AroundTown EVENTS
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 Mostly Movie Pub Quiz Weekly, Thursdays, 9–11pm. The Lane, Ashton Lane, 0845 166 6002. Movie- themed pub quiz hosted by Fraser Thomson, with a chance to win £50 to spend behind the bar. FREE Swishing Shop Fri 30 Mar, 11am–3pm. Simply Swap, 937 Tollcross Road, Tollcross, 551 0071. Clothes- swapping event as part of a wider project aiming to make Glasgow’s East End more green and sustainable. ✽✽ Leabhar’s Craic Sat 31 Mar, 10am–midnight. £10 (daytime only
£5; evening only £8). CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street, 352 4900. One-day festival of Gaelic literary culture, with highlights including a special celebration of poet and songwriter Aonghas MacNeacail, the launch of Margaret Callan’s new book and a headline show from Gaelic folk band The Seedboat (Bàta an t-Sìl), alongside theatre, music, film, workshops and readings. FREE Drawing In Saturdays until 28 Apr, 3–5pm. CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street, 352 4900. A space to draw, create and exchange ideas. El Abrazo Tango Club Fri 6 Apr, 7.30pm. £5 milonga only (class only £7; class and milonga £10). CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street, 352 4900. Tango milonga from Glasgow Tango Studio with a range of music for social dancing. Preceded by an optional tango class. Ages 18+. FREE Bicycle Boom: Cycling Gymkhana Sat 7 & Sun 8 Apr, 2pm. Free (ticketed). Kelvin Hall International Sports Arena, 1445 Argyle Street, 276 1450. A parade of historical cyclists and bikes, synchronized cycling and ‘bizarre
FESTIVAL EDINBURGH INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE FESTIVAL More fond of Brian Cox than the cartoonish nerds on the Big Bang Theory? Take a look at the programme of Edinburgh’s science fest to get physics out of your living room and into your real life
The Scottish Storytelling Centre will be running one week of kiddy friendly events (Mon 2 Apr–Mon 9 Apr, times and prices vary), as well as lectures for over 18s including an examination of the science behind sex (Wed 4 Apr, 5.30pm, £6–£8) and a look at topical questions about infinity (Fri 6 Apr, 8pm, £6–£8). The Royal Botanic Gardens will teach the weans about the dairy
industry (Tue 3 Apr, times vary, £1) and chocolate production (Sun 8 Apr, times vary, £5), whilst grown ups can find out about sustainable fishing (Thu 5 Apr, times vary, £3) and so-called superfoods (Mon 2 Apr, times vary, £3). The National Museum of Scotland takes on all things sporty in Britain’s
Olympic year, as well as workshops about the physics behind good DJing (Mon 9 Apr, 8pm, £6–£8) and author Marcus Chown talking about the solar system (Sat 7 Apr, 5.30pm, £6–£8).
Our Dynamic Earth highlight the best scientific developments from Scotland (Sun 1 Apr–Wed 4 Apr, 10am–5pm, free with admission). Special live editions of the BBC’s Bang Goes The Theory hit the Usher Hall (Fri 13–Sun 15 Apr, 11.30am & 4pm, free), whilst the Filmhouse will run a series of science-inspired films, including Frankenstein (Fri 13 Apr, 6.15pm, £5.50–£7.50), Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (Fri 13 Apr, 3.15pm, £5.50–£7.50) and Gattaca (Sat 14 Apr, 3.15pm, £5.50–£7.50). St Andrew’s Square will host Invisible Worlds, an exhibition of cutting- edge scientific imagery, throughout the festival (8am–6pm, free), and there’s also one event falling outwith the official festival dates featuring ‘that guy off the telly’, Derren Brown (Pleasance, Sat 21 Apr, 2pm, £15). (Lauren Mayberry) ■ Various venues, Edinburgh, until Sun 15 Apr, sciencefestival.co.uk
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races’ are all part of this family friendly re-imagining of the Cycling Gymkhana held as part of the Great Exhibition of 1901. Decorate your own bike for a chance to win the ‘Best Dressed Wheel’ prize. Part of Fish&Game’s Bicycle Boom, itself part of Behaviour. FREE Hunterian Late Night Wednesdays Wed 11 Apr, 5–8pm. Hunterian Museum & Art Gallery, University of Glasgow, 82 Hillhead Street, 330 4221. A new venture from the Hunterian, offering adults a chance to explore the museum after hours, with guided tours, short talks and refreshments. Glasgow Vet School Rodeo Sat 14 Apr, 11am–5pm. £7 (children £3; family £15). University of Glasgow Vet School, Garscube Estate, vet_rodeo@hotmail.com A day of animal-based fun including stalls from the vet school and charities, pony rides, small and exotic animal tents, ferret racing, falconry, duck herding, a husky demo and much more. The event is organised by Glasgow veterinary students with monies raised going to various animal charities. Girls’ Day Out Fri 20 Apr–Sun 22 Apr, 10am–5pm. £12–£15 (£10–£12). SECC, Finnieston Quay, 0844 395 4000. The women’s lifestyle, health, beauty and fashion event returns to the SECC. FREE Seeds of Thought Sat 21 Apr, 7.30–11pm. CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street, 352 4900. Diverse live performance and spoken word night, including everything from traditional African ‘mbira’ music to comedy, dramatic sketches and visual presentations. Open mic available for extrovert types. Ages 18+. Hidden Gems of Garnethill Sun 22 Apr, 2pm. £7.50. Glasgow Women’s Library, Mitchell Library, 15 Berkeley Street, 248 9969. A walking tour telling the stories of women from Garnethill whose many achievements include pioneering European art movements, designing the banners for suffragette processions and creating the first (and only) women’s library in Scotland. ✽✽ Reversible Live! Tue 24 Apr, 8pm. £2. Mono, 12 Kings Court, King Street, 553 2400. Launch night for a new monthly experimental music, performance and art salon in which artists are invited to perform, present work, discuss and reflect on their practice. Curated by Fritz Welch, Julia Scott and Iain Findlay-Walsh. Fairs & Markets FREE Craft Fair Sat 31 Mar & Sun 1 Apr, 10.30am–4pm. Glasgow Botanic Gardens, 730 Great Western Road, 334 2422. Monthly craft fair in the Botanics’ Hopkirk Building, featuring wooden items, handmade cards, designer jewellery, glass, candles and much more. Organisers’ profits go to Marie Curie and BLESMA. FREE Byres Road Makers Market Sat 31 Mar, 11am–4pm. Hillhead Library, 348 Byres Road, 339 7223. Handmade crafts and work by new Scottish designers. FREE Ashton Lane Sunday Market Sundays, 10am–5pm. The Lane, Ashton Lane, 0845 166 6002. Weekly market with stalls selling vintage clothing, original jewellery and art work and more. ✽✽ Ecomunky Pop Up Sale Sun 1 Apr, noon–5pm. £1 (under 16s free). Òran Mór, 731-735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. Eco-friendly market selling vintage clothes and jewellery, second- hand books, recycled items and locally made goodies. 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. FREE The Lighthouse Design Markets Sat 7 Apr, 10.30am–5pm. The Lighthouse, 11 Mitchell Lane, 276 5360. An array of wares to buy direct from the designers and makers who crafted them. FREE Little Birds Market Sun 8 Apr, noon–5pm. Sloans, 62 Argyll Arcade, City Centre, 07946 715204. Market with a tantalising selection of vintage, craft and design vendors – including clothes,
jewellery, handmade, up-cycled furniture, accessories, homewares, food, cakes, millinery, stationery, art and lots more. See panel, page 47. FREE Merchants Market Sun 15 Apr, 11am–5pm. Merchant Square, 71–73 Albion Street, 552 5908. Produce, arts and crafts market. Sport Glasgow Rocks Home Games Sun 1, 8 & 22 Apr, 5pm. £9–£11 (children £6–£7). Kelvin Hall International Sports Arena, 1445 Argyle Street, 334 4600. Scotland’s only professional basketball team face their rivals in the British Basketball League. Insane Championship Wrestling: So’s Yer Maw Sun 1 Apr, 7.30pm. £10. The Garage, 490 Sauchiehall Street, 332 1120. Live wrestling, including a ‘tagteam deathmatch’, plus live music from Senzafine and Drive by Audio. The Scottish Bike Show Fri 13–Sun 15 Apr, 9.30am–5pm. £7.50 (children £5.50; family ticket £20) in advance; £10 (£7.50; £27) on the door. SECC, Finnieston Quay, 0844 395 4000. A must for all cycling fanatics with exhibitors including bike manufacturers and retailers, accessory providers and cycling holiday organisers. Canal Race 10k & 5k Fun Run Sat 21 Apr, 1.15pm. £6–£10 registration fee. Bishopbriggs Leisuredrome, 147 Balmuildy Road Bishopbriggs. Charity race of either 5k or 10k along the banks of the Forth & Clyde Canal.
Talks FREE Sound Off for Women Tuesdays, 3–24 Apr, 12.30–2.30pm. Glasgow Women’s Library, Mitchell Library, 15 Berkeley Street, 248 9969. Join a group of like-minded women for a cup of tea and a blether about the issues that mean something to you at this weekly discussion group. Café Flicker Thu 5 Apr, 6.30–9pm. £3 or free with a film submission. Glasgow Media Access Centre, Fifth Floor Trongate 103, 553 2620. Informal networking and screening event for filmmakers. Trongate: Heart of a City Thu 12 Apr, 7pm. £3. Adelaides, 209 Bath Street, 248 4970. A talk on the hidden secrets of the Merchant City’s buzzing thoroughfare. FREE Melvin and his sister: A gay Kenyan’s struggle to survive Wed 18 Apr, 7pm. CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street, 352 4900. Following a screening of The Guardian’s short documentary on the plight of gay people in Kenya, an expert panel will discuss the issue and take part in a Q&A. Ages 16+. FREE Star Formation Thu 19 Apr, 7.30–9pm. John Anderson Building, Strathclyde University, 107 Rottenrow East, 548 3444. Dr. Helen Fraser from the University of Strathclyde speaks on the formation of stars. FREE The Immortals: A Lecture by Folkert de Jong Fri 20 Apr, 11am–12.30pm. Glasgow Film Theatre, 12 Rose Street, 332 6535. The Dutch artist talks about his work on show at Glasgow International, much of which was inspired by Charles Rennie Mackintosh. Pollokshields Heritage AGM Wed 25 Apr, 7pm. £5 (includes wine). Fotheringay Centre, Fotheringay Road, Pollokshields, pollokshieldsheritage.org The Pollokshields Heritage AGM features a guest speaker, urban planner Kevin Murray presenting a talk on a masterplan project in Aberdeen.
Workshops The Comedy Unit Presents . . . Shortcuts to Comedy Writing Sat 31 Mar, 2pm. £6. The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. Simple, practical advice for writing comedy for radio and TV. Part of Glasgow Comedy Festival. Dr Sketchy’s Anti-Art School Sun 1 Apr, 3pm. £7 (£5). Tron Theatre, 63 Trongate, 552 4267. Burlesque art class with a relaxed atmosphere, music, drinks and interesting models.