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. 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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Saturday, August 31, 2019 | Filed under: Cinema
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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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
Getting Ready For The Mod at Kelvin Hall
11 October, 2019, 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. An Deo-Gréine, official monthly magazine of An Comunn Gàidhealach. Pop in to our special show and tell event where curators will be on hand to show fascinating Gaelic items from the National Library of Scotland’s collections. Live music and events throughout the day. Kelvin Hall 1445 Argyle […]
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Saturday, August 24, 2019 | Filed under: Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Edwyn Collins QMU Glasgow
Wednesday 28 August, 2019 PCL PRESENTS EDWYN COLLINS + Astrid Wednesday 28th August 2019 QMU, Glasgow Due to an unexpected change in schedule, Glasgow is now on the 28th August at QMU DOORS 7pm 14+ only U16s must be accompanied by an adult Tickets available from Friday 26th April 9am via See Tickets or in […]
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Friday, August 23, 2019 | Filed under: Gig Guide plus Club Events, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
A Faithful Man, GFT
23 – 29 August, 2019 he second feature from actor/director Louis Garrel is an absolute delight. Told with the lightest of touches, A Faithful Man is a beguiling, deeply romantic confection imbued with flavours of Truffaut, Rohmer and Louis’ own father Philippe Garrel. Abel (Garrel) is devoted to Marianne (Laetitia Casta), until one day, out of the blue, she drops the bombshell […]
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Chic-raq GFT
25 and 27 August, 2019 The bold, imaginative and urgently topical film from Spike Lee relocates the ancient Greek drama ‘Lysistrata’ to the gangland wars of modern day Chicago. After the accidental murder of a young girl in a drive-by shooting, Lysistrata (Teyonah Parris) persuades the women of two rival gangs, Spartan and Trojan, to swear […]
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Propaganda – Indie Club Night, QMU
Launch Night Friday 27 September, 2019 Queen Margaret Union, University of Glasgow, 22 University Gardens, Glasgow G12 8QN Indie is coming home: QMU is going to be the new weekly home of the UK’s biggest and best indie/alternative club-night Propaganda Glasgow Expect everything from Arctic Monkeys to Paramore, Billie Eilish to The 1975, My Chemical […]
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Through Black Spruce, GFT
Sunday 25 August, 2019 at 7.15 p.m. Based on the Giller Award-winning novel, Through Black Spruce is the story of a young Cree woman whose disappearance triggers events in two worlds: in Moosonee, the remote Northern Ontario community she fled years ago, and Toronto, where she modelled before vanishing. Her twin sister, at home hunting moose in the […]
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Thursday, August 22, 2019 | Filed under: Cinema
BlacKkKlansman, GFT
Screening Sun 1 & Tue 3 September, 2019 From visionary filmmaker Spike Lee comes the incredible true story of an American hero. It’s the early 1970s: Ron Stallworth (John David Washington) becomes the first African-American detective on the Colorado Springs Police Department and resolves to make a name for himself and a difference in his […]
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G20 Festival GBX Fundraiser
Friday 6 September, 2019 8 – 10 p.m. Maryhill Community Central Halls, 292 – 315 Maryhill Road, G20 7YE £5 per person (plus booking fee) Fundraiser for a Youth Base in Maryhill for teenagers. Come along on the 7th of September for good tunes and banter with GBX dj George Bowie and the G20 Youth […]
Matchbox Cineclub Weird Weekend at CCA Glasgow
Friday 30 August — Sun 1 September 2019 matchboxcineclub.com/weird-weekendThe producers of Cage-a-rama and KeanuCon host a weekend of strange and unseen cinema from around the world, showcasing orphans, outcasts and outliers, old and brand-new. Expect premieres, guests and plenty of bonus content at Glasgow’s cult film festival.Matchbox Cineclub have scoured the world to bring you some of the […]
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Wednesday, August 21, 2019 | Filed under: Cinema, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Starry Skies, Warren and Heather at Old Hairdressers
(Photograph by Jim Byrne) Saturday 24 August, 2019 Warren and Heather will be playing 7 songs Saturday 24th Aug at the Old Hairdressers as warm up to show at Barrowlands Ballroom on 20th Sept. Night has been organised by the two great bands Sea Cucumbers and Broken By Rock. Old Hairdressers, 20 – 28 Renfield […]
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Glasgow Doors Open Day Kelvin Hall 2019
Saturday, 21 September, 2019 Discover all there is to see and do at Kelvin Hall Glimpse behind the scenes with the partners of Kelvin Hall as they offer tours on Glasgow Doors Open Day. Take a look at the items held in the Glasgow Museum’s stores. Enjoy a rare chance to see the film, video […]
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| Filed under: Glasgow Doors Open Days
Gaza GFT
29 August, 2019 at 4.20 p.m. It’s hard to imagine anybody living a normal life in the Gaza Strip. Frequently labelled as the world’s largest open-air prison, it makes an appearance on news reports every time a confrontation erupts between Israel and Hamas. From TV sets thousands of miles away, this tiny piece of land […]
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Clydebuilt Festival Dragon Boat Race
Sunday 22 September, 2019, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. The Tall Ship at Riverside & Riverside Museum The first ever Dragon Boat Race will take place on the River Clyde on Sunday 22nd September as a brand new addition to the Clydebuilt Festival programme. ADVANCE BOOKING ESSENTIAL With no experience needed dragon boat racing is the ultimate […]
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