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AroundTown HITLIST FOOD, FASHION AND FEMINISM
Bruncheon! Featuring The Sound of Muesli Dinner dance? Pah, we’re all about the breakfast dance. Local musicians and DJs, plus a delicious homemade brunch. Start your weekend right. Edinburgh, Out of the Blue Drill Hall, Sat 12 Mar.
Bold Souls Absolutely the best-dressed ‘pop-up dressing-up box’ in town, run by Chouchou Couture and ultra-hip styleblog Les Garçons de Glasgow. Buy new pieces direct from local designers, and get styling tips from the professionals. Sub Club, Glasgow, Sat 5 Mar, 1–6pm. Loop Mindblowingly-packed celebration of International Women’s Day, with over 100 Scottish artists, writers, musicians and performers taking over Tramway. See preview, page 40. Tramway, Glasgow, Tue 8 Mar.
Middle Eastern Festival of Spirituality and Peace in Edinburgh Annual festival of talks, discussions, music and spiritual retreats. See picture, page 42. Various venues, Edinburgh, Fri 4–Thu 17 Mar.
Heart and Soul Gastronomy Beginners’ classes in cooking with seafood or early-spring seasonal ingredients from the Heart Buchanan chefs. See Food Events, page 26. Heart Buchanan, Glasgow, dates & times vary. Textilefest Talks, discussions and hands-on activities, including workshops with top local designers such as William Chambers (work pictured). See picture, page 40. Various venues, Glasgow, until Wed 23 Mar.
Barry Cryer on Kenny Everett The bespectacled national treasure reassesses the legacy of the comedian, gender pioneer and, er, Thatcher apologist. See books, page 46. Part of Aye Write!. Mitchell Library, Glasgow, Sat 5 Mar.
High School Hop Jive dance classes, burlesque routines, retro hair styling from the Beauty School Drop-Outs (love it) and the odd gift stall, all curated by the excellently- named Miss Fitz-Poste. Ghillie Dhu, Edinburgh, Sun 6 Mar, 4–8pm.
Girl Geek Dinner Networking socially at this dinner for ladies who prefer things on the technologically-savvy side, with guest speaker Nina Sundberg from Microsoft. Waverley Gate, Edinburgh, Thu 3 Mar, 6–10pm.
Come Dine with Me Competition Edinburgh’s Swedish bars raise funds for Barnardos in a scrumptious cook-off. See Food Events, page 26. Joseph Pearce’s, Boda Bar and Sofi’s, Edinburgh, Sun 20 Mar, 6pm. £20.
38 THE LIST 3–31 March 2011
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NEIGHBOURHOOD Watch
LETTING YOU KNOW WHAT’S ON AROUND TOWN
POLLOKSHIELDS GLASGOW
What’s it like? A Victorian ‘garden suburb’ and conservation area in Glasgow’s Southside, full of parks and sandstone tenements. One of the most multiculturally diverse areas of Scotland. Majority of population are families with young children. Where is it, like? Not very deep South – a train from Glasgow Central on the Crossmyloof Circle Line to Pollokshields East takes five minutes. The better-known bustle of Shawlands is about 15-20 minutes’ walk away. Why would I go there? The Tramway is the cultural heart of the area; there’s also splendid slow-food emporium Cookie. What’s there to do, then? Aside from the Tramway programme, we love the Albert Drive Studios, a converted Victorian villa and garden full of artists’ studios, where you can take classes in art or creative writing. Allotments and windowsill gardens are popular, and Cookie runs a barter-your-excess scheme alongside numerous events and cooking classes. Eid celebrations happen on Albert Drive every year in June. What about shopping and going out? Not many pubs, but the area around Nithsdale Road is increasingly packed with homeware boutiques and indie cafés. As well as Cookie, check out La Tea Doh and Moyra Jane’s. Zucchini is one of many excellent fresh fruit and veg shops in the area, too – the area is as yet relatively untouched by the big supermarket chains.