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Activities & Events
✽✽ Glasgow on Ice Until Tue 3 Jan (not 25 & 26 Dec), 10am–10pm.
£7–£9.50 (£3–£7; family ticket £29). George Square, glasgowloveschristmas.com George Square’s open air ice rink returns for another year accompanied by non-stop music. Penguin Sessions offering a gentler environment for skating with under 7s happen daily Mon–Sat, while Silver Skate sessions for the over 60s, with a soundtrack of classic Christmas crooners, run every Mon (except 2 Jan) at 1–1.45pm. See feature, page 19. Think Boutique Pop Up Shop Until Fri 23 Dec, Tue–Sat 10am–6pm, Sun noon–5pm. Westend Hair Salon, 487 Great Western Road, 337 2999. Pop-up from online ethical fashion shop Think Boutique, with the new Autumn/Winter range, accessories, gifts and a range of styling and beauty treatments.
✽✽ FREE Special Mitchell Centenary Tours Thu 15 Dec, 2.30pm. Mitchell Library, North Street, 287 2999. See behind the scenes at the beautiful building at Charing Cross. Booking essential. FREE Tales Round a Victorian Fireplace Thu 15 Dec, 2.30–7pm. Gallery of Modern Art, Royal Exchange Square, 287 3050. Festive tales for all ages in the GoMA library. Drop-in event. FREE The Bad Boy Pub Quiz Thu 15 Dec, 7pm. Sloans, 62 Argyll Arcade, City Centre, 229 5270. Weekly quiz with a bar tab prize and other goodies for the winners. The Arches Community Choir Thu 15 & 22 Dec, 7–9pm. £3 donation per session. The Arches, 253 Argyle Street, 565 1000. Weekly meetings of the 35- strong community choir who are known for tackling some rather unorthodox choral choices.
✽✽ FREE Adults Only Afternoons Fri 16 Dec, 1–3pm. Kelvingrove Art
Gallery & Museum, Argyle Street, 276 9599. Why should kids have all the fun at the museum? Get stuck into some weekly activities related to the museum displays, with not an under 18 in sight. This time: make some festive wrapping paper. FREE Seeds of Thought Fri 16 Dec, 7.30pm. CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street, 352 4900. Diverse live performance and spoken word night, this time taking a look back over a year of ‘cuts, riots and poor summers’ by way of traditional African ‘mbira’ music, comedy, dramatic sketches and visual presentations. Open mic for those who want to share in the easy-going spirit of the evening. FREE Label Sun 18 & 25 Dec & 1 Jan, 2–7pm. Stairway Club, 95 Union Street, 221 1009. Bring, buy or just listen at this celebration of vinyl, with a DJ and mini record fair. Contact bookings@stairwayclub.co.uk if you want to sell records. Barry Shafar’s Mega-Morbid Quiz of Doom Mon 19 & 26 Dec, 8pm. £1. Blackfriars, 36 Bell Street, 552 5924. Scours the obituaries to get a head start in this morbid quiz. Glasgow’s Gaelic Pub Quiz Wed 21 Dec, 7.30pm. £2. The Park Bar, 1202 Argyle Street, Partick, glaschu.org/farpaischeist.htm Monthly pub quiz with a variety of topics. All questions are asked in Gaelic but if you don’t speak the language you can still turn up and someone will help you. Scottish Writers’ Centre Winter Party Thu 22 Dec, 7–10pm. £5 (members free). CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street, 352 4900. The Scottish Writers’ Centre hosts a party for members and
anyone else interested in hearing a few songs and readings, meeting and chatting with writers, and enjoying a drink or two. Irn-Bru Carnival Fri 23 Dec–Sun 15 Jan (closed 25 Dec), noon–10pm (early closing at 9pm on Sat 24 & 31 Dec & Sun 1 Jan; Mon 9–Fri 13 Jan 5–10pm only). £12. SECC, Finnieston Quay, 0844 395 4000. Brand new rides at this year’s funfair include the High Roller, Matterhorn, Speed Buzz and Extreme. Wee ones can ride gentler attractions like the Pirate Ship, Mini Wheel and Chairoplanes. The entry price gets you ten vouchers to use on rides (one voucher) or side stalls (two vouchers), plus two more ride-only vouchers. Extra vouchers available. See feature, page 19. FREE Board of Christmas Wed 28 Dec, 7pm. Mono, 12 Kings Court, King Street, 553 2400. Festive swap shop where you can swap your unwanted gifts for someone else’s. Added to that there’s ping pong for the energetic and board games (bring your own) for the more sedate. Glasgow’s Hogmanay Sat 31 Dec, noon–10pm. Free. George Square, glasgowloveschristmas.com A programme of family activities for the daytime and early evening of Hogmanay, including traditional music, children’s activities and Scottish food and drink. Plus have a go at curling on the ice rink before watching the experts battle it out at the inaugural Hogmanay Bonspiel Cup. See feature, page 19.
Exhibitions FREE Divine Write Until Thu 23 Feb. Mon–Thu 9am–8pm; Fri & Sat 9am–5pm. Mitchell Library, North Street, 287 2999. Two versions of the King James Bible (from earlier and later periods) are made avaialble for comparison.
✽✽ FREE The Mitchell Centenary Exhibition Until Sat 25 Feb.
Mon–Thu 9am–8pm; Fri & Sat 9am–5pm. Mitchell Library, North Street, 287 2999. Exhibition of photos and documents telling the story of 100 years in the building at Charing Cross. FREE The Glesga That I Used to Know Until Mon 9 Jan. Tue–Thu & Sat 11am–5pm; Fri & Sun 10am–5pm. Scotland Street School Museum, 225 Scotland Street, 287 0500. Photographs taken by Partick Camera Club in the 1970s, depicting ordinary Glaswegians at work and play. AC/DC: Scotland’s Family Jewels Until Sun 12 Feb. Mon–Thu & Sat 10am–5pm; Fri & Sun 11am–5pm. £2 (£1.50). Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum, Argyle Street, 353 8000. Australia’s greatest band is celebrated in a touring exhibition created by the Arts Centre, Melbourne and the Western Australia Museum with the blessing and co-operation of the band, featuring material never before displayed in public.
Fairs & Markets
✽✽ FREE Global Christmas Market Until Fri 23 Dec. Sun–Wed
10am–8pm; Thu–Sat 10am–9pm. St Enoch Square, 287 9663. Something a bit different for Christmas as stalls sell festive goods from South Africa, France, Finland, Spain, Mexico, Ecuador, Belgium, Poland and Germany. FREE Glasgow School of Art Christmas Pop-Up Shop Thu 15 Dec, 10am–8pm. The Art School, The Beresford Building, 468 Sauchiehall Street, 353 4410. Cards, gifts, decorations, textiles, art and more, all made by GSA students, graduates and staff. FREE Skypark Christmas Fair Thu 15 Dec, 11am–3pm. Skypark Glasgow, 8 Elliot Place, skypark-glasgow.com Huge Christmas fair. Crab Apple Arts Christmas Art & Design Fayre Sat 17 Dec, times tbc. £tbc. The Lighthouse, 11 Mitchell Lane, 276 5360. Debut fair from brand spanking new Crab Apple Arts, with creative workshops, demonstrations and stalls selling photography, graphic design, painting, ceramics, jewellery and digital art. See caption. 3D2D Craft & Design Fair Sat 17 & Sun 18 Dec, 10.30am. £2.10 (90p).
AroundTown Crab Apple Arts Christmas Art and Design Fayre
Gallery One of The Lighthouse will host the first Crab Apple Arts Christmas Fayre, with plenty of demonstrations and creative workshops. Stalls range from photography, graphic design and painting, to ceramics, jewellery and digital art. Visit crabapplearts.co.uk for more information. ■ The Lighthouse, Glasgow, Sat 17 Dec.
Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. Featuring over 65 exhibitors from all over Scotland. FREE Sloans Market Sat 17 & Sun 18 Dec, 11am–5pm. Argyll Arcade, Buchanan Street/Argyll Street, sloansglasgow.com/market Well-heeled weekly outdoor shopping market. Merchant Square Craft Fair Sat 17 Dec, 11am–6pm; Sun 18 Dec, noon–6pm; Mon 19–Fri 23 Dec, noon–7pm; Sat 24 Dec, noon–5pm. Merchant Square, 71–73 Albion Street, 552 5908. The craft fair goes daily in the run-up to Christmas for last-minute gift-buying. FREE Granny Would Be Proud Sun 18 Dec, noon–7pm. Hillhead Bookclub, 17 Vinicombe Street, 576 1700. Retro vintage market featuring fashion, jewellery, crafts and more. FREE Gin in Teacups Sun 18 Dec, noon–6pm. Chambre 69, Stock Exchange House, 69 Nelson Mandela Place, info@devilandthedeepbluesea.co.uk An eclectic emporium of crafts, vintage jewellery and clothing and curiosities.
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