the National Theatre of Scotland’s development programme, which is currently working with seven young theatre makers on new projects. The artists – Alan Bissett, Amanda Gaughan, Ross Mackay, Amanda Monfrooe, Stef Smith, Molly Taylor and Jenna Watt – discuss their experiences of the scheme, preview bits of their work, and stick around for a cuppa and a chat with the audience afterwards. Booking essential. The Growth and Decline of Glasgow’s Railways Thu 26 Jan, 7pm. £4 (students free). Adelaides, 209 Bath Street, 248 4970. Fiona Sinclair presents this illustrated look at Glasgow’s lost or forgotten railways and their associated architecture. Workshops Scottish Screenwriters Mon 9 Jan, 6pm. £3. CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street, 352 4900. Everyone is welcome at these open sessions for screenwriters, from the novice to the professional. Meetings start with an industry talk followed by a Q&A and a workshopping session on scripts brought along by participants. FREE Meditation Course Mondays, 9–30 Jan, 7–8.30pm. Inner Space Glasgow Meditation Centre, 277 High Street, 552 7446. Introductory meditation course, offering meditation practice, information and methods. Dunedin Consort Choral Workshop: St John Passion Sat 14 Jan, 10am. £45 (£30). Glasgow University Concert Hall, University Avenue, 330 4092. At the top of the Dunedin Consort’s must-record list is JS Bach’s mighty St John Passion, less
well-known than the St Matthew Passion but no less well-beloved. Learn more about this great work in this workshop led by John Butt and Susan Hamilton. Introduction to Drawing & Painting Sundays, 15 Jan–1 Apr, noon–2pm. £115 for the 12-week course. House for an Art Lover, Bellahouston Park, 10 Dumbreck Road, 353 4776. Twelve-week course allowing participants to develop fundamental skills such as line, scale and proportion, as well as how to create shade and tone, how to mix colour and use different media. A little art history gives context as the working practices of leading 19th and 20th-century artists are also introduced. Intermediate Drawing & Painting Sundays, 15 Jan–1 Apr, 2.30–4.30pm. £115 for the 12-week course. House for an Art Lover, Bellahouston Park, 10 Dumbreck Road, 353 4776. Explore more advanced methods of creating work in the media or genre you find interesting, and study some artists and art movements relevant to your work. FREE Beyond the Basics Family History Course Tuesdays, 17 Jan–14 Feb, 6–7.30pm. Mitchell Library, North Street, 287 2999. A five-week series of workshops for those who wish to look a little deeper into family history. Bespoke Atelier Beginners’ Class Tuesdays, 17 Jan–6 Mar, 6.30–8.30pm. £190 for an eight-week course. Glue Factory, 22 Farnell Street, Garscube Industrial Estate, Maryhill, 07818 824014. Textile art workshops led by award- winning young artists Yvonne Elliot and Marion Parola, aka Bespoke Atelier. The workshops allow access to professional equipment on which students, beginners and more advanced artists can design and print their own textiles. Bespoke Atelier Beginners’ Weekend Sat 21 & Sun 22 Jan, 12–5pm. £110 for the weekend. Glue Factory, 22 Farnell Street, Garscube Industrial Estate,
AroundTown
Café Flicker Thu 2 Feb, 6.30–9pm. £3 (free entry with a film submission). Glasgow Media Access Centre, 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 FREE Divine Write Until Thu 23 Feb. Mon–Thu 9am–8pm; Fri & Sat 9am–5pm. Mitchell Library, North Street, 287 2999. Exhibition on the King James Bible, including two copies of other bibles from earlier and later periods for comparison. FREE The Mitchell Centenary Exhibition Until Sat 25 Feb. Mon–Thu 9am–8pm; Fri & Sat 9am–5pm. Mitchell Library, North Street, 287 2999. Exhibition of photos and documents telling the story of 100 years in the building at Charing Cross for the Mitchell library. FREE The Glesga That I Used to Know Until Sun 8 Jan. Tue–Thu & Sat 11am–5pm; Fri & Sun 10am–5pm. Scotland Street School Museum, 225 Scotland Street, 287 0500. Photographs taken as part of a series of surveys conducted by Partick Camera Club in the 1970s, depicting ordinary Glaswegians at work and play. AC/DC: Scotland’s Family Jewels Until Sun 12 Feb. Mon–Thu & Sat 10am–5pm; Fri & Sun 11am–5pm. £2 (£1.50). Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum, Argyle Street, 353 8000. AC/DC have long since passed beyond the usual categories of fashionable/unfashionable; anyone whose heart doesn’t leap at the opening twangle of ‘You Shook Me All Night Long’ is in serious need of counselling. The greatest band in Australia (and Scotland, kinda) is being celebrated in a touring exhibition created by the Arts Centre, Melbourne and the Western Australia Museum with the blessing and co-operation of the band, featuring material never before displayed in public.
Talks ✽✽ FREE Brian Taylor’s Big Debate Fri 6 Jan, 11.30am–1pm.
Wellington Church, 77 Southpark Avenue, 334 0454. Air your views on the week’s goings-on as BBC Scotland’s Political Editor brings his debate to town. Email brian@bbc.co.uk to book a seat or ask a question. Booking essential. See panel. Psychogeography: An Introduction Tuesdays, 10–24 Jan, 7.30–9.30pm. £33 (£16.50). University of Glasgow, St Andrews Building, 11 Eldon Street, 330 2000. An introduction to the fascinating concepts of psychogeography and its manifestations in the arts. Scotland: Mapping the Nation Thu 12 Jan, 2.15pm. £8 (students £2; under 18s, RSGS members free). Renfield St Stephen’s Church, 260 Bath Street, 01738 455050. Chris Fleet of the National Library gives an illustrated talk on Scotland’s past in maps, exploring how maps can contribute to a country’s image and history. FREE The City Archives Over 800 Years Wed 18 Jan, 2.30pm. Mitchell Library, North Street, 287 2999. The library’s Senior Archivist discusses the history of Glasgow’s archives. Antarctica’s Hidden World: The Exploration of Subglacial Lake Ellsworth Wed 18 Jan, 7.30pm. £8 (students £2; under 18s, RSGS members free). University of Glasgow, Boyd Orr Building, University Gardens, 01738 455050. Neil Ross has spent over four months ‘on-ice’ above Lake Ellsworth, located two miles beneath. Here, he tells of the planned return in December 2012. FREE How the Space Age has Changed our View of the Universe Thu 19 Jan, 7.30–9pm. University of Strathclyde Royal College Building, 204 George Street, 950 3000. Professor David Southwood delivers this year’s Tannahill Lecture.
Brian Taylor’s Big Debate
Fairs & Markets FREE Whims-icle Affairs Sun 8 Jan, 11am–5pm. Church on the Hill, 16 Algie Street Langside, whimsicle@yahoo.co.uk Over 50 stalls selling vintage clothing, pre-owned designer wear, art, handcrafted accessories, and baking, plus on-site beauty parlour, psychic and live entertainment. FREE Label Sundays, 2–7pm. Stairway Club, 95 Union Street, 221 1009. Bring, buy or just listen at this celebration of vinyl, with a vinyl DJ and mini record fair. Contact bookings@stairwayclub.co.uk if you want to sell records.
✽✽ FREE The Glasgow Wedding Collective Vintage Style Fayre
Sun 15 Jan, 11am–4pm. Hillhead Bookclub, 17 Vinicombe Street, 576 1700. Give your big day a touch of old- school class with everything from antique china tableware to vintage style photography. FREE January Jumble Sat 28 Jan, noon–4pm. Britannia Panopticon Music Hall, 113–117 Trongate, 553 0840. Donate, rummage and shop for charity in the sale-iest of January sales. Sport Glasgow Rocks Home Game Sun 22 Jan, 5pm. £9–£11 (children £6–£7). Kelvin Hall International Sports Arena, 1445 Argyle Street, 334 4600. Scotland’s only professional basketball team face rivals the Mersey Tigers in the British Basketball League, with cheerleaders, games and fun for all alongside the match. Aviva International Match Sat 28 Jan, 12–5.30pm. £15–£18. Kelvin Hall International Sports Arena, 1445 Argyle Street, 276 1450. Major international athletics meet in which the GB&NI team competes for the Aviva International Match trophy.
44 THE LIST 5 Jan–2 Feb 2012
If you’re one of those people who can’t help yelling at the telly in frustration when the news is on, the Big Debate could be a chance to put your questions to the experts. BBC Scotland’s political editor Brian Taylor leads a panel of politicians and familiar faces, discussing the topical issues of the week. To book your seat or ask the panel a question, email brian@bbc.co.uk. ■ Wellington Church, Glasgow, Fri 6 Jan.