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GLASGOW Activities & Events ✽ Fresh 14 Fri 19 Sep. Barrowland, 244 Gallowgate, 552 4601. See
preview, page 41. FREE Glasgow Doors Open Day Sat 20 & Sun 21 Sep, Times vary. Various venues: Glasgow, doorsopendays.org. uk. Free admission to see inside some of Glasgow’s finest buildings. FREE Lock Up Your Daughters Filmmaking Group Tue 23 Sep, 7pm. CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street, 352 4900. Queer filmmaking group.
✽ Creative Mackintosh Festival Wed 1–15 Oct, Times vary. Prices
vary. Various venues: Glasgow, glasgowmackintosh.com. Festival celebrating the creative genius of Charles Rennie Mackintosh by allowing everyone to unleash their own creativity through workshops and activities. FREE Specialist Tour: Joy Rides – A History of Glasgow Museums’ Motorcycles Tue 7 Oct, 2.30–3.30pm. Glasgow Museums Resource Centre, 200 Woodhead Road, South Nitshill Industrial Estate, 276 9300. Explore Glasgow’s extensive motorcycle collection. The Glasgow Girls of Garnethill Sat 11 Oct, 2–4pm. £10. Glasgow Women’s Library, 23 Landressy Street, 550 2267. Walk around Garnethill to learn more about its great women from history. Masked Sat 11 Oct, 7pm. £22.50. O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. Don your feathered mask for a night fusing contemporary circus and masquerade. Unplugged Games Club Sun 12 Oct, 1pm–5pm. £2 suggested donation. Govanhill Baths, Calder Street, 433 2999. Meet-ups for board game enthusiasts.
Exhibitions FREE World War I in Personal Stories and Documents Mon–Thu 10am–6pm; Fri 10am–4pm. Goethe Institut, 3 Park Circus, 332 2555. Postcards, stamps and other items from WWI. FREE Green2014: The Environmental Legacy of the XX Commonwealth Games in Glasgow Mon–Sat 10.30am–5pm; Sun 12–5pm. The Lighthouse, 11 Mitchell Lane, 276 5365. Exhibitions, talks and activities, looking at how the 2014 Commonwealth Games will affect the environment. Part of Glasgow City of Science. Fairs & Markets Scotland’s Exclusive Wedding Event Sat 20 Sep, 10am–4.30pm; Sun 21 Sep, 10.30am–4pm. £9.50 in advance; £10.50 on the door; group of four £37 (children free) Hampden Park, Letherby Drive, 0844 481 8898. A wedding fair on a huge scale, with around 130 exhibitors. FREE Sloans Market Sat 20 & Sun 21 Sep, Sat 27 & Sun 28 Sep, 11am– 5pm. Sloans, 62 Argyll Arcade, 221 8886. Outdoor shopping market tucked off Buchanan Street. FREE The Beatroot and Lace Bazaar Sat 20 Sep, 11 Oct, 11am–4pm. The Art School, 20 Scott Street, 07787 404268. A vintage fair with artists and musicians, vintage sellers, artisan makers and more. FREE Afternoon Twee Local Artisan Market Sun 5 Oct, 11am–4pm. Maryhill Burgh Halls, 10–24 Gairbraid Avenue, 0845 860 1891. Scottish handmade, upcycled, repurposed and locally sourced goods. FREE Little Birds Market Sun 12 Oct, 12–4pm. Sloans, 62 Argyll Arcade, 221 8886. Vintage, craft and design vendors.
Sport Alzheimer’s Memory Walk Sun 21 Sep, 11am–2pm. £5 (children free). Pollok Country Park, Pollokshaws Road, 410 0102. Help raise funds for the cause on World Alzheimer’s Day on this 3 mile walk, suitable for most ages and abilities. Carrots NightWalk Fri 26 Sep, 7.30pm. £25 (under 12s free). Glasgow Caledonian University, George Moore Building, 70 Cowcaddens Road, 020 7264 3900. Night-time sponsored walk to help raise funds for Fight For Sight who fund research to prevent sight loss and treat eye disease.
✽ The Great Scottish Run Sun 5 Oct, 9am. £25–£31 (spectators free).
George Square, greatscottishrun.com. Your chance to take part in Scotland’s largest mass-participation sporting event – either a 10k or half marathon – and raise money for one of a variety of worthy causes in the process.
Talks FREE The What Now? Brunch Fri 19 Sep, 11am–1pm. The Arches, 253 Argyle Street, 565 1000. Enjoy a bacon roll as the Arches artistic team mulls over the referendum result. Tony Visconti And Woody Woodmansey: The Making Of David Bowie’s The Man Who Sold The World Fri 19 Sep, 7.30pm. £6. CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street, 352 4900. Producer Tony Visconti and musician Woody Woodmansey discuss the creative process of making David Bowie’s seminal album. FREE Glasgow Skeptics Mon 22 Sep, 7–9.30pm. The Admiral, 72a Waterloo Street, 221 7705. ‘After the Referendum: What Now?’ – A panel discusses the repercussions of the Referendum. Part of Glasgow City of Science. FREE Explorathon Fri 26 Sep, 6–11pm. Glasgow Science Centre, 50 Pacific Quay, 420 5000. Celebrate European Researchers’ Night by exploring the work of hundreds of local researchers. Part of Glasgow City of Science. FREE Clydesdale Women’s Heritage Bike Ride Sat 4 Oct, 2–4pm. Glasgow Women’s Library, 23 Landressy Street, 550 2267. Learn more about the feminism behind cycling on this guided bike ride. FREE Would You Eat a GM Chicken? Mon 13 Oct, 7.30pm. The Admiral, 72a Waterloo Street, 221 7705. Professor Helen Sang discusses the genetic modification of animals. Part of Glasgow City of Science. Workshops Glass Jewellery Workshop Sat 20 & Sun 21 Sep, Sat 27 & Sun 28 Sep, 10am–12.30pm. £35 per class. Barras Art & Design Centre, 54 Calton Entry, 07738 511490. Learn how to make glass jewellery, from cutting to fusing, with Kimberley Armstrong. Beginners Gamelan Classes Thursdays, 7–9pm. £45 (£25). Gartnavel Royal Hospital, 1055 Great Western Road, 211 3600. Learn new instruments in the company of others. FREE Dance Workshop Sun 28 Sep, 11am–1pm. Tramway, 25 Albert Drive, 0845 330 3501. A free movement-based workshop with Miss Prissy. Part of ARIKA14 Episode 6. FREE The 50+ Show Thu 9 Oct, 9.30am–4.30pm. SECC, Finnieston Quay, 01372 840954. A day of workshops and activities for the active senior citizen. Dr Sketchy’s Anti-Art School Sun 12 Oct, 1–3pm. £7 (£5). Stereo, 20–28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. Burlesque art class with a relaxed atmosphere, music, drinks and interesting models.
EDINBURGH Activities & Events FREE SEEP II: Mirrors & Mires Fri 19 Sep, 7–10pm. Patriothall Gallery, WASPS Patriothall Studios, off 48 Hamilton Place, blissfultimes.ca/seep2.htm Visual art, poetry, performance and hair-cutting.
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