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..

Scottish Action for Refugees West End Collection

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16 June, 2019 Kelbourne Scout Hall, 76 Kelbourne Street, North Kelvinside G20 8PR “We’re back at Kelbourne Scout Hall for our West End Collection on 16 June, where our fantastic helpers will be ready and waiting to receive your donations of clothes, bedding, personal care items, toiletries and toys. Help us send some Love from […]

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Wednesday, June 5, 2019 | Filed under: Community event, Refugee Festival Scotland

Claiming Back the Narrative, Refugee Week Scotland 2019

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20 – 25 June, 2019 Kelvingrove Art gallery and Museum, Argyle Street, Glasgow G3 8AG Claiming Back the Narrative: A Photo Voice Exhibition by Refuweegee “With every sunrise a new hope is to be found.” In 2016, Refuweegee – a community-led charity in Glasgow – collaborated with a group of students from Edinburgh to produce Claiming […]

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OLIVER! Websters Theatre

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16 June, 2019 1 p.m. – 2.30 p.m. LA Stage School is excited to present Oliver! With music and lyrics by Lionel Bart, need we say more? Everyone’s much loved musical hit brought to you by the talented students of LA Stage School (Age range 3yrs-16yrs). This is a show not to be missed! You […]

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A GOOD NIGHT OUT Websters Theatre

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13 – 15 June, 2019 7.30 pm – 9.30 pm Presented by Theatre School of Scotland. Scotland’s leading performing arts school, presents a variety extravaganza with extracts from: Legally Blonde JNR, We Will Rock You, 13 The Musical, Men Should Weep, High School Musical JNR & Shrek JNR. Tickets are £15.50 including a £1.50 booking […]

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The Pieman Cometh  Oran Mor West End Festival 2019

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Friday 7 June 7:00pm Oran Mor, Top of Byres Road, G12 8QX £12 www.oran-mor.co.uk The Pieman Cometh by Bryan Jackson and David Belcher A comedy about the addiction and insanity of Scottish Football based on the experiences of being the Administrator of 7 football clubs.Alan Ledger didn’t want the limelight…..he didn’t want the praise. Unfortunately […]

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WEF 2019: Fiona Cuthill & Stevie Lawrence- Traditional Scottish Music

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Thursday, 6 June, 2019  St Bride’s Episcopal Church, 69 Hyndland Road, G12 9UX £10.00 / £8.00 (conc) You can pay at the door. www.stbride.org.uk St Bride’s is one of the jewels of Glasgow’s West End. It is an Anglican church (Bodley-designed) with a wonderful acoustic. Fiona and Stevie’s musical partnership blossomed from a shared love […]

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Nekkuro Hana, Kundalini Genie + Pelican Tusk, The Hug and Pint

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Tuesday, 4 June, 2019 The Hug & Pint presents Nekkuro Hana, Kundalini Genie + Pelican Tusk £5 Buy tickets The Hug and Pint, 171 Great Western Rd, Glasgow G4 9AW Event on Facebook

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Album Launch: The Kundalini Genie ‘It’s All In Your Head’

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2 August, 2019, 7.30 p.m. Nice n Sleazy Save the date for the launch of The Kundalini Genie’s third album: “It’s All In Your Head”, to be co-released by Little Cloud Records (USA) and Captain Bee Fart Records (Outer Space) Support from: Midnight Alleys The Moody Chants Snout Nice n Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow […]

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Sunday, June 2, 2019 | Filed under: Gig Guide plus Club Events

Get Your Scots Wirds Oot and Caa Awa!

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11 June, 2019 Glasgow Science Festival  University of Glasgow, Wolfson Medical Building, Hugh Fraser Seminar Room, University Avenue, Glasgow G12 8QQ 11th June 13:00-13:50; 14:00-14:50 16+ Free Book tickets Bring your favourite Scots word to this interactive workshop on multilingual strands in Scots and learn how to uncover their histories using free online resources, with expert […]

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Gloria Bell, GFT

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Gloria (Julianne Moore) is a free-spirited divorcée who spends her days at a straight-laced office job and her nights on the dance floor, joyfully letting loose at clubs around Los Angeles. After meeting Arnold (John Turturro) on a night out, she finds herself thrust into an unexpected new romance, filled with both the joys of budding […]

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Summer Time, Summer Place Thistle Gallery

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Exciting New Exhibition June 1st ~ 29th June, 2019 Thistle Gallery, Scottish Contemporary Art 56 Park Road, Glasgow G4 9JF Email Telephone: 0141 334 3444 www.thistle-gallery.com Our New and Final month-long Exhibition previews on Saturday, June 1st at 10am and features the exceptional artwork of eight of Scotland’s most accomplished and popular artists ~ Alison […]

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The Blue Angel, GFT

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11 – 13 June, 2019 Marlene Dietrich is sensational in her breakthrough role as Lola Lola, star attraction of The Blue Angel beer hall. Raunchy, witty, self-possessed, Lola exudes erotic power. ‘Beware of blonde women,’ she sings, but no one heeds this advice. The Blue Angel is an iconic masterpiece of expressionist early sound cinema that made a global star […]

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Thistle Gallery, Scottish Contemporary Art, Park Road, Glasgow

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Thistle Gallery, Scottish Contemporary Art 56 Park Road, Glasgow G4 9JF Email Telephone: 0141 334 3444 www.thistle-gallery.com Now in its third year, Thistle Gallery continues to offer its ever growing client base wonderful and affordable art from an eclectic range of Scottish Contemporary Artists. Carol Dunbar – Gallery Owner feature on glasgowwestend.co.uk Summer Time Summer […]

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Sunset GFT

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31 May – 6 June, 2019 1913, Budapest, in the heart of Europe. Young Irisz Leiter arrives in the Hungarian capital with high hopes to work as a milliner at the legendary hat store that belonged to her late parents. But those hopes are quickly dashed when the new owner, Oszkár Brill, refuses to take […]

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Freedom Fields, GFT

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3 – 6 June, 2019 Football isn’t a matter of life and death, it’s much more important than that in Freedom Fields. Filmed over five years, Naziha Arebi’s documentary follows three friends and their dream of being allowed to play football in Libya. When the promise of the Arab Spring starts to fade, the women face public […]

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Matchbox Cineclub + Backseat Bingo Under The Cherry Moon

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CCA Friday 7 June 2019 7pm, Free/£2/£4/£6 and £8, Cinema 15+ Book Online / 0141 352 4900 Under The Cherry Moon (Prince, 1986) 100mins Once upon a time, in France, lived a bad boy called Christopher Tracy… Backseat Bingo & Matchbox Cineclub present a rare screening of Prince’s Under the Cherry Moon, on His Royal Badness’ birthday. Fashion […]

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Rory’s Way GFT

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31st May, 2018 3.15 p.m. Followed by a Q&A with actor Brian Cox. Buy tickets Based on the bestselling novel by José Luis Sampedro, Rory’s Way, starring Brian Cox as Rory MacNeil, a rugged old Scotsman who reluctantly leaves his beloved isolated Hebridean island and travels to San Francisco to seek medical treatment. Moving in with his […]

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The Library Music Film – DJ and Party

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Friday 31 May, 2019 CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow G2 3JD The Library Music Film screenin in Glasgow! Before the screening join disc jockeys Dr Crawford (Cinema Recorded Music Library) and Mr Divine spinning a library music soundtrack in Saramago (from 5pm-7pm). After-party kicks off at 9pm with Divine and guests spinning all things retro […]

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Saving Private Ryan, GFT

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6 June, 2019 A special screening marking 75 years to the day since World War Two’s D-Day Normandy landings, and 21 years since the film was released. Captain John Miller leads his soldiers behind enemy lines to find James Ryan. Faced with impossible odds, the men question their orders. Why are eight men risking their […]

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Glasgow Science Festival 2019

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6-16th June, 2019 Glasgow Science Festival (GSF) was grown in 2007 – it has now grown to be one of the largest science festivals in the UK. GSF takes memorable events to venues across the City, with up to 50,000 people of all ages and backgrounds participating in the festival. The festival provides a fantastic […]

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Masterclass with Peter Strickland and Andy Starke, GFT

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Saturday, 1 June, 2019 11.15 a.m. Glasgow Film Festival’s Industry Team are pleased to introduce a Masterclass Session with In Fabric writer/director Peter Strickland and producer Andy Starke. During this session the duo will discuss their upcoming release In Fabric, their career successes to date, and look at the qualities that make for a successful working relationship between director […]

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Drive Me Home GFT

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Sunday 2 June, 2019 – 5 p.m. Conceived during his time working in London and drawing on fellow Italian immigrants’ experiences of long-distance lorry travel, the feature debut from Turin-born Simone Catania tells of two childhood friends who are reunited after many years away from their Sicilian hometown. With echoes of the road movies of […]

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Maker And Producer (sustainable textiles)

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Photography – Max Crawford // Hair – Ronnie Gildea //Make-up – Ania Cunningham Monday 3 June 2019 – 7 p.m. Costume and Film CCA Free (unticketed), Theatre All ages 0141 352 4900 Photography – Max Crawford // Hair – Ronnie Gildea //Make-up – Ania CunninghamAlex Begg draws on a century and a half of weaving […]

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Liam Gallagher: As It Was plus Exclusive Live Satellite Performance

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6 June, 2019 7.15 p.m. Presenting an honest and unrivalled insight, Liam: As It Was is the story of how Liam Gallagher, one of the most electrifying rock ‘n’ roll frontmen, went from the dizzying heights of his champagne supernova years in Oasis, to living on the edge, ostracised and lost in booze, notoriety and bitter legal battles. […]

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Wednesday, May 29, 2019 | Filed under: Cinema

Dan Richards Booked! Festival 2019 review Mary Irvine

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Dan Richards ‘Outpost: A Journey to the Wild Ends of the World’ Balloch Library Sunday 19th May 2019 This was my favourite event of this year’s festival. The great intrepid British explorer, risking life and limb to go where no man has gone before (or rarely, in this case) is not of a bygone age. […]

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DEGREE SHOW Glasgow School of Art 2019

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Image: Keri Hannah, Communication Design 2019 GLASGOW 1 – 9 June  The annual undergraduate Degree Show featuring work from graduating students across the School of Design, School of Fine Art, Innovation School and the Mackintosh School of Architecture. The Glasgow Degree Show also comprises MFA Degree Show, MFA at citizenM, Summer Exhibition and Fashion Show. Degree Show in Glasgow is […]

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Glasgow School of Art Master of Fine Art Degree Show 2019

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The annual exhibition by graduates of the Glasgow School of Art Master of Fine Art programme. Opening Night Performance 29 May, 2019 The Glue Factory Introducing new works by: Justin Apperley, Darae Baek, Renèe Helèna Browne, Bobbi Cameron, Emily Chudnovsky, Michael Collazo, Jeanne Constantin, Samuel de Lange, Sam Dransfield, Benjamin Duax, Maria Filippou, Alistair Grant, […]

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Fashion Design Students Showcase Degree Show 2019

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Wednesday, 29 May, 2019 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. The Garment Factory, 10 Montrose Street, G1 1RE Graduating students from Fashion Design will be showcasing their final collections at the Garment Factory on 29 May as part of Degree Show 2019. The event is a celebration of this year’s emerging talent and is an opportunity […]

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SoundRoutes Singers Live, Cottiers

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Thursday, 13 June, 2019 Part of West End Festival SoundRoutes Singers Live! features a choir of 60+ singers performing an inspiring blend of pop, gospel, folk and reggae songs. Creative arrangements generate a powerful sound with energising harmonies. The programme includes a carefully crafted selection of popular songs, surprise numbers and special guest, BBC broadcaster […]

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13 THE MUSICAL, Websters Theatre

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6 – 8 June, 2019 7.15 p.m. – 10.15 p.m. A hilarious, coming-of-age musical about discovering that ‘cool’ is sometimes where we least expect it. Geek. Poser. Jock. Beauty Queen. Wannabe. These are the labels that can last a lifetime. With an unforgettable rock score from Tony Award-winning composer, Jason Robert Brown, (Parade, The Last […]

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