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. An Evening with Lesley Benzie
Thusday 20 May, 2021 – 8.30 p.m. until 9.30 p.m. Unwind for an evening of poetry and conversation, as Dr. Linda Jackson speaks with poet Lesley Benzie about her new collection, FESSEN/REAR. Free – Online Register at Eventbrite About this event In Lesley’s new collection, FESSEN/REAR, she writes about about pain and loss on both a […]
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Saturday, May 15, 2021 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, Free Events, Zoom and online events
Balloch Open Mic Mental Health Week – May 2021
Mental Health Awareness Week (www.mentalhealth.org.uk/campaigns/mental-health-awareness-week) Realising it was Mental Health Awareness Week I immediately thought of a book I had read some two years ago and the strong impact it made. Graham Morgan Graham Morgan, MBE, of the Mental Health Commission (Engagement and Participating Office Scotland)> has worked in mental health for 30 years. His […]
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Thursday, May 13, 2021 | Filed under: Blog: Balloch Open Mic, Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Pat's Home Page Blog
Aye Write 2021 – Kicking Off This Weekend
14th – 16 May, 2021 – Online Aye Write’s online book festival kicks off this weekend with award winning writers and stars from stage and screen. The Aye Write online book festival starts this weekend (Friday 14 May to Sunday 16 May) with a packed programme of events including award-winning writers, stars of stage and […]
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Wednesday, May 12, 2021 | Filed under: Aye Write 2021, Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Classes and Workshops, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, Zoom and online events
Living Our Dying – anthology pre-sale launch
Thursday 13th May, 2021 at 7pm Invitation to pre-sale launch 10th to 16th May is Demystifying Death Week, so fitting that crowd funding appeal is launched on Thursday 13th May at 7pm for an hour. You are invited to a Zoom meeting: Living Our Dying – meet the editors, Larry Butler and Sheila Templeton…and hear […]
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Tuesday, May 11, 2021 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, Free Events, Zoom and online events
Aye Write 2021 – Mel Giedroyc – debut novel
Chaired by Gabriella Bennett 15 May, 2021 4.45pm – 5.45pm Mel Giedroyc has been entertaining the nation for nearly thirty years. A comedian, writer, actor and presenter, Mel is best known for her work with Sue Perkins in the double act Mel & Sue. They have presented many TV shows such as multi Bafta-winning The […]
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Aye Write 2021 introduces Scottish Debuts
14 May, 2021 – 10.30am – 11.30am New Scottish Writing Talent Vikki Reilly from Publishing Scotland introduces a diverse range of new Scottish writing talent including Fiction, Memoir, short stories and crime. Featuring: Ross Macfarlane (Edward Kane and the Parlour Maid Murderer), Emma Grae (Be Guid Tae Yer Mammy), Flora Johnston (What You Call Free), […]
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A WORKING CLASS STATE OF MIND by Colin Burnett
Order A WORKING CLASS STATE OF MIND by Colin Burnett Include your own shout-out, which will be printed in the finished book. Pre-order A WORKING CLASS STATE OF MIND for £12.99 (includes UK postage) by following the PayPal link on this page, and include a shout-out which will be printed in the finished book. Books will be […]
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Digging Out A Niche: In Conversation with Graham Lironi and Ian Spring
12 May, 2021 – 7 p.m. Online Event by Rymour Books Free – Register at Evenbrite Graham Graham Lironi and Ian Spring in conversation with Ruby McCann Rymour Books in collaboration with the Still At Home Literary Fringe Festival presents a virtual chat about the craft of fiction writing with writers, Graham Lironi and Ian […]
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Aye Write Programme 2021
Aye Write announces its full cast of authors for the digital book festival 2021 – 14 May to 16 May and 21 to 23 May. Programme and Tickets Aye Write is Glasgow’s Book Festival and is produced by Glasgow Life, the charity which delivers culture and sport in the city. The live book festival, usually held […]
Aye Write 2021 – Helen McClory & Ruth Thomas
15 May, 2021 – 11.45 a.m. – 12.45 p.m. Prize-winning Scottish Authors Helen McClory & Ruth Thomas chaired by Sara Davies Helen McClory’s first collection of stories, On the Edges of Vision, won the Saltire First Book of the Year. Her latest novel, Bitterhall is a story of obsession told between three unreliable narrators. In […]
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Sunday, May 9, 2021 | Filed under: Aye Write 2021, 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, Zoom and online events
Aye Write 2021 – A City and a Family’s Story of Slavery
Friday 14 May, 2021 – 3.30 p.m. – 4.30 p.m. Craig Lamont & Alex Renton with Graham Campbell chaired by Naomi Shoba Through the story of his own family’s history as slave and plantation owners, Alex Renton looks at how we owe it to the present to understand the legacy of the past. His book, […]
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Aye Write 2021 Creative Writing
Creative Writing Programme 24 – 29 May, 2021 In collaboration with the University of Strathclyde: Centre for Lifelong Learning, University of Glasgow, Glasgow Caledonian University and the Gaelic Books Council. The programme offers you the chance to develop writing skills in many different forms including sessions on: writing for television with celebrated TV writer Ann Marie […]
Beginners Bird I.D.
Thursday, 13 May 2021 from 2 p.m. – 3.30 p.m. The Beginners Bird ID online session aims to introduce participants to some basic knowledge of identifying our feathered friends. Free Online event Register Eventbrite Event by TCV Scotland The Beginners Bird ID online session aims to introduce participants to some basic knowledge of identifying our feathered […]
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Saturday, May 8, 2021 | Filed under: Classes and Workshops, Community event, Kids and young people, Zoom and online events
Little Garden Baby Group – Woodlands Community
10 May, 2021 from 10 a.m. until 12 noon Meets every Monday Register Eventbrite Event by Woodlands Community Free Have you had a baby during lock down? Woodlands Little Garden baby group meets every Monday from 10am until midday. If you have a baby ranging in age from newborn to 18 months this is for […]
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Friday, May 7, 2021 | Filed under: Community event, Kids and young people, Woodlands Community
Wellbeing for Artists Working in Older People’s Care
Thursday, 20 May 2021 at 09:30 a.m. Luminate: Scotland’s creative ageing organisation Online Event Register at Eventbrite Price: free An online workshop exploring what’s needed to support the health and wellbeing of artists who work in older people’s social care. As the country begins to re-open following the latest lockdown, and older people’s social care […]
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Wednesday, May 5, 2021 | Filed under: Classes and Workshops, Zoom and online events
Rams at home with Glasgow Film Theatre
In remote Western Australia, two estranged brothers, Colin (Sam Neill) and Les (Michael Caton) are at war. Raising separate flocks of sheep descended from their family’s prized bloodline, the two men work side by side yet haven’t spoken in 40 years. When Les’s prize ram is diagnosed with a rare and lethal illness, authorities order […]
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Sunday, May 2, 2021 | Filed under: Cinema, Zoom and online events
Glasgow Trade Union May Day 2021
Saturday the 1st of May, 2021 from 12 noon till around 1 pm. Event by Neil Snuggles Anderson, Jennifer McCarey and Glasgow Trades Council Online with Facebook Live Tomorrow at 12:00 UTC+01 Price: free Glasgow May Day 2021, the event will be held online this year on Register at Eventbrite The theme of this year’s Glasgow may day is […]
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Friday, April 30, 2021 | Filed under: Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, Zoom and online events
Joan Eardley Centenary – Writers Celebrate her work
Writers celebrate the work of Joan Eardley in this special event to mark her centenary and launch a new call for work for an anthology. 18 May, 2021 at 7.30 p.m. until 8.30 p.m. Online – Free – Register at Eventbrite About this Event “All becomes art, and as if she was incensed By the […]
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Woodlands Anti Racist Community Library Launch
Saturday, 1 May, 2021 – 11 a.m. until 1.30 p.m. Woodlands Community new Anti-Racist Community Library will officially open Satuday 1 May, 2021 in the Millennium Park. After this launch, the library will be located there fortnightly on Saturdays between 11am-1pm. Please come along for the in person launch and come check out a free […]
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Thursday, April 29, 2021 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Community event, Pat's Home Page Blog, Woodlands Community
Glasgow Film Theatre – reopening May 2021
Doors will be swinging open on Monday 24 May, 2021 subject to government guidelines. With the Oscars giving us a tantalising glimpse of what we’ve all been missing these past few months, staff at GFT are sure you’re as eager as they are to see this year’s slate of award-winning films in all their big […]
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Wednesday, April 28, 2021 | Filed under: Cinema, Pat's Home Page Blog, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Africa in Motion – Notions of Citizenship
Africa in Motion Launches New Film Series on Notions of Citizenship 29th April – 1st May 2021 With guest filmmakers and speakers including Bazi Gete, Dr Ophira Gamliel, Dr Awol Allo, Victor Opeyokun and Ellie Foumbi. New film series titled Transgressing Citizenship in the Black Imagination. Drawing on the concepts of citizenship, the relationship to […]
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Tuesday, April 27, 2021 | Filed under: Cinema, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more, Zoom and online events
Scottish Communities Climate Action Network Online Meetup
Tuesday, 4 May 2021 from 2.00 p.m. – 3.30p.m. (New members please join the event at 1.30 p.m. for induction and welcome. ) Register at Eventbrite Event by Scottish Communities Climate Action Network and Sccan Secretariat Virtual networking cafe. Bring your community experience, your ideas, your questions and your own cake! SCCAN cafe is a conversation based […]
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Maryhill Matters May Day Matters
Saturday 1 May at 12 p.m. Event by Maryhill Matters The Whitehouse 1641 Maryhill Road Price: free · Duration: 4 hr Facebook Join the event over a coffee for a completely informal networking opportunity linking local organisations with the community • Find out what’s going on in Maryhill • Feed in your ideas • Enjoy […]
The Joan Eardley Centenary Celebration
Tuesday, 18 May 2021 – 3 p.m. until 4.30 p.m. Free Online Event – Register at Eventbrite The Hunterian,University of Glasgow, is delighted to be hosting the Joan Eardley Centenary, in partnership with The Scottish Women and the Arts Research Network About this Event Hosted by BBC Arts Correspondent Pauline McLean, this online event brings together an […]
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Linda Jackson, The Cabinet launch of poetry collection
11 May, 2021 – 7pm to 8.30pm Free event – Book via Eventbrite. Linda Jackson is joined by guest poets Sheila Templeton, Aoife Lyall and Eveline Pye. Introduced by Professor Willy Maley About this Event Red Squirrel Press invites you to the Zoom launch of Linda Jackson’s poetry: The Cabinet. ‘This is my late mum’s […]
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Monday, April 26, 2021 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Pat's Home Page Blog, Zoom and online events
Greenpeace Glasgow Group joins nationwide protest against deep sea mining
Over the weekend of 24th-25th April, volunteers from Greenpeace Glasgow Group took part in a nationwide protest calling for the UK Government to ensure our oceans are off-limits to deep sea mining. Volunteers photographed home-made banners along the Kelvin Walkway, Lomond Shores, Balloch and Dumbarton Rock. Images from the Glasgow Greenpeace Group’s protests, along with […]
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Femspectives Film Festival 2021 announces full programme
Femspectives Online Festival Week 23 – 25 April, 2021 The third annual Glasgow-based feminist film festival will host international feature films, short films, discussions and a Feminist Film Quiz Alongside a programme of international features and shorts, the festival will host a range of live discussions and a special Feminist Film Quiz. Highlights Highlights include […]
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Saturday, April 24, 2021 | Filed under: Cinema, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, Pat's Home Page Blog, Zoom and online events
Lizzie Reid at Stirling Tolbooth Shindig Online
22 April, 2021 7 p.m. Online Tolbooth Facebook Free Tolbooth Shindig is back for 2021 with a brand new series of concerts that have been filmed live in Tolbooth Stirling, and will be broadcast weekly on a Thursday from Tolbooth Facebook. They are free to enjoy, and until we can all come together again in […]
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Tuesday, April 20, 2021 | Filed under: Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, Free Events, Gig Guide plus Club Events, Zoom and online events
Book Launch: America Mules poetry collection by Martina Evans
Wednesday 21 April 2021 at 7 p.m. Join Carcanet Press to celebrate the launch of Martina Evans’s new poetry collection, American Mules. Hosting the reading will be fellow Carcanet poet Thomas McCarthy. The event will feature readings and discussion, and audience members will have the opportunity to ask their own questions. Also shown during the […]
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Monday, April 19, 2021 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Zoom and online events
University of Glasgow; Full Day Symposium celebrating Creative Writing
Thursday, 22 April 2021 11 a.m. –4 p.m. A full-day symposium to celebrate the past, present and future of Creative Writing at the University of Glasgow About this Event Creative Writing at University of Glasgow is applying to become the Centre for Writing and Creative Practice. This Centre will consolidate its cross-disciplinary portfolio of research […]
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Thursday, April 15, 2021 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Creative Conversations 2021, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, Zoom and online events
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