Around Town

Events are listed by date, then type. Submit listings at least 14 days before publication to sportGlichomk for sport or aroundtownOlichomk for all other events. Listings compiled by Kirstin lnnes.

Glasgow

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Thursdays Under the Stars Glasgow Science Centre, 50 Pacific Quay, 0871 540 1000. 7pm. £4.95. A series of evening lectures on things that go bang and whoosh in the night, under the stars in the Planetarium. See www.glasgowsciencecentre.org for further info.

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Election l~lustings on Environmental Issues Glasgow Caledonian University, George Muir Building, 70 Cowcaddens Road, 7pm. Free. Challenge the parties on their environment policies. Contact 0141 357 2181 for further info.

Workshops

Planning Your Time and Project City Halls, Candleriggs, 353 8000. 10.30am—4.30pm. £10 inc lunch. Are you struggling to fit everything in and always working to deadline? Do you never have enough time to devote to you and the things you want to do? This one day Cultural Enterprise Ofiice workshop will help you explore your use of time and provide you with tools to organise and prioritise. To reserve a place email events@culturalenterpriseofiicecouk or call 0844 544 9990.

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Critical Mass George Square, 5.30pm. Free. Reclaim the streets of Glasgow by cycle in this celebration of eco-friendly transport.

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World lrlsh Dancing Championships Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. Times vary. Glasgow welcomes the 37th Oireachtas Rince na Cruinne - or World Irish Dancing Championships. This is only the second time this celebration of the beauty and athleticism of Irish Dance has been held outside Ireland.

Fairs

Bullwood Mini Craft Fair Glasgow Botanic Gardens: Hopkirk Building. 730 Great Western Road, 334 2422. 10.30am. Wood crafts, spiritual gifts, jewellery, crystals and more unusual gifts.

Workshops

Dr Sketchy's Anti-Art School The Arches, 253 Argyle Street, 0870 240 7528. 4—7pm. £6 (£5). See Hitlist

Your Sound King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 4—8pm. Networking event for local bands looking to get in touch with the media and music industry delegates, which last year helped bands like We Are The Physics and the Dykeenies to get a start. Various members of Glasgow indie royalty are usually roped in for DJ sets. See the Your Sound section of the King Tuts website for advice on how to get involved.

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Scotland’s Place in Europe: the view of the Parties Glasgow Caledonian University, Cowcaddens Road, 332 0681. 6pm. Spokespeople from

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each of the major parties present their views on Europe.

Workshops

Big Knit Out! North Star, 108 Queen Margaret Drive, 576 01 13. 7pm. Free. Knitting, tea and cakes. Knitting is the new rock’n‘roll.

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Scottish Green Party Fundraising Club Night The Universal, 57—59 Sauchiehall Lane, 332 8899. 8pm. Club night raising funds for the Scottish Green Party.

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Queen’s Park Farmers’ Market Queen‘s Park, 520 Langside Park, 287 7273. 9am-2pm. Local produce, from local

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MAG Easter Egg Run Museum of Transport, Kelvin Hall, 1 Bunhouse Road, 287 2720. Noon. Pop along to Kelvin Way and support the Motorcycle Action Group’s Easter egg run to the Royal Hospital at Yorkhill. The museum is collecting donations and Easter eggs for the kids so bring them along and join in. Riders of all types of motorbikes. scooters, mopeds and trikes. ages and experience welcome. Call Jennifer Webster on 287 2720 for further info.

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Film Discussion Group Glasgow Film Theatre, 12 Rose Street, 332 8128. 6.30pm. Free. Meet up with film writer Eddie Harrison and lots of other film buffs to swap opinions and perceptions of both an house and blockbuster recent releases. Held on the second Wednesday of every month.

Ongoing Glasgow

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Fonn’s Duthchas: Land and Legacy Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum, Argyle Street, 276 9599. Fri 6 Apr—Sun 10 Jun. Mon—Thu & Sat 10am—5pm; Sun & Fri 1 lam—5pm. Free. A special touring exhibition celebrating life in the Highlands. www.fonnisduthcas.com. Part of Highland 2007.

A Glasgow Story: A snapshot of African and Caribbean life in Glasgow today St Mungo Museum of Religious Life and Art, 2 Castle Street. 553 2557. Until Fri 29 Jun. Mon—Thu & Sat 10am—5pm; Fri & Sun 1 lam—5pm. Exhibition showcasing the work of award- winning documentary photographer Roddy Mackay. exploring the day to day experiences of some of the city’s newer communities and highlighting African heritage in Scotland. The exhibition is the first part of the museum’s Voices from Africa series.

Wildlife Photographer of the Year Scotland Street School Museum, Museum of Education, 225 Scotland Street, 287 0500. Sun 1 Apr—Sun 17 Jun. Mon—Thu & Sat 10am—5pm: Fri & Sun I lam—5pm. Free. The largest and most prestigious wildlife photography competition in the world comes to Scotland.

Workshops

Voicebeat Multicultural Singing Group The Annexe, 9a Stewartville Street. Partick, 357 6747. 7.15—9pm. £3.50. Find your voice and lift your spirits. No experience necessary. Thursdays.

Hip llop Street Dance Gather 1n Glasgow, Upper Floor, 37 Ruthven Lane, 07967 188513. 7.30pm. A funky way to get fit. Thursdays.

Dance House Classes Various venues. Times vary. Learn a new way of moving, from boogie woogie to flamenco, taking in rhythm, tap and more. For more info visit www.dancehouse.org.

Clear Yoga Gather In Glasgow, Upper Floor. 37 Ruthven Lane, 07967 188513. 6pm. A 21st century slant on classical yoga a gentle. deeply relaxing experience. Mondays.

Edinburgh

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Step into Spring Dobbies Garden World, Melville Nursery. Lasswade, 663 1941. 5—9pm. Free. An evening of horticultural demonstrations, competitions and advice to help get your garden looking blooming marvellous. There’ll be tasty treats to sample in the Farm Foodhall too.

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Jolly Toper Tastings The Tolbooth Tavern, 167 Canongate. 556 5348. 7.30pm. £20. Long-running bi-monthly whisky tasting session at one of the best- stocked bars in town, typically including five malt whiskies at cask strength. Booking essential: call 556 5864 or email chws@wmcadenhead.com.

Talks

Introduction to the Heart of the World’s Faiths St George’s West Church, 58 Shandwick Place, 225 7001. 7pm-9pm. £50. Nine-week course that does what it says on the tin: learn about Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Paganism. Hinduism, Sikhism, Baha’i Faith and Buddhism, and reflect on their influence on Scottish culture. Associated with LGBT History Month.

Workshops

Basic Massage Course ACE. 17 West Montgomery Place. 557 6242. 3—5pm. Free (donation). Workshop in simple clothed and oiled massage, including preparatory stretches and resting meditations. Women only (trans welcome). Contact lfannen@yahoo.co.uk for further information.

Fairs

Scottish Golf Show Royal Highland Centre, lngliston, 335 6210. 9.30am—6pm. £5—£10. Highlights include one of Scotland’s largest golf retail shops, driving range and indoor putting, plus fashion and trick-shot shows.

Talks

Curator’s Choice: Sri Lankan Masks Museum of Scotland, Chambers Street, 247 4219. 2—3pm. £2 (members free). Lyndsay McGill, Assistant Curator of Middle East & South Asia, talks about the folk tales and performances behind the Museum's collection of Sri Lankan masks.

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Fooling Workshops te POOKa, 10 Lady Lawson Street, 228 4567. 10am—6pm. By donation. Intensive weekend fooling course with 21st century jester Jonathan Kay.

The Lord Provost’s invitational Town Criers’ Tournament Mercat Cross, High Street. Noon. Free with donation. Hear ye, hear ye! The best town criers in the UK compete in a competition to see who has the finest lungs of all. See picture caption, page 23.

Sparkling Bingo! Shanghai, 16 George Street. 07881 900251. 6.30—8.30pm. £15 including glass of sparkling wine and canapés on arrival. Get your dabber ready to raise funds for CHILDREN lST and YWCA Scotland. Post-bingo dancing will ensue. Call ()7881 900251 or email info@sundaybrunchclub.co.uk to book. Fribo and Auvo Scottish Storytelling Centre, 43—45 High Street, 556 9579. 7.30pm. £10 (£8). Norwegian harpist and singer Sinikka Langeland joins Scottish

storytellers and folk singers for an evening of tales and tunes. Photography Workshop with Lois Greenfield Festival Theatre, 13—29 Nicolson Street. 529 6000. Noon—2pm. £5. Coninciding with the Australian Dance Theatre’s performance. Held, Greenfield explains how she creates her signature photographic style. Booking essential.

Dr Sketchy’s Anti-Art School Counting House, West Nicolson Street, 667 0876. 3.30—5.30pm. £7.50 (£5). Where cabaret meets life drawing the models are burlesque divas, strapping hunks of manhood and circus freaks. Win alcohol and fancy art supply prizes at this antidote to solemn, lifeless classes.

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Spectrum 4 Queen’s Hall, 87—89 Clerk Street, 668 2019. 3pm. £5. A new mini- festival for the Queen‘s Hall from Sunday Supplement, showcasing music from local acts and DJs alongside stalls. food and drink.

Scotfairs Antique & Collectors Fair Meadowbank Sports Centre, 139 London Road, 01764 654555. 10am—4pm. £1 (accompanied children free). A large selection of collectables old and new; with each sporting between 75 and 150 stands.

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Edinburgh Forthside Half Marathon and Family Fun Run Ocean Terminal, Leith, 555 8888. 9am. £4. The perfect excuse for everyone, irrespective of age, to get some exercise and have some fun. For more info and details of how to enter, visit www.edinburgh-forthside-half.co.uk or call 0871 220 2006.

The Rock Trust Kilt Walk 2007 Ross Theatre Bandstand, Princes Street Gardens. 557 4059. l lam. A sponsored walk with a difference: kilt along with hundreds of other kilted walkers on a 5km route around some of Edinburgh’s most famous sites. Telephone 557 4059 or email events@rocktrust.org for further info.

Talks

Character Building Royal Museum Lecture Theatre, 2 Chambers Street, 247 4219. 2.30—4pm. £5 (£4). Chris Shepherd, Director of Slinky Pictures, and Richard Scott, Executive Producer of Axis Animations, discuss building characters for animation.

Drummers Do The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4290. 2—5pm. Free. Featuring sessions by local drummers, Q&A sessions, demos and technical advice.

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The Neurobiology of Love and Beauty Royal Museum Lecture Theatre, 2 Chambers Street. 524 9830. 6pm. £8 (£6). Professor Semir Zeki discusses the secrets of love and beauty and suggests how a state of discontent can lead to creative inspiration. Part of Edinburgh International Science Festival.

Health Counts: Medicine Meets the Media Museum of Scotland, Chambers Street. 524 9830. 8—9pm. £8 (£6). Kirsty Wark chairs this good- humoured debate scrutinising the thorny issue of medical communications. Part of Edinburgh International Science Festival.

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Body of Evidence Royal College Of Surgeons, Symposium Hall, 9 Hill Square. 527 1649. 2pm. £3 (£2). Dr John Reid, Consultant Radiologist, presents a series of images of inside the human body, ranging from the earliest drawings to the most modern MRI scanning techniques. Part of Edinburgh International Science Festival.