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. Inside Man GFT
18 – 20 August, 2019 Lee’s fourth and most recent collaboration with Denzel Washington also remains his biggest box office hit to date. Lee’s energetic directing style works perfectly for this story of a Manhattan bank heist where nothing is what it seems. Underneath the slick and entertaining surface this is a story of corrupted […]
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Monday, August 5, 2019 | Filed under: Cinema
Transit GFT
16 – 22 August, 2019 Christian Petzold’s adaptation of the Anna Seghers novel is both historical and strikingly contemporary. The setting may be the Marseilles of the Vichy era but by eschewing period detail Petzold underlines the timeless nature of a story about the plight of refugees. Georg (Franz Rogowski) has fled Paris for Marseilles, […]
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Sunday, August 4, 2019 | Filed under: Cinema
Preview: Hoop Dreams, GFT
Sunday 18 August, 2019 1.15 p.m. Steve James’ landmark documentary Hoop Dreams, now restored, tells the story of two African-American dreamers determined to one day play professional basketball. Originally intended as a short film and seven-and-a-half years in the making, this intimate reflection of contemporary American inner-city culture follows William Gates and Arthur Agee on […]
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Animals, GFT
2 – 15 August, 2019 Laura (Holliday Grainger) and Tyler (Alia Shawkat) are soulmates: 30-something best friends and revellers residing in Dublin, they are ingrained in the fabric of each other’s lives; dating, partying, drinking and living their life without limitations. When Laura meets Jim, a tee-total classical pianist, the girls’ hedonistic lifestyle finds itself […]
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Saturday, August 3, 2019 | Filed under: Cinema
Paul Murdoch, Alexandria Writers + Open Mic
Tuesday, August 6th, 2019 – 7 p.m. The Balloch House Hotel, Balloch Road, Balloch G83 8LQ (five minutes from train station) The headliner for August is Paul Murdoch who may finally be revealing what he wants to be when he grows up. Paul Murdoch, born the son of a slater in 1961, began performing on […]
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Pinolino Puppet Show and Story Telling
Saturday, 3 August, 2019 Waterstones, 153 – 157 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow G2 3EW Pinolino is an extravagant puppet storyteller from the Pine Forest in Tuscany. The forest where it was born is dying because of pollution and climate change. Pinolino has a mission: keeping the pine forest alive and blooming in people’s imaginations through the […]
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Friday, August 2, 2019 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Kids and young people
Young Talent, ProjectAbility
Image: ‘Freddie Mercury’ by Grace MacArthur 17 August – 14 September, 2019 Project Ability’s most exciting exhibitions of the year … Young Talent! Young Talent showcases work from young artists attending ProjectAbility’s Create workshops. A mix a brilliant mix of paintings, drawings, prints, and sculptures. With an age range of 5 – 28, this show covers a fantastic mix […]
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| Filed under: Art & artists Glasgow West End, Art, Photography, Exhibitions what's on-glasgow, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Do The Right Thing CineMasters Spike Lee at GFT
Do the Right Thing (15) 2-4 August One of Spike Lee’s greatest works On the hottest day of the summer in the Bedford-Stuyvesant district of Brooklyn, Italian-American Sal Fragione opens his pizza parlour in the same way he has for the past 25 years. But on this day, the simmering racial tensions between Sal’s Italianate […]
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Thursday, August 1, 2019 | Filed under: Cinema
CineRoma at Govanhill International Festival – EVENT POSTPONED
Saturday 3 and Sunday 4 August, 2019 Queens Park Arena, Glasgow G42 9QL Southside Film Festival and Romano Lav present CineRoma, the UK’s first ever Roma film festival, featuring award-winning films from around the world along with UK premieres. The festival, over the weekend of 3-4 August at Queens Park Arena, focuses on Roma people’s […]
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| Filed under: Cinema, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers
Oldboy GFT
2 and 4 August, 2019 Imprisoned in a cell for 15 years, Oh Dae-su has no knowledge of the identity of his captor or the motives behind his imprisonment. When he finds himself suddenly released from captivity, Oh sets off to find answers and ultimately seek retribution against those who robbed him of his freedom. […]
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Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese GFT
6 – 8 August, 2019 We are delighted to present a limited run of screenings of this unique film. It captures the troubled spirit of America in 1975, and the joyous music that Bob Dylan performed that autumn. Master filmmaker Martin Scorsese creates a one-of-a-kind movie experience: part documentary, part concert film, part fever dream. […]
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The Current War GFT
26 July – 3 August, 2019 Three brilliant visionaries set off in a charged battle for the future in The Current War, the epic story of the cutthroat competition that literally lit up the modern world. Benedict Cumberbatch is Thomas Edison, the celebrity inventor on the verge of bringing electricity to Manhattan with his radical new […]
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Holiday, GFT
2 – 5 August, 2019 Young and beautiful Sascha discovers her dream life of luxury, recklessness and fun comes at a price when she is welcomed into the “family” of her drug lord boyfriend at his holiday villa in the port city of Bodrum on the Turkish Riviera. Physical and psychological violence are a way […]
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Diego Maradona GFT
3 – 7 August, 2019 On 5th July 1984, Diego Maradona arrived in Naples for a world-record fee, and for seven years all hell broke loose. The world’s most celebrated football genius and the most dysfunctional city in Europe were a perfect match for each other. Maradona was blessed on the field, and the charismatic […]
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Free Pride CCA
3rd August, 2019 CCA 350 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow G2 3JD Free Pride: an independent and community-led LGBTQ Pride event, with three core values: radical, inclusive, and free. Free Pride Workshop: Zines with From Glasgow to Saturn Sat 3 August 2019 A crafty Zine Workshop with From Glasgow to Saturn! 5.15pm, Free (unticketed), Clubroom All ages 0141 352 4900 Related […]
Princess Mononoke at Studio Ghibli Season GFT
6 and 7 August, 2019 One of Miyazaki’s finest works, Princess Mononoke is brimming with imagination, beauty and tragedy on an epic scale. Afflicted by a deadly curse, a young warrior named Ashitaka sets out for the forests of the west in search of the cure that will save his life. He becomes entangled in […]
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| Filed under: Cinema, Kids and young people, Pat's Home Page Blog
Indiana Jones Trilogy at GFT
5th August, 2019 Catch all three adventures in one incredible day at GFT! Raiders of the Lost Ark (PG) Monday 5 August, 2019 (13.00) Steven Spielberg created an icon with Raiders. Indiana Jones has delighted and enthralled audiences for decades and now you can see the original trilogy on the big screen once more. Jones […]
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Mary Irvine’s Blog: Bruce Biddolph Outstanding as ‘The Inquisitor’
Peter Arnott’s play ‘The Inquisitor’ was recently performed by Bruce Biddolph at the Alexandria Library . The audience sat in a semi-circle in front of a table. A man entered. His dress implied he was someone of importance. An official, maybe. Collar, tie, smart jacket and trousers, highly polished shoes. The table became an office […]
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Walkabout GFT
29 – 30 July, 2019 Two white children are stranded in the harsh environment of the Australian outback. Lost in the wilderness, their only chance of survival is with the help of a young Indigenous man that they meet, who is performing a ritual solo wandering to mark his entrance into manhood. The development of […]
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Monday, July 29, 2019 | Filed under: Cinema
Preview Balance not Symmetry Biffy Clyro GFT
1 August, 2019 at 8,30 p.m. Plus Biffy Clyro recorded acoustic set and Q & A After her father’s funeral, American student Caitlin (Laura Harrier) leaves her grieving mother (Kate Dickie) behind to return to her third-year studies at the Glasgow School of Art. There she juggles her grief and end-of-year presentation with meeting a […]
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Eatfilm at Sloans presents Black Panther
Tuesday, July 30, 2019 – 6:30 PM 10:00 PM Eatfilm presents Black Panther After the death of his father, T’Challa returns home to the African nation of Wakanda to take his rightful place as king. When a powerful enemy suddenly reappears, T’Challa’s mettle as king — and as Black Panther — gets tested when he’s drawn […]
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Sunday, July 28, 2019 | Filed under: Cinema
Living in the Magic Garden, Cafe Gandolfi, Merchant City Glasgow
Opens Sunday 28 July, 2019 at 4.30-6.30pm. Cafe Gandolfi, 64 Albion Street, Glasgow G1 1NY ‘LIVING IN THE MAGIC GARDEN’ from the forthcoming show the Magic Garden, new work byHelen Fay Printmaker, Gilly Ferns and Ashley Cook. Acoustic set by Warren Starry Sky. Sponsored by Harris Gin. And catch more of the Merchant City Festival ends […]
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Of Fish And Foe review Pat Byrne
Andy Heathcote’s documentary follows the Pullar family, who have traditionally fished in Scottish waters for decades and are now threatened by environmentalists among others. The film follows John and Kevin Pullar and their crew as they lay their nets to catch salmon as the fish head to Scottish rivers. Their methods, including the killing of […]
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Saturday, July 27, 2019 | Filed under: Cinema, Film reviews, Film Reviews
Music Broth Summer Fundraising Gig
Saturday 27 July, 2019 at 7.30 p.m. Ice Box Arts and Music Centre, St Lukes Business Estate, Glasgow G5 0TS A celebration of great music and community spirit at the Ice Box Music and Arts Centre in association with The New Hellfire Club. Exciting and energy-packed line-up of local bands including Calum Ingram, Gravelle & […]
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| Filed under: Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, Gig Guide plus Club Events
Marianne and Leonard: Words of Love GFT
26 July – 1 August, 2019 The new documentary from Nick Broomfield (Whitney: Can I Be Me) profiles the beautiful yet tragic love story between Leonard Cohen and his Norwegian muse Marianne Ihlen. Their love began on the idyllic Greek island of Hydra in 1960 as part of a bohemian community of foreign artists, writers […]
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Friday, July 26, 2019 | Filed under: Cinema
Love to Learn Open Day Glasgow Clyde College
Saturday 27 July, 2019 from 10am-2pm Langside Campus. Glasgow Clyde College, 50 Prospecthill Rd, Langside, Glasgow G42 9LB Discover the joy of learning with the college’s programme of evening and weekend leisure classes. Why not take the opportunity to learn a new skill, take up a new hobby, make new friends or just have some […]
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| Filed under: Classes and Workshops, Courses
Alien 3: The Unfilmed Script
3 – 5 October, 2019 – 7.30 p.m. Presented by Shows on a Shoestring and Scare Scotland… Alien 3 was a notoriously troubled movie production which went through several scripts and directors, even before filming began. This script is the most bizarre of the many they didn’t use and now it’s live on stage! After […]
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| Filed under: What's on in Glasgow: Theatre and Comedy
Freed Spirit : The Paintings of Maria Spadoni (1928 – 2014) RGI
RGI Kelly Gallery, 13th July – 10th August 2019 “In the midst of melancholy and solitude, painting began as a release of my being. An unloading of my spirit. Now an endless road leads me in a landscape of changing companions. Children brought to life by a selfless passion, a burning energy driving me to […]
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Grateful Dead Meet Up 2019 GFT
Thursday 1 August, 2019 at 8.15 p.m. Come one, come all! Join Dead Heads in your neighbourhood – and around the world – to celebrate the 9th Annual Grateful Dead Meet-Up at the movies. This can’t-miss event features the previously unreleased complete June 17, 1991 concert from Giants Stadium. Widely considered one of the greatest […]
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Merchant City Festival 2019
25 – 28 July, 2019 The Merchant City Festival is a wonderful celebration of creativity which brings carnival to the streets and venues in the heart of Glasgow. A diverse programme with performances by artists, musicians, dancers and all kinds of live entertainers. Enjoy shopping at artisan stalls and find brilliant food and drink on […]
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