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. National Theatre Live Events GFT
Glasgow Film Theatre is temporary closed due to Coronavirus Although NT Live’s Event Cinema programme at Glasgow Film Theatre (GFT), is no available due to losure during the pandemic you can watch screenings from home. Every Thursday at 7pm a much-loved National Theatre Live play will be made freely available to watch, via the National Theatre’s […]
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Wednesday, May 27, 2020 | Filed under: Cinema, Coronavirus
Singing with Beth, Live on Facebook
Wednesday 3 June, and 10 June at 12.30 p.m. Govanhill Baths Community Trust Needing a boost?! Join Beth to learn some uplifting songs and connect to your community through video. On Facebook Live every Wednesday from 12.30pm. Singing is a fantastic way to improve your physical and mental health and release some much needed Endorphins […]
Twitter Chat, Little Women at GFT Online Film Club
Friday 29 May, 2020 Join Glasgow Film Theatre’s online film club #AtHomeWithGFT. The film club discussion takes place on Twitter every Friday from 5pm – 6pm. You can find us on Twitter @glasgowfilm This week’s film is Greta Gerwig’s LITTLE WOMEN, available to watch at home on Amazon Prime Video and Google Play. LITTLE WOMEN […]
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Tuesday, May 26, 2020 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Cinema, Coronavirus, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Sounds in the Suburbs Refuweegee Fundraiser
Thursday 29 May, 2020 at 8.10 p.m. on Zoom Support the great Glasgow charity Refuweegee, featuring an array of great artists performing music and spoken word mini-sets. Line Up Boo Hewerdine, Paul Tasker, Yvonne Lyon, Brian McMahon Gallagher, Tam Dean Burn and Carol Laula have all agreed to take part in what will be a […]
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Friday, May 22, 2020 | Filed under: Coronavirus, 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
Nice n Sleazy Big Weekend of Streaming Live
21 – 23 May Big Weekend of Streaming LIVE from the Nice n Sleazy page! Acts and times and more info below and on www.nicensleazy.com New line up each weekend – Watch events and check programmes on Nice n Sleazy on Facebook Click ‘attend’ and tune in to the Nice n Sleazy page at the […]
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Thursday, May 21, 2020 | Filed under: Coronavirus, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, Gig Guide plus Club Events, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Creative Conversations: Iain Maloney, Novelist and Poet – Zoom Event
: Monday 25 May 2020 – 1 p.m. – 2 p.m. Iain Maloney is the author of three novels – The Waves Burn Bright (Freight, 2016), Silma Hill (Freight, 2015) and First Time Solo (Freight, 2014) – and editor of In The Empty Places (2014), a collection of short stories and art. His first collection of poetry, Fractures, was published in 2016 by Tapsalteerie. In 2013 […]
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Monday, May 18, 2020 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Coronavirus, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Ian R. Mitchell – Some Images From Glasgow’s Past
Photographs From Early 1980s – With Some History Finnieston Corruna St and St Vincent Crescent Now the hippest place in the UK according to some London papers but back them it was only beginning to recover from its lowest ebb as a multi-occupancy slum with a fair population of ladies of the night, criminals and […]
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Stay at Home Literary Fringe Festival
24 April – 17 May, 2020 Join in on Zoom. Taking their cue from internationally renowned author and creative writing tutor, Carolyn Jess-Cooke, Glasgow Uni graduate, Glasgow University Creative Writing students have organised a student-oriented FRINGE literary festival for writing in the time of Coronavirus. Much the same as its mother festival, goals are to: […]
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Saturday, May 16, 2020 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Coronavirus
Sonnet Youth Social Club
Thursday 14 May, 2020 at 8.05 p.m. (fortnightly event) Every second Thursday at 8:05pm after the clap for the NHS. Sonnet Youth Social Club brings together some of their favourite artists to create that unique SY vibe and stream incredible performances direct to your homes. Hosted by Kevin P. Gilday and Cat Hepburn Write, it […]
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Thursday, May 14, 2020 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Coronavirus, Gig Guide plus Club Events, Zoom and online events
Jamaica Kincaid: novelist and writer – Creative Conversations ZOOM EVENT
Wednesday 13 May 2020 at 5 p.m. until 6 p.m. Creative Conversations, University of Glasgow An extra-special event with award-winning writer Professor Jamaica Kincaid in conversation with Sophie Collins and Colin Herd. One of the foremost writers in the world, and an urgent voice in fiction and postcolonial studies, Jamaica Kincaid has twice won the Faulkner Pen Award for […]
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Sunday, May 10, 2020 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Coronavirus, Pat's Home Page Blog
Zoom Event – A reading and Q&A with renowned poet Peter Gizzi
Monday, 11 May 2020 at 5.30 until 7 p.m. Free Event – Register at EventBrite PETER GIZZI is the author of eight collections of poetry, most recently, Sky Burial (Carcanet 2020) Archeophonics (Finalist for the 2016 National Book Award), In Defense of Nothing, and Threshold Songs. His honors include the Lavan Younger Poet Award from […]
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Aye Write – Big Book Weekend Virtual Festival
8 – 10 May, 2020 Aye Write is delighted to be part of Big Book Weekend – a 3 day virtual festival celebrating the best of the cancelled British book festivals. Bringing you a range of events, featuring the authors that would have appeared in Aye Write Festival, 2020, cancelled due to coronavirus. TO TAKE […]
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Friday, May 8, 2020 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Coronavirus, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Woodlands Community – Free Zoom Meditation and Discussion
Waking Up to Nature in a Time of Change Friday, May 8, 2020 – 11:30 AM 12:30 PM Online with Zoom(map) Is nature calling to you? Nature and meditation in a time of change. As our usual routines are disrupted, many are finding themselves reflecting on life. Perhaps you have found yourself questioning those usual routines […]
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Thursday, May 7, 2020 | Filed under: Classes and Workshops, Coronavirus, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more, Woodlands Community
From Glasgow to Saturn Issue 44 – read online
Issue 44 The world may change in unexpected ways around us, but reading, writing, and art continues. In these trying times From Glasgow To Saturn is proud to present to you the new issue #44, for free, featuring some of the most exciting writing and visual art created by students, staff, and alumni of […]
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The Specialized Big Isofest
Sunday 3 May, 2020 – 11am until 11pm With the coronavirus outbreak cancelling so many music events, this includes the Specialized Project gigs around the UK . These gigs raise a lot of money for the Specialized portal that shares it out amongst many differing good causes ranging from Teenage Cancer Trust, Youth Music, Tonic […]
Film Friday Art in the Archive National Library of Scotland
1st May, 2020 until 11.30 p.m. Delve into the art world through this selection of footage from the Moving Image Archive. See the streets of Glasgow from a painter’s eye, discover overlooked artistic movements, and enjoy details of iconic design and architecture. Hosted by National Library of Scotland at Kelvin Hall Follow the links in […]
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Sofa Fest – digital entertainment
SofaFest returns with Performances by Seven International Musicians Celebrating its second edition, this time streaming from each artist’s home, due to current circumstances. There will be performances by seven international musicians… Don’t miss it! May 2nd and 3rd, 2020. Being streamed from the home of each artist, due to current circumstances. There will be performances […]
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Thursday, April 30, 2020 | Filed under: Coronavirus, Gig Guide plus Club Events, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Glasgow Youth Film Festival – Top Documentary Picks for Young People
Top documentary picks for secondary pupils and students Maybe you’re looking to take your first step into the world of documentary film or maybe you’ve just binged all of Tiger King and are looking for your next fix. Whatever your experience with documentary, Glasgow Youth Film Festival’s education team members have picked out some of […]
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Monday, April 27, 2020 | Filed under: Cinema, Coronavirus, Kids and young people, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Short Attention Span Theatre during Lockdown
Six Writers, Six Actors, Six Monologues With live shows on hold throughout April, 2020 Short Attention Span Theatre put out a show on YouTube. Six writers were given six actors to write monologues for. WRITERS OPEN CALL FOR MAY PROGRAMME SUBMIT BY 1 MAY – full details www.shortattentionspantheatre.co.uk
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Creative Conversations Zoom Event Will Harris
WILL HARRIS: POET – ZOOM EVENT Monday 04 May 2020, 1 p.m. – 2 p.m. Creative Conversations – Will Harris: Poet Will Harris is a writer of mixed Anglo-Indonesian heritage, born and based in London. He has worked in schools, led workshops at the Southbank Centre and teaches for The Poetry School. He is an […]
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Thursday, April 23, 2020 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Coronavirus, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Dave Arcari Live Concert Live Stream
Join Dave Arcari on Monday 27 April, 2020 8 p.m. for Full Concert ADD A REMINDER TO YOUR DIARY: Apple Calendar Outlook Google Calendar davearcari.com Dave Arcari You Tube
Oscar, Bravo! – live streaming Street Level Photoworks on Facebook
Thursday 23 April, 2020, 6.30 p.m. Oscar, bravo! Livestream Street Level Photoworks and Lost Glasgow Live streamed through Street Level Photowork Facebook page, followed by Q+A. Whether self-isolating or with the family, this special live stream event with Lost Glasgow’s Norry Wilson is a must for all to gather round. In this presentation Norry offers […]
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Tomorrow Is Always Too Long by Phil Collins (2014) watch online
Available online until 30 April, 2020 The Common Guild is grateful to Phil Collins for allowing them to share his film that conjures a social life, from the particular perspective of Glasgow, so well. Read full details and watch the movie ‘While we are all confined and unable to see art in the places we […]
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Wednesday, April 22, 2020 | Filed under: Cinema, Coronavirus
At Home With GFT
Join GFT’s online film club #athomewithGFT. The film club discussion takes place on Twitter every Friday from 4pm – 5pm. Twitter @glasgowfilm Film for Friday 24 April, 2020 Federico Fellini’s 8 1/2 This week’s film is Federico Fellini’s 8 1/2, available to watch from home on BFI Player (free 14 day trial available). Please note: […]
A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A DANCING ANIMAL poem by Brian Whittingham
‘To combat staying home, my new poem takes me out’ A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A DANCING ANIMAL On the, stowed-tae-thegunnelsGlasgowbus. A passenger insists, the driver stops between stops. He feels the request is reasonable as it is convenient for his destination. The driver remonstrates with the man telling him such an action is […]
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Tuesday, April 21, 2020 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Coronavirus, Pat's Home Page Blog
Creative Conversations – Dean Atta Virtual Format Monday 20 April, 2020
Special Virtual Creative Conversations with Dean Atta Monday 20th April 6-7pm. If you’d like the link to tune in please email Colin.Herd@glasgow.ac.uk Dean Atta was named as one of the most influential LGBT people in the UK by the Independent on Sunday. His debut poetry collection, I Am Nobody’s Nigger, was shortlisted for the Polari First Book […]
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Saturday, April 18, 2020 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Home – digital collaboration – first of three short films
Monday 20th April with your Breakfast Tea in Scotland, or your Evening Green Tea in Japan! Vimeo Link available on Facebook (check back available soon) Tricky Hat launches a digital collaboration with The Flames in Scotland and Japan. HOME is the first of three short films. What do you do when you can’t leave home? […]
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For the Love of Scotland fundraiser for Masks for Scotland
Wednesday 22nd April, 2020 at 6pm. Edith Bowman will be joined by an array of Scottish talent in a livestream to raise money for new charity initiative, Masks for Scotland, as it aims to provide crucial PPE for frontline workers around the country. Don’t miss Ian Rankin, Jack Lowden, James McAvoy, Jean Johansson, KT Tunstall, Lauren Mayberry (CHVRCHES), Martin […]
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Friday, April 17, 2020 | Filed under: Coronavirus, Gig Guide plus Club Events, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Beatson puts fun into fundraising – online quizz
Beat the Beatson Online Quizzes TV and sporting personalities have signed up to take part in Beatson Cancer Charity’s latest fundraising efforts for April including online quizzes and virtual Q&A sessions with local sporting heroes. So far there have been several hundreds of participants in the weekly Beat the Beatson online quizzes. Joining up with host Andy […]
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Future Stories – Scottish Book Trust
As part of Scottish Book Trust’s annual writing project – Your Stories – they’re asking people all over Scotland to submit true stories inspired by their theme for this year: Future. ‘Every day we cast ourselves into the future, imagining what’s next in our lives. We tell ourselves stories about where we’ll go and with […]
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Tuesday, April 7, 2020 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events
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