What's On Scotland 14-21 Sep: Doors Open Day

Sneak your way into the coolest private buildings across Scotland with our guide to Doors Open Day 2017, dance the night away at Kelburn's Psychedelic Forest Carnival, catch some life-changing movies at Take One Action and guzzle bevs at Oktobeerfest...

Feature by Kate Pasola | 14 Sep 2017

As an adult there's little opportunity to recapture that nostalgic thrill of sneaking into somewhere that's out of bounds. Turns out that's just called 'trespassing' when you're a grown-up, and a punishable offence (rather than an entertaining way of sticking it to The Man). That's why we're pretty excited for the return of Doors Open Day, your annual opportunity to access normally private spaces. We're so excited, in fact, that we compiled a 1200-word guide to the best snooping opportunities going across Glasgow (11-17 Sep), Dundee (16 & 17 Sep), Edinburgh (23 & 24 Sep) and beyond. Feast your eyes and go exploring.

Freakender
The Old Hairdresser’s, Glasgow, 15-17 Sep
Glasgow’s garage, psych and pop festival Freakender is back for round two courtesy of El Rancho, Eyes Wide Open and Fuzzkill Records – three of the city’s most enthusiastic music lovers. This year’s line-up includes The Black Tambourines, Holy Mountain, Yassassin, COWTOWN, Hairband, and LYLO amongst others. They’ll also have merch and zine stalls and are planning a Bloody Mary Hangover Party. Image: Gary Wolstenholme

The Psychedelic Forest Carnival
Kelburn Castle, Glasgow, 16 Sep, 7pm
The lush surrounds of Kelburn Castle are transformed tonight for a one-night-only mini Kelburn Garden Party, this year featuring reggae, samba, Afrobeat, dancehall, garage, tropical beats and way more from a sprawling line-up of artists, DJs and selectors including Afriquoi, Electrikal Soundsystem, Samedia Shebeen and Orkestra Del Sol. Dig your carnival costume out and get involved.

Bonnie 2ropical EP Launch
Playfair Library, Talbot Rice Gallery,  Edinburgh. 16 Sep, 6.30pm
Paradise Palms Records are back with their second compilation release (Bonnie 2ropical) of local artists and to celebrate they’re hosting a multimedia event in association with the Talbot Rice Gallery. There will be live performances from Hausfrau, Eyes of Others, Jacuzzi General, Total Leatherette and The Magic City. This will naturally be followed by an after-party at Paradise Palms featuring Donald Dust and Edinburgh Leisure DJs.

Scottish National Portrait Gallery, until 5 November, free
Graham MacIndoe is a Scottish photographer based in New York. His series of self-portraits confront his addiction to heroin in photographs that are graphic, unflinching and powerful. They've been widely acclaimed and described as raw, disturbing and important, creating a portrait of what addiction feels like. Several years after beating his addiction, MacIndoe rediscovered the images. This is their first time on display.
Take One Action Film Festival
13-24 Sep, venues across Edinburgh and Glasgow. Times and prices vary
Take One Action Film Festival returns this week to continue its mission of showing local audiences world-changing cinema. This year's their 10th anniversary, and their stellar programme reflects it with a choice of 18 feature films and 10 shorts, 50% of which directed or co-directed by women. Our Film Editor's picks include Whose Streets and Boiling Point, two movies which "offer a fascinating take on race from both sides of the Atlantic."

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Oktobeerfest
Stewart Brewing, Loanhead. 15-16 Sept, 6-10pm (12-8pm on Sat)
Get down to Stewart Brewing this week for Oktobeerfest. The merriment takes place across two days, and if you've got wee ones you need to keep near, bring them along to the Saturday afternoon edition. Tonight's just for the grown-ups (who, in all likelihood, will no longer be acting like grown-ups by the end of the night).

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Sahej Rahal: Barricadia
CCA, Glasgow. 16 Sep-29 Oct, times vary
Mumbai-based artist Sahej Rahal brings a new exhibition to CCA this week. As part of his show he combines historical and theoretical visions of a better world, as well as bringing in his own experiences of radical activism and resistance in India and, more recently, in Scotland. Read our interview with Rahal here, where discusses the protest politics and texts of resistance that inspired his work. Image: Sahej Rahal, Contingent Farwell, 2016. Documentation of performance. Photography by Christie Yuri Noh


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