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..

The Great Western Festival of Musical Exploration and Discovery

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1 p.m. Saturday 23 1 – 3 a.m. Sunday 24 November, 2019 Presented by 432 50 Bands | 10 Venues | 1 Day Tickets on sale  Songhoy Blues | !!! (Chk Chk Chk) | Free Love Cass McCombs | The Pastels | Warmduscher Tom McGuire & The Brassholes SACRED PAWS | Big Joanie | Los […]

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Take 2: Charming

Saturday 28 September, 2019 – 11.30 a.m. Family Friendly Prince Charming suffers from a curse that makes women fall instantly in love with him. He himself sees it as a blessing, until he ends up engaged to three different princesses and which angers his future kingdom. Now he must complete three dangerous trials to discover […]

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| Filed under: Cinema, Kids and young people

Sorry We Missed You + Q & A Paul Lavery

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28 September, 2019 Three years after I, Daniel Blake (TOAFF16), Ken Loach and his long-term collaborators (screenwriter Paul Laverty and producer Rebecca O’Brien) return with another devastatingly powerful portrait of contemporary Britain. The 2008 financial crash cost Ricky, a father of two, both his work in construction and his mortgage – but a better future may be […]

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Crossing the Line: Under Mud GFT

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29 September, 2019 ‘Under Mud’ refers to the uses of mud in post-soviet spa resorts – sanatoriums – as a material for healing and to promote well-being. For this screening Ukrainian Curator, Alexandra Tryanova and Glasgow based artist, Susannah Stark, have selected work by women filmmakers and artists from Ukraine. Here, mud is a metaphor […]

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| Filed under: Cinema

Take One Action Film Festival 2019 CCA

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Thursday 19 September — Saturday 28 September 2019 takeoneaction.org.ukTake One Action, Scotland’s global change film festival, returns to Glasgow this September to bring audiences, filmmakers, artists and campaigners together, and premiere the most acclaimed international documentaries focusing on social and environmental justice. With a range of screenings, workshops and events on offer, join us to celebrate the […]

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Bearing Witness: the state of journalism and press freedom across the globe

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15 October, 2019 Sogo Gallery, 82-86 Saltmarket, Glasgow G1 5LY The Exhibition will run until November. Exhibition and Panel Discussion will take place on 15 October, 2019, 6.30 until 9 pm. Journalists and photographers bear witness to the changing world around us and challenge power on our behalf, but across the globe they are threatened […]

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Tidelines Book Festival 2019

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Irvine Harbourside 26 – 29 September, 2019 Harbour Arts Centre 114-116 Harbour Street Irvine, KA12 8PZ 01294 274 059 info@tidelinesbookfest.com Great Writers Making Waves Tidelines aims to bring a book festival to the Firth of Clyde which caters for various literary tastes and for all age groups.  The festival is planned and organised by a […]

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Behrouz Boochani with Scottish PEN, Creative Conversations

Behrouz Boochani with Scottish PEN, Creative Conversations

Journalist, Human Rights Defender, Poet and Film-Maker Monday 30 September 2019, 1 p.m. – 2 p.m. University Chapel, West Quadrangle, Main Building Gilmorehill Campus, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ www.gla.ac.uk/events/creativeconversations Behrouz Boochani is an Iranian-Kurdish journalist, human rights defender, poet and film producer. He was born in western Iran. He was held in the […]

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Wednesday, September 25, 2019 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events

Mean Girls plus Intro at GFT

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3 October, 2019 “On October 3rd, he asked me what day it was.”   This Mean Girls Day, join us for the iconic film on the big screen – wearing pink is encouraged, but not essential, it is a Thursday after all. Lindsay Lohan stars as Cady Heron, a new arrival at North Shore High School. […]

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| Filed under: Cinema

East End Free Festival Glasgow

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Saturday 5 October, 2019 12 Noon till 12 Midnight. The second month of the East End Free Festival! Free – Register for Tickets We are building a festival showcasing incredible diversity and talent and opening our doors to the world. Join us for a blether, laugh and a dance! Operating on the ethos that music […]

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The Hunterian Poems at Kelvin Hall – National Poetry Day 2019

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2 October, 2019, 6 p.m. Kelvin Hall, 1445 Argyle Street Glasgow G3 8AW Some of Scotland’s finest poets will come together at the Kelvin Hall to celebrate National Poetry Day and to read their poems inspired by the University of Glasgow’s Hunterian Collection. Professor Alan Riach will be hosting this exciting evening of poetry readings drawn […]

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Kelvin Hall Building Tours

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Take a forty five minute tour of Kelvin Hall.  You will be amazed at what’s behind the scenes in Glasgow Museums’ stores at Kelvin Hall – home to approximately 400,000 Glasgow Museums’ objects including social history, Mackintosh, archaeology and furniture collections. Kelvin Hall is a unique partnership between Glasgow Life, the University of Glasgow and […]

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Festa Dos Anos De Álvero De Campos Cheeky Besom Productions

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Tuesday 15 October, 2019, 7:00 pm – 10:30 pm Calton Bar 415 London Road Glasgow, G40 1AG Free event for all SUMMER WRITING CHALLENGE – You’ve got a cute way of talking, You got the better of me, Just snap your fingers and I’m walking, Like a dog hanging on your lead, I’m in a […]

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Friday, September 20, 2019 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events

Addicted The Musical Websters Theatre Glasgow

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26 an 27 September, 2019 Addicted The Musical tells the story of a brother and sister’s struggle with drug and alcohol addiction. A tragi-comic tale, with songs that reflect the pain and despair, the joy and the sorrow of those caught in that trap. At times hilarious, at times sad, the narrative introduces us to […]

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Wednesday, September 18, 2019 | Filed under: What's on in Glasgow: Theatre and Comedy

Poetry Launches CCA – Stephen Watt, Derek Parkes and Mandy Haggith

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Tuesday 24 September, 2019 7 p.m. – 9 p.m. CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow G2 3JD Scottish Writers’ Centre, Club Room, CCA Launch of new poetry from three dynamic poets. FSB Makar Stephen Watt’s groundbreaking crime novel in verse, ‘Fairy Rock’, the debut pamphlet from SWC favourite, Derek Parkes, ‘Cherry Blossom’ and Mandy Haggith’s stunning […]

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Monday, September 16, 2019 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events

Sikorski Polish Club, Glasgow Doors Open Day 2019

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Sikorski Polish Club will take part in  Glasgow Doors Open Days Festival. 16 – 22 September, 2019 Sunday 22 September, 2019 Sixty minute talk at 2 p.m.about the Sikorski Club and Society. The Presentation will be for interested members of the public and is free. It will be given in the English language. Sikorski Polish […]

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| Filed under: Glasgow Doors Open Days

Rod Picott The Admiral Bar

In association with Sounds In The Suburbs Thursday 3 October, 2019 Doors 7.30pm –  Show starts 8.00pm Support Anthony Toner Part of Glasgow Americana Festival 2 – 6 October, 2019 Rod Picott Seventeen years ago Rod Picott dropped his tool belt, picked up an acoustic guitar and released his first album Tiger Tom Dixon’s Blues. […]

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Opening GYFF Gala: The Farewell (PG)

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Friday 13 September, 2019 Preview Screening – Glasgow Youth Film Festival 2019 Opening Gala Chinese-born Billi (a heart-felt performance from Awkwafina, Crazy Rich Asians) lives in New York City with her parents. When her beloved grandmother, matriarch Nai Nai, is diagnosed with terminal cancer, the family decide not to tell her. To spend time with Nai […]

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Sunday, September 15, 2019 | Filed under: Cinema, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers

Something Fishy Clydebuilt Festival 2019

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Saturday the 21st and Sunday the 22nd of September, 2019 Performances at 1.30pm and 3.30pm each day. Something Fishy, a play by acclaimed Director Tony Cownie, inspired by the history and tales of Clyde Fishermen over the years. Fantastic cast of Robin Laing, Nicola Roy & Janette Foggo Something Fishy will be performed on the atmospheric […]

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Saturday, September 14, 2019 | Filed under: Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers

The Wedding Planner, OranMor

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The Hilarious New Musical Comedy By Gillian Duffy and Alyson Orr Tuesday 29 October, 2019, 7 p.m.- 10 p.m. The Venue, OranMor, Top of Byres Road, Glasgow G12 8QX Mairi has her dream job running the ‘I Do’ wedding agency, planning that special day for brides to be all over the country. But it’s not […]

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An Evening with Women at the Carlton Studios

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Saturday 21 September, 2019 7 p.m. – 1 a.m. Entertaining. Fun. Good company. Excellent location. Encouraging women to inspire and be inspired. Licensed Bar. Host – Lesley O’Brien All welcome. £5 tickets available at Carlton Studios and at the door. Carlton Studios, 54 Carlton Place, Glasgow G5 9TW Event on Facebook

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Clydebuilt Festival 2019

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21 and 22 September, 2019 Back for its third year, the Clydebuilt Festival will return to the Riverside Museum and the The Tall Ship at Riverside Celebrating Glasgow’s unique maritime heritage with a range of activities and events on the River Clyde and at Riverside Museum Plaza. Scotland’s biggest open water rowing regatta; Castle to […]

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Glasgow Youth Film Festival 2019

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13 – 15 September 2019 Glasgow Youth Film Festival 2019 Full Programme Announced: preview screening of The Farewell, late night Heathers, immersive pop-up screening of Scott Pilgrim vs The World and more One of the most innovative youth film festivals in Europe, Glasgow Youth Film Festival (GYFF) returns from 13 – 15 September 2019, plus […]

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For Sama GFT

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13 – 19 September, 2019 For Sama is an intimate, urgent documentary about the female experience of war. A love letter from a young mother to her daughter, the film tells the story of Waad al-Kateab’s life through five years of the uprising in Aleppo, Syria as she falls in love, gets married and gives birth […]

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| Filed under: Cinema

Drag Kids, GFT Glasgow Youth Film Festival

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14 September, 2019 8.30 p.m. UK Premiere Screening part of Glasgow Youth Film Festival 2019 Four young drag queens, Queen Lactatia, Laddy GaGa, Suzan Bee Anthony and Bracken Hanke, meet and perform together for the first time in Montreal. This uplifting documentary looks at the world of pre-teen drag and highlights how important this meet-up […]

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Code Geass: Lelouch of the Re;Surrection GFT

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14 September, 2019 Brought to you in partnership with Scotland Loves Anime! The sequel to the original series, brand new anime Code Geass: Lelouch of the Re;Surrection sees the return of fan favourite Lelouch. After losing Lelouch to bring about peace, his friends face a new struggle that threatens his legacy. The lost hero must return in […]

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| Filed under: Cinema

Iain Matthews at The Doublet Bar

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30 September, 2019 Sounds in the Suburbs presents Iain Matthews at The Doublet Bar,  74 Park Rd, Glasgow G4 9JF Monday 30th September Doors 8 p.m. Musical royalty at the Doublet bar 30th Sept.  It’s Iain Matthews, ex Fairport Convention and Ian Matthews Southern Comfort. A real treat to see such an outstanding star in […]

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Thursday, September 12, 2019 | Filed under: Gig Guide plus Club Events

Tannahill Arts Festival Paisley

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14 – 28 September, 2019 New festival with an exciting and diverse festival Featuring: Art, Drama, Jazz, Opera, Classical Music, Spoken Word and more. Building audiences in Paisley and encouraging audiences from further afield to visit Paisley’s historic attractions, places to eat and drink, and of course to see and hear the best in the […]

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Cleek the movie – Tannahill Arts Festival

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Sunday 22nd, September, 2019 – 7.30pm Stow Brae Kirk, 82 Causeyside St, Paisley PA1 1YP A chance to see a film on the big screen shot in and around Paisley. An exciting thriller from local screen-writer Christina Littleson and director Gary J. Hewitt. Jacob Cleek is a quiet, well presented artist, who keeps himself to himself, […]

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Adam Sutherland Tales ‘n’ Tunes Old Hairdressers

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Thursday, 26 September, 2019 – Doors 7.00pm Performance 7.30pm. Old Hairdressers, 20 – 28 Renfield Ln, Glasgow G2 5AR Join Scottish Fiddler Adam Sutherland An evening of Storytelling and Tunesmithery ‘A top class (and very, very funny) night out. Thank you!’ A compelling and engaging performer and storyteller, Adam will entertain you with a 50/50 […]

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