Glasgow Film Festival celebrates its 21st edition with over 33,000 attendances
A stellar lineup of Hollywood stars including Toni Collette, Jessica Lange, Ed Harris, James McAvoy and Tim Roth lit up the city alongside a programme of free films and events for the community Attendance from press and industry was up by 15% from last year with almost 750 delegates visiting Glasgow Film Festival 2025 Glasgow […]
Tuesday, March 25, 2025 | Filed under: Pat's Home Page Blog
ARC Conversations – Nicol Keith, Professor of Molecular Oncology
Tuesday 25 March, 2025, 4 p.m. – 5.30 p.m. Advanced Research Centre, University of Glasgow, 11 Chapel Lane Glasgow G11 6EW ARC Conversations – Why I’ll never be photographed in a lab coat Hear Nicol Keith, Professor of Molecular Oncology, discuss pivotal career moments and the role of human experience as a driver of innovation […]
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Monday, March 24, 2025 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, Free Events, Pat's Home Page Blog, University of Glasgow Advanced Research Centre, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Zoe Strachan and Louise Welsh in conversation with Sarah Smith
Tuesday 25 March, 2025 at 7 p.m. for 7.30 p.m. Partickhill Bowling Club, 46 Partickhill Road, Glasgow G11 5BY Event Free to Members can book for guests and Non-Members welcome £5 entrance Book at www.partickhillbowls.co.uk(Upcoming events) or Email
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Macbeth, David Tennant and Cush Jumbo
Sunday 23 March, 2025 – 4.30 p.m. David Tennant (Doctor Who, Broadchurch) and Cush Jumbo (The Good Wife, Criminal Record) lead a stellar cast in an ‘enthralling’ (★★★★★ Daily Telegraph) new production of Shakespeare’s Macbeth, filmed live at the Donmar Warehouse in London, especially for the big screen. After its sell-out success at GFT in February, it’s […]
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Friday, March 21, 2025 | Filed under: Cinema, Pat's Home Page Blog
Rare Necklace To Be Returned to Tasmania
The handover ceremony took place at the University of Glasgow on Tuesday 18 March 2025. The Tasmanian Aboriginal Centre and The Hunterian at the University of Glasgow have announced the repatriation of a rare shell necklace from The Hunterian collection in Glasgow to its home in Tasmania. The Tasmanian Aboriginal shell necklace will be […]
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Wednesday, March 19, 2025 | Filed under: Art & artists Glasgow West End, Pat's Home Page Blog
David Rovics – Lynch’s Bar, Glasgow
Sunday, 6 April, 2025, 2 p.m. – 5.15 p.m. DAVID ROVICS in concert Lynch’s Bar, 179 London Rd., G40 1PA Tickets Door tickets (cash only) from 2pm Email to reserve tickets Running order. Support Acts – David Featherstone; Gavin Paterson. David Rovics radical, subversive singer-songwriter returns to Glasgow. Advocates Palestinian rights against Zionism & Imperialism The […]
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Tuesday, March 18, 2025 | Filed under: Community event, 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
Would You Kill For Your Country? – an evening of literature and music
Monday 24 March, 2025, 7 p.m. Dove Tales at The Vic, Glasgow School of Art Student Union Bar The Art School, 20 Scott St, Glasgow G3 6PE An evening of literature and music on themes of war and peace. Dove Tales are concerned about the constant talk of conscription for young people in this country […]
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The Outrun – Film Club at The Arlington Baths
Saturday 29 March 2025, 6pm Arlington Baths Club, 61 Arlington St, Glasgow G3 6DT Rona returns to Orkney after more than a decade away living to excess in London. As she reconnects with the dramatic landscape where she grew up, memories of her childhood merge with the more recent challenging events that have set her […]
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Ramadan Iftar Dinner – Woodlands Community
Community Iftar Dinner on Sunday 23rd March, 2025 6-9pm Flourish House, 23-25 Ashley Street, Glasgow G3 6DR Cooked by incredible chef Luna Issa! With a delicious vegan/halal menu of lentil soup, green beans in tomato sauce, vermicelli rice followed by almond & apricot cake with cardamom custard dessert. These meals are drop-in. Food is provided […]
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Friday, March 14, 2025 | Filed under: Community event, Pat's Home Page Blog, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more, Woodlands Community
‘Digging in Another Time: Derek Jarman’s Modern Nature’
Until 4 May, 2025 Hunterian Art Gallery, University of Glasgow, 82 Hillhead St, Glasgow G12 8QQ Our new contemporary art exhibition ‘Digging in Another Time: Derek Jarman’s Modern Nature’ is now open at the Hunterian Art Gallery and we can’t wait for you to see it! The exhibition features works from across Jarman’s career, focusing […]
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Thursday, March 13, 2025 | Filed under: Art & artists Glasgow West End, Art, Photography, Exhibitions what's on-glasgow, Pat's Home Page Blog, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Catalan Film Festival – Polvo serán
Sunday 16 March, 2025 – 5.20 p.m. Buy tickets GFT, 12 Rose Street, G3 6RB When Claudia, a vibrant septuagenarian, is diagnosed with an incurable illness, she decides to end her days in a clinic in Switzerland. Flavio, her inseparable husband of over 40 years, feels unable to face life without her. Meanwhile, their daughter […]
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Tuesday, March 11, 2025 | 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
Jessie Stephen, Maryhill’s Suffragette
11 March – 13 June, 2025 Exhibition: Maryhill Burgh Halls, 10-24 Gairbraid Avenue, Glasgow, G20 8YE, This exhibition brings to light the remarkable story and achievements of Jessie Stephen (1892-1979), a working-class woman who became a powerful force of social change. Born in 1893, Jessie Stephen was a fearless campaigner and one of the few […]
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Glasgow Film Festival 2025 wraps up
GFF25 marked the final festival under director Allison Gardner The 21st edition of Glasgow Film Festival finished in style on Thursday 9 March with the sold-out World premiere of Scottish documentary Make it to Munich. The winner of the 2025 Audience Award was announced and a heartfelt farewell went out to Glasgow Film Festival director […]
Creative Conversations: Laynie Browne
Monday, 10 March, 2025, 6 p.m. – 7 p.m. American Poet Laynie Browne in Conversation University of Glasgow, 42 Bute Gardens (916), Glasgow G12 8RT Laynie Browne was born and raised in Los Angeles. She earned a BA from the University of California, Berkeley, and an MFA from Brown University. She is the author of […]
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Women of Courage and Endurance
Friday 7 March, 2025, 5 p.m. – 7.30 p.m. Medical School (Old Medical School), The University of Edinburgh, Room 1.312 Door1 Teviot Place Edinburgh EH8 9AG Free event – Reserve a Spot at Eventbrite Five women Scottish writers read the work of six international women writers alongside some of their own. Celebrate and support women […]
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Monday, March 3, 2025 | Filed under: Pat's Home Page Blog
The Tenementals: Popular Music as Academic Research + Drinks Reception
Friday, March 14, 2025, 6.00-7.20pm (Drinks Reception 7.30-9.00pm) Popular Music as Academic Research: Four Papers on The Tenementals Advanced Research Centre, Chapel Lane, University of Glasgow G11 6EW The Tenementals is a wild research project which has one foot in the university sector and one foot in Glasgow’s vibrant music scene. It runs on the […]
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Tornado – Glasgow Film Festival 2025 review by Pat Byrne
The World Premiere of ‘Tornado’ will be screened at the Opening Gala, Glasgow Film Festival 26 February, 2025. Director John Maclean’s exciting survival thriller is set in 1790s UK. Tornado (Kōki,) is a young Japanese woman travelling with her father (Takehiro Hira) – both are performers in his Samurai puppet show. When she seizes the […]
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Wednesday, February 26, 2025 | Filed under: Book and Event Reviews, Cinema, Glasgow Film Festival 2025, Pat's Home Page Blog, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Boogie Bingo Night at G20 Youth
Saturday 1 March, 2025, 7 p.m. – 11 p.m. 15-17 Shakespeare St. G20 9TA A night of fun and games at our boogie bingo night !Dj, Party Buffet, Raffle, Tambola & More.. Tickets – £10 ( Buffet & Bingo Included ) Buy tickets Or buy tickers G20 Cafe HopeFrom Reception. The Mackintosh Halls 15-17 Shakespeare […]
The Popcorn Archive – Glasgow Film Festival
During Glasgow Film Festival, come and share your favourite cinema memories at The Popcorn Archive and grab some free popcorn while you’re at it! The Popcorn Archive is a participatory project by local artist Sean Wai Keung, who will be offering freshly popped popcorn in exchange for your memories of GFT, Sauchiehall Street, and cinema in […]
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Monday, February 24, 2025 | Filed under: Cinema, Glasgow Film Festival 2025, Pat's Home Page Blog, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Full programme announced for Glasgow Film Festival 2025 (GFF25)
The 21st edition of Scotland’s largest film festival will open on 26 February,2025 with the World premiere of Scottish director John Maclean’s hotly anticipated survival thriller Tornado starring Tim Roth, Jack Lowden, Takehiro Hira and Kōki, shot on location in Scotland. GFF25 will close on 9 March with the World premiere of Scottish documentary filmmaker […]
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Sunday, February 23, 2025 | Filed under: Cinema, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, Glasgow Film Festival 2025, Pat's Home Page Blog, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Tell it Slant Poetry Open Mic Glasgow
Tell It Slant is now based at Locavore Govanhill, 349 Victoria Road, Glasgow G42 7SA. Tell it Slant – Friday 28 February, 2025 7 p.m. to 9.30 ish Open mic with Carla Woodburn and Christie Williamson. Share your poems, new or old. It’s a relaxed night, with a byob policy and tea and coffee available […]
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Saturday, February 22, 2025 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Pat's Home Page Blog, Poetry, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Dead Dog Beach by Paul Murdoch review by Mary Irvine
And now for something completely different! A genre I don’t usual read, let alone review. Dead Dog Beach – ‘A must-read for fans of suspense, dark humour, and fast-paced thrillers’ The novel I’m reviewing this time is ‘Dead Dog Beach’ by Paul Murdoch. I’ve read it twice and enjoyed it as much, if not more […]
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Monday, February 17, 2025 | Filed under: Book and Event Reviews, Mary Irvine: Writer and Philhellene, Pat's Home Page Blog
Stevenson Jewellers Glasgow West End
257 Byres Road, Glasgow G12 8UB Telephone: 0141 334 1899. www.stevensonjewellers.co.uk Stevenson Jewellers is a much loved jewellers on Byres Road, Glasgow West End, opposite Hillhead Underground. Whether you are seeking the perfect gift or the right accessory to complement a special outfit, you will be thrilled by the vast range of beautiful jewellery on […]
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Sunday, February 16, 2025 | Filed under: Best In The West, Christmas in Glasgow, Mother's Day Gifts, Mothers' Day, Pat's Home Page Blog, Shopping, Valentine's Day Glasgow Gifts, Valentine's Day in Glasgow 2017, Valentines Day Glasgow
ProjectAbiility: Express Collaborations Exhibition
1 March – 12 April, 2025 Reception 6 March, 6pm – 8pm Project Ability Gallery, Trongate 103, Glasgow, G1 5HD The exhibition is free to visit. Express Collaborations is a group exhibition built over many months and devised by artist Tanya Raabe-Webber. The artwork in this exhibition covers a variety of themes, and much of […]
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James McAvoy to receive Cinema City Honorary Award 2025 at Glasgow Film Festival
The award will be presented following his sold-out In Conversation event on 2nd March James will also introduce a special screening of his breakthrough film role The Last King of Scotland at GFT On 2 March, Glasgow Film Festival will present its Cinema City Honorary Award to homegrown film star James McAvoy. Launched in 2024, […]
Wednesday, February 12, 2025 | Filed under: Pat's Home Page Blog
Love Is In The Air, Arlington Baths Club
Friday 14 February, 2025, 7.30 – 9.30 p.m. Arlington Baths Club, Arlington Street, Glasgow G3 6DT A Valentine Special Fo All Romantics from Tram Direct David and Gill present songs with all the emotions that love can bring… …from joy, betrayal, sadness, grief, as well as uplifting romantic moments. Included are such numbers as: “They […]
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Tuesday, February 11, 2025 | 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
Designing Future Experiences Exhibition – University of Glasgow ARC
University of Glasgow ARC – 6 until 13 February 2025 Reciprocal Systems of Health in the Climate Era – Designing Future Experiences Exhibition Design speculations for the year 2035 by Product Design Students from the School of Innovation and Technology at the Glasgow School of Art in partnership with the University of Glasgow. See Review […]
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Wednesday, February 5, 2025 | Filed under: Art, Photography, Exhibitions what's on-glasgow, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, Free Events, Pat's Home Page Blog, University of Glasgow Advanced Research Centre, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Glasgow Film Festival 2055 Guests Announced
A raft of big screen stars and famous favourites are set to tread the red carpet for the 21st edition of Glasgow Film Festival. Opening Gala ‘Tornado’ Pulp Fiction star Tim Roth, Japanese model, musician and actor Kōki, Shogun star Takehiro Hira and Edinburgh director John Maclean will attend the World premiere of their hotly-anticipated survival thriller Tornado, which will open GFF25 on 26 February. […]
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Blue Rose Code. John Martyn Tribute at Celtic Connections 2025
Review and Photography by Pauline Keightley Blue Rose Code is led by Ross Wilson, who was on top form and gave an assured and joyous performance of his heartfelt and rhythmic songs. They are a top quality band and were celebrating their sixth studio album. Their influences include folk, Americana, jazz, soul and contemporary. The […]
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Creative Conversations: In Conversation with Rodge Glass
Monday 27 January, 2025, 1 p.m. – 2 p.m. University Memorial Chapel, University of Glasgow, University Avenue, Glasgow G12 8QQ Rodge Glass is the author of eight books published since 2005: No Fireworks (a novel, Faber & Faber), Hope for Newborns (a novel, Faber & Faber), Alasdair Gray: A Secretary’s Biography (Bloomsbury), Dougie’s War (a graphic novel, with Dave Turbitt, Freight Books), Bring Me […]
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Friday, January 24, 2025 | 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
