list.co.uk/aroundtown Commonwealth Games athlete’s village along the way. Booking essential. Rab’s Video Game Empty Sun 23 Feb, 8.30pm. CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street, 332 6535. Gaming, live music and audience participation. Glasgow Film Festival. FREE Glasgow Skeptics Mon 24 Feb, 7–9.30pm. The Admiral, 72a Waterloo Street, 221 7705. Tonight’s chat is ‘Animal Intelligence?’, with Dick Byrne, who studies the evolution of cognition. Potholing Expedition Seeks Recruits Mon 24–Thu 27 Feb, 7pm. £10. Glasgow Central Station, Main Concourse, 1 Gordon Street, 08457 114141. Gear is provided for this potholing expedition beneath Central Station, where you’ll watch a horror flick. Glasgow Film Festival. SoundRoutes Community Choir Every Mon, 8.30–10pm. £5. St Andrew’s RC Church Bearsden, 29 Roman Road, Bearsden, 07811 504141. Learn a mix of pop, folk, world, reggae and blues songs. All the Young Nudes – Life Drawing Club Tue 25 Feb, 8–10pm. £4. The Flying Duck, 142 Renfield Street, 564 1450. Relaxed life drawing club with music and a bar. FREE Say It Ain’t Sew Every Tue, 6.30pm. Hillhead Bookclub, 17 Vinicombe Street, 576 1700. Cross-stitch craft. FREE Hina Matsuri Japanese Spring Festival Sat 1 Mar, 1–3.30pm. Kibble Palace, Glasgow Botanic Gardens, 730 Great Western Road, 334 2422. Check out a spot of taiko drumming, sample some Asian sweets and test out some Japanese fashion. FREE Minimalist Meetup Group Mon 3 Mar, 7–8.30pm. Offshore, 3/5 Gibson Street, 07761 059957. Discuss minimalist things with like-minded folk. Glasgow St Patrick’s Day Festival Tue 4–Sun 16 Mar, times vary. Prices vary. Various venues, glasgowstpatricksfestival. co.uk Celebrate the Irish heritage of Glasgow and Scotland with film, talks, family activities, dancing and music. FREE Write It! Tue 4 Mar, 7.30pm.
The Glad Café, 1006a Pollokshaws Road, writeit@thegladcafe.co.uk Script writers can get a scene from a work-in-progress read before a live audience of peers. FREE TalkSeePhotography Mon 10 Mar, 7pm. CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street, 352 4900. Photo types share, discuss and look at still photography. An Evening with Sir Mark Walport: Our Climate Fri 14 Mar, 6–8.30pm. £5. Glasgow Science Centre, 50 Pacific Quay, 420 5000. The new Chief Scientific Advisor to the UK government explores the global climate. Disco Ceilidh Sat 15 Mar, 7–10pm. £5 (children free). Hyndland Community Hall, 24 Novar Drive, discoceilidh.net Traditional ceilidh dancing to modern music. BYO nibbles and drinks. Issue One Comic Book Symposium Mon 17 Mar, 7pm. Free, but ticketed. CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street, 352 4900. Creators, retailers, publishers, reviewers and comic book fans participate in an open-forum, themed discussion. Stars Over the Botanics Tue 18 Mar, 7.30–9pm. £4 (£2). Glasgow Botanic Gardens, 730 Great Western Road, 334 2422. A star-gazing session with the Astronomical Society of Glasgow and the University of Glasgow. Spaces limited. Fairs & Markets FREE Merchant Square Market Every Fri & Sun, noon–6pm. Every Sat, 11am–6pm. Merchant Square, 71–73 Albion Street, 552 3038. Arts and crafts market, from cupcakes to candles. The Scottish Wedding Show Sat 22 & Sun 23 Feb, times vary. £11.50–£40. SECC, Finnieston Quay, 587 6088. Tips for the blushing bride and catwalk shows. FREE Sloans Market Every Sat & Sun, 11am–5pm. Sloans, 62 Argyll Arcade, 221 8886. Well-heeled outdoor shopping market off Buchanan Street. FREE Granny Would Be Proud Sun 23 Feb, 2 & 16 Mar, noon–5pm. Hillhead Bookclub, 17 Vinicombe Street, 576
1700. Retro vintage market. Creative Stitches & Hobbycrafts Show Thu 6–Sun 9 Mar, 9am–5pm. £7 (seniors £6). SECC, Finnieston Quay, 01425 277988. The ComicCon for knitters, crocheters and gluegun enthusiasts. FREE Little Birds Market Sun 9 Mar, noon–4pm. Sloans, 62 Argyll Arcade, 221 8886. Vintage, craft and design vendors, including clothes, jewellery and furniture. The Vintage Wedding Show Sun 16 Mar, noon–4pm. £5. Trades Hall of Glasgow, 85 Glassford Street, 552 2418. For brides and grooms looking to add a quirky edge to their big day. Authentic and vintage-inspired wedding dresses, live swing bands and a (G&)Tea party.
Talks Glasgow Film Festival Talks and Workshops Sat 22–Fri 28 Feb, times vary. Prices vary. Various venues, glasgowfilm. org/festival GFF hosts talks and workshops for people interested in various aspects of cinema. See list.co.uk for full listings.
✽FREE How British Is Scotland? Lecture Series Tue 25 Feb,
5.30–6.30pm. Western Infirmary Lecture Theatre, off University Avenue. Perspectives on Scotland’s political, cultural and social landscape in the lead-up to the 2014 referendum. Today: ‘Britain and Scottish Independence in the Middle Ages’ with Dauvit Broun. Craig Mathieson: Some Like It Cold Thu 6 Mar, 2.15–3.45pm. £8 (free). Renfield St Stephen’s Church, 260 Bath Street, 332 2826. Mathieson talks about his journey to the North Pole. Strange Psychologies Thu 6 Mar, 6.30–8pm. £11. The Lighthouse, 11 Mitchell Lane, 276 5360. Lectures exploring the dark side of human behaviour. Today: The Narcissistic Personality. FREE Women in Ancient Egypt Sat 8 Mar, 1–3pm. Glasgow Museums Resource Centre, 200 Woodhead Road, South Nitshill Industrial Estate, 276 9300. The lives of ladyfolk thousands
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of years ago, for International Women’s Day. Booking essential. FREE Japan Matters: The Third Anniversary of the Tohoku (East Japan) Earthquake Tue 11 Mar, 6.30pm. Wellington Church, 77 Southpark Avenue, 334 0454. A short film screening of Our Friends in Fukushima, followed by a talk by a volunteer who worked in the tsunami- affected Noda Village. Scottish Independence: Alistair Darling in Conversation with James Naughtie Thu 13 Mar, 7.30–9pm. £20. Mitchell Theatre, 6 Granville Street, 302 6553. Second part of conversation between Naughtie and Better Together’s Darling.
✽FREE How British Is Scotland? Lecture Series Tue 18 Mar,
5.30–6.30pm. Western Infirmary Lecture Theatre, off University Avenue. See Glasgow, Talks. Today: ‘A Gendered Perspective’ with Lynn Abrams. FREE The Scottish Women’s Hospital Archives: Women’s Contribution to World War I Tue 18 Mar, 6pm. Mitchell Library, North Street, 287 2999. Archivist Lyn Crawford talks about hospital units entirely staffed by women. FREE From Glasgow to Edinburgh by Way of Los Angeles: A Curatorial Journey Thu 20 Mar, 6–7.30pm. Mitchell Library, North Street, 287 2999. Anne Layden gives this year’s Annan Lecture on collecting, interpreting and exhibiting photographic collections.
Workshops FREE Illuminated Letters Workshops Fri 28 Feb, 1–3pm. Gallery of Modern Art, Royal Exchange Square, 550 2267. Create your own illuminated letter in honour of an inspirational woman. ITISON Quilting for Beginners Taster Workshop Sat 1 Mar, 10am, 12.30pm & 3pm. £20. The Stitchery, Flat 2/2, 50 Kent Road, 07969 044462. Textile
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