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A Moral(?) Tale The church gossip, and self-appointed guardian of the church's morals, kept sticking her nose in the private lives of other members of the congregation. Although they were unappreciative of her activities, they feared her enough to maintain their silence. She made a mistake, however, when she accused a new member of being an alcoholic after she saw his car parked in front of the town's only bar. She immediately commented to him, and to anyone else who would listen, that everyone seeing it there would know what he was doing. The new member, a man of few words, stared at her for a moment and then just walked away. He didn't explain, defend, or deny; he said nothing! Later that evening, he quietly parked his car in front of the gossip’s house... and left it there all night! SOUTHSIDE FRINGE FESTIVAL The festival is back (20 – 26 May 2019) with 200 events taking place within 50 different venues. It’s a Glasgow community event all about providing an opportunity for acts, performers, musicians to promote themselves. Look out for the programme. The MyShawlands team are working alongside the Southside Fringe and the Baldy Bane Theatre group on an exciting new community event for Shawlands on Saturday 11 May. The aim is to bring the local and wider community throughout the Southside into Shawlands to celebrate arts, culture, diversity and of course business. Expect a carnival atmosphere on the streets of Shawlands and a procession of local groups including schools, musicians, theatre groups & entertainers. Playground Festival in Rouken Glen Park on 2 – 4 August 2019. The Playground of Sound this festival is for the open-minded music lovers who can enjoy a broad spectrum of musical genres. 12