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07946 715204. A tantalising selection of vintage, craft and design vendors. Sport Midnight Walk Sat 18 May, midnight. £20 to register. Clydeside Walkway, Cambuslang, 429 5599. Strut along the River Clyde on a well-lit night-time route in aid of the Prince & Princess of Wales Hospice. Choose from 5k or 10k – either way, wear your jim jams. FREE Glasgow parkrun Every Sat, 9.30am. Pollok Country Park, Pollokshaws Road, parkrun.org.uk/ glasgow. An informal weekly 5k run where everyone is welcome, no matter how fast or slow. Dogs and buggies are OK too! Register online. FREE Tollcross parkrun Every Sat, 9.30am. Tollcross Park, 254 b Wellshot Road, parkrun.org.uk/tollcross. See Glasgow parkrun.
Talks FREE Exploring the Sublime Fri 17 May, 2–3pm. Glasgow Museums Resource Centre, 200 Woodhead Road, South Nitshill Industrial Estate, 276 9300. Artist Rachel Mimiec is joined by curator Dr Joanna Meacock and conservator Polly Smith to explore the idea of the sublime from all their different
perspectives. Booking essential. Pecha Kucha 17: The MAKLab Wed 22 May, 6pm. £6 (£3). The Lighthouse, 11 Mitchell Lane, 276 5360. Members of the MAKLab, the Lighthouse’s open access digital fabrication studio, talk about their work. FREE Cathedrals of Football: The Evolution of Architecture in Scottish Football Wed 22 May, 6–7pm. Mitchell Library, North Street, 287 2999. Richard McBrearty illuminates the illustrious history of Scottish football architecture, from Hampden (once the biggest football arena) and Ibrox (site of the first football arena disaster). FREE ARIKA 13 Episode 5 – Talks Sat 25 May, 1.30pm, 4pm & 5.30pm. Sun 25 May 11am. Tramway, 25 Albert Drive, 0845 330 3501. Four talks on gender, sexuality and LGBT topics, covering everything from transexuality as an ‘unbecoming’ to the queer potential found in Kanye West songs. See preview, page 80. Mark Beaumont Thu 30 May, 7.30pm. £14. SECC, Finnieston Quay, 0844 395 4000. Record-breaking endurance cyclist, rower and adventurer Mark Beaumont discusses his incredible experiences. In aid of Glasgow charity Orkidstudio.
GLASGOW SCIENCE FESTIVAL Various venues, Glasgow, Thu 6–Sun 16 Jun
As it enters its sixth year, the biggest draw of the Glasgow Science Festival continues to be a huge range of family events. Whether you’re a hardcore chemistry aficionado or just curious about big bangs and bright flashes, this year’s offerings should go a long way to proving science for the masses doesn’t begin and end in school. Lots of the 2013 activity ties in with the Year of Natural Scotland. Glasgow, Naturally (Kelvingrove Museum, Sat 15 & Sun 16 Jun) is a weekend of goings-on inspired by nature that could see you building a spectroscope for looking at rainbows, sharing your own natural history photography in the Parklife exhibition or dusting off your apron and cracking some eggs to compete in a Big Science Bake-Off (fear not, even your chocolate cake’s soggy bottom can be solved by science). More opportunities for hands-on adventures come at the University of Glasgow’s Science Sunday (University of Glasgow, Sun 9 Jun), with live demonstrations, workshops and birds of prey displays providing bitesize family introductions to cutting edge scientific research. Venture outside, and a Geek Walk (City Chambers, Sat 15 Jun) guides you through Glasgow’s engineering history, while the Festival of Frogs (Festival Park, Pacific Drive, Sat 15 Jun) gives pond-dippers young and old a taste of conservation.
And if you’ve made it to adulthood without being able to tell your arsenic from your albumen, there are plenty of events for grown- ups that don’t require much technical knowledge. Dead Sleazy (Nice’n’Sleazy, Thu 6 Jun) combines a screening of cult classic The Evil Dead with a poker-faced discussion on scientifically proven methods for surviving a zombie apocalypse, while the Tasty Science events provide an excuse to treat your taste buds as well as your brain cells. Sample a selection of whiskies and coffees with the University of Glasgow Polyomics Group and get the lowdown on the molecular make-up of all the finest beans and malts. Your old biology teacher would be so proud. (Charlotte Runcie) ■ glasgowsciencefestival.org.uk
FREE Talk of the Steamie Sat 8 Jun, 2–3pm. People’s Palace & Winter Gardens, Glasgow Green, 276 0788. Illustrator Mitch Miller talks about the creation of detailed drawings of the Red Road community, which he completed with the help of its residents. Why We Die Tue 11 Jun, 7–8pm. £6. Blackfriars, 36 Bell Street, 552 5924. Biologist Simon Watt investigates the science of death, in a talk featuring immortal jellyfish. Part of the Glasgow Science Festival. FREE Talk: 600 Years of Scottish Football Wed 12 Jun, 2.30–3.30pm. Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum, Argyle Street, 276 9599. In 1424, King James I wrote the very first recorded reference to football. Hasn’t left the Scottish psyche since. Tasty Science: The Art of Coffee Wed 12 Jun, 6.30–8pm. £5 (includes coffee). Artisan Roast, 15–17 Gibson Street, 07776 428409. From a cup of instant coffee to a brew made from beans that a civet, erm, pooped out, the flavour of coffee is all about chemicals. Learn more through bona fide science demos. Part of Glasgow Science Festival. Workshops FREE Silk Painting Sat 18 May, noon–4pm. Scotland Street School Museum, 225 Scotland Street, 287 0500. Practical workshop for adults, creating silk paintings inspired by the Mackintoshs’ designs. Suitable for beginners. Booking essential. Portrait Painting Course with Iain Connell Sun 19 May, 11am–4pm. £50. Albert Drive Studios, 334 Albert Drive, 07786 330317. Paint a portrait from a live model after learning all Iain Connell’s tips and tricks. Price includes a vegetarian lunch and painting surface. FREE GoMA Bites Workshop for Adults Sun 19 May, 1–4pm. Gallery of Modern Art, Royal Exchange Square, 287 3050. Experiment with creative techniques at this adult workshop led by artist Rachel Mimiec. All materials provided; no experience necessary. Vintage Home Crafts Course Tue 21 & 28 May, 7–9pm. £60 for three days. The Griffin, 226 Bath Street, borrowedspace@ hotmail.co.uk Create a cushion cover, a lampshade and hand-printed wallpaper at this three-day course led by two Glasgow School of Art graduates. All materials included. Email to book. FREE Adult Drawing Club Sun 9 Jun, 1–3pm. Gallery of Modern Art, Royal Exchange Square, 287 3050. The pressure is off at these informal drawing sessions, where a myriad of techniques and materials are covered. All skill levels welcome. Scottish Screenwriters Mon 10 Jun, 6.30pm. £3. CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street, 352 4900. Open session for screenwriters, from the novice to the professional. An industry talk is followed by a Q&A, then it’s a workshopping session on participants’ scripts. Ages 16+. FREE Write It! Tue 11 Jun, 8pm. The Glad Café, 1006a Pollokshaws Road, 636 6119. A get together where script writers can get a scene from a work-in-progress read before a live audience. Submit scenes to writeit@thegladcafe.co.uk. Ages 18+.
EDINBURGH Events & Activities RBS Museum Lates: Dino-Night Fri 17 May, 7–10.30pm. £10 (£8). National Museum of Scotland, Chambers Street, 0300 123 6789. The Grand Gallery is transformed into a prehistoric jungle, with face-painting, a chill out zone and Fresh Air’s Silent Disco. Auntie Flo and Miniature Dinosaurs perform. FREE Burdiehouse Bee Survey Sun 19 May, 1–3pm. Burdiehouse Burn Valley Park, Gilmerton Dykes Street, 447 7145. We all know bees are in trouble, so help the ones left by counting up the local swarms. Spaces limited. Part of Scotland’s Nature Festival.
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