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West End Festival
Taking over the West End of Glasgow each year, the festival treats the ears to a great musical line-up, tantalises all the senses with a carnival and delves into the creative depths of local studios and exhibitions with the Hidden Lane Festival.
West End, Glasgow (1.8 miles)
Fri 31 May
Times & prices vary
Sat 1 Jun
Times & prices vary
Sun 2 Jun
Times & prices vary
Glasgow Comic Con
Indulge your love of all things graphic at this fiesta of films, comics and fandoms. Last year saw plenty of big names from the worlds of Captain Marvel, Judge Dredd, Planet of the Apes, X-Men, Superman and Batman exhibit, and 2013 promises equal opportunity to meet and get sketches and autographs from your heroes.
CCA, Glasgow (0.8 miles)
Sat 13 Jul
Times to be confirmed / one day ticket £12.50 (£9); weekend pass £20 (£15) / 0141 352 4900
Sun 14 Jul
Times to be confirmed / one day ticket £12.50 (£9); weekend pass £20 (£15) / 0141 352 4900
ARIKA13 Episode 5: Hidden in Plain Sight
This instalment brings members of the New York House & Ballroom community to Glasgow, along with queer theorists, performance artists, archivists, theologians and filmmakers, to explore Voguing, drag, clubbing, and the politics of race, class and gender.
Tramway, Glasgow (1.7 miles)
Fri 24 May
Times vary / Festival Pass £14; Evening Pass £6; Club pass £4 / 0845 330 3501
Sat 25 May
Times vary / Festival Pass £14; Evening Pass £6; Club pass £4 / 0845 330 3501
Sun 26 May
Times vary / Festival Pass £14; Evening Pass £6; Club pass £4 / 0845 330 3501
The Atlantic Cable
A cross-disciplinary evening, featuring a network of scholars, artists and musicians who come together to exchange ideas and culture beyond national borders (and that wide, wide expanse known as the Atlantic Ocean).
The Glad Café, Glasgow (2.4 miles)
Thu 23 May
Free / 0141 636 6119
The first ever Atlantic Cable, featuring talks by Dr Michael Morris (Glasgow University), Dr Michael Brown (University of Aberdeen); music from Joe Black, Siobhan Wilson, and Jill O'Sullivan (Sparrow and the Workshop); and video work from artist Annie Crabtree (Picture Window).
- 19:00 – 22:30
Curator's Favourites
Regular talks on museum staff's favourite objects from the collection.
Burrell Collection, Glasgow (3.5 miles)
Wed 22 May
Free / 0141 287 2550
This week: A Tale of Two Artists: Bonvin and Couture.
- 12:30 – 14:30
Tue 28 May
Free / 0141 287 2550
This wee: Fit for an Emperor, looking at a fine 16th century armour.
- 12:30 – 14:30
Wed 5 Jun
Free / 0141 287 2550
Today: Two Tapestries – Compare and Contrast.
- 12:30 – 14:00
Intermediate Drawing & Painting
Course designed for those with some experience of drawing and painting, combining practical work with study of artists and art movements directly related to your work. Taught by Peter Wilson. Prices includes all materials. Ages 18+.
House for an Art Lover, Glasgow (2.8 miles)
Sun 26 May
£115 / 0141 353 4770
Sun 2 Jun
£115 / 0141 353 4770
Sun 9 Jun
£115 / 0141 353 4770
Langside Talks
A series of talks at Langside Library covering a variety of topics.
Langside Library, Glasgow (2.6 miles)
Thu 23 May
Free / 0141 276 0777
Today: 'Three Poets: Three Languages' with Glasgow-based prize-winning poets Maggie Rabatski, A C Clarke and Sheila Templeton, who will each read for 15 minutes.
- 13:00 – 14:00
Thu 30 May
Free / 0141 276 0777
Today: 'The Charles Rennie Mackintosh Society' by Stuart Robertson, who is the director of the society.
- 13:00 – 14:00
LongLunch: Event 52 with Experimental Jetset
A chance to meet and hear from Marieke Stolk, Danny van den Dungen and Erwin Brinkers, the members of acclaimed Dutch design studio Experimental Jetset.
The Lighthouse, Glasgow (0.4 miles)
Thu 20 Jun
Prices to be confirmed / 0141 276 5360
Pecha Kucha 17: The MAKLab
The MAKLab is the Lighthouse's Open Access Digital Fabrication Studio. In this Pecha Kucha session, members talk about their work.
The Lighthouse, Glasgow (0.4 miles)
Wed 22 May
£6 (£3) / 0141 276 5360
- 18:00
Pecha Kucha 18: Fashion
Fashion: whether you love it or hate it, you can never afford it. In this Pecha Kucha session, a mix of designers, writers, academics and others talk about what fashion means to them.
The Lighthouse, Glasgow (0.4 miles)
Wed 19 Jun
£6 (£3) / 0141 276 5360
- 18:00
Refugee Week Scotland
This annual week-long festival of arts and cultural events and activities celebrates the contribution of refugees to our communities and promotes better understanding of why people seek sanctuary.
Various venues: Glasgow (0.6 miles)
Mon 17 Jun
Times & prices vary (many free)
Tue 18 Jun
Times & prices vary (many free)
Wed 19 Jun
Times & prices vary (many free)
This Unrivalled Collection: Exhibition Talks
A series of free lunchtime talks accompanying the Hunterian's exhibition of its earliest catalogue. Attendance at the talks qualifies you for free entry to the exhibition.
Hunterian Museum & Art Gallery, Glasgow (1.8 miles)
Wed 22 May
Free / 0141 330 4221
This talk by Geoff Hancock is entitled 'Who Was Captain Laskey?'
- 13:00
Wed 29 May
Free / 0141 330 4221
Talk by Dr Donal Bateson entitled 'Big Coins and Little Coins'.
- 13:00
Wed 5 Jun
Free / 0141 330 4221
Talk by Dr Stuart McDonald entitled 'The Mastodon Meat Eating Elephant'.
- 13:00
