For the weekend of Saturday 5th and Sunday 6th October 2013, artists at the Hanson Street studios will open their doors and showcase a wide variety of work including: painting, printmaking, photography, ceramics, textiles, glass, papermaking, installation and sculpture.
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How many new or hardly worn items do you have in your wardrobe? Impulse buys that you just don’t love? Why not swap for something you love and do your bit for charity? Here’s your chance to indulge in a spot of swishing (as featured on BBC Radio 4’s The Archers, no less!).
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DCC’s gallery of photos taken at Alexandra Park Festival 2013…
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Dennistoun Conservation Society are hosting a free historic guided walk of the area on Saturday 10th August.
The tour will be led by DCS Vice Convener Peter Douglas. No booking required. Meet at 11am, at the Post Office at the corner of Annfield Place and Westercraigs.
A range of east end Glasgow groups and organisations come together in Dennistoun on Saturday 27th July to put on the fourth annual Alexandra Park Festival 2013.
The event runs from 12 noon until 4pm, and entry is free.
It will be a great fun day out for everyone, with lots of attractions including food, sports, live music, art and craft market, inflatables, information stalls, and prizes to be won.
Alexandra Park address: 10 Sannox Gardens, Glasgow, G31 3JE – see our Locality page for a map.
John Wheatley College will be hosting a Safe Glasgow community event at 2 Haghill Road, G31 3SR on Wednesday 19th June 2013, at 2:30pm.
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On Saturday June 8th from 11am until 5pm and on Sunday 9th June from 12 noon until 5pm there will be a full exhibition of Ceramic art, Glass Art, Paintings, Prints and Textiles at the WASPS Artists’ Studios at 77 Hanson Street, Glasgow, G31 2HF.
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You don’t have to go to a gym to keep fit! Why not join one of the local health walks that are happening across the country? These free, short and friendly walks up to two and a half miles long are led by trained volunteers and are suitable for all ages and abilities.
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Do you know someone who would like to get online, search the Internet and send emails? Or just find out how to switch on a computer? Perhaps they, or you, would like a recognised qualification to prove those newly acquired knowledge and skills? If so, Glasgow Libraries offers a variety of computer courses – from absolute beginners to intermediate learners.
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From the Necropolis, which provides a safe haven for 180 species of flowering plants and trees, to the duck pond at Alexandra Park, Dennistoun’s parks also host a diversity of flora and fauna, attracting interest from scientists and nature-lovers alike. And now there’s a chance to celebrate them as part of a citywide competition being run by the Glasgow Science Festival.
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