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GLASGOW’S HIDDEN GEOMETRY
Little Bit of Theatre enters the headspace of 1960s avant- garde mob the Situationists with this multidisciplinary night of ‘psychogeographical exploration’. May Mile Thomas’ The Devil’s Plantation – a film about Harry Bell, who searched for secrets within Glasgow’s cityscape – is paired with tunes from sound artist Caroline McKenzie and the Psychogeographical Commission (who write songs about the occult origins of Glasgow’s subway, of course). And, to help it all make sense, writer David Manderson explains what psychogeography actually is. Wear some sturdy shoes, as you’re probably going to leave with a strong desire to dérive. (Jaclyn Arndt) ■ Ma ryhill Burgh Halls, Glasgow, Sat 27 Jul.
EVENTS
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Events & Festivals Black Cat Poker Every Thu, 7.30– 11pm. £5. Bon Accord, 153 North Street, 353 2342. No-Limit Texas Hold’em poker with 10k starting stacks. Practise those poker faces, everyone. Glasgow Miracle City Walking Tour Every Sat & Sun, 11.15am–1.30pm. £19.50 (students and senior £16; under 18s £9.75; under 5s free). The Glasgow School of Art Shop, 11 Dalhousie Street, 353 4584. Discover the engines of the city’s post-industrial reinvention as a hotbed of creative innovation on this exploration of galleries, studios and public works. Glasgow Show Sat 20 & Sun 21 Jul, 11.30am–5.30pm. £6 (£2–£3; family £15). Glasgow Green, Greendyke Street, glasgow.gov.uk Glasgow’s oldest park plays host to extreme sports, a live music stage, street theatre, countryside activities and all manner of fun for kids.
✽FREE Bikes and Scones Sat 20 Jul, 2–4pm. Bridgeton Library and Learning Centre, 23 Landressy Street, 554 0217. Talk about cycling culture with Glasgow Women’s Library while enjoying some tea and scones. See preview p48. Merchant City Festival Wed 24–Sun 28 Jul, Times vary. Prices vary. Various venues, Merchant City, 287 9808. The trendy neighbourhood’s diverse festival sees comedy, theatre and art events popping up on every corner. Learn the area’s history on a Routes and Culture cycle tour, get glitzy at the Briggait Roller Disco or take part in Commonwealth sporting challenges. Glasgow’s Hidden Geometry Sat 27 Jul, 6pm. £8 (students £6). Maryhill Burgh Halls, 10–24 Gairbraid Avenue, 0845 860 1891. Get your multidisciplinarity on at this night of
‘psychogeographical exploration’, featuring a film screening, music, talks and more on the subject. See preview, above.
✽FREE Vintage Glasgow Sat 27 & Sun 28 Jul, Times vary. Prices
vary. The Old Fruitmarket, Candleriggs, vintagefestival.co.uk Hemingway Design bring their Vintage Festival format to Glasgow, celebrating British creativity from the 1920s to 1980s through music, fashion, film, design and dance events, with a chance to get all dolled-up in pincurls or beehives for the themed nightclubs and try out a range of workshops, or browse through the rails at the vintage fashion fair. See preview page 44. FREE TalkSeePhotography Mon 5 Aug, 7pm. CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street, 352 4900. Photography fans get together to share, discuss and look at still photography, with an eye to fostering the local scene. FREE Glasgore Wed 7 Aug, 6.30pm. Glasgow Film Theatre, 12 Rose Street, 332 6535. Discussion group for lovers of horror and cult cinema. Women’s Heritage Walks Sat 10 Aug, 1pm. £7.50. Glasgow Necropolis, 50 Cathedral Square, 248 9969. Glasgow Women’s Library brings to light the oft- ignored histories of the ‘Women of the Necropolis’. FREE Come and Try Piping & Drumming with HeedrumHodrum Mon 12 Aug–Fri 16 Aug, 10am. St Enoch Square, heedrumhodrum.com Piping and drumming surely can’t be all that hard, right? Think you can manage to make anything but a terrible racket? Time to find out! Part of Piping Live! FREE Film Discussion Group Wed 14 Aug, 6.30pm. Glasgow Film Theatre, 12 Rose Street, 332 6535. Film buffs swap opinions on both art house and blockbuster releases, with film writer Eddie Harrison.
✽FREE International Tartan Festival Fri 16 & Sat 17 Aug,
9am–7pm. Glasgow Central Station, Main Concourse, 1 Gordon Street, internationaltartanfestival.com A chance to check out the latest designs and styles at this edgy tartan fashion fest on the main concourse of Glasgow Central Station. Zipslide Over the Clyde for CLIC Sargent Sun 18 Aug, 10am. £20
registration fee plus £120 sponsorship pledge. Finnieston Crane by SECC, 572 5700. Raise some funds for the children’s charity by zooming away on a 150ft high zipslide. Exhibitions The Scottish Car Show Sun 21 Jul, 10am. £15. SECC, Finnieston Quay, 0844 395 4000. Show cars, demos, mods, go karting, stunt shows and other things that go vroom vroom.
Fairs & Markets FREE Little Birds Market Sun 14 Jul & 11 Aug, noon–5pm. Sloans, 62 Argyll Arcade, 07946 715204. A tantalising selection of vintage, craft and design vendors selling jewellery, furniture, accessories, stationery and more. FREE Byres Road Makers Market Sat 27 Jul, 11am–4pm. Hillhead Library, 348 Byres Road, 339 7223. Handmade crafts and work by Scottish designers, artists and crafters. Britannia Panopticon Grand Jumble Sale Sat 3 Aug, noon–4pm. £1 (includes raffle ticket). Britannia Panopticon Music Hall, 113–117 Trongate, 553 0840. A jumble sale with a huge range of goodies from vinyl and clothing to kids’ stuff and kitchenalia.
Sport The Extreme Stunt Show Tue 6– Thu 8 Aug, 7.30pm. £12 (£6; family £33). Queens Park Arena, Queens Park, extremestuntshow.com Motorsport stunts including monster truck mayhem and back flipping motocross.
✽FREE Glasgow 2014 Come and Try Session Sat 27–Sun
28 Jul, noon–5pm. People’s Palace & Winter Gardens, Glasgow Green. Come and have a go at some of the sports that’ll be taking over the city next year as part of the Commonwealth Games. Part of Merchant City Festival.
Events | AROUND TOWN
FREE Ride the Braes MTB Sat 10 Aug, noon–3pm. Cathkin Braes Country Park, Cathkin Road, 287 8118. Join the Countryside Rangers for this chance to ride the Cathkin Braes Commonwealth Games MTG track. A basic level of off road competency needed. Booking essential. Cycle Glasgow Sun 18 Aug, 10am. £8 early bird entry (children £3.50). Kelvingrove Park, Otago Street, 330 3593. The University of Glasgow’s 11th sponsored cycle to raise funds for leukaemia research. All abilities welcome; 13 or 26 mile route. Talks FREE Charlotte Linton in Conversation with Mairi McKenzie Thu 11 Jul, 5pm. The Lighthouse, 11 Mitchell Lane, 276 5360. Textile designer Linton talks about her designs based on Scottish history. FREE Centre for Modern Thought Seminar: Creative Work Sat 13 Jul, 1–4pm. CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street, 352 4900. A panel of artists, researchers and government policymakers explores the philosophical and critical questions that surround creative work. FREE Galilean Society Lectures Sat 20 Jul, 3–4.30pm. Mitchell Library, North Street, 287 2999. Dr Matteo Ceriotti talks zero-gravity aeronautics in ‘Sailing in Space: From Imagination to Reality’. FREE Mixing the Colours: Sectarianism, Your Stories Tue 23 Jul, 1–3pm. Glasgow Women’s Library, Mitchell Library, 15 Berkeley Street, 248 9969. A discussion exploring how sectarianism affects the lives of women. FREE This Unrivalled Collection: Exhibition Talks Wed 24 Jul, 1pm. Hunterian Museum & Art Gallery, University of Glasgow, 82 Hillhead Street, 330 4221. Peter Black looks at Titian’s portrait of Vesalius. FREE Scotland and the Birth of World Football Tue 6 Aug, 6–7.30pm.
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