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Fun drama workshops aimed at building confidence and creativity and leading towards an annual performance devised by the kids themselves. Children with additional needs from 10.30am; ages 5–11 from 11am; another block from 1pm and ages 12–16 from 2.30pm.

Northern Ireland singer-songwriter, influenced by Waits and Dylan, whose album features contributions from the august likes of Vince Gill, Buddy Miller and Jim Lauderdale.

Country folk singer/songwriter born in Washington DC and based in Austin, Texas, who cut his teeth busking in Ireland.

What do a young roadkill entrepreneur, a thirteen-year-old with a convicted felon pen pal and an eighty-four-year-old graffiti artist have in common? Find out in this unique collection of shorts that Glasgow Youth Film Festival’s Youth Team have curated specially for the Short Film Festival.

The author and scriptwriter talks about the various forms he writes in – articles, novels and poetry – and about how his own life has played into his work.

Weekly creative movement classes for adults with learning disabilities and their carers/support workers.

Part of the same London nu-folk scene as Laura Marling and Noah & the Whale, Flynn has been described as 'Nick Drake fronting The Pogues'.

Fusion of electronica, free jazz and lap steep guitar from Tim Hodgkinson, Thomas Lehn and Roger Turner.

Canadian folk pop duo Brenley MacEachern and Lisa MacIsaac.

Over-15s show. Ramshackle indie godheads The Pastels play songs from their new album Slow Summits. With support from fellow indie veterans The Wake.

Celebrate the launch of The University of California Book of North African Poetry, the fourth installment of Poems for the Millennium, with a survey of Maghrebian literature, a Q&A session and readings in the poems' original languages.

Canadian singer-songwriter, one half of The Wailin' Jennys.

Art by contestants in the Scottish Album of the Year Art Commission: Marianne Wilson, Lois Green, Lisa Scrimgeour, Matthew Corden, Emma Reid, Yang Zhao, Francesca Garvey and Gregor Morrison. The winner will receive £12,000 and the chance to make a new artwork for the shortlisted albums in the 2013 awards.

Everyone is welcome at these open sessions for screenwriters, from the novice to the professional. Meetings start with an industry talk followed by a Q&A and a workshopping session on scripts brought along by participants. Ages 16+.

Spontaneous, rootsy collaboration between English songwriter Hewerdine and Georgia slide guitarist Williams.

Contributors to Unstated: Writers On Scottish Independence talk about the impending referendum in 2014.

Punk-pop pioneer and sometime Postcard Records-signed artist Godard is backed at this show by Davey Henderson's band, the Sexual Objects.

A series of creative workshops for film writers, directors and actors on the third Monday of every month. Pre-submitted scripts are matched with a director and actors to workshop together, with observers welcome. The actors remaining after scripts are cast also form improvisation workshops and the night closes with a…