1. Oscar Marzaroli, best known for his iconic photographs of the mean streets and green places of his beloved Glasgow, features in a very special event on Thursday. Lost Glasgow’s Norry Wilson offers his take on Marzaroli’s incredible photographic record of the city, as well as looking at the photographers who preceded Marzaroli and those who were influenced by his record of the changing face of Glasgow. Oscar, Bravo! Livestream, 6.30pm Thursday. https://www.facebook.com/lostglasgowofficial/
2. This newspaper’s very own Andrew Tickell aka Peatworrier has an all-new podcast named Lawburrows. Law for Numpties if you will, this takes the complicated out of contracts, offers limited legalese and even less latin. You’ll find it on Spotify under Andrew Tickell “lawburrows – my last will and testament”. https://open.spotify.com/show/4HyQxdDKO2eQCf7a4AjPQL?si=TSVpB_GpTcGnk4XexlAfCg
3. For Women’s History Month, Glorious Govan is celebrating 100 years of women’s activism in the area. Join in as they highlight the work of Mary Barbour and the women who made up her “army” in the 1915 Rent Strike Campaign, Govan’s suffragettes and other important Clydeside activists – in their own words. April 25, digitally streamed at Glorious Govan Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/events/224247298700705/
4. Another week, another excellent and free Andrew Lloyd Webber musical. This week it’s the turn of the majestic Phantom Of The Opera (right) in The Shows Must Go On YouTube series. The first showing is on Thursday at 7pm and you can watch any time for a week. Further shows are to be announced. https://youtu.be/GpO4ohqx3os
5. If you’re at the Stayin Inn or the Couch Cafe you’ll want a good laugh. This column cannot recommend Saturday Night At The Stand too highly. We can’t go to The Stand but they can drop into your living room. The fabulous Mark Nelson @marknelsoncomic is host every Saturday night during lockdown, beamed into your front room and featuring a host of amazing guests including Mark Thomas, Zoe Lyons and a few surprise faces. All that fun and of course it’s BYOB and free.
https://www.thestand.co.uk/saturday-night-live-at-the-stand/
6. It’s another round of Beat The Beatson, back with episode three. This time there are two featured egg-heads for you to try and beat – Beatson Professor Anthony Chalmers and Scottish comic Gary Lamont. Featuring five rounds of interactive quizzing, it aims to raise much needed funds for the Beatson Cancer Charity. Now more than ever they need your help. Due to the pandemic some of their major fundraising events have had to be postponed, meaning a big reduction in income. Expect more great prizes for the quiz winners as well as a prize raffle – enter here: https://bit.ly/BeattheBeatson3 - Tuesday, 9pm
7. We’re all sick at missing out on this summer’s festivals so Drygate have decided to cheer us all up and put on a virtual festival of their own. Rockdown is a celebration of the festival spirit, streamed live to your living room. So on Saturday and next Sunday don your wellies, pitch your tent in the living room, smuggle in some cheap booze from your fridge, stick a flower crown in your hair and log on. https://www.facebook.com/events/218024909295714/?active_tab=about
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