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Saturday 10 June

Sat 10 9am - 7pm Aspire Health Club 37 Ruthven Lane Hillhead

Aspire Health Club Free

Open Weekend & free trials. Everyone can come and have a free fitness consultation and trial in the gym or try out a class.

Please phone 339 4747 to book your appointment and enter our free draw to win a years membership!


Paintings On Railings Sat 10 10am - 6pm Free Botanic Garden Railings, Queen Margaret Drive

Paintings on Railings

Paintings on Railings - Open Air Art Fair

Check out the paintings on the Botanic Gardens railings on all three weekends of the festival. Choose from over 50 regular exhibitors. Prices from £10.

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Sat 10 10.30am-11am & 12-12.30pm £2 Gilmorehill G12, 9 University Avenue 330 5522

Story Box Productions & West of Scotland Children's Book Group.

Maisy Party!

The world's favourite mouse comes to town. Join Maisy the Mouse for her Party and hear about her latest adventures! A special storytime with some extra surprises! Please note all children must be accompanied by an adult. (ages 3-6)


Sat 10 11am - 4pm Free By Halfpenny Bridge House, off Kelvin Drive (2nd left from Queen Margaret Drive)

Friends of the River Kelvin Gala

A fun day out for all the family with stalls for charities, music, food, a bar, Punch and Judy, magician, and canoe rides.

Tel: FORK on 946 4542 for more information.


Sat 10 1pm - 2.30pm Free Museum of Transport, Kelvin Hall

Dunbartonshire Wind Ensemble -Afternoon Concert

Mixed music from youth community band, film themes & well known classical tunes. Musical Director Kevin Price.

Sat 10 2pm £2 kids, adults £2.50 Gilmorehill G12, 9 University Avenue 330 5522

Launch of Children's Book Programme with Kjartan Poskitt

Story Box Productions & West of Scotland Children's Book Group.

Kjartan Poskitt - author of "Murderous Maths" and "the Gobsmaking Galaxy". Are you terrified of times tables and frightened by fearful fractions?

Find out how to count your way out of a diabolical death-trap, escape the clutches of evil Professor Fiendish and how a little multiplication can prevent a hairy green spot epidemic...!

Warning - this event contains some rather rude sums! (ages 6-11) Sponsored by the West of Scotland Children's Book Group


Sat 10 2pm £3 (adults), £2 (children) Scottish Mask & Puppet Centre, Balcarres Avenue

Henny Penny Chicken Lickin by Ian Turbitt Puppet Theatre

Perennial favourite Ian Turbitt presents the tale of Henny Penny and Chicken Lickin. The sky has fallen on Chicken Lickin's head, and we must go and tell the King!

Sat 10 3pm - 7pm

Ashton Lane Events [Free]

Brel

Ashton Lane, 0141 342 4966

Live Jazz on the Terrace featuring the acclaimed Lol Coxhill with the Burt McDonald Quartet and the Rob Hall New Quartet.

Cul-de-Sac, Ashton Lane

9pm - close Free Cul-de-Sac's resident DJ's

Sat 10 3pm-4.30pm Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum

Glasgow Wind Band 'The Sounds of Hollywood & Broadway' [Free]

Join Kevin Price as he conducts Scotland's 70-strong premier wind band in a high octane performance of classic tunes from ET to West Side Story.

BILL DEWAR and BRIAN HENNIGAN Sat 10 8pm till late £7 (6) Mansions Café Bar, 63 St George's Rd, Charing Cross 332 7225

Jesters Comedy Club: "The Useless Guide to Scotland" by Bill Dewar and Brian Hennigan

Glasgow's only all year comedy venue with disabled access presents top international comics for the West End Festival. Every Weekend from Friday through till Sunday during the Festival. New festival pre-show menu available.

"The Useless Guide to Scotland" by Bill Dewar and Brian Hennigan

"Extremely funny" Evening News Apr 5 2000
"A tight & thouroughly enjoyable hour of comedy" Eve' News Apr 5 2000
"Terrific Show" Scotsman july 99
"Finely crafted sketches" Scotland on Sunday June 99
"Borders on Brilliance" List Aug 98


Sat 10 Doors 7.30pm - Show Time 9pm £7 (£4 Conc) , 333 Woodlands Rd 0870 600 6055.

The Stand Comedy Club

Resident compere Susan Morrison - "Proof that there are genuinely funny people still around" (Aberdeen Evening Express). Frank Quinn - "Nicely judged material about the trials of living in Govan" (Edinburgh Evening News). Ian Cognito - "He is hard to ignore, a raging bull goaded by a flaming sense of injustice" (The Independent). Richard Allen - "Inspired" (The Independent). "Very amusing, always enjoyable" (Time Out)

Sat 10 8pm to 01.00 am Cottier Theatre

The Liveliest Night of the Year

Opening Night of WEF 2000

Join us for a top evening of dancing and music featuring a South American and Salsa Night at Cottiers. Great salsa music from Venezuelan singing star Carlos Peña ey Sus Muchachos, also cool funky blues, rhythm and soul from Glasgow-based Zuba and the hottest sounds around in 2000 from the Club Cubana DJs.

More Information about the Liveliest Night of the Year

Sponsored by Jose Cuervo Tickets £12 to include free Pimms.

Tickets from Cottiers Bar: 0141 357 5825


Sat 10 10.00pm-03.00am £10 in advance from Fopp & Virgin. Queen Margaret Union, Glasgow University

Perfect Summer Groove

This year's Perfect Summer Groove celebrates Glasgow's rising stars of dance music. Firehorse are proud to present a two floor extravaganza of live acts and turntablist supremos. Upstairs features Jazz and funk with Sidewinder opening the proceedings, followed by funk band Elevation Trio and Radio Clyde's Paul Pee-Wee Welsh. Daniel Ibbotson will kick things off in the house and techno room downstairs, followed by a live house set from Kovac. Next up is LHK from the record label Glasgow Underground and Silicone Soul will play the final set of the main room.

Firehorse Communications & Promotions Full details on website: http://www.firehorse-agency.com


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