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. What’s This Script with Jenny Lindsay, Paisley Book Festival
22 February, 2020 at 8.30 p.m. – 9.30 p.m. Paisley Arts Centre New Street, Paisley PA1 1EZ At once a poetic memoir taking in #MeToo, sex, porn, love and ageing in a gendered world, This Script is Jenny Lindsay’s powerful response to many current feminist conflicts, replete with a trademark wit and lyrical dexterity that […]
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Monday, February 3, 2020 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers
The Workers Theatre Festival
Wednesday, February 12, 2020 The Glad Cafe, 1006 Pollokshaws Road, G41 2GH SOMETHING HAS TO HAPPEN presents a night of song, dance, play and puppetry. Performances from: Lewis Sherlock Lazy of the Night Sean Wai Keung Ruxy Cantir and PINLIGHT Tickets in advance and on the door. Unwaged – £3 Trade Union Discount – £8 […]
Poets in the Library – Paisley Book Festival
(Brian Whittingham) Hear from some of Scotland’s foremost radical writers including Graham Fulton, Linda Jackson, Tracy Patrick, Sheila Templeton, Brian Whittingham and Ross Wilson. Friday 21 February, 2020 7pm-9pm Paisley Central Library (located at Lagoon Leisure Centre) FREE – ticketed – Book online (Linda Jackson photo Dini Power) (Tracy Patrick) Graham Fulton You’ll be treated […]
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Sunday, February 2, 2020 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, Free Events
365: Stories and Music Paisley Book Festival
365: Stories and Music POP – Feb. 21, 2020, 10 a.m. –5 p.m. Free Event – Drop In Experience this very special sound installation of contemporary Scottish stories and music by acclaimed author James Robertson and musician Aidan O’Rourke. Collaboration between artists steeped in tradition but constantly breaking new ground. paisleybookfest.com/events/1173599471/
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Nicky Melville: Poet and Artist at Creative Conversations
Monday 03 February 2020, 1 p.m. – 2 p.m. Free & Open to the Public University Chapel, West Quadrangle, Main Building Gilmorehill Campus, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ Nick-e Melville makes found, visual, process and sometimes even ‘proper’ poetry. Since 2010 he has had ten publications released, including a poster poem and a badge; […]
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Aye Write: Bernardine Evaristo
14th Mar 2020 • 4:45PM – 5:45PM • Mitchell Library Girl, Woman, Other explores Britain as it has never been told before. This is Britain as you’ve never seen it. This is Britain as it has never been told. From Newcastle to Cornwall, from the birth of the twentieth century to the teens of the […]
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Saturday, February 1, 2020 | Filed under: Aye Write 2020, Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers
Aye Write: Adam Rutherford, How to Argue with a Racist
14th Mar 2020 • 1:15PM – 2:15PM • Mitchell Library Geneticist and Radio 4 presenter Adam Rutherford discusses his latest book. Race is real because we perceive it. Racism is real because we enact it. But the appeal to science to strengthen racist ideologies is on the rise – and increasingly part of the public […]
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Aye Write: Stuart Cosgrove with Recollective, Barrowland Ballads
13th Mar 2020 • 7:45PM – 8:45PM • Mitchell Library Stuart Cosgrove in conversation with this artists collective about their year-long project on the beloved Barrowland Ballroom. Behind the blinking neon, at the very back of backstage, the artists of Recollective (Chris Leslie, Alison Irvine and Mitch Miller) spoke to musicians, stewards, cleaners, bar tenders, […]
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Aye Write: Ben Stewart and Oliver Knowles. Led By Donkeys
13th Mar 2020 • 6:00PM – 7:00PM • Mitchell Library Led By Donkeys are seeking to highlight the hypocrisy of our politicians on Brexit Four friends armed with nothing more than ladders, roller brushes and a treasure trove of damning statements from our leaders slapped up the politicians’ biggest lies on billboards around the country, […]
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Aye Write 2020: Loved and Lost: Govanhill’s Built Heritage
Bruce Downie and Paula Larkin, Govanhill’s Built Heritage 13th Mar 2020 • 6:00PM – 7:00PM • Mitchell Library Loved and Lost is a journey through the ever-changing landscape of Govanhill Loved and Lost is a journey through the ever-changing landscape of Govanhill. Explore the buildings, streets and places of Govanhill through the decades. From steamies […]
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Discover Family History at Kelvinhall
Discovering your family history at the Moving Image Archive 11 February and 19 March, 2020 2pm-3:30pm Have you discovered the outline of your family history? Do you want to find out more about your ancestors’ lives? National Libraries Workshop at Kelvin Hall will show you how to their our huge range of digital resources. This session […]
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Learn Gaelic – Family Fun Session at NLS Kelvinhall
Buy tickets and select date (Tuesdays) 4 and 18 February, 2020. Seisean spòrsail ag amas air pàrantan/luchd-cùraim agus clann aois 3-5 bliadhna, ag ionnsachadh còmhla tro chleachdadh air filmichean, sgeulachdan agus ceòl. Fun session aimed at parents/carers and children aged 3-5 years, learning together using films, stories and music. Each family ticket admits 1 adult […]
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| Filed under: Classes and Workshops, Kids and young people
Celtic Connections 2020 Auld Lang Syne Concert review and photos Pauline Keightley
What an excellent concert! This concert had a fantastic line up of singers backed by the wonderful Scottish Chamber Orchestra. Of course a performance with much loved Burns songs, these singers and the orchestra was bound to be a winner and everyone was on top form. Gaelic singer Karen Matheson began the concert with some […]
Friday, January 31, 2020 | Filed under: Book and Event Reviews, Celtic Connections 2020, Gig Guide plus Club Events
Finish Exposure Films from the Arctic
Fri 31 January 2020 CCA 7.30pm, Free (unticketed), Cinema All ages 0141 352 4900Birds in the Earth by Marja Helander and Kaisa’s Enchanted Forest by Katja Gauriloff explore changing Sámi culture and identity. Birds in the Earth In the video we see two ballerinas in white tutus dancing against the backdrop of Lapland’s landscapes. Suddenly their […]
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Thursday, January 30, 2020 | Filed under: Cinema
Water Lilies, GFT
2 – 5 February, 2020 Céline Sciamma’s debut is a perceptive coming of age drama that captures all the anguish and yearning of adolescence. Three very different 15-year-old girls, Marie, Floriane and Anne, are all desperate for a place in the local synchronised swimming team. Their paths cross in the corridors at the pool, where […]
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Bugs and Beasts Before the Law
Sat 1 February 2020 CCA 6pm – 7pm, Free (unticketed), Cinema All ages 0141 352 4900 Bugs and Beasts before the Law is an experimental film that explores the medieval practice of putting animals on trial. This history of colonial law-making forged political and sometimes profane relationships between humans and animals. Bambitchell’s new essayistic work reimagines […]
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Frozen GFT
Saturday 1 February, 2020, 11.30 a.m. We just couldn’t let it go! And now Frozen fever is back along with Anna, Elsa, Olaf, Kristoff and Sven. Elsa is continuing to rule Arandelle when a mysterious voice starts to call her to an enchanted forest that holds clues to her past. Details and booking – free […]
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Preview: Parasite + Satellite Q&A with Bong Joon-ho-GFT
Monday 3 February, 2020 (18.00) It’s the film we’ve all been waiting for, and you can believe the hype. This story of a family of scammers in South Korea is a darkly twisted comedy that’s up there with the best Coen Brothers movies. The Park family are the picture of aspirational wealth. Sensing a golden opportunity, […]
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Queen and Slim, GFT
31 January – 6 February, 2020 A couple’s first date takes an unexpected turn when a police officer pulls them over. Forced to hit the road, they unwittingly become a symbol of trauma, terror, grief and pain for African Americans across the USA. With a propulsive narrative reminiscent of Bonnie and Clyde, Queen & Slim is a chase […]
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Cine(thesia) Coming Out, Kelvin Hall
Wednesday 5 February, 2020 – 6 p.m. – 7 p.m. This screening celebrates LGBT History Month. Hear from Scotland’s queer community – with film from the Moving Image Archive and oral histories from Scotland’s Sounds and OurStory Scotland. Event on Facebook LGBT History Month Scotland
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| Filed under: Cinema, LGBT Glasgow, LGBT History Month
The Personal History of David Copperfield GFT
Until 6 February, 2020 A fresh and distinctive adaptation of Charles Dickens’ classic semi-autobiographical novel about a boy who is sent away by his stepfather after his mother dies, but manages to triumph over incredible adversities. From his unhappy childhood, to the discovery of his gift as a storyteller and writer, David’s journey is by […]
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Climate Change Poetry: Is it Effective? Scottish Writers Centre
Tuesday 11 February, 2020, 7 p.m. Club Room, CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street, G2 3JD With Colin Will and Eveline Pye will be leading a discussion and readings on Climate Change. They will introduce the STEM poets and talk about the challenges in writing about Climate Change. Additional readers are John Bolland, Mandy Haggith, Gillian Mellor, […]
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DeepEnd Mural Govanhill Community Baths
Friday 31 January, 2020 . 3.30 p.m. Govanhill Baths, 99 Calder Street, G42 7RA Artist Jem Milton will unveil their mural commissioned to transform the courtyard at The Deep End. Refreshments provided. Funded by Glasgow Life- South East Vibrancy Programme Facebook Event
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Wednesday, January 29, 2020 | Filed under: Art, Photography, Exhibitions what's on-glasgow, Free Events
As I See Cuba (Como Veo Cuba) Photography Exibition
Hillhead Library, 348 Byres Road, G12 8AP 1 – 27 February, 2020 Celebrating 500 years of Havana with an exhibition of photographs taken in Cuba by Roberto Chile (Havana) and Dougie Souness (Glasgow). Free event For more information or to buy prints / catalogues online In November, Cuba celebrated the 500th anniversary of its capital […]
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Glasgow Film Festival – Programme Announced 2020
Glasgow Film Festival 2020 26 February – 8 March, 2020 You’re in for a treat with this year’s film festival Download the GFF 2020 Programme Brochure (PDF) Or pick up programme at Glasgow Film Theatre, 12 Rose Street, Glasgow G3 6RB Star guests including George Mackay, Caitlin Moran, Simon Bird, Cannes Best Actress Award Winner […]
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| Filed under: Cinema, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, Pat's Home Page Blog
Candlelight Spoken Word Open Mic
The Old Toll Bar, 1 -3 Paisley road west G51 1LF Thursdays 7.30 p.m. – 10 p.m. kicks off 30 January, 2020 Poets and Spoken Word artists – Welcome! Join the Speakeasy. Candlelight Open Mic provides a cosy atmosphere, in a private bar, where new poets can start out and experienced poets can test new […]
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Monday, January 27, 2020 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Free Events, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
The Flying Dug Quiz Night, Glasgow
Tuesdays The Flying Duck Presented by the man with all the answers Duglas T Stewart. Questions start at 8 p.m. Free to enter – Super Prizes Bring yer teams! The Flying Duck, 142 Renfield St, Glasgow G2 3AU
Wakeful Screening at CCA
7 February, 2020 6 p.m. Hosted by See Red Women’s Workshop CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street, G2 3JD Glasgow screening of ‘Wakeful’.. back to Clydeside! Artists’ film Wakeful reconstructs the voyage of a Clydeside destroyer following the Bolshevik Revolution, in an expanded screening foregrounding experimental approaches to historical memory. Anne Robinson’s Wakeful concerns a hidden history. […]
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The Siren Awakes by Linda Jackson, West End Launch
Burns Books and Me – Sunday 26 January, 2019 7 p.m. Launch of The Siren Awakes in Glasgow West End at St Louis, Cafe Bar, 734 Dumbarton Rd, Glasgow G11 6RD Linda will read from her memoir. Plus guests. Music from the Linda Jaxson Trio
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Sunday, January 26, 2020 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Burns Events
Celtic Connections 2020 Hannah Read and Andy Monaghan review by Fionnuala Boyle
Celtic Connections made its way to the CCA on Friday 24th January to welcome singer/fiddler Hannah Read and Frightened Rabbit guitarist Andy Monaghan, with support from singer-songwriter Cara Rose. The musicians were a pleasure to be in the company of and to listen to, with the dimly-lit room providing a real Zen ambience for the […]
Saturday, January 25, 2020 | Filed under: Book and Event Reviews, Celtic Connections 2020, Fionnuala Boyle, blogging about culture, arts and other stuff
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