From Glasgow to Saturn #51
Thursday 8 February, 2024 7 p.m. – 9 p.m. Magazine launch – From Glasgow To Saturn Issue 51 Come on out from 7-10pm for creative community, readings, an open mic, and more!’ The magazine will be available to purchase at the event. At The Dram, 232 Woodlands Road, G3 6ND From Glasgow to Saturn is a […]
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Thursday, February 8, 2024 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Pat's Home Page Blog
Poor Things Screening plus Alasdair Gray Archive Q&A + Exhibition
Saturday, 17 February, 2024 The Pyramid at Anderston, 759 Argyle Street Glasgow G3 8DS The incredible tale about the fantastical evolution of Bella Baxter; a young woman brought back to life by the brilliant and unorthodox scientist, Dr. Godwin Baxter. Agenda 17:30 – 18:30 Alasdair Gray Travelling Archive Alasdair Gray Archive Explore artworks, manuscripts and books connected […]
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Govan Music Festival 2024
13th – 16th March 2024 Govan Music Festival has unveiled its multi-genre programme of performances for its third annual edition. Programme for 2024 Wednesday 13 March – 1 p.m. The festival’ opens with a free School Choirs Concert at Govan’s Fairfield Club, where all seven of Govan’s school choirs will come together to celebrate music […]
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Gray Day 2024
Sunday, 25 February, 2024, 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. At OranMor, Top of Byres Road, G12 8QX with @canongatebooks Hosted by the legendary actor and theatre maker Tam Dean Burn Tam will also be reading a few Alasdair Gray short stories, you are in for a real treat! Crime writer, playwright and the best dressed […]
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Tuesday, February 6, 2024 | Filed under: Art, Photography, Exhibitions what's on-glasgow, Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, Pat's Home Page Blog, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Alasdair Gray Archive – Free Tours
March 1st, 8th, 15th and 23rd, 2024 at 11am The Alasdair Gray Archive is a free, public resource which was established in March 2020 after Alasdair Gray’s death in late 2019. Free weekly tours of the collection with Custodian Sorcha Gray. @GraySorcha To secure a space please email with your preferred date.
Ciaran Ryan at Celtic Connections 2024
Ciaran Ryan played at the Old Fruitmarket, as part of Celtic Connections 2024, when he supported Kinnaris. Ryan is a dynamic, high energy player. He is a Scottish tenor banjo player, one of the UKs top players and a founding member of folk band Dallahan. His second solo album, Occupational Hazards, was released 2024. Photography by Pauline […]
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Monday, February 5, 2024 | Filed under: Celtic Connections 2024, Music, Music, Pat's Home Page Blog, Pauline Keightley
Helen Rose’s Outdoor Diary: Water of Leith Part 2.
February 2024 Water of Leith The Water of Leith is Edinburgh’s main river. It runs for 22 miles (35 km) from the Pentland Hills where it flows past Port Leith, into the Firth of Forth. The Water of Leith Walkway is about 14 miles long running from Balerno to Leith. I previously did the first […]
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Thursday, February 1, 2024 | Filed under: Helen Rose Hillwalking Diary, Pat's Home Page Blog
Review: Roaming Roots at Celtic Connections 2024
Photographs and Review by Pauline Keightley Roaming Roots review at Celtic Connections 2024 What a wealth of talent! The Roaming Roots Revue celebrated its ever popular, sold out show, with its 12th year as part of Celtic Connections. This year honouring the modern Scots song, interpreted and chosen by some of Scotland’s top talent. The […]
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Wednesday, January 31, 2024 | Filed under: Celtic Connections 2024, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, Pat's Home Page Blog
Film Screenings: ‘Denmark – The State Of Happiness’ Lesley Riddoch
Screenings Across Scotland – until 28 March The film will screen at various community locations throughout Scotland from January till the end of March including Edinburgh, Nairn, Aberdeen, Ullapool, Montrose and many more ,…. See all listings and buy tickets “AN ‘inspiring’ film which shines a light on why Denmark is one of the happiest […]
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Friday, January 26, 2024 | Filed under: Cinema, Pat's Home Page Blog
Pride Over Prejudice Youth Performance – anti sectarianism project
This exciting youth project uses drama and the arts to challenge sectarianism. Pride Over Prejudice sessions will run at different community projects across Glasgow in: Govan/Ibrox, Parkhead, Toryglen and Maryhill! – February 2024. FREE for young people aged 9 to 16. The 90 min sessions will take place weekly and will be led by a […]
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Saturday, January 20, 2024 | Filed under: Classes and Workshops, Community event, Kids and young people, Pat's Home Page Blog, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Celtic Connections 2024
Thursday 18 January to Sunday 4 February 2024 World-renowned winter festival Celtic Connections opens in Glasgow Europe’s premier folk, roots and world music festival Celtic Connections opens in Glasgow Thursday 18 January, for what will be one of its biggest-ever capacity programmes. Running until Sunday 4 February, the renowned 18-day event will kickstart Scotland’s annual cultural calendar and […]
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Thursday, January 18, 2024 | Filed under: Celtic Connections 2024, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, Gig Guide plus Club Events, Pat's Home Page Blog, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
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Glasgow Film Festival – Year of Celebration
The 20th festival will launch a year of celebration for Glasgow Film Theatre Glasgow Film Festival (GFF) has announced plans to host a series of special events for the 20th edition of the much-loved festival, which returns from 28 February to 10 March 2024. GFF is one of the leading film festivals in the UK and […]
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Peace Poetry Night
Thursday 25th January 2024 The Renfield Centre, Kirk Lounge, Glasgow, G2 4JP A warming Burns Night of poetry recital, on the theme of Scottish and Peace poems. Funds raised will go towards peacebuilding activities carried out by the Scottish Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament. Some of Scotland’s finest wordsmiths will be performing their poetry including Hugh […]
Acclaimed Scottish Filmmaker Bill Douglas Celebrated With New Premieres at Glasgow Film Festival and Glasgow Short Film Festival 2024
Renowned Scottish filmmaker Bill Douglas to be celebrated with premieres at Glasgow Film Festival and Glasgow Short Film Festival GFF24 hosts UK premiere of Jack Archer’s new documentary Bill Douglas: My Best Friend, charting the filmmaker’s extraordinary lifelong friendship with Peter Jewell, on 8 March GSFF24 will open on 20 March with the first ever […]
Tuesday, January 16, 2024 | Filed under: Cinema, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, Pat's Home Page Blog
Weddings at Websters – Glasgow West End
Looking for the perfect engagement or wedding venue? Websters is situated in the heart of Glasgow’s West End. Originally Lansdowne parish church, it is a beautiful building built in 1863 by architect John Honeyman with stained glass windows by Alf Webster. With the stained-glass windows and ornate stonework, it is atmospheric – a unique and […]
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Friday, January 12, 2024 | Filed under: Pat's Home Page Blog, Weddings, Weddings Glasgow
Helen Rose’s Outdoor Diary, Hampshire
January 2024. Hampshire In the autumn I visited friends in Hampshire. Hampshire is a ceremonial county in South East England. It is bordered by Berkshire to the north, Surrey and West Sussex to the east, the Isle of Wight across the Solent to the south, Dorset to the west, and Wiltshire to the north-west. It […]
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Friday, December 29, 2023 | Filed under: Helen Rose Hillwalking Diary, Pat's Home Page Blog
New Years Eve at McChuills
Sunday 31 December, 2023 at 7.30 p.m. In Dusk We Trust with Justin Robertson Event by Lets Go Back and McChuills McChuills, 80 High St, Glasgow G1 1NL The Legendary Justin Robertson returns to ‘In Dusk We Trust’ for a special NYE party Djs Justin Robertson (deadstock 33’s) Rob Mason & Bosco (lets go back) Bosco Loco (live) […]
Arthur’s Christmas Tale in aid of Shelter Scotland
Arthur’s Christmas Tale is a heart warming stop motion animation based on a poem by AH Proctor that was created to raise funds in aid of Shelter Scotland. The animation will be showing in the trailers of cinemas across Scotland throughout December 2023, to help rasie funds for the charity. Donate to Shelter Scotland Giving […]
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Sunday, December 10, 2023 | Filed under: Cinema, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, Pat's Home Page Blog, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Scottish Writers Annual Christmas Speakeasy
Tuesday, 12 December, 2023, 7 p.m. – 9 p.m. Club Room, CCA 350 Sauchiehall Street, G2 3DJ As we approach the end of 2023, Scottish Writers’ mic is open for one last time at their annual SWC Christmas Speakeasy! There is no specific theme but come along for a wonderful evening of Christmas stories, winter […]
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Thursday, December 7, 2023 | Filed under: Christmas in Glasgow, Pat's Home Page Blog
Take One Action Film Festival at GFT
Saturday 9 and Sunday 10 December, 2023 Take One Action Film Festival Scotland’s global action cinema project Take One Action returns to GFT with two unmissable films that reimagine our collective future and build radical hope. White Plastic Sky is a gripping animated odyssey into life after climate apocalypse; a world where humans can only […]
Black Pudding Day
Red letter day planned for black pudding on March 18, 2024 • Call for annual National Black Pudding Day by Scottish butcher • Scottish butchers spearhead celebrations • March 18, 2024, earmarked for day of national recognition It has gone from peasant food to super food. And now the humble fare is about to be […]
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Monday, December 4, 2023 | Filed under: Eating and drinking Glasgow West End, Pat's Home Page Blog
Winter at Secession Bar, Websters
Winter at Secession – New bar! New Menu for Winter 2023! – Book online New menu and new cosy location for Secession this Winter! Come along to 416 Great Western Road, Glasgow G4 9JA to experience a new look Secession with a fine selection of beers and cocktails, a coal burning fire and a range […]
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Wednesday, November 29, 2023 | Filed under: Christmas & Hogmanay Dining Glasgow, Christmas in Glasgow, Eating and drinking Glasgow West End, Pat's Home Page Blog
Christmas Concert, Child Bereavement, Cottiers
Wednesday, 13 December, 2023 Cottiers are excited to announce first ever Child Bereavement Christmas Concert in Glasgow A magical evening featuring popular carols as well as festive readings and performances from our celebrity friends and supporters at Cottiers, one of Glasgow’s most unique and magical venues. Confirmed performers so far this year include former BBC […]
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Artists’ Christmas Fayre
Friday 8th December, 2023 1pm – 7pm Saturday 9th December, 2023 11am-5pm Glasgow Art Club’s Christmas Fair Glasgow Art Club, 185 Bath St, Glasgow G2 4HU The fair will be held in our historic building and will showcase a fantastic range of Artists and Artisans Glasgow has to offer. Attendees can savour winter-inspired cuisine and […]
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Sunday, November 26, 2023 | Filed under: Art, Art & artists Glasgow West End, Art, Photography, Exhibitions what's on-glasgow, Christmas in Glasgow, Christmas Shopping in Glasgow, Markets, Pat's Home Page Blog, Shopping, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Global Climate Change in September and October 2023
Record warmth in September The remarkable and unprecedented surge in global temperature which began in June, continues unabated, and has actually increased since August. September smashed the record for the most extreme record month, with an anomaly of 1.47 C higher than the 1951-80 average, and 0.49 C higher than the previous record of +0.98 […]
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Friday, November 17, 2023 | Filed under: Pat's Home Page Blog, Science: Climate Change and Other Topics
Without Verona Walls at Websters
Friday November 10th, 2023 at 8 p.m. Romeo has been banished from Verona after killing the cousin of his forbidden lover, Juliet. In Mantua he meets fellow exiles who are forced into isolation to consider suffering, loneliness, ice cream, nudity and free will. An absurd tragicomedy with music, inspired by William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. […]
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Thursday, November 9, 2023 | Filed under: Pat's Home Page Blog
Stage and Screen Exhibition at The Hunterian
(image: Parick Caulfield, Party Game: design for back cloth, 1984. © The estate of Patrick Caulfield. All Rights Reserved, DACS 2023.) 10 November 2023 until 25 February 2024 NEW EXHIBITION SHINES A SPOTLIGHT ON STAGE AND SCREEN The Hunterian Art Gallery, University of Glasgow, 82 Hillhead St, Glasgow G12 8QQ A new exhibition opening at […]
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Scottish Women’s Convention – STEMinism
Saturday, 11 November 2023 11:30 – 15:30 The Scottish Women’s Convention are holding a hybrid conference to explore what needs to change to keep women in STEM. By Scottish Women’s Convention Glasgow Grosvenor Hotel, 1-9 Grosvenor Terrace Glasgow G12 0TB STEMinism: What Needs to Change to Keep Women in STEM? In 2022, 2,891,788 people were employed […]
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Tuesday, October 31, 2023 | Filed under: Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, Pat's Home Page Blog, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Reclaim the River, Poetry and Music
Tuesday 31 October, 2023 7 – 9 pm Scottish Writers Centre, CCA Clubroom, 350 Sauchiehall Street, G2 3JW RECLAIM THE RIVER | DOVE TALES & SCOTTISH CND | POETRY & MUSIC OPEN MIC On the Mexican Day of the Dead, Dove Tales joins forces with Scottish CND as part of their Reclaim the River campaign. […]
Voicebeat 21st Anniversary Concert
Saturday 25 November, 2023 at 7.30 p.m. – 10 p.m. Adelaide Place, 209 Bath Street, Glasgow, G2 4HZ Voicebeat will commemorate two decades of harmony singing from around the world. This in-person event promises to be a night to remember as Voicebeat sing songs from their many years together. They will also be launching their third […]
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Tuesday, October 24, 2023 | Filed under: Community event, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, Gig Guide plus Club Events, Music, Music, Pat's Home Page Blog, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
