Health and Wellbeing
Wine and Wonders: Fantasy
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- Tickets
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£14 (£12.50 ticket charge plus 12% Booking Fee)
- Dates and times
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Friday 24th Nov 2023
6:00pm
- Age
- Adult, Over 14s only. Under 16s must be accompanied by an adult.
- Venue
This winter at the Mitchell Library is fantastic with a range of events for adults and children as well as special displays of fantasy fiction book collections and a Living Knowledge Network exhibition which uses the Mitchell Library’s unique collections to tell the story of the development of Fantasy.
As part of this programme we invite you to come along to a magical after-hours event at the magnificent Mitchell library. We will have a series of mini-talks from the students and staff at Glasgow University’s Centre of Fantasy and the Fantastic, a chance to meet the curators behind our Fantasy: Realms of the Imagination exhibition, a behind the scenes tour and some additional content from our collections! We will have music, screenings and a glass of wine included with your ticket. Our café will be open for refreshments, cakes and coffees.
There are a wide range of topics being covered by our speakers:
Dimitra Fimi - 'Miniature Fantasies: Exercising the
Scientific Imagination'
Tom Emanuel – ‘Secondary Believers, Secondary Worlds:
Fantasy and Faith in the 21st Century’
Marita Arvaniti – ‘Playing Faerie: The Enchantment of
Theatre in Fantasy Literature’
Lucy Holdsworth – ‘Why Study Satan? What Fantasy Devils Can
Teach Us About Ourselves’
Will Sherwood – 'The Road Goes On: Romantic Walking in
Middle-earth'
Georgina Gale – 'Chapters of Horror: How the Gothic Bled
into Late-Victorian Journalism'
Alice Langley – 'A Woman's Place is in the Home: Women and the Unruly Houses they Become
Sam Tegtmeyer – ‘Maggots, Mitochondria, and Judith Butler: Three (and a half) Metaphors on the Nature of Fantasy’
Emma French – ‘"How do you want to do this?" D&D as
Transformative Fantasy’
Will Tattersdill - 'The Past Is A Fantasy World: Dinosaurs,
Magicians, and the Third Reich'
This event is part of the Living Knowledge Network Fantasy exhibition
Dispatch Charges
E-tickets - Free of charge
Fulfilment Fee - £1.95
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- Online up to £1.50
- Phone up to £1.75
- Counter/in person: Free
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Accessibility guides
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We also have a supply of books in Braille, large print and audio.
Accessible toilets
This accessible toilet is approximately 26m (28yd 1ft) from the main entrance. This accessible toilet is located to the rear right as you enter.
Assistance dogs
Guide and assistance dogs are welcome and a bowl of water can be provided.
Hearing loop
There is a fixed loop hearing assistance system.
This venue does not play background music.
Wheelchair access
There is a wheelchair to borrow. To borrow the wheelchair, please contact a member of staff.
Motorised scooters are allowed in public parts of the venue.
Baby changing
Baby feeding
Cafe or restaurant
The Café is open Monday to Saturday 9am to 4.15pm.
Click here to see the Café menu
Computers
PC's and printing services are available for public use.
Parking
Please note that there is on-street parking surrounding The Mitchell Library. This is metered from 8am-6pm. Monday to Friday. As this is a local residential area, please use these spaces considerately. Alternatively, there is a NCP Car Park on India Street next to Charing Cross Train Station which is a 2 minute walk away.
Photography and video recording
On occasion, Glasgow Life will be on the premises to film and take photos.
Free wifi
We provide free WIFI access and further access to over 50 PCs for public use
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