What’s On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more.

Pat ByrneI 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. Email me details if you would like me to promote your event..

Yer Tea’s Oot, Websters Theatre

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21 September 2018 – 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm As we say round here: ‘If they drap yin, yer tea’s oot!‘. A cabaret evening of top entertainment that also celebrates the story of the United Nations Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons and the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN), Scotland’s part in that […]

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Wednesday, September 12, 2018 | Filed under: What's on in Glasgow: Theatre and Comedy

An Evening With Mark Beaumont at Cottiers

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Tuesday 18 September, 2018 – 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm Around the World in 80 Days by Mark Beaumont Mark Beaumont set out to make this Victorian fiction a two wheeled reality. Having smashed the circumnavigation cycling World Record twice in his career, he now holds this 18,000 mile title in a time of 78 days […]

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Richard Holloway, Creative Conversatons

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University Chapel, West Quadrangle, Main Building Gilmorehill Campus, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ Monday, 24 September, 2018 1 p.m. – 2 p.m. As part of the on-going Creative Conversation speaker series, writer, memoirist, broadcaster and theologian Richard Holloway comes to University of Glasgow campus to chat about his writing. Richard Holloway was Bishop of […]

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Tuesday, September 11, 2018 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events

Brushes With War, Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum

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21 September, 2018 – 6 January, 2019 Marking the 100th anniversary of the end of World War 1. Brushes with War is a powerful and emotive insight into the experience of soldiers from World War I through the drawings and paintings they created. Featuring original artworks by German, Austrian, French, Belgian, British, American, Canadian, Australian […]

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Cottiers, Glasgow West End, bar, restaurant, theatre, wedding venue

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Cottiers, 93-95 Hyndland St, Glasgow G11 5PU 0141 357 5825 www.cottiers.com/ Cottiers Bar and Restaurant is a most attractive and flexible venue in Glasgow’s West End. Previously, Dowanhill Church built in 1865, it’s one of only three surviving Scottish churches decorated by Daniel Cottier the revolutionary artist-designer. WHAT’S ON AT COTTIERS Cottiers offers a range […]

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The Wellgreen, Stilton, KiDD, West of Scotland Cricket Club

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Saturday, 27 October, 2018 – 7 p.m. West of Scotland Cricket Club, Hamilton Crescent, Peel Street, Partick G11 5LU A long overdue night curated by record label The Barne Society! The Wellgreen combine classic sixties songwriting, early powerpop and psychedelia on top of vintage recording techniques to create a familiar yet fresh & original sound. […]

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Monday, September 10, 2018 | Filed under: Gig Guide plus Club Events

All The Time We Thought We Had, Gordon Darroch Waterstones

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Tuesday 11 September, 2018 Waterstones, 153 – 157 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow G2 3EW How do you start a new life when the person you love is about to die? At the age of thirty-six, Gordon Darroch’s wife was diagnosed with breast cancer. It was a devastating blow just as he, and their two children with […]

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SUPER Market Glasgow 2018

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14 October, 2018 Argyle Street Arches, 253 Argyle Street, Glasgow G2 8DL Plus Super Market Extra 17 – 19 October at The Vacant Space, 1184 Argyle Street, Finnieston, Glasgow G3 8TE (Event on Facebook) Super Market is Glasgow’s biggest regular Independent Shopping experience at Argyle St Arches. Guests can enjoy a curated selection of over […]

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David Rovics at the Doublet Bar

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8 October, 2018 – 7.30 p.m. The Doublet Bar, 74 Park Road, Glasgow G4 9JF David Rovics was born in New York City, and as a guitar-slinging singer/songwriter now based in Portland, Oregan, has toured in over two dozen countries, including at mass protests throughout North America and Europe. In addition to his musical involvement […]

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Sunday, September 9, 2018 | Filed under: Gig Guide plus Club Events

Pollok House, Glasgow Doors Open Days, Craft Fair

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Saturday, 15 September, 2018 Entrance free (normally £8) and there will be an awesome craft fair 11am – 4pm in the servants quarters. Featuring the work of well known Glasgow makers! So come visit, there will be cakes. Pollok House The National Trust for Scotland 2060 Pollokshaws Road, Glasgow G43 1 AT Pollok House is […]

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Bathing Bells Exhibition, Govanhill Baths

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Photo exhibition by Denise Noone 7 – 15 September, 2018 Women over 40 in bathing costumes. None of the usual alluring or come-hither poses associated with swimwear are assumed. The women are firm-footed, adorned and vibrant, they are not pouty and dour. The women are joyous and ringing their own bell. Govanhill Baths, 99 Calder St, […]

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Patrick at GFT, Take 2 Free Family Film

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Saturday 8 September, 2018 . 11.30 p.m. Glasgow Young Scot or Kidz Card holders and an accompanying parent / carer get free tickets to this show by showing their Young Scot or Kidz Card at the Box Office. All other tickets are £5.50 (plus £1.50 for 3D screenings). Each £5.50 child’s ticket also admits one […]

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Friday, September 7, 2018 | Filed under: Cinema, Kids and young people

The Miseducation of Cameron Post, GFT

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7 – 13 September, 2018 After Cameron Post (Chloë Grace Moretz) is caught with another girl in the back seat of a car on prom night, she is quickly shipped off to a conversion therapy centre that treats teens “struggling with same-sex attraction.” At the facility, Cameron is subjected to outlandish discipline, dubious “de-gaying” methods, […]

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Le Bonheur, GFT

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12 and 13 September, 2018 Deemed provocative and sparking controversy upon release, Varda’s Le Bonheur stars Jean-Claude Drouout as married man François, alongside his off-screen wife and children. François lives a comfortable and fulfilling life, but finds himself drawn to Emilie (Marie-France Boyer), the post office clerk. Varda’s resonant drama explores monogamy and the consequences of the […]

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Working Class Heroes Season, Glasgow Film Theatre

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Every film star tells a story – one about the time and place they come from. Working Class Heroes is a collection of films lit up by the charisma of working class stars, a celebration of fine actors and remarkable leading roles. Together they reveal a Britain where for a time at least, big-screen stars came […]

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The Cold War, GFT

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1 – 13 September, 2018 Winner of the Best Director award at the Cannes 2018, Paweł Pawlikowski’s Cold War is an epic romance set against the backdrop of Europe after World War II. Sumptuously shot in black and white, and set to a soundtrack of rustic folk songs and sultry jazz, it spans decades and nations to […]

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Spangled Cabaret October 2018

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Monday 1 October, 2018 The Blue Arrow, 323 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow G2 3HW Spangled Cabaret is the longest running monthly alternative variety show in Glasgow! Beginning at The Rio Cafe on the 1st Monday in February 2008, Spangled went on to capture the imagination of the audience with an ever expanding roster of eclectic acts. […]

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Wild Harvest, Native Trees and Fruit, Locavore Guided Walk and Discussion

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Queens Park, 520 Langside Road, Glasgow G42 8QR 23 September, 2018 Join Floortje, one of the growers from our Left Field Market Garden, on a guided walk and discussion on the various native trees and their fruits/edible leaves available to forage in Queen’s Park. Floortje will be offering her guidance and knowledge to give you […]

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Cheeky Besoms Speakeasy and Open Mic Night Glasgow

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Saturday 29 September, 2018, 6-30 p.m. – 10.30 p.m. The Project Cafe, 134 Renfrew Street,  Glasgow G3 6ST Cheeky Besom Productions  ‘Artists With Attitude’ “If you want to end the war then instead of sending guns, send books. Instead of sending tanks, send pens. Instead of sending soldiers, send teachers” Malala Yousafzai (17 year-old Nobel […]

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Pollokshaws Community Carnival 2018

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8 September, 2018 Pollokshaws Area Network are proud to once again host the annual Pollokshaws Community Carnival! This year they’re at the Hub, 132 Shawbridge Street, Pollokshaws, Glasgow G41 1NP (just down from the library) and occupying the grounds round about for a whole host of fun activities! ** Lots of food!! ** Live music […]

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Wednesday, September 5, 2018 | Filed under: Community event, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers

Scotland’s Food and Drink Fortnight 2018

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1 – 16 September, 2018 Scottish Food & Drink Fortnight 2018 provides the perfect opportunity for everyone to get involved in celebrating and enjoying fantastic Scottish produce, whether they’re a chef, producer, retailer, caterer, hotelier, school, organisation or food enthusiast. The campaign for this year is themed around the future of Scotland’s food and drink industry. […]

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Forgotten Silver, Scalarama, Glasgow

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Wednesday 5 September, 2018 ISO, 65 Virginia Street, Glasgow G1 1TS Forgotten Silver is an epic documentary chronicling the extraordinary, unbelievable life of pioneer Kiwi filmmaker Colin McKenzie. Or is it? The first clue that none of this story is true is that the film begins with Peter Jackson literally leading the viewer down a garden […]

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Six and a Tanner, OranMor

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Wednesday 17 October, 2018 OranMor, Top of Byres Road, Glasgow G12 8AX Rony Bridges play Six and A Tanner will be on for one night only Wed 17th Oct at the Oran Mor. Part of the proceeds will be going to Starchild Charity. Get yourself there or be square. It’s going to be amazing with Alex Wilkie taking […]

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With Their Best Clothes On, New Writing Scotland Launch

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Wednesday 5 September, 2018 at 7.30 p.m. Waterstones Byres Road, 351-355 Byres Rd, Glasgow G12 8AU New Writing Scotland is the principal forum for poetry and short fiction in Scotland today. Edited by Susie Maguire and Samuel Tongue, With Their Best Clothes On includes new work from forty authors – some award-winning and internationally renowned, and some just beginning […]

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Romeo and Juliet, Theatre Royal Glasgow

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19 – 23 March, 2019 What if your first true love was someone you’d been told to hate? Ripped apart by the bitter divisions of their parents, two young people will risk everything to be together. The most famous story of love at first sight explodes with intense passion and an irresistible desire for change. […]

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The Big Chair – Autumn Voices – Robin Lloyd-Jones

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Robin Lloyd-Jones And what a big chair it was! Robin Lloyd-Jones looked like a pixie – size wise that is! Loved the concept of the Big Chair. Looking at six photographs selected from your life would really tax anyone methinks. Probably reveal a side of you never before realised. Robin started with a photo of […]

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Young People invited to Meet Mhairi Black M.P., Clydebank

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Monday 24 September, 2018  7 p.m. until 9 p.m. The Titan, 1710 Great Western Road, Glasgow G81 2XT Clydebank SNP invites young people across West and East Dunbartonshire to meet Mhairi Black MP. Please get in touch via Facebook or email events@clydebanksnp.org for a ticket code, specifying if you are under 30, which town/village your reside […]

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Starry Skies Album Launch, OranMor Review by Pat Byrne

‘Be Kind’ Warren McIntyre Album Launch OranMor – review Pat Byrne ‘Warren McIntyre’s gig to launch his album, ‘Be Kind’ –  a night to remember.’ Special guest Woody Pines, Nashville troubadour in town for Glasgow Americana Festival, kicked off this memorable gig. He entertained the audience with great roots music, his dobro guitar and the […]

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Medical Aid for Palestinians, Evening at Sloans Glasgow

Tuesday, 11 September, 2018 Join the team from Medial Aid for Palestine (MAP) and other supporters for a very special event. There will food, music, updates on the work done by  MAP much more! RSVP fundraising@map.org.uk Sloans Bar/Restaurant, 62 Argyle Arcade, 108 Argyle Street, Glasgow G2 8BG Event on Facebook  

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C’est La Vie, GFT

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1 – 6 September, 2018 Max has run a catering company for 30 years. Today is Pierre and Helena’s big day. As usual, Max recruited his team of waiting staff, cooks, and dishwashers. From the preparations to daybreak, we get a behind-the-scenes look at a wedding party through the eyes of the people working on […]

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Saturday, September 1, 2018 | Filed under: Cinema

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