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Unstated: Writers on Scottish Independence
Contributors to Unstated: Writers On Scottish Independence talk about the impending referendum in 2014.
CCA, Glasgow
Wed 19 Jun
Free / 0141 352 4900
- 19:00 – 20:30
Chair – A Life Backwards
Collaborative mixed media installation by Dot Young, Gregg Fisher and Pavel Legonkov, charting the history of an English-made oak chair from its production to its roots in a forest.
Free Space Gallery, London NW5
Wed 19 Jun
Free
- 09:00 – 18:00
Eavesdropping on Jane Austen's England
An illustrated talk by authors Roy and Lesley Adkins, followed by an informal Q&A session.
The Museum Of Somerset, Taunton
Wed 19 Jun
£8 inc complimentary drink / 01823 255088
- 19:30 – 21:00
Mark Beaumont
Record-breaking endurance cyclist, rower and adventurer Mark Beaumont discusses his incredible experiences.
The Queen's Hall, Edinburgh
Wed 19 Jun
£13 (£10) / 0131 668 2019
Part of Edinburgh Festival of Cycling.
- 19:30
Curator's Favourites
Regular talks on museum staff's favourite objects from the collection.
Burrell Collection, Glasgow
Wed 19 Jun
Free / 0141 287 2550
This week: All that Glistens – Gold at the Burrell.
- 12:30 – 14:30
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
Wed 19 Jun
£6 (£3) / 0141 276 5360
- 18:00
Refugee Week Scotland Festival Lounge
A central hub for Refugee Week Scotland events, where there's a place to take a load off and read up on related issues or meet one of the week's participating artists.
Tron Theatre, Glasgow
Wed 19 Jun
Tradeschool Glasgow: Come and Try Gaelic Singing
Learn some Gaelic songs – even if you don't know the language.
Albany Learning and Conference Centre, Glasgow
Wed 19 Jun
Free / 0141 559 5065
- 18:00 – 20:00
Badges of Honour: Talks and Events
A chance to explore the GWL's collection of badges and learn more about the history of badges in political and social movements from the experts.
Glasgow Museums Resource Centre
Wed 19 Jun
Free / 0141 276 9300
Today the GWL team heads to Glasgow Museums Resource Centre to uncover the stories held there, including the one behind the oldest known badge belonging to a Glaswegian.
- 14:00 – 16:00
Exploring Music
A classical music expert introduces various aspects of the genre.
The Sage Gateshead
Wed 19 Jun
Squires Seminar Room
£7 / 0191 443 4661
'Four Seasons – Introduction to Summer Music': For the solstice, Denis McCaldin introduces composers who have been inspired by summer.
The First Ladies of Football
A talk that illuminates women's often overlooked contribution to the beautiful sport, with Richard McBrearty, Curator of Scottish Football Museum.
Mitchell Library, Glasgow
Wed 19 Jun
Free / 0141 287 2999
- 17:00 – 18:30
Live Literature Symposium: Do We Need To Talk About This?
A chance to help shape literature events programming in Edinburgh, with a number of people working in the field leading the discussion. Email to RSVP.
The Bongo Club, Edinburgh
Wed 19 Jun
Free / 0131 558 8844
- 11:00 – 17:00
London Lines
New poems to make you question your relationship with the capital - whether you're a lifelong Londoner or one who's just here for the day. Wordsworth's famous sonnet, 'Composed upon Westminster Bridge', contemplates London's mighty heart asleep in the silence of a 19th-century dawn. This summer at Southbank Centre…
Southbank Centre, London SE1
Wed 19 Jun
Outdoor Spaces
Free / 0844 875 0073
- 10:00 – 22:00
Robert Louis Stevenson: Marble Bust by David Watson Stevenson
Talk by former senior curator Suzanne Kerr on the life of the great Scottish writer, and the marble bust sculpted of him in the year of his death.
Scottish National Portrait Gallery, Edinburgh
Wed 19 Jun
Free / 0131 624 6200
- 12:45 – 13:15
Scottish Astrological Association Talks
Twice monthly talks on a variety of astrology related topics.
Theosophical Society, Edinburgh
Wed 19 Jun
£5 (Members £3)
Lecture: Anna Estaroth – The Dawn of Astrology
- 19:30 – 21:00
Six Designers in Search of Authenticity
Deyan Sudjic talks about designers striving for authenticity.
Dalhousie Building, University of Dundee
Wed 19 Jun
Free / 01382 223181
Spitfires in Burma
Learn more about the investigation at Yangon, Burma, which sought to dissolve the mystery of what happened to surplus RAF Spitfires during WWII, widely believed to have been buried beneath the ground. Following the illustrated talk, there's a chance to ask questions.
Royal Air Force Museum, London NW9
Wed 19 Jun
Free / 020 8205 2266
Stitch and Stone
Talk by Dr Brenda King on historical embroideries.
YHA Potato Wharf, Manchester
Wed 19 Jun
£5
- 19:00 – 21:00
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
Wed 19 Jun
Free / 0141 330 4221
Talk by Prof David Gaimster called 'The Rosetta Stone – Breaking the Code'.
- 13:00
TimeWave 2013
This new international festival combines theatre with technology to explore the theme of transformation. It features new plays from Neil LaBute, Paul Charlton, Maksym Kurochkin, Zainabu Jallo, Beatriz Cabur, Alexandra Gersten-Vassillaros, J Dakota Powell and Lachlan Philpott.
Innovation Warehouse, London EC1A
Wed 19 Jun
£10 (£8; Festival pass £35) / 020 8133 9963
- 19:30 – 21:30
Visually Impaired Tour & Workshop
Free tours of selected exhibitions incorporating verbal description for the visually impaired, followed by a practical workshop with artist Juliana Capes. Booking is essential.
Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art One, Edinburgh
Wed 19 Jun
Free / 0131 624 6560
This tour gets up close with the exhibition From Death to Death and other Small Tales.
- 10:00 – 15:30
Weegie Wednesdays
Monthly forum offering writers, poets, publishers, booksellers, librarians, creative writing students or anyone else with a literary interest the chance to get together socially to talk about books and publishing. First timers, please contact the organisers via the website.
CCA, Glasgow
Wed 19 Jun
Terrace Bar
Free / 0141 352 4900
Speakers to be announced.
- 19:30 – 22:30
What Is the Future for Agriculture?
Professors Maurice Moloney and David Hume talk about the future of biotechnology and genetics in crop and livestock development.
University of Edinburgh
Wed 19 Jun
Free / 0131 650 1000
- 19:00
