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..

Open The Door Festival 2021 – Scottish Women’s Writing

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Glasgow Women’s Library Thursday 20th May – Saturday 22nd May 2021 Online Scotland’s first ever festival for Scottish women’s writing returns for its fifth edition! This year inviting the world to Open the Door again, as Glasgow Women’s Library host the festival entirely online. Inspired by Glasgow’s long history of bold, creative women, the theme […]

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Aye Write 2021 – Pre-Festival Event

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Chris Brookmyre, Denise Mina and Louise Welsh 28 April, 2021 at 7 p.m. £5 – Purchase Online Also available through the Aye Write Pass This event will be live and will also be available to view for 3 weeks after the broadcast date. The Aye Write Digital Festival will run from 14 – 23 May.

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Woodlands Climate Action 2021 Coffee Chats – COP26 and Local Climate Action

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Monday 12 April, 2021 at 12.00 p.m. Event by Woodlands Community Online event – COP26 and Local Climate Action Price: free Public · Anyone on or off Facebook There is a lot to feel nervous about these days, and while the effects of the pandemic are often in the forefront of most of our minds, many of […]

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Thursday, April 8, 2021 | Filed under: Community event, Woodlands Community

Beats – GFT At Home

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Rent to watch at home £3.49 3 day rental 24 hour playback window. Once rented, your film will be available in your account for 3 days. Once you press play, the watch window begins and you have 24 hours to watch the film as many times as you like. The much-anticipated screen version of Kieran Hurley’s award-winning play is […]

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Wednesday, April 7, 2021 | Filed under: Cinema, Zoom and online events

Song Without A Name online at GFT

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Buy tickets to watch online GFT £6.99 3 day rental 24 hour playback window. Once rented, your film will be available in your account for 3 days. Once you press play, the watch window begins and you have 24 hours to watch the film as many times as you like. Beautifully shot in black and white, this […]

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| Filed under: Cinema, Zoom and online events

Days of the Bagnold Summer

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Days of the Bagnold Summer Available now on Glasgow Film At Home – £5.49 Captioned Inbetweeners star Simon Bird makes a hugely impressive directorial debut with an adaptation of the award-winning graphic novel set to a score by Belle and Sebastian. Fifteen year-old thrash metal fan Daniel (Earl Cave, son of Nick Cave) and his […]

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Carlton Sessions

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The Stellar Matrix10 April 2021 at 9 p.m. Free online gig by  Carlton Studios Online with Facebook  Price: free Public  · Anyone on or off  Glasgow band The Stellar Matrix were formed in 2018. The bands many influences include Jimi Hendrix, Stevie Ray Vaughan, The Doors, The Eels, Leonard Cohen and Pink Floyd. Their alternative sound cooks […]

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Minari at GFF21 – review by Pat Byrne

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Minari The Opening Film of Glasgow Film Festival 2021, Minari has stolen all of our hearts and is finally getting its big screen release at GFT. Friday 25 – Thursday 1 July, 2021 – Buy tickets Minari Review Minari is a gentle film, with wonderful ambient music and gorgeous cinematography. It is set in beautiful […]

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Launch of The Ship Yard Project

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Iconic Venue Celebrating Shipbuilding and Marine Heritage of the Clyde Public Consultation The Ship Yard Trust is today (29 March, 2021) launching the public consultation and engagement phase of their project to design and build an iconic venue to celebrate the shipbuilding and marine engineering heritage of the Clyde. Mission Statement The great industrial achievements […]

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Monday, March 29, 2021 | Filed under: Community event, Pat's Home Page Blog

Wee Nature Fest – Islands of Abandonment

Saturday, 27 March, 2021 5 p.m. Cal Flyn’s stunning exploration of places across the world that have been abandoned by humans… Event by Wee Three Indies, The Edinburgh Bookshop  Atkinson-Pryce and Far From the Madding Crowd  Online event Free The Wee Three Indies #Wee Nature Fest continues with Cal Flyn’s stunning exploration of places across the world that have […]

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Sheena Blackhall – Meet the Author

A Bard’s Life – Sheena Blackhall Thursday, Mar 25, 2021 06:00 PM Rymour Books cordially invite you to join them for a Zoom launch of Sheena Blackhall’s ‘A Bard’s Life.’ Now available for order at Rymour Books @RymourBooks Meet the Author Tonight, Sheena Blackhall for the launch of ‘A Bard’s Life’  JOIN MEETING  Meeting ID: […]

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Slow Nature – Woodlands Community Booklet Launch

Event by Woodlands Community Tuesday, 6 April, 2021 –  7 p.m. Free Online As part of their Nature Recovery Project, Woodlands Community have produced this publication with local wildlife and conservation enthusiast, Katrina Caldwell. Join them on Tuesday 6th April 7-8pm to celebrate it’s launch and receive a copy. Woodlands have been focused on encouraging people […]

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A Year of Workers’ Stories

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24 March, 2021 – 6.30 p.m. Event by Workers’ Stories Project Online: Register at Eventbrite Price: free ‘Over the past twelve months the Workers’ Stories Project has collected and published the everyday experiences of workers across Scotland. ‘ COVID-19 and the resulting lockdowns have caused significant ruptures in our working lives. The impact has been seismic […]

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Warren Starry Skies – New Album ‘Small Wonders’

Crowd funding Project Warren is raising funds to go into the studio to record a new Starry Skies album called ‘Small Wonders’ The project offers rewards in return when you Donate to the Crowdfunder Starry Skies is 1 of 20 creative projects be offered support from Creative Scotland and Crowdfunder UK. This is to record […]

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Monday, March 22, 2021 | Filed under: Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers

Douglas Stuart & Jackie Kay: Shuggie Bain

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Cambridge Literary Festival Friday 23 April, 2021 – 5 p.m. £6.00 – Single event ticket £35.00 – £50.00 – Festival Pass Book ticket Douglas Stuart discusses his heart-breaking Booker Prize winning novel with fellow Glaswegian and writer Jackie Kay. Douglas Stuart burst fully-formed onto the literary landscape with his astonishing masterpiece Shuggie Bain, the deserving winner of the 2020 Booker […]

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Creative Conversations: Lisa Robertson

Monday 22 March 2021, 1 p.m. In conversation with Elizabeth Reeder Hosted by Creative Writing College of Arts, University of Glasgow On Zoom – Register for Event  You will be sent the link to attend the meeting.  About Lisa Robertson Lisa Robertson is a poet and essayist whose books include XEclogue (1993); Debbie: An Epic (1997), nominated for a […]

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At Home Artist’s Talk: GOMA

GoMA at 25: Andy Goldsworthy in conversation with Martin Craig 31 MARCH, 2021 6 P.M. – 7 P.M. ONLINE REGISTER AT EVENTBRITE GoMA invites you to join artist Andy Goldsworthy in conversation with GoMA Curator, Martin Craig, as they discuss Goldsworthy’s original commission for GoMA, his works in the collection, and his practice today. Andy […]

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Femspectives Film Festival 2021 – Guest Curators

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Femspectives Film Festival announces guest curators for 2021 festival (See full Femspectives Programme 2021) Tanatsei Gambura and Ane Lopez will each programme a special strand at the third annual Glasgow feminist film festival running online 23 – 25 April, 2021  Femspectives – the Glasgow-based feminist film festival – has announced two guest curators for this […]

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Friday, March 19, 2021 | Filed under: Cinema, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers

Balloch Open Mic: Multi-talented Moira McPartlin

(photograph: George Lammie) A friend recently passed on a book ‘The Incomers’ by Moira McPartlin. I had read it a couple of years ago but am now re-reading it. It reminded me of the time I first met Moira which I reveal below. She was due to headline an Open Mic event but… Hopefully she’ll […]

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Poetry – Rizwan Akhtar – jeton d’amour

jeton d’amour for Rebecca I am not after your extraordinary limbs and the way you cover paths beating my chase watered eyes and bruised hands were used to stop me from wasting words on your face out there in the bazaar I could have picked a bracelet an ivory ring glossy set of bangles you […]

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Wednesday, March 17, 2021 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events

Introduction to Birding With Scott Rogers (V)

Online Event – 17 March, 2021 5.30 p.m. Event by Woodlands Community Online: woodlandscommunity.org.uk Free Back by popular demand, this next session of Introduction to Birding will cover a few more calls and songs of common birds in Glasgow. Scott will attempt to improve on his impressions as well! This time of year is when ducks start […]

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Tuesday, March 16, 2021 | Filed under: Community event, Woodlands Community, Zoom and online events

St Patrick’s Day Online Quiz

17 March, 2021, 9 p.m. Event by The Stayin’ Inn Free A  whole 12 months of these quizzes, so another celebration and once  again raising money for the Beatson Cancer Charity. You’ll get one raffle entry for every £5 you Donate at Just Giving  Prizes • An overnight stay for 2 with Breakfast at the […]

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Ours – Film Premiere – Community Action Govanhill

Sunday, 21 March, 2021 at 7 p.m (preview) Event by Govanhill Baths Community Trust Online with Facebook Live Free OURS is a short film made to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the occupation of Govanhill Baths and the start of the community’s fight to save the pool. It follows the inspirational journey of Govanhill Baths; […]

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Creative Conversations: Shola Von Reinhold

Monday 15 March 2021 1 p.m Creative Conversations Lunchtime Series hosted by Creative Writing College of Arts On Zoom Free Event – Book at Eventbrite You will be sent the link to attend the meeting. Shola von Reinhold is a Scottish socialite and writer. Shola has been published in the Cambridge Literary Review, The Stockholm Review, […]

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St Patrick’s Day Special: The Great Irish Songbook

Wednesday 17 March, 2021 7.30pm GMT From Celtic Connections 2020 Rounder Records recording artists Dervish present The Great Irish Songbook from 2020’s Celtic Connections, online internationally on St Patrick’s Day 2021. Buy tickets

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The Dance of the Lunar Creatrix – Marianne Wilson

Celebrating Creativity Reflecting on the present, where structure dominates in a bid to contain the chaos, Marianne Wilson’s The Dance of the Lunar Creatrix uses software and computer programming to explore an abstract, geometric world. In constant flux, her animations are ever changing and evolving, shifting their shape and form to sound. It is an exploration of the […]

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Writing for Wellbeing Workshops

Three weekly sessions, starting on Thursday 18th March, 2021 11am – 12.30pm. Event by Woodlands Community Join Gerry Loose and Lapidus Scotland for three sessions of online ‘Writing for Wellbeing’ workshops. Sign up for Workshops There are limited spaces for these workshops, sign up is essential. Any questions, Email, Katherine. What am I thinking? What am […]

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New Writers Showcase 2020 Scottish Book Trust

Wednesday 31 March 2021, 11.30am–3pm Discover some of Scotland’s best new writing on digital showcase Hear our Scottish Book Trust New Writers Awardees read their work On Twitter Premiere Use #WriterShowcase Judges Spotlighting some of the finest new writing talent emerging in the Scottish scene, the 2020 awards judges included Abir Mukherjee, Raman Mundair, Michael Pedersen, […]

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Poetry and Creative Writing Classes (Spring 2021) with Linda Jackson

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On Zoom Starting March 31 Poets Time Wednesdays 2 – 4 p.m. for six weeks. Email for information.  Creative Writing Class Tuesday 30 March, 2021 for six weeks – 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. or Thursday 1 April, 2021 for six weeks – 2 p.m. – 4 p.m.  Email to book and for information

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Red Skirts on Clydeside #IWD2021

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Govanhill Baths Community Trust – 8 March, 2021 The final film in tomorrow’s International Women’s Day Film Festival line-up – and our headliner – is Red Skirts on Clydeside by the Sheffield Film Cooperative. Red Skirts on Clydeside seeks to unearth the details of women’s political involvement with the legendary Glasgow Rent Strikes of 1915. […]

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