What's On Scotland 7-14 Jul: Glasgow Zine Fest & more

Glasgow Zine Fest turns ten this year, and what better way to celebrate than dropping by this year’s magical edition. Running this weekend (8-9 July) at the CCA, their snazzy creative festival features the usual stunning zine fair where you can pick up all kinds of beautifully designed, radical DIY art objects, as well as a packed programme of events.

Pick anything from family-friendly figure drawing and BPoC-centred zine workshops to a bite-sized workshop on masculine drag and even an exclusive stand-up set from Josie Long. You can find the whole programme and get tickets for individual events here.

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Pleasance Dome, Edinburgh. 2-28 Aug, 1:30pm
A darkly comic drama from internationally acclaimed Moliere award-winner, David Lescot. Exploring a lifetime through one person's daily interactions with money, and the transactions we engage in to build a life – from the Tooth Fairy to negotiating with the funeral director. Written and directed by Lescot - associate artist of renowned Théâtre de la Ville in Paris – who makes his Edinburgh Fringe debut.

‘Mesmerising, nearly perfect.’ StageBuddy, NYC
‘A swift, humorous and sometimes bittersweet tale.' ManhattanDigest

Fabiola Santana: A Home for Grief
Tramway, Glasgow. 12-16 Jul, various times
From a series of soundscapes designed to be listened to in the environments surrounding the Tramway to an installation of quilted maps of grief that chart its intimacies and losses, A Home For Grief considers the way art can provide a space for mutual confession and support. Image: Phil Daley.

Maisie Peters
The Liquid Room, Edinburgh. 9 Jul, 7pm
Fresh off the back of her latest album The Good Witch, Maisie Peters heads out on tour, bringing her sparky brand of indie pop to Edinburgh. The Good Witch sits perfectly alongside the rest of her musical output, filled with intimate songwriting and irresistibly catchy riffs. Image: Alice Moitie.

Papaya Whip
La Cheetah Club, Glasgow. 8 Jul, 11pm
Junglehussi – AKA artist, DJ extraordinaire and current La Cheetah Club resident Matthew Arthur Williams – invites fellow Glasgow DJ ButhoTheWarrior to his Papaya Whip residency for a glorious and incredibly amicable battle of the giants. Image: STMC.

The Hug and Pint's 8th Birthday
The Hug and Pint, Glasgow. 8 Jul, 7pm
The Hug and Pint turns eight this year and, to celebrate, they're throwing a wee birthday bash, complete with live sets from Scottish indie outfit Theo Bleak, Isle of Eigg legend Johnny Lynch, AKA The Pictish Trail, and indie pop darling Ruby Gaines. Image: Stephanie Gibson.

ADVERTISEMENT | Bridget Christie: Who Am I? 
New Town Theatre, Edinburgh. 2-9 Aug
Bridget Christie is hot, but not in a good way. The 51-year-old critically-acclaimed stand-up leaks blood, sweats, and thinks that Chris Rock is the same person as The Rock. It’s a menopause laugh-a-minute with a confused, furious, sweaty lady who is annoyed by everything. Brand new show from the Rose d’Or and South Bank Sky Arts Award winner, star of her own Netflix special, Taskmaster favourite, Channel 4 sitcom The Change.
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"a mini-masterpiece" Guardian

↪ Elinor O’Donovan: The Immeasurable Grief of a Prawn
Generator Projects, Dundee. 8 Jul-6 Aug
There’s something (shell)fishy happening in Dundee as Irish artist Elinor O’Donovan brings her first exhibition to the city’s GeneratorProjects, exploring ideas of memory, certainty and approximate knowledge through the pink and fragile figure of the prawn. Image: Elinor O'Donovan.

→ EQ Dance: Sanctuary
The Studio, Edinburgh. 8 Jul, 7pm
This new dance-theatre production by EQ Dance Company revolves around ideas and interpretations of sanctuary: what it means to individually and collectively seek community, build refuge, and rebuild identity.

→ nektar: Slavic Queer Liberation
The Bongo Club, Edinburgh. 13 Jul, 11pm
An intersectional rave celebrating all things queer and equality, nektar is a showcase of rave and dance music by some of the best queer Eastern European producers and DJs out there. Proceeds from the night go to queer charities based in Eastern Europe.