What's On Scotland 1-8 Mar: Glasgow Women's Library & more

If the Snowpocalypse ever passes, make sure to pay a visit to From Glasgow Women's Library this week and treat yourself to a female-centric product or two (or 25). Plus, Wee Dub Festival, Kobi Onyame Versus The Artist, SAMAs Paisley Takeover and more...

Feature by Nadia Younes | 01 Mar 2018

International Women's Day is just around the corner and to coincide with the annual event, Glasgow Women's Library have teamed up with design curators Panel to launch an exclusive range of products inspired by the history of the organisation and its archive and museum collections. The collection will include products by leading artists and designers, including Feminist Charms by Ruth Ewan in collaboration with Joy BC, Slogan Mugs by Sally Hackett in collaboration with Anna Lewandowska-Mirska (pictured) and a Votes For Women Book Cushion by Donna Wilson.

The Beast from the East may have caused today's events to be cancelled, but there will still be plenty of other workshops, talks and events organised in partnership with Craft Scotland's 'Meet Your Maker' programme held over the course of the next week, in the lead up to the launch of the products. Keep an eye on Panel's Twitter account for updates on event cancellations (bloody snow!) Image: Caro Weiss



ADVERTISEMENT | Margaret Salmon: Circle
Tramway, Glasgow, until 18 Mar
Tramway and LUX Scotland present a major survey of film works by American-born, Glasgow-based artist Margaret Salmon. Using an intuitive and often improvised approach to the camera, Salmon trains her eye on an intimate cast of family, friends and local subjects. Her films are a chronicle of the everyday, of the emotive connections between people, and of their relationship to the worlds they inhabit. Circle runs until 18 March, with the programme changing weekly. Free entry.


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Stereo is 10
Stereo, Glasgow. 2 Mar, 8pm
Glasgow bar/music venue/veggie and vegan hub, and all-round institution, Stereo turns 10 this year and they've put together a predictably great party to celebrate. There will be live music on the night from the likes of Happy Meals (pictured) and Kelora, DJ sets from Junglehussi and Francesca Stride and performances by GAY BOYS and King Biff – to name just a few. All that, and your £4 entry fee will be donated to Positive Action for Housing. Image: Allan Lewis

Wee Dub Festival
Various venues, Edinburgh. 2-4 Mar
A suspicious smoke-like smell is set to spread across Edinburgh's Old Town this weekend, as Wee Dub Festival takes over six venues, with its annual celebration of reggae, dub, dancehall and bass music. Ninja Tune-signed producer The Bug will be joined by MC Miss Red heading up La Belle Angele's Friday night line-up, while top soundsystem MC Solo Banton (pictured) will be on the line-up at The Liquid Room's Saturday night sesh. Image: Tsoham

Are Teenage Dreams So Hard to Beat?
Various venues across Scotland. Until 15 Jun
Putting an end to your moaning that nothing happens near you, the Travelling Gallery are taking Arpita Shah, Alice Theobald and Holly White’s exhibition Are Teenage Dreams So Hard to Beat? all over the country. Beginning in West Lothian College today, the exhibition will travel as far North as Uist, Lewis and Harris, before concluding in Edinburgh on 15 June. Image: I need your love is that true by Holly White

Kobi Onyame Versus The Artist
Many Studios, Glasgow. Until 1 Apr
Fusing rap, grime, R'n'B and the sounds of his Ghanaian homeland, Glasgow-based musician Kobi Onyame’s latest album GOLD brings highlife to the forefront and sounds as current as it does nostalgic. Kobi Onyame Versus The Artist will see six artists, selected through an open call, respond to one or two of the album’s tracks, providing a unique visual representation of the release. Image: Ryan Johnston



SAMAs Paisley Takeover
Various venues, Paisley. 2 & 3 Mar
Although unsuccessful in their bid for the UK's City of Culture, Paisley 2021 isn't giving up just yet, bringing a brand new festival to the city. SAMAs Paisley Takeover will include a series of music workshops, seminars and live in-store sessions at record stores, as well as a gig at Paisley Arts Centre on Saturday night, headlined by Glasgow indie-rockers Pronto Mama (pictured). Image: Ryan Johnston

Groundhog Day at Flat 0/1
Flat 0/1, Glasgow. Until 3 Mar, 6pm
GFF concludes this weekend, but that still leaves you with enough time to catch a few more films before it's over for another year. Make sure to squeeze in a trip to Flat 0/1, who have been screening Groundhog Day – an existential comedy about a weatherman (Bill Murray) stuck in a mysterious time-loop purgatory – in its own kind of time-loop throughout the festival: every day, in the same venue, at the same time. 


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