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. The Science of Ghosts, Glasgow Film Festival 2019 review by Pat Byrne
The Science of Ghosts is a film directed by Niall McCann, who also directed Lost in France ( 2017). This new movie has links to Lost in France, which focused on the Glasgow based record label Chemikal Underground; The Science of Ghosts is about Adrian Crowley, the much lauded Dublin based singer / composer, the only […]
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Monday, March 4, 2019 | Filed under: Cinema, Film reviews, Glasgow Film Festival 2019
Silent Disco Party Parade, The Record Factory
Saturday 27th April, 2019 7pm . Meeting at The Record Factory, 17 Byres Road, Glasgow G11 5RD Gather wireless Bluetooth headphones, something from the fancy dress prop box, tambourines, disco flash sticks to sing and dance your way through the west end with musical statues, dance train and a dance with the locals. Music is […]
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Sunday, March 3, 2019 | Filed under: Dance, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Scotch: The Golden Dram
Thursday, 7th March, 2019 at 6.30pm Grosvenor Cinema Hillhead with Q&A with Andrew Peat, Director Andrew Peat’s handsomely crafted feature documentary tells the story of the Scotch whisky industry through its most ardent enthusiasts. Shot entirely on location in Scotland, Scotch: The Golden Dram tells the story of Uisge beatha, Gaelic for “water of life.” Scotch […]
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Saturday, March 2, 2019 | Filed under: Cinema
Women’s Suffrage Exhibition, Govanhill Baths
9- 20 March, 2019 A multimedia exhibition exploring the demographic of Govanhill at that time, including the Irish, Jewish and Italian communities and the jobs working class women would have been employed in. Creative reflections on suffragettes locally, nationally and internationally, examining the importance of: direct action; law breaking; the treatment of suffragettes; links with […]
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Friday, March 1, 2019 | Filed under: Community event, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, International Womens Day
Metal Heart Glasgow Film Festival
Saturday 2 (12.30) & Sunday 3 March,2019 (14.40) Director Hugh O’Conor will attend the screening on Sat 2 Mar Actor turned director Hugh O’Conor has created the kind of cheering, warm-hearted teen comedy that would have made John Hughes proud. Emma (Jordanne Jones) and Chantal (Leah McNamara) are chalk-and-cheese sisters living in Dublin. Goth-loving Emma is the guiding spirit […]
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Book Launch, Poets Republic Joy Hendry and Katy Ewing
Saturday March 2, 7-9pm. Book publishing debut and to skull our wine at the launch of Bearings 1 – poems by Joy Hendry and Katy Ewing. Tell it Slant, Project Cafe, 134 Renfrew St, Glasgow G3 6ST Event on Facebook
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| Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events
The Scottish Homebuilding & Renovating Show Returns to the SEC, Glasgow
1 – 2 June 2019 SEC, Exhibition Way, Glasgow G3 8YW SNAP UP TWO FREE TICKETS The Scottish Homebuilding & Renovating Show, Scotland’s only dedicated consumer exhibition for self-builders, home renovators and improvers, is back at SEC Glasgow on 1 – 2 June 2019. Visitors, whether they are experienced renovators or self-builders, or planning their first […]
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| Filed under: Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Beats Closing Gala Glasgow Film Festival 2019
3 March, 2019 The much-anticipated screen version of Kieran Hurley’s award-winning play is a gallus, bittersweet coming-of-age rollercoaster: imagine Fellini’s I Vitelloni set to a throbbing techno beat. It is 1994 and new legislation effectively outlaws raves or “public gatherings around amplified music characterised by the emission of a succession of repetitive beats”. The party is well and […]
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Thursday, February 28, 2019 | Filed under: Cinema, Glasgow Film Festival 2019
Passing Moments Caught in Time…. Thistle Gallery
Thistle Gallery, Scottish Contemporary Art 56 Park Road, Glasgow G4 9JF Email Telephone: 0141 334 3444 www.thistle-gallery.com Saturday 3 March – 31 March, 2019 Eight extraordinary and accomplished Scottish artists will be exhibiting eight new pieces of artwork in Thistle Gallery’s early Spring Show which Previews Saturday, March 2nd and runs until March 31st, 2019. […]
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Angus Peter Campbell / Aonghas Phàdraig Caimbeul, Creative Conversations
Monday 04 March 2019, 1 – 2 p.m. Free & Open to the Public University Chapel, West Quadrangle, Main Building Gilmorehill Campus, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ www.gla.ac.uk/events/creativeconversations/ Angus Peter Campbell (Aonghas Phàdraig Caimbeul) was born on the Island of South Uist. He graduated in Politics and History from the University of Edinburgh, and […]
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| Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events
Sarah MacDougall, The Doublet
14 March, 2019 The Doublet, Park Road, Glasgow G4 9JF More Canadians on the 14th of March with the absolutely fabulous Sarah MacDougall returning to Glasgow. This is a show you really should not miss, Sarah has been performing for SoundsintheSuburbs over the last few years and she is just the most fantastic talent. Give her music a listen, this […]
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Wednesday, February 27, 2019 | Filed under: Gig Guide plus Club Events
Living the Light CCA
Friday 1 (20.45) & Saturday 2 March, 2019 (12.45) Director Claire Pijman will attend the screening on Fri 1 Mar. One of the most inventive and influential cinematographers to ever put his eye to a viewfinder, Robby Müller shot Paris, Texas, Down by Law, Breaking the Waves, and countless other classics. His use of natural light and colour earned him […]
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| Filed under: Cinema, Glasgow Film Festival 2019
Love Movie CCA
CCA / Friday 1 (16.15) & Saturday 2 March, 2019 (20.45) Writer/director Emma Rosa Simon and actor Lana Cooper will attend the screening on Fri 1 Mar. Lenz (Eric Klotzsch) is a 30-something drifter, stumbling from party to party, unsure of his place in the world. After a chance meeting with the passionate and carefree Ira […]
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At Eternity’s Gate, Glasgow Film Festival
Everyman / Friday 1 March (18.00) | CCA / Saturday 2 March, 2019 (16.05) An Oscar-nominated Willem Dafoe gives an outstanding performance as Vincent Van Gogh in Julian Schnabel’s bold, visceral portrait of the artist. Named after a Van Gogh painting, also known as Sorrowing Old Man, the film focuses on the painter’s productive final years in Arles. […]
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Sam Spiegel: Conquering Hollywood GFT
Sunday 3 March, 2019 (13.30) Producer Sam Spiegel was the epitome of the larger than life, cigar-chomping movie tycoon. His Oscar-winning career included classics from The African Queen to On the Waterfront and Lawrence of Arabia. The makers of Rod Taylor: Pulling No Punches (GFF18) bring us the first documentary on his colourful life, telling an irresistible rags-to-riches story, profusely illustrated with clips from his finest […]
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Zombieland, GFT
Friday 1 March, 2019 (23.15) Be sure to stock up on Twinkies and remember to follow the rules for survival to make it to our special screening of Zombieland, celebrating its 10th anniversary this year. Join Columbus (Jesse Eisenberg), Tallahasee (Woody Harrelson), Wichita (Emma Stone) and Little Rock (Abigail Breslin) as they navigate the undead in a bid to […]
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Special Guests at Glasgow Film Festival 2019
We host some stellar guests for Q&A sessions throughout the festival, giving you the chance to find out more about their inspiration, process and future projects. Bring your finest questions! Thu 21 February, 2019 18.00 – Director James Cullingham will attend Jim Galloway – A Journey in Jazz 18.00 – Director John Butler and actors Matt Bomer and […]
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Arctic, Glasgow Film Festival 2019
Cineworld / Wednesday 27 (18.15) & Thursday 28 February, 2019 (15.30) Director Joe Penna will attend the screening on Wednesday 27 February, 2019 Stranded in a bleak, unforgiving frozen wilderness would you have what it takes to survive? Joe Penna’s intense, slow-burning adventure yarn tells of endurance against impossible odds and is all the more chilling for virtually dispensing […]
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Dirty God, GFT
Saturday 2 March (18.00) & Sunday 3 March, 2019 (10.45) Director Sacha Polak and actor Vicky Knight will attend the screening on Saturday 2 March. Fresh from its world premiere at Sundance, Dutch writer-director Sacha Polak’s English language debut emerges as a powerful, haunting tale of the vast divide between surface beauty and internal worthiness. A vicious acid […]
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Belgian Cinema ‘Both Sides Now’, Glasgow Film Festival 2019
Belgium is a small country with an immense cinematic heritage. National treasures range from Chantal Akerman, Yolanda Moreau, the Dardenne Brothers and Felix van Groeningen to Man Bites Dog’s Benoît Poelvoorde, and Hergé’s eternally rousing adventures of Tintin. This year’s country focus celebrates the best of contemporary Belgian cinema in an outstanding year that has brought […]
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Glasgow Film Festival Launch 2019 + announcement Scottish Premiere Wild Rose
Glasgow Film Festival announce the Scottish Premiere of Wild Rose, starring Jessie Buckley, plus a special performance after the screening The 15th annual film festival opens Wednesday 20 February, 2019 with Jonah Hill’s Mid90s and runs until 3 March, 2019 Tom Harper’s film Wild Rose, which was filmed in Glasgow, will have its Scottish premiere […]
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| Filed under: Cinema, Glasgow Film Festival 2019, Pat's Home Page Blog
FrightFest Week-End 1 and 2 March, 2019
1 and 2 March, 2019 It’s full scream ahead as FrightFest returns to Glasgow Film Festival for a 14thfearful year! Currently at its most vibrant and popular, the horror fantasy genre is constantly garnering critical acclaim, topping charts and even winning Oscars: not simply through cheap scares or graphic gore but by pushing boundaries, reflecting […]
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BDX Glasgow – Video Marketing, Citizen M
Wednesday 27 March, 2019 Video Marketing Secure your place, and hear the panelists discuss how video content will continue to dominate in 2019. Tickets are limited, so book now to avoid disappointment. Speakers: John Bruce – Ecommerce Manager Celtic Football Club Gavin Bell – Facebook Advertising Consultant, Vlogger & Speaker Ryan Johnston – Tentu Creative […]
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Tuesday, February 26, 2019 | Filed under: Classes and Workshops
The German Revolution at the Hunterian Art Gallery
The German Revolution: Expressionist Prints 1 March – 25 August 2019 Hunterian Art Gallery Admission free A new exhibition opening at the Hunterian Art Gallery this March will offer a rare opportunity to see key works from The Hunterian’s pioneering collection of German Expressionist prints. The major exhibition, The German Revolution: Expressionist Prints, focuses on the revolutionary […]
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| Filed under: Art, Photography, Exhibitions what's on-glasgow, Gallery
From Writing to Publishing: Creating A Literary Anthology
With Ruby McCann 23 April, 2019, 7 – 10.30 p.m. Do you want to publish an anthology? There are ingredients and elements that are essential for keeping your budget low that will allow your anthology to be original. The reasons and methods for publishing anthologies are endless. Writer and sometimes publisher, Ruby McCann has gathered […]
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| Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events
The Rock Choir Live for Star Child
16 March, 2019 Netherlee Parish Church The Rock Choir are doing a special performance for Starchild in Netherlee Church March 16th 7pm! There is even a wine and nibbles reception all for £10! Hope to see you all there for a great event!! BUY TICKETS AT EVENTBRITE Netherlee Parish Church, 130 Ormonde Ave, Netherlee, Glasgow G44 […]
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Monday, February 25, 2019 | Filed under: Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, Starchild
Poet Sophie Collins at Creative Conversations
Monday 25 February 2019 1 – 2 p.m. University Chapel, West Quadrangle, Main Building Gilmorehill Campus, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ Creative Conversations Sophie Collins grew up in Bergen, North Holland, and is a lecturer in Creative Writing at Glasgow University. She is co-editor of tender, an online arts quarterly, and editor of Currently […]
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The Science of Ghosts, Glasgow Film Festival
CCA / Mon 25 (20.30) & Tue 26 Feb (15.00) Director Niall McCann and musician Adrian Crowley will attend the screening on Mon 25 February, 2019 A portrait of an artist, and an artist’s musings on life, Niall McCann’s (Lost In France, GFF17) latest film spans the divide between truth and fiction, creating an experimental documentary that […]
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Julia Blue, Glasgow Film Festival 2019
CCA / Sunday 24 (20.45) & Monday 25 February, 2019 (13.15) Director Roxy Toporowych will attend the screening on Sun 24 Feb. Director Roxy Toporowych’s second feature film is charming, subtle and ultimately bittersweet. Julia (Polina Snisarenko), a photojournalism student living in war-torn Ukraine, finds her path towards independence and a brighter future challenged after falling for English […]
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Glasgow Kilt Walk for Maura’s Mission Team
28 April, 2019 – Balloch with Charlie Mac Carty You are invited to get fit while raising money to give the brightest pupils in Malawi a chance to realise their potential, then in turn use the education you gave them to turn Malawi’s future. Please register your participation with the Glasgow Kilt Walk and join […]
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Saturday, February 23, 2019 | Filed under: Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers
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