Around Town
Events are listed by date, then type. Submit listings at least ten days before publication to sport@list.co.uk for sport or morag.bruce@list.co.uk for all other events. Listings compiled by Morag Bruce.
Glasgow Em5_
Fairs
Scottish Design Fair 'l‘ramw'ay. 25 Albert Drive. 352 4661. 8.30am 7pm. £10 per day. An event looking to the future of Scotland‘s btiilt environment. Register at w'ww'.scottislidesigii show.co.uk.
Talks
Psychical Research (ilasgow liniversity Boyd ()n‘ Btiildiiig. 880 5184. 7.30pm. £3. Audrey Yeardley gives a talk entitled ‘A close look at karma and the amazing process of reincarnation’.
Fairs
Scottish Design Fair 'I‘raniway. 25 Albert Drive. 352 4661. ‘).30am 7pm. £10 per day. See Thu 6.
Saturday 8
Fairs
Sound and Vision Show Radisson SAS Hotel. 301 Argyle Street. 0182‘) 740 650. 10am 5pm. £5 iii advance for the weekend (£7.50 on the day for the weekend). All the very best in hi-li and home cinema equipment. demonstrations and gadgetry. Advance tickets can be purchased by going to www.chestergroup.org.
Body and Soul Fair Royal ('onceit Hall. 2 Satichiehall Street. 0131 5530041. 1 lam 5.30pm. £3.50 for the day £5 weekend (£2.50 for the day £4 weekend). Scotland's biggest gathering of tarot readers. astrologers. clairvoyants. complementary therapists and health practitioners.
Glasgow Musicmania S1i(‘(‘. l‘innieston Quay. 08700404000. (‘1). record and music memorabilia sale.
Food & Drink
Mansfield Park Farmers’ Market Mansfield Park. off Dumbarton Road. 341 ()844. 10am 2pm. Who needs supermarket tosh when you‘ve got happy produce from happy places'.’ Taste the difference.
Spon
Scotland v Belarus llampden Park. Letherby Drive. 616 6000. Qualifying match for the World (‘up 2006. Aye. we'll be lucky.
Talks
Dream Weaving: The Art of Dream Interpretation in Pharaonic Egypt Burrell ('ollection. 2060 Pollokshaws Road. 287 2550. 2pm. £4. 01‘ Kasia S/pak‘ow'skzt is a lecturer iii ligyptology' at the l'niversity of Wales. Swansea. She has extensively researched ligyptian dreams and has recently published her findings in her book Behind ('lmeil lives: Dreams and Nightmares in Ancient Iii:pr Drawing on this unique expertise. her talk will explore the intemretation of dreams in Ancient ligypt.
Fairs
Sound and Vision Show Radisson SAS Hotel. 301 Argyle Street. ()182‘) 740 650. 10am 4pm. £5 in advance for the weekend (£7.50 on the day lol‘ the w’eektntl). See Sill 3.
Body and Soul Fair Royal (‘oncen Hall. 2 Sattchichall Street. 0131 553 004l. llam 5.30pm. £3.50 (£2.50). See Sat 8. Glasgow Musicmania Sti( ‘( ‘. Pinnieston Quay. 08700404000. See Sat 8.
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Monday 10
Activities & Events
City of the Dead Necropolis ('emetery. (‘aledonia Road. (iorbals. 204 4400. 6.30pm. Free. Join Ronnie Scott. a cemetery historian. on a guided tour of the Glasgow .\'ecropo|is. Bring a lorcltl Booking essential. Part of the Block .rlI'i‘ltilet‘IllI'e I'eslit'ul.
Talks
A Citizens’ Europe ('iti/ens' Theatre.
I l‘) (iorbals Street. 42‘) 0022. 7pm. 1-‘ree (places limited). The Herald‘s columnist Jack Maclcan pays tribute to the late Professor (ieorgc Bla/y'ca of Paisley l'niversity and discusses the contribution of liastern liuropean immigrants to Glasgow‘s cultural heritage.
Workshops
Creative Writing Classes with Alistair Paterson Borders Books. 98 Buchanan Street. 222 7700. 6pm. £5. Alistair Patterson hosts a writing group open to anyone interested in developing their creative flair. New members always welcome. Ask in store for details.
Wednesday 1 2
Activities & Events
BLOCKbusters (ilasgow liilm 'l’heatre. 12 Rose Street. 332 8128. £2. Muriel (iray chairs this ('nirersily ('liul/enge-sty le qui/ in which teams from two of (ilasgow’s architecture schools go head-to-head for the coveted BLOCK ('tip.
Film Discussion Group (ilasgow' l-‘iliii Theatre. 12 Rose Street. 332 8128. .Meet tip with lilm writer Iiddic Harrison pltis other film buffs every second Wednesday to swap opinions and perceptions of recent releases of both aithouse and big blockbuster liliiis.
Talks
A Helping Hand: Supporting World Aid Woodside Hall. (ilenfarg Street. 7.30pm. £6. Since the 1‘)60s 1)unfermline- born Ken Slavin has been providing specialist training and back tip for scientific and ecotourism expeditions as well as conservation. humanitarian and media organisations operating in remote and ha/ardotis regions of the world. Join him on an adventurous journey from early ecototirism in the Sahara to the geopolitical hotspots of Africa and the Balkans.
Tiso Winter Talk: The World’s Wild Places ’l‘iso (ilttsgow ()nttlooi' lisperience. 50 ('ouper Street. low nhead. 55‘) 5450. 7.30pm. £6 (£4.50). (‘olin Prior is one of Britain's leading landscape photographers. known for his spectacular panoramic images shot at the ‘magic hours' of dawn or dtisk. (‘oliii comes to sign copies of his prints and books.
Activities & Events
Poplife! 13th Note ('afe. 50 60 King Street. 553 1638. 8.30pm. £1. 1n this monthly pop qui/ the questions are secondary to getting drunk. singing along to Spandati Ballet and moaning about the
Urban Summit The Lighthouse. l 1 Mitchell Lane. 225 8413. 10am 4pm. £50. A Ii/Ut‘k .'ll'('llfi('('llll'(' l'eyltt'u/ conference looking at New t'rbanism. the re-ordering of the built environment.
Fairs
Ideal Home Show Scotland Sl-L(’(‘. l‘innieston Quay. 08700404000.
noon 6pm. £‘) (£6.50). See Picture ('aption.
Talks
Zaha Hadid Radisson SAS Hotel. 301 Argyle Street. 204 4400. 6.30pm. £5 (£3). See llitlist. page 25. Pait of the Blue/t Architecture I'i'Slfl'l/l.
Activities & Events Fungus Amungus Mugdock (‘ountry Park. (‘raigallian Road. Milngav ie. ‘)56 6100. 2 4pm. £1. l’ind otit more about mtishrtmnis and fungi on this afternoon walk. Booking essential.
Fairs
Ideal Home Show Scotland Sti(‘('. 1-‘innieston Quay. 08700404000.
10am 7pm. £‘) (£6.50). See Fri 14.
Food & Drink
Queen’s Park Farmers’ Market Queen's Park. 520 1.aiigside Park. 287 7273. 10am 2pm. l-‘orget about mass- produced rubbish. 1"armers’ markets are all about organic. quality produce direct
n E ms Top decorating ‘Million Pound Property
Experiment’ boys Justin and Colin are just one of the attractions at this show of all things home. Also appearing is the infinitely sophisticated, kitten-heel donning, up-do loving, eyebrow- raising Naomi Cleaver from Channel 4’s Other People’s Houses. All the newest gadgets, decorating techniques and tips on how to create the
perfect atmosphere this Christmas.
I Ideal Home Show Scot/(ind, SECC. Glasgow, Fri I 4 —Sun 23 Oct
from the chaps and chapettes who make it.
Fairs
Ideal Home Show Scotland Sli(‘(‘. liiiiiiieston Quay. 0870 040 4000.
10am 7pm. £‘) (£6.50). See Fri 14.
Fairs
Ideal Home Show Scotland Sti(‘(‘. l-‘innieston Quay. 08700404000.
10am 7pm. £‘) (£6.50). See Hi 14.
Workshops
Creative Writing Classes with Alistair Paterson Borders Books. 08 Buchanan Street. 222 7700. 6pm. £5. See Mon l0.
Tuesday 1 8
Activities & Events
Stitch and Bitch (ilasgow Women's Library. 10‘) 'Ii‘oiigate. 552 8345. 6.30pm. l'iiw ind wool and any pent tip gossip at this close knit knitting group. (‘till to say you‘re going along as places are limited.
Fairs
Ideal Home Show Scotland Sif(‘('. l-‘innicston Quay. 0870 040 4000.
10am 7pm. £0 (£6.50). See 1-‘ri 14.
Wednesday 1 9
Fairs
Ideal Home Show Scotland Sti(‘(‘. ldtltlleslotl Quay. 08700404000.
10am 7pm. £‘) (£6.50). See Fri 14.
Talks
Gavin Hewitt 'l'hcali‘c Royal. 282 Hope Street. 332 ‘)000. lpm. £5.50 (£4). Award- winning BB(' correspondent (iavin llewit talks about his memoirs A Soul on Ice: A life in News. Part of the limit ll'liu's [ill/tith xi’l‘tey.
* Once There was a Golden Age: How we Judge Television, Then and Now Btite Hall. l'iiiversity of(ilasgow'. l'niversity Avenue. 330 4‘)‘)4.
6.15 7.30pm. l-‘ree. ('all to register for tickets or email e.reyiio1ds(a admin.gla.ac.uk. See llitlist.
Workshops
Girls Knit Out North Star ('afe. 108 Queen Margaret Drive. 07‘)4l 219687. 7pm. £2. (‘elebrate National Knitting Week by getting together with the girls for a spot of knit one. purl one. tea and cakes. Plus get 10‘; off at Kl Yarns Knitting Boutique.
Thursday 20
Fairs
Crafts for Scotland & Hobbycrafts S1i(‘(', Pinttiesttm Quay. 0870010 4000. ‘).30am 5.30pm. £6.20. ('elebrate all things crafty.
Ideal Home Show Scotland Sti('(‘. 1"iiiiiic‘stttii Quay. 08700404000.
10am 7pm. £‘) (£6.50). See Fri 14.
Talks
Mountain, Moor and Loch Renlieltl St Stephen's (‘lttlt‘elt ('entre. 200 litttlt Street. 332 2826. 2.l5pni. £6. Bob Aitken. author of the official guide to the West Highland Way which is one of Scotland's best loy etl walks. celebrates the routes superb landscapes and history. He's joined by (iill (‘o\. the Way 's development manager. who describes the work tltttl goes on behind the scenes to maintain its quality as one of the world's great long distance walks.
Edinburgh
Fairs
Volunteer Recruitment Fair Assembly Rooms. 54 (ieoi'ge Street. 220 434‘).
l 1am 7pm. Free. A chance to meet around