Around Town
Events are listed by date, then type. Submit listings at least ten days before publication to sportGIist.co.uk for sport or aroundtownGlist.co.uk for all other events. Listings compiled by Kirstin Innes.
Glasgow
Workshops
Innovation: a Personal View The Lighthouse. l 1 Mitchell Lane. 221 6362. 9.30am 1.30pm. Free. Learn to tneasure how innovative yoti are in a three-hour interactive workshop on futures thinking. innovation and entrepreneurship led by Dr (‘hris Yapp of Microsoft. Part of the Lighthouse's new Urban Learning Space development. For more information. call 0141 225 0103 or checkout www.urbanlearningspacecom.
First Steps in Family History (ilasgow Women‘s Library. 2nd Floor. 81 Parnie Street. 552 8345. 2 4pm. £30 for 6 sessions. A six week worksltop in unearthing your own family history. using discussion. presentations. handouts. and hands-on computer work. Booking essential.
Activities & Events
* Circus Starr Bellahotiston Park. Bellahouston Drive. 0870 167 6177.
4.45 7pm. £16.50. See llitlist.
Seeds of Thought Urban Poetry Night (‘(‘A. 350 Sauchiehall Street. 352 4900. 7.30pm. Free. Acoustic music. African drumming. stand tip comedy and ttrban poetry night.
Critical Mass (ieor‘ge Square. l’ree. Reclaim the streets of (ilasgow by cycle in this celebration of eco-fr’iendly transport. Last Friday of every month. so the next one is 28 days later.
Saturday 28
Activities & Events
Butterfly Training Day Pollok House. l’ollok (‘ottntry Park. 2060 Pollokshaws Road. 616 6410. 9am 4.30pm. Don't know your Ringlet from your Red Admiral" lrnprove your identilication and survey skills by volunteering as a butterfly recorder. (‘all The 1310 Project on 0| 786 466 560 for further details and to book a place.
Fairs
April Marketplace (lather ln (ilasgow. L'pper Floor. 37 Ruthven Lane. 07967 188513. 1 lam 5pm. (ilasgow's finest artisans. craftateers and stallholdcrs converge on (lather in (ilasgow for the now-regular marketplace. Last Saturday of every month.
Food & Drink
Mansfield Park Farmers’ Market Mansfield Park. Partick. 01738 449430. 9am 3pm. Free. Having a barbcque'.’ Impress your neighbours with some happy sausages.
Japanese Tea Ceremonies The Hill House. tippcr (‘olquhoun Street. llelensburgh. 01436673900. 12.30pm. 1.30pm. 2.45pm 6’; 3.45pm. £4. lixperience a traditional Japanese tea ceremony in surroundings designed by (‘harles Rennie Mackintosh.
Talks
George Wyllie Talks The Hill House. Upper (‘olquhoun Street. llelensburgh. 01436 673900. 1 lam. £5. (ieorge Wyllie. who no one could call a man of few words. talks about (‘harles Rennie Mackintosh‘s finest domestic creation. Booking essential.
Monday 30
Activities & Events Sense Scotland Fashion Show Holiday Inn ('ity West. Bothwell Street.
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BIG IN FALKIRK
Callendar Park, Falkirk, Sat 5—Sun 6 May. Free.
‘Nine or ten years ago, if I’d said to you “come and see a show in Falkirk” you’d have laughed at me.’ Neil Butler, Artistic Director of the Big in Falkirk festival, which has been running in Callander Park since 2001, is quite used to this particular uncomfortable truth: Glasgow and Edinburgh do tend to assume a lofty ownership over experimental art and theatre, and the idea of siting Scotland’s national festival of street art in Falkirk (of all places) initially met with derision. However, what’s so exciting about Big in Falkirk, which last year pulled crowds of over 100,000, is that Butler refuses to let stereotyped scoffing about the town dampen down the scale of his ambition, and this year his line-up features some of the best artists, theatre companies and musicians in the world.
It’s the sort of festival that seems exactly tempered for Callendar Park, that strange beautiful space which somehow manages to encompass 60$ tower blocks and a stately home, Roman ruins, forest land and paddle boat-laden waterways. This year, the organisers have zoned off certain areas to cater to specific tastes. lnevitably, as the festival gets bigger and the names get starrier (this year’s headliners are Heaven 17 and The Human League), the music stage has drawn most of the focus. This year there’s a new bands stage too, showcasing Dance Lazarus Dance,
418 7139. 7.30pm. £40 (includes champagne and three-course dinner). Presented by Radio (‘lyde hosts Sit/.ie McGuire and Adrian ('oll. with all money benefiting Sense Scotland.
Last Monday at Rio Rio (‘afe. 27 llyndland Street. 334 9909. 8 10pm. A new poetry and spoken word night for the West lind. The inaugural event features Ash Dickinson‘s scattcr'fire rom com rambling and Dr Andrew l-‘leming. who specialises in fear and loathing in frightful clothing. There's alt open mic session loo please contact compere Robiii ('airiis trobin.cairns(n btconnect.coml if you would like to perform.
Tuesday 1
' Talks
Grizzly Garnethill Mitchell Library. 201 North Street. 287 2999. 6pm. Free. Brian Skilleit talks about the hidden history of (larnetltill.
Workshops
Mindful Practices: Tools for Everyday Use (ilasgow Buddhist (‘entt'e. 329 Sauchiehall Street. 333 0524.
3.15 5pm. £72 (£52). Workshop to help cope with stress. anxiety and depression. liight week course.
Your Sound King Tut's Wah Wah 1111!. 272a St Vincent Street. 221 5279.
winners of a Battle of the Bands competition the
Networking event for local bands wanting to get in touch with the media and music industry delegates which last year helped bands like We Are The Physics and the Dykecnies to get a start. Various minor members of (ilasgow indie royalty are usually roped iii for 1)] sets. See the Your Sound section of the King Ttits website for advice on how to get involved.
Wednesday 2
Activities & Events
La Matinee Francaise Alliance i‘l‘ttllg‘ttlSL‘ de (ilasgow. 3 Park (‘ii‘eus. 339 4281. 10am. lnforitial get-together organised by the Franco—Scottish Society. Archives for Family History Workshop Mitchell Library. 201 North Street. 287 399‘). Noon. l-‘rec. A chance to trawl through the annals of history in the Mitchell Library in search of your forebears. Booking essential.
Workshops
Knit 3 Tie llitherto. through 'l'inderbox. 14/1/ lngratn Street. 0141 552 5693.
7 9pm. 1.25. It doesn't have to be a tie. You could ttse it as a knitted hair ribbon if you‘re feeling twee. 'l'wo-part workshop in basic knitting skills. in one of (llasgow's loveliest hang-out spaces. Price includes materials. bamboo needles and a handmade bag.
organisers have been running this year.
The East Village contains markets, chill out facilities, a funfair and a children’s play area. Deep in the forest, the Secret Garden showcases performance and street art, with artists installing themselves in the trees for eight-hour stints. Wandering through the park, you'll encounter sounds quite unlike the synths up on the main stage; groups of musicians from all around the world have been dotted throughout the grounds playing instruments specific to their countries. They’ll all come together in a huge, climactic performance of the specially-commissioned symphony Before the Wolf at the end of the festival. Environmental artist Guyan Porter has curated an experiential exhibition throughout the grounds: video and neon installations in the woods, mocked-up monuments and wind- activated sound machines in the grounds, plants turning gold by the pond.
And there’s the fireworks. In 2006, the festival closed with spectacular pyrotechnics and a 50ft paper lantern in the shape of a swan being floated up the river. As this year’s grand finale involves a huge-scale outdoor performance of Frankenstein by French company La Compagnie Jo Bithume, expect things to take a turn for the Gothic. (Kirstin lnnes)
I For fu/l programme see www.t)/g/n/a/ki'rk.com. P/i/‘l Oakoy interview. page 104.
Talks
Conversation Pieces: Liz Lochhead Royal ('oncert Hall. 2 Sauchiehall Street. 353 8000. lpiti. 5.5 11.4 in advancel. A rticc wee chat with (ilesgac’s favourite poet and dramatist.
Workshops
If you can talk, you can sing Adelaide's. 209 Bath Street. 248 4970. 9.30am 5pm. One day workshop with woi'ld-renowned vocal coach. l‘rankic Armstrong. for people who want to explore and develop their voice iii everyday life. limail info(a‘voicebusinesstraining.co.uk or see www.voicebusinesstr'ainiiig.co.uk for further information.
Big Knit Out! North Star. 108 Queen Margaret Drive. 57601 13. 7pm. Free. Knitting. tea and cakes. Knitting is the new i‘ock’n’roll.
Food & Drink
Queen’s Park Farmers’ Market Queen‘s Park. 520 Langside Park. 287 7273. 9am 2pm. Local produce from local periplc.
Talks
The Supernatural and Human ; Consciousness University of (ilasgow. Boyd ()rr Building. 339 8855. 7.30pm. £3