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. BlackKklansman GFT
Until 6 September, 2018 From visionary filmmaker Spike Lee comes the incredible true story of an American hero. It’s the early 1970s: Ron Stallworth (John David Washington) becomes the first African-American detective on the Colorado Springs Police Department and resolves to make a name for himself and a difference in his community. He bravely sets […]
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Saturday, September 1, 2018 | Filed under: Cinema
Late Night: Superbad, Glasgow Youth Film Festival
14 September, 2018 – 11 p.m. A classic comedy featuring early roles for some of today’s biggest stars, including the film debut of Oscar-winner Emma Stone. Best mates Seth and Evan are about to leave high school and embark on college life. Before they do, they want to initiate their sex lives and mix with […]
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| Filed under: Cinema, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, Kids and young people
Nation, An Evening With Lesley Riddoch, Drumchapel
Tuesday 4 September, 2018 7 p.m. Olivers Function Suite, 20 Drumchapel Road, Glasgow G15 6QE Do Scots know enough about our independent and successful wee European neighbours? NATION is a series of films by Phantom Power Films and Lesley Riddoch that sets out to highlight just what small nations can achieve with self-belief, a willingness […]
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| Filed under: Cinema, Community event, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
The Birds, GFT
2 and 4 September, 2018 Wealthy reformed party girl Melanie Daniels enjoys a brief flirtation with lawyer Mitch Brenner in a San Francisco pet shop and decides to follow him to his Bodega Bay home where she quickly strikes up a romance with him. Soon after her arrival a flock of birds attacks in what […]
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Young Talent Exhibition, ProjectAbility Glasgow
7 September – 13 October, 2018 Young Talent 2018 7 September 2018 – 13 October 2018 Preview: Thursday 06 September, 6pm-8pm Project Ability Gallery, 1st Floor, Trongate 103, Glasgow Admission: Free It is time to announce one of Project Ability’s most exciting exhibitions of the year …Young Talent! Young Talent showcases work from young artists attending Create workshops. As usual they […]
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Tuesday, August 28, 2018 | Filed under: Art, Photography, Exhibitions what's on-glasgow
An Evening with Charles McGarry, Waterstones Sauchiehall Street
Friday 7 September, 2018 The Shadow of the Black Earl Haunted by his last case and bereaved by a sudden loss, Leo Moran is invited to spend the summer at Biggnarbriggs Hall, the stately residence of his friend Fordyce Greatorix. He is overjoyed when romance blossoms unexpectedly, but he finds himself plagued by visions after […]
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| Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events
Public Lecture of the Publishing Scotland’s International Fellows Glasgow – review by Mary Irvine
‘Main entrance, first right, first left.’ I was early. Reliant on train times, and the ‘drop of a hat’ cancellations, I had taken an early train. No problems. Partick not busy. Metro to Kelvinbridge. Pleasant walk through grassed area to steps leading up to Gibson Street and on to University Avenue, arriving at the main […]
Monday, August 27, 2018 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Mary Irvine: Writer and Philhellene
Creative Writing Courses – University of Glasgow
Have you ever fancied writing a novel, compiling a collection of short stories or completing a portfolio to enter a degree course at Glasgow University? Degree Level courses in Creative Writing are offered at Levels 1, 2 and 3 are taken by undergraduate and international students and are also open to the public. What the […]
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Sunday, August 26, 2018 | Filed under: Centre for Open Studies, University of Glasgow, Classes and Workshops
Shaping Their World, Thistle Gallery
1 – 30 September, 2018 SHAPING THEIR WORLD …… ….during the month of September, 2018, in the Gallery is a unique array of exhibits from 16 accomplished Scottish women artists whose remarkable interpretation of the theme is expressed through the mediums of paint, artisan glassware, ceramics, jewellery and textiles. This month-long eclectic Exhibition runs from […]
Psycho, GFT
26 and 28 August, 2018 Phoenix secretary Marion Crane (Janet Leigh) steals $40,000 from her employer’s client, in order to run away with her boyfriend. Whilst traveling she stops at the rundown Bates Motel and meets the polite but highly strung Norman Bates (Anthony Perkins) who runs the motel under the domination of his mother. […]
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Saturday, August 25, 2018 | Filed under: Cinema
The Ballymurphy Precedent by satellite at GFT
30 August, 2018 6.10 p.m. Followed by a Q&A with the director Callum Macrae, and hosted by Channel 4’s Jon Snow, broadcast live from Curzon Soho cinema in London. Award-winning director Callum Macrae’s new feature documentary tells the story of the death of eleven innocent people killed by the British Army on a Catholic estate in […]
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Fail Better Open Mic, Villiers & Co
30 August, 2018 ‘Oor holiday in the west end continues!’ Come down on THURSDAY for a night of more OPEN MIC Fail Better mayhem. Starting the back of 7 to give you all time to go to the Open Mic Sessions at GoMA where you can catch belters Bell Lungs and C Smith, among others! […]
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Friday, August 24, 2018 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Gig Guide plus Club Events, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Graduate Degree Show, 2018, Glasgow School of Art
1 – 9 September, 2018 The Glasgow School of Art would like to invite you to join us for our annual exhibition of postgraduate students’ work from across our disciplines in Fine Art, Architecture, Design, Simulation + Visualisation and Innovation in Glasgow’s Merchant City across two sites – 5 minutes’ walk apart. Fine Art + […]
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Alice in Wonderland, Best Before Bed Screening, Citizen M
Sunday, 26 August, 2018, 6.30 PM – 8.30 PM Best Before Bed silent movie – Alice in Wonderland (1915) Bet you haven’t seen this version of Alice in Wonderland! Made in 1915, it’s a silent gem of an adaptation, directed and written by W W Young and starring Viola Savoy as Alice. Musical accompaniment will […]
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Before Stonewall +She Wanted Green Lawns, GFT
29 August, 2018 Screening as part of Independent Cinema Office x Club des Femmes season Revolt, She Said: Women and Film after ’68. So much more than a brilliant documentary about LGBTQ+ life in the USA before the 1969 Stonewall riots, Greta Schiller’s perception-changing film places its audience in the presence of legends in their […]
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Jim Byrne, The Basement Jam, Tennent’s Bar, Glasgow
Saturday, 1 September, 2018 – 8 p.m. Plus Open Mic The Basement Jam – featuring Americana singer songwriter Jim Byrne. 191 Byres Road, Glasgow, G12 8TN Event on Facebook Every Day Is Sunshine – YouTube ‘A heady and exotic mix…’ UNCUT Magazine. www.songsbyjimbyrne.com
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Fara, OranMor, Glasgow
12 September, 2018 – 7 p.m. The Venue, OranMor, Top of Byres Road, Glasgow G12 8QX £14 “Sickeningly talented and mad as brushes. A potent combination.” Kevin Macleod Fara brings together four leading musicians at the forefront of today’s Scottish folk scene – Jennifer Austin, Kristan Harvey, Jeana Leslie and Catriona Price’s three fiddles and […]
Backstreet Boys, Picture and Pizza, The Seamore
Friday 31 August, 2018 7 p.m. Everybody! The Seamore Neighbourhood Cinema presents BACKSTREET BOYS: SHOW ‘EM WHAT YOU’RE MADE OF as part of their Pizza and a Picture screenings. They’re back! Like they always said they would be! Backstreet Boys tells the story of the band at the height of their powers and the change […]
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Short Attention Span Theatre Glasgow
5 and 6th September, 2018 Six plays for £6 Six short plays by Rachelle Atalla, Derek Banner, Kevin Blackwell, Tom Brogan, Alison Gray and Thomas Laycock. Old Hairdressers, Renfield Lane, Glasgow G2 5AR Tickets are available from See tickets.com Event on Facebook
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Thursday, August 23, 2018 | Filed under: What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more, What's on in Glasgow: Theatre and Comedy
A Place of Rage + Nice Coloured Girls, GFT
30 August, 2018 Screening part of Independent Cinema Office x Club des Femmes season Revolt, She Said: Women and Film after ’68 Want an urgent history of African American women driving the civil rights, Black power and feminist movements that you can dance to? Featuring Prince and Janet Jackson as the spot-on soundtrack to interviews with […]
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Museums at Night, Glasgow, October, 2018
25 – 27 October, 2018 Explore art, history and heritage after dark with Museums at Night events across Glasgow. Every year, major museums, heritage sites and historic properties open their doors for the biannual nationwide festival. Discover new exhibitions, listen to expert talks and presentations, watch special performances, take torch-lit tours, enjoy live music in […]
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Wednesday, August 22, 2018 | Filed under: Art, Photography, Exhibitions what's on-glasgow, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Glasgow Canal Festival 2018
Saturday 25th August 2018, 10.30 a.m. until 5 p.m. Canalside between Spiers Wharf and Applecross Basin, Port Dundas, Glasgow G4 9TB The second annual Glasgow Canal Festival promises a diverse and exciting lineup of activities on Glasgow’s iconic Forth & Clyde Canal between Spiers Wharf and Applecross Basin. Whether strolling through the makers’ market, soaking […]
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Tuesday, August 21, 2018 | Filed under: Community event, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Brooks Williams Sounds in the Suburbs, The Doublet
9 September, 2018 The Doublet Bar, 74 Park Rd, Glasgow G4 9JF Absolutely delighted to once more welcome back the fabulous Brooks Williams to a SoundsintheSuburbs show, this time at the Doublet Bar. Great news Brooks is back with a brand new album “Lucky Star” which is available now! For those of you new to Brooks he […]
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Monday, August 20, 2018 | Filed under: Gig Guide plus Club Events, Pat's Home Page Blog, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Music Broth, Musical Instrument Library Launch and Open Day, Govanhill
Sunday, 2 September, 2018 1p.m. – 5 p.m. Music Broth has a premise!! After 1 year of operating, collecting in hundreds of donated instruments from the community, developing strong partnerships with other organisations, delivering musical instruments to those who need them and getting people excited about music Music Broth is all set to go further. […]
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Seven Song Club, LOOPER and Wholly…..Cats
31 August, 2018 The Tron Theatre, 63 Trongate, Glasgow G1 5HB Stuart David is a Scottish musician, songwriter and novelist, famed for originating two distinct musical genres – Folk Hop and Horror Pop (later termed Noir’n’B or Switchblade Pop. He co-founded the band Belle and Sebastian and was a member from 1996–2000, and then went […]
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Saturday, August 18, 2018 | Filed under: Gig Guide plus Club Events
Linda Jaxson Band at St Louis Cafe/Bar, Glasgow
Little Bit of Blues and Soul 8 September, 2018 – 9 pm St Louis, Cafe Bar, 734 Dumbarton Rd, Glasgow G11 6RD 0141 330 1742
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Friday, August 17, 2018 | Filed under: Gig Guide plus Club Events
Back to the Future, Botanic Gardens, Glasgow
18 August, 2018 Back to the Botanics – Open Air Cinema Entrance from 8.30pm Queen Margaret Drive, Botanics, G12 0UE Film starts at 9pm. Be sure to bring your own seating, such as blankets or sun chairs. The garden kiosk will stay open till late, selling hot dogs, popcorn and soft drinks.You can bring your […]
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Mean Girls, Burnt Church Film Club + Daniel Franzese in person for Q & A
Tuesday 21st August 2018 Burnt Church Film Club, 142 Renfield St, Glasgow City Centre MEAN GIRLS (2004) + Daniel Franzese (Damien from Mean Girls) In Person Q&A** Ticket price includes screening, the in person Q&A and also enables a chance to meet Daniel afterwards and also buy Mean Girls merch. *Please do NOT buy more […]
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Tracking Edith, GFT
21 – 23 August, 2018 Edith Tudor-Hart was one of the most innovative and iconic photographers working in Britain during the 1930s and 1940s. Her naturalistic style unsparingly depicted social issues of the day. However, the photographer was also a communist spy and was largely instrumental in recruiting Kim Philby before becoming one of the […]
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Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade, GFT
19 and 20 August, 2018 When Henry Jones Senior (Sean Connery) goes missing whilst on the hunt for the Holy Grail, Indy is tasked with tracking him down. The search leads him on the same crusade as his father was on, the quest for the Cup of Christ and everlasting life. Will the Jones boys uncover the ultimate secret? Or will […]
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