Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers.

Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers.

Concrete Soldiers Scottish Premiere of Documentary, Kinning Park Complex, Glasgow

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Don’t miss out on the Scottish premiere of the documentary ‘Concrete Soldiers’ with director Nikki Woolf and journalist Andy Worthington. A grassroots film about the fight against gentrification and council-estate demolition in London, Concrete Soldiers is also an inspiring call to action featuring the voices of residents who have refused the reality of social cleansing. The […]

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The Luthiers Concert, West End Festival

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 Webster’s Theatre (Lansdowne Church), 416 Great Western Road, G4 9HZ   Tuesday 05 Jun, 2018  7:00pm £7.50 / £5 conc An eclectic mixture of folk, blues, ragtime and classical tunes played by three outstanding musicians. Featuring individual performances by Stevie Hicks, Anne Chaurand and Alistair McCulloch performing on guitars and violins made by final year […]

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Refugee Festival Scotland 2018

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15 – 24 June, 2018 Refugee Festival Scotland celebrates the contribution refugees make to life in Scotland – the food and drink, music and poetry, dance, visual art and ideas that people bring with them when they seek safety in Scotland. Every June the festival affords people from different background to come together, celebrate diversity and […]

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Wednesday, May 16, 2018 | Filed under: Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers

Open the Door 2018, Glasgow Women’s Library

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Friday 18 May, 2018 Glasgow Women’s Library, Landressy Street, Glasgow G40 1BP What is Open the Door? Never before has Scotland’s literary scene been as energised and bold as it is today, and a large part of that is thanks to the brilliance of contemporary women writers. It seemed only right to celebrate this achievement […]

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Monday, May 14, 2018 | Filed under: Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers

Plant Sale, Broomhill Hyndland Parish Church

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Saturday, 19 May, 2018 Whether you’re plant fancy or just fancy a plant, bring your green thumbs on down to the 21st annual Plant Sale at Broomhill Hyndland Parish Church (corner of Hyndland Rd & Kingsborough Gardens, 81 Hyndland Rd, Glasgow G12 9JE All the plants you can shake a stake at from bedding plants to […]

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Young Scottish Jazz Musician of the Year 2018

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20 June, 2018 Enjoy a fabulous evening of great jazz at Drygate in Glasgow as the best in young jazz talent in Scotland compete for the title of Young Scottish Jazz Musician of the Year, which will stand them in good stead to establish a career in professional jazz. Supported by a great house band […]

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Football Exhibition Match in aid of St Andrew’s Hospice

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2 June, 2018 at 1 p.m. Excelsior Stadium Airdrie With celebrities galore and footballers including: Confirmed footballers participating so far include, Graeme Souness, Neil Lennon, Ally McCoist, Rab Douglas, Joe Miller, Brian Prunty, Owen Coyle, Stephen Kerr, Sandy Stewart and Stephen Docherty. Tickets £10/£5 Tickets on sale now from… Excelsior Stadium; Airdrie Card Shop; Kandy […]

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Wednesday, May 9, 2018 | Filed under: Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers

Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival, CCA

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Thursday 10 May — Sunday 13 May 2018 The Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival, led by the Mental Health Foundation, is one of Scotland’s most diverse cultural events, covering everything from music, film and visual art to theatre, dance, and literature. The festival takes place across Scotland, aiming to support the arts and challenge preconceived ideas about […]

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Hike and Bike, Loch Lomond, fundraiser for Scottish Huntington’s Association

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26 May, 2018,  9 a.m. –   5 p.m. Walk part of the West Highland Way and then jump on your saddle and cycle to Rowardennan on Scottish Huntington’s Association Loch Lomond Hike & Bike event! Event Hub at Rowardennan Hotel £10 registration Event on Facebook Full details

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Tuesday, May 8, 2018 | Filed under: Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers

The Great May Day Cabaret, Night for Chris Bartter, OranMor

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  Monday 7th May, 2018 show starts 7.30pm Featuring another fantastic line-up, the seventh annual Great May Cabaret includes a tribute to founder member Chris Bartter, whose untimely death last October robbed the trade union movement of one of its great campaigners and supporter of the arts. Celebrating international workers’ day will be: Scottish rapper, […]

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Eco-friendly market, St Silas Church, Glasgow West End

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  Saturday 5 May , 2018 from 11am to 4pm And every other month afterwards (18th Aug, 20th Oct, 15th Dec) Only stalls with an eco-friendly focus will be trading. Anything from hand-made dog treats to eco-print textiles will be there. The first of the markets will take place at St Silas Church, 69 Park […]

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IberoDocs, CCA, Glasgow

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Fri 4 May — Sat 5 May 2018 The Ibero-American Documentary Film Festival comes to Glasgow, for its fifth edition, to explore different perspectives on the transition between childhood and adulthood from various corners ofIbero-America. Join us for two days of immersion into Ibero-American culture; its different languages, traditions and expressions as we journey from La Gomera […]

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Glasgow Jazz Festival Programme and New Initiative Announced

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Wednesday 20th – Sunday 24th June 2018 Glasgow Jazz Festival has launched their full 2018 programme for this year’s summer festival.  Organisers have also announced a brand-new partnership with the Keychange Project –striving to achieve a more inclusive music industry, encouraging festivals to achieve a 50:50 gender balance by 2022. SEE FULL LISTINGS Glasgow Jazz […]

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Listings Glasgow Jazz Festival 2018

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  Listings Wednesday 20th – Sunday 24th June 2018 www.jazzfest.co.uk Buy tickets Rose Room Orchestra Fantastique featuring Konrad Wiszniewski Wednesday 20 June 2018 7.30pm St Luke’s Mr Jukes with Rebecca Vasmant DJ Wednesday 20 June 2018 7.30pm Old Fruitmarket Buy tickets John Etheridge and Vimala Rowe Wednesday 20 June 2018 7.30pm City Halls, Recital Room […]

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Glasgow’s Big Feed, Govan, 4 and 5 May, 2019

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Glasgow’s favourite MULTI AWARD winning Street Food Market 4/5th May, 2019 SAT 12-10pm SUN 12-7pm 249 Govan Road NO EXPENSIVE TICKET NEEDED NO BOOKING REQUIRED FREE PARKING Still only £2 entry (under 10’s free) NHS staff (with ID card) FREE www.bigfeedstreetfood.com NO EXPENSIVE TICKET NEEDED NO BOOKING REQUIRED FREE PARKING Still only £2 entry (under […]

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Wee Write Literary and Book Festival for schools and children 2018

 Family Days and Wee Write! Schools Programme All set to go ahead with rescheduled dates after cancellation due to heavy snowfall courtesy of the so-called ‘Beast from the East’. Here are the rescheduled dates: Family Days 19th and 20th May, 2018 Everything from T-Rex to Robots and you can try and solve the biggest mysteries in the […]

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Glasgow Piano City, Lids Open Day, Museum of the Moon, Mackintosh Church

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Sunday, May 27th, 2018 at Mackintosh Queens Cross A Unique Lids Open Day during the installation of Museum of the Moon.  Mackintosh Queens Cross Church,870 Garscube Rd, Glasgow G20 7EL  You will find a 7 metre diameter globe hanging from the ceiling, lit with incredible NASA quality images of the lunar surface to inspire you. There […]

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Tectonics Music Festival Glasgow

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BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra – New and Experimental Music Festival 5-6 May, 2018 Curated by Ilan Volkov and Alasdair Campbell, proudly presented by BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. City Halls, Glasgow Bringing the best improvisers and new music practitioners from around the world to Glasgow, to collaborate together and with local performers and artists. This year […]

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World Disco Soup, CCA, Glasgow

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Saturday 28 April, 2018 5:30pm, Free but ticketed, Cinema All ages / F-rated Book Online / 0141 352 4900 A new year has arrived and guess what? We’re back! The World Disco Soup is a gastronomic, musical and artistic experience which aims to unite people against food waste across the planet. Last year there were more than […]

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Loki in partnership with Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival

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An Evening with Scottish Rapper Darren McGarvey 23 May, 2018 In partnership with the Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival, join us for an evening of rap, comedy and spoken word. Darren’s bestselling book “Poverty Safari” explores the themes of poverty and social equality and the effects these can have on our emotions. Snap up your […]

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RE:search Glasgow Science Festival

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7  – 15  June, 2018 The Briggait RE:search is an exhibition featuring Glasgow-based artists Jonathan Meuli, John Robertson and Jonathan Wade in dialogue with Prof Paul Soler and Prof Aidan Robson of the University of Glasgow and CERN, Geneva, Switzerland. The work incorporates themes from astro-physics, earth-sciences, waves, evolution, quantum theory and the processes of […]

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Radical Film Network 6818 Launch, Glasgow

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May Day – Tuesday 1 May, 2018 at 7 p.m. citizenM, 60 Renfrew Street, Glasgow G2 3BW Radical Film Network Scotland commemorating the fiftieth anniversary of 1968, a tumultuous year in politics and cinema. Anti-Vietnam protests rocked the world and students rioted with workers in Paris, as tanks rolled into Prague to quell its spring. […]

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The Doll Doctor Govanhill Theatre, Southside Festival 2018

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Govanhill Theatre Presents THE DOLL DOCTOR by Glenwyn Parry 14th – 19 May 20187:30pm – 9:15pm The English language premiere of the ‘Saer Doliau’, translated by David Brown. Jones goes about his business mending dolls in his workshop until The Girl arrives unannounced. Taking control of running the workshop, she appoints an apprentice The Boy. Both […]

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Linlithgow Folk Festival – Keep Matt McGinn Singing

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  The Seventeenth Keep Matt McGinn Singing Linlithgow Folk Festival NEW DATE SATURDAY 28 APRIL, 2018 7.30 p.m. Linlithgow Academy, Braehead Road, Linlithgow EH49 6EH www.linlithgowfolk.com Tickets £12 Get tickets llfamatt@hotmail.co.uk Telephone: 01506670229 At Far From The Madding Crowd, 20 High Street and Post Office, 266 High Street  

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Glasgow May Day March and Rally 6 May, 2018

May Day March and Rally. Poster from the wonderful Lorna Miller celebrating 100 years of the votes being won for some women/men & 50 years since the Ford Dagenham strikes for Pay Equality. 11 a.m. George Square, 11.30 a.m. march to Rally 12 noon at Royal Concert Hall. Event on Facebook

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Friday, April 20, 2018 | Filed under: Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers

Crossmyloof Bread Festival, The Glad Cafe

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Saturday, 21 April, 2018 11 am – 4pm. Glasgow’s first ever Bread Festival Crossmyloof Bakery Lane behind the Glad Cafe and Camphill Gate, 968 Pollokshaws Road, Glasgow G41 2HE There will be stalls selling bread and other baking (Baikhous, High Rise Bakers, Freedom Bakery, Wild Flours and others), hot food (Ranjit’s Kitchen), Coffee (Dear Green) […]

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32nd Glasgow Jazz Festival 2018

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The 32nd Glasgow Jazz Festival returns from 20-24 June 2018. The Old Fruitmarket shows will be headlined by Mr Jukes on 20 Jun, The Georgie Fame Family Trio on 21 Jun and Orchestre Poly-Rythmo on 22 Jun. Tickets are on sale now from www.jazzfest.co.uk or in person from the venue and Tickets Scotland. Further acts to be […]

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150th Anniversary Talks: Joanne Laird & Norman Walker Scotland Street School

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150th Anniversary Talks: Joanne Laird & Norman Walker: laughs, of course there were Location: Scotland Street School Museum, Scotland Street, Glasgow G6 8QB Wednesday 9 May, 2018 2 p.m. Admission: FREE Drop in, no booking required. Scotland Street School, 225 Scotland St, Glasgow G5 8QB Mackintosh 150 Scotland Street School See also Unbuilt Mackintosh at The […]

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southern fried festival perth 2018

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26 – 29 July, 2018 We’re delighted to announce the lineup of our ticketed shows for #SFried2018. Tickets go onsale at 10am on Mon 16 April from Perth Concert Hall and Perth Theatre box offices, by phone on 01738 621 031 and online Artists playing our free stages and gigs will be announced in May.

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