10 things to do From a classic Moulin Rouge to a string quartet

MILNGAVIE MUSIC CLUB

– THE BRODSKY QUARTET

18 March. Tickets from £15. Cairns Church, 11 Buchanan Street, Milngavie, Glasgow, G62 8AW.

The Brodsky Quartet, right, are celebrating their 50th anniversary this year, having performed over 3000 concerts since they first came together in 1972. Milngavie Music Club will be hosting the quartet for the first time and their programme of music by Beethoven, Shostakovich and Britten is sure to be one of the highlights of the musical season. https://milngaviemusic.org/

SEW CONFIDENT CLASSES

14 March. Entry from £115. 1103 Argyle Street, Glasgow, G3 8ND.

For those looking for that special Mother’s Day gift, Sew Confident are holding a Memory Bear class in their Glasgow studio. The bears can be made using personal sentimental items of clothing such as baby-grows or pre-loved clothing and will be the perfect sentimental present. https://sewconfident.co.uk

FRIGHTFEST GLASGOW

12 March. Tickets from £11.50. Glasgow Film Theatre, 12 Rose Street,

Glasgow, G3 6RB.

The UK’s number one horror and fantasy film festival returns to Glasgow Film Theatre. Twelve films are on over the weekend ending with the Scottish premiere of vampire spoof Let the Wrong One in – a ridiculously crude horror for Shaun of the Dead fans. There’s Q&As and short films happening as wel. https://glasgowfilm.org/

SCOTTISH POETRY SLAM FINAL 12 March. Tickets from £7. The Britannia Panopticon, 113-117 Trongate, Glasgow, G1 5HD.

The winner of the Scottish Slam Poetry competition will be decided this weekend at the Britannia Panopticon. The winner will go on to compete on behalf of the country at the World Series in Paris in May. https://www.britanniapanopticon.org/

A (HER)STORY TOUR 12 March. Tickets from £24.95. The Real Mary Kings Close, 2 Warriston’s Close, Edinburgh, EH1 1PG.

For Women’s History Month, meet some of the remarkable women who shaped Edinburgh’s history at the Real Mary King’s Close. The guided tours will allow visitors to hear the real stories of some of the women who shaped the city’s history between the 16th and 19th centuries and discover the impact they had on our lives today. https://www.realmarykingsclose.com/

THE ROYAL HIGHLAND SHOW ILLUMINATED

16 March-1 April. Free. Various locations, see website for details.

The Royal Highland Show is taking to the road with a series of ‘storytelling installations’ across Scotland, projecting the show’s history onto some of the country’s most historic landmarks and buildings. Discover the story of Scotland’s Royal Agricultural Show at this spectacular immersive installation, travelling through 200 years of its history. https://www.royalhighlandshow.org/

FROM PARIS WITH LOVE: SILENT MOVIE DOUBLE BILL

12 March. Tickets from £10. St Vincents Chapel, Edinburgh, EH3 6SW.

Opera Caledonia returns to host a silent movie double bill featuring two romantic classics of the silent era. The films will be screened by candlelight with the score performed live by a group of professional musicians. The first film will be Dupont’s 1928 romantic drama Moulin Rouge, below, the second is Charlie

Chaplin’s romantic comedy City Lights and both will be accompanied by performances from a professional ensemble of piano and two violins. https://operacaledonia.co.uk/

GLASGOW FILM FESTIVAL CLOSING GALA

13 March. Tickets from £15. Glasgow Film Theatre, 12 Rose Street, Glasgow, G3 6RB.

As the 2022 iteration of Glasgow’s film festival comes to a close, it will be premiering the coming of age film Murina. The film follows the story of Julija living on a Croatian island as tensions slowly come to the boil. https://glasgowfilm.org/

STEVE HALL AND STEVE WILLIAMS 14 March. Tickets from £10. The Stand Comedy Club, 333 Woodlands Road, Glasgow, G3 6NG.

After opening for Russell Howard’s sold out arena world tour, Steve Hall and Steve Williams are performing at The Stand in Glasgow to deliver a double dose of stand up. Between them they’ve got a pretty impressive resume, including TV performances, award nominations and writing for some of the UK’s most popular TV shows. https://www.thestand.co.uk/

WHOSE STORY IS IT?

12-26 March. Free. Edinburgh Palette: St Margarets House, 151 London Road, Edinburgh, EH7 6AE.

Edinburgh-based Spilt Milk Gallery returns for their first live group exhibition of 2022, marking a return to in-person programming for the first time since the beginning of the pandemic. This bold new exhibition harnesses the powers of storytelling for social changes and asks the audience to consider: whose story is it?

There’s a variety of installations, most of which are participatory to give audiences the chance to get involved in the art. https://www. spiltmilkgallery. com/

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