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 […]
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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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Tuesday, November 7, 2023 | Filed under: Art & artists Glasgow West End, Art, Photography, Exhibitions what's on-glasgow, Pat's Home Page Blog, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
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
Spooky Walk at Glasgow Green
Saturday 28 October, 2023 Hallowe’en Event by Friends of People’s Palace, Winter Gardens and Glasgow Green Meet 5 p.m. at Nelson’s Monument, Glasgow Green Come along and join the fun at this FREE event – dress up for Hallowe’en. Walk to People’s Palace where Kids and Adults can do their turn – Tell a joke , […]
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Monday, October 23, 2023 | Filed under: Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, Free Events, Friends of People's Palace and Winter Gardens at Glasgow Green, Hallowe'en in Glasgow, Kids and young people, Pat's Home Page Blog, Peoples Palace Winter Gardens and Glasgow Green, Walks, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Panopticon Halloween Market
Saturday 28 October, 2023 – 12 p.m. – 5 p.m. Britannia Panopticon Music Hall, 113-117 Trongate, Glasgow G1 5HD Come along for a phenomenal Halloween vintage and crafts Market. Discover some spooktacular gifts from wonderful ghoulish vendors! Entry is £1
Clann An Drumma, St Andrews Night, Cottiers
30 November, 2023, 7.30 p.m. – 10 p.m. Join Clann An Drumma at Cottiers for a memorable St. Andrew’s Night celebration with the electrifying Scottish tribal band, Clann An Drumma. Get ready to experience an evening filled with blood-pumping Scottish music, energetic drumming, and captivating stories. Immerse yourself in the spirit of auld Alba as […]
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Diana Devlin at Avant Garde
Monday 23 October, 2023, Doors 7 p.m. – 7.30 p.m. start Avant Garde, 34-44 King St, Glasgow G1 5QT Following on from her launch of ‘Judas Sky’ in the square in Gallicano, Tuscany on Wednesday 13 September, 2023. The poet, Diana Devlin, will be heading to Glasgow to launch her collection ‘Full Frontal’ at Avant […]
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Wednesday, October 18, 2023 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Pat's Home Page Blog, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Take 2: Puffin Rock and the New Friends
Saturday 21 October, 2023 11.30am Following the disappearance of the final Little Egg of the season, Oona and her friends embark on a race against time to try to save it before a big storm hits Puffin Rock and puts the island in danger. Buy tickets GFT, 12 Rose Street, Ge 6RB
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Glasgow Film Festival – a year of celebration
Glasgow Film Festival announces special screening with 20 weeks until the event’s 20th edition GFF24, 28 February – 10 March, 2024 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 […]
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Saturday, October 14, 2023 | Filed under: Cinema, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, Glasgow Film Festival 2024, Pat's Home Page Blog, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
BFI London Film Festival at GFT
Wednesday 4 – Sunday 15 October, 2023 And it’s back with a bang! Sensational line-up of previews from the LFF programme begins with a sell-out screening of the opening film, Saltburn After incredible demand, GFT is thrilled to add a second screening of Andrew Haigh’s supernatural romance All of Us Strangers to the programme, starring […]
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Thursday, October 5, 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
Taking Root: Food Art Film Festival at CCA
Saturday, 7 October, 2023, 11 a.m. – 6 p.m. CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow G3 2JD As society becomes increasingly fragmented, the gathering, preparing, and sharing of food has the power to root us deeply in relation with others both human and non-human. The 2023 edition of Food Art Film Festival takes up the themes […]
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Wednesday, October 4, 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
SQIFF 2023
Scottish Queer International Film Festival – 26 – 30 September SQIFF 2023 will open on 26th September with the ever-popular Scottish Shorts, celebrating local filmmakers’ home-grown film projects. This year’s festival will host a mixture of Queer classics and new releases, with a focus on new filmmaking talent. This year’s artwork is by Konstantinos korakonero, a Glasgow […]
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Wednesday, September 27, 2023 | Filed under: Cinema, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, Pat's Home Page Blog
Alan Sharp and From Greenock to Hollywood at the Glasgow Film Theatre
by Dave Manderson Recently I brought out a book about Alan Sharp, the first to trace his career and life from start to end. It came out in April this year. Shortly afterwards I asked the Glasgow Film Theatre if they’d put on a season of Alan’s films, and now I’m curating four of the […]
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To See Ourselves – film about the lead up to the Scottish Referendum in 2014
(To See Ourselves is screening at CCA, Glasgow 16 March, 2024) In the run up to the referendum in 2014, Jane McAllister, filmmaker, New Licht Film, spent many hours following her dad, Fraser, around Musselburgh as he threw himself wholeheartedly into the campaign for Scottish Independence. It was not Jane’s initial intention to make a […]
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Monday, September 25, 2023 | Filed under: Book and Event Reviews, Cinema, Pat's Home Page Blog
The Lush Exhibition – Project-Ability
23 September – 28 October, 2023 Project-Ability Lush Exhibition, 103 Trongate, Glasgow G1 5HD Earlier in the year Lush approached Project Ability to collaborate on a very exciting project! The beautifully smelling bath and cosmetics company were looking for new designs for their stunning knot wrap collection. A brief was put out to artists across all […]
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Wullie Davidson: June until August, 2023 – Climate Events
Global Temperature Anomaly Globally, the June to August period was the warmest in a record going back to 1860, at 1.17 C warmer than the 1951-80 average. This beat the previous record of +0.94 C set in 2022. June beat its record by 0.16 C, July by 0.25 C and August by 0.22 C. NASA/GISS […]
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Wednesday, September 20, 2023 | Filed under: COP26 Glasgow, Climate Change, Save the Planet, Science, Biodiversity Events, Pat's Home Page Blog, Science: Climate Change and Other Topics
Glasgow Youth Film Festival 2023
Friday 22 until Sunday 24 September, 2023 Glasgow Youth Film Festival 2023. boasts a varied programme of films, from exciting new releases to iconic classics and feature-length documentaries. All screenings and events take place at Glasgow Film Theatre, 12 Rose Street, Glasgow G3 6RB The festival is co-programmed by Glasgow Film and a group of […]
Partick Action Group, Litter Pickup
Sunday 24 September, 2022 – 10 a.m. – 12 noon Meet at Fortrose House, 14 Fortrose Street, Partick G11 5 LP Prettify Partick’s pavements! Sweep the scumminess off the sidewalk! Defeat detritus! Be a better neighbour, be a PAL. Monthly litter pick with Partick’s finest folk. All equipment provided. Selfless local humans encouraged. Children welcome. […]
Terry Neason in Concert at Websters
Friday 6 October, 2023 – 8 p.m. Terry Neason in Concert – Songs ‘n’ Smiles Websters Theatre, 416 Great Western Road, Kelvinbridgte, Glasgow G4 9HZ Angel Award Winning Scottish Diva, Terry Neason performs an emotional roller-coaster eclectic mix of Originals, Classics and personal favourites. She includes some of the best of her highly acclaimed repertoire […]
Glasgow Doors Open Days – University of Glasgow ARC 2023
University of Glasgow, Doors Open Days at The ARC, Advanced Research Centre, 11 Chapel Lane G11 6EW 16 and 17 September, 2023 Doors Open Days plus additional weekends with Explorathon Glasgow Doors Open Days Festival is an annual event celebrating the city’s architecture, culture and heritage through a free programme of open buildings and events […]
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