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 Glasgow Walking Tours Until Sat 29 Sep, Wed–Sat only, 10.15am–1pm (Glasgow Style tour) and 2.15–5pm (Glasgow Miracle tour). £24.50 (£19.50; under 18s £11; under 5s free). The Glasgow School of Art Shop, 11 Dalhousie Street, 353 4526. Walking tours led by guides from the GSA. FREE The Bad Boy Pub Quiz Thursdays, 7pm–midnight. Sloans, 62 Argyll Arcade, City Centre, 221 8866. Win a bar tab prize. FREE Adults Only Afternoons Fridays, 1.30–3.30pm. Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum, Argyle Street, 276 9599. Weekly child-free activities related to museum displays. FREE Going Batty Fri 24–Sun 26 Aug, 8.30–10pm. Victoria Park (Fri 24 Aug), Linn Park (Sat 25 Aug) and Pollok Country Park (Sun 26 Aug), 287 8118. Night time nature walk as part of European Bat Weekend. Booking essential. FREE Friends of Glasgow Necropolis Guided Tours Sun 26 Aug, 2–4.30pm. Glasgow Necropolis, 50 Cathedral Square, 552 3145. Informal and informative tour led by enthusiastic volunteers. FREE Sleazy’s Jiving Sunday Diner Sundays, 5–8pm. Nice’n’Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. Live rock ‘n’ roll, food and special cocktails at this Sunday evening recovery session. West Highland Gate Pub Quiz Sundays, 8–10pm. £1 entry, put towards a cash jackpot. West Highland Gate, 103 Main Street, Milngavie, 956 7835. Hosted by Sir James. BarCo Bingo Mondays, 8–10pm. £1. Barco, 512 St Vincent Street, 248 2223. Showbiz twist on traditional bingo. FREE Geology Rocks Sun 2 Sep,
Turing Festival
10am–12.30pm. Dams to Darnley Country Park, Nitshill Road, Darnley, Barrhill, 577 4053. Guided tour of the park’s geological landmarks. Meet at Ashoka Restaurant car park on Corselet Road. FREE Clydesdale Horses for Grown-Ups Tue 4 & Wed 12 Sep, 10.30–11.30am. Pollok Country Park, Pollokshaws Road, 276 0927. Meet the gentle giants and chat to the experts who work with them. Booking essential. Glitz and Glamour at the Grand Sun 9 Sep, 12.30–5pm. £40. Grand Central Hotel, 99 Gordon Street, 248 9972. Fundraising event with lots of stalls and activities, a two-course lunch, cupcake challenge and music from Eddie Toal. FREE City of Glasgow International Highland Cattle Show Sat 15 Sep, 10am–4pm. Pollok Country Park, Pollokshaws Road, 276 0924. Watch the judges select the prize-winners and enjoy lots of other entertainments. FREE Bat and Moth Night Wed 19 Sep, 7.30–9.30pm. Dams to Darnley Country Park, Nitshill Road, Darnley, Barrhill, 577 4053. Learn more about the two nocturnal creatures and hopefully spot a few. Meet at Patterton Train Station car park. Fairs & Markets Collectormania Glasgow Sat 25 & Sun 26 Aug, 9am–6pm. £5–£10 (children £3). Braehead Arena, Kings Inch Road, 01908 671138. Memorabilia, merchandise and star appearances. Scotland’s Exclusive Wedding Event Sat 25 Aug, 10am–4.30pm; Sun 26 Aug, 10.30am–4.30pm. £10.50 on the door. Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000 . Everything you need for getting hitched. FREE Sloans Market Saturdays & Sundays, 11am–5pm. Argyll Arcade, Buchanan Street, sloansglasgow.com/ market Well-heeled outdoor shopping. FREE Merchant Square Market Saturdays, 11am–6pm & Sundays, noon– 6pm. Merchant Square, 71–73 Albion Street, 552 5908. Arts and crafts.
✽FREE Glasgow Crafters Co-op Craft Fair Sun 26 Aug,
11am–3.30pm. Cottier’s, 93–95
Three-day festival of technology, named after computer science visionary Alan Turing. Among the highlights are sessions on current work at CERN (European Centre for Nuclear Research) and the future of gaming (both Thu, 9am–noon, Appleton Tower), a talk from Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak (Thu, 4pm, Edinburgh Playhouse) and the first ever Music Hack Scotland music/technology event (intro session Fri, 3pm and runs for 24 hours from 6pm, Summerhall). ■ Various venues, Edinburgh, 23–25 Aug. See turingfestival.com for details. 34 THE LIST 23 Aug–20 Sep 2012