Langside Library Talks May 2013

Langside Library has a new series of talks. Click on the image above for more info.

The next two are Thursday 23 May and Thursday 30 May both from 1-2pm and both free.

Southside Festival 2013

This weekend sees the return of the Southside Festival. This year its being complemented by the Fringe and by the Film Festival. This means we now have a pretty complete package of entertainment with the majority of the main Southside Festival appealing to families and children. Its grown from strength to strength over the last few years, though sadly no longer takes part in the actual park and instead is on the Rec grounds to the East of Queens Park.

Its usually a really popular day and nearly always brings out the sunshine and hot weather. Lets hope that trend continues tomorrow.

There is music all day (main stage listings here) and the parade from 11am (you can follow the route here.) There will also be the usual mix of fairground rides, stalls, fun and games throughout the day. Let us know your highlights and post any photos you take on our Facebook.

Bookery at The Old Barn

The Bookery at the Old Barn in Pollok Park needs you.

Calling all book and cake lovers! The Old Barn-Bookery is having its first book and cake sale of the year on Saturday, 18 May, 12-4pm. Come and browse our amazing collection of £1 books and tuck in to some of the best cakes in Glasgow. Please share this post to help us with our fundraising.

Its a good cause and a brilliant location, well worth a visit if you've never been before.

http://www.theoldbarn-glasgow.co.uk/bookery.html

Southside Film Festival 2013

Its this time of the year that we get really spoiled in the Southside. Over these few months we've got the Southside Festival, Bungo in the Lanes, Streetland and the Southside Fringe to name but a few. One of our favourites of all though is the Southside Film Festival pulled together by volunteers and offering a fantastic array of brilliant movies in interesting and unusual locations.

This year the highlights include award winning edwardian whodunit Gosford Park in Pollok Park and Battleship Potemkin at Pollokshaws Burgh Hall accompanied by the Wurlitser organ. One of my favourite kids films, the Iron Giant is being shown at the Glad Cafe and its a real joy for both wee and grown up children brilliantly animated by Brad Bird who later went on to Pixar fame with movies like the Incredibles and Ratatouille.

Tickets are available online www.tickets-scotland.com and in person only at Young’s Interesting Books, Skirving St and The Glad Cafe (for Glad Cafe screenings). Cash sales only for in-person purchases. Please check individual listings for ticket info as some events require pre-booking. Pick up a programme for full details. Please email southsidefilmfest@gmail.com for any access needs.

View the programme online at: http://issuu.com/southsidefilmfestival/docs/sff_programme_2013

The festival is also open to any volunteers, so please get in touch via email southsidefilmfest@gmail.com or come meet us at our upcoming film screenings.

For full film details and ticket information, please visit

http://www.southsidefilmfestival.net

http://southsidefilmfest.blogspot.com

http://www.tickets-scotland.com/

@southsidefest on Twitter or find their Facebook page

Southside Fringe 10 -26 May 2013

For the last few years the Southside has held an annual Festival day in Queens Park in May, alongside a wee selection of smaller sister events. This has proved really popular with families but a group of artists/ musicians and writers felt that the wider and more diverse creative community of the Southside wasn't being tapped into and so this year they have teamed together to create the Southside Fringe.

This is a huge selection of different art and music events happening all around the Queens Park area (and wider abroad). It all looks great and includes walking tours, magic nights, book launches, film events, burlesque, circus performances, comedy and plays like Steaming about a group of woman coming together in Govanhill baths old steam room seeking a safe haven.

For the full round up check on southsidefringe.org.uk. It all kicks off this Friday coming so start planning, we're all in for a busy next few weeks. We'll post about some highlights over the next few days.

Outwork @ The Tramway

Glasgow based Stephen Sutcliffe (1968, Harrogate) creates film collages generated from his extensive archive of British television, film sound, broadcast images and spoken word recordings, developed over the last 25 years. Often reflecting on aspects of British culture and identity, the results are melancholic, poetic and satirical amalgams which subtly tease out and critique ideas of class-consciousness and cultural authority. In this, his most ambitious exhibition to date, Sutcliffe will exhibit his recent film Outwork, reconfigured as an installation for multiple screens. The film was originally commissioned for the Margaret Tait Award, 2013.

Outwork is inspired by Erving Goffman’s book Frame Analysis which explores how interpretations shift dramatically within different framing contexts. Sutcliffe employs this premise structurally, with a series of images and animations which explore the determining influence of titles, prefaces and introductions on images. For Tramway’s main gallery, Outwork will be re-presented as a filmic collage across three screens, including new animated sequences and excerpts from previous work.

The Tramway 3 May - 30 June

Govanhill - A Place of Many Faces

From 2nd - 19 th May at Govanhill baths
Govanhill- A Place of Many Faces

A Photography and Film Exhibition by Donnie Maclean and Anna Paul - working with Community Renewal on the Govanhill People’s History Project.

The photographs are a visual document of the area with an emphasis on its positive aspects and the exhibition is an extension of our ongoing project based in Govanhill, 'The Govanhill People's History'. There will be portraits, landscapes, people and still lives. The primary photographer is Donnie Maclean. There will also be a film from myself, Anna Paul on display.I have attached some photographs to give an idea of what they the work will be like and a leaflet about the project. The event will be social and hopefully a chance too for people to get involved in our project if they are interested as we will have a camera and recorders on the night.
'Govanhill People's History' is run in partnership with the Scottish Oral History Centre and is funded by the Heritage Lottery fund and Glasgow City Council.

It is a social history project looking at the different experiences of the residents of Govanhill past and present, as well as a wider look at Glasgow. We want to celebrate the different cultures within the community and also create an exhibition with photographs, film footage and interviews which demonstrate this. We have been conducting interviews with people from Govanhill past and present. Some of our transcripts will be displayed on the opening night.

All welcome the Launch event from 5.00pm onwards on Thursday May 2nd

DorkyPark: Open for Everything

Very interesting sounding performance at the Tramway this weekend : 'Open for Everything' is a travel through the stagnation of Roma communities in Europe to whom chances to work like any other citizen are rather low, where itinerant traditions have been replaced by sedentary life beside the uprootedness of the group of dancers who move around the world following working opportunities.

"Featuring a cast of 30 musicians and dancers, Open for Everything is a journey through the stagnation of Roma communities in Europe.

Since 2010 choreographer Constanza Macras has been researching the different ways of life, dance styles and music of the Roma in Hungary, the Czech Republic and Slovakia. In the course of this work, she has brought together a large ensemble comprising Roma musicians and performers, amateurs aged 8 - 80 and dancers from her company DorkyPark for this performance."

Alongside it is the exhibition 'To Gypsyland' by Delaine Le Bas' should make for an interesting double bill.

DorkyPark: Open for Everything Fri 26 & Sat 27 April 7:30pm £14 / 10

Tramway

25 Albert Dr  Glasgow, G41 2PE 0141 276 0950

Kinning Park Complex Spring Party

Just received the below from the Kinning Park complex who invite all to their place for a party.

"Spring has sprung. The grass is riz. I wonder where the burdies iz?

At long last ! A celebration of the long time coming of S P R I N G. Join us for a refreshing dose of green growth and renewal.  LIVE BAND 'AYAWARA' for Vitalising Vibrations. Fresh and Frisky tunes from DJ RACHEL WALKER.

Foliage and green gowns encouraged.  Come get your bloom on!

A FREE Fruit Of The Earth for all guests!
£4 ENTRY"

Kinning Park Complex
43 Cornwall Street
G41 1BA

Streetland Fundraiser

Just received the following from the guys at Streetland.

It's that time of year to come together for a fantastic day of family fun to help raise funds for Streetland 2013. Plenty of activities for all ages, plus tasty home baked treats and a super duper raffle! 

Saturday 13 April, 2-6pm at the Govanhill Baths, Calder St.

Suggested donation £3 entry

www.streetland.net

www.facebook.com/streetland

"Music, mirth & madic"

SGHET (South Glasgow Heritage & Environment Trust) proudly present "Music, Mirth & Magic"...a nostalgic look at the cultural life of Glasgow. One day conference with talks including Memories of the Glasgow Apollo (Kenny Forbes-Glasgow University), Pantomime Tradition at the Royal Pricess Theatre (Dr Paul Malony-University of Glasgow) etc.

The Premier Inn, Ballater Street, Gorbals

Saturday 23rd March 10.30am-4.00pm

£10.00 (includes lunch)

Ticket Info Email - manager@sghet.org

or telephone 0141-637-0778

Shawlands Mela

We got some very tasty samosas last year at this event and saw some an unusual mix of entertainment  One minute brightly coloured Irish dancing and the next even more brightly coloured Bangor dancing.

Creative Thursday: Kate Tough

This week's Creative Thursday interview is with writer Kate Tough.

SSH: Where in the Southside do you call home?

KT: I live ‘deep south’ where the edge of Clarkston becomes countryside. Out in all weathers cycling, walking and running on farm roads equates to a lot of poems about cows and horses.

SSH: Tell us a bit about your Creative Practice.

KT: I write long fiction, short fiction, poetry and lyrics. Long fiction is where you learn what you’re made of. Short pieces are where you have all the fun (a ridiculous generalisation! Sorry). There are two main ways I work with language. One is to reach for and represent the absolute truth of a thing (a moment, an interaction, a character’s experience); the other is to collect and arrange ‘found’ bits of writing, offering them as meaningful. (You can read Kate's writing at katetough.com)

SSH: What's your favourite piece of work?

KT: At the moment, I’m using a printers’ manual from 1825 as a source of ‘found’ material. Its original owner cut out newspaper articles and tucked them between the pages too, so the book is a trove and a joy.

In 2011, I worked with a group of fiery, fragile young women (from the Ayrshire care system) who were unaware they had any talent. We teased it out over two months. I appreciate that they were brave enough to have a go; arriving at a slightly better relationship with themselves and the world.

SSH: What's next?

KT: Norwich became a UNESCO City of Literature last year and I’m part of a literary collaboration to celebrate its status. In May, I’ll be running new-writer activities at the MarginsFestival in Banchory.

SSH: Where do you go for inspiration?
KT: Few things are reliably, flawlessly perfect but many things have a streak of it if you catch them at the right moment, like Sunny Govan Radio (turn it up Govan!). Beautifully non-BBC, non-commercial, with a spectrum of voices and sounds. I prefer creativity I can’t predict (format is wearyingly dominant in cultural output). A recent, unexpected arts encounter was the rapper Ar Droops on theGlad stage. He takes Scottish rap in a new direction with prism-ic intelligence, terrific wit and a charming routine where he runs out of breath while reciting.

SSH: What advice do you wish you'd known?

KT: For me, the point is… not to know something before you’re ready to know it. Nor to beat yourself up for not having known it. The point is to appreciate and embrace the opportunities to learn when they come along. Take the learning that’s on offer, do it with grace, and respect others’ learning journeys (a.k.a. lives).

SSH: What's you top pick for Southside hangout?

KT: Has to be the Glad Café dunnit? Where the Shawlands renaissance coheres into a physical space, responsive to / riffing with its clientele. It’s a gorgeous entity – I think God runs it (or is a silent partner). The southside takes the torch from the West End, which had a good run but needs a few years to return from the wilderness and rediscover its soul.

A close second is the back bar of the IvoryHotel – draw the curtain, light the candles, bring in a few poets and sink into the leather for the most relaxed, sublime poetry night in Glasgow 

SSH: Who's your favourite Southsider Creative?

KT: Spoiled for choice on this... I’ll pick Alison Irvine, who commemorated the Red Road flats in her stunningly accomplished debut novel This Road is Red.

SSH: If money was no object what would you change about the Southside?

KT: Surely we could resurrect a bus route that crosses from Kilmarnock Road through to Clarkston Road? That would be a life-changer.

Take a Walk on the Southside

Pollokshields Heritage has just announced the launch of its new Heritage Trails around this unique garden suburb. Trail One looks at ‘The Villas of Pollokshields’ which lie to the West of the suburb and Trail Two looks at ‘The Tenements of Pollokshields which lie to the East. The walks highlight key buildings, features,

details and notable former residents. The Trail leaflets give a good guide to people wandering through the leafy avenues and handsome tenement lined streets of Pollokshields which is always a great place for a nosy round.

The third leaflet is a guide to the story of the area dubbed Glasgow’s Garden Suburb. It celebrates the Maxwell family - the landowners who had the vision for a grand garden suburb to the south of the city centre and then saw it through three generations of the family, the master planners the family employed to draw up their vision, the developers who invested in the suburb and the architects whose designs they commissioned. It also celebrates those who then built the buildings and the craftsmen and artisans who forged the details that still delight us today.

Pollokshields Heritage will host the official launch of the leaflets on Sunday 3rd March 2013 at Pollokshields Burgh Hall with a guided walk through the Avenues leaving from the Burgh Halls at 2.00pm (weather permitting) and followed by afternoon tea from 3 to 4.30pm at the Burgh Hall. As places are limited anyone

wishing to participate should contact secretary@pollokshieldsheritage.org.

More information about Pollokshields Heritage here.

(All photographs ©Roger Millar)

Rachel Adams @ Tramway

Tramway 5 - front gallery, until 24 March

"For her exhibition at Tramway, Rachel Adams has created an installation of new sculptural works that extends her exploration of the relationship between science fiction, classical sculptural motifs and decorative craft techniques.

Adams joins the aesthetics of sci-fi with an awareness of how certain materials and forms have a specific cultural identity and place within time, particularly craft techniques such as tie dye, macramé and crochet.

The methods employed by TV programmes of the 1970s to produce an “alien” environment are presented as symptomatic of a larger cultural shift, one marked by a growing distrust of the ceaseless progression of technological advancements that defined the preceding decade."

For more information click here

Run Urban

We've been meaning to write a post about Run Urban since they first opened a couple of years ago. Little independent specialist shops are what we really love and though I'm not a runner myself, runner friends have said that its a great place to get new shoes etc. The owner Mark is a very friendly chap and really seems to know his stuff, his very passionate enthusiasm for running almost made me get my trainers dug out. Its a small shop on Cathcart Road, but its seems well stocked. I really like the giant map on one wall which seems to be a left over element from a travel agents that was there several businesses earlier but survives to this day. Cathcart Road has a few interesting independents and we hope to get over and write some more about them over the next few months. Suggestions for places to visit are very welcome.

Run Urban sponsor one of the races the Southside Six which takes places towards the end of the year through six of the southsides parks and is growing in popularity for both participants and spectators. With the Commonwealth Games coming up, now is the time to get into some running it seems. Speaking of which, I didn't realise what a big scene the running group world is in Glasgow but from chatting with Mark it seems rather huge, from the starter groups helping you build up to do you first 5k to the larger more established groups who organise competitive races. Again its something we'll have to try and find time to write a post on some day.

RunUrban Ltd

1035 Cathcart Road

Glasgow

G42 9XJ

Govanhill Baths Board Game Night

The guys at the Govanhill Baths continue to put on really unusual wee events which help make the Southside just that little bit quirky and fun. Here's their latest.

"The next Board Games night organised and created by our volunteers is on Monday (18 Feb) next from 1730 until 1930. An enthusiastic group of games players came to the first session last week and a grand time was had by all. Already boasting of victorious performances at Snakes and Ladders and Scrabble echo around the baths......In fact a challenge has been issued to all-comers to topple the Snakes and Ladders from the top spot. Light refreshments provided with a nice cuppa. Entrance limited to those 17 and over. Its different - do come along! Cannot resist it - you will not be bored!"

Glasgow Film Festival and other film news

The brilliant Southside Festival will be back in a couple of months but to tide you over until then, here's a little selection of Southside related Film news.

Firstly this week sees the return of the Glasgow Film Festival and they are extending out of the City Centre this year with two films being shown south of the river. The two films in question are:

In Search of Blind Joe Death: The Saga of John Fahey (pictured above)

The unique, guitar finger-picking sound of John Fahey influenced a range of musicians – from Pete Townshend (who calls him the folk equivalent of William Burroughs or Charles Bukowski) to Sonic Youth’s Thurston Moore and Chris Funk of The Decemberists. This documentary recounts the dynamic life of the eccentric guitarist, who transcended blues traditions, melding them with both world and classical forms. Featuring talking heads along with archive footage of performances and interviews, this film creates a vivid portrait of a true guitar pioneer. (This is a partnered showing with the Southside Festival's ongoing Film club, more news of which next week.)

Following the screening will be a short solo set from folk guitarist Alasdair Roberts. 

The Glad Café / Tuesday 19 February (20.00)

The Black Pirate

Appearing without the benefit of CGI or 3D, swashbuckling silent screen star Douglas Fairbanks Sr created some of the most spectacular stunt sequences in movie history. 

An athletic, devil-me-care spirit, he found one of his best roles in The Black Pirate, a rip-roaring tale of adventure on the high seas. Determined to avenge the death of his father at the hands of scurvy pirates, incognito nobleman Fairbanks secretly joins their numbers. Along the way there is action aplenty with sword fights, death-defying escapes and the chance to rescue a beautiful princess. All in a day’s work for Doug. An early Technicolor gem for thrill-seekers of all ages. 

Pollokshaws Burgh Hall / Sunday 24 February (19.30) 

Southsidebased Hot Tap Media have been in touch with two extra film related bits of news.

One they are having a prop sale from their upcoming movie Not Another Happy Ending directed by Southside John McKay which you can get more info about here and two they are looking for a Community Co-ordinator to work with them and are interested in speaking to Southsiders.

Have a Butchers at this

With the scandal going around about what exactly is being put into Supermarket ready meals we thought it was a good time to pull together a list of the best Butchers in the Southside. So let's here your suggestions, where do you go to get your sausages, steaks, burgers and mince etc?

Southside Sellers

So we've been asking you guys to suggest unique Southside gifts and this week we will try and pull together some lists of the suggestions. First up we have a list of Southsider creatives, many of which have completed Creative Thursday interviews for us over the last year. If you like the products above then follow the links below to see more of the artists work. We hope to do a lot more of the Creative Thursday interviews next year so look out for those starting at the end of January.

1. Laura Spring - A classic duffel bag £95.00
2. Paul of Navarone - Do not be scared - tiger / golden gatebridge £50.00
3. Eat Haggis and Ceildih On - Navy Apron £16
4. Jennie Loof - Cut-out back summer dress £70 
5. Hole in my Pocket - Everything smells of Carrots £3 
6. Alan bissett - death of a ladies’ man £6.39 
7. Seedbom - Christmas BasilBom (Back for Christmas 2012) £3.50
8. Alan Gallacher - Skye Merino Wool felt scarf £90
9. Maeko - double later resin ring £30
10. Trish & Jacket - Brown jumper laptop case £40.00

We know we've only scratched the surface of the vast creative talent that the Southside has to offer so please add links to any other Southside artists in the comments below.

This Weekend: 15/16 December

Boy its a busy one this weekend with a lot to get through. With the big Xmas day just over a week away, I'm sure everyone is frantically searching for the perfect gifts. Well follow our suggestions below and you might find yourself some really unique items without having to leave the Southside bubble!!

Now there is so much on, that not everything is do-able but how about this run down suggestion of what you could do each hour. (Follow the links for more info and see out Southside Seller's list for local artists selling interesting Christmas gifts.)

SATURDAY 15 December

8am/9am - Breakfast
Get up early and go somewhere for a tasty and hearty cooked breakfast (you are going to need it). We suggest starting in the Shawlands today. Suggestions for places to go for food are Eat Cafe or Biscuit Cafe. Eat Cafe's Stornaway stack is delicious and Biscuit do an excellent hot chocolate.
10am - Gift Shopping

After your feed why not wander to some of the Shawlands' brilliant gift shops like Paper plane, Butterfly Kisses, Nuala Ash or Pierrot and Coco. The perfect way to work off some of that breakfast is to take a walk down the other side of Queens Park and visit Pink Wafer, Eden gifts and the new Whitespace Kids which looks excellent but we've not had a chance to visit yet. On your way you can stick your head into the Shed and see their Christmas Market.

11pm - Farmer Market
Now back through the park to the last Farmer's Market of the year at the entrance off Victoria Road to fill up on all the ingredients you'll need for Christmas day.

12pm - Maxwell Park
After a quick visit to Marie Brown at Home, next up is a visit to the pop up exhibition and art sale in Maxwell Park station to see what work they have on display. (Maxwell Park Exhibition open 12pm-7pm)

1pm - Albert Drive Studios Open day and pop-up shops
Now head west along Albert Drive and you'll reach the rather magical converted villa of Albert Drive Studios which is home to some of the Southside's most interesting designers and makes. Their doors are open this whole weekend along with several pop-up shops by a mix of invited guest artists in their What a Wonderful Weekend. (You can see some of the artists work in our S/side makers post from yesterday.) There will also be a pop-up cafe with amazing home baking and we suggest a couple of cakes and some mulled wine should keep you going til dinner time. (Studios open 10am - 5pm Sat and Sun)

2pm - Galgael Craft Market
Now this is walkable, but you might want to jump in a taxi as you head slightly north to visit the Galgael Christmas Fayre on the edge of Govan to see all the brilliant things that the team there have been making. Lots of lovely solid objects carved from thick chunks of wood. You can also see the wonderful boats that they make, eat some freashly roasted chestnuts and listen to carol singers. (Galgael open 10am-4pm with a raffle draw at 3pm)

3pm - Southside Film Festival
Now, if you have little ones, or if you just like a good old school Ardman Animation charmer of a movie then you'll want to get back to Queens Park now to catch the Southside Film Festival's showing of Arthur Christmas at the GladCafe.

5pm - Tramway
After the film you can go checkout the Fresh Face Alternative Winter Fayre at the Tramway to see a dynamic programme olive music and performance by young people, compared by 17 year old Fat Brestovca. (2pm - 8pm drop-in)

6pm - Malaga Tapas / Nachos
Getting peckish again already! Malaga Spanish Tapas on St Andrew's Drive is really tasty or for other spicey treats you could try Nachos mexican food on Skirving Street.

7:30pm - Classical Music
Now you've earned a bit of relaxation so go chill out and listen to the music of the Glasgow Orchestral Society at Sherbrooke St Gilbert's on Nithsdale Road.

SUNDAY 16 December
10am - Long lie then breakfast
If you made it round a quarter of the things that were on yesterday then you were doing well and deserve another big breakfast. This time, try Clarkston with Eat Deli for food then shopping in Gifted, Nuala Ash and the lovely Toy Parade. Also worth a visit as you head to our next suggestion is Bumblebee at Paul Hodgkiss Design.

11am - Scotland Street School
The Corky Film Club is taking place at Scotland Street School with this weeks film the Christmas Classic 'Home Alone'. You can also get a good look round the Beatrix Potter exhibition too.

12am - Tramway
You can see the last showing of Richard Hughes exhibition "Where it all happened once" at the Tramway which ends today and is a really interesting and unusual show.

1pm - Albert Drive Open Studios and Pop up Shop
If you didn't make it along to the Albert Drive Studios yesterday or if you needed to think about things before buying then journey back to today for more open studios and pop-up shops. (Albert Drive open 10am - 5pm)

2pm - House for an Art Lover
If you still need a couple of gifts then the House for an Art Lover's artisan Fayre should do the trick. With 23 stalls indoors and 12 outdoors. They are also a very good shout for lunch too, their cafe is excellent. (Fayre runs 12am - 4pm)

3pm - The Old Barn
Need to unwind, then travel to the lovely setting in Pollok Park of the Old Barn and have some yoga as part of their Crafty Christmas chill-out. (2:30 - 5:30pm)

3:30pm - Film at The Shed
More film with a showing of "Its a Wonderful Life" in The Shed. (Hope they got the projector fixed, it was all green when we went to see NEDS earlier in the year.)

7:30pm - Comedy at The Bungo
Comedy with the Improv Dogs at The Bungo

8pm - Music at GladCafe
America music night at GladCafe with the City Sinner

(Let us know in the comments below what we've missed)

Glasgow Orchestral Society

The Glasgow Orchestral Society are an amateur orchestra who perform around 4 concerts a year, with the majority of their programme from the 19th and 20th Century. 

They are performing at Sherbrooke St Gilbert's Nithsdale Road on Saturday 15 December, 7.30pm. Tickets cost £10 and £5 (students and school children)

The music will include:

Bizet, Carmen Suite

Rossini arr, Britten, Soirees Musicales

Offenbach, Overture 'Orpheus in the Underworld'

Rossini arr, Britten, Soirees Musicales

Saint-Saëns, Bacchanale from Samson and Delilah

de Falla, Three Cornered Hat

conductor, Ross Gunning

The group rehearse with a number of different professional conductors and their soloists come from across the UK include the best of rising local talent.

If you would be interested in joining them, (Players should preferably be of Grade 8 standard or have previous extensive orchestral experience) then get in touch via their website, or come along to one of their concerts and see what they are like.

What a wonderful weekend

This Christmas, Albert Drive Studios are hosting what sounds like it will be a wonderful weekend of shopping, fun and food.

"Situated in the heart of Pollokshields in the Southside of Glasgow, Albert Drive Studios is a beautiful and charming Victorian Villa that is home to a variety of creative practictioners who will all be opening their studio doors to the public to take part in this truly unique event.

Jennie Lööf Clothes, Laura Spring and Patricia Berry Millinery will all be selling products that they design and make on the premises, from one-off pieces of fairytale clothing to hand printed bags to lovely, hand-made hats.

Joining them in opening their doors will be Edo Architecture and Vox Motus and the talented team behind “Dining at Albert Drive” also know as Hilary and Eta. They will be hosting a special pop-up cafe for the weekend serving some of the finest home made sweet and savoury refreshments in Glasgow.

In order to make this a Christmas shopping event not to be missed, a hand-picked selection of local designers have been invited to host their own stalls in the beautiful attic room. Expect to see stalls from such talents as Betty Spoke, Alan Gallacher, Hole in my Pocket, Tessa Dunlop, Eat Haggis and Ceilidh On and Karen Hepburn who will be selling all sorts of lovely treats from screen printed cards to cashmere scarves to hand painted russian dolls.

At 6pm on the Saturday evening, the attic room will be transformed from market space into a stage and the next level of the wonderful weekend will commence with an open mic night. This will run from 6-10pm. (Please note - the open mic night will be free, but ticketed so contact whatawonderfulweekend@gmail.com to arrange your ticket)."

For more information on the event you can visit the Facebook page here.

10am - 5pm
Saturday 15/ Sunday 16 December

Albert Drive Studios
334 Albert Drive, Glasgow, G41 5HH

DreamMakers

Community Arts Project with Roma youth in Govanhill. The launch is at Govanhill Baths on Tuesday 11th December from 5pm-7pm.

"Groups of young people from Roma, English Gypsy, Irish Traveller and Non Roma backgrounds in 4 different locations UK-wide (Glasgow, Bolton, Peterborough and Walthamstow) will be equipped with journalistic skills and the tools (photography, sound, video) to go out into their communities to research, record and discuss issues of relevance in their communities which impact on the aspirations of young people through a process of social documentation.

The aim of this project is to attempt to dispel prejudices among Roma, English Gypsy and Non Roma, encouraging the groups to work together, sharing skills and experience, towards a celebration of culture, a fusion of tradition and modern attitudes and to look forward to the future. It is also hoped that the project would be sustainable, serve as a model for inter cultural exchange and promote positive relationships using technology."

http://dreammakersuk.tumblr.com/

Govanhill Baths - Not (a craft) fair

"'Govanhill Community Baths Trust's Rags to Riches project presents an innovative redesign of the traditional craft fair format showcasing the work of artists, designers and makers based in Glasgow's Southside. We will dive into the deep end of the X-mas shopping experience providing a range of gift solutions, food, drinks served with an audio visual feast of aqueous installations and interventions."

This sounds like a fun things to visit this weekend with the Govanhill Baths being converted into an exhibition/ craft market. With artists  making a central showcase of work around a theme. There will also be workshops too.

Saturday 8th December 10 -6pm 

Sunday 9th December 11-4pm

All the proceeds generated through this event will contribute towards the Govanhill Baths Community Trust ongoing fundraising campaign thus adding to the ever worthy and current ethical shopping themes.

Come and immerse yourself in our pure liquid goodness away from the drowning city crowds whilst supporting the local Southside artist, designers and makers community.'

Could you also include our facebook event page: 

http://www.facebook.com/events/360557687367108/

The following week is also the equally interesting sounding events at Albert Drive Studios in Pollokshields.

You can see all the Southside Markets happening this month here.

Kinning Park Complex-mas

A date with a dame - theatre at Beanscene

Apparently we missed that this was on at Moyra Janes in Pollokshields last week. Supper theatre is a good idea in the Southside and would be good to see it happening in more places. Anyway these is a second chance to catch this play with a performance at Beanscene on Skirving Street.

"A Date With A Dame" (fifty shades of pink)

by Morag Stark
performed by Jane Dunbar and Alison Purcell

From the pink marabou'd cushions of her hotel suite "The Queen of Romance" herself invited you to dine in and out with her for the day - in her hot plotted world. Join our record breaking, best selling romantic novelist for afternoon tea, dinner and the morning after...

Help her create the next dashing hero and virtuous heroine for her next bedside classic. Help them to unlock the secrets of their romance and find true love and happiness ever after.

Enjoy a coffee and antipasti then sit back, relax and soak in the performance

Supper Theatre £16
Free BYOB
Ticket Only

Saturday 8th December @ 7pm

Beanscene19 Skirving Street
Shawlands
Glasgow
Scotland
G41 3AB 

Words Per Minute

The rather excellent Words Per Minute are coming to the Southside having teamed up with the Scottish Refugee Council to present WPM:Home, a one-off event for Book Week Scotland 2012. 

In a line-up packed with live music, stories and short film, artists will reflect on what ‘home’ really means in relation to refugee experiences. Well-known faces will perform, alongside writers and performers from refugee communities in Scotland.

Award-winning novelists Karen Campbell and Sophie Cooke

Brilliant theatre from Martin O’Connor

Wild blues from Jethro Kinavuidi

Rapper Amir Mohammadi 

Soulful electro from Glasgow Girls composer Patricia Panther 

Dundee based emerging writer of Ugandan Asian heritage Jaimini Jethwa 

Screening of short film Destitution by Chris Leslie

Described by both Radio 4’s Front Row and GQ Magazine as one of the best literary salons in the UK, WPM mixes the best of live music, performance, new writing and film into a fast-paced showcase of Scottish and international talent.

Tickets: £4/3 available on the door on the day of the event. Free for asylum seekers and refugees.

You can see more on the Facebook Event Page

Glasgow Chamber Orchestra Concert

No need to trek into the town to listen to beautiful classical music. Come to Sherbrooke St Gilbert's Church on Nithsdale Road this Saturday @ 7.30 pm to listen to Glasgow Chamber Orchestra perform Beethoven Symphony No 6, Prokofiev's Classical Symphony and Bruch's Violin Concerto, soloist the fantastic Fiona Robertson.

You can find out more information here

Saturday December 1, 2012 at 19:30
Sherbrooke St Gilbert's Church 

240 Nithsdale Road, G41 5AD

£12 (adults), £9 (concessions), £4 (under 18s)

Tickets "at the door" - until sold out

Christmas Markets in the Southside

Pretty spoiled for Christmas gift buying in the Southside this Christmas. Not only do we have a whole host of fabulous shops to wander around we also have a huge selection of craft/ art and design markets happening this winter. The Galgael, Govanhill Baths and Albert Drive Studios events in particular sound really interesting.

Saturday 1st December
10:30 - 1:30pm Jack & Jill Market, Bellahouston Sports Centre
10am - 4pm Shawlands South Church on Regwood Street
10am - 1pm Christmas Fair at Shawland Primary School, 1294 Pollokshaws Road
10am - 2pm Luv Christmas Fair
11am - 3pm Pollokshields Christmas Fayre

Sunday 2nd December 
12:30pm Afternoon Twee at Tusk, 18 Moss Side Road
12pm - 5pm Big Boutique on the Hill
2:30pm - 5:30pm Old Barn's Crafty Christmas Chill-out

Wednesday 5th December
6pm - 9.30pm St Margaret's Church Newlands

Saturday 8th December
10am - 6pm This is not (a craft) fair, Govanhill Baths
12pm - 8pm Govan Artists Studios

Sunday 9th December 
12:30pm Afternoon Twee at Tusk, 18 Moss Side Road
11am - 4pm This is not (a craft) fair, Govanhill Baths
2:30pm - 5:30pm Old Barn's Crafty Christmas Chill-out

Thursday 13th December
5pm - 9pm Opening of exhibition and pop up shop at Maxwell Park Station

Friday 14th December 
12pm - 7pm Pop up art sale in Maxwell Park Station

Saturday 15th December
10am - 4pm Galgael Christmas Fayre
10am - 5pm What a Wonderful Weekend at Albert Drive Studios
11am - 4pm Giffnock Primart School Fair
12pm - 7pm Pop up art sale in Maxwell Park Station
12:30 - 4:30pm Shed Christmas Market

Sunday 16th December
12pm - 4pm Christmas Market at House for an Art Lover
10am - 5pm What a Wonderful Weekend at Albert Drive Studios
2:30pm - 5:30pm Old Barn's Crafty Christmas Chill-out

The Queens Park Farmers Market is also on 10am - 2pm, 1st and 15th of December

Greater Shawland's Republic - Christmas Event

The Great Shawlands Republic will be meeting again this weekend and here is what they had to say for themselves.

"The Executive Committee of the Greater Shawlands Republic have thought long and hard about whether Santa is a construct of a rich, feckless, corrupt Western elite only concerned with material possessions or if he is in fact the greatest socialist hero known to humanity. No means testing for Santa. He is a universal benefit. In the end we couldn't decide but we have asked him for a new coat of paint for our submarine.

The next gala night of the Greater Shawlands Republic falls on Sunday December 2nd and will once again be held in the Bungo on Nithsdale Road. We have the wonderful Pearse James and a very special, mystery guest. All we've told people so far is that HE's been on Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow and last year he sold out the Kings. Further information will be unveiled on our facebook page.

The night starts at 8pm and tickets are 5 polloks and 99 shields for Southsiders and 6 polloks for Westenders."

Sunday 2nd December 8pm at The Bungo

NOW SOLD OUT

Oxfam/ Scottish Wave of Change Event 29 November

Very interesting event happening at Galgael on THursday, with the Scottish Wave of Change project presenting three films showing how to change Scotland and its future; the themes of them are:

• the limits of the enlightened system
• what time is it in Scotland?
• who and how you bring about change.

3pm 29 November at Galgael. See the flyer above for details.