AroundTown
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 Take One Action Film Festival Thu 23 Sep–Tue 5 Oct, times vary. Prices vary. Various Venues, Edinburgh and Glasgow, www.takeoneaction.org.uk. A festival of film screenings, discussions, activist workshops and even tree planting sessions about people and films that are taking action on issues of global and environmental concern. A Night at The Races Thu 23 Sep, 6.30pm. £60. Radisson Blu Hotel, 301 Argyle Street, 204 3333. A charity race night in aid of Children 1st. Drinks reception, three-course meal, and a flutter on the horses. Gardening Friends Meet at Mugdock Sat 25 Sep, 10am–noon. £3. Mugdock Country Park, Craigallian Road, Milngavie, 956 6100. Get tips on gardening with bulbs. Refreshments included. Booking advisable. FREE Comic and Toy Fair at QM Union Sat 25 Sep, 11am–3pm. Queen Margaret Union, 22 University Gardens, 427 2009. Come and get your mitts on comics, graphic novels, toys and sci-fi books and meet some of Glasgow’s comic creators to boot.
✽✽ Bold Souls Sat 25 Sep, 11am–4.30pm. £2. Stereo, 22–28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. Eco-friendly fashion and styling event. See picture, page opposite. Charity Poker Tournament Sun 26 Sep, 6pm. £15. Gala Merchant City Casino, 16–18 Glassford Street, 0141 553 5410. Freezeout poker tournament with a £10 buy-in plus a £5 donation to Oxfam. Novices are welcome. FREE Blochestra Mon 27 Sep & Mon 4 Oct, 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. FREE Farrier at Pollok Country Park Tue 28 Sep, 10am–12.30pm. Glasgow Green, Greendyke Street, 276 0924. Watch as the farrier gives the working horses at Pollok Country Park their new shoes. The Swish Thu 30 Sep, 6.30pm. £10 in advance; £12 on the door; £20 VIP. The Hub, Pacific Quay, 848 0308. Classy clothes swapping party run in aid of the Scottish Huntington’s Association. Bring along your unwanted threads and swap them for someone else’s most desirable cast-offs.
✽✽ FREE Hole in my Pocket: HIMP Sunday Service Sun 3 Oct, 1–2.30pm. The Arches, 253 Argyle Street, 565 1000. Worship at the altar of creative arts with artistic duo Hole in my Pocket, who have brought together artists, designers, performers, choirs and buttered scones for a light-hearted and varied brunchtime service. See preview, page 41. FREE Family History Tours Thu 7 Oct, 2.30–3pm. Mitchell Library, 201 North Street, 287 2999. Learn about the library’s genealogical research resources.
✽✽ Cryptic Nights: Doing the Gooey Thu 7 Oct, 8pm. £5. CCA,
350 Sauchiehall Street, 352 4900. Experimental and interactive project looking at bringing the functions we perform using GUIs (graphical user interfaces) back into the real world. Come along and do your best impression of that annoying little egg-timer cursor. Email gooey@gooey.de for more info or to register interest. See Hitlist. Exhibitions Wallace and Gromit Present . . . a
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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. FREE Pong to Playstation Until Sat 2 Oct (not Sun/Mon), 10am–1pm & 2–5pm. Auld Kirk Museum, Cowgate, Kirkintilloch, 578 0144. An exciting exhibition exploring videogame culture, design and history from the 1970s to the present day. Titanic: Honour and Glory Until Mon 28 Feb, daily 10am–5pm. £3 (£2). The Tall Ship at Glasgow Harbour, 100 Stobcross Road, 222 2513. An exhibition about the ill-fated ship, with original artefacts and props and costumes from James Cameron’s 1997 film. Fairs FREE Sloans Market Sat 25 & Sun 26 Sep and Sat 2 & Sun 3 Oct, 11am–5pm. Argyll Arcade, Buchanan Street/Argyll Street, 812 0937. Well-heeled weekly outdoor shopping market tucked just off Buchanan Street, with stalls stuffed full of gourmet treats, vintage one-offs and classy crafty things. FREE Blochairn Car Boot Sale Sun 26 Sep & Sun 3 Oct, 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. Thee Wedding Show Sat 25 & Sun 26 Sep, 10.30am–4pm. £5. George Square, www.theeweddingshow.com. Scout out the best deals for everything you need for the big day. FREE Scotcampus Freshers’ Festival Thu 30 Sep & Fri 1 Oct, 10am–6pm. George Square, Entertainment and information for new students, slap bang in the middle of town. Find out all about work and play with info on clothing, food, health, lifestyle and academic advice as well as live DJs, free food and goodie bags. FREE Merchant City Wedding Show Sat 2 Oct, 11am–4pm. Trades Hall, 85 Glassford Street, 228 8000. Big Day bonanza with helpful ideas for all aspects of getting hitched. Sport World Open Snooker Until Sun 26 Sep, times vary. £20–£45 (half day £10–£30). SECC, Finnieston Quay, 0844 395 4000. World ranking tournament featuring Ronnie O’Sullivan, Mark Selby, Stephen Hendry and Betfred.com World Champion Neil Robertson. Glasgow Warriors v Munster Fri 24 Sep, 7.30pm. £tbc. Firhill Stadium, 0141 579 1971. The local team take on Ireland’s mighty Munster in a home match. FREE Glasgow Park Run 5k Sat 25 Sep, 9.30am. Pollok Park,
Scottish Mental Health Arts and Film Festival
While the majority of attention this year is on the festival’s Scottish indie allstars album The Fruit Tree Project (see music preview, page 71), it’s worth remembering that there are almost 200 other events happening up and down the country this month, all aimed at tackling the stigma surrounding mental health issues. This year’s theme is ‘mental health and childhood’, so it’s fitting that Janice Galloway will be discussing her childhood memoir This Is Not About Me as part of the programme (CCA, Glasgow, Sat 2 Oct) – other writers in the programme include Bernard MacLaverty and Karen Campbell. In Edinburgh, the Filmhouse is screening Bill Douglas’ magnificent trilogy about growing up in poverty in Scotland (Sat 9 Oct); there are also workshops in everything from comedy to creative writing, and look out for the ‘Oor Mad History’ project and exhibition, all across Lothian. ■ Fri 1–Sun 24 Oct. Most events free. For full listings, see www.mhfestival.com
www.parkrun.org.uk/Glasgow. Bracing weekend run through the park, against the clock. It’s free, but make sure you book online beforehand.
Talks The Church Buildings Renewal Trust Conference Wed 29 Sep, 10am–4pm. £30. St Andrew’s in the Square, St Andrew’s Square, 0870 013 4060. Conference looking at the ‘Church and the Community in the 21st Century’, featuring guest speaker Mario Conti (Archbishop of Glasgow). Price includes buffet lunch, tea and coffee. FREE Curators’ Favourites Wed 29 Sep, 12.30–1pm. Burrell Collection, 2060 Pollokshaws Road, 287 2550. Yupin Chung, Curator of Chinese and Far Eastern Civilisations, gives a talk on the grape and the grain in China. Food, Film and Facts Wed 29 Sep, 7pm. £10 (Slow Food members £8). iFull Coffee, 531 Sauchiehall Street, 222 2848. An event curated by Slow Food Glasgow, with a screening of Pig Business, a film about the shocking realities of modern meat production, a discussion with Denise from Peelham Farm, and tasty samples for everyone. FREE A Closer Look at the Collections Thu 30 Sep, 2–2.30pm. Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum, Argyle Street, 276 9599. John Pringle gives a short talk in the Looking at Art Gallery. Chasing the Devil: The Search for Africa’s Fighting Spirit Thu 7 Oct, 2.15pm. £8 (under 18s/students/RSGS members free). Renfield St Stephen’s Church, 260 Bath Street, 332 2826. Travel writer Tim Butcher recounts his adventures deep into Sierra Leone and Liberia, countries that were at the time off-limits under brutal regimes. Workshops FREE Tigerstyle Thu 23 & 30 Sep & 7 Oct, 6–8pm. The Arches, 253 Argyle Street, 07811 097821. Creative music making programme headed by Scottish bhangra outfit Tigerstyle. Dance House Autumn Classes Weekly until Sat 4 Dec, times vary. £72 (£60) for 12-week course. Dance House, 20 St Andrews Street, 552 2442. Learn a new way of moving, from boogie woogie to flamenco, taking in rhythm, tap and more. For more information visit www.dancehouse.org. Tron Studio Tue 28 Sep & 5 Oct, 7–9pm. £60 (£50). Tron Theatre, 63 Trongate, 552 4267. A term of drama workshops for adults who are interested in developing a range of performance skills and techniques. Embodied Voice Workshop Sat 25 Sep, 1–4pm. £20 (£15). Scottish Youth Theatre, The Old Sheriff Court, 105 Brunswick Street, 552 3988. Workshop combining movement and vocal work, with the aim of helping you to discover your voice through a combination of the Alexander Technique, yoga and acting. Irish Family History Workshop Sat 2 Oct, 10am–1pm. £10. Mitchell Library, 201 North Street, 287 2999. An introduction to Irish family history. FREE Trashing The Mags Sun 3 Oct, 3–5pm. CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street, 248 9969. Glasgow Womens’ Library presents its first ME(dia) session, breaking down the images confronting young women every day and exploring the damage they cause. Booking essential. Nightschool Mon 4 & Tue 5 Oct, Mon 5.30–7.30pm & 7.30–9.30pm; Tue 7–9pm. £75 (£50). Citizens Theatre, 119 Gorbals Street, 429 0022. A new term of informal acting courses for adults at beginner, intermediate and advanced levels. Cinema Feminista Wed 6 Oct, 5.30–7.30pm. £tbc. CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street, 248 9969. Grab the chance to see unusual and thought-provoking films on this eight-week course (starting this week) on feminist film theory, exploring how women are representing on the silver screen and what happens when they get