Touring Scotland – Pop Up Opera 2021
10 June – 28 August, 2021 Ticket price: From £5 Pop-up Opera is back on the road for Summer 2021 with a bumper tour featuring five of Gilbert & Sullivans’ best-loved hits! Experience all the drama and wonder of grand opera on a miniature scale, with intimate open-air performances brought to life by a storyteller, two […]
Al Fresco Dining Glasgow West End
Westenders take every opportunity available to dine al fresco and there’s no lack of choice to dine in the sunshine or catch some rays over a cappuccino. Great spots for al fresco dining in the West End include: The Bungalow Cafe, Nr. Kelvingrove – home made ice cream and handy for the park. Cottier’s Garden, Hyndland […]
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Friday, June 4, 2021 | Filed under: Cafes and Bistros, Coronavirus, Eating and drinking Glasgow West End, Pat's Home Page Blog
Aye Write 2021 – Brit Bennett chaired by Nicola Sturgeon
Saturday 22 May, 2021 – 8.30 p.m. – 9.30 p.m. Brit Bennett Chaired by Nicola Sturgeon MSP, First Minister of Scotland £5 Buy your ticket The Vignes twin sisters will always be identical. But after growing up together in a small, southern black community and running away at age sixteen, it’s not just the shape […]
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Saturday, May 22, 2021 | Filed under: Aye Write 2021, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, Pat's Home Page Blog, Zoom and online events
Aye Write 2021 – How To Stop Fascism, Paul Mason
22 May 11.45am How To Stop Fascism Paul Mason chaired by Ruth Wishart The far right is on the rise across the world. From Modi’s India to Bolsonaro’s Brazil and Erdogan’s Turkey, fascism is not a horror that we have left in the past; it is a recurring nightmare that is happening again – and […]
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Aye Write 2021 – Welcome Home Shuggie Bain
Friday 21 May, 2021 at 4.45 p.m. Douglas Stuart with Janey Godley It is 1981. Glasgow is dying and good families must grift to survive. Agnes Bain has always expected more from life. She dreams of greater things: a house with its own front door and a life bought and paid for outright (like her […]
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Thursday, May 20, 2021 | Filed under: Aye Write 2021, Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, Pat's Home Page Blog, Zoom and online events
Wee Write Family Day 2021 Online
Saturday 12 June, 2021 Aye Write book festival launches free online events for its Wee Write For Schools Wee Write Family Day digital programme to take place on Saturday 12 June, to follow the main online book festival currently running. Aye Write is produced by Glasgow Life, the charity which delivers culture and sport in […]
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Monday, May 17, 2021 | Filed under: Aye Write 2021, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, Kids and young people, Pat's Home Page Blog, Zoom and online events
Greater Glasgow Climate Action Network
Friday, 11 June 2021 from 13:00 – 15.30 Free – Online Register at Evenbrite Are you working on tackling climate change within your community? Whether you are working on food, energy, low carbon transport, waste, campaigning or anything related to reducing our climate impact, join the Greater Glasgow Climate Change Network and Propagate to explore […]
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Balloch Open Mic Mental Health Week – May 2021
Mental Health Awareness Week (www.mentalhealth.org.uk/campaigns/mental-health-awareness-week) Realising it was Mental Health Awareness Week I immediately thought of a book I had read some two years ago and the strong impact it made. Graham Morgan Graham Morgan, MBE, of the Mental Health Commission (Engagement and Participating Office Scotland)> has worked in mental health for 30 years. His […]
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Thursday, May 13, 2021 | Filed under: Blog: Balloch Open Mic, Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Pat's Home Page Blog
Aye Write 2021 – Mel Giedroyc – debut novel
Chaired by Gabriella Bennett 15 May, 2021 4.45pm – 5.45pm Mel Giedroyc has been entertaining the nation for nearly thirty years. A comedian, writer, actor and presenter, Mel is best known for her work with Sue Perkins in the double act Mel & Sue. They have presented many TV shows such as multi Bafta-winning The […]
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Aye Write Programme 2021
Aye Write announces its full cast of authors for the digital book festival 2021 – 14 May to 16 May and 21 to 23 May. Programme and Tickets Aye Write is Glasgow’s Book Festival and is produced by Glasgow Life, the charity which delivers culture and sport in the city. The live book festival, usually held […]
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Woodlands Anti Racist Community Library Launch
Saturday, 1 May, 2021 – 11 a.m. until 1.30 p.m. Woodlands Community new Anti-Racist Community Library will officially open Satuday 1 May, 2021 in the Millennium Park. After this launch, the library will be located there fortnightly on Saturdays between 11am-1pm. Please come along for the in person launch and come check out a free […]
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Thursday, April 29, 2021 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Community event, Pat's Home Page Blog, Woodlands Community
Glasgow Film Theatre – reopening May 2021
Doors will be swinging open on Monday 24 May, 2021 subject to government guidelines. With the Oscars giving us a tantalising glimpse of what we’ve all been missing these past few months, staff at GFT are sure you’re as eager as they are to see this year’s slate of award-winning films in all their big […]
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Wednesday, April 28, 2021 | Filed under: Cinema, Pat's Home Page Blog, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Ghazal: Soul’s Food – Rizwan Akhtar
Ghazal: Soul’s Food In love fever/separation kills. Finding her/would ease the burning. Ibn Arabi The last Apostle said about his first spouse “Khadijah is my soul’s food” this could be a word a Lover cares to say to his Beloved for soul’s food. Those who are distracted by ways of the world need […]
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| Filed under: Pat's Home Page Blog, Poetry, Rizwan Akhtar – Poet, stories and poems, Writing
The Joan Eardley Centenary Celebration
Tuesday, 18 May 2021 – 3 p.m. until 4.30 p.m. Free Online Event – Register at Eventbrite The Hunterian,University of Glasgow, is delighted to be hosting the Joan Eardley Centenary, in partnership with The Scottish Women and the Arts Research Network About this Event Hosted by BBC Arts Correspondent Pauline McLean, this online event brings together an […]
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Linda Jackson, The Cabinet launch of poetry collection
11 May, 2021 – 7pm to 8.30pm Free event – Book via Eventbrite. Linda Jackson is joined by guest poets Sheila Templeton, Aoife Lyall and Eveline Pye. Introduced by Professor Willy Maley About this Event Red Squirrel Press invites you to the Zoom launch of Linda Jackson’s poetry: The Cabinet. ‘This is my late mum’s […]
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Monday, April 26, 2021 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Pat's Home Page Blog, Zoom and online events
Femspectives Film Festival 2021 announces full programme
Femspectives Online Festival Week 23 – 25 April, 2021 The third annual Glasgow-based feminist film festival will host international feature films, short films, discussions and a Feminist Film Quiz Alongside a programme of international features and shorts, the festival will host a range of live discussions and a special Feminist Film Quiz. Highlights Highlights include […]
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Saturday, April 24, 2021 | Filed under: Cinema, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, Pat's Home Page Blog, Zoom and online events
Uptick in Global Volcanic Activity: Climate Change – Wully Davidson
Source http://volcanoes.usgs.gov/about/pglossary/LavaFountain.php J.D.Griggs Kilauea Volcano, Hawaii Global volcanic activity has recently increased by 125%…. will it have any effect on climate change? There seems to have been an uptick in news stories of volcanoes erupting around the globe, recently. One small, but quite spectacular example, is the appearance of new fissures spewing lava from Geldingadalur […]
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Monday, April 19, 2021 | Filed under: Pat's Home Page Blog, Science: Climate Change and Other Topics
Local Characters in Glasgow’s West End: Ali Abbasi: Radio Scotland Travel Desk
Sadly, Ali died on 6th August, 2004 after a short illness. Details can be read in the report in the Scotsman. A charismatic personality, who will be very much missed. (Mussie Abbasi Harrison was heartbroken when her young brother Ali (Mono) died. Very sadly Mussie has now died too after contracting Covid. You can see […]
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Aye Write 2021 – Pre-Festival Event
Chris Brookmyre, Denise Mina and Louise Welsh 28 April, 2021 at 7 p.m. £5 – Purchase Online Also available through the Aye Write Pass This event will be live and will also be available to view for 3 weeks after the broadcast date. The Aye Write Digital Festival will run from 14 – 23 May.
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Friday, April 9, 2021 | Filed under: Aye Write 2021, Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, Pat's Home Page Blog
La Nina and Tropical Storms – Wully Davidson
La Nina has officially been declared. This is the cool counterpart of El Nino, which is a warming of the eastern tropical Pacific. La Ninas usually have a small global cooling effect, and the magnitude of this is dependent on whether the La Nina is classed as weak, moderate or strong. La Ninas usually last for […]
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Sunday, April 4, 2021 | Filed under: Pat's Home Page Blog
The Ship Yard Trust – Support For The Venture
Public Consultation regarding The Ship Yard Trust Plans to establish an Iconic Venue Celebrating Shipbuilding and Marine Heritage of the Clyde – www.theshipyard.scot Participate in the Consultation The Trust is keen to attract wide engagement and support and seeks your thoughts and suggestions. Become a friend and share your support by completing the form. Mission […]
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Wednesday, March 31, 2021 | Filed under: Local Projects, Pat's Home Page Blog, Shipbuilding on the Clyde
Launch of The Ship Yard Project
Iconic Venue Celebrating Shipbuilding and Marine Heritage of the Clyde Public Consultation The Ship Yard Trust is today (29 March, 2021) launching the public consultation and engagement phase of their project to design and build an iconic venue to celebrate the shipbuilding and marine engineering heritage of the Clyde. Mission Statement The great industrial achievements […]
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Monday, March 29, 2021 | Filed under: Community event, Pat's Home Page Blog
Fiona Alderman: Blogging from Rural France -The Chateau
Le Chateau Things are slowly happening here in Salignac, even with the continued lockdown and curfew. Another month has gone by and with Spring arriving after a long winter, there is a little bit of hope at the end of the tunnel. Our beautiful Chateau is being cleaned and like the blossoms of Springtime, it […]
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Friday, March 26, 2021 | Filed under: Fiona Alderman blogging from The Salignac Foundation France, Pat's Home Page Blog
At Home Artist’s Talk: GOMA
GoMA at 25: Andy Goldsworthy in conversation with Martin Craig 31 MARCH, 2021 6 P.M. – 7 P.M. ONLINE REGISTER AT EVENTBRITE GoMA invites you to join artist Andy Goldsworthy in conversation with GoMA Curator, Martin Craig, as they discuss Goldsworthy’s original commission for GoMA, his works in the collection, and his practice today. Andy […]
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Sunday, March 21, 2021 | Filed under: Art & artists Glasgow West End, Art, Photography, Exhibitions what's on-glasgow, Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Pat's Home Page Blog, Zoom and online events
Spring Blossom Glasgow Film Festival 2021
Celebrate International Women’s Day on 8 March, 2021 with Suzanne Lindon’s directorial debut. She also stars in Spring Blossom. Film Available 7 – 10 March, 2021 to view At Home £9.99 Buy Online Oh to be young and in love. The UK premiere of Suzanne Lindon’s dreamy, remarkably assured directorial debut provides the perfect conclusion to […]
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Glasgow Film Festival 2021 – Spring Blossom review Pat Byrne
Spring blossom UK Premiere of Suzanne Lindon’s directorial debut At Glasgow Film Festival Online 7 – 10 March, 2021 Tickets to watch at home £9.99 Suzanne Lindon, wrote directed and plays the lead role in this dreamy, very French, story of first love. The 20 year old director, casts herself as the sixteen year old, […]
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Saturday, March 6, 2021 | Filed under: Cinema, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, Film reviews, Film Reviews, Glasgow Film Festival 2021, Pat's Home Page Blog, Zoom and online events
Glasgow Film Festival – Rosa’s Wedding review by Pat Byrne
UK Premiere at Glasgow Film Festival 2021 Online, 5 – 8 March, 2021 Rosa’s wedding is a delightful film. Perfect if you feel taken for granted, have unfulfilled dreams or perhaps think it’s time for some self-love. Rosa (Candela Peña) is turning 45 and is going to change her life. She’s making plans to follow […]
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Friday, March 5, 2021 | Filed under: Cinema, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, Film reviews, Film Reviews, Glasgow Film Festival 2021, Pat's Home Page Blog, Zoom and online events
Yer Old Faither review by Pat Byrne
At Glasgow Film Festival 2021 At Home 6 – 9 March, 2021 Order Tickets Online March 2021 Yer Old Faither is a documentary about the life of a remarkable man – John Croall, a Glaswegian doctor, who emigrated to Whyalla in South Australia with his family in 1970. He wanted to live in a sunny […]
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Thursday, March 4, 2021 | Filed under: Cinema, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, Film Reviews, Film reviews, Glasgow Film Festival 2021, Pat's Home Page Blog, Zoom and online events
CLIC Sargent – World Book Day Fundraiser
Young Lives Against Cancer Fundraiser Get Into Good Books this World Book Day! All this week (Until 7 March, 2021) more than 60 well-known authors are offering YOU the chance to win exclusive prizes to raise money for young lives against cancer. With CLIC’s Good Books auction you could name a character in a book, […]
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Zero Waste Sunday Social – fast fashion and textile waste
Sunday 28 February, 2021 – 3 p.m. Woodland Community – Online Waste is a huge problem for our local and global environment. Most of our waste goes to landfill and creates harmful greenhouse gasses – CO2 and methane – which contributes to global warming accelerating climate change as well as the plastic particles polluting our […]
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Sunday, February 28, 2021 | Filed under: Community event, Free Events, Pat's Home Page Blog, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more, Woodlands Community, Zoom and online events
