What's On Scotland 1-8 Jul: Glasgow Zine Fest & more

The delightful Glasgow Zine Library are throwing their annual Glasgow Zine Fest, in person for the first time in years, but with plenty of online events too. Taking place in the CCA (and the digital ether) across 2-3 July, the programme has everything from hands-on workshops to fascinating talks and a zine fair perfect for picking up unique little treasures.

There's a surprising amount packed into the two days (although never fear, the Festival also makes plenty of room for quiet spaces and breaks in between), but some of our favourites include Erratica, an exhibition from Queer Youth Art Collective, an online workshop with the Autonomous Design Group on designing revolutionary possibilities (pictured), and a conversation between Titilayo Farukuoye and Lolu Olufemi (!) on imagination as a strategy for change.

All events are ticketed at a pay-what-you-want sliding scale. Browse the full programme here and happy zining!

Miss World: Yushh
Sneaky Pete's, Edinburgh. 1 Jul, 11pm
Start the weekend right at Sneaky's with female DJ collective Miss World's monthly night. July sees them welcome Yushh to the booth: a Bristol-based DJ, producer, and label head of Pressure Dome, Yushh is well known across the scene for the expert curation, complex sound design, and vibey take on techno and bass. Image: Miss World.

Olivia Rodrigo
O2 Academy, Glasgow. 2 Jul, 7pm
Obviously Olivia Rodrigo's Glasgow show sold out in five seconds but keep an eye out this week for resales/steal from your ticketed friends because this is not one to miss. The patron saint of Teenage Girls With Feelings (and, let's be honest, those of us who are older)'s debut album SOUR was a game-changer, and this angsty pop show promises to be too. Image: Lissyelle.

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Edinburgh, 1-31 July
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Village Storytelling Festival
Various venues, Glasgow. 5-10 Jul
After a five year hiatus, Village Storytelling Festival returns with a timely festival based around "Re:Connection and Transformation". Split largely between CCA, SaltSpace, and a digital programme, highlights from the festival include Cailleach, a theatrical film blending circus with storytelling, and A Game of Candles, drawn from atmospheric traditional Japanese storytelling practices. Image: Gabriel Stella.

Beth Shapeero + Empower Women for Change: To Stand in the Full Sun
16 Nicholson Street, Glasgow. 7-24 Jul
A collaboration between artist Beth Shapeero and NGO Empower Women for Change, this striking exhibition is made up of a large-scale screenprint installation co-created by various women in a series of workshops at the gallery space. Dynamic, abstract forms and colours come together to examine and celebrate ideas of experimentation, risk-taking, and intercultural exchange. Image: 16 Nicholson Street.

ADVERTISEMENT | Gathered Together 22, Scotland’s Inclusive Dance Festival
Tramway, Glasgow, 6-9 Jul

Performances | Exhibitions | Films | Workshops

Indepen-dance is delighted to present some of the world’s leading inclusive dance companies and artists to Gathered Together 22, who are coming from all corners of the globe including Taiwan, Germany, Estonia, Colombia, the USA and, of course, Scotland. All performances will be audio described and BSL Interpreted.

Cooking Sections + Sakiya: In The Eddy of the Stream
Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh, 2 Jul-18 Sep
A new exhibition at Climate House (formally Inverleith House) at the Royal Botanic Garden, In The Eddy of the Stream brings together sculpture, installation and audio from the Turner Prize-nominated Cooking Sections and Palestinian collective Sakiya to highlight the environmental impacts of land clearances. Image: Neil Hanna.

Gathered Together
Tramway, Glasgow. 6-9 Jul
Established by Glasgow-based Indepen-dance, a dance company focused on promoting inclusive forms of dance, Gathered Together is a gorgeous festival by some of the most boundary-pushing international companies. Highlights from the programme include dance film screenings, a photography exhibition, and evening performances by the likes of Barrowlands Ballet and Aya Kobayashi. Image: Gathered Together.

Endless Summer: Iona Zajac + Étáin + Grayling
The Hug and Pint, Glasgow. 1 Jul, 7:30pm
The Hug and Pint’s Endless Summer programme is here and it’s a banger. Spread out over two months, the lineup includes gems from Scotland and further abroad, including the likes of Flipper, Ichiko Aoba, Azamaiah, Lemon Drink and Apollo Ghosts. The inaugural show, taking place tonight, sees indie gems Iona Zajac, Étáin and Grayling take the stage. Image: Étáin.