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GLASGOW
Activities & Events ✽✽ FREE South Side Festival Sat 26 & Sun 27 May, 11.30am–5pm.
Queen’s Park Recreation Ground, Queen’s Drive, southsidefestival.org.uk This local community festival returns to Queen’s Park for more music and festivities after a parade through the Southside on Sat, with acoustic performances in the Glasshouses on Sun also. Midnight Walk 2012 Sat 26 May, 10.30pm–2.30am. £20 registration fee. Glasgow Central Station, Main Concourse, 1 Gordon Street, 429 5599. Night-time charity walk. FREE Simple Pleasures Walk: River Clyde Sun 27 May, 1–3pm. Glasgow Green, Greendyke Street, 276 0931. Find out about free outdoor activities along the Clyde Walkway. GFT Film Quiz Tue 29 May, 8.45pm. Glasgow Film Theatre, 12 Rose Street, 332 6535. Test your knowledge against The Skinny’s film critics. (Boo, hiss etc.)
✽✽ West End Festival Fri 1–Sun 24 Jun. Various venues, West End,
westendfestival.co.uk See preview, page 41, selected listings (marked WEF) below, and full listings online at list.co.uk/events/west-end-festival.
✽✽ FREE Banner Open Day Sat 2 Jun, noon–4pm. Banner Road,
Knightswood. Gala day in Knightswood, with a bouncy castle, fire engine, face painting, football, bric-a-brac, music, raffles and produce from local allotments. WEF.
✽✽ FREE Wonderland Sun 3 Jun, 1–5pm. Glasgow Botanic Gardens, 730 Great Western Road, 334 2422. Join in with the Alice in Wonderland theme and dress up for this event with the costumed performers and musicians from
the Mardi Gras parade. WEF.
✽✽ Glasgow Science Festival Tue 5–Sun 17 Jun, times vary. Various
venues, glasgowsciencefestival.org.uk See preview, selected listings (marked GSF, below), and full listings at list.co.uk/events/gsf.
✽✽ FREE Transit of Venus 2012 Tue 5 Jun, 9pm. Glasgow Sculpture
Studios, The Whisky Bond, Dawson Street, glasgowsciencefestival.org.uk The universe is pulling out all the stops to celebrate the launch of Glasgow Science Festival, by having Venus transit the sun. You can join the festivities at this all-night extravaganza of science, music and the visual arts, with live link-ups to transit observers around the world and a dawn observation of Venus over Glasgow. Booking essential. GSF & WEF. Prohibition Glamour Thu 7 Jun, 6–9pm. £10. Society M, 60 Renfrew Street, boldsouls.bigcartel.com Achingly stylish Bold Souls fashion pop-up. Cryptic Nights: Colour Deaf Thu 7 & Fri 8 Jun, 9pm. £5. CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street, 352 4900. Experience an interactive audio-visual pyramid installation, in which the audience influences its environment through live visual feeds and trigger pads. Thursday’s event includes a fashion show (with designs from Ciorstaidh Monk) and audience Q&A, while Friday’s is followed by an after party with DJ set from Dandy Riots.
✽✽ FREE Olympic Torch Relay Fri 8 Jun, 1.30–6pm. Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum, Argyle Street, 276 9599. Merriment and fanfare to celebrate the torch’s arrival in Glasgow, including music, dance and arts aimed at young and old. WEF.
✽✽ FREE FORK Gala Sat 9 Jun, 11am. Halfpenny Bridge House,
Kelvin Riverside Walkway Lower Botanic Gardens, 946 4542. A fun day with stalls, music, food and drink, puppet shows, canoe rides on the river rapids and even a dog show, all brought to you by the Friends of the River Kelvin. WEF.
✽✽ FREE Cardonald College Fashion Show Sat 9 Jun, noon & 2pm & 3.15pm; Sun 10 Jun, 1pm & 2pm. Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum, Argyle Street, 276 9599. Couture from
Glasgow Science Festival Want to know if Contagion could really happen in real life? Or what it’s like to work for NASA? What it takes to be an astronomer or what beavers have to do with biodiversity? Have a gander at the Glasgow Science Festival’s 2012 programme, with two weeks of events for all ages in 30 venues across the city, including a special Bright Club comedy night of scientific stand-up, events looking at the link between art and science at Glasgow Sculpture Studios, and the chance to meet real-life astronaut Ron Garan. (Lauren Mayberry) ■ Various venues, Glasgow, Tue 5–Sun 17 Jun.
EVENTS AroundTown
Cardonald’s HND students. WEF. The White Fashion Show Sat 9 Jun, 7–10.30pm. £10 in advance; £12 on the door. oVo, 69 Albion Street, 404 6543. Fashion show with an all-white dress code and designs from Kemunto Fashion, Ursula Graham, Nginda and Louise Devlin, plus performances from IG Dance, Fallen Angels and MO’Shay. FREE Seeds of Thought Sat 9 Jun, 7.30pm. CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street, 352 4900. Diverse performance and spoken word night.
✽✽ FREE University of Glasgow: Science Sunday Sun 10 Jun, 10am–4pm. Hunter Halls, University Avenue, glasgowsciencefestival.org.uk Science shows, workshops, equipment and hands-on activities. GSF & WEF. Critics’ Awards for Theatre in Scotland 2012 Sun 10 Jun, 3pm. £15. Tron Theatre, 63 Trongate, 552 4267. Celebrate and commiserate with the stars of Scottish theatre.
✽✽ Scottish Fashion Awards Mon 11 Jun, 5.45pm. £35. SECC, Finnieston Quay, 0844 395 4000. Presented by Alexa Chung, with catwalk shows and surprise music acts.
✽✽ FREE Bugs in your Poo: Hands-On Hospital Science
Tue 12 Jun, 3–4pm & 4–5pm. Southern General Hospital, 1345 Govan Road, glasgowsciencefestival.org.uk Meet staff at the NHS Microbiology lab and learn about the fight against superbugs. GSF. FREE Hunterian Late Night Wednesdays Wed 13 Jun, 5–8pm. Hunterian Museum & Art Gallery, University of Glasgow, 82 Hillhead Street, 330 4221. A chance for adults to explore the museum after hours.
✽✽ 80s Refugee Week Roller Disco Fri 15 Jun, 6–10pm. £10
(includes skates & equipement). Jumpin Jaks, 292 Sauchiehall Street, booking via the Tron Theatre: 552 4267. Get your skates on and boogie away to some classic 80s tunes, in aid of the Scottish Refugee Council. Over 13s only; under 18s must be accompanied by an adult. Refugee Week.
✽✽ RE:action – Parallel Worlds Fri 15 Jun, 7.30–9pm. £10 (students £8). Glasgow University Union, 32 University Avenue, 339 8697. A scientifically- themed aerial display show, interpreting biology with hoop and trapeze. GSF.
✽✽ FREE Pollokshaws Carnival Sat 16 Jun, 11am–4pm. Greenbank
Park, Netherauldhouse Road, Pollokshaws, 636 0394. Colourful family event with music, dance, workshops, games and a parade. Refugee Week.
✽✽ FREE The Great Govan Science Reshuffle Sat 16 Jun,
11am–5pm. Pearce Institute, 840 Govan Road, 445 6007. Family science activities, fitness tests and meetings with energy experts and medical researchers all help to explain how Glasgow’s environment impacts on residents’ health. GSF.
✽✽ FREE LEGUP Community Garden Sat 16 Jun, 11am–5pm.
Elder Park, 31 Garmouth Street, glasgowsciencefestival.org.uk Rediscover the therapeutic joys of a bit of gardening, and build some solar power and wind turbine models to inspire your eco- friendly side. GSF.
✽✽ Holyrood Pleasure Gardens Summer Fete Sat 16 Jun,
1.30–4.30pm. £1.50 (children free). Holyrood Pleasure Gardens, Holyrood Crescent, westendfestival.co.uk Live music, stalls, bouncy castle, face painting, kids’ games, a tombola and lots of tasty food to buy. WEF.
✽✽ FREE Gibson Street Gala Sun 17 Jun, noon–6pm. Gibson Street, westendfestival.co.uk Street entertainers, live music, stalls, art and crafts, food, drink, a climbing wall, children’s areas and games. WEF.
✽✽ FREE The Big Lunch Sun 17 Jun, 12.30–3.30pm. Kennishead
Avenue, Thornliebank, 649 2000. Community gala organised by Greater Pollok Integration Network. Bring a picnic and enjoy live music, bouncy
castles, entertainment, sports and games. Refugee Week.
✽✽ FREE Lobey Dosser Day Sun 17 Jun, 1pm & 3pm. DRAM!, 232–246 Woodlands Road, 332 1622. A celebration of the life and good times of Bud Neill, cartoonist, poet and boulevardier with song, storytelling, costumed jollity and more.WEF.
✽✽ FREE Refugee Week Celebration Sun 17 Jun, 1–4pm.
The Hidden Gardens, Tramway, 25 Albert Drive, 0845 330 3501. Multi-cultural delights including international food, activities for kids, music and Scottish and African storytelling. Refugee Week.
✽✽ Refugee Week Scotland Mon 18–Sun 24 Jun, times vary. Prices
vary. Various venues, scottishrefugeecouncil.org.uk See preview, selected listings above and below, and full listings at list.co.uk/events/refugee-week. FREE Horse & Dray History Tour Wed 20 Jun, 10.30am–noon. Glasgow Green, Greendyke Street, 07919 228060. Historical horse-drawn ride around Glasgow’s oldest park.
✽✽ Playing with Food Wed 20 & Thu 21 Jun, 2–3pm & 7–8pm. £2.
Cranhill Development Trust, 109 Bellrock Street, 276 9696. A new performance developed by A Moment’s Peace and Platform with newly arrived residents in Cranhill, exploring the tastes, smells and sounds of their kitchens. Refugee Week. FREE Summer Solstice Celebration Thu 21 Jun, 7–9pm. Balgray Reservoir, Balgraystone Road, Barrhead, 577 4053. Celebrate the longest day with a stroll around Balgray Reservoir. Fairs & Markets FREE Sloans Market Saturdays & Sundays, 11am–5pm. Argyll Arcade, Buchanan Street/Argyll Street, sloansglasgow.com/market Well-heeled weekly outdoor food, vintage and craft shopping.
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H E M M A
Now open on Holyrood Road, Hemma has 2 floors and the top floor will be available for bookings of parties, leaving dues, weddings, meetings etc. Just contact us on hemma@bodabar.com to make a booking! Upcoming events:
Wee Wii Sundays - Play your favourite Wii games in Boda on Sundays. EUROVISION PARTY in Victoria Bar 26th May 7pm.
MARATHON PARTY in Joseph Pearce's 27th May.Show off your medal and get a free starter or dessert when ordering a main course.
SINGLES NIGHT in Victoria Bar 9th June 8pm. Put a ring on it? Maybe start with a date?
CAMERA CLUB in Sofi's. 21st June 7pm. Monthly Camera Club with different themes! www.bodabar.com
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