AHHH MAY ZINE FAIR – browse and buy zines
Thursday 1 June, 2023, 1 p.m. – 3 p.m. BROWSE AND BUY ZINES at AhhhhMayZine Fair! University of Glasgow Union, 32 University Avenue, G12 8LX It’s a fair for the unvanquished and the tireless; artists who engage in the radical act of DIY publishing give platforms to the never-ready-for-prime-time voices. Zines provide both a sacred […]
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Aye Write 2023: Michael Pedersen and Tanya Frank, Memoirs of Love and Humanity
Thursday, 25 May, 2023, 7.45 p.m. – 8.45 p.m. Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow G2 3NY In 2018 poet and author Michael Pedersen lost a cherished friend, Scott Hutchison, soon after their collective voyage into the landscape of the Scottish Highlands. Just weeks later, Michael began to write to him. In Boy Friends he […]
Aye Write 2023! Lennie Goodings ‘A Bite of the Apple’
Tuesday 23 May, 2023, 7.45 p.m. – 8.45 p.m. Lennie Goodings joined Virago in the 1978 when “women wanted a voice, women wanted to understand their history, women wanted to see themselves on the page.” As an editor, she has worked with many of the finest writers of the last half-century, including Angela Carter, Maya Angelou, […]
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Sunday, May 21, 2023 | Filed under: Aye Write 2023, Aye Write Book Festival 2023, 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
Aye Write 2023. Dave Rich – Everyday Hate
Tuesday, 23 May, 2023, 6 p.m. – 7 p.m. Antisemitism is supposed to have disappeared long ago, but despite our abhorrence of racism and oppression in all its forms, this ancient prejudice continues to thrive. At a time of economic, political, and social turmoil, fuelled by conspiracy theories on your smartphone or conflict in the […]
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Friday, May 19, 2023 | Filed under: Aye Write 2023, Aye Write Book Festival 2023, Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers
Aye Write 2023: Stuart Cosgrove – Hey America!
Sunday, 21 May, 2023, 9.15 – 10.15 p.m. Stuart Cosgrove’s Hey America! is the untold story of black music – its triumph over racism, segregation, undercapitalised record labels, media discrimination and political anxiety – told through the perspective of the most powerful office in the world: from Louis Armstrong’s spat with President Eisenhower and Eartha Kitt’s stormy encounter with […]
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Aye Write 2023: Timothy Phillips – The Curtain and the Wall
Sunday 21 May, 2023 – 6 p.m. – 7 p.m. In The Curtain and the Wall Timothy Phillips tells the tale of a landmark journey along the full length of the old Iron Curtain – from the Arctic Circle to Turkey’s eastern border – tracing the history of the Cold War and meeting the people who live […]
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Aye Write 2023 Politics: A Survivor’s Guide – Rafael Behr
Sunday 21 May, 2023, 4.15 – 5.15 p.m. We live in an age of fury and confusion. A new crisis erupts before the last one has finished: financial crisis, Brexit, pandemic, war in Ukraine, inflation, strikes. Prime Ministers come and go, but politics stays divided and toxic. It is tempting to switch off the news, […]
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Aye Write 2023: Ryan Love, Fran Littlewood and Lynsey May
Saturday, 20 May, 2023 at 2.30 p.m. Aye Write prides itself on spotlighting new talent and punchy stories. Debut novels by Ryan Love, Fran Littlewood and Lynsey May will feature in this ‘Ones To Watch’ event which explores personal journeys in families. Ryan Love’s Arthur and Teddy Are Coming Out tells the story of a grandfather and […]
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Thursday, May 18, 2023 | Filed under: Aye Write 2023, Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers
Scottish – Egyptian Audio Visual Collaboration – I was in the tide, the tide was in me
6 – 21 May, 2023 UK Premiere of I was in the tide, the tide was in me at The Pipe Factory , 42 Bain St, Glasgow G40 2LA The new AV collaboration by Egyptian artist Ghada Eissa and British vocalist Nik Rawlings uses film and music to explore experiences of bipolar disorder, memory and […]
SCCAN: The Oil Machine – can we be break the addiction
Monday, 22 May, 2023 – 7 p.m. – 9 p.m. Online Oil has been an invisible machine at the core of our economy and society. It now faces an uncertain future as activists and investors demand change. Is this the end of oil? THE OIL MACHINE explores the complexities of transitioning away from oil and […]
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| Filed under: Cinema, Community event, COP26 Glasgow, Climate Change, Save the Planet, Science, Biodiversity Events, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, Free Events, Zoom and online events
Glasgow Film Festival 23 – Revisited
It’s impossible to see everything that GFF has to offer, but now here’s your chance! This May, the GFT are welcoming back four festival favourites, so now’s your opportunity to catch some titles you might have missed. The Eight Mountains 12 – 25 May Winner of the Special Jury Prize at Cannes, The Eight Mountains is […]
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Wednesday, May 17, 2023 | Filed under: Cinema, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, Pat's Home Page Blog
New Writers Showcase with University of Glasgow Lifelong Learning
Wednesday, 21st June, 2023 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm Lecture Theatre 639, James McCune Smith Building University Avenue, University of Glasgow Glasgow, G12 8QW FREE – BOOK TICKET Join the lifelong learners at the University of Glasgow as they share the best of their new creative writing. From poems and short stories to true tales and drama, […]
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Tuesday, May 16, 2023 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, Free Events, Pat's Home Page Blog, WestFest Glasgow's Cultural and Community Festival, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Mansfield Park Street Festival 2023
Saturday 10 June, 2023, 12,00 – 5 p.m. Come along and enjoy a fun filled gala day where there will be something for everyone! Catch some live music from samba drummers, choirs, cover bands and community groups from across the West End. There will also be the Partick Farmers Market, street theatre, pop-up workshops, face […]
Gaia Installation Launches CRM Society’s 50th Anniversary Celebrations
Programme of Events include concerts by Lost Map Records, Siobhan Wilson and Glasgow Jazz Festival; talks, exhibitions and film nighys in Mackintosh’s only built church. Gaia – named after the Greek Goddess of Earth – will be open to the public from Saturday 13th May 2023 and run until 24 June, 2023. The Charles Rennie […]
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Monday, May 15, 2023 | Filed under: Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers
Aye Write 2023: Val McDermid in conversation with Louise Welsh
Saturday, 20 May, 2023 at 6 p.m. Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow G2 3NY The Queen of Crime writing discusses her latest Allie Burns thriller 1989, set a decade after the bestselling first novel in the ground-breaking, iconic new series. 1989 – The world is on the brink of revolution and journalist Allie […]
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Aye Write: Janey Godley with Nicola Sturgeon
26 May, 2023 at 7.45 p.m. – 8.45 p.m. Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall St, Glasgow G2 3NY Janey Godley in conversation with former First Minister Nicola Sturgeon MSP. Janey Godley’s Nothing Left Unsaid tells the story of Senga and Sharon spanning Glasgow in 1976 and 2019. Glasgow, 2019. Sharon has rushed home at the news her […]
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Thursday, May 11, 2023 | Filed under: Aye Write 2023, Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, Pat's Home Page Blog
Beat 6 – dine out and donate to Beatson Cancer Charity
Scotland’s first restaurant with 100% of profits donated to Beatson Cancer Charity Beat 6, 149 Milngavie Rd, Bearsden, Glasgow, G61 3DY (Nearest train station: Hillfoot) The Story Beat 6 is a social enterprise founded by Nico Simeone, the owner of Six by Nico, and his wife, Valentina. Many years ago Valentina was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s […]
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Tuesday, May 9, 2023 | Filed under: Eating and drinking Glasgow West End, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, Pat's Home Page Blog
Aye Write 2023 – Billingham and Brookmyre’s Dirty Weekend
20 May, 2023, 7.45 – 8 45 p.m. Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall St, Glasgow G2 3NY Mark Billingham is one of the UK’s most acclaimed and popular crime writers. A former actor, television writer and stand-up comedian, his series of novels featuring D.I. Tom Thorne has twice won him the Crime Novel of […]
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B.A. Acting – Macbeth at Webster’s Theatre
7 – 9 May, 2023, 7.30 p.m. until 9.30 p.m. Websters – Theatre | Bar | Playhouse416 Great Western Rd, Glasgow G4 9HZ Welcome to Macbeth, an exciting production that reinterprets Shakespeare’s classic tragedy from a female-centric viewpoint while embracing the nuances of queer relationships. A dedicated ensemble aims to address the gender imbalance in theatre […]
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SCCAN. Member Networking Meeting: Community Food
Friday, 12 May, 2023, 11 a.m.- 12.30 p.m. Online Scottish Communities Climate Action Network(SCCAN) invites you to join fellow climate activists and community workers for a networking event on community food growing – how can food growing contribute to both climate and community resilience, build skills, reduce the carbon footprint of a community and initiate […]
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Dream Fest – relaunch of the Dream Machine
Saturday 6th and Sunday 7th May, 2023 The Dream Machine 257 London Road Glasgow G40 1PE The Dream Machine relaunches this May, relighting the community campfire in the East End of Glasgow. The first of many new events showcasing our incredible sensory Dream Room kickstarting with a Saturday evening of live music with a super exciting […]
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Queen Margaret Drive Street Festival
Sunday 25 June, 2023 12 p.m. – 5 p.m. The hugely popular Queen Margaret Drive Festival is back for WestFest this year! Queen Margaret Drive, G20 8PB This colourful, vibrant and accessible street festival has become one of the most popular community events in Glasgow’s West End, attracting over 3000 unique attendees each year. This […]
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Tuesday, May 2, 2023 | Filed under: 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
Webster’s Family Gala Day
Sunday 7 May, 2023 – 12 p.m. – 4 p.m. Websters Theatre, 416 Great Western Rd, Glasgow G4 9HZ Come and join the fun. A day of family activities & entertainment on the street outside as well as in and around Websters at Kelvinbridge. . Street Play from Operation Play Outdoors Circus & Dance Performers […]
REVEAL – previously Glasgow Contemporary Art Fair
19 – 21 May, 2023 Tickets are now on sale for Reveal (formerly Glasgow Contemporary Art Fair) a At Glasgow’s SEC, Glasgow G3 8YW Open 10am – 5pm Saturday 20 and Sunday 21 Tickets Adult tickets £6 plus booking fee. Concessions £5 plus booking fee. Children Under 16 Free when accompanied by an adult. Kids […]
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Inaugural Charity Golf Day Glasgow – looking for golfers
Glasgow’s Golden Generation is looking for golfers to take part in their inaugural Charity Golf Day, sponsored by Onside Advisory Ltd, taking place at Cawder Golf Club On Friday 15th September 2023. Full details
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Thursday, April 27, 2023 | Filed under: Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, Sport, Walks, Cycling in Glasgow, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
World Drug Free Powerlifting Championships
3 – 5 November, 2023 Venue to be confirmed but will be in Glasgow Scotland has been given the honour of hosting theWorld Drug free Powerlifting Championships (WDFPF) which are set to take place between Friday 3rd to Sunday 5th of November. This will be a truly international event bringing together up to 150- 200 […]
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Wednesday, April 26, 2023 | Filed under: Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, Sport, Walks, Cycling in Glasgow
Lids Open Day – Spring 2023
Friday May 5th 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. The Recital Room, City Halls, 100 Candleriggs, Merchant City, Glasgow, G1 1NQ A little known gem of a piano If you have never heard or played the Steinway Concert Grand in the Recital Room, then you are in for a treat. It is 15 yrs since Glasgow […]
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Monday, April 24, 2023 | Filed under: Community event, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, Free Events, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Friends of People’s Palace, Winter Gardens and Glasgow Green at ByGoneCon
Saturday 29 April, 2023 East Kilbride Library, The Olympia Shopping Centre, Churchill Ave, East Kilbride, Glasgow G74 1PG (The Library is located at the Ice rink and Cinema end of the shopping arcade.) Friends of People’s Palace, Winter Gardens and Glasgow Green (FPPWGGG) have been invited back to the library by South Lanarkshire Libraries Heritage […]
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Sunday, April 23, 2023 | Filed under: Community event, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, Free Events, Friends of People's Palace and Winter Gardens at Glasgow Green
May Day Glasgow 2023 – Maryhill Integration Network
2 May, 2023 – 5 p.m. until 7.30 p.m. Flourish House 23-25 Ashley Street Glasgow G3 6DR Find out about the origins of the famous political slogan “Bread and Roses” and learn how to make bread from across the world. Free event – register at EventBrite ‘Bread for all, and Roses too!’ a bread making workshop […]
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Wednesday, April 19, 2023 | Filed under: Classes and Workshops, Community event, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, Free Events, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Mary Quant Fashion Revolutionary at Kelvingrove Art Gallery
(Image:Credit Jack de Nijs for Anefo / Anefo, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons) Exhibition open 20 May – 22 October 2023 Our thoughts are with Dame Mary Quant’s family, friends, colleagues and fans. Quant revolutionised the high street with her subversive and playful designs for a younger generation The V&A’s major retrospective of Dame Mary Quant, one of […]
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