The Four Marys: A Quartet of Contemporary Folk Tales by Jean Rafferty Launch: Wed 28th May Scotia Bar
The Four Marys: A Quartet of Contemporary Folk Tales by Jean Rafferty Book Launch; Wednesday 28th May, 2014 – 7.30 p.m. Scotia Bar, 112 Stockwell St, Glasgow G1 4LW “Obsession, longing, deceit and even murder feature in this quartet of provocative novellas, which gives a modern twist to tales of women for whom […]
Sunday, May 4, 2014 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events
Artist talk with Suleiman Mansour and in conversation with Khaled Hourani CCA Thu 15 May 2014
Artist talk with Suleiman Mansourand in conversation with Khaled Hourani CCA Thu 15 May 2014 6pm, Free but ticketed, CinemaAll agesBook online / 0141 352 4900 1 2 3 We are delighted to present an artist talk by Suleiman Mansour, followed by a conversation with Khaled Hourani. Born in 1947 in Birzeit, Palestine, Suleiman Mansour […]
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St Mungo’s Mirrorball: Poetry Reading Miriam Gamble & The Clydebuilt Mentees CCA Thu 8 May 2014
St Mungo’s Mirrorball:Poetry ReadingMiriam Gamble & The Clydebuilt Mentees CCA Thu 8 May 2014 7pm, FREE on the door, ClubroomTel: 0141 352 4900 Miriam Gamble is a poet and critic from Belfast. She studied at Oxford and at Queen’s University, Belfast, where she taught literature and creative writing while completing a PhD in contemporary British […]
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Seeds of Thought CCA Sat 10 May 2014
Seeds of Thought CCA Sat 10 May 2014 7pm, Free on the door, ClubroomAges: 18+Tel: 0141 352 4900 Seeds of Thought is a fun relaxed evening of spoken word, music and comedy. An open mic session provides plenty of opportunity for those who want to join in the fun, or just sit back, relax and […]
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Ewan Morrison, CCA, Scottish Writers’ Centre, 13th May, 2014
Ewan Morrison swings by… Our next event will be on Tuesday 13th May 2014, 7pm to 8.30pm, CCA Club Room, Glasgow: 350 Sauchiehall St, Glasgow G2 3JD ‘An evening with Ewan Morrison’ Outspoken leading light of Scotland’s literary culture Ewan Morrison returns to the SWC to talk about his latest books and screenplays and the recent […]
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Saturday, May 3, 2014 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events
Creative Writing for Adults: Inspired by French Art, Kelvingrove
Creative Writing for Adults: Inspired by French Art Kelvingrove Art Gallery Brian Whittingham hosts this ‘Creative Writing for Adults’ workshop at Kelvingrove! Thursday 22 May 2014 and Saturday 31 May 2014 2 – 4.15pm Free event http://www.glasgowmuseums.com/ Call 01412769500 Argyle St, Glasgow G3 8AG
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Read, Relax, Recharge Special and Poetry Workshop, 15th May, 2014
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Word Play The Tron, Wednesday 7th May, 2014
Word Play The Tron, 63Trongate, Glasgow G15 HB Wednesday 7th May – 7.30 p.m. WORD PLAY is in its usual home, Tron Theatre, 68 Trongate, G1 5HB Glasgow. Theme – Renaissance Brought to you with the usual verve and enthusiasm. WORD PLAY offers an open mic opportunity created by the WORD FACTORY. […]
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Friday, May 2, 2014 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events
Project Cafe Open Mic, 2nd May 6 p.m.
Tell it slant presents the Project Cafe Open Mic, a place to come and sing, play, draw, or read your stuff to express that Friday feeling. Kids welcome. Food available. BYOB, £1 corkage. This event will follow on from the official opening of the Locavore Mini-Store at 134 Renfrew Street from 12 noon! https://www.facebook.com/events/814557421906113/ […]
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Thursday, May 1, 2014 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events
2014 A Year to Remember Helensburgh & District Writers’ Workshop in celebration of a unique year. Helensburgh Library Saturday, 24th May 10.30 a.m.
Contents 1. Homecoming Catriona Malan 2. Return to the Monach Isles Robin Lloyd-Jones 4. An Island Memory Catherine Lockie 5. Serendipity Lynn Henderson 6. Grey Wolf Haunting Robin Lloyd-Jones 7. The Craggs Saskia Tepe 8. Oor Country Ann MacKinnon 9. A Sodger’s Tale […]
Wednesday, April 30, 2014 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events
Writing Workshop Wholefoods, Giffnock Fundraiser for MS Revive Glasgow Tuesday 6th May
Writing Workshop Wholefoods, Giffnock Fundraiser for MS Revive Glasgow Tuesday 6th May 7.30 p.m. Looking forward to delivering this Writing Workshop next Tuesday in the lovely Café area of Wholefoods. Only 20 places, so if anyone is interested, book a place by contacting Wholefoods – Giffnock directly. Telephone: 0141 621 2700 www.wholefoodsmarket.com/stores/giffnock 124-134 Fenwick […]
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Head for the Edge by Kate Tough Book Launch, 16th May Waterstone’s Argyle Street, Glasgow
Head for the Edge by Kate Tough Book Launch, 16th May, 2014 6.30 p.m. Waterstone’s 174 Argyle Street, Glasgow G2 8BT Join us in Glasgow to celebrate the launch, the hilarity and the heartbreak of Kate Tough’s Head for the Edge, Keep Walking. With a book launch in Waterstones Argyle Street followed by an after […]
Tuesday, April 29, 2014 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events
Atropa Nights, Southside Fringe, Wednesday 14th May 2014 8.30pm, Govanhill Baths
Atropa Nights Wednesday 14th May 2014 8.30pm. Govanhill Baths http://southsidefringe.org.uk/ Bookings now open click there < For one night only Govanhill Baths http://www.govanhillbaths.com/ Atropa Nights Wednesday 14th May 2014 8.30pm. Govanhill Baths Limited number of tickets available at a very special never to be […]
Sunday, April 27, 2014 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Southside Fringe 2014
Ewan Morrison CCA, Glasgow 13 May 2014, 6:00 p.m.
Ewan Morrison CCA, Glasgow 13 May 2014, 6:00 p.m. In 2013 Ewan Morrison became the winner of the SMIT Scottish Book of the Year Fiction Prize 2013 (for the novel Close Your Eyes) . He is also winner of the Glenfiddich Writer of the Year Award 2103. The ‘erudite purveyor of filth’ talks about his […]
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St Mungo’s Mirrorball 1st and 8th May 2014, 7:00 p.m. CCA
St Mungo’s Mirrorball 1st and 8th May 2014, 7:00 p.m. CCA A showcase of the finest poetry talent on the Glasgow scene. Thu 1 May 7 p.m. Free / 0141 352 4900 Tonight’s verse comes courtesy of Gerrie Fellows (Window for a Small Blue Child) and Jacob Polley (The Havocs). Thu 8 May 7 p.m. […]
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Ann Donovan and Leela Soma 21 Revolutions Thursday 15th May Clydebank Library
Ann Donovan and Leela Soma 21 Revolutions Thursday 15th May Clydebank Library, Dumbarton Rd, Clydebank, G81 1XH 7:30 pm To celebrate its 21st anniversary this year, Glasgow Women’s Library commissioned 21 artists and 21 writers to produce artworks, poems and stories inspired by the library’s archives for their beautifully illustrated anthology 21 Revolutions. These new […]
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Booked! West Dunbartonshire Festival of Words 2014 12th May – 31st May 2014
12th May – 31st May 2014 West Dunbartonshire Libraries and Cultural Services Terry Lanagan, Executive Director of Educational Services. ‘Booked!’ West Dunbartonshire Festival of Words 12th – 31st May, 2014 This year’s festival aims to reflect the broader concerns of the country. There will be two events offerin different perspectives on World War One with […]
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Saturday, April 26, 2014 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events
Poetry at Waterstone;s, Argyle Street, Niall Campbell, 30th April
The next poetry reading session will be on Wednesday the 30th April at 7pm when we will be joined by exciting new poet Niall Campbell who will be reading from his new collection ‘Moontide’ pub by Bloodaxe. Waterstone’s Argyle Street 30 April, 2014 Open Mic follows
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Friday, April 25, 2014 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events
Bright Club: Glasgow The Stand 30 Apr 2014, 7:30 p.m.
Bright Club: Glasgow The Stand 30 Apr 2014, 7:30 p.m. Bright Club features its usual intoxicating blend of comedy and academia as lecturers from the city’s universities turn their studies into entertaining stories. http://www.brightclubglasgow.org/ £5 The Stand 333 Woodlands Road, Glasgow, G3 6NG
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The Ultimate Comic Mart, The Buff Club, Glasgow 26 – 27 April, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
he Buff Bath Lane, 142 Bath Ln, Glasgow, Glasgow City G2 4SQ
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The Glasgow Comic Mart, Britannia Panopticon, 3 May, 2014
The Glasgow Comic Mart 3 May 2014, 10:00 a.m. Britannia Panopticon Music Hall, Comics, memorabilia, collectibles and original artwork. Britannia Panopticon Music Hall 113-117 Trongate, Glasgow, G1 5HD
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World Book Night, 23rd April, Glasgow Arts Club
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Wednesday, April 23, 2014 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events
Glasgow’s May Day Friday, 2nd May 2014
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Tuesday, April 22, 2014 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, Sport, Walks, Cycling in Glasgow
Rally & Broad 30 April 2014, 8:30 p.m. Tron Theatre, Glasgow
Rally & Broad 30 April 2014, 8:30 p.m. Tron Theatre, Glasgow A literary-flavoured cabaret night, boasting spoken word, ‘live literature’, new music and dancing into the wee small hours. Hosted by Jenny Lindsay and Rachel McCrum. http://rallyandbroad.wordpress.com £5 on the door or from on the door or from http://www.tron.co.uk/event/performance-poetry. (and a complimentary glass of anCnoc […]
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Monday, April 21, 2014 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events
Nuala Ní Chonchúir, Scottish Writers Centre, CCA, 29th April, 7 p.m.
Nuala Ní Chonchúir CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow G2 3JD Tuesday 29th April 2014, 7pm to 8.30pm, ‘International Event’ with Nuala Ní Chonchúir. Rising star of the Irish literary scene, Nuala Ní Chonchúir comes to Glasgow to promote her new novel “The Closet of Savage Mementos”, set in a fictionalised Ullapool and inspired by her […]
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Book launch: From The Calton to Catalonia, Willy and John Maley, 1st May
Book launch of the play based on the Scots who fought Franco. Thursday 1st May, 7 – 9 p.m. Unison, 84 Bell Street, Glasgow G1
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Saturday, April 19, 2014 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events
SHONA KINLOCH RGI – Glasgow TUESDAY TALK 22 APRIL 2014
SHONA KINLOCH RGI – GlasgowTUESDAY TALK22 APRIL 2014 Next week’s Tuesday Talk features much-lauded sculptor Shona Kinlochin our continuing series of ‘Meet the RGI artists’. Join us on Tuesday for coffee & homebaking at 10.30, with Shona’s illustrated talk following on at 11 – to hear and see something of the inspirations, the processes, the […]
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Friday, April 18, 2014 | Filed under: Art, Photography, Exhibitions what's on-glasgow, Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events
Tell it Slant presents Project Cafe Open Mic, Glasgow Friday 25th April at 6 p.m.
Tell it Slant presents Project Cafe Open Mic Friday 25th April at 6 p.m. A place to come and sing, play, or read a poem to express that Friday feeling. A free beer for performers. Come and have an after-work drink in the sun! Project Nomadic Cafe 134 Renfrew Street, G3 […]
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Evening of Spoken Word, Aidan McEoin, Cafe Hula, Glasgow, 25th April
An Evening of Spoken Word Aidan McEoin with musical collaboration Cafe Hula Friday 25t April at 8pm Cafe Hula, 321 Hope St, Glasgow G2 3PT www.glasgowwestend.co.uk/people/aidan-mceoin-poet.php
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World Book Night: Book Give Away 24 Apr 2014, 4:30 p.m. Glasgow Women’s Library, Glasgow
World Book Night: Book Give Away 24 Apr 2014, 4:30 p.m. Glasgow Women’s Library, Glasgow Enjoy some bookish chat amid the library’s shelves as part of the UK-wide World Book Night initiative, which launched in 2011 and is the biggest celebration of adult reading in the UK. Remember to pick up a copy of your […]
Sunday, April 13, 2014 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events
