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. The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Websters Theatre
12 – 16 November, 2019 Winner of the Tony and the Drama Desk Awards for Best Book, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee has charmed audiences the world over with its effortless wit and humour. Featuring a fast-paced wildly funny and touching book by Rachel Sheinkin and a truly fresh and vibrant score by […]
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Friday, November 1, 2019 | Filed under: What's on in Glasgow: Theatre and Comedy
Alan Bennett’s Talking Heads, Websters Theatre
Half-Wits Theatre 5 – 9 November, 2019, 7.30 p.m. – 9.30 p.m. After the sell-out success of Waiting For Godot, Half-Wits Theatre returns to Websters with a rare and strictly limited run of Alan Bennett’s much-loved Talking Heads. First written for BBC Television, Talking Heads is a series of dramatic monologues. Darkly comic, tragically poignant […]
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| Filed under: What's on in Glasgow: Theatre and Comedy
Africa in Motion Film Festival 2019 Glasgow
25 October – 3 November, 2019 This year the AIM Festival has taken a collaborative approach with 16 curators shaping an incredible programme! You will find a unique mix of screenings and events, from archival classics to Afrofuturist tales, silent films to music extravaganzas, short films to fiction features. Full details and tickets on AIM […]
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Thursday, October 31, 2019 | Filed under: Cinema, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers
Green Film Festival 2019 GFT
2 and 7 November, 2019 This Autumn the UK Green Film Festival brings the very best of environmentally themed films from around the world to one of the UK’s largest cinema networks. Taking place over two weeks from the 30 October – 9 November, the programme of feature documentaries highlights the key environmental issues of […]
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Mandy, Halloween at GFT
1 November, 2019 at 11 p.m. Halloween at GFT A hypnotic and mesmerising journey into cinema’s outer reaches, Mandy is a film like no other. When Mandy (Riseborough) is abducted by a cult, led by Jeremiah Sand (Roache), it’s up to Red (Cage) to rescue or avenge her. A psychedelic, acid-laced trip, Mandy is at once terrifying, hilarious, and absolutely bonkers. Watch out for […]
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| Filed under: Cinema, Hallowe'en in Glasgow
Waxing Lyrical: The Power of the Printed Cloth in Africa
Gallery of Modern Art (GoMA) Royal Exchange Square, Glasgow G1 3AH Saturday 2 November, 2019 The event consists of a pattern-making workshop at 2pm (PoC only) and screening of Wax Print: 1 Fabric, 4 Continents, 200 Years of History at 6pm, followed by a discussion. The role of printed wax cloth in fashioning African history, culture and identity weaves together […]
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| Filed under: Cinema, Classes and Workshops
The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Halloween at OranMor
1 November, 2019 8 p.m. The Rocky Horror Picture Show Screening Òran Mór,, Top of Byres Road, Glasgow, G12 8QX Join host, Dr. Frank-n-Furter and friends, who will welcome you all through our hallowed doors into the spooktacular and gothic Auditorium for a night you’ll never forget… What to expect Great costumes, haunted Auditorium decor, […]
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| Filed under: Cinema, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, Hallowe'en in Glasgow
Portrait of a Lady on Fire, GFT
Saturday 2 November, 2019, 8.05 p.m. Set in Brittany in 1760, artist Marianne is commissioned to paint the wedding portrait of Héloïse, a young lady who has just left the convent. Héloïse is a reluctant bride to be and Marianne must paint her without her knowing, observing her subject by day and painting her secretly […]
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Alice and the Mayor GFT
1 November, 2019 8 p.m. The Mayor of Lyon, Paul Theraneau (Fabrice Luchini) remains completely devoted to serving his city and his country but his knack for generating new ideas has evaporated. He hires brilliant young philosopher, Alice Heimann (Anais Demoustier), for a nebulous job conjuring ideas at City Hall. A lively, funny and touching […]
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Africa in Motion Film Festival The Pan-African Festival of Algiers
Sunday 3 November 2019 CCA 3pm, Free/£2/£4/£6/£8 via Africa in Motion, Clubroom 14+ accompanied by an adult Book online / 0141 352 4900 The First Pan-African Cultural Festival took place in Algiers in July 1969 and gave rise to a collective film directed by William Klein. This film, The Pan-African Festival of Algiers, takes the form of an […]
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Scarface, GFT
3 and 4 November, 2019 Highly controversial, and heavily censored on its Hays Code era release due to its explicit portrayal of criminal activity, Scarface stands as a hugely significant early gangster film. Tony Carmonte is a ruthless mobster intent on building his empire in prohibition-era Chicago. Fighting off all opposition, he manages to climb to the […]
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The Beach Bum, GFT
6 – 7 November, 2019 The Beach Bum follows the outrageous misadventures of Moondog (Matthew McConaughey) a fun-loving, rebellious burnout who lives life on his own terms in Florida. If he could only stop smoking pot and guzzling beer for five minutes, he might finally be able to finish writing the next great American novel. […]
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Branagh Theatre Live – A Winter’s Tale GFT
4 December, 2019 Due to phenomenal demand, The Winter’s Tale, Shakespeare’s timeless tragicomedy of obsession and redemption, returns to cinemas this festive season. This beautifully reimagined production, co-directed by Rob Ashford and Kenneth Branagh, features a remarkable cast including Dame Judi Dench as Paulina, alongside Tom Bateman, Jessie Buckley, Hadley Fraser, Miranda Raison and Sir […]
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Where Does A Body End, GFT
Monday, 4 November, 2019, 7.50 p.m. Where Does a Body End? is an intimate portrait of the band SWANS. They began as a brutal, confrontational post-punk band, emerging from the same early 1980s era NYC that gave us Sonic Youth (and, somehow, Madonna), and made an ill-fated bid at mainstream success in the 90s indie-rock goldrush. […]
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The Irishman GFT
15 – 17 November,2019 Frank ‘The Irishman’ Sheeran (Robert DeNiro) is a man with a lot on his mind. In the 1950s, he falls in with Russell Bafalino (Joe Pesci) and his Pennsylvania crime family, climbing the ranks to become a top hitman. Martin Scorsese’s epic saga of organised crime in post-war America recounts the […]
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Samhain: fire and jam session Halloween, North Kelvin Meadow
31 October, 2019, 6 p.m. – 9 p.m. Community Gathering at The Meadow North Kelvin Meadow, Sanda St, Kelbourne St, Clouston St, Glasgow G20 8PR Community fire and open jam session. Contributions of firewood, decorations (especially candles and natural decorations), entertainments, vegetarian food, warm drinks, instruments etc. welcome. There may be time for stories, rituals […]
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| Filed under: Community event, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, Hallowe'en in Glasgow
On A Magical Night, GFT
4 November, 2019 – 5.45 p.m. After more than 20 years of marriage, college lecturer Maria (Chiara Mastroianni) comes clean to her husband Richard about her many affairs. Deliciously and deliberately theatrical, Christophe Honoré serves up a French farce unfolding over the course of a single snowy night. Chiara Mastroianni’s sensational performance as jaded adultress […]
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Wednesday, October 30, 2019 | Filed under: Cinema
Words and Music: The Sound of Young Scotland
21 November, 2019 7 p.m. Dick Institute, Elmbank Ave, Kilmarnock KA1 3BT An evening full of some of the finest young Scottish talent in Chris McQueer, author of Hings and HWFG; Julie Rea, author and scriptwriter of the David Bowie inspired play John, I’m Only Dancing and Stephen Watt, the current Makar for the Federation of […]
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Halloween at GFT 2019
This year for Halloween GFT is turning to some of the classic actors who have defined horror on the big screen – Christopher Lee, Vincent Price… and Nicolas Cage? Guaranteed chills and thrills in the cinema, and remember – it’s only a movie… Films in this Season 31 October The Wicker Man: The Final Cut […]
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Ghost Stories from Around the World, Britannia Panopticon
Friday, 8 November, 2019 7.30 p.m. – 10.30 p.m. The Britannia Panopticon, 113-117 Trongate, Glasgow G1 5HD ‘As Hallowe’en approaches, the nights become darker, and there’s a chill in the air, it’s time to prepare yourself for an evening of ghostly tales at the world’s oldest (and probably most haunted) surviving music hall.’ Get your […]
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| Filed under: Hallowe'en in Glasgow
Express Yourself Halloween Party 2019 Project Cafe
31 October, 2019 – 7 p.m.-10 p.m. Project Cafe, 134 Renfrew Street, Glasgow G3 6ST Tell It Slant Halloween Party Get your costumes ready because we are throwing an Express Yourself Halloween party. Halloween 3 course meal, live music, fancy dress, poetry, byob, fun, games and laughter Free event Details on Facebook
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Tuesday, October 29, 2019 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Hallowe'en in Glasgow, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Book Launch: The Siren Awakes by Linda Jackson
4th November, 2019 Avant Garde Linda Jackson launches the first of three memoirs – The Siren Awakes With special guest Charlie Gracie and music by Linda Jaxson Band Free entry – book will be available to buy on the night. Show starts 7.15 p.m. Book table for dinner at 6 p.m. (2 course plus glass […]
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Scottish Writers’ Centre Dove Tales: Dia de los Muertos
Tuesday 5 November 2019 7pm, Free (unticketed), Clubroom 18+ 0141 352 4900CCAWith readings from Dove Tales members, the event will be hosted by writer Jean Rafferty of Dove Tales. Readers include: AC Clarke, Ray Evans, Lesley Benzie, Caroline Johnstone, Allan Cameron. Music: Linda Jaxson and Jim Byrne Dove Tales was formed by a group of […]
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Night of Scripts, Music and Song
Friday 15 November, 2019 With Host Linda Jackson Finns Place, 167 Ledard Road, Glasgow G42 9QU Further details on Facebook
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Penetrate: Translate Reading Group: Five Measures of Expatriation by Vahni Capildeo CCA
(Performance for Ban: Loveland Colorado, Bhanu Kapil 2012) Monday 11 November 2019 CCA 6.30pm – 8.30pm, Free but ticketed, Clubroom 18+ Book online / 0141 352 4900 Five Measures of Expatriation by Vahni Capildeo is a piece of prose-poetry that speaks about the complex alienation of the expatriate, finding solace in language and ‘not one particular language’. Penetrate: Translate is […]
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Adura Onashile: Artist and Playwright, Creative Conversations
Monday 04 November 2019, 1 – 2 p.m. Free & Open to the Public University Chapel, West Quadrangle, Main Building Gilmorehill Campus, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ Adura Onashile is an award winning Glasgow based artist. She has been a part of the British Council Edinburgh Showcase and has worked with companies such as Untitled Projects, […]
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Monday, October 28, 2019 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Pat's Home Page Blog
SongWriters Uncovered Series 2019
Shelagh McKay Jones presents Songwriters Uncovered Thursday 7 November, 2019, 7 – 10 p.m. Beacon Arts Centre, Custom House Quay, Greenock PA15 1HJ Line-up! Martha L. Healy www.marthalhealy.com www.facebook.com/marthalhealy Elaine Lennon www.elainelennon.com www.facebook.com/elainelennonmusic Lisa Kowalski www.lisakowalski.co.uk www.facebook.com/lisakowalskimusic Brian Johnstone www.brianjohnstone.com/ www.facebook.com/brianjohnstone.musician Tom Kater & David Halliday www.eclecticguitar.co.uk www.facebook.com/eclecticguitar Tickets £8 (£6 concessions) Event on Facebook
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Short Story Collection with Adam McNelis, Glasgow Literary Lounge
Tuesday 29 October, 2019 – 7 p.m. The Calton Bar, 415 London Road, Glasgow G40 1AG CALLING ALL CREATIVES– Open Mic Calton Bar Theme for the night is the ‘Feast of Samhain’ ‘We still have a couple of slots left for our Open Mic – Speakeasy Style after McNelis’s presentation! Our theme for the night […]
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Sunday, October 27, 2019 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Hallowe'en in Glasgow, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
CLIC Sargent Christmas Concert 2019
Friday 6 December, 2019 – 7.30 p.m. – 9.45 p.m. Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, G2 3NY The concert this year sees the debut of our brilliant young conductor Alistair Digges leading the choir from Glasgow hospitals and friends. Now in its 41st year, the event has raised over £1million for the charity […]
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Saturday, October 26, 2019 | Filed under: Christmas in Glasgow, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers
Webinair: How to talk to children about Climate Change
Tuesday 5 November 2019 1 p.m. – 2.30 p.m. Tuesdays4Climate Online:How2talk to children abt climate change This WEBINAR is for parents who would like space to explore + think with others about how we listen and speak to our kids on climate change. This 90 minute call will make space for 6-10 parents to share […]
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