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. Edinburgh Book Festival Online: THE INTERNATIONAL BOOKER PRIZE EVENT
Mon 17 August, 2020 14:30 – 15:30 Michele Hutchison & Marieke Lucas Rijneveld: Reap What You Sow The New York Times Main Theatre Online Free, online Sponsored by ‘Great art doesn’t just reinforce or reassure: the authors we love challenge us; they illuminate new perspectives, make us question our certainties. They discomfort us.’ From its […]
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Monday, August 17, 2020 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Edinburgh Book Festival, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, Zoom and online events
Looking After Mental Wellbeing
Saturday 22 August, 2020 – online at 2 p.m. Woodlands Community Garden For Parents and Carers Woodlands Community and Take Time 4 U Online with Facebook Live Are you a parent or carer and feeling anxious as Coronavirus restrictions begin to ease? Are you struggling with the stress and uncertainty of the situation? This online workshop will […]
Glasgow Film Theatre Re-opening
Glasgow Film Theatre will re-open on 31 August, 2020 GFT will open on 31 August with best plan in place to ensure opening safely, and with great new films in our cinema. Things will be different with safe operating measures in line with guidance provided by the UK Cinema Association but the magic of watching […]
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Get Adventurous with Lily Dyu & Helen Skelton
Edinburgh Book Festival Tuesday 18 August, 2020 16:00 – 17:00 Baillie Gifford Children’s Theatre Online Free, online Sponsored by AGE 8+ Would you like to race across mountains, fly into space or journey to Antarctica? Well, why don’t you? In this live event you’ll be inspired to get active and get adventurous after hearing the […]
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Val McDermid – Portrait of a Criminal
Edinburgh Book Festival Online Sat 15 Aug, 2020 17:30 – 18:30 The New York Times Main Theatre Online Free, online Captioned and BSL interpreter viewing options. Use the toggle on the videoplayer page to choose which version to watch. BSLEvent With Val McDermid’s iconic detective soon set to hit our screens, it couldn’t be a […]
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Stuart Cosgrove ‘The Soul of Muhammad Ali’
Edinburgh Book Festival Monday 17 August, 2020 11:30 – 12:30 The New York Times Main Theatre Online Free, online Following on from his acclaimed Soul Trilogy about the American soul music scene in the 1960s, much-loved Scottish broadcaster and writer Stuart Cosgrove returns to the American post-war era with his highly topical new book. In Cassius […]
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Edinburgh Book Festival The New York Times Book Review Live
THE NEW YORK TIMES SERIES Sunday 16 August, 2020 17:30 – 18:30 The New York Times Main Theatre Online Free, online Sponsored by ‘There is an intimacy to reading: it’s just us and the author; our subjective response and their generous, imaginative understanding of a world that we share but may struggle to articulate. Yet […]
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Edinburgh Book Festival Books for Sale
Bookshop is Now Online The Edinburgh International Book Festival Bookshop is now open for business! The Bookshop offers titles from every author in the 2020 programme and showcases a range of books from Scottish publishers. You can search by genre and title and also browse by events in the programme, making it easy to find the […]
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Edinburgh Book Festival Julia Donaldson, Axel Scheffler and Nick Sharratt
Sat 15 Aug, 2020 10:00 – 10:50 Gruffalos, Conjurors and Teeny Weeny Genies with Julia Donaldson, Axel Scheffler and Nick Sharratt Baillie Gifford Children’s Theatre Online Free, online In the first of two bumper Book Festival shows from the award-winning author of The Gruffalo, Julia Donaldson treats you to some lively storytelling from her magical book, The Teeny Weeny […]
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James Robertson – Live Author Event
Wednesday 19 August, 2020 at 6 p.m. Online James Robertson with talk about writing historical fiction, taking in the ways that the past lives on in the present, finding connections across different historical eras, and writing about history in the making while living through its events. James Robertson is one of Scotland’s foremost writers, and […]
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Thursday, August 13, 2020 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Coronavirus, Zoom and online events
Creative Writing with Marjorie Lofti Gill
Tuesday 18 August, 2020- 6.30-8pm Online Creative Writing Free online session 10 places available Registration and Information This August with Open Book for a shared reading and creative writing workshop led by poet Marjorie Lotfi Gill. Together you will read and discuss passages of fiction and poetry thematically linked to Helen Mirra’s exhibition Acts for […]
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Celebrating Diversity Festival
17 August, 2020 at 18:00 – 23 August, 2020 at 18:00 Hosted by Sheba Arts A week of celebration showcasing original work including: poetry, animation, digital theatre, discussion, visual arts and online crafts for children. Enjoy the festival from your own home. Further information at Sheba Arts at Facebook. including participants including: Parham Ghalamdar (Iranian-born […]
Online launch of new CPO themed short film ‘Something To Lose’
27 August, 2020 at 1 p.m. By Street Cones Free – Register About this Event Hosted by Tom Jackson (Head of Community Justice Glasgow). The film will be shown and then special guests introduced. Please submit your questions live via vimeo, youtube, facebook. Please also share the event using #somethingtolose (so we can give you […]
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Wednesday, August 12, 2020 | Filed under: Cinema, Coronavirus, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more, Zoom and online events
Scottish Writers Showcase 3 – Creative Conversations
13 August, 2020, 5.30 p.m. Writing the Ground Beneath Our Feet: Gavin Francis, Mandy Haggith , Kathleen Jamie and Sue Reid Sexton chaired by Elizabeth Reeder Free Event – Register Online About this Event The third in a three event celebration of the best in new Scottish writing, co-organised by Publishing Scotland and University of […]
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Tuesday, August 11, 2020 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Zoom and online events
Sammy’s Lockdown #5
Sunday, 9 August 2020 from 8 p.m. – 10.30 p.m. Hosted by Sammy’s at The Glad and The Glad Cafe Online event At The Glad Cafe’s YouTube channel again bringing you a breathtaking lineup including many of Sammy’s regulars as well as some special turns from Joan Shelley and Nathan Salsburg, Modern Studies, Duglas T Stewart, Jo […]
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Sunday, August 9, 2020 | Filed under: Gig Guide plus Club Events, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more, Zoom and online events
Aly Bain and Phil Cunningham at Cottiers
Rescheduled for 2021: ORIGINAL TICKETS (26 May, 2020) VALID. Aly Bain & Phil Cunningham return to the stunning surroundings of Cottiers in Glasgow. What more can you say about these two stellar musicians, now embarking on their 34th year of working together Aly Bain and Phil Cunningham have established themselves as the epitome of […]
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Lockdown Video – Mic Clark
Glasgow Lockdown Video – original music Acoustic Butterfly street art Rebel Bear Scotland end Racism ‘It’s been a bizarre and thought provoking time for everyone during lockdown. As a musician all live work dried up overnight. I found myself trying to keep my mind occupied and at the start of lockdown I fixed up an […]
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Scottish Writers Showcase 2 Creative Conversations
Photo Credits: Claire Armstrong (Armstrong), Cailean Maclean (Campbell) Wednesday 12 August, 2020 – 5.30 p.m. Writing the Past in the Present Angus Peter Campbell, Norman Bissell, and Sarah Armstrong chaired by Colin Herd About this Event The second in a three part celebration of the best in new Scottish writing, co-organised by Publishing Scotland and […]
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Saturday, August 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, Zoom and online events
Calypso Windrush Caribbean Film Festival
Thursday, 20 August 2020 from 19:00-22:00 A Special Screening of Calypso Dreams & The Glamour Boyz Again Hosted by Women of Colour-Scotland, Windrush Caribbean Film Festival and Patricia Hamazhee and Fraces-Anne Solomon Online event Free via Eventbrite WCFF continues its August INDEPENDENCE SERIES with the films Calypso Dreams and The Glamour Boyz Again, followed by a […]
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SHA Virtual Kiltwalk Weekend 2020
11 – 13 September, 2020 Join Kiltwalkers across the country in coming together virtually this September to make a difference for Scottish Huntington’s Association. Families living with Huntington’s disease have faced severe additional challenges during this pandemic but because of the incredible fundraising efforts of our supporters, it’s possible to make sure no one has […]
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Friday, August 7, 2020 | Filed under: Coronavirus, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers
La Belle et la Bête – Open Air Screening
22nd August, 2020 Sunset – 20:30 hrs Westmoreland Street Gardens, Govanhill, Glasgow G42 La Belle et la Bête Open-air screening of Jean Cocteau’s 1946 film, hosted by GAMIS as part of Govanhill International Festival 2020 Language: French with English subtitles All welcome Supported by: Govanhill Community Development Trust | Thriving Places | Govanhill Housing Association […]
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Thursday, August 6, 2020 | Filed under: Cinema
Scottish Writers Creative Conversation Showcase
(Photo Credits: Kris Kesiak (Cosgrove), Chris Scott (Jassat), Anna Leader (Nayeri) Tuesday 11 August, 2020 – 5.30 p.m. to 7 p.m. Writing the Personal and the Political: Dina Nayeri, Stuart Cosgrove, Nadine Aisha Jassat and Donald S Murray, chaired by Louise Welsh About this Event The first in a three night series of Creative Conversation […]
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Wednesday, August 5, 2020 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Coronavirus, Pat's Home Page Blog, Zoom and online events
Smokehead Sessions: Dave Arcari – full concert livestream
Monday 17 August, 2020 at 8 p.m. – 9.30 p.m. Full length concert livestream…and after show chat brought to you in partnership with Smokehead Islay Single Malt Whisky There will be some exciting news from Smokehead and over-18s based in the UK will have the chance to win something very special during the livestream! Full […]
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Vegan Cookery Workshop
Woodlands Community Online Event Tuesday 11 August, 2020 at 5 p.m. – 6 p.m. First in a series of vegan cookery online workshops showing you how to cook simple, tasty, healthy, plant-based meals using local, seasonal fruit & vegetables! This week you will be cooking a delicious, hearty new potato & sugar snap pea curry. […]
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Art in Nature: Make a Mandala
20 August, 2020 from 2 p.m. – 3 p.m. Woodlands Community Garden, 117 W Prince’s St, Glasgow G4 9BY Thursday, 20 August 2020 Hosted by Woodlands Community Free Tickets at Eventbrite Natural mandala making is a therapeutic practice using nature’s ‘loose parts’, arranging them in a geometric figure creating completeness and unity. Join Woodlands Community Garden […]
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Researching Scotland’s Mountain Women: National Library of Scotland
Falling between the cracks: researching Scotland’s mountain women Tuesday 15 September, 2020 5 p.m. Curator Paula Williams explores our collections to find the voices of early women mountaineers and reveal their stories in this webinar. Women’s writing and voices are often hidden and hushed in cultural heritage collections. Vanishing behind their husband’s names, publishing for […]
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Tuesday, August 4, 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, Zoom and online events
Blues ‘n’ Twos with Dave Arcari
Episode 5 with Ismo Haavisto Monday 3 August, 2020 at 8 p.m. Hosted by Dave Arcari Online event Episode five in Dave Arcari’s Blues’n’2s series sees him chat and swap songs with Ismo Haavisto (Finland)…
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Monday, August 3, 2020 | Filed under: Coronavirus, Gig Guide plus Club Events, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more, Zoom and online events
Sonnet Youth Social Club #2
Thursday, 6 August 2020 from 20:00-21:30 With Sonnet Youth Kevin P. Gilday The spoken word cabaret night taking the internet by storm! Featuring: One of Scotland’s best known spoken word artists Jenny Lindsay | The world’s first door-to to-door poet Rowan McCabe | comedian Elaine Malcolmson (Breaking the News) | multi-instrumentalist Kapil Seshasayee Supporting artists […]
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Sunday, August 2, 2020 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Zoom and online events
Sleep Workshops Woodlands Community
Part 1: Saturday 22nd August, 2020 10 – 11.30am Part 2: Saturday 29th August, 2020 10 – 11am For many the stress of living through a global pandemic has interfered with our sleep patterns. A lack of sleep can in turn make us feel more anxious or stressed. The first online sleep workshops with Kay […]
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Wednesday, July 29, 2020 | Filed under: Classes and Workshops, Health and Fitness, Woodlands Community
Book Launch: New Shoots Old Roots (2)
6pm Thursday 30th July, 2020 New Shoots Old Roots Vol. II Book Launch Livestreamed on Facebook Street Level Photoworks, in collaboration with the African and Caribbean Women’s Association (ACWA), are delighted to launch the second volume of New Shoots Old Roots – a publication that captures African and Caribbean women’s experiences of coming to and […]
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