Around Town Events are listed by city, then type. Submit listings at least 14 days before publication to sport@list.co.uk for sport or aroundtown@list.co.uk for all other events. Listings compiled by Suzanne Black. ✽✽ Indicates Hitlist entry
Glasgow Activities & Events George Square Festivities Until Sun 3 Jan, times vary. Prices vary. George Square, www.winterfestglasgow.com. The square will be bustling with festive activities all through the Crimbo period. Keeping Christmas at Pollok House Until Sun 3 Jan, 10am–5pm. £4 (members £1; under 12s free). Pollok House, Pollok Country Park, 2060 Pollokshaws Road, 0844 493 2202. A huge Christmas celebration with the whole house decorated for the festive season. FREE First Thursday Thu 3 Dec, 10am–9pm. Trongate 103, 276 8380. A monthly showcase of Trongate’s treasures with extended opening, special events, tours and meal offers. Cryptic Nights Thu 3 Dec, 7.30pm. Free–£5. CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street, 352 4900. See picture, below. FREE Bratchy and the Wee Man’s Comedy Pub Quiz Thu 3 Dec, 8pm. The Arches Café Bar, 253 Argyle Street, 565 1035. Comedic brothers Bratchy and The Wee Man host a pub quiz with a difference.
✽✽ FREE Glasgow Wood Recycling Presents Winter Wonderland Sat 5 Dec, 10am–5pm. Dear Green Place, 7 Dalcross Street, 237 8545. See Hitlist.
✽✽ FREE Festive Feelgood Weekend Sat 5 & Sun 6 Dec,
noon–4pm. Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum, Argyle Street, 276 9509. See Hitlist. Ceol’s Craic Sat 5 Dec, 8.30pm. £8 (£5). CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street, 352 4900. Monthly Gaelic club and platform for Gaelic art and culture. This Christmas version features Bodega, Seasaidh Lexy and Darren Maclean. FREE My Fabulous Tartan Frock Tue 8–Thu 10 Dec, Wed & Tue 2pm & 7pm; Thu 1pm & 6pm. The Arches, 253 Argyle Street, 565 1000. See preview, page 33. Garden Walk Sat 12 Dec, 2.30–4pm.
Included in admission: £5.50 (£4.50; family ticket £10-£15). Greenbank Garden, Flenders Road, Clarkston, 0844 493 2201. Seasonal gardening tips and a round-up of what’s going on in the garden this month. Dr Sketchy’s Anti-Art Class Sun 13 Dec, 4–7pm. £7 (£5). The Arches, 253 Argyle Street, 565 1000. Where cabaret meets life drawing. Get your Santa hats out for a Kinky Krismas Special. Marvellous Meteors! No Children Required Mon 14 Dec, 7.30–9.30pm. £1.50. Mugdock Country Park, Craigallian Road, Milngavie, 956 6586. A Ranger-led event for adults with a short talk followed by stargazing. Booking essential.
✽✽ FREE Centenary Day Tue 15 Dec, 10am. The Glasgow School of
Art, 167 Renfrew Street, 353 4500. See Hitlist. FREE Clydesdale Horses Tue 15 Dec, Pollok Visitor Centre, Pollokshaws Road, 632 9299. Watch the horses get fitted for their new shoes and find out about the ancient practice of the farrier. Rockaoke Idol Thu 17 Dec, 7pm. £45. Trades Hall, 85 Glassford Street, 552 2418. Live out a rock’n’roll fantasy by singing live backed by The Artisans. There’s a three-course meal and party games as well, but don’t go so rock’n’roll that you trash the place, eh? Fairs & Markets Christmas at The Hill House Until Sun 6 Dec, 11am–4.30pm. Included in admission: £8.50 (£5.50; family ticket £16-£21). The Hill House, Upper Colquhoun Street, Helensburgh, 01436 673900. Annual Christmas event including musical performances, tearoom and gift shopping opportunities, as well as activities for the kids. FREE Christmas Shopping Night Fri 4 Dec, 7–9.30pm. St Bride’s Chapel Hall, 21 Greenlees Road, Cambuslang. Start amassing treats to fill all those stockings at a shopping evening in aid of Green Cross Care Home. 3D2D Craft & Design Fair Sat 5 Dec, 10.30am–5pm. £1.20 (90p; accompanied under 12s free). Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. Annual craft fair event with over 65 exhibitors from all over Scotland. FREE Museum of Transport Christmas Market Sat 5 & Sun 6 Dec, Sat 10am–4pm; Sun 11am–4pm. Museum of Transport, Kelvin Hall, 1 Bunhouse
Road, 287 2720. The museum’s recreation of a 1930s street is transformed into a bustling festive market for the weekend. FREE Nadfly + Baxendale & Friends Shop Sat 5–Sun 13 Dec, 10am–5pm; Sun noon–5pm. Trongate 103, 276 8380. A temporary shop with gifts for sale by artists, musicians, architects, writers, filmmakers, silversmiths, designers and ceramicists. FREE Handmade Haven Sun 6 Dec, 1–6pm. Mono, 12 King’s Court, King Street, 553 2400. The indie craft market returns to Mono with more handmade treats by local craftpersons. See www.glasgowcraftmafia.com for more info. Glasgow Steiner School Winter Fayre and Market Sat 12 Dec, 10am. £1 (50p). Glasgow Steiner School, 52 Lumsden Street, Yorkhill, 334 8855. The fair offers stalls with local products and, for kids, has craft activities, a secret shop, games and king winter. Holmwood’s Christmas Fayre Sat 12 & Sun 13 Dec, noon–5pm. Adults £2 (children £4). Holmwood House, 61–63 Netherlee Road, Cathcart, 0844 493 2204. Holmwood’s Winter Wonderland includes Santa’s Grotto, storytelling, and a craft fair. FREE Art Fair Sat 12–Wed 23 Dec, 10am–5.30pm; Sun 11am–4pm. Eastwood Park Theatre, Eastwood Park, Rouken Glen Road, Giffnock, 577 4970. Alternative gifts for the festive season. Sport The Jocky Wilson Cup: England v Scotland Sat 5 Dec, 7pm. £20–£30. Braehead Arena, Kings Inch Road, 0870 277 6062. The inaugural Jocky Wilson Cup, like a darts version of tennis’ Davis Cup. Santa Dash Sun 13 Dec, 9.30am. £15 (accompanied children £5). George Square. 5K fun run for charity with Santa suits supplied with registration. Register at www.glasgow.gov.uk/santadash. Santa Ski & Board Challenge Sun 13 Dec, 10am–noon & 2–4pm. £5–£10 + minimum sponsorship. Xscape Braehead, Kings Inch Road, Braehead, 419 5281. A sponsored 5km event, dressed as Santa, for Momentum, the Scottish disability charity. Santa suits provided. Please see www.momentumscotland.org
Talks In Conversation With Valerie MacLennan: Gordon Smith Sun 6
Dec, 7.30pm. £10. Oran Mor, 731–735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. A relaxed and informative conversation between Valerie MacLennan and Gordon Smith. Ancient Egypt Comes to Glasgow Sat 12 Dec, 2pm. £4 (members £2). Burrell Collection, 2060 Pollokshaws Road, 287 2550. Ian Mathieson, co- director of the Saqqara Geophysical Survey Project, gives an update on the 2009 season. The Royal Scottish Geographical Society: Higher Than the Eagle Soars Wed 16 Dec, 7.30pm. £6 (free). University of Glasgow Boyd Orr Building, University Gardens, www.rsgs.org. Mountaineer Stephen Venables shares the thrill of adventure in this talk, which covers his climbs in the Alps, Afghanistan, and the Himalaya. Workshops FREE Sing Hallelujah Sat 5 Dec, 3–5pm. Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. Dip a toe into the singing pond with this gentle introduction, culminating in a mass recital of Handel’s Hallelujah organised by the BBC. FREE GoMA Bites: Printing Allsorts Sun 6 Dec, 1–3pm. Gallery of Modern Art, Royal Exchange Square, 287 3050. An inky adult workshop exploring GoMA’s Cove Park prints. Joyworks Laughter Workshop Fri 11 Dec, 7.30–8.30pm. £8; term £30 (regulars £6; term £22). G12 Studios, 37 Ruthven Lane, Byres Road, 07842 414765. An hour-long laughter workshop designed to beat stress and be invigorating. Booking required. FREE Bird Banquet Sat 12 Dec, 1–3pm. Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum, Argyle Street, 276 0924. Make your own bird feeder to help your garden visitors through the long, cold winter. FREE Christmas Silks: Silk Painting Sat 12 Dec, 1–4pm. People’s Palace & Winter Gardens, Glasgow Green, 276 0782. Beginner’s silk painting class. Book in advance. FREE Adult Workshop: Textile Art Sun 13 Dec, 2pm. Burrell Collection, 2060 Pollokshaws Road, 287 2564. View the Burrell’s impressive tapestry collection and try your hand at making your own. Book in advance. FREE Felting Wed 16 Dec, 10am–noon. Burrell Collection, 2060 Pollokshaws Road, 287 2550. Use merino wool and warm water to create some beautiful felted artworks.
Cryptic Nights It’s the first anniversary of the multi-artform night celebrating the possibilities of the CCA, and they’re commemorating with a feast. The first 25 people to book tickets will be offered a free Cryptic Nights banquet (everyone else can eat too, it’s just
that it will cost you a fiver). Then there’s a surprise film in the CCA cinema space, after which ace groover The Niallist will take to the decks as the whole building becomes a dance floor. ■ CCA, Glasgow, 7.30pm, crypticnights.org.uk
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