Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers.

Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers.

The Children’s Wood Fundraiser, 22 March, 2016 – The Project Cafe

Sustainable Futures Fundraiser Tuesday, March 22, 2016 at 6:30 AM – 9:30 AM  The Project Cafe134 Renfrew Street, Glasgow G3         Join us for music, poetry, cheese and wine to fundraiser for The Childrens Woods new part time paid positions. We are fundraising for our Sustainable Futures Project to allow our grassroots community work […]

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Milngavie Makers Market, Saturday 19 March, 2016. 1 – 5 p.m.

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Milngavie Makers Market on Saturday 19th March from 1-5pm at the Milngavie Town Hall. Don’t miss the first Milngavie Makers Market with an amazing selection of talented local craftspeople. Watch out for Mo McQuillan’s Scottish handcrafted silver jewellery – you will love her unique designs. Some of the other stall holders include:   John Hamilton, […]

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Desdemona, Glasgow Comedy Festival, Govanhill Baths 22 – 26 March, 2016

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Desdemona: A Play About a Handkerchief Paula Vogel turns Shakespeare’s ‘Othello’ on its head. Instead of an innocent and sweet Desdemona, we get a young woman who is used to having her own way and has sampled just about every soldier in the barracks (except, ironically Cassio). And, unlike the original, Emilia is staunchly loyal […]

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Italian Film Festival, Glasgow Film Theatre 11 – 16 March, 2016

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Ten Films at Glasgow Film Theatre Friday 11 – Wednesday 16 March The 23rd edition of the Italian Film Festival takes place at GFT 11-16 March, and features a mixture of new releases from established directors, fresh discoveries and a glorious restoration of a classic title from one of the undisputed masters of Italian cinema. […]

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GSFF16 Short Stuff – CCA Thursday 17 March

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GSFF 2016 || Short Stuff Thu 17 March 2016 CCA 11:00am, £6 (£5), Theatre Ages: 12+ Tickets via GSFF / 0141 332 6535 Glasgow Short Film Festival Thu 17 March — Sun 20 March 2016 Short Stuff returns for an hour and a bit of highlights from across the GSFF16 programme, specially chosen for short […]

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Glasgow Short Film Festival Jan Soldat Documentary Masterclass Friday 18 March, 2016

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GSFF 2016 || Jan Soldat Documentary Masterclass Fri 18 March 2016 CCA 12pm, £6 (£5), Clubroom Ages: 18+ Tickets via GSFF / 0141 332 6535 Related CCA Events Glasgow Short Film Festival Thu 17 March — Sun 20 March 2016 This year’s retrospective guest, German filmmaker Jan Soldat, makes documentary portraits capturing the sexual practices […]

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The Stand, Glasgow Comedy Festival Club 2-4-1 Tickets for The Festival Club Tonight! Thursday 10 March, 2016

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2-4-1 Tickets for The Festival Club Tonight! Thursday 10 March, 2016 The Stand has limited number of 2-4-1 tickets available for The Festival Club Tonight! 2 tickets for just £12 Simply follow this link and enter the discount code FEST and Redeem offer online Late night comedy at its best, right at The Stand Comedy […]

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Glasgow International Comedy Festival, Bring your under 2’s to The Glad Cafe, Saturday 19 March, 2016.

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 Glasgow International Comedy Festival: Watch With Baby The Glad Cafe, Glasgow Saturday 19 March, 2016 at 2 p.m. Entry Requirements: Over 18s only Bruce Devlin introduces Andrew Learmonth, Elaine Malcolmson and John Hastings telling jokes for grown ups at a comedy gig you can take your 0-2 year olds to. It’s a gig in the […]

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Alun Cochrane, The Stand Comedy Club, Thursday 10 March, 2016

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Alun Cochrane – A Show With A Man in It The Stand Comedy Club, Glasgow Thursday 10th March / Doors Open:18:30 / Show Begins:19:00 Alun kicks off our Glasgow International Comedy Festival this Thursday! A man who has jokes. Jokes about manliness, womanliness, hobbies, ageing, fighting, perfume, beards, snoods, feminism, fundamentalism, and hopefully some profound […]

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Freedom from Slavery 18:00 March 06th, 2016 CCA

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Louise Welsh, novelist, and Jude Barber, architect will be joined by poet Dorothea Smartt, theatre maker Cora Bisset and Aidan McQuade, head of the Anti-Slavery Alliance, for an evening of thought-provoking discussion and performance. In 2014, novelist Louise Welsh and architect Jude Barber curated The Empire Café (www.empire-café.org), an exploration of Scotland’s relationship with the […]

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Music Craft Fair, The New Hellfire Club, the Hidden Lane, Sunday 6 March, 2016

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The NHC MUSIC Craft Fair!   Sunday March 6, 2016 from 11 a.m.   The Hidden Lane   WHAT’CH DOIN ON SUNDAY??   Come on down to NHC as we have loads of crafts and jewellery for you to root through, all at great prices!   Arts, Crafts and Cakes – watch out for Squinty […]

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Eurydice Women’s Choir, Free Workshop Kibble Palace, Saturday 6 March, Celebrating International Women’s Day, 2016

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Eurydice Women’s Choir International Women’s Day Free Workshop Kibble Palace, Botanic Gardens, Glasgow G12 Sunday March 6th, 2016 from 1 – 3pm Eurydice Womn’s Choir is holding a free public workshop to encourage women to enjoy singing and to hopefully join their choir. Celebrating in advance of International Women’s Day on Tuesday March 8th. Eurydice […]

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Wear Your Hat Day, Brain Tumour Research, Thursday 24 March, 2016

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Wear Your Hat Day Brain Tumour Research Thursday 24 March, 2016 Register now for Wear A Hat Day 2016 — help us make it bigger, bolder and hattier than ever! Registration Or wear your hat and donate online at Donate at Just Giving #CloserToACure.

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The Scottish Homebuilding & Renovating Show – free tickets up for grabs.

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 Glasgow West End Website has teamed up with the organisers of The Scottish Homebuilding & Renovating Show to giveaway 50 pairs of tickets. The show is back at the SECC, Glasgow on 21 – 22 May, 2016 It’s a one-stop shop for all your needs, whether extending, undertaking a conversion, renovation or building your home […]

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The Rio Cafe, Tenth Birthday Party Saturday 19 March, 2016

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The Rio Cafe – Celebrating 10 years on the West end scene! Ten years a cafe; a venue, a creative arts hub, a friendly place, a familiar face and sometimes just a pub! ‘Join us for an epic celebration!’ ‘We’d like you all to get involved and share your memories/photos/video clips from the last 10 […]

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Glasgow Film Theatre Launches GFT Needs You Appeal

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Glasgow Film Theatre launches GFT Needs You Appeal – calling for the support of its audience in the completion of an exciting renovation project, scheduled for summer 2016. The ‘GFT Needs You’ appeal will enable audiences to play a part in the building’s future, by contributing to the ambitious second phase of the historic building’s […]

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The Rio Cafe, Tenth Birthday Party, Saturday 19 March, 2016

   The Rio Cafe 27 Hyndland Street, Glasgow G11 5QF Celebrating 10 years on the West end scene!Ten years a cafe; a venue, a creative arts hub, a friendly place, a familiar face and sometimes just a pub!Join us for an epic celebration! We’d like you all to get involved and share your memories/photos/video clips from […]

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All things Yellow! There’s no such thing as a Free Lunch Cafe Saturday 5 March, 2016

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All things Yellow!  Hosted by There’s no such thing as a Free Lunch Cafe Saturday 5 March, 2016 12 PM – 6 PM Free Lunch Cafe, 257 London ~Road, Glasgow G40 1PE Serving up a feast of yellow delights and getting in the mood for the Barrowland extravaganza later in the evening. Come meet old […]

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Fright Fest Glasgow Film Festival 2016

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FrightFest Passes are £70 and cover all 12 films on Friday 26 & Saturday 27 Feb 2016 ONLY. Tickets for The Forest, Thursday 25 February,  and individual tickets for the Fri/Sat films   Prices: £9.50 / £7.50 concessions. To book tickets: +44 (0)141 332 6535 / Buy tickets online Box Office at GFT 12 Rose Street, […]

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Tally’s Blood, Glasgow Caledonian University, GCU Celebrates 25 years, Wednesday 24 February, 2016.

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Tally’s BloodGlasgow Caledonian UniversityWednesday, 24 February 2016 from 19:30 to 22:00 GCU celebrates 25 years of classic play with BAFTA-winning actor Juliet Cadzow Playwright Ann Marie Di Mambro’s family’s cafe Glasgow Caledonian University (GCU) is to celebrate 25 years of the classic Scots play Tally’s Blood, written by GCU Professor Ann Marie Di Mambro, with […]

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University of Glasgow – Plans for a World Changing Campus

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Exhibition Wolfson Medical Centre The University of Glasgow is about to reach a major milestone in the journey to invest in its World Changing Campus at Gilmorehill.  A Masterplan has been designed for the existing campus and the Western Infirmary site, which the University takes over from the beginning of April, 2016. The University intends […]

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Peace Feather Disco, Glasgow, Saturday 9 April, 2016.

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CND Fundraiser Grab your tiny dancers & join this original family dance party!Expect :– a fluffy dance floor full of feathers & colours– funky tunes & games – peace tattoos & badges– photo booth with props & crafts section – free snacks – parents’ corner with free tea/coffee All ages and fancy dresses welcome Tickets: […]

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Paul Puppet, The Rio Cafe – Playing Bowie records in aid of Marie Curie, 7 March, 2016

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  Paul Puppet plays Bowie records (in aid of Marie Curie) Monday, March 7, 2016 7 p.m. The Rio Cafe Paul plays Bowie records, plain and simple. A whole album here, a B-side there. Not a DJ set as such. There wll be a fabulous raffle and collection for Marie Curie too! https://www.mariecurie.org.uk/ Event on […]

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Firewalk Challenge – The Blaze – King’s and Theatre Royal fundraising for Enable

Brave ‘soles’ from the King’s and Theatre Royal walked on fire to raise funds for the venues’ nominated charities Children 1st and ENABLE Scotland. The thirty- three firewalkers included Ambassador Theatre Group staff, restaurant and corporate partners, and charity volunteers. They were treading on hot embers burning at a mean temperature of 668°C! To put it […]

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David MacLennan – Portrait Unveiling, OranMor, Sunday 21 February, 2016.

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  David MacLennan Portrait Unveiling Sunday 21st February, 2016 – 6pm- Free admission Auditorium, OranMor, Top of Byres Road G12 Join us in our Auditorium to celebrate the unveiling of a portrait of our much missed David MacLennan. The painting is by Alexander Moffat and was commissioned by The Democratic Left. Maggie Chapman from the […]

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The Festival Club at The Stand, Glasgow International Comedy Festival 10 _27 March, 2016

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Festival Club – The Stand Comedy Club The Stand Comedy Club, 333 Woodlands Rd, Glasgow G3 6NG Part of the Glasgow International Comedy Festival – 10-27 March, 2016 Late night comedy at its best, right here at The Stand Comedy Club – cos who really wants an early night anyway? See the pick of international […]

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Glasgow International Comedy Festival 2016

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10 – 27 March, 2016 Fourteenth Brilliant Year – bringing world-class comedy to Glasgow Top comedy stars from around the UK will be complemented by the very best of home-grown Scottish talent for a comedy extravaganza at Europe’s largest comedy festival. 0844 873 7353 Acts include: Alun Cochrane, The Stand Comedy Club, 10 March, 2016. […]

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