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. Aye Write! Remembering Tom Leonard
(Photography by Carol Peacock: www.carolannpeacock.com/) Friday 29 March, 2019, 6 p.m. 7 p.m The Mitchell, North Street, G3 7DN Jim Carruth, Poet Laureate for Glasgow, and Liz Lochhead (along with some special guests) celebrate the life, work and influence of the poet, writer and critic Tom Leonard. Best known for his poems written in the Glaswegian […]
Urban Voodoo Machine Cottiers
11 Apr 2019 – 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm A collective of shadowy, London based, ne’er do wells, led by Norwegian born songwriter/frontman Paul – Ronney Angel. Featuring up to nine musicians at any given time, The ‘Machine mash – up guitars, twin drummers, fiddle, trumpet, tuba, banjo, washboard, upright bass, gong, mandolin, accordion, harmonicas, saxophone, sousaphone and […]
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Shamanic at Cottiers
5 June, 2019 7.30 – 10 p.m. Cottiers,93 – 95 Hyndland Street, G11 5{U POST PUNK & PAINTING ! “LASCIVIOUS AND MONUMENTAL” “A MULTI-MEDIA SPECTACULAR” THE HERALD Part of the Westend Festival 2019. SHAMANIC: Maria Rud, Fay Fife and Martin Metcalfe Tickets £22 Buy online Primarily a painter, acclaimed Russian artist Maria Rud works in […]
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Preview: Last Breath, GFT plus Q & A
4 April, 2019 In 2012, diver Chris Lemons lay trapped under the North Sea. His umbilical cable was completely severed, leaving him without breathing gas or any connection to the dive bell. Alone in the dark waters without any means of communication, his chances of survival were slim. Docu-drama Last Breath recreates his story, placing the viewer at the heart […]
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Thursday, March 28, 2019 | Filed under: Cinema
Laurel and Hardy, Best Before Bed Cinema
31 March, 2019, 6.30 PM – 8.30 PM Free Event – register Eventbrite – via Facebook Silent Film with live music by Gladstone’s Bag Orchestra CitizenM, 60 Renfrew Street, Glasgow G2 3BW CitizenM Glasgow has been planning a Laurel & Hardy night for a while … at last, the timing is perfect! With the fabulous Stan […]
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Us, Glasgow Film Theatre
22nd March – 4th April, 2019 After setting a new standard for provocative, socially-conscious horror films with his directorial debut Get Out, visionary Jordan Peele returns with another original nightmare that he has written, directed and produced. Oscar-winner Lupita Nyong’o stars as Adelaide Wilson, a woman returning to her beachside childhood home with her husband Gabe […]
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Out of Blue, GFT
29 March – 4 April, 2019 Carol Morley’s intriguing adaptation of the Martin Amis novel Night Train follows veteran New Orleans homicide detective Mike Hoolihan (Patricia Clarkson) as she investigates the grisly death of an astrophysicist. The case is complex, the clues don’t quite fit together and the victim’s family may not be entirely trustworthy. Key items seem to have […]
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Rae Armantrout and Jay G Ying, The Poetry Club
27 May, 2018 Very special evening of poetry with Pulitzer Prize and National Book Critics Circle Award – winning poet Rae Armantrout and Jay G Ying Please book tickets on Eventbrite Rae Armantrout’s most recent books, Versed, Money Shot, Just Saying, Itself, Partly: New and Selected Poems, Entanglements,(a chapbook selection of poems in conversation with […]
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Wednesday, March 27, 2019 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events
Aye Write 2019 : Beerjacket, Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
Friday 29 March, 2019 7.45 p.m. Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow G2 3NY Musician & writer Beerjacket will be talking about his book and album of the same name, ‘Silver Cords’ with Alistair Braidwood, (Scots Whay Hae!) ’12 songs & 12 short stories intertwine, the combination of sound and print creating an ethereal tone […]
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Save Otago Lane Family Festival
Saturday 30 March, 2019 A fun all-day festival, hosted by the residents and businesses of Otago Lane for the family – that is you: customers, supporters and wellwishers. All are welcome, children, adults, pets and everything in between. Musical Line Up Tom McGuire & The Brassholes – an eclectic, modern-soul-funk, 8 piece band from Glasgow. […]
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| Filed under: Community event, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, Kids and young people, Pat's Home Page Blog, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
T.Rex is in Town, Kelvin Hall, Glasgow
18 April – 31 July, 2019 The Kelvin Hall T. Rex in Town is an experience for the whole family! Meet Trix, a 66 million year old fossil, design your own T. rex, dig for fossils and even dance like a Dino! Book your tickets. Information for Schools This unique exhibition provides an opportunity for […]
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Martha L. Healy, Flew the Arrow, Rosie Bans Seven Song Club
Friday 29 March, 2019 The Tron Theatre, 63 Trongate, G1 5HG Martha L. Healy was raised on a diet of The Eagles, The Traveling Wilburys and folk heroes, The Dubliners. These were – and still are – staples of the Healy family vinyl collection. Her current album “Keep The Flame Alight” was recorded in Nashville […]
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Aye Write 2019, Tom Shields review by Mary Irvine
Aye Write Festival 2019 Tom Shields Mitchell Library Sunday, 24th March 1.15 p.m. One of the many things I love about Glasgow and its people is the humour, the banter and, at the above event, I was not disappointed. Tom Shields is perhaps best known for the humorous ‘Tom Shields’ Diary’ which appeared in ‘The […]
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Tuesday, March 26, 2019 | Filed under: Aye Write Book Festival 2019, Book and Event Reviews, Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Mary Irvine: Writer and Philhellene
Spangled Cabaret at The Blue Arrow
Monday, 1 April, 2019 The Blue Arrow, 323 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow G2 3HW SPANGLED CABARET (This month brought to you by the letter ‘L’) LOUISE RUTKOWSKI LILY LAVEY LUKI LACY RAIN WILD CARD KITTY IMOGEN STIRLING THE THRILLUSIONIST- MAGIC DAVE AND MORE! £6. Doors 8:30pm, show starts at 9pm. Tickets available here: Buy tickets Spangled […]
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Aye Write: Kamal Ahmed: The Life and Times of a Very British Man review Mary Irvine
Aye Write Festival Friday, 22nd March, 2019 Royal Concert Hall The main theme of Kamal’s presentation was the notion of being British. What is it that makes anyone British? What is identity? Kamal’s mother was white English, his father Sudanese, making Kamal mixed race or half-caste in the parlance of the70s/80s when mixed marriages were […]
Spring Chinese Craft Fair, M Gallery Glasgow
Saturday 13 April, 2019 – 12 – 4 p.m. M Gallery, 7 Keith Street, Glasgow G11 6QQ Spring is here! Warmer weather, lighter days and bursts of daffodils. Join Ricefield Arts at M Gallery Glasgow to celebrate with an afternoon of multi-cultural crafts. – Buy authentic Chinese crafts, art supplies & toys – Meet local […]
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Linda Jaxson at Avant Garde
Monday 25 March, 2019 – 7.30 p.m. Music from Linda Jaxson and Peter Parisetti. With Poetry from Graeme Fulton. If you want to dine at Avant Garde from 6.30 p.m. Telephone 0141 552 7143 Avant Garde Music Bar and Restaurant, 34-44 King St, Glasgow G1 5QT
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Sunday, March 24, 2019 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Gig Guide plus Club Events
Aye Write! Open Mic with Cheeky Besom Productions
23rd Mar 2019 • 6:00PM – 7:30PM • Mitchell Library Free Event Mitchell Library All poets, warriors, misfits, dancers, writers, film makers, mystics, artists, troubadours, flaneurs, and musicians. Join Cheeky Besom Productions (a Glasgow based artist collective) in our partnership with Aye Write! Scotland is a land of myth and storytelling, Cheeky Besom Productions are […]
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Aye Write 2019: ‘It’s Not About the Burqa’ Mariam Khan, Amna Saleem’ review Mary Irvine
Aye Write Festival 2019 3 p.m. Sunday, 17th March, Mitchell library It’s Not About the Burqa: Muslim Women on Faith, Feminism, Sexuality and Race – Mariam Khan, Amna Saleem When, in 2016, Mariam Khan read David Cameron’s comment that linked the radicalization of Muslim men to the ‘traditional submissiveness’ of Muslim women, she felt she should […]
Saturday, March 23, 2019 | Filed under: Aye Write Book Festival 2019, Book and Event Reviews, Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Mary Irvine: Writer and Philhellene
Aye Write 2019: Murray Pittock
Enlightenment in a Smart City 23rd Mar 2019 • 4:45PM – 5:45PM • Mitchell Library Murray Pittock in conversation with Alistair Braidwood. Murray Pittock is Bradley Professor at the University of Glasgow and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh and Royal Historical Society. His latest book is a study of enlightenment in Edinburgh […]
Aye Write 2019: Alan Brown
Coast to Coast Across the Heart of the Highlands 23rd Mar 2019 • 1:15PM – 2:15PM • Mitchell Library Seeking a temporary escape from city life and a mad modern world, Alan Brown plotted out a personal challenge: an epic coast-to-coast trip through the wild and lonely interior of the Highlands. Armed with the essentials, […]
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Friday, March 22, 2019 | Filed under: Aye Write Book Festival 2019, Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events
Aye Write 2019 Henry Bell and Cat Boyd
Henry Bell & Cat Boyd 23rd Mar 2019 • 11:30AM – 12:30PM • Mitchell Library The Changing Politics of Glasgow It has been 100 years since the Battle of George Square and this session looks at how politics have changed in the city over the past century. Henry Bell is the author of John Maclean: Hero […]
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Womxns Networking Brunch
23 March,2019 Kinning Park Complex, 43 Cornwall Street, Glasgow G4 11AB Come along and enjoy brunch on us! Meet up with fellow Glasgow-based creatives, filmmakers and feminists to chat about your experiences and what you’re working on. Find potential collaborators and create ties across film and feminism. This event is free but ticketed and food […]
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Evening of discussion: poetry and film with Sawsan Al-Areeqe
Thursday 28 March 2019 6 p.m. – 8 p.m. University of Glasgow Andrew Stewart Cinema, Gilmorehill Halls, 9 University Avenue, Glasgow G12 8QQ An award-winning poet and filmmaker, Al-Areeqe is the recipient of the prestigious Artist Protection Fund Fellowship, hosted by the University of Glasgow in 2018/19. In celebration of her creative work as visiting Fellow, Al-Areeqe will share poetry […]
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Sauvage, GFT
22 – 24 March, 2019 Leo is a 22-year-old sex worker who yearns for affection. In poor health and with no fixed address, he finds fleeting solace in the arms of the men he meets through his work. The crushing solitude of Leo’s life is tempered when he falls for fellow hustler Ahd. But when […]
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Minding the Gap, GFT
22 – 28 March, 2019 First-time filmmaker Bing Liu’s documentary Minding the Gap is set in his Rust Belt hometown, hit hard by decades of recession. In his quest to understand why he and his friends all ran away from home when they were younger, Bing follows 23-year-old Zack as he becomes a father and 17-year-old Keire […]
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Tartan Features Beyond Zero, CCA
Tartan Features Beyond Year Zero – Darkness Comes with Q+A Sun 24 March 2019 4:30-7:30pm, Free but ticketed, Cinema 18+ Book Online via Eventbrite / 0141 352 4900 What was your first time like? For Eddie (Owen Whitelaw) it’s going to be the most memorable night of his life. Waking up to find himself tied to the […]
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The Great Escape with Dan Snow GFT
Gala Screening of the 75th Anniversary 24 March, 2019 5.45 p.m. On the 75th anniversary of the real events on which the film is based, Dan Snow hosts a commemorative evening featuring The D-Day Darlings and special guests, culminating with a gala screening of the remastered 1963 blockbuster film, starring Steve McQueen. The live show from […]
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Femspectives Film Festival Glasgow
22-24 March 2019 Kinning Park Complex, Kinning Park Complex, 43 Cornwall St, Glasgow G41 1BA Femspectives is a film series and festival in Glasgow. It provides a platform for films by womxn and safe spaces for conversations about feminisms, social issues, and politics. To find out more, check out Mission Statement, also Equalities & Diversity Policy and Safe Space Policy. Download […]
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The White Crow GFT
22 – 28 March, 2019 The extraordinary early life and mercurial brilliance of Rudolf Nureyev are the inspiration for a richly atmospheric true-life biography from actor/director Ralph Fiennes. Ukrainian dancer Oleg Ivenko makes an astonishing debut as the young Nureyev. Arriving in Paris in the early 1960s with the Kirov Ballet, Nureyev devours the cultural life of the city and the chance […]
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