Tapsalteerie, Mitchell Library, 30 September, 2017
In Scotland there was a folklore tradition, prior to the reformation to hold a Festival of Unreason, presided over by a character known, variously, as the Lord of Misrule or more usually, in Scotland, the Abbot of Unreason. This was a topsy-turvy event, where the normal order of things changed for the duration. This is […]
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Wednesday, August 16, 2017 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Vagabond Voices The Possibilities of Translation, CCA, Wed 16 August 2017
CCA Wed 16 August 2017 7pm, Free but ticketed, Cinema All ages Book online / 0141 352 4900 This talk looks at four fundamental questions: Is translation possible? What is a good translation? Who benefits from translation? Is translation an exercise in uncertainty or an obstacle to communication? In this hour-long talk, Allan Cameron employs a […]
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Bloody Scotland, Stirling, 8 – 10 September, 2017
Download the Brochure (PDF) Gala Opening, McIlvanney Prize and Torchlight Procession Stirling Castle, Great Hall. Bloody Scotland 2017 opens in the magnificent splendour of the Great Hall of Stirling Castle with a truly unique event that offers you the chance to rub shoulders with some of the biggest names in crime fiction. Your golden ticket […]
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Saturday, August 12, 2017 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Byres Road Book Festival, 21 – 25 September, 2017
Byres Road Book Festival returns for its second year with a fabulous programme of readings, discussions and conversations. These will take place between 22 – 25 September, 2017 at three local venues: The Oxfam Bookshop, Hillhead Library and Waterstones Byres Road. www.byresroadbookfestival.com EVENTS AT OXFAM BOOKSHOP Christopher Brookmyre 22nd September, 2017 – Hillhead Library, 348 […]
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Thursday, August 10, 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
Musical Night in Memory of Suzanne Phinn, St Louis Partick, 24 August, 2017
With Linda Jackson and guests. Music and poetry in memory of Suzanne. Get in touch with Linda if you would like to read a poem. Linda Jaxson on Facebook St Louis, 734 Dumbarton Rd, Glasgow G11 6RD
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Tom Leonard, In Process Masterclass Scottish Writers Centre, CCA, 12 September, 2017
‘In Process’ Masterclass with Tom Leonard Tom Leonard first became known for his four phonetic poetry sequences published 1969-79, featuring uncompromised and exacting representation of working class speech in Glasgow and the west of Scotland. Following from Hamilton Finlay in Scotland and Carlos Williams in America this was the first time such language and its […]
Midwinter Break by Bernard MacLaverty, Book Launch, Waterstones Sauchiehall Street, Thursday 10 August, 2017
An evening with novelist, playwright and scriptwriter Bernard MacLaverty as he launches one of his best works yet ‘Midwinter Break.’ Waterstones, 153-157 Sauchiehall St, Glasgow G2 3EW Tickets are FREE but places must be reserved by calling 0141 332 9105 or by speaking to a bookseller in Waterstones. ‘Midwinter Break is a work of extraordinary […]
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Mary Irvine’s Blog: Review of ‘A Murder of Crows’ – A Debut Novel by Ian Skewis
Have to admit I am not a great reader of the detective novel. However, in order to write a review one does not have to be such. One can review any book on its literary merit. I did, as a teenager – some years ago, own and read those of Agatha Christie. My confession is […]
Friday, July 28, 2017 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Mary Irvine: Writer and Philhellene
Wildest of All by P.K. Lynch, Book Launch, The Elphinstone Hotel, Biggar,31 August, 2017
Book Launch for PK Lynch’s second novel Wildest of All The Elphinstone Hotel, 145 High St, Biggar, ML12 6DL Thursday, 31 August, 2017 at 8 p.m. Free – Register for ticket. *Please bring your Eventbrite ticket with you to the book launch Blurb: The Donnelly family are a tight-knit bunch, but when one of their […]
Wednesday, July 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
Life Writing Workshop – food and cultural heritage, Milk Cafe, Glasgow 12 August, 2017
LIFE WRITING WORKSHOP – on memories and experiences of food and cultural heritage. 12 August, 2017, 12.00 – 3 p.m This workshop is a playful exploration of the ways in which food intersects with nostalgia, memory and ethnicity. Includes some light nibbles. Delivered by: Ruzbowl Facilitated by: Lynnda Wardle (writer) www.lynndawardle.com/ Milk Cafe, 425 Victoria […]
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Dove Tales, Wednesday 26 July, 2017, Scotia Bar
Come and meet Dove Tales at 7.30pm on Wednesday, 26th July at the Scotia Bar, 112 – 114 Stockwell Street, Glasgow G1 4LW They will be talking about their aims and activities and about how they organise themselves as a charity. They are interested in hearing your thoughts and ideas. The evening will also feature […]
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It’s Only Banter, Book Launch by Leroy Rosenior at STUC, Glasgow, 20 July, 2017
Leroy Rosenoir ex-pro footballer and Football League show pundit will be launching his autobiography ‘It’s Only Banter’ on Thursday 20th July at the STUC , 333 Woodlands Rd, Glasgow G3 6NG Leroy’s book deals with his experience of racism in professional football and the homophobia faced by friends. Leroy has spoken at trade union and […]
Tuesday, July 11, 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
Books at the Botanics Book Fair, Glasgow Botanics Gardens, 14 – 17 July, 2017
Hopkirk Building Glasgow Botanic Gardens, 730 Great Western Rd, Glasgow G12 0UE
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Monday, July 10, 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
Douglas Thompson, Scottish Writers Centre, CCA, 18 July, 2017
‘Dirty Poetry To Die For with Douglas Thompson on July 18 2017. The Brahan Seer: The Story of Scotland’s Nostradamus – Douglas Thompson ‘Everyone knows the story of Coinneach Odhar – or do they? Douglas Thompson revisits this story and gives it a fresh twist. The author skilfully blends fact, period detail and […]
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In Converation with Judy Murray,Waterstones Sauchiehall Street, 14 August, 2017
Knowing the Score: My Family and Our Tennis Story – Judy Murray Monday 14 August, 2017 – 6.45 p.m. As mother to tennis champions Jamie and Andy Murray, Scottish National Coach, coach of the Fed Cup, and general all-round can-do woman of wonder, Judy Murray is the ultimate role model for believing in yourself […]
Sunday, July 9, 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
Upcycling – free demonstration, Oxfam Byres Road, 13 and 16 July, 2017
Oxfam bookshop demo ! Up-cycle local … make the world a better place and your home more beautiful ! Free Up Cycle Demonstration The Oxfam Bookshop, 330 Byres Road, Glasgow G12 8AP 13 and 16th July between 2pm and 4pm No need to register. Just come along Learn how to use recycled materials to upcycle […]
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Pushing Poetry Beyond Revision, Workshop, Scottish Writers with Ruby McCann, CCA, 15 August, 2017
Writing Workshop I Pushing Poetry Beyond Revision with Ruby McCann CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street, G2 3JD Tuesday, 15 August, 2017 at 7 p.m. It is often true that as soon as a poem leaves our hands, we immediately begin to read it differently as if this simple act were a way of stepping out of […]
Tuesday, July 4, 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
Weave and Sma’ Shot Day, Paisley, 30th June – 2nd July, 2017
For Scotland’s Year of History, Heritage and Archaeology Paisley’s Sma’ Shot Day will be celebrated with a three-day festival with a wrap-around cultural programme called ‘Weave’. The festival is rooted in Paisley’s radical weaving heritage and celebrating it’s unique and historical Sma’ Shot Day – Weave is a new, vibrant and colourful festival celebrating arts, […]
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Glasgow Comic Con, Royal Concert Hall, 1 July, 2017
Glasgow Comic Con is back for 2017! Returning to the Royal Concert Hall on Saturday, July 1st, browse more than 150 exhibitors, meet comic creators from across the globe, celebrate 2000AD’s 40th anniversary, enjoy panels from your favourite artists and writers and marvel at some of the best cosplayers in the country. This year’s guests […]
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Scottish Writers:The Burrell Story: History as Poetry, with Sally Evans, CCA, 1 August, 2017
CCA, 350Sauchiehall Street, G2 3JD Tuesday, 1 August, 2017 – 7 p.m/. The Burrell Story: History as Poetry, with Sally Evans New book: A Burrell Tapestry and a Marion Burrell Sampler (diehard 2017) Sally Evans poems on the story of William Burrell and his daughter took several years to complete, and that was only the […]
Sunday, June 25, 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
Dead Cat Bounce by Kevin Scott, Launch of debut novel at Waterstones Sauchiehall Street, Thursday June 29, 2017
An evening with Kevin Scott, author of Dead Cat Bounce Dead Cat Bounce, the debut novel of Kevin Scott, Business Correspondent at The Herald, will be launched at Waterstones, 153-157 Sauchiehall St, Glasgow G2 3EW Thursday June 29th, at 6:30pm. Set between gangland Glasgow and banking London, Dead Cat Bounce is a black comedy that […]
Saturday, June 24, 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
The Paper Cell by Louise Hutcheson, Book Launch, Waterstones Byres Road, 23 June, 2017
Join Louise in conversation with the brilliant Alistair Braidwood of Scots Whay Hae! as we launch The Paper Cell. Featuring readings, a Q&A and book signing About the book: From the publisher of Graeme Macrae Burnet’s His Bloody Project, The Paper Cell is the first in a new series of distinctive, standalone crime stories, each […]
West End Festival Cinico by Allan Cameron, Waterstones Byres Road, Thursday 22 June, 2017
As part of the West End Festival, author Allan Cameron will be at Watertones Byres Road, 351-355 Byres Rd, Glasgow G12 8AU on Thursday 22nd June, 2017. Allan will be talking about his latest book, ‘Cinico; Travels with a good professor at the time of the Scottish Referendum’ The narrator pretends to be an author and […]
Wednesday, June 21, 2017 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, West End Festival 2017, West End Festival Glasgow
West End Festival, Completing the Terrace: Highburgh Road, Talk, Hillhead Library, 22 June, 2017
Hillhead Library Thursday 22 June, 2017 6:30pm Free entry David Robertson, Director of Four Acres Charitable Trust, explains the background behind the completion in 2016 of the missing half of the beautiful red sandstone 1890s terrace in Highburgh Road – one of the more unusual examples of West End development in recent years – and […]
Rhubarbfest, Woodlands Community Garden, CCA, 25 June, 2017
CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street, G2 3JD 25 June, 2017 – 3 p.m. – 6 p.m. Woodlands Community Garden invite you to an afternoon of re-discovering an old-fashioned vegetable and its versatility – rhubarb, rhubarb, rhubarb! It’s colourful, it’s beautifully nutritious, it’s easy to grow and it comes in abundance – but how much do we […]
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Monday, June 19, 2017 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, Woodlands Community
West End Wildlife, Hillhead Library, Byres Road, Tuesday 20 June, 2017
(By Hildesvini (Own work) [CC0], via Wikimedia Commons) Hillhead Library, 348 Byres Road, G12 8AP Free entry Jim Coyle MBE of Friends of Glasgow’s Local Nature Reserves, illustrates the birds and other wildlife to be found during a typical year in the gardens, parks and open spaces of Glasgow’s west end. He will also explain […]
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Africa to Glasgow, Stories of African Refugee Women, Karibu, 24 June, 2017
In collaboration with Glasgow Women’s Library, Karibu Scotland celebrates the lives of African refugee women who have settled here. Your participation will be welcome at the Karibu AGM from 12-1pm–some delicious food and fun afterwards. Special Scotish-African Bookbug Session for pre-school children The event is free but please register to attend or phone 0141 […]
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The Story of Our Life by Shari Low Book Launch, Waterstones Argyle Street, 15 June, 2017
Friday 16 June, 2017 – 6.30 p.m. Shari Low, Daily Record columnist and multitalented author who has dabbled in every genre , joins us to launch her latest novel The Story of Our Life, a dramatic and touching story about grabbing on to love while you have the chance. ~~~~~ Colm strolled into my life […]
Saturday, June 10, 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
Amy Reeder in Conversation with Frank Quitely, Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, 2 July, 2017
2 July, 2017, 1.30 – 3.00 p.m. Amy Reeder is an artist who started drawing through her love of Manga and best know for her work on Batwoman, Moon Girl, and her covers for Supergirl. Amy also co-created Rocket Girl which is published by Image Comics. Amy will talk about her art and career with […]
Kittlin and the Carlton 3 at The Clutha, 11 June, 2017
The Carlton 3: laid back, easy listening harmonies, with mouthie, mandolin and guitar. Kittlin; songs, storytelling and poetry Sunday 11 June, 2017 7 p.m. Event on Facebook The Clutha, 159 Bridgegate, Glasgow G1 5HZ
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