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Cool Days in Glasgow

Despite the rainy weather we managed to have plenty of fun last month. Best of all was Sean’s visit to Glasgow.My sister Catherine’s son hadn’t previously spent much time here as an adult so we enjoyed showing him around and he also had fun investigating the city by himself.  It also meant that we had […]

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What Does the Tenement Mean to You? New Glasgow Society September 14 – September 19, 2015

What Does the Tenement Mean to You?        September 14 – September 19, 2015 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. A week-long exhibition and an evening of talks, performances and literary readings celebrating its place in the past, present and future of the city. New Glasgow Society – www.newglasgowsociety.org/(New Glasgow Society, 1307 Argyle Street, Glasgow G3 […]

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Fresher’s Week University of Glasgow Starts Friday 11 September 2015

Students at Glasgow are spoilt for choice during Freshers’ Week The Univerity’s four student-led unions have all been extremely active in creating an exciting calendar of events  This includes: Magic Night Club at Queen Margaret’s Union, 11 September. QMLive Fresh Music Fest on 13th September Welcome Tent Memorial Gates Monday 14 September Sports Fayre 15 […]

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Graduate Degree Shows 2015 The Glasgow School of Art

Graduate Degree Show 2015 The Glasgow School of Art Degree Shows 2015 Exhibition open to the public 12 – 18 September 2015 Monday – Friday 10am – 9pmSaturday – Sunday 10am – 4:30pm The GSA has one of the UK’s largest postgraduate communities in the visual creative arts and architecture. It has grown considerably in […]

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Jo’s flexible fitness sessions – bring the kids

The sessions will take place in local parks near Glasgow:  For example, Dalmuir Park and Kilbarchan. Details of weekly sessions will be posted on Jo’s Facebook Page No need to book – just turn up. You will be fully responsible for your own children during the session You will need to bring weather suitable clothing […]

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Bearpit Brothers, E.P. Launch: Something Cruel, Sat 22 August, The Glad Cafe

Bearpit Brothers launch their second EP, ‘Something Cruel’ in the Glad Cafe With Ryan Morcambe and Poetry from Stephen Watt Saturday, August 22, 2015 at 7:30pm   Tickets £5 @Brown Paper Tickets Dress for the occasion – get the 50s and 60s vibe at Vintage Guru www.vintageguru.co.uk/ Vintage Guru on Facebook Bearpit Brothers Although heavily influenced […]

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Sean’s Scottish Trip Summer 2015

A Visit to Glasgow I was very happy to have my sister’s boy, Sean, in town for a short holiday from Canada. Currently he’s studying in Nova Scotia so the flight to Scotland is a couple of hours less than traveling from Toronto.  So a mere four and a half hours and he had arrived […]

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Young Talent Exhibition, ProjectAbility 4 Sept – 24 Oct, 2015

ProjectAbility’s annual Create Exhibition is back for 2015! Young Talent 4 September, 2015 – 24 October, 2015 Project Ability Gallery, Trongate 103, G1 5HD Young Talent showcases and celebrates the artwork created by children and young people from the Create Programme, now in its 15th year. For 2015 a diverse selection of painting, drawing, sculpture and […]

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StrEAT Glasgow, Launch of Street Food Festival 26 and 27 September, 2015

StrEAT Glasgow Monthly Street Food Festival 26 September 2015 to 27 September 2015     The Briggait, 141 Bridgegate, Glasgow G1 5HZ     Street food has been taking off in major cities around the world and now it’s coming to Glasgow. Sure to prove very popular with all the family with a wonderful variety of street food, drinks, […]

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Bob Law: walking in the Scottish Borders – Peebles.

An easy, but beautiful, walk near Peebles The border town of Peebles is already a firm destination for day trippers from the central belt with its high street of local shops, riverside strolls along the grassy banks of the Tweed, and rolling country landscapes. Just over an hour’s drive from Glasgow, less from Edinburgh, the […]

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Summer in Glasgow: Waiting for the sunshine

The weather has not been clement this summer and last month has got to be one of the wettest June’s on record but it’s not kept me in and I’ve been very busy out and about in Glasgow’s West End. Another brilliant festival this year. The Parade Day was a particular highlight. I went along […]

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Southside Sessions Sweeneys in the Park, 6 August, 2015

Sweeney’s On The Park       Thursday, August 6  8:30pm  Free event The Southside Sessions present a range of new acoustic acts every Thursday night! Live music from: Jim Byrne: folk, blues and Americana  Jim Byrne: folk, blues and americanaKevin Campbell  Kevin CampbellJodie Waite  Jodie WaiteTom Snowball Free entry, http://www.sweeneysonthepark.com/ Southside Sessions Sweeney’s On The Park962 Pollokshaws Road, Glasgow […]

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Fundraising Ceilidh Maryhill Foodbank, Community Central Halls, Saturday 15 August, 2015

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Love & Mercy GFT Friday 10–Thursday 23 July, 2015

Love & Mercy12A GFT Friday 10–Thursday 23 July, 2015 Buy tickets online In the 1960s, Brian Wilson, leader of The Beach Boys, struggles with emerging psychosis as he begins to craft what will become the group’s masterpiece, 1966’s avant-garde pop classic ‘Pet Sounds’. In the 1980s he battles mental illness under the dubious direction of […]

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Muriel Spark’s The Driver’s Seat: An evening of informal conversation

  Thursday 2nd July, 2015 The Tramway  ‘In The Driving Seat with Muriel Spark’ “Come and join us at the Tramway this Thursday, 2nd of July at 6pm to learn more about ‘The Driver’s Seat’ novel and Muriel Spark at our free pre show event “In The Driving Seat with Muriel Spark”. Event Details Expect […]

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Trip Through the 20s, Kelvingrove Bandstand, Saturday, July 11, 2015

Trip Through the 20s          Saturday, July 11, 2015 12:05pm Kelvingrove Bandstand, Kelvin Way, Glasgow G12 Join us for a day of celebration with music, dance, performance, tours and more from this decadent decade. FREE More details to follow soon….. Event on Facebook

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Candleriggs Free Stage Glasgow Jazz Festival

Candleriggs Free Stage Glasgow Jazz Festival FRI 26 June 5 – 8pm, SAT 27 June 2 – 8pm, SUN 28 June 2 – 8pm Headlining Fri 26 Funk Nation, Sat 27 Rose Room & Sun 28 Brass Jaw The Candleriggs Stage will be full of all kinds of music including New Orleans style brass band, […]

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Dining in Darkness in Deafening Silence at Mother India, 25 June, 2015

  Dining in Darkness in Deafening Silence Back by popular demand! Enjoy renowned chef, Monir Mohammed’s exclusive four course menu at Mother India, Glasgow on Thursday, 25 June 2015 for 7pm. The menu has been selected to heighten your other senses, enjoy its aroma, delicious taste and texture. Quench your thirst with a complimentary glass […]

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The Saragossa Manuscript, GFT Wednesday 24 June, 2015

The Saragossa Manuscript15 GFT Wednesday 24 June, 2015 19:00  p.m. Martin Scorcese’s Polish Masterpieces Said to be a favourite of Luis Buñuel, The Saragossa Manuscript is a brilliant examination of the supernatural and the mystical. Set in 1739, it sees a young Spanish captain crossing the Sierra Morena, entrusted with several important missions and embarking […]

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Children’s Events West End Festival 2015

The 20th West End Festival has a wonderful programme including a fabulous range of events for children and families. Some of them are highlighted below and more can be found in the West End Festival Programme Children and Families Nick Sharratt Family Event 20 June, 2015 12.00 a.m.         Hillhead Library          A […]

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Webster’s Theatre, Kelvinbridge to create a bistro catering facility

The Stage is Set An investment package of £60K from Resilient Scotland will enable FACT THREE, the group behind Webster’s Theatre, to create a bistro catering facility.  This new bistro will help transform Lansdowne Parish Church into a vibrant social hub for the West End of Glasgow. Building on the success of Cottiers, FACT THREE […]

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Cross Over – YDance Presents Scotland’s Next Dance Generation YDance

Sat 6 June, 2015 7:30pm  Tramway 1 £11/8 or DIG Offer Book online Or buy tickets from our box office on 0845 330 3501 Part of Dance International Glasgow​ A new biennial dance event for Glasgow and Scotland. #DIGlasgow A unique chance see a programme of Contemporary dance performed by a remarkable range of home-grown […]

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Blossom and Festival Time in Glasgow

Summer seems a bit reluctant to arrive and we’ve not had too many good days. However, the city has been looking fabulous just the same with all the blossom and tulips. 

 Anyway, I  can’t complain as my holiday season started early: last month I spent a couple of weeks in Canada with my sister, […]

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Jim’s West End Photo Diary April 2015: Spring Tulips, Cherry Blossom in Kelvingrove, Italian Centre, Pavement Art, Park Area

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Glasgow Film Theatre Launches Deaf and Hard of Hearing Film Club

Visible Cinema at GFT Glasgow Film Theatre has announced the launch of Visible Cinema, a monthly Film Club for deaf and hard of hearing audiences. The first initiative of its kind in Scotland, Visible Cinema will launch on Tuesday 24 March (18.00) with a captioned screening of Bennett Miller’s Foxcatcher, starring Steve Carell, Channing Tatum […]

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The Whiteinch Bike Club

The Whiteinch Centre,  1 Northinch Street, Glasgow G14 0UG The Bike Club is open to anyone living in Whiteinch and surrounding area.  Club Nights Held every other Thursday from 5 p.m. – 7 p.m. at the Whiteinch Centre, members carry out a range of bikey activities such as “Bike Doc” checks, bike maintenance and  practical […]

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Glasgow Film Festival 2015, Special Events

Love Is All: 100 Years of Love and Courtship on FilmN/C 12+ Friday 27 February, 2015 – 5.30 p.m. Mackintosh Queen’s Cross Showing at this unique venue – Love Is All, the celluloid story of love and courtship since the birth of the movie camera. Weaving together spell-binding archival footage and a stunning Richard Hawley […]

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Glasgow West End: I’ve got a good feeling about Spring

It’s been a good year so far and as per usual I’ve been out and about and enjoying our wonderful city. No doubt about it, Glasgow is great. There’s so much going on and it’s great to see new businesses cropping up in the West End. Just yesterday I popped into QM Eye Opticians, the […]

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Scottish Book Trust Writing Seminars: All About Agents 3 March

Scottish Book Trust at Scottish Writers Centre Tuesday 3rd March 2015; 6.30 – 8.30pm, CCA Club Room, Glasgow: March 3rdThe Scottish Book Trust Writing Seminars are aimed at writers with an interest in publication; they offer advice from industry experts on various aspects of the process. This seminar will explain the role of a literary […]

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Woodlands Community Gardens News, February 2015

Woodlands Community Garden – Five Years Old In March Help celebrate on Saturday 21st March 7-10pm Celebration Ceilidh (Fred Paton Centre) Sunday 29th March 12-4pmSpring Awakening Social (Community Garden) 19 Carrington Street, Glasgow G4 9AJ Community Garden Planning Meeting Sunday March 1st, 2015 2pm Discussion and updates on projects and information about how you can […]

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