Cassius X: Becoming Ali at Glasgow Film Festival
SOLD OUT World Premiere of Scots-made Muhammad Ali feature film Cassius X: Becoming Ali Friday 10 March, 2023 1.15 p.m. Buy tickets There was nobody like Muhammad Ali. His speed and grace dazzled in the ring. His charisma and intelligence lit up every chat show skirmish. Muta ‘Ali’s fascinating documentary focuses on the years between 1959 and […]
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Friday, February 3, 2023 | Filed under: Pat's Home Page Blog
Maya MacGregor at Creative Conversations
Monday 06 February 2023, 1 p.m. until 2 p.m. University of Glasgow Memorial Chapel, University of Glasgow,Glasgow G12 8QQ Free & Open to the Public Maya MacGregor is an author, singer, and artist based in Glasgow, Scotland. A fluent Gaelic speaker, Maya is active in many community activities in Gaelic music as well as writing […]
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| Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Pat's Home Page Blog
Helen Rose’s Outdoor Diary: Dram Walk
Dram Walk, February 2023 As the first walk of the New Year, Glasgow Health Culture Rambling Club put on a walk in Mugdock Park where we stop for drams to celebrate the New Year. The contact for the club is Roshni.. The club is Glasgow’s Oldest Rambling Club and was founded in September 1902. They […]
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Tuesday, January 31, 2023 | Filed under: Helen Rose Hillwalking Diary, Pat's Home Page Blog, Walks
Wullie Davidson: Extreme Weather Events of 2022
La Nina The three year La Nina event in the Pacific continues to have a moderating influence on global temperatures, with 2022 being the sixth warmest year, globally, since reliable record keeping began in 1880. According to NASA, it was 0.89 C above the 1951-80 average. 2020 was the warmest year on record, at +1.02 […]
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Leventime: A Tribute to Jackie Leven, Celtic Connections 2023
Saturday 4 January, 2023, 7.30 p.m. Celtic Connections 2023 19 January – 5 February OranMor, Top of Byres Road, G12 8QX Buy tickets 10 years after his death, Jackie Leven’s partner Deborah Greenwood and friend and colleague Ian Rankin lead friends and admirers including Boo Hewerdine, Jinder, Michael Weston King, Malcolm Lindsay, Doghouse Roses and Dumb Instrument through a selection from his extensive song catalogue. Described as […]
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Opening Concert Celtic Connections 2023 review and photography Pauline Keightley
Opening night at Glasgow Concert Hall I see young Gaelic singer Kim Carnie walking past with her newly straightened hair. I remember meeting Dick Gaughan waiting outside here when I asked him what songs he’d be singing for the concert. He’s so honest and down-to-earth. I’m also sad for the loss of the Scots legend […]
Friday, January 27, 2023 | Filed under: Celtic Connections 2023, Pat's Home Page Blog, Pauline Keightley
Celtic Connections Anniversary Concert Online
Celtic Connections 2023 This event is available to watch from 2pm on Tuesday 24 January until 8am on Saturday 28 January. All times are GMT. Watch a one hour programme of music from the 2023 Celtic Connections 30th Anniversary Concert that took place on Thursday 19 January at Glasgow Royal Concert Hall. Tickets Minimum price […]
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Thursday, January 26, 2023 | Filed under: Celtic Connections 2023, Pat's Home Page Blog, Pauline Keightley, Photography
Burns Night – The Children’s Wood
Wednesday 25 January, 2023 – 4.30 p.m. – 6.30 p.m. Burns Night at The Children’s Wood with piper, folktales, fire spinner performance and workshop. Bring finger food to share if you wish to- there will be hot drinks and some treats for everyone. Event on Facebook
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Wednesday, January 25, 2023 | Filed under: Burns Events, Free Events, Kids and young people, North Kelvin Meadow and Children's Wood, Glasgow, Pat's Home Page Blog
Bob Law’s Blog: Isle of Bute – walking and cycling
One of my favourite islands for many decades has been the island of Bute sitting in the Firth of Clyde. It is a green fertile island and although nearby neighbour mountainous Arran draws the eye and is a magnet for adventure seeking walkers and rock climbers Bute usually enjoys better weather, a quieter network of […]
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Monday, January 23, 2023 | Filed under: Bob Law: photographer, walker and writer, Pat's Home Page Blog, Walks
Burns Night at the Panopticon
Friday 27 January, 2023 An evening of comedy, music, and whisky celebrating Scotland’s favourite poet – Robert Burns. Brittania Panopticon, 113 – 117 Trongate, Glagow G1 5HD Buy tickets at Eventbrite Expect a fantastic evening of Live music, comedy, whisky tasting, and much more at the world’s oldest surviving music hall in the heart of […]
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Saturday, January 21, 2023 | Filed under: Burns Events, Pat's Home Page Blog, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more, What's on in Glasgow: Theatre and Comedy
CINE(STHESIA) Angelou on Burns
26 January, 2023 at 6 p.m. National Library at Kelvin Hall, 1445 Argyle St, Glasgow G3 8AW National Library at Kelvin Hall is delighted to celebrate Burns Night with this special screening of Angelou on Burns, first released in 1996. Director Elly Taylor will be present to give an introduction to the documentary and take […]
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Writing Wresolutions with Christie Williamson
January 17, 2023, 7 p.m. – 9.00 p.m. Scottish Writers Centre Online Event Scottish Writers’ First Online event of the year to help shape your writing and goals in 2023 with Co-chair Christie Williamson! Limited Places Available. Bring yourself and a favourite text for a reading list gift exchange. It can be anything, your own […]
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Monday, January 16, 2023 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Pat's Home Page Blog, Zoom and online events
Celtic Connections Anniversary Concert 2023
19 January, 2023 7.30 p.m. Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow G2 3NY Opening Gala From only a handful of shows back in the first year of Celtic Connections in 1994, no-one could have foreseen the festival it is today. Its development since then has paralleled Scotland’s extraordinary musical blossoming over the past […]
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Tuesday, January 10, 2023 | Filed under: Celtic Connections 2023, Music, Pat's Home Page Blog
The Prescription – Glasgow creative writing group in medical humanities
New creative writing group working with a significant Glasgow medical archive Apply to join The Prescription – Closing Date 15 January, 2023 The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons in Glasgow’s St Vincent Street is an internationally-renowned centre for training and professional examinations and holds an important collection […]
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Helen Rose’s Outdoor Diary: Inverkip
January, 2023 Inverkip Village Inverkip is a village in the historic county of Renfrewshire in the west central lowlands of Scotland about 30 miles west of Glasgow at the Firth of Clyde. It takes its name from the River Kip and is served by Inverkip Railway Station. In 1170 Baldwin de Bigres, Sheriff of Lanark, […]
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Saturday, December 31, 2022 | Filed under: Helen Rose Hillwalking Diary, Pat's Home Page Blog, Walks
McChuill’s Hogmanay
Saturday 31 December, 2022 from 6.30 p.m. until Sunday, 01 January, 2023 MxChuills, 80 High St, Glasgow G1 1NL Head into the New Year with Lets Go Backs legendary party starters Bosco Loco (live) Dj’s Bosco -Rob Mason- Stevie Elements – JP – Basil FREE ENTRY!
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Wednesday, December 28, 2022 | Filed under: Free Events, Gig Guide plus Club Events, Glasgow Hogmanay, Pat's Home Page Blog
The Snow Queen, Theatre Royal, Glasgow
Various Dates December, 2022 until 8 January, 2023 Also at Edinburgh, Aberdeen and Newcaste Tickets and information Scottish Ballet’s spectacular and much-loved production of The Snow Queen returns to the stage, after its sell-out tour in 2019. This glittering production is inspired by Hans Christian Andersen’s classic tale – which was also the basis for Frozen. Set to […]
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Bob Law’s Blog: A Cold Snap
November 2022 may have been unseasonably mild but the first two weeks of December 2022 more than made up for that. For ten or more days in a row we had sub zero temperatures during the day falling to between minus five to minus ten degrees even within towns and cities. After a week of […]
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Thursday, December 22, 2022 | Filed under: Bob Law: photographer, walker and writer, Pat's Home Page Blog, Walks
Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio at GFT
16 – 22 December, 2022 Academy Award-winning director Guillermo del Toro (Pan’s Labyrinth, The Shape of Water) and award-winning, stop-motion legend Mark Gustafson (Fantastic Mr. Fox) reimagine the classic Carlo Collodi tale of the fabled wooden boy. The whimsical tour-de-force finds Pinocchio (Gregory Mann) on an enchanted adventure that transcends worlds and reveals the life-giving power of love. Buy tickets 12 […]
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Thursday, December 15, 2022 | Filed under: Christmas in Glasgow, Cinema, Pat's Home Page Blog
Meet Me in St Louis, GFT
16 – 21 December, 2022 In glorious Technicolor, this classic MGM romantic musical comedy tells the story of four sisters on the cusp of the 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair, learning about life and love, accompanied by song, dance and period costumes. Featuring the inimitable Judy Garland – and her poignant performance of ‘Have Yourself […]
Batman Returns 4k at GFT
17 and 21 December, 2022 It’s Christmas time in Gotham, and Batman (Michael Keaton) is facing the double threat of the monstrous Penguin (Danny DeVito) and wicked businessman Max Shreck (Christopher Walken), who have teamed up to topple the caped crusader once and for all. But when Shreck’s assistant Selina Kyle (Michelle Pfeiffer) is transformed […]
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| Filed under: Christmas in Glasgow, Cinema, Pat's Home Page Blog
Lizzie Reid at OranMor
(photo by Jim Byrne) Saturday, 10 December, 2022 7 p.m. – 10 p.m The Venue, Òran Mór, Top of Byres Road, Glasgow, G12 8QX Newly signed to Seven Four Seven Six, Lizzie Reid is one of Scotland’s most promising talents. An emotionally raw songwriter, Reid’s songs explore themes of love, loss, identity and modern life. […]
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Saturday, December 10, 2022 | Filed under: Christmas in Glasgow, 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
Winter Solstice Celebration – Woodlands Community
Sunday 18th December, 2022 2-4pm Woodlands Community meeting room, G36HW 4-6pm Woodlands Community Garden 66 Ashley Street, Woodlands, Glasgow G3 6HW Anti-Racist Community Library’s Winter Solstice Celebration Free, drop-in. The Anti-Racist Community Library will be celebrating the winter solstice together and you are invited! Come along for a special library session with storytelling, lantern making […]
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Friday, December 9, 2022 | Filed under: Christmas in Glasgow, Free Events, Pat's Home Page Blog, Woodlands Community
Mother india Christmas Dinner Menu 2022
Christmas Menu Mother India, 28 Westminster Terrace, Finnieston, Glasgow G3 7RU Nibbles for Two POPADOMS WITH 2 DIPS £6.50 CHILLI HOUMOUS WITH ORANGE, BEETROOT AND BREAD £6.50 G D TOMATO AND FENUGREEK BREAD £6.50 G D Starters SPICED HADDOCK WITH TOMATOES AND OLIVES 8.50 F Haddock marinated with lemon, green chillies, masala and topped with […]
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| Filed under: Christmas & Hogmanay Dining Glasgow, Christmas in Glasgow, Pat's Home Page Blog
Mother India Christmas Menus 2022
Mother India Christmas Dinner Menu – A La Carte MOTHER INDIA – CHRISTMAS SET MENU Mother India, 28 Westminster Terrace, Finnieston, Glasgow G3 7RU LUNCH £28 DINNER £32 STARTERS FISH PALAU A mixture of fish cooked with arborio rice and green peas CHICKEN TIKKA AND POTATO PAKORA Chicken tikka with a mixture of spiced vegetables […]
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| Filed under: Christmas & Hogmanay Dining Glasgow, Christmas in Glasgow, Pat's Home Page Blog
Itison and Social Bite – £5 Christmas fundraiser meals and gifts for the homeless
itison launches its most important Social Bite fundraiser yet during cost-of-living crisis Annual £5 fundraiser aims to provide over 100,000 meals and gifts for homeless people – As thousands of people face hardship this winter and the demands on charities to provide support increases, Scottish-based business, itison, launches the eighth year of its Social Bite […]
Thursday, December 8, 2022 | Filed under: Christmas in Glasgow, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, Pat's Home Page Blog
Christmas Special Night Markets at Cottiers
Wednesday 7 and Thursday 8 December, 2022 at 5,30 p.m. until 10.30 p.m. Cottiers, 93 – 95 Hyndland Street, Glasgow G11 5PU The Night Market UK is back in Glasgow, and just in time for Christmas! This time an incredible event for not one, but TWO NIGHTS with over 30 different traders each night – […]
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Launch: The Glasgow Community Cinema Network
Friday, 9 December, 2022 at 10 a.m. Glasgow Film Theatre 12 Rose Street Glasgow G3 6RB Thereafter at CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow G2 3JD from 12.15 p.m. and drinks in Saramago at CCA to round off event from 3 p.m. Register at Eventbrite – Free The Glasgow Community Cinema Network is free to join and […]
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French Film Festival at Glasgow Film Theatre
17 November – 14 December, 2022 The French Film Festival is the UK’s only festival embracing French and Francophone cinema in all its diversity, and returns to GFT – delighted to be screening some of the most exciting new films from across the Channel. .The 2022 French Film Festival kicks off 17 November with a […]
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Monday, December 5, 2022 | 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
Glasgow Madrigirls – Music and Readings for Advent
A Star is Dancing Sunday 4 December, 2022 at 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. University Memorial Chapel, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ Glasgow Madrigirls’ much-loved annual concert of music and readings for Advent, featuring a cappella sacred and folk music from around the world. This year’s concert looks at the familiar Advent stories from […]
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Wednesday, November 30, 2022 | Filed under: Christmas in Glasgow, Community event, Music, Pat's Home Page Blog
