I have a Jaunt round the Glasgow West End notice boards to see what’s going on in the centre of the universe but I also rely on mailing lists and you getting in touch with your events. The listings are free for charitable organisations – small charge for profit making events. Encounters Presents: Ukrainian Shorts
Saturday 30 April, 2022 at 6.20 p.m. In light of the horrific attacks perpetrated against Ukraine, Encounters have curated a programme of short films to highlight, celebrate and support Ukrainian filmmakers and artists. From a stylised sport drama, to a funky animated short about the body expectations that mostly befall cisgender women, this programme welcomes […]
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Wednesday, April 27, 2022 | Filed under: Cinema, Pat's Home Page Blog, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Sound of Metal at GFT
3 – 7 May, 2022 Riz Ahmed is superb in Sound of Metal, the remarkably assured feature debut from Darius Marder about a heavy metal drummer who is forced to re-evaluate his place in the world after losing his hearing. Ex-addict Ruben (Riz Ahmed) is on tour with his girlfriend and band-mate Lou (Olivia Cooke), hammering out ferocious sets […]
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The Velvet Queen at GFT
29 April – 5 May, 2022 High up on the Tibetan plateau amongst unexplored and inaccessible valleys lies one of the last sanctuaries of the wild world, where rare and undiscovered fauna lives. Vincent Munier, one of the world’s most renowned wildlife photographers, takes the adventurer and novelist Sylvain Tesson (In the Forest of Siberia) with […]
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The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent at GFT
29 April – 6 May, 2022 Nicolas Cage stars as… Nick Cage in the action-comedy The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent. Creatively unfulfilled and facing financial ruin, the fictionalised version of Cage must accept a $1million offer to attend the birthday of a dangerous superfan (Pedro Pascal). Things take a wildly unexpected turn when Cage is recruited by […]
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Chopper – 20 Anniversary at GFT
1 – 4 May, 2022 The no holds barred story of the notorious Aussie criminal Mark ‘Chopper’ Read. Told in flashback as Read (Eric Bana) serves one of his many prison sentences, this extreme biography charts the brutal carnage and wicked sense of humour of a man who allegedly committed 19 vicious murders and got […]
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The Good, The Bad and The Ugly at GFT
30 April and 2 May, 2022 The Man With No Name (Clint Eastwood) and Tuco (Eli Wallach) are gunmen who admire each other professionally, but dislike each other personally. Encountering a group of dying soldiers, Tuco learns the location of the graveyard where Confederate treasure is buried, while the Man With No Name learns the […]
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Your Mum and Dad at GFT
Friday 29 and Saturday 30 April, 2022 Inspired by Philip Larkin’s poem ‘This be the Verse’, Your Mum and Dad is an exploration of the powerful dynamics of family relationships and the way they shape our lives. After 17 years documenting one man’s struggle to heal from a generational wound, Klaartje Quirijns turns the camera on herself to […]
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Aye Write: Aye Write: Louise Welsh Introduces Sukh Ojla, Claire Kohda and Ryan O’Connor
Thursday 12 May, 2022 – 8 p.m. event cancelled Mitchell Library, North Street, Glasgow, G3 7DN Novelist, librettist and Professor of creative writing, Louise Welsh introduces this panel of debut writers. Sukh Ojla – Sunny Sunny is the queen of living a double life. To her friends, she’s the entertaining, eternally upbeat, single one, always on […]
Aye Write: Louise Welsh Introduces Sukh Ojla, Claire Kohda and Ryan O’Connor
Thursday 12 May, 2022 – 8 p.m. Novelist, librettist and Professor of creative writing, Louise Welsh introduces this panel of debut writers. Sukh Ojla – Sunny Sunny is the queen of living a double life. To her friends, she’s the entertaining, eternally upbeat, single one, always on hand to share hilarious and horrifying date stories. […]
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Aye Write: Claire Askew introduces…Siobhan MacGowan, Amen Alonge and Robert Gold
Sunday 8 May, 2022 – 6.30 p.m. The award-winning crime writer and poet Claire Askew introduces this panel of crime and thriller debuts. Siobhan MacGowan – The Trial of Lotta Rae Lotta Rae is a young working-class woman who is viciously attacked by a wealthy gentleman. Lotta’s family are firm believers in justice, so Lotta makes […]
| Filed under: Aye Write Book Festival 2022, Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Aye Write 2022: Rodge Glass introduces…Kasim Ali, Ashley Hickson-Lovence and Catherine Prasifka
Sunday 8 May, 2022 – 4.45 p.m. Mitchell Library, North Street, Glasgow, G3 7DN The novelist, biographer and creative writing professor Rodge Glass introduces this panel of debut writers. Kasim Ali – Good Intentions A heart-wrenching and beautifully told debut novel about love, family obligation and finding your way. Nur and Yasmina are in love. They’ve been […]
Mary Irvine’s Blog: Interview with debut author Evelyne Lawrie
‘Gie Me a Word’ An interview with debut author by Evelyne C. Lawrie Where were you born/brought up? I was born and brought up in Bonhill in 1936. I went to Bonhill Primary and then the Vale of Leven Academy. Christie Primary School, in Middleton Street, was the original Academy. I then attended the West […]
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Monday, April 25, 2022 | Filed under: Book and Event Reviews, Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Mary Irvine: Writer and Philhellene
Nichola Scrutton Work in Progress with Zoe Strachan
6 May, 2022 at 6 p.m. Glasgow Project Room, 103 Trongate, Glasgow G1 5HD A performance sharing of work-in-progress from Nichola and Zoë’s residency at Glasgow Project Room. About this event Update on development time in a two-week residency at the Glasgow Project Room. You are warmly invited to an informal performance sharing of work-in-progress […]
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The Strathclyde Writing Spring Showcase
Tuesday 17 May, 2022 at 7 p.m. The Strathclyde Writing Spring Showcase – featuring Booker-prize shortlisted author FIONA MOZLEY, alongside Strathclyde students. by Creative Writing @ University of Strathclyde FIONA MOZLEY, author of Hot Stew (2021) and the Booker-shortlisted Elmet (2017) – Reading plus Q & A. Also Strathclyde PhD students SINDHU RAJASEKARAN, MIRRI GLASSON-DARLING, RUTH EJ BOOTH […]
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Aye Write 2022 – Andy Arnold with Kirstin Innes and David Bratchpiece Brickwork: A Biography of the Arches
Friday 6 May, 2022 at 8 p.m. Mitchell Library, North Street, Glasgow, G3 7DN Nightclub, theatre, creative hub, party place, The Arches was one of the most important venues in Scotland. In 1991, former punk-turned-theatre director Andy Arnold walked into the disused red brick Victorian railway arches underneath Glasgow’s Central Station and immediately saw the […]
red and black Clydeside book fair at CCA
Saturday 7 May 2022, 3 p.m. – 9 p.m. CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow G2 3JD Event by Glasgow Keelie and Spirit of Revolt archive Stalls, talks, videos attracting participation from diverse range of anarchist groups and collectives, radical unions and causes. Event on Facebook
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Sunday, April 24, 2022 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Community event, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Community Consultation: My Historic Neighbourhood – the Barras
Saturday 30 April, 2022 at 12 Noon The Pipe Factory, 42 Bain Street, Glasgow G40 2LA Barras 100th Anniversary Commemoration – Community Consultation Event Film Launch at the Event My Historic Neighbourhood Barras Market are commemorating and recording for future generations phrases that depict the Barras with carvings in the pavement. The project began in […]
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Wee Write 2022
Wee Write Book Festival in Glasgow Monday 25 to Friday 29 April, 2022 Saturday 30 April will see the return of Wee Write Family Day. Six days of inspiring, fun-packed events for little people with big imaginations. Live In-Person Events Return Returning for live in-person events for the first time since 2019 due to the […]
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Friday, April 22, 2022 | Filed under: Aye Write Book Festival 2022, Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, Kids and young people, Pat's Home Page Blog, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Colonel Mustard’s Spring Bonanza at St Luke’s
Saturday 23 April, 2022, 7 p.m. – 1 a.m. St Luke’s, 17 Bain St, Glasgow G40 2JZ Colonel Mustard & The Dijon 5 with support from The Girobabies and Hugh Reed and The Velvet Underpants. Don’t miss the sensational party – grab your tickets now for the most sensational party this side of summer! (All […]
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Thursday, April 21, 2022 | Filed under: Gig Guide plus Club Events, Music, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Rose at OranMor
Thursday, 28 April, 2022 at 7 pm The Venue, OranMor, Top of Byres Road, G12 Rose Written By Lorna Martin Directed by Maureen Carr Based on real life, Rose tells the incredible, uplifting and inspiring story of an underdog, working-class teenager from Ayrshire who refused to play by society’s discriminatory rules, and who overcame numerous obstacles, including […]
20 Years of Oxfam Music
Saturday 23 April, 2022 at 6.30 p.m. Oxfam Book Shop, 171 Byres Road, Glasgow West End G12 8TS Oxfam Music Shop Glasgow Come one, come all to a very special anniversary celebration of Oxfam Music Shop Byres Road’s 20th year! Performers Bell Lungs Closet Claustrophobe Jim McAteer! Late-nite record shopping fully encouraged! Oxfam’s Music store […]
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Wednesday, April 20, 2022 | Filed under: Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, Gig Guide plus Club Events, Music, Online Shopping, Pat's Home Page Blog, Shopping, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Earth Day 2022 at Music Broth
Friday 22 April, 2022, 1 pm – 6pm Music Broth South, 7 Hollybrook Place, Govanhill, Glasgow G42 7HB Earth Day – Invest in our Planet Music and Upcycling Workshops. Music from Scottish Ensemble in collaboration with international ensembles as part of The Bridge Festival, Jordan Stewart, and Music Broth volunteers. Workshops Up-cycled cymbals & strings, drum […]
Glasgow Against Closures – Protest Picnic People’s Palace
Saturday 23 April 2022, 12 Noon – 2 p.m. People’s Palace, Glasgow Green, Templeton St, Glasgow G40 1AT Vote to Re-Open Glasgow’s Venues Glasgow Against Closures groups and members will come together to deliver a strong message to re-open all venues to all the candidates standing in the Glasgow City Council elections of 5 May […]
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Asthma and Allergy Foundation Fundraiser
Asthma and Allergy Fundraiser on World Asthma Day 3rd May, 2022 from 10:30am Braehead Shopping Centre, King’s Inch Rd, Renfrew G51 4BN Information and Fundraising – Raffling the Official Match Day Ball of The Premier Sports Cup signed by The Celtic Team and also a Tour of Ibrox Stadium for 4 people.] Raffle will be […]
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Saturday, April 16, 2022 | Filed under: Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
This Is Where We Get Off – Websters Theatre
Thursday 21 April, 2022 Websters Theatre, 416 Great Western Rd, Glasgow G4 9HZ This Is Where We Get Off follows the Moffatt family through some of the most difficult days of their lives. Yvonne is seven months pregnant, her husband Phillip is constantly disappearing and leaving dodgy phone bills behind. Their eighteen your old son […]
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The David MacLennan Award – A Play, A Pie and A Pint
Named in honour of PPP’s founder, The David MacLennan Award aims to uncover new writing talent by providing first-time writers with the opportunity to have their work professionally developed and produced, before being presented for the first time on stage at A Play, A Pie and A Pint. Longlisted Submissions 2022 A Play, a Pie and a […]
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Friday, April 15, 2022 | Filed under: What's on in Glasgow: Theatre and Comedy
Olivia and Mic at The Lismore Bar
1 May, 2022 5 p.m. – 8 p.m. The Lismore Bar, 206 Dumbarton Rd, Partick, Glasgow G11 6UN Olivia and Mic of Acoustic Butterly with a couple of great sets – a stripped back acoustic duo playing a mix of originals and covers. Catch them at the Lismore Bar first Sunday of every month. www.acousticbutterfly.com […]
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Thursday, April 14, 2022 | Filed under: Free Events, Gig Guide plus Club Events, Pat's Home Page Blog, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
A Letter to Prophet Muhammad ( pbuh) – Rizwan Akhtar
(Yeats says tread softly because you tread on my dreams) I have laid bare my heart sealed by your memory, birds trees together sing a genre of melancholic desert song plead for your intervention summers are too hot to spend but have heard the wind deflected by your Green Dome brings a flood of fragrance, […]
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Wednesday, April 13, 2022 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Rizwan Akhtar – Poet, Writing
Aye Write 2022, Graeme Macrae Burnet ‘Case Study’
15 May, 2022 – 3 p.m. Mitchell Library, North Street, Glasgow, G3 7DN Book tickets The Booker-shortlisted author returns with his critically lauded new novel, Case Study. Case Study Treasure Hunt Challenge 14 April – Paperback Launch London, 1965. An unworldly young woman believes that a charismatic psychotherapist, Collins Braithwaite, has driven her sister to suicide. […]
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Boo Hewerdine and Support, Cottiers
26 May, 2022 at 8 p.m. Cottiers, 93-95 Hyndland St, Glasgow G11 5PU For over 30 years Boo Hewerdine has been considered one of the UK’s finest siger-songwriters. As lead singer of seminal band, The Bible through to his subsequent solo work and long-time collaboration with the incredible Eddi Reader he has become something of a national […]
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