1 - It’s double dinosaur heaven in Glasgow as Trix comes to town hard on the heels of Dippy who has drawn the crowds at Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum. Trix, the Tyrannosaurus rex, will be ready for opening day at the Kelvin Hall on Thursday. The 66-million-year-old fossil was found in Montana six years ago and is the centre-piece of a major exhibition supplied by Netherlands’ Naturalis Biodiversity Centre. Tix is one of the three most complete Tyrannosaurus rex skeletons in the world.
2 - Robots are the future and there’s a chance to interact with them at this year’s Edinburgh Science Festival. From an assembly line robot that wants to learn how to work with you, to cute football-playing bots, visitors can find how robots understand and imitate human beings and why. The Robotarium is being staged today and tomorrow at the National Museum of Scotland and there is also a robot exhibition at the museum until May 5, featuring more than 100 objects.
3 - A provocative exploration of how men speak about women in men-only spaces is being staged in Stirling, Dundee and Aberdeen this week. Locker Room Talk was created in response to Donald Trump’s infamous sexist comments. Writer Gary McNair interviewed hundreds of men from a wide variety of backgrounds and a selection of these conversations are performed, verbatim, by a cast of four women with each performance followed by a post-show conversation.
4 - If you have ever wondered where all the household socks go, Lost Things at the Byre Theatre in St Andrews tomorrow may provide the answer. A dark fairytale from award-winning theatre company, Tortoise in a Nutshell, the play centres on a young boy who falls into a fantastical new world where nothing is quite as it seems. Here he discovers all the things people have lost. The play, for ages nine and upward, was commissioned by Imaginate and supported through the Scottish Government’s Edinburgh Festivals Expo Fund.
5 - It may still be cold but spring has sprung in Greenock at least, where the Beacon Arts Centre is showing Grow on Thursday. A playful adventure for three-five year olds, Grow is from Indepen-dance 4, Scotland’s inclusive professional dance company.Award-winning composer David Goodall’s score reflects Hayley Earlam’s mesmerising choreography and designer Brian Hartley brings a gorgeous 70s springtime look to the piece. The show will last approximately 25 minutes followed by up to 10 minutes of free play.
6 - Scots have migrated all over the world and have often had a profound impact on the areas where they settled. The Scottish Diaspora Tapestry has brought together stories from more than such communities, documenting their Scottish connections in more than 300 panels. A remarkable and heart-felt homage to the determination, of Scottish migrants and their descendants over centuries, it is on display at the New Lanark World Heritage site until April 28. The exhibition also features a variety of mixed media artwork.
7 - It’s all food glorious food in Nairn this weekend for the Taste of Nairn three-day festival. There are “noodles” of events taking place including a picnic in the park, gin and jazz, food related films, a beer and banter comedy night and an artisan market. The event is also the home to the 2019 World Tattie Scone Contest. Previous winning scones have boasted samphire and smoked fish among their ingredients.
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