Around Town
Events are listed by city, then type. Submit listings at least 14 days before publication to sportOllchomk for sport or aroundtovvn.list.co.uk for all other events. Listings compiled by Kirstin lnnes.
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Glasgow
Activities & Events DiScOmBoBuLa‘l'e Tue 10 Jun. CCA. 350 Sauchiehall Street. 352
4900. 8-10pm. £4 (£2.50). Big names in
Scottish literature and drama, reading
from new work. See Listpicks.
Drug and Alcohol Today Scotland
Tue 10 Jun. Braehead Arena. Kings Inch
Road. 0870 444 6062. 10am—4.30pm. £35
(£30 in advance). One-day event.
comprising seminars and an exhibition.
with the theme of ‘recovery’.
West End Festival Fri l3—Sun 29 Jun.
various venues. West End. 341 0844.
Times vary. Prices vary. Glasgow‘s West
End arts festival returns for a 13th year.
www.westendfestival.eo.uk. See preview,
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EE FORK Gala Sat 14 Jun. Halfpenny Bridge House. Kelvin Riverside Walkway. Lower Botanic Gardens, 946 4542. 1 1am—4pm. A fun day with stalls. music. food and drink. puppet shows and canoe rides on the river rapids. See fork.org.uk for more information. Part of the West End Festival. FREE Allotments Open Day Sat 14 Jun. Kirklee Road & Mirrlees Drive. 341 0844. Noon—4pm. A chance to have a nosey round other people‘s plots and ask all your gardening questions at this open day hosted by the Kelvinside Allotments Association. Part of the West End festival. All-Day Shisha Smoking Party Sat 14 & Sun 15 Jun. Cafe Aliza. 517a Great Western Road. 334 8595. noon—10pm. £4.99. Curl up with a shisha and a few
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friends for a satisfying fruity smoke. Part of the West End Festival. FREE Japanese Matsurl Sat 14 Jun. Wellington Church. 77 Southpark Avenue (off University Avenue). 334 0454. 2—4.30pm. A celebration of Japanese culture with the chance to try on a kimono. make origami and write your name in the Japanese alphabet. plus a Taiko drumming demonstration. See japanese-matsuri-glasgow.org.uk for details. Part of the West End Festival. FREE Falun Gong Sat 14 Jun. Hillhead Library, 348 Byres Road. 339 7223. 2pm. An introduction to this relaxing therapy by Yu Yu Williamson. Part of the West End Festival. FREE Partick Local History Afternoon Sat 14 Jun. Partick Library. 305 Dumbatton Road. 287 9835. 2pm. Spend the aftemoon browsing a diverse range of local history resources and add your own memories of the area to the archives. Followed by a local history quiz with prizes. Part of the West End festival FREE Scotland‘s Mardi Gras: The Byres Road Street Party Sun 15 Jun. Byres Road. 341 0844. 2—7pm. Fiiiiesta! The biggest. most spectacular free event in Glasgow. featuring 500 musicians and costumed paraders. 20 acts on live live music stages. a funfair in Kelvingrove Park. craft stalls and street cafes galore. Parade leaves the Botanic Gardens at 3pm and arrives at Kelvingrove at 4.30pm. Part of the West End Festival. See preview. page 35. FREE The Partick Labyrinth Sun 15—Sat 21 Jun (Sun 7—9pm. Mon-Fri 2—4pm & 7—9pm. Sat 2—4pm) Partick Trinity Church. 20 Lawrence Street. 7—9pm. No. not the 1980s Bowie vehicle with the slightly dodgy overtones and the very dodgy tights. This is a replica of the Chartres Labyrinth. the walking of which was a medieval ritual of prayer and reflection. Part of the West End festival. FREE Groovy Tuesday Come-All-Ye Tue 17 Jun. The Hidden Lane (‘afe Theatre. 1 103 Argyle Street. 564 1353.
7.30pm. Poetry and music from Aidan Mceoin and Jim Ferguson. with a sinister prerequisite to ‘accept the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth‘. Part of the West [ind I-‘esti val.
FREE Words off the Page Thu 19 Jun. Hillhead Library. 348 Byres Road. 276 1617. 1pm & 3.30pm. ()pen spoken word session hosted by the Federation of Writers (Scotland). To participate contact Marc at marcsherland(a‘yahoocouk. Part of the West 15ml I'estival.
FREE Wild West End Wildlife Walks Thu l9—Sun 29 Jun. Kelvingrove An Gallery & Museum. Argyle Street. 276 9599. 1.30pm. Booking required. RSPB staff offer walks around Kelvingrove Park. which is home to some incredible wildlife. and not just the topless. lager-sipping type. Meet at Roger the Iilephant at Kelvingrove Museum. (‘all 0141 331 0993 to book a free place. British Natural Bodybuilding Federation Scottish Championships Sun 8 Jun. Sli(‘(‘. I‘innieston Quay. 0870 040 4000. 5pm. £12. Ah. the creak of leathery muscle. the heady scent of baby oil and endurance -- tnust be the country's biggest. meaticst bodybuilding championship.
Exhibitions
Films from the Empire Exhibition Until Tue 24 Jun. The Lighthouse. l 1 Mitchell Lane. 221 6362. Mon & Wed~Sat 10.30am—v5pm; Tue 11am 5pm: Sun noon—5pm. A selection of rare documentary and amateur films. to mark the 70th anniversary of the 1938 Iimpire Iixhibition and its place in (ilasgow‘s cultural history.
FREE Life After Iraq Tue 10 Jun -Sun 26 ()ct. St Mungo Museum of Religious Life and Art. 2 (‘astle Street. 553 2557. Mon—Thu 8; Sat 10am 75pm; liri & Sun
1 1211115an Joint exhibition by award- winning photojournalist Angela (‘atlin and writer Billy Briggs. who travelled to Syria to document the plight of some of the millions of ordinary Iraqis living there
Refugee This year, Refugee Week has built a programme loosely themed around the idea of
‘Different Paste, Shared Futures', with exhibitions looking at the different ways individuals interpret the cities around them, plays, talks, fairs and film festivals reflecting where the various refugees and asylum seekers living in Scotland have come from, and football tournaments and carnivals celebrating and cementing an ethnically diverse population. As usual, the programme is more Glasgow-centric, being mostly based in and around the Tron Theatre, but there are exhibitions and plays happening in Edinburgh too.
I Refugee Week, Mon 16—Sun 22 Jun. See www. refugeeweek. org. uk for full listings.
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who have fled the conflict in their homeland. I’art (t/‘Re/itgee Week 2008’. FREE World Costumes Exhibition Tue 17 -I"ri 20 Jun. LIIV (iallery. 1226 (iovan Road. 445 5100. l-»4pm. A dazzling display of costumes hand-made by people from all over the world who now live in the (iovan area of (ilasgow. (‘hat to the costume makers about their work and their home countries. International food and refreshments available at the launch (Mon 16 Jun. 6pm). Part othf/iigt’e Week 2008.
Fairs
FREE Sloan’s Market livery Sunday. Sloan's. 62 Argyle Arcade. 108 Argyle Street. 221 8917. 1 1am 5pm. Well-heeled weekly outdoor shopping market just tucked off Buchanan Street. with stalls stuffed ftill of gourmet treats and classy crafty things.
British Franchise l-‘ri 13 & Sat 14 Jun. SIi(‘(‘. I'innieston Quay. 0870777 1082. 10am 5pm. £7 (£5 in advance). The ideal place for you to find your new franchise opportunity. Includes the (irowing Your Own Business Showcase & Conference. FREE Book Fair Sat 14 & Sun 15 Jun. (ilasgow Botanic (iardens: Ilopkirk Building. 730 (ireat Western Road. 334 2422. 9am 5pm. ()r if that's all a little bit hard-nosed and capitalist for ya. why not rummage through second-hand books in lovely leafy surroundings? I’urt oft/1e ll’est Iiml I'estival.
Food 8 Drink
Queen’s Park Farmers’ Market Sat 7 Jun. Queen‘s Park. 520 Langside Park. 287 7273. 9am 2pm. Local produce. from local people.
FREE Mansfield Park Farmers’ Market Sat 14 Jun. Dowanhill Primary School. llavelock Street. I’anick.
9am 3pm. Splendidly comprehensive foodie fest at a temporary location.
FREE Greek Market Fair Sat 14 Jun. St Luke's (ireek ()rthodox ('athedral. 27 l)undonald Road. l)owanhill. 10am-3pm. Home-made. authentic (ireek dishes available to try and buy all day. Don't smash the plates. though. Please. Part of the um Iiml l'i'stlval.
Politics
FREE Peace Chain Around Faslane Sat 14 Jun. I‘aslane I’eaee (‘ainp. Shandon. .\'r llelensburgh. 01436 820901. 1 1.30am 2.30pm. Scottish (‘.\'1) protest. See picture caption. right.
Talks
FREE its Easy: a panel discussion with a twist Sat 7 Jun. 'l'rainway. 25 Albeit Drive. 0845 330 3501. 2 4pm. .\'o. there isn't supposed to be an apostrophe up there. A panel discussion on the very nature of this thing we call live art. with Steve Slater. Ryan Weber. Jean (‘ameron and John Beagles all setting out in search of truth.
FREE its not hard (to say goodbye) Sat 7 Jun. lntermedia (iallery. ('(‘A. 350 Sauchiehall Street. 552 2540. 7 9pm. .\'o. there isn't supposed to be an apostrophe tip there. either. To coincide with the release of Anthony Schrag‘s new book about his series of live art events. Its I101 hanl (absent apostrophe Itl(I(/Il(’.\’.\’, this). an evening of thoughts and performances on and around live art.
FREE West End Horrors: Murders, Mysteries and Madness Mon 16 Jun. I’anick Library. 305 Dumbarton Road. 287 9835. 6.30pm. Brian Skillen looks behind the civilised facade of the Wild West lind throughout history. I’urt oft/ie West [171d l'i'.\'lll’(ll.
FREE Eddie McConnell: Documentary Film Maker Mon to Jun. Hillhead library. 348 Bytes Road. 339 7223. 7.30pm. The award-winning (ilasgow documentary-maker presents his own specially selected version of shorts and extracts from a body of work stretching beck to l‘)(il. followed by a Q&A session. I’at‘l oft/1e West lz'ml I-esti'i-ul.