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Blair and Sheridan – Unique and Desirable Jewellery Glasgow

417 Great Western Road, Kelvinbridge, Glasgow, G4 9JA 00 44 (0)141 334 0557 www.blairandsheridan.co.uk/ Perfect Valentine Gifts at Blair and Sheridan Unique and Desirable Jewellery at Blair and Sheridan Bespoke Jewellery at Blair and Sheridan Whether you’re marking a milestone, gifting with purpose, or simply indulging in something extraordinary, Blair and Sheridan’s bespoke design service […]

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GRAY DAY 2026 AT ÒRAN MÓR

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Wednesday 25 February, 2026, 7.00 p.m. Òran Mór, Top of Byres Road, G12 8QX The annual celebration of Alasdair Gray, presented by The Alasdair Gray Archive in partnership with Canongate, honouring one of Scotland’s most visionary and influential writers and artists. Hosted by the brilliant Josie Long, the evening brings together an outstanding line-up of […]

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Wednesday, February 11, 2026 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Cinema, Pat's Home Page Blog

Beyond the Tradition at Celtic Connections 2026

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BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra with special guests It’s usually hard to decide, as there are so many concerts on over the festival’s weekends, which concerts to attend. This year I decided to attend Friday’s concert which brought together the Scottish Symphony Orchestra and five outstanding Scottish folk singers to perform new orchestral arrangements by Pippa […]

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Romantic Brass Concert

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Saturday 14 February, 2026 – 7.30 p.m. Sherbrooke Mosspark Parish Church, 240 Nithsdale Road, Glasgow, G41 5AD Aa very special concert, John Wallace Romantic Brass, curated by John Wallace CBE and performed by The Cooperation Band. An evening of rich, expressive brass music featuring romantic favourites by Saint-Saëns, Chopin, Liszt, Dvořák and more — including […]

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Rachelle Atalla, Creative Writing Hillhead Library

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Thursday 26 February, 2026, 6 p.m. – 7 p.m. Free Hillhead Library, Glasgow 348 Byres Road, Glasgow, G12 8AP Award winning novelist, short story writer and screenwriter Rachelle Atalla will deliver a creative writing workshop for new and emerging writers at Hillhead Library. Rachelle’s short stories have been published widely, she has written for BBC Radio […]

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GFF2026 Opening Film ‘Everybody To Kenmure Street’

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25 February, 2026 at Glasgow Film Theatre Glasgow Film Festival 2026 to open with UK Premiere of                                   Everybody To Kenmure Street BAFTA-winner Felipe Bustos Sierra’s documentary about one of Scotland’s most spontaneous and successful acts of civil resistance […]

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Exhibition: Café D’Jaconelli: A Scottish-Italian Success Story

Teresa and Sante Jaconelli, the founders of the cafe in 1930 with their 3 daughters; Lisa, Rina and Emilia

6th February until 10th April, Monday- Friday, 10am-5pm. Maryhill Burgh Halls, 24 Gairbraid Ave, Glasgow G20 8YE A new exhibition opening in Maryhill Burgh Halls explores Scottish-Italian migration and community life through the story of Café D’Jaconelli, a century-old café remembered fondly by generations of Maryhill people. Focusing on the iconic café, which featured in […]

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Mother India – Glasgow

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Mother India Restaurants Glasgow Mother India, 28 Westminster Terrace, Finnieston, Glasgow G3 7RU To Book please telephone: 0141 221 1663 (See the menu) Take Away Menu Mother India Cafe, 1355 Argyle St, Glasgow G3 8AD – open for walk ins 7 days a week (Just opposite Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum)Phone: 0141 339 9145  Mother […]

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A Night for Dick Gaughan at Celtic Connections 2026 

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Gaughan is a voice of deep humanity in our present dark world.  Gaughan brought many of the traditional Irish and Scots Celtic songs to new life. I’d never heard Robert Burns Westlin Winds before Gaugan introduced this as one of the best songs ever written. He searched through the Scottish national archives for the best traditional […]

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Glasgow Film Festival 2026 Industry Focus – Full Programme Announced

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2 – 6 March, 2026 Scotland’s biggest conference for screen industries expanded to five days with a programme of talks and networking opportunities Halon CEO Chris Ferriter, Jen Davies and Graham Fulton from Conic, and Zaratan co-founder Andrew Pearce to feature in Made in Glasgow, a full day of events showcasing the strength of Glasgow’s […]

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Celtic Connections 2026 – Final Week

Runs until Sunday 1 February 2026 The Chair, Fara and Gnoss raised the roof at the famous Glasgow Barrowland Ballroom with a special sold out Orkney inspired anniversary concert to mark the midway point of Celtic Connections, as more than 100 concerts flashed by in a week dominated by roots, rhythms and reels. Siobhan Miller, Saltfishforty, Astro Bloc, Mec Lir, Senegalese legends Orchestra Baobab, Laura […]

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Lily Dunn, Creative Conversations University of Glasgow

Lily Dunn Creative Conversations

Monday 26 January, 2026 at 1 p.m. Campus Bookshop, University of Glasgow, Fraser Building, Glasgow G12 8QQ Author Lily Dunn reading and in conversation In her new book, Into being, the acclaimed author of Sins of My Father Lily Dunn shares the secrets of writing a new, transformative kind of memoir. As a memoirist, teacher and mentor, Dunn demystifies […]

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Damian Barr Beacon Book Festival, Greenock

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Friday 20 February, 2026, 7 p.m. – 8 p.m. Beacon Arts Centre, Custom House Quay, Greenock PA15 1HJ Come along and catch Damian Barr at the first-ever book festival at the Beacon Arts Centre in Greenock! Great line-up. See you there? Book tickets  

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Thursday, January 22, 2026 | Filed under: Pat's Home Page Blog

The Bad Actors, The Clutha Bar

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Saturday 24th January, 2026 The Clutha Bar 167-169 Stockwell Street, Glasgow G1 4SP  Get ready for an epic night of LIVE music with a stacked lineup, headlined by Sheffield’s own funk rock duo **The Bad Actors** – known for their big riffs, bigger energy, and a signature style that’s earned them tour spots with Huey […]

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Monday, January 19, 2026 | Filed under: Gig Guide plus Club Events, Music, Pat's Home Page Blog

Take 2: Hugo at GFT

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Saturday 17 January, 2026 – 11.30 a.m. Orphaned and alone except for an uncle, Hugo Cabret lives in the walls of a train station in 1930s Paris. Hugo’s job is to oil and maintain the station’s clocks, but to him, his more important task is to protect a broken automaton and notebook left to him […]

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Celtic Connections: Alasdair MacCuish and the Black Rose Ceilidh Band

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Friday 16 January, 2026, 8:00pm – 12:00 midnight Ol Fruitmarket,  100 Candleriggs, Glasgow G1 1NQGlasgow Dance the night away to the best traditional tunes. Named in a Scotsman poll as the best ceilidh band in Scotland, and the inaugural winners of the Best Scottish Dance band at the first ever Trad Music Awards, Alasdair MacCuish & […]

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Celtic Connections: Landless and Natalie Wildgoose

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Saturday 17 January, 2026, 7. 30 p.m. Drygate Brewery, 85 Drygate, Glasgow G4 0UT Unaccompanied Irish folk: four women weave haunting, close-harmony songs Landless, the highly acclaimed Irish quartet of Lily Power, Meabh Meir, Ruth Clinton, and Sinéad Lynch: bring their mesmerizing, unaccompanied traditional songs to the first Saturday of Celtic Connections. Formed in Dublin […]

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Celtic Connections 2026: Opening Night World Connections

Thursday 15 January, 2026, 7.30 p.m. Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 2 Killermont St, Glasgow G2 3NW Celtic Connections 2026 launches with World Connections – a  celebration of global traditions and local talent. This genre-spanning opening night will capture the welcoming spirit of  Glasgow  and look towards the city hosting the Commonwealth Games in July. Line-up […]

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Grant-Lee Phillips at Cottiers

Grant Lee Phillips Cottiers

Friday 16 January, 2026 7.30 p.m.C An intimate evening with an Americana legend and soulful troubadour Cottiers, 03 -95 Hyndland Street, Glasgow G11 5PU An unforgettable intimate evening with one of Americana’s most beloved storytellers. Join American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Grant-Lee Phillips for a captivating solo performance in one of the festival’s cosiest venues. Phillips first earned […]

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Bob Law: Heads of Ayr to Dunure Coastal Walk

Rugged Headland Heads of Ayr

A Spectacular Adventure. Having walked many Scottish coastlines over the last 40 years one I return to, time and time again, is the Heads of Ayr Walk to Dunure. You can park car at Longhill Point car park, just west of the River Doon, on the coast near Alloway ( which is a place also […]

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Louise Welsh in conversation with Chris Brookmyre – The Cut Up

The Cut Up

Thursday 29 January, 2026 7 p.m. Waterstones, 153-157 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow G2 3EW A stylish, atmospheric detective story – the third featuring the gay auctioneer Rilke – from the author of the award-winning cult classic, The Cutting Room. ‘I loved everything about this book – the engaging characters, the credible backdrop to a clear, sharp […]

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Fiction Burns Supper (15th anniversary edition)

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Saturday 31 January, 2026 at 6 p.m. Event by You Call That Radio?, Doctur Normul and Mark McGhee Slay Glasgow, 24 Glassford St, Glasgow G1 1UL Musicians, poets and comedians unite for a night of sangs and clatter at Slay hosted by YCTR and Sammy B .Half price early birdys available on skiddle include free haggis and a free […]

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I Swear Screening at The Pyramid

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Saturday January, 10, 2026 – 4pm to 6:30pm  The Pyramid, 759 Argyle St, Glasgow G3 8DS Relaxed screening at affordable community cinema. 4:15pm (Doors 4:00pm) / £5 per ticket An account of the life of John Davidson, a Tourette syndrome campaigner who grew up with the condition in 1980s Scotland, at a time when it […]

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Zique in Glasgow Celebrates Fiesta de Tres Reyes

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Tuesday 6 January, 2026 Zique Café-bistro in Hyndland is celebrating all things Spanish on special day for Hispanophiles all over the world. Also launching free Spanish language informal meet up group, which will take place Wednesdays, 6 p.m.  Come along to a special evening party, 6 p.m. Tuesday 6 January, to celebrate the Spanish Fiesta […]

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California Schemin’ to close Glasgow Film Festival 2026 

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James McAvoy’s directorial debut California Schemin’ will have its UK premiere as the closing gala for Glasgow Film Festival 2026 (GFF26). Shot on location in Scotland, the film will close the 22nd annual Glasgow Film Festival on 8th March, 2026. Based on the improbably true story, California Schemin’ follows aspiring Scottish rap duo Silibil N’ […]

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Helen Rose Outdoor Diary: Busby to Eaglesham

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January 2026 This blog is about a walk from Busby to Eaglesham with the Glasgow Health Culture Rambling Club and led by Robin who knows the area well. Busby and Eaglesham are two villages located in the Great Glasgow Urban area to the east, although, they don’t fall within the Glasgow Council area. Busby is […]

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Wednesday, December 31, 2025 | Filed under: Helen Rose Hillwalking Diary, Pat's Home Page Blog

Hogmanay at Cottiers 2025

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Celebrate the arrival of 2026 with at Cottiers in Glasgow’s West End. Enjoy seasonal dining, raise a glass, and dance the night away with live music from the Big Stupit’ Ceilidh Band.⁠ ⁠ Tickets available:⁠ Dining in the Attic and Ceilidh £95⁠ Hog Roast in the Theatre and Ceilidh £84.50⁠ Ceilidh only £47.50⁠ ⁠ Spaces […]

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Take 2: The Nightmare Before Christmas

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Saturday 20 December, 2025, 11.30 a.m. Can Christmas be saved? Bored with the same old scare-and-scream routine, Jack Skellington, the Pumpkin King of Halloween Town, longs to spread the joy of Christmas. But his merry mission puts Santa in jeopardy and creates a nightmare for good little boys and girls everywhere! Every child attending a […]

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White Christmas at GFT

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Monday 15th December, 2025 at 12.30 p.m. and Sunday 21 December, 2025 – wheelchair accessible Singers Bob Wallace (Bing Crosby) and Phil Davis (Danny Kaye) join sister act Betty (Rosemary Clooney) and Judy Haynes (Vera-Ellen) to perform a Christmas show in rural Vermont. While there, they run into General Waverly (Dean Jagger), the boys’ commander […]

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Thursday, December 18, 2025 | Filed under: Christmas in Glasgow, Cinema, Pat's Home Page Blog

Soul Jazz Sundays Xmas Party

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Sunday 28 December, 2025, 5 p.m. – 11 p.m.  Nick Peacock and Mark Robb McCrea West of Scotland Cricket Club, 40-44 Peel St, Glasgow G11 5LU Nick and Mark’s  last Party of 2025 Traditionally this one is a very busy session so please come down early for 6 hours of amazing music, Jazz, Latin, Disco, Soul, Northern……..Looking […]

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