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Festivals & Events Glasgow Science Festival Until Sun 16 Jun, Times vary. Prices vary. Various venues, 330 5370. Here it is, the final weekend, so get your fill of science pub quizzes, engineering-themed Geek Walks, and hands-on experiments to top up your brain with knowledge of the Higgs boson, solar flares and cutting-edge medical research. Glasgow Style City Walking Tour Every Thu–Mon, 2.15–4.30pm. £19.50 (students and seniors £16; under 18s £9.75; under 5s free). Glasgow School of Art, 167 Renfrew Street, 353 4584. In-the-know Glasgow School of Art guides walk you through the history of this most stylish city of art, architecture and design. West End Festival Until Sun 30 Jun, Times vary. Prices vary. Various venues, westendfestival.co.uk The month- long festival continues to delight with music, talks, bouncy castles and general rowdiness. Get creative with the Hidden Lane open studios (Sat 22 Jun) or party it up as Queen Margaret Drive (Sat 15–Sun 16 Jun) and Holyrood Pleasure Gardens (Sat 22 Jun) morph into fairgrounds. FREE O2 Glasgow Mela Sat 15 & Sun 16 Jun, noon–8pm. Kelvingrove Park, Otago Street, 302 2845. For over 20 years this huge outdoor festival has been celebrating the traditions of Glasgow’s many and varied immigrant communities with a mix of international music, dance, activities and stalls. This year includes performances from bhangra artists Sona Walia, Ali Romeo and Tigerstyle, plus the KAWA Circus. FREE What the World Is Waiting For Sat 15 Jun, noon–7.30pm. Barras Art & Design Centre, 54 Calton Entry, barrasartanddesign.com Manchester themed party with live music, DJ sets, food and drink, live art and much more. FREE Seven Lochs Wetland Walk Sun 16 Jun, 1–4pm. Hogganfield Park, Cumbernauld Road, 276 0931. Learn just how important the glades, burns, lochs and reed beds are on this six-mile walk from Hogganfield Park to Drumpellier Country Park. A minibus will return to the start. Booking essential.
✽Refugee Week Scotland Mon 17 Jun–Sun 23 Jun, various venues.
This annual week-long festival of arts and cultural events celebrates the contribution of refugees to our communities. See preview p42. FREE Themed Tour Tue 18 Jun, 12.30–2.30pm. Burrell Collection, 2060 Pollokshaws Road, 287 2550. Today it’s a look at all the art and artifacts to do with people getting their heads lopped off. FREE Creative Banter Tue 18 Jun, 6–8pm. The Clutha Vaults, 167–169 Stockwell Street, 552 7520. Creatives from every imaginable field are invited to network in a relaxed, non-sales pitchy type environment.
✽ FREE A Solstice Gathering – Words and Music Thu 20 Jun,
2pm–midnight. Gallery of Modern Art, Royal Exchange Square, 429 4672. A troubadours’ tour beginning at the library in GoMA and ending at Glasgow Green to watch the sunrise following a midnight ceremony of poetry and song. FREE The Hidden Gardens: Day of Stories Sat 22 Jun, 12–4pm. Tramway, 25 Albert Drive, 0845 330 3501. Celebrate ten years of the Hidden Gardens with food, music and entertainment.
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EDINBURGH FESTIVAL OF CYCLING 1 It’s the first one ever Edinburgh doesn’t seem to have reached festival saturation point yet, so how about one for cycling? The original proposed mission statement suggested that, ‘it wouldn’t be about the cyclist, it would be about people who use or who would like to use a bicycle for whatever reason’. 2 It’s got broad appeal There will be short films on the big screen at Festival Square and four photography exhibitions across the city, with talks from broadcaster Mark Beaumont, record-breaker Juliana Buhring and Copenhagen’s cycling ambassador Mikael Colville- Andersen. 3 But it’s also about the cyclist Including races, rides, tours of the Lothians, family events, a night ride and a climb up Arthur’s Seat, as well as workshops, unicycling and a day of bike polo. 4 They’ve used their imagination Your attention is drawn to the ‘build your own bamboo bike frame’ course, the ‘Heels on Wheels’ all-day ladies cycling event in the Meadows and a bike-based poetry slam in association with Inky Fingers at the Forest Café. Plus we wanted to flag up their commendable pun in referring to the latter as a ‘SPOKEn word’ event. 5 It’s the right time for it The organisers cite Edinburgh’s ambition to be a centre for cycling, and point out that it was the first British city to sign the Charter of Brussels, which aims ‘to invest in bicycle policy as an integrated part of urban mobility’. The Edinburgh Festival of Cycling (edfoc.org.uk) can only be an important part of that process. (David Pollock) ■ Various venues, Edinburgh, Sat 15–Sun 23 Jun.
a huge range of goodies from vinyl and clothing to kids’ stuff and kitchenalia. Sport FREE Glasgow parkrun Every Sat, 9.30am. Pollok Country Park, Pollokshaws Road, parkrun.org.uk/ glasgow An informal 5k run where everyone is welcome, no matter how fast or slow. Dogs and buggies are OK too! Register online.
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EDINBURGH INTERNATIONAL MAGIC FESTIVAL Various venues, Edinburgh, Fri 28 Jun–Fri 5 Jul
Edinburgh International Magic Festival pops up at the end of June for the fourth time, aiming to pull magic off the telly and put it back where it belongs: on stage. Spanning close-up magic, stage illusion and mentalism, the eight-day programme (magicfest.co.uk) attempts to mess with your sensory system, walk your attention around like a marionette and have you oohing and ahhing like a four year old.
Paul Wilson of the BBC’s Real Hustle takes a night off from teaching poker cons for an intimate sleight of hand performance (Point Hotel, Wed 3 Jul), while things get grand at the Magic and Variety Gala Show (Lyceum Theatre, Fri 28 Jun) with a line-up including Morgan & West (the time-travelling Victorians), Piff the Magic Dragon (a droll, dragon- costumed Chihuahua owner) and Charlie Mag, who tosses out doves and confetti like it ain’t no thang.
Those too old for an invitation to Hogwarts can venture to the
Scottish Storytelling Centre, where Luke Jermay (creative consultant to Derren Brown) and Ali Cook hold court all week, conducting unsettling, mind-probing mentalism. Grown-ups who like their magic sassy should enjoy the Four Nations Magic Off, as acts vie for top spot with a combination of comedic and phalangeal dexterity (Voodoo Rooms, Fri 5 Jul).
If you haven’t yet mastered conjuring gold coins out of thin air, there are a few free sneaky peeks on offer too. The Royal Mile acts as a street stage for the performers, and you can also throw on a sequined vest and join them for a drink at the MagicFest (Point Hotel, Thu 4 July). After all, magic tricks get even more impressive when sloshed. But do remember to keep an eye on your belongings: you just never know what those tricksters might pull out of a hat. (Jaclyn Arndt)
FREE Burrell Walking Tours Sun 23 Jun, 2–4pm. Burrell Collection, 2060 Pollokshaws Road, 287 2564. Get fit and get learning on this ‘Flora’ themed tour. Under 16s must be accompanied by an adult. Call to book. FREE Glasgow Skeptics Mon 24 Jun, 7–9.30pm. The Admiral, 72a Waterloo Street, 221 7705. Today Math Campbell-Sturgess talks about Bitcoin, that new digital currency that may one day figuratively fill our online wallets. Better listen up.
✽ FREE Night of the Living Dead Party Fri 28 Jun, 8pm. The
Grosvenor Café, Ashton Lane, 0845 166 6028. Celebrate the release of Glasgow- filmed World War Z with a zombie party – dress up, get made up and try not to overdo it on the brains. Women’s Heritage Walks Sun 30 Jun, 2–4pm. £7.50. Merchant City, 248 9969. Glasgow Women’s Library lead this ‘Women of the Merchant City’ walk, uncovering the women behind the vice, radicalism and revival of this famous quarter. Contact to book and for meeting location. Cryptic Nights: Why Scotland,
Why East Kilbride Thu 4 Jul, 8pm. £5. CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street, 352 4900. Ted the Trumpet orchestrates a new work by composer J Simon van der Walt, covering themes of technology, modernity and science fiction, played by laptops and a double rock band. Things gon’ get loud. Loud and freaky. Fairs & Markets FREE Merchant Square Market Every Sat and Sun, 11am–6pm. Merchant Square, 71–73 Albion Street, 552 3038. Arts and crafts market, with everything from cupcakes to candles. FREE Byres Road Makers Market Sat 29 Jun, 11am–4pm. Hillhead Library, 348 Byres Road, 339 7223. A monthly market featuring handmade work by Scottish designers, artists and crafters. FREE Bohemia Sat 6 Jul, 11am–4pm. Tron Theatre, 63 Trongate, nottycherub@ gmail.com Hand-made art, crafts, vintage items and goodies. Britannia Panopticon Grand Jumble Sale Sat 6 Jul, noon–4pm. £1 (includes raffle ticket). Britannia Panopticon Music Hall, 113–117 Trongate, 553 0840. A jumble sale with