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. Alternative Pantos in Glasgow 2019
Panto season is now upon us. I know what you’re going to say – oh no it isn’t. And to that I say – oh aye, it is! With Christmas just a month away, venues across Glasgow are putting on a great selection of pantomimes to get Glaswegians in the festive mood. Like me, when […]
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Sunday, December 1, 2019 | Filed under: Christmas in Glasgow, Fionnuala Boyle, blogging about culture, arts and other stuff, Pantos and Christmas Shows in Glasgow, Pat's Home Page Blog, What's on in Glasgow: Theatre and Comedy
Christmas Shopping at Thistle Books Glasgow West End
Celebrate Christmas at Thistle Books The Courtyard, 55 Otago Street, Kelvinbridge, G12 8PQ Sunday, 8 December, 2019 – 12 p.m. – 4 p.m. Christmas shopping at Thistle Books with mulled wine and mince pies! www.thistlebooks.co.uk Event on Facebook
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Take 2: Miniscule Adventure GFT
Saturday 30 November, 2019 11.30 a.m. When a curious ladybug is accidentally shipped to the Caribbean it’s up to his fellow insects to save the day and go on a journey of a lifetime. Dive into this luscious miniscule world of bugs as they travel across land and sea in their latest adventure. Tickets GFT […]
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Friday, November 29, 2019 | Filed under: Cinema, Kids and young people
The Great Hack Screening and Discussion CCA
Monday 2 December 2019 6pm, Free but ticketed, Cinema 18+ / F-rated Book online / 0141 352 4900 The Great Hack uncovers the dark world of data exploitation through the compelling personal journeys of players on different sides of the explosive Cambridge Analytica/Facebook data scandal. Join us for a free screening of this groundbreaking Netflix documentary. Hosted by Open […]
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| Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Cinema
The Biggest Little Farm GFT
29 Nov – 5 Dec, 2019 John and Molly Chester, together with their beloved dog Todd, move from LA to Apricot Lane where they intend to turn 200 acres of barren land into a sustainable farm. Featuring breathtaking cinematography, captivating animals, and an urgent message to heed Mother Nature’s call, John Chester’s award-winning documentary The Biggest […]
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In Diamond Square GFT
1 December, 2019 Set during the Second Republic and the Spanish Civil War, In Diamond Square tells the story of a young woman called Colometa’s struggles in Barcelona before, during and after the war. Adapted from the celebrated 1962 novel La Plaça del Diamant by exiled Catalan author Mercè Rodoreda, the film follows Colometa’s progression from almost complete submission […]
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Shooting the Mafia, GFT
29 November – 5 December, 2019 In the streets of Sicily, beautiful, gutsy Letizia Battaglia pointed her camera straight into the heart of the Mafia that surrounded her and began to shoot. The striking, life-threatening photos she took documenting the rule of the Cosa Nostra define her career. Shooting The Mafia weaves together Battaglia’s striking black-and-white photographs, […]
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Moving Image Makers Collective On The Move CCA
Image: Richard Ashrowan Saturday 7 December 2019 4pm, £3 (£2) on the door, Cinema All ages / F-rated 0141 352 4900 Image: Jessie Growden Image: Jason Moyes A touring programme of experimental artists’ films from the Scottish Borders-based Moving Image Makers Collective. This programme of short films is conditioned by a felt response to the […]
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Pity Party Film Club Urgh! A Music War CCA
Sat 7 December 2019 8pm, £6.00 + £1.06 booking fee, Cinema All ages Book online / 0141 352 4900 Pity Party Film Club presents a screening of Urgh! A Music War, the seminal new wave concert film from 1981. Unabashed propaganda for the new wave of rock ’n’ roll on the rise as the Reagan era reared its […]
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Sunshine on Leith GFT
2 December, 2019 Get with the beat and revisit the feel good factor of Sunshine on Leith. A jubilant, heartfelt musical about the power of home, family and love, it is the tale of one tight-knit family, and the three couples bound to it, as they experience the joys and heartache that punctuate all relationships, all […]
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CinemaAttic – Catalan Film Festival CCA
Cinema Catalan Film Festival 27 November 2019 – 5 December 2019 CCA Film & Well-being on set: Director’s Talk with Irene Moray Wed 27 November 2019 4pm, Free but ticketed, Cinema All ages / F-rated Book online / 0141 352 4900As part of CinemaAttic’s Catalan Film Festival, director Irene Moray visits Scotland. Irene will share the particular […]
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The Two Popes GFT
29 Nov – 5 Dec 2019 An intimate story of one of the most dramatic transitions of power in the last 2,000 years. Frustrated with the direction of the church, Cardinal Bergoglio (Jonathan Pryce) requests permission to retire in 2012 from Pope Benedict (Anthony Hopkins). Instead, facing scandal and self-doubt, the introspective Pope Benedict summons […]
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Mary Irvine’s blog: West Dunbartonshire Book Week November 2019
West Dunbartonshire Book Week November 2019 What a busy week! Monday kicked off with a very icy drive out to the Cove and Kilgreggan Literary Society who had kindly invited me to talk about my life in Greece and how it influenced my writing. I illustrated the talk with a slide show which I must […]
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Tuesday, November 26, 2019 | Filed under: Book and Event Reviews, Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Mary Irvine: Writer and Philhellene
Light Up Maryhill
Friday, 6 December, 2019, 6 p.m – 8 p.m. Maryhill Burgh Halls, 10 – 24 Gairbraid Ave, Glasgow G20 8YE A lantern lit night round the Burgh Halls and Christmas tree, with handmade lanterns music and hot chocolate. This is a partnership pilot project supporting local community organisations to celebrate in Maryhill together. Funded by […]
G20 and The Children’s Wood Christmas Fair
Sunday, 8 December, 2019 at 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. THIS EVENT WILL NOT BE IN THE CHILDREN’S WOOD/MEADOW. THE ADDRESS FOR THE EVENT IS UNIT 3, THE QUADRANGLE, SHUNA STREET, GLASGOW, G20 9PX Celebrating the festive period with craft stalls, Christmas workshops, lunch and music. Everyone welcome – please come along and help raise […]
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Monday, November 25, 2019 | Filed under: Christmas in Glasgow, Community event, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, Kids and young people, North Kelvin Meadow and Children's Wood, Glasgow, Pat's Home Page Blog, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Making Her Mark Launch Event
10 December, 2019. 12.30 p.m. – 2.30 p.m. Kairos Womens’ Space, POP Space, Piazza Shopping Centre, 15 Central Rd, Paisley PA1 1EL Where are the unsung heroines of Renfrewshire and how are they celebrated or remembered? How are women’s lives reflected in Renfrewshire’s towns and villages? Come along, enjoy some tea and cake and find […]
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| Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Community event
Difference by Design Arts and Crafts Fair, Websters
30 November and 1 December, 2019 Prints, Photography and Paintings will be on sale – art is being donated by local artists including Anderson Gerard Art. Upper Hall (The Playhouse) at Websters, 416 Great Western Rd, Glasgow G4 9HZ. Funds raised will be used for local events for the elderly. Difference By Design was established […]
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Saturday, November 23, 2019 | Filed under: Art, Photography, Exhibitions what's on-glasgow, Christmas in Glasgow, Christmas Shopping in Glasgow, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers
Christmas Fayre House for an Art Lover, Glasgow
Sunday 24th November, 2019 – 11am – 3 pm Annual Christmas Fayre House for an Art Lover, Bellahouston Park, 10 Dumbreck Rd, Glasagow G41 5BW Showcasing a range of local festive items and gift ideas. From foodie treats including homemade fudge, jams and chutneys, to handmade jewellery, a whole array of gifts, cards and even […]
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Winter Wonderland Christmas Street Party Ashton Lane
1 December, 2019 It’s a wonderful time of the year. Come along and celebrate with the family in Ashton Lane Glasgow G12 8SJ Ashton Lane (in the heart of Glasgow’s West End, just off Byres Road and next to Hillhead Underground) is being transformed into a magical Winter Wonderland. Santa and his helpers will be […]
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Judy and Punch, GFT
22 November – 1 December, 2019 Famous puppeteers Judy (Mia Wasikowska) and her husband Punch (Damon Herriman), live in the town of Seaside. A strange place that is located nowhere near any sort of coastline, the town and its inhabitants are in thrall to a frenzy of witch hunts and superstition. But whilst the townspeople […]
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Friday, November 22, 2019 | Filed under: Cinema
The Report plus Short Glasgow Film Theatre
22 – 28 November, 2019 In the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks, CIA agents began using extreme interrogation tactics on potential suspects. Idealistic FBI agent Daniel J Jones (Adam Driver) is tasked with leading an investigation into the CIA’s Detention and Interrogation Program. Jones’ relentless pursuit of the truth leads to explosive findings that uncover […]
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Take 2: Mary Poppins GFT
Saturday 23 November, 2019 – 11.30 a.m. With her trademark umbrella and a spoonful of sugar Mary Poppins is here to take care of the Banks children in this 1964 musical classic. Grab your chimney sweep and tuppence because it’s going to be supercalifragilisticexpialidocious! Screening as part of BFI Musicals! The Greatest Show on Screen, […]
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Singing Lovebirds, GFT
26 November, 2019 – 6.30 p.m. Directed by Masahiro Makino, the ‘Busby Berkeley of Japan’, Singing Lovebirds is the most frequently revived pre-war musical in Japan. Daughter of a former rōnin (masterless samurai), Oharu (Haruyo Ichikawa) is in love with Reisaburō Asai (Chiezō Kataoka), another rōnin who lives next door. But she faces steep romantic competition from […]
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Marriage Story GFT
22 – 28 November, 2019 Noah Baumbach’s latest film, shot on gorgeous 35mm, is an incisive and compassionate look at a marriage breaking up and a family staying together. Scarlett Johansson and Adam Driver play an actor and her stage director husband, who find they both want different things out of life and for their […]
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It’s A Wonderful Life Seamore Neighbourhood Cinema Glasgow
28 November, 2019 The Seamore Neighbourhood Cinema, 304 Maryhill Rd, Glasgow G20 7YE Difference By Design Presents…IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE Get into the festive spirit early by supporting the brand new social enterprise DIFFERENCE BY DESIGN in coming along to see IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE, a tale of the constantly changing fortunes of well meaning […]
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| Filed under: Christmas in Glasgow, Cinema, Pantos and Christmas Shows in Glasgow
Cooking Pot Biting the Hand that Feeds, CCA
Sunday 24 November 2019 2pm – 5pm, Free (unticketed), Theatre All ages, 0141 352 4900 ‘Biting the Hand that Feeds is a video installation by artist and filmmaker Zev Robinson. Using footage from his six documentaries on Scottish food and sustainability, this new work uses images, sounds and music to convey the diversity, cycles and […]
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Book Week Scotland 2019: Kerry Hudson
Kerry Hudson presents “Lowborn: Growing Up, Getting Away and Returning to Britain’s Poorest Towns” Dumbarton Library, Strathleven Pl, Dumbarton G82 1BD Friday 22nd November, 2019 at 7.00pm On Friday evening the fantastic author Kerry Hudson ill be at Dumbarton Library. Kerry is deeply proud of being working class but she doesn’t have any nostalgia for […]
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Thursday, November 21, 2019 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers
Spot The Signs Renfrewshire
29 November, 2019 SPOT THE SIGNS RENFREWSHIRE, Human Trafficking Event. On Friday the 29th November 2019 School Wynd (councilling services auditorium) 6 School Wynd Paisley Registration:9.30am (tea/coffee) Starts 10.00 am Ends 12.30pm Refreshments served Community Groups Art Work Display My Body My Business – play by Tracy Patrick A group of local gossips grow suspicious […]
The Greatest Hits, Mental Health Fundraiser
A fantastic night full of music and singing Sunday 8 December, 2019 North Wallneuk Church, Abercorn Street, Paisley PA3 4AB Performances from Rockus Community Choir, ZigZag Community Choir, AChoired Taste and First Chord Ukulele. All funds raised will be donated to Theatre Nemo!– promoting mental health through the arts. Founded in 1998, Theatre Nemo runs […]
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The Big Talk, Men and Mental Health at The Ice Box
8 December, 2019 – 4 p.m. – 11 p.m. The Ice Box Arts and Music Centre, St Luke’s Business Estate, Gorbals, Glasgow G5 0TS FYI Men in Glasgow and surrounding! “Too many men in Scotland have lost their lives this year alone, and the staff at NHC / The Ice Box, and some friends of […]
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Wednesday, November 20, 2019 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Health and Fitness
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