Swans and ducks on the Forth and Clyde Canal
Photography, Jim Byrne. Time for a walk? – Maybe not bother Double Ducks
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Saturday, January 16, 2021 | Filed under: Jim Byrne: Photos Forth and Clyde Canal, Jim's West End Photography Diary, Pat's Home Page Blog
Bemis – Celtic Connections in the Community
16 January, 2021 at 6 p.m. Tickets £2 only Featuring Brina, Danny Cliff, Ando Glaso Collective, St. Roch’s Trio, and The Cosmic Shruti Box. ‘BEMIS Scotland are the national, ethnic minority led, voluntary sector umbrella body supporting the development of the ethnic minority third sector. The organisation believes in the power of intangible cultural heritage such […]
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Friday, January 15, 2021 | Filed under: Celtic Connections 2021, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, Gig Guide plus Club Events, Pat's Home Page Blog, Zoom and online events
Opening Celebration Concert Celtic Connections Online 2021
7:30pm – 15 January, 2021 Celebrate the Opening of Celtic Connections 2021, with sets from some of the very best musicians on both the Scottish and international music scenes. With over 12 performances packed into the 90-minute show including the Celtic Connections 2021 Big Band, Duncan Chisholm with Scottish Ensemble, Ímar, Fiona Hunter, Kinnaris Quintet, […]
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| Filed under: Celtic Connections 2021, 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, Zoom and online events
Glasgow Film Festival 2021 – Programme Announced
Glasgow Film Festival 2021 will take place 24 February – 7 March TICKETS GO ON SALE MONDAY 18 JANUARY, 2021 at 12 NOON. GFF will host 6 World premieres, 2 European premieres, 49 UK premieres online World premieres include Anthony Baxter’s Eye of the Storm and an exploration of the life of punk rock’s least […]
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Thursday, January 14, 2021 | 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, Zoom and online events
Bob Law’s Blog: Glasgow’s Quieter Parks
Glasgow – Quieter Parks and Cityscapes Town and city parks throughout the UK have provided essential green spaces during the last year. Especially during lockdown. They are one place where family members can meet outdoors, children can play in relative safety and folk can exercise. In Scotland at the moment we are restricted to our […]
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Tuesday, January 12, 2021 | Filed under: Bob Law: photographer, walker and writer, Pat's Home Page Blog
This is not the time to be the bad Angel by Jim Byrne
This is not a poem – it is just some Sunday ruminations that might become a song lyric. This is not the time to be the bad Angel this is not the time to be the bad Angel to break the rules to celebrate the dark side of life to cut off the kind and […]
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Sunday, January 10, 2021 | Filed under: Coronavirus, Coronavirus stories and poems, Pat's Home Page Blog, Poetry, Writing
Announcement Full Programme Celtic Connections Online Festival 2021
Celtic Connections online festival Friday 15th January and Tuesday 2nd February 2021 Programme Information Opening in unparalleled style, the first online concert from the festival will include sets from some of the very best musicians on both the Scottish and international music scenes. With over 12 performances packed into the 90-minute show, the footage has […]
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Thursday, January 7, 2021 | Filed under: Celtic Connections 2021, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, Gig Guide plus Club Events, Pat's Home Page Blog, Zoom and online events
Helen Rose Outdoor Diary: Kilpatricks. January 2021
Happy New Year! As lockdown continues due to the Covid 19 Virus, I am still keen to do weekly walks as being out in the fresh air is good for the mind and body. This walk in the Kilpatrick Hills, near Glasgow, was with the walking club Glasgow HF outdoors The Kilpatrick Hills are a […]
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Friday, January 1, 2021 | Filed under: Helen Rose Hillwalking Diary, Pat's Home Page Blog
Christmas Exhibition 2020 – Compass Gallery
The Christmas Show is always an exciting event in the Compass Gallery calendar. Usually a time to welcome all their artists, friends and customers to come along to the gallery and celebrate the year end. This year is exceptionally different. Zooming, virtual shows, emails etc etc have temporarily replaced the usual joy of personal studio […]
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Saturday, December 19, 2020 | Filed under: Art & artists Glasgow West End, Art, Photography, Exhibitions what's on-glasgow, Christmas in Glasgow, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, Pat's Home Page Blog, Shopping
A New Public Space at Kelvinbridge
Webster’s Theatre, Bar, Restaurant is a beautiful venue and fantastic asset to Glasgow’s West End. Situated on Great Western Road at Kelvinbridge, Webster’s was formerly the Lansdowne Parish Church an A-listed Gothic Revival Church. It was originally built by John Honeyman in 1863 and featured stained glass windows by Alf Webster, for whom the theatre […]
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Thursday, December 10, 2020 | Filed under: Pat's Home Page Blog
Mother India Festive Season Takeaway Menus
Mother India at Home – To Be Cooked At Home Menu Available Until 28 December, 2020 Available from Dining In at Mother India (ORDER ONLINE – 3 DAYS NOTICE REQUIRED) See also Mother India At Home – Takeaway Menu Salmon fillet topped with a green chill coconut crust. Served with garlic potato punjabi cabbage and […]
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Tuesday, December 8, 2020 | Filed under: Christmas & Hogmanay Dining Glasgow, Christmas in Glasgow, Eating and drinking Glasgow West End, Pat's Home Page Blog
Virtual Santa Dash 2020
12 and 13 December, 2020 Grab your trainers and Santa hat and make the dash in support of Beatson Cancer Charity. The annual Santa Dash is considered by many to be the start of the fun festive season but this year, like many things, it has to be adapted because of Coronavirus. Beatson dashing Santas […]
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Monday, December 7, 2020 | Filed under: Christmas in Glasgow, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, Pat's Home Page Blog, Zoom and online events
Mary Irvine’s Blog: A Year to Remember – or forget..
As 2020 is rapidly coming to a close I decided to take stock of what I’ve actually done during the year. It Started Well The year started well. An earlier blog described my visit to friends down south, with trips to two London exhibitions and meeting up with Greek ex-students. My diary was filling up […]
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Friday, December 4, 2020 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Mary Irvine: Writer and Philhellene, Pat's Home Page Blog, Writing
Damian Barr, Creative Conversations
Monday 7 December, 2020, 1 p.m. – 2 p.m. Creative Conversations College of Arts – On Zoom Free Tickets at Eventbrite You will be sent the link to attend the meeting once you book. Damian Barr is a writer, broadcaster playwright, and host of the Literary Salon. His books include Maggie & Me (2013) and You Will Be […]
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Monday, November 30, 2020 | 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, Zoom and online events
David Attenborough ‘A Life On Our Planet’ film screening
Thursday 26 November, 2020 at 6 p.m. Hosted by Climate Emergency Scotland, Edinburgh and Lothians Regional Equality Council (ELREC) and 5 others Online event Tickets · Free-£4.50 via Eventbrite Watch and discuss David Attenborough’s extraordinary new documentary ‘A Life on Our Planet’ on Thursday 26 Nov from 6-8pm. See the trailer A broadcaster recounts his life, and […]
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Thursday, November 26, 2020 | Filed under: Cinema, Pat's Home Page Blog, Zoom and online events
French Film Festival 2020 – Online
French Film Festival are bringing their annual celebration of the best new films from across the Channel into our living rooms with an online programme. The festival will run from 27 November to 4 December, 2020. Book films and passes. Early Bird booking is open now.
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Friday, November 20, 2020 | Filed under: Cinema, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, Pat's Home Page Blog, Zoom and online events
Book Week Scotland 2020
Monday 16 to Sunday 22 November, 2020 Book Week Scotland is an annual celebration of books and reading in Scotland. People of all ages and walks of life come together in libraries, schools, community venues and workplaces to share and enjoy books and reading. During the week Scotland’s authors, poets, playwrights, storytellers and illustrators will […]
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Thursday, November 19, 2020 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, Pat's Home Page Blog, Zoom and online events
I Like Your Hat – book launch with Magi Gibson
27 November, 2020 7 p.m. – 8 p.m. Magi Gibson launches her new poetry collection ‘I Like Your Hat’ with friends and fellow poets Ali Whitelock and Jenny Lindsay. Free Online Event – Register About this Event Join Magi Gibson for an evening of poetry as she launches her new collection, I Like Your Hat. A […]
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Saturday, November 14, 2020 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Pat's Home Page Blog, Zoom and online events
Glasgow Film Festival 2021
Glasgow Film Festival (GFF) will return for its 17th edition from 24 February to 7 March 2021 with a new hybrid format. In-cinema screenings at GFF’s home, Glasgow Film Theatre (GFT), will run alongside a brand-new online streaming platform, Glasgow Film At Home, safely bringing the festival to new audiences, as well as inviting back […]
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Thursday, November 12, 2020 | Filed under: Cinema, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, Pat's Home Page Blog
Bob Law: North Pollok Walk, Glasgow
An Unusual Walk One recent walk I started at the Silverburn Shopping Centre in the middle of Pollok, which may seem a strange place to start a country walk fbut Pollok is full of surprises. It is very green, having once been part of the much larger Pollok estate grounds, a small section of which […]
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Creative Conversations: Elizabeth Reeder
Thursday 5 November 2020, 5.30 p.m. – 6.30 p.m. Zoom Event Book at EventBrite You will be sent the link to join the meeting once you book. Elizabeth Reeder, originally from Chicago, is a long-time resident of Scotland. She is author of three novels, her most recent being An Archive of Happiness published by Penned in the […]
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Thursday, November 5, 2020 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Free Events, Pat's Home Page Blog, Zoom and online events
Remembering Alasdair Gray / Paradise
Launch of Gray’s final major work, PARADISE, published by Canongate Books 5th November 2020, 6pm A digital celebration of the life and works of Glasgow’s polymath Alasdair Gray at this special two-headed event featuring some of those who knew him best. Celebrating the publication of Gray’s PARADISE, the third part of his trilogy responding to […]
Welcome to Hgff20 with Co-Directors Eirene Houston and Hugo Rivalt
Online event TUESDAY, 10 NOVEMBER 2020, 6.45 p.m. – 7.20 p.m. Hosted by Havana Glasgow Film Festival Join Eirene Houston in Glasgow and Hugo Rivalta in Havana as they introduce HGFF’s sixth Festival, discuss their personal highlights of the programme and the theme of Extraordinary Cuba and answer questions from the public. This session will be […]
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Wednesday, November 4, 2020 | 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, Zoom and online events
Scotland’s Charity Air Ambulance – Online Presentations
Online audiences can now learn about the work of Scotland’s Charity Air Ambulance A team of experienced volunteer speakers is going digital to ensure Scotland’s Charity Air Ambulance (SCAA) takes its life-saving story to thousands of people across Scotland. Each year, the charity – which operates two helicopter air ambulances based at Perth and […]
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Tuesday, November 3, 2020 | Filed under: Pat's Home Page Blog, Zoom and online events
Creative Conversations: Daisy Lafarge
University of Glasgow Monday 02 November 2020, 1 p.m. – 2 p.m. Daisy Lafarge in conversation with Sophie Collins Zoom Event Tickets at EventBrite You will be sent the link to attend the meeting after you book. Daisy Lafarge’s first poetry collection, Life Without Air, and a novel, Paul, are forthcoming from Granta Books. Her pamphlets include understudies […]
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Window Wanderland – Windows of Wonder Glasgow
Windows of Wonder Walk – North Kelvinside 31 October, 2020 and 1 November – 6 p.m. until 9 p.m. You’re invited to create and spectate. North Kelvin Community Windows event to create a light/shadow design for your window and display it on Sat&Sun Oct 31st& Nov 1st, 2020. Between 6-9pm. Points will be awarded for […]
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Ghost Stories from Around the World
Friday, 30 and Saturday 31 October 2020 from 19:00 (The Video will be begin at 7pm and will remain until midnight for viewing.) Hosted by The Britannia Panopticon Music Hall Online Event Tickets Ticket holders will be emailed a private link to the video 1 hour before streaming. As Hallowe’en approaches, the nights become darker, there’s […]
Glasgow Science Centre Spooktacular 2020
Friday 30 October, 2020, 7 p.m. HALLOWE’EN IN GLASGOW This year, Scotland’s biggest indoor Halloween party is going online and coming to you! GSC At Home presents… The Halloween Spooktacular – bringing you all the thrills and fun of Glasgow Science Centre’s famous family Halloween night into your living room at 7pm on Friday 30 […]
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‘Words From Battlefield’ – Book Launch
24 October, 2020 2 p.m. Online Event Collection of poetry and prose from the creative writing class at Finn’s Place Register at Eventbrite ‘Words from Battlefield’ published by Seahorse Publications. About this Event ‘Words from Battlefield’ is a selection of the writing from tutor Linda Jackson’s Creative Writing Classes at Finn’s Place – ‘a unique […]
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Friday, October 23, 2020 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Pat's Home Page Blog, Zoom and online events
Reimagining Our Economy – Screening Woodlands Community
Thursday, 29 October, 2020 – 7 p.m. – 9 p.m. Film screening and panel discussion – featuring “System Reset” a documentary which explores the story of change in our economy. About this Event Everything around us has been designed: the clothes we wear, the buildings we live and work in, and the systems that deliver […]
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