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left. Edinburgh Zoo, Fri 24 May.
gras parade. See preview, page 24. Byres The ever-popular Glasgow author delivers Road, Glasgow, Sun 9 Jun. a lecture entitled ‘Robert Louis Stevenson and the Theatre of the Brain’. If that wasn’t intriguing enough, let us hit you with the event’s subtitle: ‘An Exploration of. ✽ Edinburgh Zoo Nights See preview, ✽ Dead Sleazy For end-of-the-world ✽ Louise Welsh
anticipators everywhere: an interactive The ever-popular Glasgow author delivers survivor’s guide to the zombie apocalypse and a lecture entitled ‘Robert Louis Stevenson and a screening of The Evil Dead. Part of Glasgow the Theatre of the Brain’. If that wasn’t intriguing Science Festival. See preview, page 51. enough, let us hit you with the event’s subtitle: ‘An Nice’n’Sleazy, Glasgow, Thu 6 Jun. Exploration of.
ZOO NIGHTS A night of entertainment at Edinburgh Zoo
F ood, drink, comedy and pandas. Sounds like a good night out? That’s what Edinburgh Zoo (in partnership with your favourite listings magazine) is promising as part of the inaugural Zoo Nights event this month, the latest in a line of attempts to turn Edinburgh’s more traditional daytime family entertainment venues into evening destinations.
‘We want to do this to reach a different audience,’ says Jo Paulson, events executive at the zoo. ‘We’re a charity and we’ve got conservation aims, so it’s a way for us to make a bit of income towards that and also attract a different audience to the families who come during the day. People come to the zoo when they’re children and then come back when they have kids and grandkids, and we want to reach those in the middle.’
The zoo will be open as if it were a normal visiting day of 6–10pm, but there’ll be a bar on the lawn, a vintage tea party serving cocktails within the Budongo Trail (the home of the zoo’s chimpanzees) and street food stalls. There will also be a silent disco and stand-up from Susan Morrison, who’s no doubt brushing up on her panda jokes right now. That anyone attending can see the pandas before 8.30pm (although entry to the enclosure will be managed) is surely a big attraction. ‘It’s something completely different,’ says Paulson. ‘It’s a unique venue and a chance to socialise with your friends on a Friday evening somewhere other than the pub.’ (David Pollock)
Edinburgh Zoo, Fri 24 May & Fri 28 Jun.
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✽ Meadows Festival A weekend of music, vintage stalls and (we hope) sun. See preview, page 26. The Meadows, Edinburgh, Sat 1 & Sun 2 Jun.
✽ Drink’n’Draw A new life-drawing class with a bar and a relaxed vibe. Booking
essential. Summerhall, Edinburgh, Wed 22 May & Wed 5 Jun.
✽ UK Green Film Festival
A selection of dramas and documentaries that consider green issues. See preview, page 50 and listings in Film, page 77. GFT, Glasgow, Sat 1–Thu 6 Jun.
✽ The Edinburgh
Moonwalk A camaraderie- fuelled overnight walk through the city’s streets to
raise money for Breast Cancer charities. Leith Links, Edinburgh, Sat 8 Jun.