Book Week Scotland 2019
18 – 24 November, 2019 Book Week Scotland is an annual celebration of books and reading that takes place across the country. Celebrate Books and Reading Wherever You Are See full Book Week Scotland Programme 2019 Mary Irvine Recommends Book Week Scotland Events in West Dunbartonshire Kerry Hudson – Dumbarton Library 22 November, 2019 Book […]
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Tuesday, November 5, 2019 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, Pat's Home Page Blog
Let Glasgow Flourish: The Case for a Metropolitan City Boundary, Ian R. Mitchell
Over the last fifteen years or so there has been a marked improvement in the built fabric of Glasgow. Change, however, has been uneven. While some areas have been transformed almost beyond recognition, the increase in poverty over the past ten years means others have declined further into ghetto-isation and marginalisation.The reasons are obvious. The […]
Thursday, October 31, 2019 | Filed under: Ian Mitchell, Pat's Home Page Blog, Writing
Strathclyde Park Fireworks Display 2019
Tuesday, 5 November, 2019, 6.30 p.m. – 9 p.m. An extravaganza of music and fireworks plus fun fair. Bonfire lit at 7.15pm followed by fireworks at 8pm. Strathclyde Park, Motherwell, North Lanarkshire, ML1 3ED
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Monday, October 28, 2019 | Filed under: Pat's Home Page Blog
Adura Onashile: Artist and Playwright, Creative Conversations
Monday 04 November 2019, 1 – 2 p.m. Free & Open to the Public University Chapel, West Quadrangle, Main Building Gilmorehill Campus, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ Adura Onashile is an award winning Glasgow based artist. She has been a part of the British Council Edinburgh Showcase and has worked with companies such as Untitled Projects, […]
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A Gift to Glasgow from New York, The Hunterian
A Gift to Glasgow from New York: The Phillip A. Bruno Collection 18 October 2019 – 12 January 2020 Hunterian Art Gallery Admission free A new exhibition at The Hunterian, University of Glasgow, celebrates the gift of over 70 works from the collection of distinguished gallery director and art collector Phillip A. Bruno. A Gift […]
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Maria Doyle Kennedy, Cottiers
Sunday 20 October, 2019, 5 p.m. – 7 p.m. Maria Doyle Kennedy has established herself as one of Ireland’s most prolific artists and entertainers. As a musician, she is well known for her worldwide hit folk albums Mutter and Sing (feat:John Prine, Damien Rice, Paul Brady) ‘Maria Live captures the singer at her impressive best: […]
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Monday, October 14, 2019 | Filed under: 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, What's on in Glasgow: Theatre and Comedy
Return to Tuscany 2019
Two years ago Jim and I won the bid in an auction for a holiday in Tuscany in support of Starchild Charity. At last this September (2019) we headed for Bagni di Lucca for our stay at Tuscan Rooms. Our accommodation was in a refurbished 200 year old town house with a little balcony, shutters […]
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Thursday, October 10, 2019 | Filed under: Pat's Home Page Blog, Travel, Writing
Pat Byrne’s blog: Last week was quite a week
I met a lot of people last week and was out and about much more than usual. I had a lot to catch up on as we’ve just recently returned from a fabulous holiday in Tuscany – read the review. Creative Conversations On Monday I went along to Creative Conversations at the University of Glasgow […]
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Wednesday, October 9, 2019 | Filed under: Pat's Home Page Blog
SAFR Takeover/The Primevals/The Reverse Cowgirls
8 November, 2019, 7.30 p.m. – 10.30 p.m. SAFR Takeover at Flying Duck An evening of fun and love for Refugees at home and abroad. Hosted by Mickey Rooney. With The Primevals and The Reverse Cowgirls Flying Duck, 142 Renfield Street, G2 3AU Event on Facebook
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Tuesday, October 8, 2019 | Filed under: Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, Gig Guide plus Club Events, Pat's Home Page Blog
Mòd 2019: Gaelic Conversation Café Public CCA
Hosted by Gaelic Arts and Mod Ghlaschu 2019 Monday 14 – Friday 19 October, 2019 Conversation Café – for Creatives, Gaels and Learners! All welcome. This event will be delivered in Gaelic and in English. Cuiribh eòlas air a’ Ghàidhlig tro sheachdain a’ Mhòid ann an Glaschu – Cafaidh Còmhraidh. Fàilte air a h-uile duine. […]
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Monday, October 7, 2019 | Filed under: Classes and Workshops, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, Pat's Home Page Blog
CINE[STHESIA]: Filmichean Gàidhlig/ Gaelic Films Ghlaschu Mod 2019
Wednesday, 9 October 2019, 6.00 p.m. – 7.00 p.m. National Library of Scotland at Kelvin Hall To celebrate the return of the Royal National Mòd to Glasgow there will be a specially selected programme of films which highlight the Gaelic content in Moving Image Collections at NLS at Kelvin Hall. An evening of films which celebrate […]
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PURGATORY Dante’s Divine Trilogy Part Two by Alasdair Gray
Purgatory: Decorated and Englished in Prosaic Verse by Alasdair Gray ALASDAIR GRAY & DANTE ALIGHIERI ‘In part two of La Divina Commedia, one of the masterpieces of world literature, Dante and his guide, the poet Virgil, must enter and traverse Purgatory and the seven deadly sins in their quest to reach Heaven. In this sublime […]
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Sunday, October 6, 2019 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Pat's Home Page Blog
Torchlight Parade St Andrew’s Day, WEF
Saturday – 30 November, 2019 starts 6.30 p.m. Torchlit Walk The torchlit walk will be open and accessible to all who want to take part, on Saturday, 30 November. This year there will be more family orientated activity, including parents and grandparents helping kids to make lanterns to use in the parade (guided), Scottish myths and […]
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Wednesday, October 2, 2019 | Filed under: Community event, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, Pat's Home Page Blog
Kelvin Hall Building Tours
Take a forty five minute tour of Kelvin Hall. You will be amazed at what’s behind the scenes in Glasgow Museums’ stores at Kelvin Hall – home to approximately 400,000 Glasgow Museums’ objects including social history, Mackintosh, archaeology and furniture collections. Kelvin Hall is a unique partnership between Glasgow Life, the University of Glasgow and […]
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Wednesday, September 25, 2019 | Filed under: 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
Clydebuilt Festival 2019
21 and 22 September, 2019 Back for its third year, the Clydebuilt Festival will return to the Riverside Museum and the The Tall Ship at Riverside Celebrating Glasgow’s unique maritime heritage with a range of activities and events on the River Clyde and at Riverside Museum Plaza. Scotland’s biggest open water rowing regatta; Castle to […]
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Friday, September 13, 2019 | Filed under: Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, Pat's Home Page Blog
Glasgow Youth Film Festival 2019
13 – 15 September 2019 Glasgow Youth Film Festival 2019 Full Programme Announced: preview screening of The Farewell, late night Heathers, immersive pop-up screening of Scott Pilgrim vs The World and more One of the most innovative youth film festivals in Europe, Glasgow Youth Film Festival (GYFF) returns from 13 – 15 September 2019, plus […]
Bowled Over, Partickhill Bowling and Community Club
Starting Thursday, 22 August, 2019 6pm Partickhill Bowling and Community Club are delighted to announce that they have received £2,000 from Postcode Community Trust – a grant-giving charity funded entirely by players of People’s Postcode Lottery! The funding has been used to establish ‘Bowled Over’, an inter-generational bowling project for 18-25 year olds and over […]
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Tuesday, August 13, 2019 | Filed under: Community event, Kids and young people, Pat's Home Page Blog, Sport, Walks, Cycling in Glasgow
Pre-theatre and Lunch Menu at The Lansdowne
Introducing Pre-Theatre and Lunch Tapas Menu at The Lansdowne Mother India at The Lansdowne now offering fabulous Pre Theatre and Lunch Menu Fabulous food in beautiful restaurant in Glasgow’s West End – just off Great Western Road, Nr Kelvinbridge Subway. The menu features an array of The Lansdowne’s favourite tapas for you to choose from. […]
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Princess Mononoke at Studio Ghibli Season GFT
6 and 7 August, 2019 One of Miyazaki’s finest works, Princess Mononoke is brimming with imagination, beauty and tragedy on an epic scale. Afflicted by a deadly curse, a young warrior named Ashitaka sets out for the forests of the west in search of the cure that will save his life. He becomes entangled in […]
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Thursday, August 1, 2019 | Filed under: Cinema, Kids and young people, Pat's Home Page Blog
Merchant City Festival 2019
25 – 28 July, 2019 The Merchant City Festival is a wonderful celebration of creativity which brings carnival to the streets and venues in the heart of Glasgow. A diverse programme with performances by artists, musicians, dancers and all kinds of live entertainers. Enjoy shopping at artisan stalls and find brilliant food and drink on […]
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Thursday, July 25, 2019 | Filed under: Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, Merchant City Festival, Pat's Home Page Blog
Antony and Cleopatra, Websters Theatre
10/08/2019 7:30 pm – 10:00 pm In this adaptation of William Shakespeare’s classic, Antony and Cleopatra, Rebel Cow Theatre challenges tradition with a female Mark Antony and a male Cleopatra. A cast of eight actors tell the story of Mark Antony, one of three rulers of the Roman Empire who neglects her duties in Rome […]
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Wednesday, July 24, 2019 | Filed under: Pat's Home Page Blog, What's on in Glasgow: Theatre and Comedy
Edinburgh International Book Festival 2019
1 – 26 August, 2019 In an era of contradiction and division the 2019 Edinburgh International Book Festival invites authors and audiences to find new stories to give meaning to the world. Stories are to society what DNA is to human life – small strings of information which become bound together to make up a shared understanding of […]
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Govanhill International Festival 2019
The third Govanhill International Festival and Carnival will run from 1st to 11th August., 2019, The festival programme is here. With over 50 events, there is something for everyone – including the UK’s first ever Roma film festival, walking tours of food and faith, workshops, plays, films, the first Govanhill Book Festival and of course, […]
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Monday, July 22, 2019 | Filed under: Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, Pat's Home Page Blog
Dark Vanilla Jungle Websters
22 July 2019 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm Tickets only available from: COMAR Andrea keeps getting asked if she’s ashamed. Is she ashamed of what she did to the soldier? Is she ashamed of what she did to the baby? But Andrea’s not ashamed at all. And she wants to tell you why… A beautiful and […]
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Sunday, July 14, 2019 | Filed under: Pat's Home Page Blog, What's on in Glasgow: Theatre and Comedy
Scottish PEN Writers In Exile review by Pat Byrne
As part of the Refugee Festival Scotland, Scottish PEN’s Writers In Exile committee presented a literary event at The Project Cafe´, Glasgow on 24 June, 2019; they brought together exiled writers and writers who are far from home. Liz Niven chair of Scottish PEN’S Writers in Exile Committee was host the participants were: Samina Chaudry […]
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Tuesday, July 9, 2019 | Filed under: Book and Event Reviews, Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Pat's Home Page Blog
Songs of Love and Freedom, Kelvingrove Bandstand
Friday 12 July, 2019 12 p.m. – 5 p.m. Kelvingrove Bandstand. Kelvin Way, Glasgow G12 8NR As part of the Glasgow Life Community Summer Programme at the Bandstand on Friday 12th July between 12.00-5.00pm there will be afternoon of music hosted by Warren Starry Sky of top Scottish indie pop band Starry Skies. Host Alistair Braidwood of Scots Whay […]
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Friday, July 5, 2019 | Filed under: Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, Gig Guide plus Club Events, Music, Pat's Home Page Blog
Don’t miss the summer sale at Jasmine, Glasgow West End
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Monday, July 1, 2019 | Filed under: Pat's Home Page Blog
The Lansdowne Mother India Tapas review by Pat Byrne
The Lansdowne, 7A Lansdowne Crescent, Glasgow G20 6NQ Back in The Lansdowne and What a Joy Earlier in the week I went along with my friend Eileen to sample the Tapas Menu at Mother India’s restaurant in Kelvinbridge – The Lansdowne. We spent some time selecting from the extensive menu, which includes lots of new dishes alongside some Mother India favourites […]
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Sunday, June 30, 2019 | Filed under: Eating and drinking Glasgow West End, Indian Restaurants, Pat's Home Page Blog
Have A Go – Calligraphy at The Mitchell Library
Calligraphy for Beginners 6 July 2019 – 9.30am to 11.30am and 2.30pm to 4.30pm Copperplate Calligraphy 24 August 2019 – 9.30am to 11.30am, 12 noon to 2pm, 2.30pm to 4.30pm Calligraphy is the art of beautiful writing and as part of the Writing: Making Your Mark season Glasgow Scribes are running FREE workshops to let […]
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Saturday, June 29, 2019 | Filed under: Art, Photography, Exhibitions what's on-glasgow, Classes and Workshops, Pat's Home Page Blog
Some things want to run V/DA | Sonic Séance: The Gathering CCA
Friday 28 June — Sunday 28 July 2019 Tue-Sat: 11am-6pm // Sun: 12noon-6pm // Preview: Fri 28 June, 7pm-9pm //Free Centre for Contemporary Arts , 350 Sauchiehall Street , Glasgow G2 3JD V/ is a multi-disciplinary collective founded by Mele Broomes in 2011. V/ curates and produces dance, live performance, video work and practical workshops in collaboration with various […]
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