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John Irving
Date	Location
An evening with the bestselling author of The Cider House Rules and A Prayer for Owen Meany, in conversation with John Boyne. In one of only two UK events he discusses his new novel, In One Person. Tickets available from Waterstones Edinburgh West End, 128 Princes Street. View full details
30 May 7pm	Reid Concert Hall, Edinburgh

West End Festival
Date	Location
One of the widest-ranging multi-arts festivals in the country, the West End Festival seems to swallow the West End's entire cultural output for the three weeks of its duration. The sterling music line-up (which in 2011 featured The Horrors, Alasdair Roberts and the Fence Collective) and the carnivalesque Festival Sunday are especially noteworthy. On the final Saturday, The Hidden Lane Festival opens the door on the city's creative collective, including open studios and exhibitions . View full details
1 Jun–24 Jun Times vary	West End, Glasgow

Kilbarchan Argicultural Show
Date	Location
Lots for everyone to see and do at this annual agricultural show. View full details
16 Jun 10am	Monklands Farm, Kilbarchan

Scottish Opera: Tosca Unwrapped
Date	Location
A free introduction to the elements of Puccini's opera. View full details
8 Jun 6pm	His Majesty's Theatre, Aberdeen

Dale Pinnock: Medicinal Chef
Date	Location
Nutritionist, herbalist and 'medicinal chef' Dale Pinnock offers an insight into cooking for health. View full details
30 May 7pm	Real Foods, Edinburgh

Lama Khemsar Public Talk: Life, Death … Then What?
Date	Location
Talk and Q&A session by Lama Khemsar on the Buddhist understanding of karma and rebirth. View full details
15 Jun 7.30pm	United Services Club, Johnstone

Leith Festival
Date	Location
A growing community arts festival in which most participants, artists and performers are Leith-based. Previous years have seen 150 events hosted by around 50 venues within a one-mile radius in Edinburgh's port community, including the Leith Festival Gala Day on Leith Links, as well as the Leith Short Film Festival and tons of walks, talks and tours. View full details
8 Jun–17 Jun Times vary	Leith, Edinburgh

Art & Design Studies Summer School
Date	Location
Intensive week-long summer courses in different art and design disciplines. View full details
16 Jul–10 Aug Mon–Fri 9.30am–5.30pm	Edinburgh College of Art, Edinburgh

Awaken to Your Intuition & Connect With Your Angels
Date	Location
Seminar about psychic powers and guardian angels. View full details
20 Jun 7pm 23 Jun 10am	Glasgow Pond Hotel, Glasgow

Angel Encounter Workshop
Date	Location
Workshop about connecting to spirit guides. View full details
23 Jun 10am	Glasgow Pond Hotel, Glasgow

Artist Talk: Gill Russell
Date	Location
Gill Russell, whose installations are on display in the gallery, talks about her work. View full details
16 Jun 7pm	An Talla Solais, Ullapool

Cowalfest
Date	Location
Walking festival that takes place amid the natural splendour of the Cowal peninsula. As well as an extensive range of guided walks for all ages and abilities, there are also live music performances, bike and horse rides and art exhibitions and workshops. View full details
5 Oct–14 Oct Times vary	Cowal, Cowal Peninsula

The Cullen Letters
Date	Location
A whirlwind tour through 18th-century medicine via the 6000 letters sent between Dr William Cullen and his patients. Part of the West End Festival. View full details
9 Jun–13 Jun Wed 6.30pm; Sat 2pm	12 University Gardens, Glasgow

Friends of the Earth Edinburgh Meeting
Date	Location
Learn about the work of your local Friends of the Earth group, and get involved in the planning of future activity. View full details
31 May 7pm	Teuchters, Edinburgh

The Human Library
Date	Location
A mystery talk about 'a library where books are people and reading is a conversation'. Part of the West End Festival. View full details
9 Jun Noon	Mitchell Library, Glasgow

In Conversation: Ashley Solomon and Fr. Piotr Nawrot
Date	Location
Fr. Piotr Nawrot is a Polish priest and musicologist who has played an important part in bringing to public attention the remarkable music composed in Bolivia during the baroque period, by Jesuit missionary musicians and the local people that they taught. He talks to Ashley Solomon about the process of bringing the music to life. Part of St Magnus Festival. Booking is essential. View full details
24 Jun 12.30pm	New Phoenix Cinema, Kirkwall

James Holland: Dam Busters
Date	Location
Historian James Holland tells the true story of the famous raid on the Ruhr. View full details and ticket info
15 Jun 7.45pm	Harmony Garden, Melrose

The Life of Corpses: Exploring the Ethical Issues of Exhibiting Human Remains
Date	Location
Arts and science professionals discuss the balance of ethical responsibilities and artistic possibilities when it comes to what's left of us after death. Part of Glasgow Science Festival. Booking is essential. View full details
9 Jun (Over-18s only) 11am Booking for this event is via the Glasgow Science Festival website; please do not call the venue.	Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum, Glasgow

Lord Kelvin's Legacy
Date	Location
Hear about the life and lasting impact of the work of Lord Kelvin, mathematical physicist, transatlantic telegraphy pioneer and 19th-century Professor of Natural Philosophy in Glasgow. Part of Glasgow Science Festival & the West End Festival. Booking is essential. View full details
12 Jun 2pm	University of Glasgow, Glasgow

Modern Buddhism
Date	Location
Buddhist nun and teacher Gen Kelsang Machig gives a talk on finding peace and happiness amid the demands of a busy life, and leads a simple meditation session. Part of the West End Festival. View full details
7 Jun–12 Jun Tue & Thu 7.30pm	Vajrayana Buddhist Centre, Glasgow

Scottish Refugee Week: Jonathan Falla and Leila Aboulela
Date	Location
The two writers speak to BBC presenter Serena Field about their journeys and their understanding of different cultures. Part of Refugee Week. Booking is essential. View full details
21 Jun 6.30pm	Central Library, Edinburgh

St Andrew Speakers Forum
Date	Location
Fortnightly meetings of this friendly forum for learning and practising public speaking. View full details
11 Sep 7.30pm 25 Sep 7.30pm 9 Oct 7.30pm 23 Oct 7.30pm 6 Nov 7.30pm 20 Nov 7.30pm 4 Dec 7.30pm 18 Dec 7.30pm	Boroughmuir Rugby Club, Edinburgh

Take it to the Bridge
Date	Location
Lorraine Wilson gives a talk on Dundee's ever-evolving music scene, including a screening of the film High Dubiety, which features clips of some of the leading lights of Dundonian music. Part of Dundee WestFest. View full details
13 Jun 7pm	The Vine, Dundee

West End Festival Walks
Date	Location
The WEF's programme of guided walks includes something on almost every day of the festival, focusing mainly on the architecture and heritage of the area, from a graveyard stroll and a tour of the best tenements in town, to a cinema-themed walk taking in purpose built halls and the peculiarly Scottish 'back court' theatres. Advance tickets – which will also tell you where the walks start – can be bought from Barrets Newsagent, Byres Road. Part of the West End Festival. View full details
1 Jun 7pm A walk themed around the quirky features that so charm and delight visitors and residents of the West End.	West End, Glasgow
2 Jun 7pm Explore places associated with eminent scientists, including Lister, Kelvin and Ramsay.	West End, Glasgow
3 Jun 7pm Architect Fiona Sinclair offers insights into the design features of Partick and Dowanhill's Victorian and…	West End, Glasgow
4 Jun 7pm Local historian and artist Kenneth Burns leads a tour of the area north of the River Kelvin.	West End, Glasgow
5 Jun 7pm Gordon Barr leads a tour around Maryhill, including the area's best kept secret – the beautiful Maryhill…	West End, Glasgow
6 Jun 7pm Fancy a move? Or just an architecture buff? Either way this tour of the West End's 40 listed tenement…	West End, Glasgow
7 Jun 7pm Explore the oldest part of the Victorian West End, Hillhead, with local expert Fionna Eden-Bushell.	West End, Glasgow
9 Jun 2pm The editors of scottishcinemas.org lead a tour around the full range of cinema architectural history…	West End, Glasgow
10 Jun 2pm Local historian Sandra Malcolm leads a tour of Whiteinch and Scotstoun.	West End, Glasgow
11 Jun 7pm Ranald MacInnes of Historic Scotland leads a tour of some of the area's newer designs, considering which…	West End, Glasgow
12 Jun 7pm Iain Mitchell introduces North Woodside's industrial history, fine churches and interesting public buildings.	West End, Glasgow
13 Jun 2pm Alexander Greek Thomson expert Roger Guthrie takes you up the Sixty Steps and explores other gems by this…	West End, Glasgow
14 Jun 7pm David Martin considers international influences on West End buildings.	West End, Glasgow
15 Jun 7pm Ann Laird takes you down Byres Road, tracing its history from simple country track to bustling Victorian…	West End, Glasgow
16 Jun 2pm Not a walk but a canal cruise aboard the Voyager, exploring Glasgow's canalside industrial history and…	West End, Glasgow
17 Jun 2pm A walk organised by Glasgow Women's Library (from whom tickets must be bought) exploring local landmarks…	West End, Glasgow
18 Jun Mon 2pm & 7pm Architectural expert Roger Guthrie looks at the excellent examples of ornamental cast iron in the West End.	West End, Glasgow
19 Jun 7pm A tour of the architecturally diverse neighbourhood of Woodlands and South Woodside.	West End, Glasgow
20 Jun 7pm Wonder at the elegance of Dowanhill's grand churches, terraces and pleasure gardens, including the restored…	West End, Glasgow
21 Jun 7pm A walk down Gibson Street with architectural history expert David Boddy, looking at Otago Lane, a Greek…	West End, Glasgow
22 Jun 7pm Kenneth Burns offers 'An Artist's View of the West End' in this penultimate walk of the series.	West End, Glasgow
24 Jun 2pm A historical ramble around the Kelvinside estate, also touching on contemporary conservation issues.	West End, Glasgow

Alasdair Gray: Making Prints 1952–2011
Date	Location
Tying in with his current exhibition at Studio 41, Gray gives a talk on his practice with projected images of selected prints made since he was a student at Glasgow School of Art. View full details
13 Jun 6pm	Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow

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