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. Orphee, GFT
2 and 3 January, 2019 A magical retelling of the Orpheus myth turns the lyre-playing singer of Greek legend into a famous left-bank poet in post-war Paris. Fallen out of favour and lost for poetic inspiration, Orphée becomes obsessed with a mysterious black-clad princess who first claims the life of a rival poet, and then […]
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Thursday, January 3, 2019 | Filed under: Cinema
Music and Movies Night, The Seamore, Maryhill
Saturday 12 January, 2019 7 p.m. Three independent Scottish films – one drama & two documentaries – plus live music from Mandulu & Hephzibah. All for just £5 per person – a post-festive season bargain. The Seamore Neighbourhood Cinema, 304 Maryhill Road,Glasgow G20 7YE On Facebook The Seamore
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Charlie Gracie, Meet the Author, Fruin Farm review by Mary Irvine
Meet the Author Charlie Gracie – ‘To Live With What You Are’ The final meeting of the Meet The Author events for 2018 took place once again at the picturesque Fruin Farm, Glen Fruin, Helensburgh G84 9EE This time we welcomed Charlie Gracie, originally from Baillieston but now domiciled at the other side of the Ben. […]
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Wednesday, January 2, 2019 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Mary Irvine: Writer and Philhellene
From Scotland With Love, Film Screening, Maryhill Burgh Hall
Saturday 26 January, 2019 at 4 p.m. A trip down memory lane at Maryhill Burgh Halls. Part of ‘Going to the Pictures’ community series. Made entirely of Scottish film archive, “From Scotland With Love” is a 75-minute film by award-winning Director Virginia Heath with a beautiful score by Scottish musician and composer King Creosote. A […]
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The Judge, GFT
3 January, 2018 When she was a young lawyer, Kholoud Al-Faqih walked into the office of Palestine’s Chief Justice and announced she wanted to join the bench. He laughed at her. But just a few years later, Kholoud became the first woman judge to be appointed to the Middle East’s Shari’a (Islamic law) courts. The […]
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This Is Not A Burns Night, Govanhill Community Baths Trust
Sunday, 20 January, 2019 . 2.30 – 4.30 p.m. The Rum Shack The 6th Annual Govanhill Baths “This is Not a Burns Night” event will be a tribute to our friend Tom Leonard. Entry by donation on the door. Featuring Rab Wilson, Victoria McNulty, Chris McQueer, Jim Ferguson and Tracy Harvey, hosted by Jim Monaghan. […]
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| Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Burns Events
Caro Ramsay, Plotting Your Novel
January, 15th, 2019 Scottish Writers Centre, CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street, G2 3JD A quick guide to getting it right! A workshop and presentation on how to plot a novel, including lots of questions and answers and troubleshooting the usual stumbling blocks ; the muddle in the middle, the wandering timeline and how to entice an […]
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Thunder Road GFT
31 May – 6 June, 2019 Writer-director-actor Jim Cummings expands his award-winning short into a darkly comic exploration of a cop on the verge of a nervous breakdown. Struggling to control a flood of raw emotions, Jim Arnaud (Cummings) prepares to speak the eulogy at his mother’s funeral and follow it with her favourite Springsteen song. Nothing goes […]
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Tuesday, January 1, 2019 | Filed under: Cinema
Stuart MacBride, Creative Conversations, University of Glasgow
CRIME WRITER STUART MACBRIDE Creative Conversations 7 January 2019 1 p.m. – 2 p.m. University Chapel, West Quadrangle, Main Building Gilmorehill Campus, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ Free & Open to the Public Stuart MacBride was born in Dumbarton near Glasgow but grew up in Aberdeen. He is the bestselling author of several novels […]
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Monday, December 31, 2018 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events
Emily Punton , Websters
Saturday, 5 January, 2019 7.30 p.m. – 10 p.m. The Acoustic Affair presents … Young Scottish songwriter Emily Punton headlines her first show to kick of the new year in style ! With support from RJ is a creator and singer/songwriter of his own music. With just himself and his guitar, he can truly put […]
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Friday, December 28, 2018 | Filed under: Gig Guide plus Club Events
Fibro My Arth! Extended, Websters
16 March, 2019 7.30 p.m. – 9.30 p.m. Presented as part of Glasgow’s International Comedy Festival: Having been diagnosed with Fibromyalgia and Osteoarthritis in March 2017, Hebridean born comedian Carina MacLeod decided the best way to cope with her illnesses was to write a stand up show about them. After selling out her original show […]
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New Works Festival, Cottiers
18 February 2019 – 20 February, 2019 New Works is a festival of brand new writing from Student Theatre at Glasgow (STAG). Each night consists of one short and one long play; written, directed and performed by STAG members. New Works is an opportunity for writers and directors to unleash their imagination, with no restriction on theme or […]
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Cage-a-rama 2: Cage Uncaged, CCA
Fri 4 January — Sun 6 January 2019 Europe’s longest-running Nicolas Cage film festival returns to Glasgow! Matchbox Cineclub present nine films over three days – all wild at heart and weird on top – from the earliest classics to the very latest. Exploring Cage’s Nouveau Shamanic acting technique and enjoying the “Cage Rage” in full effect. Plus! […]
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EVENT PASSED 2018 Mary Poppins Returns – meet and greet Grosvenor Cafe plus screening
DECEMBER 2018 – show passed Monday 31st December, 2018 . 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Mary Poppins Returns is just as magical and joyous as the original movie. It is a perfect family holiday film, so we felt it was only fitting to give the little ones a chance to meet the world’s most famous […]
| Filed under: Christmas in Glasgow, Cinema
RBG plus Q & A at Glasgow Film Theatre
30 December, 2018 At the age of 84, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has developed a breathtaking legal legacy while becoming an unexpected pop culture icon. But without a definitive Ginsburg biography, the unique personal journey of this diminutive, quiet warrior’s rise to the nation’s highest court has been largely unknown, even to […]
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Thursday, December 27, 2018 | Filed under: Cinema
Back to Berlin, GFT
27 – 30 December, 2018 In the summer of 2015, 11 motor bikers went on a mission to take the Maccabiah torch from Israel to the site of the infamous 1936 Berlin Olympics, for the first Jewish Olympic Games on German soil. Such an event, at a German venue, was once inconceivable. The bikers retraced […]
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Lizzie, GFT
27 – 30 December, 2018 Based on the infamous 1892 axe murder of the Borden family in Fall River, Massachusetts, this layered, shocking drama creates a portrait of Lizzie Borden for the modern day. Lizzie (Chloë Sevigny) lives a repressed existence, attempting to resist the iron rule of her authoritarian father. When new housemaid Bridget […]
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John Martyn Remembrance Gig with Alan Murphy
Saturday 9 February, 2019 Mugdock Country Park, Craigallian Road, Glasgow G62 8EL Alan Murphy plays an evening of John Martyn Classics in the intimate theatre in beautiful Mugdock Country Park. All proceeds to Social Bite. Tickets available through website only www.easyblu.es Event on Facebook
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Monday, December 24, 2018 | 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
Control Social Club at Broadcast
Wednesday 26th December, 2018 @ Broadcast, 147 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow G2 3LG Control Social Club presents: Boxing Day Special. One final showcase to close the year out featuring one of Glasgows breakthrough acts The Vanities and some the best new comers. The Vanities spotify:track:2xcXQ3l2NlPqKoCppzLmLq Fiendz https://www.facebook.com/FIENDZ110/videos/vl.2144362045614040/1964033427237360/?type=1 The Roly Mo https://soundcloud.com/ther0lymoglesga Two Tone Television https://soundcloud.com/two-tone-television +++ […]
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Sunday, December 23, 2018 | Filed under: Christmas in Glasgow, Gig Guide plus Club Events, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
The Sensational Alex Harvey Experience, Audio, Christmas 2018
21 December, 2018, 7 p.m. The UK’s number 1 tribute to The Sensational Alex Harvey Band come to Glasgow for their Annual Christmas Party. This year it’s at Audio, Glasgow and the band will be performing a bumper set of SAHB material, classics and also some lesser known tracks for the diehard fans, and the […]
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Friday, December 21, 2018 | Filed under: Christmas in Glasgow, Gig Guide plus Club Events
White Christmas, GFT
14 – 22 December, 2018 This true Christmas classic is full of laughter, dance and of course the beloved holiday song, ‘White Christmas’. A romantic, dazzling musical starring Bing Crosby, it has delighted audiences for more than 60 years and never fails to entertain. Buy tickets GFT 12 Rose St, G3 6RB
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Doris, Dolly and the Dressing Room Divas, OranMor
19 – 30 December, 2018 OranMor, Top of Byres Road, Glasgow G12 8QX Back by popular demand… the delightful Doris, Dolly & The Dressing Room Divas! The sell out hit of 2016s Edinburgh Festival returns home to Òran Mór festooned with 5 star reviews for 10 evening performances in December… “one of the most brilliant […]
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Thursday, December 20, 2018 | Filed under: Christmas in Glasgow, What's on in Glasgow: Theatre and Comedy
Love Music Hate Racism, The Arlington
Saturday 29 December, 2018 LMHR end-of-year party. It’s on the last Saturday of the year, in that sweet spot between Christmas Day and Hogmanay, and starts at 5pm. All the performers have their own brand of magic to bring along to The Arlington. Look forward to seeing y’all. If you can’t make it on the […]
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Cafe Gandolfi, Festive Art Exhibition
Cafe Gandolfi’s annual festive exhibition opening on Sunday 9th December in Bar Gandolfi. The exhibition will run until 9 January, 2018 From 4.30pm they’ll be showcasing a fine selection of art from across the country. Enjoy a glass of wine and a gander at the work of… JOY BAIN MOIRA BUCHANAN ALAN CAMPBELL MARK CAMPBELL […]
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| Filed under: Art, Photography, Exhibitions what's on-glasgow, Christmas in Glasgow
‘Unwrapped’ Show at The Thistle Gallery 2018
‘Unwrapped’ Show Reveals Layers of Remarkable Talent Thistle Gallery, Scottish Contemporary Art, 56 Park Road, Glasgow G4 9JF Email Telephone: 0141 334 3444 www.thistle-gallery.com Exhibition continues until 23 December, 2018 – Gallery Open 7 Days Vibrant new artwork from almost fifty renowned artists who have created nearly 140 exciting new exhibits. Welcomed into the Gallery, […]
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Elf and Trading Places Seamore Neighbourhood Cinema
Christmas Double Bill 21 December, 2018 12:30 – 19:00 Celebrate Christmas with The Seamore! Double bill on the 21st where during the day they will be showing modern classic Elf and later in the evening Trading Places will be screened. A warm, fun way to start the hols! The Seamore Neighbourhood Cinema, 304 Maryhill Rd, Glasgow […]
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Wednesday, December 19, 2018 | Filed under: Christmas in Glasgow, Cinema
The Primevals, Winter Initiative Night Shelter Fundraiser, Mono
Friday, 21 December, 2018 – 8 p.m. Mono Cafe/Bar, 10 – 12 King’s Court, King Street, Glasgow G1 5RB Benefit for Winter Initiative Night Shelter who provide food and shelter from Dec 1. £5 entry. The Primevals support The Reverse Cowgirls Benefit in support of Glasgow City Mission Event on Facebook
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Colonel Mustard and the Dijon 5, Barrowland, After Party at the Art School
Saturday, 22 December, 2018 After Colonel Mustard & The Dijon 5, Stanley Odd and Medicine Men knock it out the park at the Colonel Mustard & The Dijon 5 Barrowland Ballroom Glasgow gig, the official after-party will continue until 3am (Eternal) upstairs and downstairs in The Art School‘s Vic Bar and Assembly Hall with a mixture of funk, soul, live percussion, disco, hip […]
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Sunday, December 16, 2018 | Filed under: Gig Guide plus Club Events, Pat's Home Page Blog
Social Bite Help the Homeless this Christmas
Social Bite on Facebook OK EVERYBODY… Here we go again. Social Bite really needs your help – PLEASE SHARE THIS TO SPREAD THE WORD. This year Social Bite will be again opening up their stores in Edinburgh, Glasgow and Aberdeen on Christmas Day and Christmas Eve to give Christmas dinner and loving company to homeless […]
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Sorry To Bother You GFT
7 – 20 December, 2018 Rapper Boots Riley’s debut feature film has been making waves in the USA. A state-of-the-nation satire piece, Sorry to Bother You is set in an alternate present-day version of Oakland, California. Living with his girlfriend Detroit (Tessa Thompson) in his Uncle’s garage, black telemarketer Cassius “cash” Green (Lakeith Stanfield) takes a job […]
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Saturday, December 15, 2018 | Filed under: Cinema
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