Aye Write! 2018 David Wardell and Finn the fabulous police dog 18 March, 2018
18th Mar 2018 • 3:00PM – 4:00PM • Glasgow Royal Concert Hall Dave Wardell’s heartfelt memoir charts an incredible journey of friendship and loyalty. It is a celebration of the bond between one man and his dog. In October 2016, PC Dave Wardell and his dog, PD Finn, were trying to apprehend a robbery suspect. […]
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Thursday, January 18, 2018 | Filed under: Aye Write! Book Festival 2018, Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Spangled Cabaret 10 BirthdayParty, Rio Pop Up
Monday, 5 February,2018 8 p.m. – 12.00 a.m. Celebrating 10 years of monthly alternative variety! Celebrating the geeks/freaks/uniques! Celebrating the acts that are impossible to pigeonhole! Come join us at a brand new venue for a night like no other! Featuring: MARKEE DE SAW & BERT FINKLE MISS LEGGY PEE THE GREAT AZIZ KIM KHAOS […]
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St Mungo Mirrorball Showcase, CCA, 1 February, 2018
Mirrorball showcase, in partnership with the Scottish Poetry Library, features Michael Longley reading alongside Rishi Dastidar, James McGonigal and Ciara MacLaverty. The event is on February 1st,2018 at 7pm in the clubroom of the CCA, free to members, guests £7/£4. CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street, G 3JD The multi-award winning Irish poet Michael Longley makes a rare visit to Glasgow reading along side rising stars Rishi […]
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Aye Write! 2018 Alan Taylor, Candia McWilliam, Zoe Strachan Muriel Spark: A Centenary Celebration
17th Mar 2018 • 3:00PM – 4:00PM • Mitchell Library,North Street, Glasgow G3 7DN Alan will be joined by Candia McWilliam and Zoe Strachan, two novelists who have written new forewords to brand new editions of Muriel’s classic novels Appointment in Arezzo is Alan Taylor’s fond and funny memoir of one of the greatest novelists […]
Aye Write! 2018 Writing the ‘Magical’ Masterclass with Kirsty Logan
‘Writing the Magical’ Masterclass with Kirsty Logan 21st Mar 2018 • 5:30PM – 7:00PM • Mitchell Library, North St, Glasgow G3 7DN Join novelist & short story writer Kirsty Logan for a masterclass that looks at writing fiction with a magical/fairy tale slant Join novelist and short story writer Kirsty Logan for a masterclass that looks […]
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Aye Write! 2018 Stuart Cosgrove, Memphis 68
16th Mar 2018 • 6:00PM – 7:00PM • Glasgow University University Chapel, West Quadrangle, Main Building Gilmorehill Campus, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ Stuart Cosgrove will be talking about how the impact of this momentous year and the assassination of civil rights leader Martin Luther King is still felt 50 years later. In the […]
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Tuesday, January 16, 2018 | Filed under: Aye Write! Book Festival 2018, Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Tune in to the story of Scotland’s Radio with Tony Currie at Glasgow Art Club
29 March, 2018 Glasgow Art Club, 185 Hope Street Glasgow G2 4 HU Tune in and hear over a hundred years of Scotland’s radio history from morse code to digital broadcasting. The sounds of forgotten stations, programmes and people, beamed into Scottish homes. Beginning in Machrihanish in 1905, we’ll recall Glasgow’s competitive commercial radio scene […]
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Oxfam Bookshop Byres Road Book Group
The book group at Oxfam Bookshop in Byres Road is back for 2018! Go along and discuss some great books every month, it’s free to join and everyone is welcome. Check out our events page for more details or pick up a reading list at the bookshop. Full details including dates and the books on […]
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Monday, January 15, 2018 | 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
Talk on Gaza, University of Glasgow, 23 January, 2018
The Glasgow University Palestine Society invites you to a talk and discussion on the Gaza Strip. Tuesday, 23 January, 2018 6.30 p.m. – 9 p.m. Guest speaker and PhD student Sharif Rateb Alaydi from Gaza City will discuss his own experiences in living under Israeli siege and the restrictions in mobility of Palestinians travelling in […]
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Ruby Wax at Aye Write! 2018
‘How To Be Human’ 10 February, 2018 – 7 p.m. – 8 p.m. Royal Concert Hall,2 Sauchiehall St, Glasgow G2 3NY Aye Write! 2018 kicks off with a ‘welcome back’ to Glasgow for Ruby Wax; actress, mental health campaigner, lecturer, and author with the follow-up to her No.1 Best-seller, Frazzled. ‘In How to Be Human: […]
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Creative Conversations, Sanjeev Kohli and Donald McLeary
Writers and Comedians Sanjeev Kohli and Donald McLeary With host Louise Welsh Monday 15 January 1 – 2 PM University Chapel University Chapel, West Quadrangle, Main Building Gilmorehill Campus, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ Free & Open to the Public Sanjeev Kohli and Donald McLeary are the writers behind the award-winning Radio Comedy Fags, […]
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Saturday, January 13, 2018 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Tom Hubbard, Ten Slavonic Dances, Scottish Writers’ Centre
Ten Feet Tall: Celebrating 10 Years of Contributions to Arts & Culture Tuesday, 16 January, 2018 7 p.m. CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow G2 3JD Tom Hubbard will be performing short extracts from his book of three short stories / novellas Slavonic Dances, (2017) together with a selection of poems / translations relating to east-central […]
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Anne Donovan,Creative Conversations
Monday, 8 January, 2018 University of Glasgow Chapel, 1 p.m. Free & Open to the Public University Chapel, West Quadrangle, Main Building Gilmorehill Campus, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ Anne Donovan is the author of the short story collection, Hieroglyphics and other Stories (2001), and the novels, Buddha Da (2003), Being Emily (2008) and Gone Are The Leaves (2014), all published by […]
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Friday, January 5, 2018 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events
Martin Stewart’s The Sacrifice Box Waterstones Sauchiehall Street
10 January, 2018 6.30 – 8 p.m. Waterstones Sauchiehall Street, 153-157 Sauchiehall St, Glasgow G2 3EW An atmospheric, chilling page turner from rising star Martin Stewart, reminiscent of Stand by Me and Stranger Things.Sep, Arkle, Mack, Lamb and Hadley: five friends thrown together one hot, sultry summer. When they discover an ancient stone box hidden in […]
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Therapeutic Creative Writing Workshop, Paisley
10 January, 2018 – 7 p.m. St Matthews Church,Gordon St, Paisley PA1 1XL Bring in the New Year by welcoming writer Ricky Brown who will be leading a workshop exploring the theme of Changes. References to David Bowie may also be included! Writing time, Tea, Coffee, Biscuits, Fun and much more guaranteed. Here is a […]
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Peter May, Aye Write
Peter May – I’ll Keep You Safe 16th Jan 2018 • 6:30PM – 7:30PM • Mitchell Library From Peter May, the globally bestselling author of the Lewis Trilogy and Coffin Road, comes an explosive new thriller set between the UK and Europe – I’ll Keep You Safe. Husband and wife, Niamh and Ruairidh Macfarlane have […]
Burns Night at Cottiers
26th January, 2018 Celebrate our country’s national poet Robert Burns at Cottiers. A night of Scottish food, drink, music and poetry on the 26th of January 🥃🏴 End the night with a Robert Graham Cigar which you can enjoy on our heated patio! Tickets are £49.95! To book or for further enquiries please email erin@cottiers.com or […]
Scottish Witches – Pop Up Display Mitchell Library
16 January, 2018 6 p.m. – 7 p.m. If you liked Harry Potter: A History of Magic, you’ll love this intriguing pop-up display featuring items from Special Collections which shed light on the Scottish witch trials in the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries. In the Let’s Talk Space. The Mitchell Library, North Street, G3 7DN […]
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This is not a Burns Night – Govanhill Baths
25 January, 2018 Govanhill Baths Community Trust, , 44 Calder Street, G42 7RA No ritual, no haggis, just poetry. Govanhill Baths’ annual Burns night features Magi Gibson, Darren ‘Loki’ McGarvey, Marc Sherland, Finola Scott and Angie Strachan Event on Facebook Buy tickets online
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Vahni Capildeo at Creative Conversations review by Pat Byrne
4 December, 2017 It was a pleasure to see Vahni Capildeo back at University of Glasgow, performing at Creative Conversations. Vahni is a poet and prose writer from Trinidad, who now lives near Edinburgh. A few years back she taught for a spell on the M.Litt Creative Writing Course at Glasgow. I was lucky enough […]
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Monday, January 1, 2018 | 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
An Alternative Burns Night with Linda Jackson at La Bodega
12 January, 2018 Linda Jackson hosts and evening of readings, music and dance.
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Book Fair at the Botanics 28 and 29 December, 2017
Festive Book Fair. Lovely weather for a stroll round Glasgow Botanic Gardens. Take the opportunity to pop into the Book Fair in the Hopkirk Building Glasgow Botanic Gardens, 730 Great Western Rd, Glasgow G12 0UE 10 – 4.30 p.m. Thursday 28 and Friday 29 December, 2017
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Thursday, December 28, 2017 | Filed under: Aye Write! Glasgow's Book Festival 2015, Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Christmas in Glasgow, Christmas Shopping in Glasgow, Shopping
New Tenements – Architecture and the Return to the Inner City, The Lighthouse
First of our series of talks on architecture and design in 2018. There will be a short drinks reception from 6pm, with the discussion beginning shortly after. 18 January, 2018 6 – 8 p.m. The Lighthouse, In the last decades city centres have profoundly changed. Not only in Glasgow, but all over Europe inner-city regeneration […]
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Friday, December 22, 2017 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events
101 Men in Kilts by Bob McDevitt
101 Men in Kilts book of photography by Bob McDevitt A fascinating selection of kilt wearers from all walks of life. I had a sneak preview before the launch (today, 1 November, 2017). I was delighted to spot a few familiar models – looking very, very good. Super gift and stocking filler and great value […]
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Wednesday, December 20, 2017 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Christmas Shopping in Glasgow
Mistletoe and Mystery Evening , Partick Burgh Hall
Spirits of Christmas and ghosts that go hump in the night Mistletoe and Mystery Evening Partick Burgh Hall, Partick Burgh Halls (Main Hall) 9 Burgh Hall Street, Glasgow, G11 5LN Thursday, 21 December, 2017 – 7.30 p.m. £5 Ghosts that go hump in the night, witchcraft in Glasgow and Hell as a real place are all […]
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Monday, December 18, 2017 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Christmas in Glasgow, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Glasgow West End: Pat’s Favourite Books
The Book Shelf Make sure you have a look at Christine Macrae’s good book guide. Here is a small selection from our bookshelf. I will mainly focus on books about Glasgow but will include more general titles and Jim (my husband who is an avid reader) will also select his favourites. One way I am […]
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Glasgow Dynamic City with Linda Jackon, La Bodega
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Thursday, December 7, 2017 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Wild Women Writing Course with Magi Gibson starts January 2018
New 8 week Wild Women Writing course starting in January. We always have a large focus on poetry, though it’s not the sole focus of the group. Do get in touch at gibsonmagi@gmail.com if you’d like to book or to know more. More info too at magigibson.co.uk 16 January – 16 March, 2018 Glasgow West End
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Wednesday, December 6, 2017 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Classes and Workshops, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Tinsel Tales, GoMA
Tinsel Tales Thursday 21 December, 2017 2.30-6pm GoMA Library Glasgow Tinsel Tales event, just before Christmas with poetry and prose. This event will culminate in the inauguration of Marjorie Lotfi Gill, the Federation of Writers Scotland Makar for 2018 (Marjorie Lotfi Gill, who won first prize and a commendation in last year Wigtown Poetry Competition […]
Creative Conversations Playwright Douglas Maxwell
Douglas Maxwell Monday 27 November 1 – 2 PM University Chapel Free & Open to the Public University Chapel, West Quadrangle, Main Building Gilmorehill Campus, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ Douglas Maxwell has been one of the most popular and produced playwrights in Scotland for over a decade. His work in the last few years […]
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Sunday, November 26, 2017 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
