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 Laura Ennor. ✽✽ Indicates Hitlist entry Glasgow Activities & Events FREE Blochestra Mon 12 & 19 Jul, 9pm. Bloc+, 117 Bath Street, 574 6066. Bring along any instrument you might have (from tubas to triangles) for a workshop/jam session with Craig Grant (Union of Knives) teaching two songs each week, before planned gigs for this ad hoc multi-member orchestra. Dinner by Candlelight and Murder by Pheasant Thu 8, 15 & 22 Jul, 7–10.30pm. £30. Pollok Country Park, Pollokshaws Road, A three-course meal served in Pollok House’s Kitchen restaurant, followed by a bit of light sleuthing as guests compete to work out whodunnit and how on Earth the pheasant came into it. Frock Swap Thu 8 Jul, 6.30pm. £10. Kushion, 158–166 Bath Street, 0844 892 0212. Dig out that tired old item that’s languishing unloved at the bottom of the wardrobe and swap it for something new (to you) and exciting. Ticket price includes champagne cocktail and nibbles, style advice and goody bags. Proceeds go to the NSPCC’s Childline service in Scotland.
FREE Knightswood Park Fun Day Sat 10 Jul, noon–4pm. Knightswood Park, 81a Chaplet Avenue, 959 3514. A family day out with live musicians including the Waterfront Show Band, displays by the Cumberland Birds of Prey, street theatre, facepainting, bouncy castles and more. Garden Walk Sat 10 Jul, 2.30–4pm. Included in admission: £5.50 (£4.50; family ticket £10-£14). Greenbank Garden, Flenders Road, Clarkston, 0844 493 2201. Get advice on plants that will do well in those difficult shady corners and find out what’s going on at Greenbank at this time of year. FREE Canal Creatures Sun 11 Jul, 2–3pm. Forth & Clyde Canal, Bishopbriggs, 956 6100. Dip into the Forth and Clyde canal and see if you can catch a water scorpion or a diving beetle. Meet at the pontoon opposite the Leisuredrome. FREE Grasses for Beginners – No Children Required Wed 14 Jul, 7–8.30pm. Mugdock Country Park, Craigallian Road, Milngavie, 956 6100. Tramp around Mugdock’s beautiful ancient woodland and see if you can identify some species of grass, with a little help from the rangers. Meet at South Lodge car park. Adults only. FREE Heritage Walk Fri 16 Jul, 11am–12.30pm. Pollok Country Park, Pollokshaws Road, 276 0924. Learn about the natural and cultural history of Pollok Estate. Keep coming back every fortnight as the walks cover different themes. FREE The Better Crack Club Fri 16 Jul, 8pm. Tchai Ovna, 42 Otago Lane, 357 4524. Regular storytelling club for adults.
FREE Victorian Garden Party Sun 18 Jul, 1–4pm. Mugdock Country Park, Craigallian Road, Milngavie, 956 6100. Family fun, nineteenth-century style! There’s a brass band, cream teas on the lawn, and presumably all children will be seen and not heard... perhaps.
✽✽ Merchant City Festival Thu 22–Sun 25 Jul, times vary. Prices
vary. Merchant City, info@merchantcityfestival.com. A lively four day programme featuring many events including exhibitions, plays, concerts and a street parade, centred on Glasgow’s vibrant cultural quarter. The Festival showcases new talent alongside established names, promising something for everyone. Have a look at www.merchantcityfestival.com for details. See Hitlist, and picture caption, below.
Exhibitions Wallace and Gromit Present . . . a World of Cracking Ideas Until Tue 30 Nov, 10am–5pm. Included in admission: £9.95 (£7.95). Glasgow Science Centre, 50 Pacific Quay, 420 5000. Aardman Animations, in an exhibition sponsored by the Intellectual Property Office, offer a tour around Wallace and Gromit’s home, 62 West Wallaby Street, to see their wacky inventions like the Tellyscope II, the Piella Propellor and the Blend-o- Matic. Find out how innovation contributes to everyday life and how people can protect their ideas using intellectual property. FREE A La Mode: Parisian fashion from the Journal des Dames et des Modes Until Sun 31 Oct 11am–5pm. Scotland Street School
Merchant City Festival The annual celebration of Glasgow’s glossiest, foodiest, fashionista quarter is back with a slightly altered date. OK, severely altered; they’ve moved all the
way from September to July. Fortunately, the formula remains the same: a weekend packed full of outdoor markets, street theatre, a great big fashion show all the way down Ingram Street, food tastings at some of the best restaurants in the city, pop-up stand-up sets and live music late into the night. If it ain’t broke . . . See www.merchantcityfestival.com for details. ■ Merchant City, Glasgow, Thu 22–Sun 25 Jul.
34 THE LIST 8–22 Jul 2010
Museum, Museum of Education, 225 Scotland Street, 287 0500. Parisian chic comes to Glasgow See Hitlist. FREE Art in the Park Sat 10 & Sun 11 Jul, 10am. Craigend Visitor Centre, Mugdock Country Park, Craigallian Road, Near Milngavie, 956 6100. Art exhibition and sale of work by contemporary Scottish artists, including Jonathan Robertson, Anne Anderson and Liz Rodgers. All proceeds go to the Glasgow branch of the Riding for the Disabled Association. Fairs ✽✽ FREE Sloans Market Sun 11 & 18 Jul, 11am–5pm. Buchanan Street, Well-heeled weekly outdoor shopping market tucked just off Buchanan Street/ See Hitlist. FREE Blochairn Car Boot Sale Sun 11 & 18 Jul, 6am. Wholesale Fruit, Veg, Flower and Fish Market, 130 Blochairn Road, 287 2500. One of the UK’s largest weekly car boot sales, attracting over 500 sellers, with just about anything you could think of on sale, from curtains to cakes. Mind, Body & Spirit Psychic Fair Sat 10 & Sun 11 Jul, 10am. £3.50. Victoria Halls, 70 Coplaw Street, Alternative health therapists and products, talks on understanding tarot, aura indulgence and inner awareness, and clairvoyants. FREE Craft and Skills Fair Thu 15 Jul, noon–4pm. Castlemilk Community Centre, 121 Castlemilk Drive, 634 2233. A sale of handmade goods from local crafty folk.
Sport British Karate Federation International Open Sat 10 & Sun 11 Jul, 9am. £5. Kelvin Hall International Sports Arena, 1445 Argyle Street, 357 2525. Competitors from around the world compete in Kumite and Kata classes sanctioned by the World Karate Federation. Tickets available on the door. FREE Glasgow Park Run 5k Sat 26 Jun & 3 Jul, 9.30am. Pollok Park, Pollokshaws Road, 276 0924. A weekly timed run in the park – it’s free, but you need to register in advance at www.parkrun.org.uk/Glasgow. Workshops FREE Tigerstyle Thu 8, 15 & 22 Jul, 6–8pm. The Arches, 253 Argyle Street, 07811 097821. Creative music making programme headed by Scottish bhangra outfit Tigerstyle. Cookery Classes at Heart Buchanan Thu 8 & 15 Jul, 7–9pm. £45. Heart Buchanan, 380 Byres Road, 334 7626. Weekly cookery classes on a range of different topics. On Thu 8 Jul you can learn about perfect cupcakes, or attend the general Cakes and Bakes session on 15 Jul. Yum!. Quilting Classes Sun 11 & 18 Jul, 2–5pm. £20; five weeks £75. Welcome Home, 19 Keith Street, Weekly quilting classes covering the use of patterns, templates, patchworking, the making of the quilt and finishing off your project. Materials are provided but participants are welcome to bring their own. William Chamber’s Millinery Course – Basic Headpiece Sat 10 Jul, 10.30am–4.30pm. £50. Scotland Street School Museum, Museum of Education, 225 Scotland Street, 287 0500. List favourite William Chambers, an excellent young Glasgow designer who makes gorgeous hats and headpieces for the likes of Roisin Murphy, offers an introduction to building a basic headpiece. You can take your creation away at the end of the day, too, you lucky little soldier. Grassroots Organic Cookery Classes Thu 15 Jul, 7–9pm. £35. Grassroots Organic, 20 Woodlands Road, 353 3278. The latest in the series of cookery classes at Grassroots: this month it’s all about becoming a ‘Salad Master’. Jewellery Design – Working with Wire Sat 17 Jul, 10.30am–4.30pm. £45. Scotland Street School Museum, Museum