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✽ Louise Welsh ✽ Night of the Living Dead Party The ever-popular Glasgow author delivers a lecture entitled ‘Robert Louis Stevenson and the Theatre of the Brain’. If that wasn’t intriguing well as a prize for ‘most decaying’ zombie enough, let us hit you with the event’s subtitle: costume, are all part of the fun at this free ‘An Exploration of. party to celebrate the release of World War Z (pictured above). The Grosvenor Café, Glasgow, Fri 28 Jun.
✽ Louise Welsh ✽ Terry Jones: Chaucer in the 21st The ever-popular Glasgow author delivers 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 has a chat about an early manuscript of The Exploration of. Canterbury Tales. He’s a clever chap, that Jones. University of Glasgow, Fri 21 Jun.
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REFUGEE WEEK SCOTLAND Vibrant celebration of community, diversity and heritage
N ot just for those new to Scotland’s shores, Refugee Week Scotland 2013 claims to be ‘a festival for everyone’. This year’s offering has some stonking highlights, with a programme that ranges from big music and comedy acts to little sparkling nuggets of community activity and international insight. The opening concert kicks things off and keeps it local with performances from Admiral Fallow, Karine Polwart and Malcolm Middleton (Old Fruitmarket, Glasgow, Mon 17 Jun), while big names from the world of Glasgow comedy include Susan Calman and Kevin Bridges taking the stage at the British Red Cross Comedy Night (Tron Theatre, Glasgow, Sat 22 Jun) and Wasasa Comedy Night Special (The Stand, Glasgow, Mon 17 Jun) respectively.
Away from the starrier end of the spectrum, there are plenty of thoughtful considerations
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about the nature of ‘heritage’ in the form of several smaller community events covering everything from ceilidhs and social evenings to carnivals and gardening projects. Ten nations battle it out on the pitch, speaking the only truly global language – football – at a special Refugee Week tournament, while the Sudanese Community group invites you to learn about the vibrant customs that form part of a traditional wedding. Elsewhere, there’s a feast of theatre, literature, exhibitions, dance, film and inclusive African and Middle Eastern foodie nights, all combining to prove that, wherever in the world you’re from, nothing unites people like a great big party. (Charlotte Runcie)
Various venues, Glasgow & Edinburgh, Mon 17–Sun 23 Jun.
✽ Refugee Week See preview, left. Various venues across Scotland, Mon 17–Sun 23
Jun.
✽ Zoo Nights Very grown up party night
at the zoo, allowing you to walk, talk, drink and dance with the animals. Edinburgh Zoo, Fri 28 Jun.
✽ Glasgow Skeptics Find out all about Bitcoin, the hot new internet currency, before it takes over our lives. The Admiral, Glasgow, Mon 24 Jun.
✽ Mark Beaumont The Perthshire cyclist
and ‘Man Who Cycled the World’ discusses his adventures. Part of Edinburgh Festival of Cycling. See preview, p45. The Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh, Wed 19 Jun.
✽ A Solstice Gathering – Words and Music A tour of town, followed by the
solstice sunrise and a feast of magical poetry and music. From GoMA to Glasgow Green, Glasgow, Thu 20 Jun.
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