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Friday 21 June

Various venues Times & prices vary 01738 477027
Various venues: Glasgow Times & prices vary (many free)
Tron Theatre, Glasgow Free 0141 552 4267

Part of Refugee Week Scotland.

More Restaurant, Leicester Free (Gold ticket £35; VIP ticket £80) 07535 438866

Books are available for sale on the night. Dinner for Gold and VIP Ticket holders begins from 8pm onwards.

English Heritage: Beeston Castle, Tarporley £6 (£5; Children £4) 0870 333 1181

Saturday 22 June

Various venues Times & prices vary 01738 477027
Various venues: Glasgow Times & prices vary (many free)
The Bield, Tibbermore Times vary / Day ticket £35; Weekend £90
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West End, Glasgow Times & prices vary
Callendar House, Falkirk £25 01324 506850
Graham Kerr Building at University of Glasgow £15 (includes lunch on Sat) 0141 330 5511
The Open University: Leeds Free 08453 006090
English Heritage: Belsay Hall And Gardens, Newcastle upon Tyne £7.90 (£7.10; Children £4.70; Family £20.50) 0870 333 1181
Tron Theatre, Glasgow Free 0141 552 4267

Part of Refugee Week Scotland.

Stromness Town Hall £6–£9

Part of St Magnus International Festival.

Free Space Gallery, London NW5 Free

This is a chance to hear directly from the installation's creators and to ask any pressing questions you may have about its themes and execution.

Sunday 23 June

Various venues Times & prices vary 01738 477027
Various venues: Glasgow Times & prices vary (many free)
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The Bield, Tibbermore Times vary / Day ticket £35; Weekend £90
West End, Glasgow Times & prices vary
Graham Kerr Building at University of Glasgow £15 (includes lunch on Sat) 0141 330 5511
English Heritage: Belsay Hall And Gardens, Newcastle upon Tyne £7.90 (£7.10; Children £4.70; Family £20.50) 0870 333 1181

Monday 24 June

Various venues Times & prices vary 01738 477027
West End, Glasgow Times & prices vary
The Jekyll & Hyde, Edinburgh £4 0131 225 2022
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Tuesday 25 June

Various venues Times & prices vary 01738 477027
Woodend Barn Arts Centre, Banchory Times to be confirmed 01330 825431
West End, Glasgow Times & prices vary
Stromness Town Hall £6–£9

Part of St Magnus International Festival.

Glasgow Museums Resource Centre Free 0141 276 9300

Today: Highlights of the Contemporary Art Collection, including paintings and works on paper.

The Wheatsheaf, London W1T Free 07760 488119

Tonight, the question is 'What sort of things are numbers?' Oxford lecturer Alexander Paseau tackles the abstract concept, determining whether numbers are subjective products of mental processes or if they in fact belong to a 'separate realm of ideal existence', as Plato believed.

Wednesday 26 June

Various venues Times & prices vary 01738 477027
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West End, Glasgow Times & prices vary
Burrell Collection, Glasgow Free 0141 287 2550

This week it's a look at a painted Islamic ivory box made in the 12th century Norman Sicily.

Hunterian Museum & Art Gallery, Glasgow Free 0141 330 4221

Talk by Dr Neil Clark: 'Bone Breccia: Whose Bones Were They?'

Club Room at City Halls, Glasgow £6 0141 353 8000

This session focuses on Sonny Rollins' quirky 1957 classic Way Out West, in which Rollins for the first time recorded with just bass and drums. Part of Glasgow International Jazz Festival.