Aye Write: Prof Dame Sue Black ‘The Books that Made Me
Review by Mary Irvine A near-full Main Auditorium of the Mitchell library enthusiastically greeted a very popular speaker who was to be interviewed by broadcaster Clare English on the six books that have played a significant part in the life of Professor Sue Black. Sue also has a very long list of other titles and […]
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Wednesday, May 25, 2022 | Filed under: Aye Write Book Festival 2022, Book and Event Reviews, Mary Irvine: Writer and Philhellene, Pat's Home Page Blog, Writing
Alma Wolfson – ‘A Painter’s Passion’
Saturday 23rd April 2022 from 12 till 4pm, DUE TO POPULARITY THE EXHIBITION EXTENDED FOR A WEEK UNTIl 21 MAY. New Solo Exhibition “A Painter’s Passion” Alma Wolfson D.A Alma Wolfson, a graduate of Glasgow School of Art (Textile Design) has a long- established career and celebrates her 80th birthday with this new […]
Arcadia Festival – Open Call for Events
ARCadia ARCadia is a festival that will celebrate the public opening of the Advanced Research Centre (ARC) a flagship new building for the University and the people of Glasgow. The festival’s public programme will run from 16 September to 30 September 2022, coinciding with Doors Open Day Weekend, the September Weekend and Explorathon. The University if calling for […]
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Wednesday, May 11, 2022 | Filed under: Pat's Home Page Blog
Performers at Glasgow Jazz Festival 2022
Glasgow Jazz Festival 16 – 19 June 2022 Tickets Tickets go on sale Tuesday 10 May at 4 p.m. www.jazzfest.co.uk Fabulous gigs at venues across the city Opening Night 16 June Ebi Soda take to the Blue Arrow stage on the opening night, thriving on the idea of contradiction the five-piece keep a post-punk DIY […]
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Glasgow Science Festival 2022
2 – 12 June, 2022 www.glasgowsciencefestival.org.uk Glasgow Science Festivalon Facebook Tickets Glasgow Science Festival 2022 is making a splash with its theme of ‘Glasgow’s Making Waves’. Venues across the city. Venues include: Glasgow Botanic Gardens, the Riverside Museum and the St Enoch Centre will host 50+ live events during the 16th annual festival. Enjoy wave-themed […]
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Monday, May 9, 2022 | Filed under: Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, Pat's Home Page Blog
Bend It Like Bertie at Websters
24 – 26 May, 2022 Websters Theatre, 416 Great Western Rd, Glasgow G4 9HZ Denise Mullen is a divorced mother of two teenagers, cares for her elderly father and has an extremely stressful job. The only thing that is keeping Denise sane is her beloved Celtic. They are stockpiling trophies and Denise knows just how […]
All Becomes Art – Poems to Joan Eardley
Friday 6 May, 2022, 3 p.m. until 4.30 p.m. Hunterian Art Gallery, University of Glasgow, 82 Hillhead Street, Glasgow G12 8QQ Poetry and Prosecco in the Hunterian Art Gallery to celebrate the publication of ‘All Becomes Art’. About this event Joan Eardley is one of Scotland’s best loved artists and has inspired poets from all […]
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Tuesday, May 3, 2022 | 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
Colonial Seeds / Seedy Social / Community Meal
Thursday, 12 May 2022, 6:30-8:00 Talk and Community Meal Kinning Park Complex, 43 Cornwall St, Glasgow G41 1BA Glasgow Seed Library and CCA Glasgow All welcome Where do our seeds come from? How did they get here? Gather for a friendly discussion led by artist and researcher Désirée Coral, about the origins and stories behind some of […]
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Glasgow Contemporary Art Fair 2022
Glasgow Contemporary Art Fair provides a superb opportunity for you to view and buy works of art from art galleries and professional artists from across Scotland and the UK. Review by Pat Byrne Kelvingrove Art Gallery, Argyle Street, Glasgow G3 8AG Following a two year pause due to the pandemic the event continues to showcase […]
Aye Write: MORE FIYA: A Celebration of Black British Poetry with Kayo Chingonyi, Janette Ayachi and Dean Atta
Thursday 19 May, 2022 at 6.30 p.m. The Mitchell Library, North Street, Glasgow G3 7DN One of our new poets form last year returns with an excellent new anthology of black British voices. In this blistering anthology, poet, editor and DJ Kayo Chingonyi (author of A Blood Condition, SHORTLISTED FOR THE COSTA POETRY AWARD) brings […]
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The Lansdowne – restaurant reopening
The Lansdowne, 7A Lansdowne Crescent, Glasgow G20 6NQ To Book Telephone 0141 334 4653 The Lansdowne Menu The Lansdowne has reopened with Head Chef Amit Kumat Sharma at the helm. As with many businesses in hospitality, The Lansdowne, had to close during Covid-19, to withstand the economic shock of the pandemic, and preserve the restaurant for […]
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Sunday, May 1, 2022 | Filed under: Eating and drinking Glasgow West End, Indian Restaurants, Pat's Home Page Blog
Aye Write: Karen Campbell Introduces… Kirsty Capes, Louise Nealon and Emily Edwards
Saturday 14 May, 2022 at 11.30 a.m. Mitchell Library, North Street, Glasgow, G3 7DN The celebrated Scottish author Karen Campbell introduces this panel of debut writers. Kirsty Capes – Careless Sometimes it’s easy to fall between the cracks. At 3.04 p.m. on a hot, sticky day in June, Bess finds out she’s pregnant. She could tell her social […]
The Great May Day Cabaret at OranMor
Monday 2 May, 2022, 7.30 p.m. – 10 p.m. Event by Fair Pley Òran Mór 713-735 Great Western Road, Glasgow West End G12 8QX Tickets Featuring another fantastic line-up, the Great May Day Cabaret is back to help celebrate the 125th anniversary of the Scottish TUC. Celebrating international workers’ day are: Singer-songwriter and national treasure Rab […]
The Dughoose Ska Band, McChuills
Saturday 30 April, 2022, 8 p.m. till late McChuills, 80 High Street, Glasgow G1 1NL Free event The DUGHOOSE SKA band formed in 2017 is a collective of like-minded mates that enjoy all things SKA. “We play classic SKA/ 2 tone tunes by bands like The Clash, The Specials, MADNESS, The Beat, with some cleverly […]
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Thursday, April 28, 2022 | Filed under: Gig Guide plus Club Events, Pat's Home Page Blog
Encounters Presents: Ukrainian Shorts
Saturday 30 April, 2022 at 6.20 p.m. In light of the horrific attacks perpetrated against Ukraine, Encounters have curated a programme of short films to highlight, celebrate and support Ukrainian filmmakers and artists. From a stylised sport drama, to a funky animated short about the body expectations that mostly befall cisgender women, this programme welcomes […]
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Wednesday, April 27, 2022 | Filed under: Cinema, Pat's Home Page Blog, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
The Beauty of Edinburgh in Spring
Edinburgh is a colourful city at any time of year of course but in spring and early summer it is at its finest. Arthur’s Seat, the ancient volcano that rises above the capital’s main shopping streets gleams with a yellow carpet of gorse, the Botanic gardens burst into life after a grey, cold winter and […]
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| Filed under: Bob Law: photographer, walker and writer, Pat's Home Page Blog
Aye Write: Aye Write: Louise Welsh Introduces Sukh Ojla, Claire Kohda and Ryan O’Connor
Thursday 12 May, 2022 – 8 p.m. event cancelled Mitchell Library, North Street, Glasgow, G3 7DN Novelist, librettist and Professor of creative writing, Louise Welsh introduces this panel of debut writers. Sukh Ojla – Sunny Sunny is the queen of living a double life. To her friends, she’s the entertaining, eternally upbeat, single one, always on […]
Aye Write: Louise Welsh Introduces Sukh Ojla, Claire Kohda and Ryan O’Connor
Thursday 12 May, 2022 – 8 p.m. Novelist, librettist and Professor of creative writing, Louise Welsh introduces this panel of debut writers. Sukh Ojla – Sunny Sunny is the queen of living a double life. To her friends, she’s the entertaining, eternally upbeat, single one, always on hand to share hilarious and horrifying date stories. […]
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Nichola Scrutton Work in Progress with Zoe Strachan
6 May, 2022 at 6 p.m. Glasgow Project Room, 103 Trongate, Glasgow G1 5HD A performance sharing of work-in-progress from Nichola and Zoë’s residency at Glasgow Project Room. About this event Update on development time in a two-week residency at the Glasgow Project Room. You are warmly invited to an informal performance sharing of work-in-progress […]
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Monday, April 25, 2022 | 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
Wee Write 2022
Wee Write Book Festival in Glasgow Monday 25 to Friday 29 April, 2022 Saturday 30 April will see the return of Wee Write Family Day. Six days of inspiring, fun-packed events for little people with big imaginations. Live In-Person Events Return Returning for live in-person events for the first time since 2019 due to the […]
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Friday, April 22, 2022 | Filed under: Aye Write Book Festival 2022, Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, Kids and young people, Pat's Home Page Blog, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Rose at OranMor
Thursday, 28 April, 2022 at 7 pm The Venue, OranMor, Top of Byres Road, G12 Rose Written By Lorna Martin Directed by Maureen Carr Based on real life, Rose tells the incredible, uplifting and inspiring story of an underdog, working-class teenager from Ayrshire who refused to play by society’s discriminatory rules, and who overcame numerous obstacles, including […]
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Thursday, April 21, 2022 | Filed under: 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
20 Years of Oxfam Music
Saturday 23 April, 2022 at 6.30 p.m. Oxfam Book Shop, 171 Byres Road, Glasgow West End G12 8TS Oxfam Music Shop Glasgow Come one, come all to a very special anniversary celebration of Oxfam Music Shop Byres Road’s 20th year! Performers Bell Lungs Closet Claustrophobe Jim McAteer! Late-nite record shopping fully encouraged! Oxfam’s Music store […]
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Wednesday, April 20, 2022 | Filed under: Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, Gig Guide plus Club Events, Music, Online Shopping, Pat's Home Page Blog, Shopping, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Earth Day 2022 at Music Broth
Friday 22 April, 2022, 1 pm – 6pm Music Broth South, 7 Hollybrook Place, Govanhill, Glasgow G42 7HB Earth Day – Invest in our Planet Music and Upcycling Workshops. Music from Scottish Ensemble in collaboration with international ensembles as part of The Bridge Festival, Jordan Stewart, and Music Broth volunteers. Workshops Up-cycled cymbals & strings, drum […]
Oxfam Music Shop Byres Road
Oxfam Music Shop Celebrating 20 years – Saturday 23 April, 2022 Since 2002 Oxfam Music has been selling a wide array of vinyl LPs and singles from every conceivable genre of music. You can also find a range of musical instruments, hi fi equipment, music books, cassettes, CDs, pop memorabilia and many other items of […]
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| Filed under: Music, Pat's Home Page Blog, Shopping
Glasgow Against Closures – Protest Picnic People’s Palace
Saturday 23 April 2022, 12 Noon – 2 p.m. People’s Palace, Glasgow Green, Templeton St, Glasgow G40 1AT Vote to Re-Open Glasgow’s Venues Glasgow Against Closures groups and members will come together to deliver a strong message to re-open all venues to all the candidates standing in the Glasgow City Council elections of 5 May […]
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Fiona Alderman: The Eye Van Comes to Salignac
Blogging from Rural France When it comes to going to the optician in France, and especially in rural areas where we live, it is really quite difficult. Firstly, unlike the UK, where you can even go to Boots and get a complete eye test, it’s not like that here. You must go to the opthalmologist. […]
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Saturday, April 16, 2022 | Filed under: Fiona Alderman blogging from The Salignac Foundation France, Pat's Home Page Blog
This Is Where We Get Off – Websters Theatre
Thursday 21 April, 2022 Websters Theatre, 416 Great Western Rd, Glasgow G4 9HZ This Is Where We Get Off follows the Moffatt family through some of the most difficult days of their lives. Yvonne is seven months pregnant, her husband Phillip is constantly disappearing and leaving dodgy phone bills behind. Their eighteen your old son […]
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Olivia and Mic at The Lismore Bar
1 May, 2022 5 p.m. – 8 p.m. The Lismore Bar, 206 Dumbarton Rd, Partick, Glasgow G11 6UN Olivia and Mic of Acoustic Butterly with a couple of great sets – a stripped back acoustic duo playing a mix of originals and covers. Catch them at the Lismore Bar first Sunday of every month. www.acousticbutterfly.com […]
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Thursday, April 14, 2022 | Filed under: Free Events, 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
Case Study – Graeme Macrae Burnet
‘Case Study’ hard cover was published by Saraband in October, 2021 to tremendous acclaim. Case Study Soft Cover Launch – Primrose Hill, London On 20 April, 2022 – the soft cover is being launched at Waterstones, in Primrose Hill Community Library, London. (The book is set in Primrose Hill) Graeme Macrae Burnet will be at […]
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Tuesday, April 12, 2022 | Filed under: Pat's Home Page Blog
Aye Write 2022, Graeme Macrae Burnet ‘Case Study’
15 May, 2022 – 3 p.m. Mitchell Library, North Street, Glasgow, G3 7DN Book tickets The Booker-shortlisted author returns with his critically lauded new novel, Case Study. Case Study Treasure Hunt Challenge 14 April – Paperback Launch London, 1965. An unworldly young woman believes that a charismatic psychotherapist, Collins Braithwaite, has driven her sister to suicide. […]
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