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 Stornoway Way Cottiers Theatre
Thursday 10 October, 2019, 7.30 p.m. Cottiers, 93-95 Hyndland Street, G11 5PU Dogstar Theatre Company in association with An Lanntair The Stornoway Way by Kevin MacNeil A musical tragicomedy Director Matthew Zajac Set & Costume Design Ali Maclaurin Lighting Design Andrew Wilson Sound Design Pippa Murphy Video Jim Hope Original Songs by Willie Campbell, […]
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Friday, September 6, 2019 | Filed under: What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more, What's on in Glasgow: Theatre and Comedy
Access Film Club: Blinded by the Light at Glasgow Film Theatre
Tuesday 10 September , 2019 at 8.00 p.m. From Gurinder Chadha, the director of Bend it Like Beckham, Blinded by the Light is a joyous coming-of-age story. Set in 1987, during the restrained days of Thatcher’s Britain, the film follows a teenager who learns to live life, understand his family and find his own voice through the […]
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‘Creatures as Natural Hunters’ Damian Henry Glasgow Print Studio
5- 29 September, 2019 Preview 5th September, 2019 6 – 8 p.m. All welcome. Glasgow Print Studio, 48 King Street, Trongate, Glasgow. “This talented artist’s crossings of style and influences from Leger to Picasso to comic strip characters creates an immediately appealing original vision.” Bob Buck, former director, The Brooklyn Museum www.damianhenry.com www.gpsart.co.uk
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Wednesday, September 4, 2019 | Filed under: Art & artists Glasgow West End, Art, Photography, Exhibitions what's on-glasgow
Harvest Festival North Kelvin Meadow and The Children’s Wood
Saturday 7 September, 2019 12 noon until 4 p.m. Come along to the Harvest Festival and Volunteer Action day at North Kelvin Meadow The Children’s Wood and North Kelvin Meadow, Kelbourne/Sanda/Clouston Street, G20 8QW Brass, Aye? will be joining us. They are a vibrant street brass band from Glasgow with a penchant for the gold […]
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Arlington Baths Club Glasgow Doors Open Days 2019
Free guided tours Saturday 21 & Sunday 22 September, 2019 Tours: Every half hour 10am – 4pm; Tour meeting point: Members Lounge Booking not required About Arlington Baths Club Arlington Baths Club opened in 1871 and was the first private club of its kind in Europe. It is a fine example of Victorian architecture […]
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Tuesday, September 3, 2019 | Filed under: Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, Glasgow Doors Open Days
Memorial Evening for Janet Paisley CCA
3 December, 2019, 7 p.m. CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street, G2 3JD Memorial Evening for the late Janet Paisley Tickets: £9 Phone 0141 352 4900 for tickets Performers celebrating this wonderful Scottish Writer Sheila Templeton Janet Crawford Liz Niven Christie Williamson Alan Riach plus more to be announced Music from Wendy Weatherby Band and Linda Jaxson […]
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Glasgow Doors Open Day Guided Tours at The Lighthouse
Doors Open Days Guided Building Tours The Lighthouse 21st and 22nd September, 2019 12pm, 1pm, 2pm and 3pm This Doors Open Days The Lighthouse will be offering free guided building tours of The Lighthouse. The Lighthouse, 11 Mitchell Lane, Glasgow, G1 3NU Learn more about the history of the building, Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s first public […]
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Bloody Scotland 2019
20 – 23 September, 2019 Ian Rankin, Denise Mina, David Baldacci, Louise Welsh, Richard Osman, Mark Billingham, Ambrose Parry and so many more! Tickets available now – bloodyscotland.com/event How to book events at Bloody Scotland Gala Opening, McIlvanney Prize and Torchlight Procession Friday 20th September, 2019 from 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm Who will be crowned winner […]
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Monday, September 2, 2019 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers
Alexandria Writers Open Mic
Balloch House Hotel Monday, 2nd September, 2019 6.30 p.m. for 7 p.m. No headliner at this month’s event. The evening will be devoted to an extended number of slots and readers are asked to ‘bring a friend’ (no pets are allowed in the function room). Would also like to extend an invitation to anyone who […]
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Sunday, September 1, 2019 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events
Theresa Talbot Creative Writing Workshop
(Photo by Aldo Ferrarello) Friday 13 September, 2019 10 a.m. – 12 noon. South West Library, 159 Inverkip Rd, Greenock PA16 9HG Free event – To Reserve Ticket Call: 01475 715667 or 01475 712323 Event on Facebook Listen to Podcast: Theresa Talbot, writer and broadcaster chats to Pat Byrne (Podcast) www.theresatalbot.com
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Blessed Assurance by Stewart Ennis Book Launch
Tuesday, 17 September, 2019, 7.30 p.m. Waterstones Byres Road Come along to the launching of Blessed Assurance by Stewart Ennis (Vagabond Voices). There will be a talk, plenty of time for you to ask questions and of course a lot of signed copies of the book for you! It’ll be a great evening. . Waterstones, […]
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Saturday, August 31, 2019 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events
Bait, GFT
30 August – 5 September, 2019 Modern-day Cornish fisherman Martin (Edward Rowe) is struggling to buy a boat while coping with family rivalry and the influx of London money, Airbnb and stag parties to his harbour village. The summer season brings simmering tensions between the locals and newcomers to boiling point, with tragic consequences. Stunningly […]
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| Filed under: Cinema
An Evening with Robin Laing
AN EVENING WITH RIVER CITY AND BAND OF BROTHERS STAR ROBIN LAING Friday, 11 October, 2019, Doors 7 p.m. Starts 7.30 p.m. Hosted by Ross Owen Presented by: Front RO Promotions Rowan Suite at Penny Cars Stadium, Craigneuk Avenue, Airdrie ML6 8QZ Further details and buy tickets
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| Filed under: Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, Gig Guide plus Club Events
Memories: The Origins of Alien GFT
30 August – 1 September, 2019 A contemplation on the symbiotic collaborative process of moviemaking, the power of myth, and the collective unconscious: Memory unearths the untold origin story behind Ridley Scott’s Alien, rooted in Greek and Egyptian mythology, underground comics, the art of Francis Bacon, and the dark visions of Dan O’Bannon and H.R. Giger. GFT 12 […]
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Stone Carving Workshop Glasgow
Saturday 2nd & 9th November 2019 10am-4pm Glasgow City Heritage Trust 54 Bell Street, G1 1LQ Carved stone decoration defines Glasgow’s style. Look up anywhere in the city centre, and you will be greeted by facades and details that are an enduring testament to the craftsmanship and skill of thousands of stonemasons over two centuries. […]
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| Filed under: Classes and Workshops, Courses
Aniara, GFT
3 – 5 September, 2019 Fleeing an ecological disaster past the point of no return, what’s left of humanity must escape the hell on Earth they’ve created and fly to the stars. Giant interstellar cruise liners, outfitted with every luxury that money can buy, take the human race on a three-week journey to their new […]
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Friday, August 30, 2019 | Filed under: Cinema
Farzane Zamen, folk songs from Iran and Azarbaijan
5 September, 2019 6.30 p.m. The Ha’penny Bridge House, River Kelvin An intimate gig by the banks of the beautiful River Kelvin. We’re hosting Farzane Zamen – singing folk songs from Iran and Azarbaijan. Profits from this event will go towards the refurbishment of Ha’Penny Bridge House, Friends of the River Kelvin’s HQ. Iranian singer-songwriter […]
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Thursday, August 29, 2019 | Filed under: 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 Inaugural Event Autumn 2019
Inaugural Event: Juana Adcock, Kirsty Logan, Martin Cathcart Froden 24 September, 2019, 5.30 pm. – 7.30 p.m. University Chapel, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ For the inaugural event of the 2019-2020 Creative Writing Programme at the University of Glasgow, we are thrilled to welcome back three recent graduates of the programme to talk about […]
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| Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events
The Big Meeting GFT
9 – 11 September, 2019 Since 1871, on the second Saturday in July, the city of Durham is taken over by miners, trade-unions and the public for the Durham Miners’ Gala (known locally as “The Big Meeting”). This people-centred documentary goes behind the scenes of this annual celebration of noise, colour and solidarity, of class […]
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Wednesday, August 28, 2019 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events
The Souvenir GFT
30 August – 5 September, 2019 Julie (Honor Swinton Byrne) is a young film student struggling to find a firm direction in life when she meets the seemingly unwavering and decisive Anthony (Tom Burke). The two immediately take to one another and an intense romance blossoms between them. However, as the relationship develops it becomes […]
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| Filed under: Cinema
Soul Bowl, Partickhill Bowling and Community Club
Saturday, 28 September, 2019 – 7.30 p.m. Timeless Motown magic in a new venue! Atlantic classics! Mod gems! Ace Stax tracks! Timeless soul for dancing… vintage vinyl hand-spun by wizened expert DJs, Felonious Munk and @soulboydaveybee. Eighty years combined joss-dickeying experience – although neither of them looks a day over 79! Only £5 to get […]
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Harrison Whitford SWG3
Sunday 1 September, 2019, 7 p.m. SWG3, 100 Eastvale Pl, Stobcross Rd, Glasgow G3 8QG Harrison Whitford UK Tour with support from Lizzie Reid and Johanna Samuels Buy Tickets About Harrison Whitford Lizzie Reid on Facebook JohannaSamuelsWebsite
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The Muse at Avant Garde September 9th, 2019
Jenne Gray and Lindsey Stewart – Launch of New ChapBook Plus readings by Beag Horn, Joe Murray, Helen Sinclair, Lesley Traynor and Joe Woods. among others. Robert Henderson on the trumpet. Host Linda Jackson Starts 7.30p.m. Avant Garde, 34-44 King St, Glasgow G1 5QT Event on Facebook
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Tuesday, August 27, 2019 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events
Linlithgow Folk Festival 2019
20th Anniversary 11 – 15 September, 2019 Fabulous, Friendly Festival – Fun for Everyone See Full Programme (Download PDF) Celebratory Stramash to launch the festival Wednesday 11 September, 2019 – 8 p.m. CELEBRATION STRAMASH! Celebrate the start of the milestone 20th festival in style with a great night of song, music and dance from the […]
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Place and Peace: three Scottish PEN writers at Scottish Writers Centre
Tuesday, 27 August, 2019, 7 p.m. Place and Peace: three Scottish PEN writers read/perform their latest work. Colin Donati, David Manderson, Emma Doherty at the Clubroom, CCA Glasgow, 350 . Sauchiehall Street, G2 3JD Fiction, nonfiction, poems, music. All welcome. scottishpen.org Event on Facebook
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Postbox Launch of Issue 2
2 September, 2019 6.30 p.m. Project Cafe, Renfrew Street, Glasgow Launch of Issue 2 of Postbox – Scotland’s International Short Story Magazine. Fifteen stories with readings of three of them by Mairghread McLundie, Greg Michaelson and Edwin Stockdale. Free event, everyone welcome. Hosted by Red Squirrel Press Project Cafe, 134 Renfrew St, Glasgow G3 6ST […]
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Scottish Writers Showcase University of Glasgow 2019
Review by Pat Byrne Another brilliant event in a fabulous venue with an eclectic mix of literature presented in the gorgeous University Memorial Chapel. 22 August, 2019. Louise Welsh, Prof of Creative Writing, at Glasgow University welcomed people from across the world to share some of the best of Scottish Literature – writers included: “Ambrose […]
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Monday, August 26, 2019 | Filed under: Book and Event Reviews, Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events
Streets of Glasgow with Peter Mortimer Glasgow Literary Lounge
Tuesday, 27 August, 2019 Cheeky Besom Productions cordially invites you to an evening with Peter Mortimer. Historian and writer, Peter Mortimer brings life to Glasgow’s past in an informative and entertaining evening of discovery and hidden secrets. Leading you through the streets of Glasgow with more than 250,000 words of research ‘in the can’ that […]
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Halloween at Heart of Scotstoun
25 October, 2019, 6 p.m. – 8.30 p.m. Monster Family Night Out Family Disco… adults & kids welcome! Dances, Games & Prizes Honesty Box Donations 64 Balmoral Street, Scotstoun, G14 0BL Event on Facebook
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| Filed under: Hallowe'en in Glasgow
Glasgoes Poetic 2019
28 September – 14 October, 2019 Events Programme Express Yourself Project Cafe i) Friday 28 September 7-10pm Project Café Renfrew Street Glasgow Express Yourself: Carla Woodburn hosts 10 poets, the theme of the evening is poetry involving “Consumer Market.” FREE Glasgow and District Burns Association ii) Friday 28 September 7pm Renfield St Stephen’s Church Bath […]
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Sunday, August 25, 2019 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers
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