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Winterfest Glasgow

15 Nov 2007

Glasgow is set to sparkle in suitably gallus style this year, as, for the first time, the various massed events and celebrations are being collected under the non-denominational and kinda cuddly umbrella Winterfest – a programme of ceilidhs, clubs…

Fireworks

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1 Nov 2007

Bonfire Night Fireworks Displays Come on, who doesn’t love the cheap thrill of banging sparkly things? Meadowbank Stadium, Edinburgh. Glasgow Green, Glasgow, both Mon 5 Nov from 6.30pm. Glasgow Craft Mafia Massed gathering of emergent Scottish…

Ian Rankin

Crime Scene: Edinburgh - the Ian Rankin exhibition

1 Nov 2007

There’s a pleasing circularity to this exhibition at the National Library. Ian Rankin wrote much of Knots and Crosses, the first Rebus book, in the reading room here, thanks to a PhD thesis on Muriel Spark that fell by the wayside. With Rankin’s famed…

Eilidh’s Daily Ukulele Ceilidh

Eilidh’s Daily Ukulele Ceilidh: The Stage Show

1 Nov 2007

Just a brief update on the progress of Eilidh’s Daily Ukulele Ceilidh, first featured in the Around Town section in July this year. Those interested in checking out Eilidh McAskill’s ongoing quest to play some form of ceilidh, on her ukulele, for every…

Verrocchio - preview

1 Nov 2007

The CCA is one of the most beautiful – and under-used – buildings in Glasgow, so it’s good to see the potential of its nooks and glassy crannies being fully exploited. Verrocchio, a series of recorded short stories by playwright David Leddy (pictured)…

Pumpkins out: Neeps in - it’s a Very Scottish Halloween

26 Oct 2007

Pumpkins have been banned from a Halloween festival at Scone Palace, as organisers shun ‘American big business and rampant consumerism’. The Very Scottish Halloween event this weekend (27-28 October) will instead involve a neepie lantern competition…

Britannia Panopticon Theatre

Britannia Panopticon Theatre

18 Oct 2007

The area around Glasgow’s Trongate has pulled its socks up somewhat over the last decade, but tucked in among the upmarket restaurants catering for the Tron Theatre’s well-heeled audiences and glossy bars spilling over from the Merchant City is a…

David Lynch and Donovan

David Lynch and Donovan

18 Oct 2007

David Lynch, and Donovan. Together at last. If your mind hasn’t blown itself yet, try throwing some transcendental meditation into the mix. No, not a strange Twin Peaks spoof. Lynch actually will be speaking in Edinburgh and Glasgow this fortnight, in…

Ghost tour company

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18 Oct 2007

• The One Game As part of their commitment to kicking racism out of football, the Easton Cowboys visit Glasgow for a five-a-side football game, followed by a screening of The One Game, a documentary about Palestine. Pearce Institute, Govan, Glasgow, Sat…

Oxjam

Oxjam Clothes Swap

18 Oct 2007

CHARITY EVENT Swapping all over the world Oxjam Clothes Swap, Buff Club, Glasgow, Tue 30 Oct, 8pm. Ah, remember back in the gilded past of our youth, when nobody spat in the street, and putting on a fundraising event was a simple matter of arranging…

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