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. Anne Donovan Scottish Writers Centre
Image credit: Alan Dimmick. Tuesday, 4 June, 2019, 7 – 9 p.m. Scottish Writers Centre, 350 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow G2 3JD Anne Donovan will read from her work and talk about the importance of voice in her fiction, and the process of writing in different Scots voices. Anne Donovan is the author of the short […]
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Monday, May 13, 2019 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events
Sid Griffin and Peter Case Doublet Bar
Sunday 19 May, 2019 ‘No sooner has Sid unpacked his suitcase after the April European dates then Our Hero puts out the clean socks and ironed shirts for a May tour of the UK with his longtime L.A. buddy Peter Case. The dynamic duo will perform eight shows on these shores wherein Sid goes […]
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Kathleen Winter, Creative Conversations
(Larry D. Moore [CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)] Monday 13 May, 2019 1 – 2 p.m. An extra-curricular #CreativeConversations event for May! @colinjherd will be in conversation with award-winning novelist, short story-writer and non-fiction writer, Kathleen Winter (@supremetronic) on Mon 13th May, 1-2 Free & Open to the Public University Chapel, West Quadrangle, Main Building Gilmorehill […]
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Saturday, May 11, 2019 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Mackintosh Still Life Drawing
30 June, 2018 Mackintosh Queens Cross Church With summer in full bloom, why not come and try your hand at a relaxing Mackintosh themed still life drawing session. Be inspired by the botanical watercolours of Mackintosh & his Glasgow Style contemporaries, drawing from a beautiful floral still life arrangement in a stunning Mackintosh venue. All […]
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| Filed under: Art, Photography, Exhibitions what's on-glasgow, Classes and Workshops
80 Years of Cinema Glasgow Film Theatre
80 Years of Cinema celebrated at GFT Thursday 9 May – Sunday 12 May Glasgow Film Theatre will hold a weekend of special free screenings, open to all. Glasgow Film Theatre is celebrating 80 Years of Cinema on Rose Street with a selection of special screenings, free to audiences, to mark the anniversary of Scotland’s original […]
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Thursday, May 9, 2019 | Filed under: Cinema, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers
Vox Lux GFT
3 – 11 May, 2019 An electric and powerful sophomore feature from Brady Corbet (Childhood of a Leader) merges tragedy and satire through the incredible life story of a pop superstar. The film charts the life of Celeste (a career-defining performance from Natalie Portman), who survives a school shooting at the age of 13 to find early success as a teen […]
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| Filed under: Cinema
Amazing Grace GFT
10 – 16 May, 2019 In 1972, Aretha Franklin, the undisputed Queen of Soul, brought producer Jerry Wexler, her backup singers and the legendary Atlantic Records rhythm section to The New Temple Missionary Baptist Church in Los Angeles, to record an album of gospel music before an enthusiastic live audience. The result, ‘Amazing Grace’ went […]
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Nobody Knows GFT
13 May, 2019 5.45p.m. Four children are left to fend for themselves in a Tokyo apartment by their scatterbrained and selfish mother. Their well-being and survival depends on the oldest son, 12-year-old Akira. Filmed over the course of a year, Kore-eda’s heartbreaking study of childhood destroyed by neglect and societal indifference boasts superb naturalistic performances. […]
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| Filed under: Cinema, Kids and young people
The Legend of Hamish MacInnes GFT
Final Ascent: The Legend of Hamish MacInnes 10 – 16 May, 2019 Legendary mountaineer Hamish MacInnes is no stranger to a challenge. He has pitted himself against the elements and conquered the highest peaks. More recently, he fell ill, was declared a danger to himself and sectioned. Final Ascent follows his determination to regain his freedom, reclaim his past and […]
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Woman at War GFT
3 – 16 May, 2019 Of Horses and Men director Benedikt Erlingsson makes a welcome return with a playful, wonderfully quirky charmer that addresses urgent issues with the lightest of touches. Halla (Halldóra Geirhardsdóttir) is a mildmannered choirmaster secretly waging war on the heavy industry that is ruining the rugged landscapes of her beloved Iceland. Her acts of sabotage grow increasingly […]
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High Life GFT
10 – 16 May, 2019 In deep space, Monte (Robert Pattinson) and his daughter Willow live together aboard a spacecraft, in complete isolation. A man whose strict self-discipline is a shield against desire, Monte fathered her against his will. His sperm was used to inseminate the young woman who gave birth to her. They were […]
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Madeline’s Madeline GFT
10 – 16 May, 2019 Madeline (newcomer Helena Howard) has become an integral part of a prestigious physical theatre troupe. When the workshop’s ambitious director (Molly Parker) pushes the teenager to weave her rich interior world and troubled history with her mother (Miranda July) into their collective art, the lines between performance and reality begin […]
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NT Live: All My Sons GFT
Tuesday, 12 May, 2019 6.45 p.m. Broadcast live from The Old Vic in London, Academy Award-winner Sally Field (Steel Magnolias, Brothers & Sisters) and Bill Pullman (The Sinner, Independence Day) star in Arthur Miller’s blistering drama All My Sons. America, 1947. Despite hard choices and even harder knocks, Joe and Kate Keller are a success story. They have […]
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Preview: Sunset GFT
Sunday 12 May, 2019 – 7 p.m. 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 […]
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Glasgow Film Theatre celebrates 80 Years of Cinema
Thursday 9 May – Sunday 12 May 2019 Free screenings include Booksmart preview, Mulholland Drive in 4K and family favourite The Wizard of Oz in 4K. Glasgow Film Theatre will celebrate 80 Years of Cinema with a weekend of free screenings open to all. In 1939, Scotland’s first art-house cinema and only the second purpose-built […]
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May 2019 at Glasgow Film Theatre
NEW RELEASES This month, as Glasgow Film celebrates 80 Years of Cinema at Rose Street, the GFT programme is packed with hotly anticipated new releases, including: Brady Corbett’s follow up to Childhood of a Leader, Vox Lux, starring Natalie Portman; Aretha Franklin in the spectacular documentary Amazing Grace, directed by Oscar-winner Sydney Pollack and Alan […]
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| Filed under: Cinema, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, Pat's Home Page Blog
Thoughts and Reflections in Poetry and Song with David Nicoll
Tuesday 28 May, 2019 Glasgow Literary Lounge, Calton Bar May’s monthly featured showcase at the Glasgow Literary Lounge with poet and musician, David Nicoll who recently returned to Scotland after living in South Africa for more than thirty-six years. Nicoll will be launching his new publication, Thoughts & Reflections Volume 3, (Amazon KDP, 2019). In […]
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Bone Idle Bros, Starry Skies and Slipper Elm The Britannica Panopticon
Saturday, 11 May, 2019 Britannica Panopticon Come and join Bone Idle Bros , Starry Skies and Slippery Elm at the world’s oldest music hall for a night of Americana Roots Acoustic music £8 Buy tickets Bone Idle Bros Famous to a select few, they have been flying under the radar since 2016 providing their own […]
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Wednesday, May 8, 2019 | Filed under: Gig Guide plus Club Events
Il Postino The Shed
12 May, 2019 2 p.m. Cinema – L’Amore Del Cinema Italiano IL Postino recounts the story of a diffident postman and a world renown poet, set against a backdrop of conflicting social-political issues! £3 Buy tickets About this Event PRIZE draw at the event!!! 1. Lunch for 2 at Dimora Newton Mearns!!! 2. Surprise from […]
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Movie Memories: Rebecca GFT
Dementia Friendly Event – 16 May, 2019 Alfred Hitchcock’s Academy Award-winning gothic thriller. A newly-married woman discovers that Rebecca – her husband’s first wife – exerts a sinister grasp over the family. Hitchcock’s atmospheric masterpiece from 1940, packed with a stellar cast, is a slow-burning drama full of twists and turns. Please note that all wheelchair […]
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Southside Fringe Festival 2019
10 – 26 May, 2019 Theatre, comedy, dance, children’s events, spoken word and more! Something for everyone at the Southside Fringe? See the full programme The Southside Fringe Festival is a 16 day annual festival held in May in venues, businesses and locations across the Southside of Glasgow – 2019 is the seventh festival. Thanks […]
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Crossways Irish Scottish Cultural and Literary Festival Roseanne Watt & Kate Newmann
Literary Lunchtime Wednesday 8 June, 2019 1 p.m. – 2 p.m. BAAD Backyard, Calton Entry, 54 Calton Entry, Glasgow G40 2SB Roseanne Watt is a poet, filmmaker and musician from Shetland. She is poetry editor for the online literary magazine The Island Review. She was the winner of the 2015 Outspoken Poetry Prize (Poetry in Film) and runner-up […]
Tuesday, May 7, 2019 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers
SCOTTISH FILM & TV TALENT ANNOUNCED FOR DEVELOPMENT RESIDENCY ON SKYE
Six aspiring filmmakers have secured a week’s summer residency in Skye where they’ll be coached by some of the country’s top Film and TV professionals. Congratulations to the finalists: Daisy Costello, Glasgow, Emma Lennox, Glasgow, John Murdo MacAulay, Isle of Lewis, , Omar Raza, Glasgow, Michael Lee Richardson, Glasgow and Ali Taylor, Glasgow Writers, producers and directors behind shows like Poldark, Derry […]
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West End Festival: The Luthiers’ Concert Websters Theatre
Tuesday 4 June, 2019 7 p.m. £6 + £1.50 BF/ Conc. £3.50 + BF www.glasgowclyde.ac.uk An evening of live music featuring an eclectic mixture of folk, blues, ragtime, and classical tunes played by three outstanding musicians: Steve Hicks, Anne Chaurand & Ciorstaidh Beaton. The musicians will be performing on guitars and a harp made by […]
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Unconventional, Websters Theatre
Friday 31 May, 2019 7.30pmSaturday 1 June 2.30pm and 7.30pm Websters Theatre £8/£10 (Including Booking Fee) www.bickeringtheatre.com Bickering Theatre presents an original play by Matthew Barton. Unconventional. ‘’With a stolen ship and a less than willing companion, ‘famous’ time traveller Baz Geddis crashes the … Second Time Traveller’s Convention?’’ Suggested age 14+ Buy tickets Part […]
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| Filed under: West End Festival Glasgow, What's on in Glasgow: Theatre and Comedy
André Krengel & Roland Krause, Websters Theatre
11 May, 2019 7.30 p.m. The guitar duo of André Krengel & Roland Krause combines a rousing mixture of different musical genres: melodies and grooves from the worlds of jazz, swing, Flamenco, blues, pop & funk and Latin America, their compositions blending into a harmonious whole. With boisterous energy and passion André and Roland perform […]
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West End Festival: Songbird: Ellyn Oliver Sings Eva Cassidy
Friday, 7 June, 2019 7.30 p.m. Cottiers Theatre, 93 Hyndland Street, G11 5PU £15 www.ellynoliver.com Following the success of this event at Glasgow’s West End Festival 2018 which launched a Scottish tour, Ellyn Oliver and her live band return to where it began, performing some of Eva Cassidy’s much loved tracks from ‘Songbird’ to ‘Wayfaring […]
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Sweat It Festival
19 May, 2019 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. The giants of Glasgow’s Health & Fitness sector will come together on Sunday 19th May for a jam-packed day full of unmissable exercise classes, an abundance of nutritious food and drink offerings and some of the best wellbeing products Glasgow has to offer. Taking place at Argyle […]
Aly Bain and Phil Cunningham, Cottiers
Wednesday, 22 May, 2019 7.30 p.m. Aly Bain & Phil Cunningham return to Glasgow in Spring 2019 ! What more can you say about these two stellar musicians, now embarking on their 33rd year of working together Aly Bain and Phil Cunningham have established themselves as the epitome of excellence in the world of traditional […]
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Friday, May 3, 2019 | Filed under: Gig Guide plus Club Events
Hayes Carll plus Travis Linnvale, Cottiers
Thursday, 16 May, 2019 With a career full of critical acclaim and popular success, Carll could’ve played it safe on this, his sixth record, but he didn’t. The result is a musically ambitious and lyrically deep statement of an artist in his creative prime. Hayes Carll’s list of accomplishments is long. His third album, 2008’s […]
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