list.co.uk/aroundtown knowledgeable film critics. Ages 18+. FREE Fright Night Sat 2 Nov, 5.30– 7.30pm. The Ashoka Car Park, Corselet Road, off Nitshill Road, damstodarnley. org A spooky torchlit walk with some ghoulish games and surprises – wear your scariest outfit. FREE TalkSeePhotography Mon 4 Nov, 7pm. CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street, 352 4900. Photo types get together to share, discuss and look at still photography,. FREE Glasgow Green Fireworks Tue 5 Nov, 4.30pm. Glasgow Green, Greendyke Street, glasgowlife.org.uk/ events Annual huge fireworks display on Glasgow Green. Food and funfair runs from 4.30pm, entertainment at 6.30pm and the first bang goes off at 7.30pm. FREE Strathclyde Park Fireworks Tue 5 Nov, 6.30pm. Strathclyde Country Park, Motherwell, 01389 738762. An extravaganza of music and fireworks, with a funfair too. Plus, a secret guest. FREE GHA Fireworks Display Tue 5 Nov, 7–10pm. Giffnock, whatsoneastrenfrewshire.co.uk Music, cheerleaders and hotdogs at this spectacular fireworks display. Aye Tunes Music Quiz Thu 7 Nov, 7.30pm. £100 for a team of five, plus food. Arta, The Old Cheesemarket, 62 Albion Street, chss.org.uk/ayetunes Let everyone know just how many hours you’ve spent poring over Dylan lyrics for this Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland fundraiser. Book online. Scottish Screenwriters Mon 11 Nov, 6.30pm. £3. CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street, 352 4900. An industry talk followed by a Q&A and a workshopping session for screenwriters of all levels. Ages 16+. FREE Glasgow Skeptics Mon 11 Nov, 7–9.30pm. The Admiral, 72a Waterloo Street, 221 7705. ‘Oil and Scotland’s Future’ with Gordon Hughes, former senior adviser on energy and environmental policy at the World Bank. Now, What’s That You Call Music
ROBOT COLLECTION Free with your entry ticket to Our Dynamic Earth, marvel at the museum’s limited-time-only October exhibition of around 30 droid- related props and costumes from the movies. If you’re a sci-fi movie buff you can expect to enjoy a geekgasm over R2-D2, Terminator, Iron Man and plenty more of the planet’s most famous robots. Meanwhile, if you have a pal who’s always reminded you of C3PO, this is your chance to compare them in the flesh. ■ Our Dynamic Earth, Edinburgh, until Sun 27 Oct.
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Thu 14 Nov, 7.30pm. £2 per person. The Glad Café, 1006a Pollokshaws Road, 636 6119. Nab some bragging rights as the most encyclopedic muso of them all. Plus get your paws on a host of prizes. Exhibitions FREE Black History Month: Once Upon a Time in Kingsway Exhibition Thu 17–Thu 31 Oct, 10am– 4pm. Glasgow Women’s Library, 23 Landressy Street, 248 9969. Exhibition documenting the heritage of migrant women in Scotstoun.
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. Crafts for Christmas and Hobbycrafts Thu 24–Sun 27 Oct, 9.30am–5pm. Sat 26 Oct, 9.30am–5.30pm. £6.50–£8.50 (seniors £5.50–£7.50; children free–£3). SECC, Finnieston Quay, 01425 277988. Over 100 exhibitors here, so a good chance to get all your crafting supplies in hand before the Christmas wrapping begins. FREE Bohemia Sat 26 Oct, noon–5pm. The Arches, 253 Argyle Street, 565 1000. Handmade art, crafts, vintage items and goodies. Plus, an added cocktail element courtesy of the Arches. FREE Farmers’ Market and Artisan Fayre Sun 27 Oct, 10am–2pm. House for an Art Lover, Bellahouston Park, 10 Dumbreck Road, 353 4775. Local Glasgow-area crafters, artists and producers present their wares.
Sport ✽ Yoga in French Every Tue, 6.30–7.30pm. £8 (members £7).
Alliance Française de Glasgow, 3 Park Circus, 331 4080. A bilingual teacher working out your core and your cerebral cortex simultaneously.
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