What’s On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more.

Pat ByrneI 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. Email me details if you would like me to promote your event..

Linda Jaxson Band, Websters

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Friday 18 February 2022 – Doors 7 p.m. Websters, 416 Great Western Road, Glasgow G4 9HZ (adjacent Kelvinbridge Underground) Linda Jaxson with Mike Bryan on guitar, Cameron Maxwell on bass and Gordon Dickson on saxophone. “What a band – Brilliant!” Tickets £12 Contact Linda Jaxson on email Linda Jaxson on Facebook        

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Terrence Higgins Trust 10K Fundraiser in Glasgow

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Sunday 10 April, 2022 Walk with Terrence Higgins Trust on Sunday 10 April. Grab your trainers and take on the fabulous 10km Ribbon Walk through Glasgow to support people affected by HIV. “Starting and finishing at Speakeasy, lets walk together and make a difference.” Register online @THTorguk Instagram/Facebook Terrence Higgins Trust, the UK’s leading HIV […]

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The Sea of Paperwork Exhibition – Maryhill Integration Network

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24 January – 5 April, 2022 Event by Maryhill Integration Network At Gallery of Modern Art (GOMA), Royal Exchange Square, Glasgow G1 3AH GoMA – Glasgow Museums The Sea of Paperwork Exhibition, delayed by the pandemic, is now on display at the Gallery of Modern Art Glasgow until the 5th April 2022. The exhibition presents the […]

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Sonica Festival 2022

10 – 20 March 2022 Sonica Festival 2022 announces full programme for its tenth anniversary edition across Glasgow and beyond One of the world’s largest celebrations of visual sonic art, Cryptic’s renowned biennial festival will showcase a groundbreaking international programme of 200 events by over 85 artists from 10 countries Highlights Live highlights include composer […]

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Trans – I Got Life at Glasgow Film Theatre

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Wednesday 26 January, 2022 6.20pm TRANS – I Got Life offers rarely seen insights into trans people’s often torn sense of life and the complex psychological, hormonal and often also surgical aspects of their transition. As one voice in the film states: ‘Trans is not a curse or a disease, it’s a path.’ Directors Imogen […]

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Cicada, Glasgow Film Theatre

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Tuesday 25 – Thursday 27 January, 2022 ‘The pain and poetry of being young, queer, troubled and in love.’ –  Variety Thirty-something New Yorker Ben (Matthew Fifer) is stuck in life between meaningless hook-ups and awkward sessions with his free-spirited therapist, Sophie. Things change when he meets Sam (Sheldon D Brown), a handsome stranger with […]

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Temple Grandin plus Recorded Q & A, Glasgow Film Theatre

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Monday 24 January, 2022 5.55pm Autism Friendly. Free but ticketed. Drawn from the subject’s own memoirs, Temple Grandin details the life story of the incredible autistic thinker and advocate who transformed the cattle farming industry. Diagnosed at a time when long-term institutional care was still common, Grandin overcame all odds to pursue her education. The […]

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Mass, Glasgow Film Theatre

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Friday 21 – Thursday 27 January, 2022 Years after an unspeakable tragedy tore their lives apart, two sets of parents agree to talk privately in an attempt to move forward. Jay (Jason Isaacs) and Gail (Martha Plimpton) lost their son in a school shooting. Richard (Reed Birney) and Linda (Ann Dowd), are struggling with their […]

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Nightmare Alley, Glasgow Film Theatre

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Friday 21 January – Thursday 3 February, 2022 Captions and Audio Description available When charismatic but down-on-his-luck Stanton Carlisle (Bradley Cooper) endears himself to clairvoyant Zeena (Toni Collette) and her has-been mentalist husband, Pete (David Strathairn), at a travelling carnival, he crafts a golden ticket to success. Using his newly acquired knowledge, he sets out […]

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Memory Box, Glasgow Film Theatre

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Friday 21 – Monday 24 January, 2022 Captions and Audio Description available Maia, a single mother, lives in Montreal with her teenage daughter, Alex. On Christmas Eve, they receive an unexpected delivery: notebooks, tapes and photos Maia sent to her best friend from 1980s Beirut. Maia refuses to open the box or confront its memories, […]

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Belfast, Glasgow Film Theatre

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Friday 21 – Thursday 3 February, 2022 Captions and Audio Description available New from acclaimed director Kenneth Branagh, Belfast arrives on the big screen on Friday. Based on Branagh’s own childhood experiences, this warm drama unfolds on the streets of Troubles-era Belfast. At the centre of the film is Buddy, a young boy on the cusp […]

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Unchained Comedy Club at McChuills

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McChuills, Glasgow’s Legendary Music Bar and Cafe, 80 High Street, G1 1NL Glasgow’s newest comedy night at McChuills! Sunday 23 January, 2022 With guest host Rosco. Unchained Comedy At McChuills Bar is an exiting new night of comedy in Glasgow. Bringing you weekly entertainment featuring the best of Scotland’s comedy scene including both new and […]

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Scottish Opera Breath Cycle Programme for Long Covid Patients

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Singing your way to health – Scottish Opera’s breath cycle programme begins for Long COVID patients A new block of sessions for Breath Cycle, Scottish Opera’s project designed to benefit those suffering from a range of conditions affecting lung health, in particular Long COVID, begins online on January 26. Register Your Interest Blocks starting in […]

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Refugee Week Conference 2022

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Online 7 and 11 February, 2022 Free Event – All Welcome How can arts, cultural and community activities can help create a kinder, more welcoming world? Booking is now open for the Refugee Week Conference 2022, which is happening online on the mornings of 07 and 11 February .Register for Event Join others from across […]

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Kavya Prize – New Writers Prize To Celebrate Scotland’s Ethnically Diverse Communities

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A new Scottish literary prize has been launched aimed at celebrating published work and new writing by Scotland’s ethnically diverse communities. The Kavya Prize, in association with the University of Glasgow, seeks to encourage Scottish black, indigenous, and people of colour writers – either living in Scotland or abroad. The inaugural prize for full-length published […]

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Second International Alasdair Gray Conference

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16-17 June 2022 Theme: Across Space & Form A two-day, interdisciplinary gathering held in Glasgow in the summer of 2022. Keynote Speakers Ali Smith – Internationally acclaimed novelist, short story writer and longtime Gray supporter Jenny Brownrigg – Exhibitions Director at the Glasgow School of Art Tickets Tickets for the whole two days of the […]

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People’s Palace 124th Birthday Celebration

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Happy 124th Birthday People’s Palace Saturday, 22nd January, 2022 at 12 Noon until 2 p.m.   – Free Event Outside the People’s Palace at Glasgow Green. Join – Friends of People’s Palace Winter Gardens & Glasgow Green Come along and show your support to get these iconic Glaswegian owned buildings Repaired, Restored and Re-opened! FOPPWGGG will be […]

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Glasgow National Park City AGM

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Online Wednesday 2nd February 2022, 7.30 to 8.15pm. An informal update on the Glasgow National Park City and plans for 2022. About this event Annual General Meeting of the Glasgow National Park City group The Glasgow National Park City group works to coordinate the effort to improve people’s quality of life and the environment equitably […]

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G20 Young People to Climb Ben Nevis to support people affected by poverty

The Children’s Wood and G20 Youth Festival (The Children’s Wood youth club) community will be hiking to the top of Ben Nevis – the tallest mountain in the U.K – to raise money for people living in poverty. The G20 young people want to help others and make a difference both locally and abroad. The […]

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Spotlight on Stress- free online masterclass

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Class by Jot Prem Yoga and Therapy Wednesday 29 December, 2021 at 8 p.m. What causes stress? EVERYTHING!!! Chronic stress is depleting us in every way. It feels like a constant perceived danger and our body’s, minds and Souls are tired out. How does it affect you? Does it make you angry, sad, depressed? Have you […]

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Wednesday, December 29, 2021 | Filed under: Classes and Workshops, Zoom and online events

Balloch Open Mic Blog: A New Kid On The Block

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Martin Goldie Despite only writing poetry for just over a year, sixty two year old Martin Goldie, has had poems published in ‘Writer’s Forum’ and the Scottish Poetry Publication ‘Wee Dreich and Dreich.’ He enjoys reading his poems live and online and regularly participates in live and zoom open mic events, including the Balloch Open […]

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Beyond Form Creative Writing Courses

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The Experimental Self Portrait 
Nora Nadjarian Thursday January 20th, 2022 6-8:00pm (GMT) via Zoom ​ In this workshop you will write about … yourself! After reading self-portrait poems/short fiction as starting-points, you will be prompted to ask questions about yourself. What do you look like and what is your personality? What images describe you and […]

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Glasgow Film Festival 2022 – More Events Announced

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More events for the 18th annual festival running 2 – 13 March, 2022 African Stories celebrates fresh new cinematic voices from across the continent Norway’s first female film director Edith Carlmar is celebrated in a major retrospective screening some of her features on 35mm For the first time ever GFF’s premiere galas will screen simultaneously […]

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Report Launch – Tackling Food Poverty

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Thursday 16 December, 2021 Launch of report looking at structural food poverty, and the supply of good food before, during and after the pandemic. Glasgow Community Food Network About this event Through collective and collaborative work, recommendations being made for a more resilient local food system for the consideration of the Scottish Government, Glasgow City […]

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Tuesday, December 14, 2021 | Filed under: Free Events, Zoom and online events

Sense Scotland Christmas Concert Online

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16 December, 2021 at 7 p.m. Join Sense Scotland’s virtual Christmas Concert, featuring your festive musical favourites and performances from people supported by Sense Scotland. To join in the free, online event all you need to do is: 1. Mark 7pm on Thursday 16th December on your calendar 2. Get friends and family involved by […]

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Calton Ceilidh Open Mic 14 December, 2021

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Music and Spoken Word The Calton Bar, 415 London Rd, Glasgow G40 1AG Tuesday 14 December, 2021 at 7 p.m. Featured Artist Doctur Normul – the East End Chanteuse. Plus performers including: Ann Marie O’Hare Spike Munro Richard Lala Lesley O’Brien Douglas Thompson Louise Malone Eileen Farrelly plus other writers featured in: Floor spots still […]

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Hope GFT

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10 – 16 December, 2021 Captions available Featuring an outstanding cast, Hope is the stunning new film from acclaimed director Maria Sødahl. Over the years, Anja (Andrea Bræin Hovig) and Tomas (Stellan Skarsgård, Dune, Chernobyl, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo) have slowly grown apart. When Anja receives a life-changing diagnosis, her life with Tomas […]

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No Radio Silence – launch of film by Unity Sisters

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Friday 19 December, 2021 at 6 p.m. The Point, 180 Queen’s Drive, Glasgow G42 8QD Launch of the short film ‘No Radio Silence’, produced and directed by Unity Sisters, as part of the Human Rights Day Celebration . About this event Screening of ‘No Radio Silence’, a short film produced and directed by Unity Sisters, […]

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Friday, December 10, 2021 | Filed under: Cinema, Community event, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, Free Events

Roma Night at The Rum Shack

Friday 10 December, 2021 The Rum Shack, 657- 659 Pollokshaws Road, Glasgow G41 2AB Tickets · £8 via Eventbrite End of the year Gypsy party with Formatia Express, Ciaran Ryan Band and Transylvanian Ceilidh! About this event Would you like to have a proper blow out before the year is over? Bringing the hottest groups […]

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Hugh Reed and the Velvet Underpants, Carlton Studios

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Wednesday 29th December, 2022 Carlton Studios Secret Sessions on will be featuring Hugh Reed And .The Velvet Underpants Ably supported by Zydell Henry and Hippy. £5 suggested donation at the door and all monies go to the Homeless charity. “Get on board the looooove train , peeps xxx do0ors open 7-30 pm” Carlton Studios, 54 […]

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