AROUND TOWN | Events
on the ‘Inspect our Insects’ tour. FREE Creative Banter Tue 17 Sep, 6–8pm. The Clutha Vaults, 167–169 Stockwell Street, 552 7520. Creatives from every imaginable field are invited to these networking nights, designed to facilitate knowledge sharing and collaboration.
✽ FREE Explore Brasil with STA Travel Wed 18 Sep, 5pm. Boteco do Brasil, 62 Trongate, 07772 847311. Have your fill of Brazilian cocktails, food and salsa dance and maybe even a win a prize or two. FREE Scotcampus Freshers’ Festival Thu 19 Sep, 10am–4pm. SECC, Finnieston Quay, 221 6241. Entertainment and information for new students, slap bang in the middle of town.
Fairs & Markets FREE Merchant Square Market Every Sat & Sun, 11am–6pm. Merchant Square, 71–73 Albion Street, 552 3038. Arts and crafts market, with everything from cupcakes to candles. Scotland’s Exclusive Wedding Event Sat 24 Aug, 10am–4.30pm. Sun 25 Aug, 10.30am–2pm. £9.50 in advance; £10 on the door (groups of four £37 in advance). Hampden Park, Letherby Drive, 0844 481 8898. A wedding fair on a huge scale (including a car showcase, catwalk shows and around 140 exhibitors). FREE Farmers’ Market and Artisan Fayre Sun 25 Aug, 10am–2pm. House for an Art Lover, Bellahouston Park, 10 Dumbreck Road, 353 4775. Local Glasgow-area crafters, artists and producers present their wares. FREE Byres Road Makers Market Sat 31 Aug, 11am–4pm. Hillhead Library, 348 Byres Road, 339 7223. Monthly market featuring handmade crafts and work by Scottish designers, artists and crafters. FREE Little Birds Market Sun 8 Sep, noon–5pm. Sloans, 62 Argyll Arcade, 07946 715204. A tantalising selection of vintage, craft and design vendors. Sport UDO World Street Dance Championships Fri 23 Aug, 9am–5pm. Spectator day pass £30; spectator weekend pass £47; dancer weekend pass £57–£67. SECC, Finnieston Quay, 02920 799199. A chance to see the next Diversity as dancers and groups from around 30 nations take part in the competition. Lunchtime Yoga Class Tue 27 Aug, 3 & 10 Sep, 12.30–1.15pm. £6 per class; £30 for block of six. Western Lawn Tennis and Squash Club, 30 Hyndland Road, 07886 100523. Inject some stretching, relaxation and focus into your workday. Book via phone, email or Facebook. Pedal For Scotland Sportive Sun 8 Sep, Times vary. £40. Glasgow Green, Greendyke Street, pedalforscotland. org Annual display of pedal power for charity as participants cycle the 47 miles from Glasgow Green to Edinburgh’s Murrayfield Stadium.
Talks ✽ FREE New Perspectives on the Scottish Wars of Independence
Fri 23 Aug, 9.10am–5.15pm. University of Glasgow, 330 2000. A full day of lectures from brainy academic types keen to share their knowledge, divided into three parts: Government and People in Scotland and Northern England; English Politics in Scotland; and Law and the Construction of Scottish independence. FREE Glasgow Women’s Library Archives Show and Tell Fri 23 Aug, 2pm. Glasgow Women’s Library, Mitchell Library, 15 Berkeley Street, 248 9969. A look at the journals archive, including The Ladder, a pioneering lesbian publication in the 1960s. FREE Galilean Society Lectures Sat 24 Aug, 3–4.30pm. Mitchell Library, North Street, 287 2999. Explore ‘The Art and Science of Communication by Light’
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Horse presents a masterclass to help developing singers and songwriters. FREE Introduction to the Art of Printing Sun 15 Sep, 1–4pm. Glasgow Museums Resource Centre, 200 Woodhead Road, South Nitshill Industrial Estate, 276 9300. A class for adults to try out their hand at printing after looking at works in the GMRC collection. Booking essential. Dr Sketchy’s Anti-Art School Sun 15 Sep, 3–5pm. £7 (£5). Tron Theatre, 63 Trongate, 552 4267. Burlesque art class with a relaxed atmosphere, music, drinks and interesting models. John Lamond’s Scotch Whisky Trail Courses Mon 16 Sep–5 Nov, 6.30pm. £80 for eight weeks. The Good Spirits Co., 23 Bath Street, 258 8427. Go beyond the traditional tasting to learn about production, maturation and marketing of the gold stuff, with whisky writer John Lamond. Beginners’ course. See Five Reasons, page 35.
EDINBURGH Activities & Events Just Festival Thu 22–Mon 26 Aug, Times vary. Prices vary. Various venues, 228 4249. Edinburgh’s annual Festival of Spirituality and Peace is relaunched in 2013 as Just Festival, comprising 129 events in 28 different venues. Check out music, dance, conversations, film screenings, exhibitions, family events and don’t forget Edinburgh’s first Death Café. Guardian Edinburgh International Television Festival Thu 22–Sat 24 Aug, Times vary. Prices vary. EICC, 150 Morrison Street, 02078 43 0146. An essential fixture for everyone in the television industry wanting inspiration, networking, learning and fun, with a programme offering the chance to hear from hundreds of globally renowned TV executives.
CRAFT SCOTLAND SUMMER SHOW Even as the festivals wind down, there’s still time to take a look at some of the impressive Caledonian crafts on display at the Craft Scotland Summer Show in Edinburgh. Expect a far higher standard of furniture, ceramics, jewellery and hats than you’d find at your average Sunday craft market, with work by designers including milliner Sally-Ann Provan, ceramist Julia Smith, jewellers Grainne Morton and Jane Gowans and designer Judy R Clark. Up-and- coming designers and recent graduates are represented too. Have a browse or stay for a chat with some top crafters, and watch demonstrations of how they work their magic. (Charlotte Runcie) ■ White Stuff, 89 George Street, Edinburgh, until 26 Aug, craftscotland.org
with Aziz Rasool. FREE GoMA Sculpture Walking Tour Sun 25 Aug, 1–3pm. Gallery of Modern Art, Royal Exchange Square, 287 3050. The folks at GoMA take you out and about to discover the permanent sculpture in Glasgow city centre. The Glad Academy: Tom Gallagher on Sectarianism Sun 25 Aug, 4pm. £5. The Glad Café, 1006a Pollokshaws Road, 636 6119. Author Tom Gallagher explores why sectarianism has endured in Scotland while it’s been laid by the wayside in other places. FREE Meet the Experts Mon 2 Sep, 1–4pm. Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum, Argyle Street, 276 9599. Bring along your programmes, signed football shirts or other sporting collectibles and find out more about its history from the panel of football experts. FREE The Story of Impressionism at the Burrell: Before, During and After Tue 3 Sep, 1–2pm. Burrell Collection, 2060 Pollokshaws Road, 287 2550. An in-depth look at the Impressionist works in the collection. FREE Summer Sea, Winter Sea Thu 19 Sep, 6.30pm. Glasgow Women’s Library, 23 Landressy Street, 248 9969. Biographer Christopher Andreae talks about Scottish painter Joan Eardley (1921–63), who captured the country’s rural and urban landscapes at a time when being a career artist was no easy task. Workshops FREE Bizarre Ceramics Sat 24 Aug, 1–3pm. Glasgow Museums Resource Centre, 200 Woodhead Road, South Nitshill Industrial Estate, 276 9300. Get inspiration from the work of Clarice Cliff and then create your own art deco design. Dance House: Contact Jams Sat 24 Aug, 2–5pm. £3. CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street, 352 4900. A chance for dancers and musicians to jam and collaborate. All the Young Nudes – Life Drawing Club Tue 27 Aug, 8–10pm. £4. The Flying Duck, 142 Renfield Street, 564 1450. A relaxed life drawing club with music and a bar to aid the flow of
inspiration. FREE How to Jump Start My Life: Overcoming Boredom Thu 29 Aug, 7–8.30pm. Inner Space Glasgow Meditation Centre, 277 High Street, 552 7446. Put aside the YouTube cat videos and learn how to simply ‘be’. Edinburgh Wedding Show Sat 31 Aug & Sun 1 Sep, 8am–5pm. £5 (group of four £15). Royal Highland Centre, Ingliston, 443 0404. Get all your wedding supplies sorted at this fair. Colour Field Masterclasses Sat 31 Aug & Sun 1 Sep, 10am–4pm. £50 per day including all materials, refreshments and a light lunch; £90 for both days. House for an Art Lover, Bellahouston Park, 10 Dumbreck Road, 353 4776. Artist Rowena Comrie leads a masterclass in working with fields of colour. Stained and Fused Glass Beginners Class Sat 31 Aug, 10am–4pm. £150. RDW Glass, 23 Fleming Street, Dennistoun, 556 3312. Create a beautiful stained glass panel that a monk would be chuffed to gaze upon, with help from the experts at RDW Glass. All materials supplied. Editing and Revision Workshop with 4 Winds Writers and Sara Grant Sat 31 Aug, 10.30am–5pm. £85 (includes lunch). i2 Office, 2 West Regent Street, 4windswriters.com Take on the next phase of novel writing with this workshop in revision. FREE Adult Art Afternoons Sun 1 Sep, 1–4pm. St Mungo Museum of Religious Life and Art, 2 Castle Street, 276 1625. Unleash your inner art beast with this ‘Pretty Pastels’ class. Booking essential. FREE Adult Drawing Club Sun 8 Sep, 1pm. 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.
✽ Horse: The Voice Mon 9 Sep, 7.30pm. £18. Tron Theatre, 63
Trongate, 552 4267. Performer and writer
✽ LUGG Thu 22 Aug–Sun 1 Sep, Times vary. Prices vary. Various venues,
bodabar.com Billed as the ‘Swedish alternative to the Edinburgh Fringe’, the folks who run Boda Bar, Hemma, Victoria’s, Sofi’s and Joseph Pearce’s host a month of DJ nights, art exhibitions, themed parties and food and drink events. See preview, page 34. Zoo Walkabouts Thu 22 Aug, 7.30– 9pm. £7 (members £5). Edinburgh Zoo, Corstorphine Road, 314 0379. Today it’s a Bird Walkabout, including a visit to the penguin enclosure. Festival of Politics Fri 23–Sun 25 Aug, Times vary. Prices vary. The Scottish Parliament, Horse Wynd, 0800 092 7500. A ground-breaking and innovative festival that combines the worlds of politics, media and the arts, with debates, panel discussions and exhibitions FREE Showcasing Local and Scottish Designers Sat 24 Aug, 2pm. Free with exhibition ticket. City Art Centre, 2 Market Street, 529 3993. Milliner RF Rogue puts his artworks upon the heads of Hustle dance troupe members for a multi-sensory fashion extravaganza. FREE Visit the Edible Garden Every Mon, 1–3pm. Royal Botanic Garden, Arboretum Place, 248 2909. Drop by and get advice on growing your own edible garden. Write Shoot Cut Mon 26 Aug, 6.10pm. £6 (£5). Filmhouse, 88 Lothian Road, 228 2688. Monthly short film networking night taking open submissions for screening and discussion. FREE Victoria’s Language Cafe Mon 26 Aug, 7pm. Victoria, 265 Leith Walk, 555 1638. Just turn up and see if someone’s got the lingo you want to pick up, then have a chat. All or Nothing Aerial Dance Class Taster Session Wed 28 Aug, 6–7pm. £10. Out of the Blue Drill Hall, 30–36 Dalmeny Street, Leith, learn@ aerialdance.co.uk Have a shot at silks or get a taste of the trapeze at this session for newbies. Ages 16+; email to book.