Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers.

Light up the Sky, September 10. In memory of those lost to suicide

              The Whole World Wednesday, September 10, 2014 at 10:00pm We the Help Team suicide prevention and mental health awareness and Le Chéile Suicide Awareness and Healing together are asking people from all over world to let of chinese lanterns, balloons or light a candle x at 10 pm on the 10th […]

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Casino Night Calman Cancer Support, Fundraiser, 13 September

Casino Night Calman Cancer Support 13 September, 2014 – 7.30 p.m.  Calman Cancer Support Centre, 75 Shelley Road, Glasgow G12 0ZE. Tickets: £20 To purchase call 0141 337 8199 The money raised from this event will be used to provide counselling and complementary therapies for those affected by cancer including family, friends and carers. Tickets cost […]

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CC Music Summer Music Event 30th and 31st August, 2014

CC Music Summer Music Event 30th and 31st August, 2014 – 1 p.m. until 7 p.m. (Instore) 33 Otago Street, Glasgow G12 8JJ

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Mods For Yes, Fir Park, 30 August, 2014

Fir Park. Motherwell Football & Athletic Club Ltd Fir Park Stadium Firpark Street Motherwell North Lanarkshire ML1 2QN.

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Crohn’s & Colitis UK ~ Clyde Group ~ Lunch & General Public Meeting Saturday 23rd August 2014 St Stephen’s Centre

Crohn’s & Colitis UK ~ Clyde Group  ~ Lunch & General Public Meeting Saturday 23rd August 2014 St Stephen’s Centre, 260 Bath Street, Glasgow G2 4HZ Doors open at 12.30pm lunch starting at 1pm Talk starts approx 1.45pm till approx. 4pm. Speaker : Dr Steven Mcpherson A Gp From Bridgeton Health Centre In Glasgow Who Will Be […]

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Spangled Presents: Thomas Truax 23 September, The Art School

Spangled Presents: Thomas Truax 23 September, 2014 – 9 p.m. The Art School Public · Hosted by Paul Ross Spangled Presents: Thomas Truax Plus Special Guests:ScunnerJack Squat& Spangled Djs Til Late The Art School (The Vic Bar)Tuesday 23rd SeptemberFree Entry- Donations Welcomed It is with great pleasure that we bring you Thomas Truax and his […]

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Scottish Traditional Music Hall of Fame Dinner October 24, 2014, OranMor

Scottish Traditional Music Hall of Fame Dinner October 24, 2014 OranMor, top of Byres Road, G12 Hands Up for Trad are hosting our 3rd Scottish Traditional Music Hall of Fame Dinner on 24th October at 7.30pm. This will be a 3 course meal at Oran Mor, one of Glasgow’s premier venues and will feature entertainment […]

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Over the Wall, Multi Arts Festival, Gartnavel Royal Hospital, 30 August

Over the Wall” is a new, summer, multi-arts festival which will take place in the grounds of Gartnavel Royal Hospital, Glasgow on August 30 2014 from 12midday – 4pm, attracting an audience of up to 450 people. The Festival is part of the annual art in the gart programme; this programme is a collaboration between […]

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The Midnight Trek, Raising Funds for Action Medical Research for Children

Glasgow-based company taking part in The Midnight Trek PLOD Trossachs 2014 to raise money for Action Medical Research  Four young women, all staff at Glasgow’s famous Ubiquitous Chip, ditching their check pads and donning their walking boots, are taking part in The Midnight Trek PLOD Trossachs 2014organised by children’s charity Action Medical Research. The 50k […]

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Glasgow Wildlife Garden Festival 9th – 30th September, 2014

Glasgow Wildlife Garden Festival 9th – 30th September, 2014 Re-connect with the city’s urban green spaces A city-wide Wildlife Garden Festival will offer people in Glasgow the chance to get closer to nature this summer, with a packed calendar of events running between September 9-30. Storytelling, walks, a comedy night and canoe trips will all […]

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Grand Week 2014, MCAS, 4 September

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Linlithgow Folk Festival 2014, 10 – 14th September

Linlithgow Folk Festival 2014 10 – 14 September, 2014 www.linlithgowfolk.com Another wonderful festival has been lined up for Linlithgow’s 16th Folk Festival, with great concerts, numerous sessions in the local pubs, Nora Devine Outdoor Stage at the Cross plus Workshops, Craft Fair – fun for music lovers, performers and all the family. Friday 12th September […]

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National Collective, Short Film Screening, Monday 11 August

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Citizens Theatre Open Day 23 Aug 2014

Citizens Theatre Open Day 23 Aug 2014 – 11am – 3pm A day of fun, drama, music, arts and crafts – and you’re invited! The Citizens Theatre is proud to have been a part of the Gorbals community for over 130 years, and to celebrate working together they are inviting everybody to their open day. […]

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Drew Taylor and Julia Doogan: HOWL(ing) The Arches Glasgay!, Tue 21 Oct 2014

Drew Taylor and Julia Doogan: HOWL(ing) The Arches Glasgay!, the Scottish Mental Health Arts and Film Festival and Drew Taylor present Tue 21 Oct 2014 | 7.30pm £10 / £8 Glasgay!, SMHAFF and Drew Taylor present HOWL(ing) The Arches Concept and Direction by Drew TaylorWritten by Drew Taylor and the Cast Music Composed and Performed […]

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Robert Ormerod: Political Youth The Arches Mon 1 – Fri 19 Sep

The Arches presents Robert Ormerod: Political Youth Exhibition The Arches Mon 1 – Fri 19 Sep 2014 | 11am – late  Free entry  Robert Ormerod on Tumblr Robert Ormerod‘s Political Youth series will be exhibited at The Arches as part of our Referendum Festival. As part of this exhibition, you’ll see a new series of […]

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The Games We Play Exhibition Scotland Street School

The Games We Play Exhibition Scotland Street School Extended until Sunday 11 January 2015. The Games We Play is a chance to explore games and play from across different cultures and time periods. From the Papua New Guinea story of Pikinini Wantaim Bubu, which shows how children learn to be adults from their grandparents, through […]

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Glasgow Lyric Choir

Glasgow Lyric Choir are the West End’s local choir based in Wellington Church just off University Avenue.  The choir performs a wide repertoire of music from Bach to Burns and from Sondheim to Schubert.  The choir sings choral classics and also lesser-known classical works at two major concerts each season.  Additionally the choir has a […]

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The Scottish Fiddle Orchestra in Concert Glasgow Royal Concert Hall Saturday 13th September

The Scottish Fiddle Orchestra in Concert Glasgow Royal Concert Hall Saturday 13th September 2014 at 7:30pm The Scottish Fiddle Orchestra’s return to the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall promises to be a fantastic evening filled with lively Scottish jigs and reels, beautiful slow airs, dance and song, and with a measure of stirring pipe music thrown in. […]

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Family Fun Day, Glasgow, in aid of Syria and Palestine, 9th August

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Gaza Solidarity Fundraiser, The Griffin, Monday,11 August

Gaza Solidarity Fundraiser 11 August, 2014 –  7:30pm The Griffin Featuring Raast Collective (other acts to be confirmed): Join us to show solidarity with Palestinians under attack in Gaza and the West Bank. 1432 people have now been killed, 6511 have been injured, and 400,000 people have been displaced. Many others, largely unreported, are also […]

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Flourish House Benefit Concert, The Glad Cafe, 9 August

 Flourish House Benefit Concert + Friends In America + Jo Mango + David MacGregor (Kid Canaveral) Saturday 9 August @ The Glad Cafe, Glasgow – 7:30-10:45pm  £10  Buy tickets online Come along to the Flourish House benefit concert at The Glad Cafe on Saturday, 9th of August. All proceeds go to supporting the important work of […]

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Vintage Sale, Granny Would be Proud, Hillhead Book Club 3 August

 Granny Would be Proud Hillhead Book Club 3 August, 2014 Vintage sale in Glasgow West End From vintage/contemporary clothing to accessories, home baking, arts and crafts of all sorts. 12 – 5 p.m. Watch out for Lala Manning. Hillhead Book Club, 17 Vinicombe Street, G12

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Isn’t it funny the way things happen sometimes ….. by John Lafferty

For a couple of months  I have been considering making a long cycle trip in 2015 from Barcelona back home to Paisley and possibly using it as a means to raise funds for charity through sponsorship. One action which I took involved registering with an online forum called www.warmshowers.org/ If you’ve heard of couchsurfing then this […]

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East End Social, Glasgow Green, 2 August, 2014

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Jazz Day, Glasgow Green, 31st July, 2014

Glasgow Jazz Festival presents Jazz Day 31st July, 2014 Jazz Day! Thursday 31st July from early till late – a day filled with the very best jazz from Scotland’s finest jazz stars featuring workshops and performances from Brass Jaw. Stu Brown’s Twisted Toons and many surprises throughout the day, culminating in Paul Towndrow’s Pro-Am Suite […]

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The CRUISE Show! SECC, Glasgow 11-12 October 2014

The CRUISE Show! SECC, Glasgow 11-12 October 2014 Europe’s leading event for discovering a world of voyages Enter the competition The CRUISE Show visits Glasgow this autumn and will be packed with inspiration and information to help you discover your perfect cruise. There are an amazing array of destinations and cruise styles available, some you […]

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Greyfriars Garden Open Day 27th July, 2nd and 3rd August. Noon – 4 p.m.

Greyfriars Garden Open Day Merchant City Festival 2014 27th July, 2nd and 3rd August. Noon – 4 p.m. Come and see how local residents grow their own food in the middle of the city. Greyfriars Garden is a local allotment made up of residents from the Merchant City and Drygate areas.  A stalled space initiative, […]

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Songwriting Competition, Sweeney’s, 6th August

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Fundraiser for Hope and Play in GAZA Bring and Buy Sale, Glasgow, Friday, August 15

Fundraiser for Hope and Play in GAZA Bring and Buy Sale Glasgow Friday, August 15 at 9:00am – 5:00pm        Southblock, 60 Osborne street, Glasgow G1 5QH Donate online  You could win a prize: Our very special first prize is worth £570.00 and it is a bespoke day’s sailing trip for six people aboard The […]

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