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inside.. 6-7 What’s On: Kids Exploring, mini-beasts, puppets and a festival, keep your wee ones enthralled this Spring! 7 Win! A ROX Crystal Disco Bracelet 12-13 Glasgow International Comedy Festival Your guide to Festival events in the West End... 15 Foodfellas: Stravaigin 2 16-17 At home with... Glasgow Warriors’ Richie Gray 19 Win! Tickets to this years’ Glasgow International Comedy Festival 20-23 What’s On: Live Sport, literature, exhibitions, music and drama are all live and kicking in Glasgow’s West End 22 Win! Amanda Shires tickets & CD 24 Brian Maule: A fruity treat to tantalise your taste buds... Apple Tarte Tatin 26-29 What’s On: Something Different Something for everyone 28 Win! Haggis pakora master classes at Mister Singh’s COVER: Richie Gray Courtesy of The Scottish Sun and Andrew Barr Photography

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Spring is here, the days are getting longer and sunnier, and it’s time to get out and about in Glasgow’s glorious West End. Whether it’s star or sun gazing in the Botanic Gardens, concerts, exhibitions, sports events or running 10km, there’s a lot to look forward to. As well as our usual what’s on guide, West End Life lists every event coming to the West End as part of Glasgow’s International Comedy Festival, so you know where to go for your giggles. Read about the West End’s rugby hero, Richie Gray, and his plans for the future along with where his favourite West End spots are. We have loads of competitions for tickets to local gigs and comedy events as well as haggis pakora master classes at Mister Singh’s and a ROX crystal disco bracelet. If you want to find out what’s going on in Glasgow’s West End, West End Life has always got it covered and we don’t cost you a penny!

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Sat 3 Mar, 2pm £5.95/£4.95 Have you noticed how animals often have adventures in threes? See the Billy Goats Gruff outwit the greedy troll; sing along with The Three Bears; and help the Three Pigs scare away the wolf. A participatory show with lots of music introduced by the mischievous Algy the dog. Scottish Mask & Puppet Centre, tel: 0141 339 6185

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Sun 4 Mar, 2pm £5.95/£4.95 Who’s afraid of the big bad wolf? Not Red Riding Hood. In this fun version of the tale Mr. Wolf’s day goes from bad to worse when his cover is blown... in fact his pants! Kidglove also presents The Frog Prince, and a famous red nosed character ends the show! Scottish Mask & Puppet Centre, tel: 0141 339 6185

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what’s on..kids A spring “Bug Ball” - meet some minibeasts and explore the lifecycle of the butterfly. Glasgow Science Centre, Pacific Quay, tickets: 0141 420 5000 www.glasgowsciencecentre.org

wonderful miracle maker in the shape of Old Doctor Brown - the finest doctor in the town! He will get you laughing. Galoshins is an old Scottish mumming play from Fife, told with glove puppetry, live music and folk song by Alasdair Roberts and Shane Connolly. Scottish Mask & Puppet Centre, tel: 0141 339 6185

Glasgow Vet School Rodeo

Sat 14 Apr, 11am-5pm £3/7/15 Attractions include a fun fair, live music, dog show, laser quest, craft tent, a chance to meet the schools exotic animals and much more. Free parking available at West of Scotland Science Park. Glasgow Vet School, Garscube Estate, Glasgow G20 0TH

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Sat 17 Mar, 2pm £5.95/£4.95 In Jango’s brand new show enjoy silly slapstick, magnificent magic and amazing juggling - fun for all the family! Part of the Glasgow Comedy Festival. Scottish Mask & Puppet Centre, tel: 0141 339 6185

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Events in the West End.. The Stand Comedy Club

333 Woodlands Road Tel: 0844 3358879 The Thursday Show 1 & 8 Mar, 7.30pm £8/7/4 The Friday Show 2 & 9 Mar, 7.30pm £10/9/5 The Saturday Show 3 & 10, 7.30pm £15 Glasgow Kids Comedy Club 4, 18 & 25 Mar, 2.30pm £4 Michael Redmond’s Sunday Service 4 & 11, 7.30pm £6/5/1 Frankie Boyle: Work in Progress 5, 7, 12 & 14 Mar, 5.15pm £10 Joe Heenan’s Movie Madness 5 Mar, 7.30pm £2 Red Raw 6 & 13 Mar, 7.30pm £2 Wicked Wenches 7 Mar, 7.30pm £6/5/1 Improv Wars 12 Mar, 7.30pm £4/2 The Fun Junkies 14 Mar, 7.30pm £5/4/2.50 Carl Donnelly 3: Carl Donnelier 15 Mar, 7pm £8/7 The Festival Club 15, 22 & 29 Mar, 9.30pm £10/8 The Festival Club 16, 17, 23, 24, 30 & 31 Mar, 10pm £12/10 Terry Alderton 16 Mar, 7pm £10/9 St Patrick’s Day Irish Comedy Special 17 Mar, 7pm £12/11

Martin Mor in the Boy Who Played with Fire 18 Mar, 7pm £8/7 Keith Farnan: Money, Money, Money 18 Mar, 9pm £8/7 Boothby Graffoe & Nick Pynn: Bang! Is This Your Vehicle, Sir? 19 Mar, 7pm £9 Mrs Barbara Nice: Housewife Superstar in ‘Hiya & Higher’ 19 Mar, 9.10pm £10 Simon Munnery: Hats Off to the 101ers & Other Material 20 Mar, 4.30pm £10/8 Josh Widdicombe 20 Mar, 7pm £10 BBC presents Best of Red Raw 20 & 27 Mar, 9pm £3 Phill Jupitus: Stand Down 21 Mar, 6.30pm £15 Steve Hughes: Big Issues 21 Mar, 9pm £12/10 Alun Cochrane: Moments of Alun 22 Mar, 7pm £12 Abandoman 23 Mar, 7pm £10/9 Phil Nichol: The Simple Hour 24 Mar, 7pm £10/9 Zoe Lyons: Some Random 25 Mar, 7pm £10/9 Patrick Monahan: Hug Me, I Feel Good 25 Mar, 9pm £10/9 Bright Club 26 Mar, 7pm £5 Billy Kirkwood’s: Show Me Your Tattoo 26 Mar, 9.45pm £8/7 Bruce Morton 27 Mar, 7pm £10/9

Tony Law: Go Mr Tony, Go! 28 Mar, 7pm £9/8 Josie Long: The Future is Another Place 28 Mar, 9.10pm £9/8 Susan Calman: The Revenge of the Cat Lady 29 Mar, 7pm £10/9 Greg Proops 30 Mar, 7pm £15 United Airlines presents American Stands Up 31 Mar, 7pm £12/11 Glasgow Kids Comedy 1 Apr, 2.30pm £4 Evening with John Moloney & Bob Mills 1 Apr, 7pm £10/9 Scott Capurro 1 Apr, 9pm £10/9 Red Raw 3, 10, 17 & 24 Apr, 7.30pm £2 Wicked Wenches 4 Apr, 7.30pm £6/5/3 The Thursday Show 5, 12, 19 & 25 Apr, 7.30pm £8/7/4 The Friday Show 6, 13, 20 & 26 Apr, 7.30pm £10/9/5 The Saturday Show 7,14, 21 & 28 Apr, 7.30pm £15 Michael Redmond’s Sunday Service 8, 15, 22 & 29 Apr, 7.30pm £6/5/1 Improv Wars 9 & 16 Apr, 7.30pm £4/2 The Fun Junkies 11 Apr, 7.30pm £5/4/2.50 Benefit for Amnesty International 18 Apr, 7.30pm £TBC Best of Irish 25 Apr, 7.30pm £7/6/3 Chris Ramsey: Offermation 30 Apr, 7.30pm £9/8

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Hyndland St Tel: 0141 357 5825 Endemic Comedy: Live 15 Mar, 8pm £8/5 Julia Sutherland & Friends 16 Mar, 8pm £8/5 Rob Kane: Kane’s World 17 Mar, 8.30pm £7.50 The Unemployables 31 Mar, 8.30pm £10

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Top of Byres Rd Tel: 0141 357 6200 Mitch Benn 16 Mar, 8pm £14.50/12.50 Henning When: No Surrender 17 Mar, 8pm £14.50/12.50 A play, a pie & a pint: Slice 19 - 24 Mar, 1pm £8 - 12.50 Craig Hill - Blown by a Fan...! 23 & 24 Mar, 7.30pm £14.50 A play, a pie & a pint: The Last Great Dictator 26 - 31 Mar, 1pm £8 - 12.50 An Audience with Des Clarke 29 Mar, 8pm £13.50/11.50 Mark Nelson: Live & Unleashed 30 Mar, 7.30pm £12.50/11.50 David Kay: Sconetastic 31 Mar, 8pm £13.50 Janey Godley: Too Old for Telly 1 Apr, 8pm £13.50/11.50

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Woodlands Road Tel: 0141 352 9996 Aberdeen v Glasgow v The World! 19 & 26 Mar, 8.30pm FREE Pop Up Tuesday Comedy Night 20 & 27 Mar, 8.30pm FREE Joe Hullait introduces Dane Baptiste to the Least Racist City in Scotland 22 & 23 Mar, 8pm £5/4 Absolut Improv 23 Mar, 9.15pm £8/6 Being John Malkovich 21, 28 & 29 Mar, 8.30pm £5/3 Wasasa ‘Yer Naw Funny’ Comedy Night 25 Mar, 8pm £5

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Ashton Lane Tel: 0141 342 4966 Bethany Black: Insecurity Guard 15 Mar, 8.30pm £7/5 Dana Alexander: In Transit 16 Mar, 8.30pm £8/6 Abie Philbin Bowman 17 Mar, 8.30pm £8/6 Bennett Arron JEWELSH 22 Mar, 8.30pm £7/5

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Davey Connor: Pieces of What? 23 Mar, 8.30pm £8/6 Tiffany Stevenson: Uncomfortably Numb 24 Mar, 8.30pm £8/6 Elaine Malcolmson: Relevant Experience 29 Mar, 8.30pm £7/5 David Morgan... or am I? 30 Mar, 8.30pm £8/6 The Late Show 17, 24 & 31 Mar, 10.15pm £10 Vikki Stone: Songs & Jokes 31 Mar, 8.30pm £8/6

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Spamalot 15, 16 & 17 Mar, 2.30pm (Sat) & 7.30pm £16.50-37.50 Dorothy Paul: Retiring from Retirement! 18 Mar, 3pm & 7.30pm £21/19 Stand Up for Palestine 19 Mar, 7.30pm £26/21 Dorothy Paul: Retiring from Retirement! 26 Mar, 7.30pm £21/19 Sarah Millican: Thoroughly Modern Millican 20 & 21, 7.30pm £21 Michael Winslow: The Man of 10,000 Voices 22 Mar, 7.30pm £21 Stewart Lee: Carpet Remnant World 23 Mar, 7.30pm £21 Jerry Sadowitz 23 Mar, 10pm £20.50/16.50 Jerry Sadowitz 24 Mar, 7.30pm £20.50/16.50 Little Howard’s BIG Show 24 Mar, 2.30pm £13.50/11.50 Fascinating Aida: The Cheap Flights Tour 25 Mar, 7.30pm £21/19 Tom Stade 27 Mar, 7.30pm £TBC Stewart Francis 2012 28 Mar, 7.30pm £21 Ardal O’Hanlon 29 Mar, 7.30pm £21/19.50 Doug Stanhope 30 Mar, 7.30pm £21 Daniel Sloss - The Joker 31 Mar, 4.30pm & 7.30pm £15.50/11

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at home with..Richie Gray It’s hard to miss 6ft 8in rugby powerhouse Richie Gray with his shock of blond hair when he’s out and about in the West End, but here he tells Katrina Tweedie that although he’s moving on, it will still remain home.

Kat: Where are you going and why? Richie: I’m leaving my current club, the Glasgow Warriors, at the end of the season and moving to the Sale Sharks, in Manchester, in June. Kat: You bought your first flat in the West End two years ago, how do feel about leaving? Richie: The West End feels like home. I learned to play rugby at Kelvinside Academy then bought a flat here when I was 20 and it was great to have the freedom. I’m keeping it so I can have regular visits back to the West End. Kat: How difficult was the decision to leave the Warriors? Richie: Hugely difficult. It’s hard to think about the friends and family I’m leaving behind. I did a lot of thinking about it and spoke to loads of people and decided this was the best move for me. Sale is a fantastic club that is going places at the moment. Kat: You’ve been described as the saviour of Scottish rugby. Does that put you under huge pressure?

Richie: We weren’t a rugby family, if anything my father was more into football and golf, and I only started playing rugby when I was 12. My first season didn’t go too well but I was a late bloomer. When I got offered my first apprentice contract with the National Academy at 17 I realised I might have a shot at rugby for a career.

Richie: Comments like that are very nice but I try not to feel the pressure and just get on with it, enjoying and playing the game well.

Kat: Your younger brother Jonny recently made his debut for the Scotland under-20 team. Will you get to play together?

Kat: What’s it like wearing the Scotland Rugby jersey?

Richie: I’ve never played with him and I’d love to do it during my career – it’s a goal of mine, although I don’t know what he thinks.

Richie: Just brilliant, it fills you with pride and there’s nothing like it. When you’re playing for your nation and you hear 12,000 people cheering at Murrayfield it’s very emotional. You think of everyone you’re representing, your family, Scotland, and I feel so proud.

Kat: Were you always destined to be a rugby player?

Kat: What do you think you’d be doing if you weren’t playing rugby? Richie: Hopefully I’d be at university studying engineering.

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Kat: Since your first full international cap, against New Zealand in 2010, your profile has grown enormously. How has it changed your life? Richie: The last year has been strange with everything that’s happened to me. I’m getting recognised more, although I do stand out a bit… Kat: Which fans stop you the most? Richie: Dads who want to talk about rugby, kids who play the sport, and there have been a few mums who have pointed out their sons growing their hair like mine. Kat: Where do you go on your days off? Richie: I might nip up to Douglas Park Golf Club for a game of golf if one of the lads can get on. I don’t shop much because it’s a struggle to find clothes that fit me, and I love the restaurants and bars on Byres Road.

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Thurs 1 Mar – Sat 31 Mar, 1pm Lunchtime organ recitals daily by different organists. Kelvingrove Art Galery & Museum, tickets: 0141 276 9599

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Creative Stitches & Hobby Crafts Exhibition

Thurs 8 - Sun 11 Mar , 9.30-5pm (5.30pm on Sat) £6/£5 All the latest supplies and ideas in the world of stitching and creative crafts with lots of special features to enjoy, including a capsule collection of the ‘Downton Abbey’ costumes on show for the first time. Many workshops and demos to join in and most of them are free! SECC, tickets:0844 395 4000, www.ichf.co.uk

Cirque du Soleil – Alegria

Wed 11 – Sun 15 Apr, 8pm £50 Alegría is a mood, a state of mind. The themes of the show are many. Kings’ fools, minstrels, beggars, old

Fris 2 & 30 Mar, 27 Apr, 18 May, 8pm £12/10/5 Schubert’s three final utterances are juxtaposed with works by Haydn and Mozart, showing their wide stylistic and pianistic range; the last concert is devoted to Beethoven, concluding with his variations on the famous ‘Eroica’ theme. St Bride’s Church, 69 Hyndland Road, Glasgow G12 9UX Tickets available from www.wegottickets.com and on sale at the door.

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Thurs 15 Mar, 7pm £35/£20 The four top players from the PDC Order of Merit, including Phil ‘The Power’ Taylor, will be joined by four wildcards in this 2012 tournament. SECC, Glasgow tickets: 0844 395 4000, www.ticketsoup.com

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Fri 20 Apr - Mon 7 May A major new sculptural installation created specially for the Mitchell by the Iranian-born artist. Part of Glasgow International Festival of Visual Art. Mitchell Library, North Street, tickets: 0141 287 2999

Wed 28 Mar – Tue 3 Apr £10 This social comedy of manners, satire and intellectual farce was written and set in Victorian England of the late 1890s. With its razorsharp wit, pacey dialogue and absurd mistaken identity situations, this play is so well loved that it has never been out of production since its revival in the early 1900s. Cottiers Theatre, tel: 0141 357 4000

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Thurs, Fris & Sats, 26 Apr – 30 Jun, 12-5pm Work drawing on an archive the artist found in Mexico, consisting of more than 4000 photographs of the street life of Ciudad Juarez, a Mexican city with the highest murder rate in the world. She also travelled to London to document the

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During a rare visit to Scotland the wonderful American singer songwriter Amanda Shires - named Artist of the Year 2011 by Texas Music Magazine - will be playing a SoundsintheSuburbs gig at Woodend Bowling and Tennis Club in Jordanhill on Wednesday 18 April. Amanda is a fiddler, singer, songwriter and a decent human being. Watch out for firecrackers, boot stompin’, and other disruptions! To enter simply email your answer to

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Doors open at 8pm and tickets cost £10. Contact: soundsinthesuburbs@hotmail.co.uk or call Alan on 07944 354 459. Closing date for entries: Friday 6 April 2012.

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aftermath of the London riots. Part of Glasgow International Festival of Visual Art. Glasgow Sculpture Studios, 145 Kelvinhaugh Street, tickets: 0141 204 1740, www.glasgowinternational.org

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Wed 18 Apr, 8pm, £10 Woodend Bowling and Tennis Club, tickets: 07944 354 459, email: soundsinthesuburbs@ hotmail.co.uk

Comedy Night

Sat 14 Apr, 8pm £10 Woodend are hosting their first Comedy Night with Bruce Morton and a number of other great acts. Woodend Bowling and Tennis Club, Alan - tel: 07944 354459

Aye Write

Fri 9 – Sat 17 March Prices vary FREE - £8 There will be events and debates on comedy writing, religion, politics, women’s writing, the digital revolution, media crises and the best in Scottish and international writing. Mitchell Library, North Street, tel: 0141 287 2999 www.glasgowlife.org.uk/libraries

Mary Jean Lewis with her Low Men

Sat 3 Mar, 8pm £10 Featuring a great double bill of Mary Jean Lewis with her Low Men and Des Horsfall. Woodend Bowling and Tennis Club, Alan - tel: 07944 354459

The Scottish Bike Show

Fri 13- Sun 15 Apr, 9.30am £10/£7.50 Something for everyone, from the hardcore enthusiast to the commuter cyclist with more bikes, brands, clothing, displays, competitions, presentations, test tracks and loads more packed into Scotland’s one and only bike consumer show. SECC, Glasgow tickets: 0844 395 4000, www.ticketsoup.com

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Brian Maule A fruity treat to tantalise your taste buds...

Apple Tarte Tatin Ingredients (for filling): 1 1/2 lbs firm apples 2/3 cup granulated sugar 3 oz. butter (room temp.) Butter for baking dish Lemon juice

Ingredients (for crust): 1 1/3 cup flour 2 eggs 4 oz butter (chilled!) 1 tbsp granulated sugar Pinch of salt

Method (for filling): 1: Preheat oven to 400°F. 2: Peel apples and lightly coat with lemon juice, so that they don’t brown. 3: Put sugar and 3 tbsp water in a pot and caramelize. How to

caramelize? Let sugar melt into water on a very low flame.

Method (for crust):

4: Once melted, turn up the flame a bit, don’t stir, but tilt the pot and move it around from time to time. Once the syrup has a pale honey colour, you can stop. If you want a darker caramel, be careful that you don’t let it burn.

2: Cut chilled butter into small pieces and mix into flour with finger tips. Stop working batter once it looks like ‘sand’.

5: Add butter to caramel and stir until it melts. Take off heat and pour caramel into a buttered pie dish. 6: Cut apples into halves. Cut each half into three even pieces. Place apples in pie dish, so that they are squeezed tightly together. You want to do this step as quickly as possible, so that the caramel doesn’t harden too much. If you want, you can begin slicing apples while you are making the caramel. Just be careful to check caramel, so that it doesn’t burn. 7: Bake for 40 - 45 minutes. During this time you can prepare the crust. Roll it out so that it is a drop larger than your pie dish, and refrigerate for 30 minutes. Even if you are using a pre-made crust, you still want to spread it out to the right size, and refrigerate for 30 minutes.

1: Mix salt, sugar, and flour.

3: Make a well and pour in eggs. Incorporate into mix using your fingers and a spatula. 4: Once homogeneous, form a ball, place on a floured surface and knead for 10 seconds. Reshape into a ball, roll out with a rolling pin, and refrigerate for 30 minutes. 5: Take tatin out of oven, and let apples cool off a bit. Once cooled, place crust on top, tuck the edges into the dish, and bake for 30 minutes, or until crust has browned. 6: Remove from oven and let cool a little. Place a serving dish on top of the tarte and carefully flip over, so that the apples are facing up. Serve warm, with vanilla ice-cream.

Tip: Make your tatin ahead of time, just make sure that you place it on a dish that can go back in the oven.

Brian opened the doors of his Glasgow fine dining restaurant, Chardon D’or in 2001, bringing his international reputation for preparing some of Europe’s best food with him.

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FREE! Sun over the Botanics

Sun 29 Apr, 1-4pm A guide to safe solar observing, plus advice on setting up and using telescopes from home. Glasgow Botanic Gardens, 730 Great Western Road Tickets: 0141 276 1614, www.theasg.org.uk

FREE! Unravel

Fri 20 Apr – Mon 7 May An installation by Aidan Moffat, in which the audience attempt to unravel the story of the narrator’s life by playing records from his collection. Part of Glasgow International Festival of Visual Art. SWG3, Studio Warehouse, 100 Eastvale Place, G3 8QG Tickets: 0141 357 7246

Aromatherapy and Essential Oils

Thurs 1 Mar, 7pm - 9pm £10 A complementary therapy for the treatment or prevention of disease which treats the whole person, not just the symptom by assisting the body’s natural ability to balance, regulate, heal and maintain itself. Discover more with aromatherapist Barney Green I.T.E.C. To book your space vist www.woodlandherbs.co.uk, call 0141 564 3184, or visit the shop.

Natural Health using Acupressure Techniques

Thurs 5 Apr, 7pm - 9pm £10 An introduction to simple acupressure points and combinations to treat conditions

Cake School! Costs vary from £80-£100, equipment & food provided 3 March, 10-3pm Modelling class 17 March, 10-3pm Beginners Class 7 April, 10-3pm Sugar Flowers Class 21 April, 10-3pm Intermediate Class Top Tier bakery, Elderpark Workspace, Govan, tel: 0141 334 4244

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what’s on..something different such as headaches, digestive problems and anxiety. Learn how these can be used to treat yourself or others. This course is led by Shiatsu practitioner John Williamson M.R.S.S. To book your space vist www.woodlandherbs.co.uk, call 0141 564 3184, or visit the shop.

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Make Your Own with Anna Hill

Sun 29 Apr, 10am - 4:30pm £70 An entertaining day of creating your own natural products. Participants will leave with a varied collection of self-made items and recipes. Anna’s course complements that led by Bill Cleeve in November. Please note spaces are limited and are allocated on a first come, first served basis.

To book your space vist www.woodlandherbs.co.uk, call 0141 564 3184, or visit the shop.

Detox Course

Mon 23 Apr, 11am - 1pm £10 Discover safe and effective ways to detox and rejuvenate your body. Please note spaces are limited and are allocated on a first come, first served basis. To book your space vist www.woodlandherbs.co.uk, call 0141 564 3184, or visit the shop.

Deserts

Wed 21 Mar, 7.30pm £8, students £2, under 18s & RSGS members free Nick Middleton explores the unique scenery, ingenious human adaptation and biodiversity in the most extreme places on earth. Tickets: 01738 455050

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a Haggis Pakora Master Class and Meal for Two at Mr Singh’s, Glasgow 3 courses from a ﬁxed priced menu and a bottle of Pinot Grigio or Merlot for 2 people every Sunday, Monday and Tuesday evenings for £39.95 Served 5 - 10pm 3 Elmbank Gardens Glasgow, G2 4NQ

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Lisa Williams Ecomunky Pop Up Sale

Sun 1 Apr, 12-5pm, £1 30 of Scotland’s most exciting eco, organic, locally produced, recycled and vintage brands. Food, clothing, lifestyle & accessories mini markets. From the team behind SAY NO TO PLASTIC. Oran Mor, top of Byres Rd, Email: ecomunky101@gmail.com

FREE! Art Lending Library

20 Apr – 7 May, 11-5pm daily, except Thurs 11-8pm An experimental library, allowing members of the public to borrow selected works by 50 artists for a limited period, the idea being that art shouldn’t always be experienced in a gallery. Part of Glasgow

International Festival of Visual Art. Mitchell Library, North Street, G3 tel: 0141 287 2999

FREE! Relax & Energise

Every Wed, 2.30pm & 7.30pm Flexibility gives us strength in the face of change. Learn the simple technique of Transcendental Meditation™ which can make you more flexible and thus give you strength in the face of change? This introductory talk will explain how it dissolves stress, improves mental clarity, creative problem solving and health. Grosvenor Cafe, Ashton Lane, tel: 0141 339 9916, or tel: 07811 144674, www.t-m.org.uk

Thurs 29 Mar, 7.30pm £27.50, £25.50 British born, internationally acclaimed, medium and clairvoyant, and star of Oprah, Sky Real Lives and Lifetime TV, will be returning to the UK from the USA in March 2012, for her third live tour of the UK. Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, tel: 0141 353 8000

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JOIN THE RACE FOR CANCER SUPPORT SCOTLAND Road Races 2012 Sunday 13 May Ignis Glasgow Women’s 10k Saturday 26 - Sunday 27 May Edinburgh Marathon Festival Sunday 2 September Great Scottish Run The scenic route: Glasgow’s Riverside Museum and Tall Ship Cancer Support Scotland is appealing to the local community to get involved and help to raise vital funds for the charity. From taking part in a sponsored run, to hosting your very own fundraising event, every penny counts towards ensuring that those affected by cancer receive the best possible care and support. Based at the Gartnavel Hospital Complex and adjacent to the Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre, Cancer Support Scotland provides one-toone talking therapy, complementary therapies

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