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Glasgow
Activates And Fun
Saturday Art Club Sat 2" Ma} .k Sat 1 Jun. lltain lpiii l'lL'L' (iallct‘) ot \lodcrn Art. Ro}a| l:\ch.ingc Squaic. 33‘) WW) I'un art acti\itic\ toi cliildicii agcd 3 I” rclating to art on nihpla} u itli diamng. collagc. \ciilptuic iiialxiiig and j_'.tltlt'\ l’ttlt'HIS can gct \tuck in too
Sunday Craft Club Sun 3H \la} tk Sun -1 Jun. llain lpiii l'icc (ilaxgou .\luwuinx Rc~mucc (‘cntitz 3th \Voodlicad Road. \itxhill. 3"!» 0V5. l)iop iii ciatt cluh \Hlll a diltcrcnl thciiic cach \icck :\j._'c\ 5 l3.
Alice Through the Looking Glass l'ntil Sat 3” Scp. lltaiii (ipiii. (ilaxgou SL‘IL‘IIL‘L' ( .L'llllL'. .5“ l’acilic ()lta}. 43” 5mm l:\p|orc all thc cool trick\ that )oiii' mind can pla} on _\ou. throuin lotx ol hrain hcnding intciacti\ c acti\ tllL‘S.
Professor Bedlam’s Potion Show l‘l't 2o Mon 3‘) .\la}. noon. 3pm ck -lpiii. l'icc \Hllt Scicncc .\lall cntr). (ilaxgou Scicncc (‘cntrci Scicncc Shou l'hcati'c. 5H l’acitic ()ua}. ~12tl5tlltl, 'llic magical and iii)\tci‘iou\ \oiccrci gi\c\ a \pccial Hank Holida} Slit)“ cianinicd \\Illl llaxlicx and c\plo\ion\l
Art Workshop l'l'l 2t» 2‘) Ha}.
I Iain lpiii it 3 -i|tltl.:\l\ti3.lttt13 inn. l‘rcc. Hurrcll ('ollcction. Illtill l’ollokxhaux Road. 237 2550, Nurturc thcir crcatix c talcntx at onc ol thc liui‘i‘cll'x rcgular drop in \Htl'hSllUPS. inxpii'cd h} thc gallcr} \ curi‘cnt c\hihition\.
Grub’n’Grog Galore! Sat 27 Mon 2‘) .\la}. noon 3pm. {-1.05 1(3.5(l £375), 'l'hc Tall Ship at (ilaxgou Harhoui'. lltll Stohci‘osx Road. 333 35 l 3. 'lakc )out' placc at (‘aptain Scall} \xag'x tahlc and liiid out “hat a piratc cats tor hrcaktaxt. thcn tr} _\oui hand at raixing thc llag. \ci'uhhing thc dcckx and lighting “tilt thc 'lall Ship l’iratcx.
It’s a Gas! Sat tk Sun until 25 .lun. 3pm tk ~lplll. lncludcd in tttlltll\\ttttt. (ilaxgou SL‘iL‘ttL‘L‘ (‘L'tttt'cfi .5“ Pacific ()tltt}. 4le 50M). liwr \xondci‘cd \\ hat inakcx li/l} tll'lllhx tin} or “hat happcnx it _\ou put _\out' hand in l‘rcc/ing nitrogcn'.’ liind out at lllt\ L‘\plo\i\c li\c \cicncc \lto“.
Toy Cars Sat .3 Jun. lit) 3.30pm. l-rcc. Mltxcuin ol'l‘ranxport. Kchin Hall. I liunhouw Road. 2S7 2(i5 I. (ii\c )Httl' kidx thcir tirxt di‘ii mg lL‘\\ttll in onc ot' thc niuxcuni'x to} pcdal carx. .-\gc\ 5 8. Sunday Morning Family Club Sun 4 x Jun. ltl.3llani noon. £5 tadultx t'i'cci. l’ollok Houw. :llhll l’ollokxhaux Road. (ilti (i-lltl. lzducatioiial t'im tor childrcn agcd 5 l l and thcir lainilicx. 'l'hix \xcck. makc a \\liirling “llltlllllll and Icarn him to tcll thc tinic “lilttttll a watch. Booking rcquircd.
Crookston 600 Sun J Jun. llain 3pm, l-‘rcc. ('t‘ookxlon (‘axllcfi 'liillct'ow l’at'lx. 35-lh \Vcllxliot Road. 763 l.\'(i3. lianiil} gala da) cclchi‘ating thc (itltlth anni\ci\ar) ol thc Stwartx‘ caxtlc. tcatui‘ing magic. :\t'i'ican drumming. \tor}tclling. inc-dich cooking. ganicx and \hicldinaking \xorkxhopx. \
Flat Tyre Printmaking Sun J Jun.
noon 3pm. l-‘i‘cc. .\llht‘tlltt ot 'l‘raiixport. Kchin Hall. I Bunhouxc Road. 38" I‘ll). (ict art} and inakc \onic inagnit'iccnt printx using thc inuwuiii'x pi‘cxx. .-\gc\ 5+.
Theatre & Dance
The Puzzle Hi 30 N Sat 37 .\la}. 4.3ttpin (Sat matincc at l.3tlpini. £3 (£1 l t'aniil} tickcti. (icott~ Shim (‘oinniunit_\ (‘cntrcn 35 Kcri) lamonl .-\\cnuc. 'l'or}glcn. 35" 5tttttt. (iiant l’rixluctionx prcxcnt a nc“ intcractixc SllU“ l'or ktdx agcd 5 3. Booking rcconmicndcd.
Scribble luv 30 .\la). lll_3(l;tltl &
l.3t)pin. Pt‘iL‘CS \ai'}. 'l‘hc Baiiihur}. (i7 Yatc Strcct. (‘ainlachicx 287 98-13. Scc Bank ot Scotland (‘hildrcn'x Intcmational 'l‘licatrc li‘xtiutl.
A Cloud’s Journey ltlL' *H \l.l_\. lp L5 it 3: lioii lll'c‘ttlik'. (13 lioiigatc. 55 43h" Scc Hanl. ot Scotland ( "liildiciak lntcinatioiial lhcatic l c'\lt\.tl Yum and Yuk Sat 3Jiiii. Ipiii A 1.1 So iL—li \u‘lihl‘i \lad. .iiid l’iippct (-c'ttltk'. \ l'l li.tl\.tllk‘\ \\ L'tlttt'. lSL‘lHtttlal'c'. 34" (ilh5 Sokohaiino lllc'alt'c' picxciit lltc' lit[t\_\ tun} talc ot two Scattlc l'ttl1.tlt\ llic \ccond \liou ot tlic da} \i. ill hc pcitoiiiicd in l'icnch
Monkey \\cd " Sat llt .hiii. 5 3Hpiiii \lxo inatiiicc 'lliu .\ Sat l 3ltpini L" «Ht. :35 taiiiil} ltattma}. 35 \lhci‘t ltiixc. H\~15 33” 35ltl Scc Hank ot Scotland ( 'liildicn\ liitciiiatioiial I'hcatic l‘k'SllMtl
Storytelling
Fimbles Storytime Sat 3 .ltttt. Spin l'icc Hottlch Hoolw. loll l\'cl.ill l’ath. 3"“ l’i’o\.in “alk. ""3 I‘tllt \ \pccial l'lltll‘lL'\ thcincd \lHlHtltlt'. \‘-lllt \toiic\. jJ.tlltL'\ and llL'ixL‘h [H \L'c‘ llk' l'lllll‘lk'\ .tl lllk' lltL‘allt‘ Ro).i| Iatci in thc month to hc \ioii
Edinburgh
Activities And Fun
Monster Creepy Crawlies t 'iiiil \‘iiii ZS .\la}. lliu Sat Iltaiii 5pm. Sun
noon 5piii. L5 i‘;3 Hi; taiiiil_\ tickct Ll5 l<tt};tl .\ltt\L'llltl. 3 (‘hainhch Sticct.3~15 43W. 'lakc .i largci than litc look at thc \HtttdL‘tlttl \\otltl Hi \\ L'L‘ lk'.t\llc\ Art-tastic! Sun -1 Jun. noon ~lpiii l'icc Ro)al Botanic (iaidcn. l:\hihiiion Hall. linci'lcithRo\\.553515l.(ict\tuckinto lotx ol cm ironincntall} thcincd ail} acti\itic\. l)rop»in c\cnt loi' all agcx Drama Group lhu 35 .\la_\. lliu l t\' l'liu -\' .lun. -l.3ll (rpm. [-1 it: £2.5lli. \ttt'llt ladinhui‘gh .'\l'i\ (‘cnti'tn |5a l’cninucll (‘ourt. 3l5 2|5l. (ict on \tagc and c\ploic lltc‘ L‘\L‘lltttf_‘ \Uil'ld ttl lltcalt't‘. .-\_L‘L'\ llla’ Doodles and Tales Sun 2.\' .\la}. 3 -tpiii l'it‘cc. National (ial|ci"\ ol Scotland. 'l‘hc .\lound. til-l (iltltl, .loin \tot'Hcllcr .liid_\ l’;itci\oii and ttt'lt\l Juliana ('apcx tor lotx ot tun ttL‘ll\lltL'\. hi'inging iiiodci'n paintiiigx and \culpturcx to lilc. .\gc\ 5 ‘l.
Bits and Bobs: Father’s Day Card Making Sat 3 Jun. ll3ltani 3pm. £5, Ititx & Holtx Scrap Stoic. l’nit l5 .\m l.aird\|iip Yai‘dx. lliooinliouxc Road. H3 (Mitt). .\liihL' a uniauc l'atlicr'x |)a_\ cai‘d iixing thc inultitudc ot ltll\ and picccx at tlic \tot‘c. Hooking L‘\\t‘ttll;tl. l.a\t cntr) l.3ltpiii. North Edinburgh Arts Centre |5a l’ciiinxxcll ('oui‘t. 3 l 5 3151. 'l‘hc ccnti‘c'x i'cgulai‘ pi‘ograininc ot c\cnt\ coiitinucx. catci'ing loi' lainilicx and childrcn ol all ttg‘t‘x l‘ittt’ lllL‘ \L't'} \\ L‘L‘ UllL‘S illL'lt‘iS liookx tor Baltic-x l llt.3(laiii. it Jim l. and at tlic t‘l‘l’l‘Sttc L‘ttd til lltc‘ \L'ttlc. ncxx \Htt‘loltt’l‘. Jainniing. l Ipiii. 3 .luni t\ a inu\ical \cxxion \ihcrc tccnagcrx can \hai‘c ncu idcax and \oundx. tor agcx inhctxxccn thcrc\ a inultitudc ot lltll\tL‘. dancc and art \\Ut’i\\llttp\ to chomc lt'ttltt. (io to iiiirtlicdinhurgliartxcirut. or call thc ccnti‘c toi‘ lilll'lltt‘l' intorniatioii,
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Theatre
Shopping for Shoes l'l’t 3 .liiii. Ipiii.
L' l. \\'ll.i\l.l:. 3t) \\'c\thtii‘ii (iro\ c. \chtcr Hailcx. 45S 320". Scc Hank ot Scotland ('hildrcn‘x lntci'nalional 'l‘hcatrc l'L‘\lt\.tl. You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown in 2 tk Sat 3 .lun. 7.3llpni iSat inat 2.3ttpiiii. L'ltltL'Si. Si ltridc\ ("c-iiti'c. ll) ()i‘\\cll 'l‘ci'racc. 340 l4ll5. Spinning a ~clcction ot hand-pickcd I’i'iiiiiiix ltltttttt'ltlS into a \inglc thrcad. thc .\lL‘lUtlt'.lltt.tltc\ picxcnt a da_\ in thc litc ot ('harlic Bron n
Books & StOrytelling
Scottish Storytime Min 25 .\la).
llt.l5 I lain. lii'cc. \chtcr ll.tllL‘\ |.ihrar_\. l \chtxidc l’la/a. “3 I‘tltl, .\ll undcr tixcx and thcir lttllttllL‘\ \xclconic tin or ii’ii I'nlii'ii/ HI .\‘i'omx/i lit/tin: SUN/i, Storytelling Day Sat 35' .\la}. noon. l'i‘cc. ()tlakar\ liooiuhop. [hit to. ('aiiicron loll Shopping ('cntrc. (i l.ad_\ Road. (who ISM». liltltt} lltL‘ (lthxlc‘ Hut") til lilti'l'i Hm ill! U/(l lmh lt/li’.\ill(1//l‘ll('(/(l/'/\. lolloucdl“ a cult hawd acti\ it). ' Julia Donaldson Sun 23 .\la}.
2.30 3.30pm. l'il'L‘L‘. llChCiCtl. MacDonald
Fusing contemporary dance and hip hop. Freshmess
present a triple bill of fun new works as part of the Bank of Scotland Children’s International Theatre Festival. Aimed at 8-16-year- olds, the company’s accessible style will put a smile on your face, regardless of age.
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l ihiai_\. .\lacl)oiiald Road. 7"; NIH. 'l’hc .mai'd \\ inning (irii/Iii/o author .tc‘lx out lici \lHt‘lL‘S and \ingx \ongx \Hlll )oiii hclp. .\L’LN 5+. I’ill'l HI I/Ii' li'\llti1/ l" .\t rill/\lt H'I'Illttg' JUN/r.
Nicola Morgan Mon 2‘) Ma}. 3pm, l‘i'cc. (iit) .\rt (‘cntic. .3. .\lai‘kct Sti‘cct. 53‘) 3‘Ni l'hc author ot l'llW/l/Hll/lxt'l talk about lttm ical c\cnt\ in l‘lth ccntur} ltdinhui'gli inxpircd lici \L'c‘ttltd tccnagc noxcl
Edinburgh Tue 23-Mon 29 May, Scottish Tour Sat 27-Tue 6 June. Times and prices vary. Go to imaginate.co.uk for further information. Call 228 1404 for tickets.
Psst! 'l‘liu 25 .\la_\. Ill.l5ain tk l.l5pni. ’l’i‘axcrxc 'l licati'c. (‘ainhi'idgc Strcct. liallc'l‘tltth. iugglcrx and clounx lcatut'c in llll\ chai'ining puppct \hou tor agcx -1 I”. Scribble 'l’hu 35 .\la}. lll.|5ain t\ 3 pin; l'l'l In .\l.i_\. llt.l5ain tk l3llpiii.
.\'oith l:dinhui‘gh .'\t'l\ ('cntrc. l5a l’ciiii}\\cll (‘ourt Sci'ihhlc iiia) hc \niall. hut \hc\ alxo \ci‘} clcxci'. l'tttl and Iauglitci litt'c‘ltlltll't'lt ax _\oung a\ot1L'. and tlicii' l;tlttlllt'\
The Giraffe’s Journey 'l‘liii 25 .\la}. llt.3llaiii tk l2.45pin; in 20 .\la} 3.3llpin. .\orth Izdiiihui'gh .-\rt\ (’cntrc. l5a l’ciiii}\\cl| ('ourt. 'I‘hc talc ot thc tirxt girattc in l'raiicc. and onc inan\ iournc} to bring it hack to '\lrica. .\gcx H+. Shopping for Shoes Thu 25 .\la}. llt.3llain & 5. 3ltpiii. St Brich ('cntrc. lll ()i'\\cll 'l‘crracc. \ l\ll‘lL‘ lic‘ltttIIN ptcwnh liin ('iouch'x touching talc ol an uiiicciuitcd cruxh. lt'tL'lltiSlth and \hocx. ;\gc\ HI I4.
Them with Tails 'l‘hu 25 .\la}. 10.45am ck "pin; l‘l'l 3h .\la}. lll.l5aiii & 3pm. 'l’i‘a\cr\c 'l'hcati'c. (aiiihridgc Strcct. liiipi'ox ixcd ti‘i\olit} troin tlic \cr} \iondcrtul 'l‘all Stoi‘icx thcatrc coinpan}. .\ch .5 l l.
Freshmess Triple Bill t'niil Mon 2‘) .\la} tnot l-'rii. ’l‘hii l.3ltpiii; Sat lll._3ll;tlttl
Sun/.\lon “pin 'liawixc 'l‘hcatrc. (‘ainhiidgc Strcct. l'tL‘SllltlL‘\\ incigc hip hop \t} lc \Hllt contcniporai} dancc to cicatc an c\citing and acccxxihlc ncu lorin. .-\gc\ S It).
Monkey l'ntil Sat 37 .\la}. 'l'hu ll). ittain tk “pin. l‘t‘t 7pm; Sat 2pm LES Rinal l._\ccuin 'l'hcalrc. (iiindla) Stich Scottixh l)ancc 'l hcatic and thc |)undcc ch lanxcinhlc collahoi'atc on llll\ tun \hou tor all thc lauiil}. inning dancc. drama and martial .‘tl'i\ \\ itli tottgtic in chcck coiiicd}. .-\gc\ 8+.
A Clean Sweep l'l‘t 2t). Itl.,tt)aiii tk 3pm; Sat 37 .\la). 3, illpin & 7pm. St Ht‘ttlLN (t'tllt't. Ht ()tucll 'lci‘iacc. l’lttlot l.a Vic uxc clou ning. dancc animation and \t\ll;tl \toi‘}tc||ing to cxplorc thc Ut'dlttat‘} \Mil‘ld oi lit)ll\L'llttltl lHllSllt'S :\gL‘\ 7 l-i _\L'at‘\.
Goodbye Mr Muffin Hi 20 Sun 2.\‘ .\la}. l‘l't Ill-15am & l2 ~l5pin; Sat l3.3llpin ck 5pm; Sun ll3Haiii. 'lia\crxc 'l'hcatrc. ('aiiihridgc Strcct. 'l'hc hcart- rcnding \tor} ol thc laxt da_\\ in thc lilc ol a hclmcd guinca pig .-\gc\ 5 ‘I.
A Cloud’s Journey Sat 37 .\la}. l2.3llpin & 3. illpin; Sun IS‘ .\la}.
Ill Want it l2.3tlpin; Mon 2‘) .\la} lltain ck l.3(tpin. .\orth ladinhurgh :\rt\ ('cnti'c. |5a l’cnnpxcll ('ourt. .\ thcatrical dclight tor all thc \cnxcx. packcd \iith magical ll';tlt\lttt’lllitlltHTS. colourx. \ccrctx and \tttcllx, .\gcx 3 7 )L‘ttt'x.
The Brave Tin Soldier Sat 27 .\la} 3.30pm; Sun ZS .\la} 3. illpiii 6; 5pm; Mon 3031a} 10.30am & l2. tllpm. .-\\\cinhl} RUHIHS. 54 (icot‘gc Strcct. A uniquc rcwiorking ot thc Hanx ('hrixtian .'\tltlL'l'\Cll talc. lt\tlt_‘_' inno\ati\c \hadou puppctr}. Agcx (i | I.
Love Sat 27 .\la}. 5.30pm it 7.30pm; Sun 2S .\la}. tttmtt ck 2pm; Mon 2t) .\la}. It). I 5am 8x; l23llpin. 'l'raxcrsc 'l'hcatrc. (‘ainhridgc Strcct. l’crlorincd h} onc ol lhc thhcrlandx' llttrxl adxcnturous coinpanicx. IJIH’ t\ a lttlllttrrnlh ph} \ic‘ttl parod} ol' thc mating dancc tor agcw
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The Little Match Girl Sun 28 Ma}. (ipin; Mon 3‘) .\la}. lll.~15ain ti; Ipiii. ’l‘raxcrsc 'l‘hcatrc. (’anihridgc Strcct. Hans ('hrixtian Aridcrxcn'x claixxic l‘air)ta|c about a littlc girl al'raid to go homc ax \hc haxn‘i \old cnough matches. Ang 7+.
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