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. Interview with Filmmaker Samir Mehanović – Calum Maclean
Interview with Filmmaker Samir Mehanović 8 September, 2016 BAFTA award winning filmmaker Samir Mehanović returns to his homeland in his powerful new documentary The Fog of Srebrenica. The film explores the human stories of one of the darkest chapters of recent European history, the genocide of 8000 Bosnian Muslim men and boys by the Serbian […]
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Friday, May 25, 2018 | Filed under: Calum Maclean – poet and aspiring writer, Cinema
PCL presents Jerron ‘Blind Boy’ Paxton, CCA
Sat 26 May 2018 7pm, £17.50 + £1 booking fee, Theatre / 18+ 0141 352 4900 / Book online Although still in his 20s, Jerron ‘Blind Boy’ Paxton has earned a reputation for transporting audiences back to the 1920s and making them wish they could stay there for good. Blind Boy Paxton may be one […]
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Thursday, May 24, 2018 | Filed under: Gig Guide plus Club Events
The Sparkle Horse Baby Disco
Sunday 27 May, 2018 Last Sunday of the month means baby disco time. Doors are at 12 with DJing form 1pm to 3pm provided by the very excellent Gavin Dunbar off of the Camera Obscuras. Free entry as always. The Sparkle Horse, 16 Dowanhill Street, G11 5QS Event on Facebook
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Tuesday, May 22, 2018 | Filed under: Kids and young people, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Fiesta x Fold Festival, Kelvingrove Park, Glasgow 2018
Saturday June 30th & Sunday July 1st 2018 Fiesta Presents Nile Rodgers FREAK OUT LET’S DANCE Festival! Delighted to announce that Nile Rodgers & CHIC will be back in Glasgow on June 30th and July 1st curating a brand new musical extravaganza The Fiesta x FOLD Festival located in Glasgow’s most iconic green space Kelvingrove […]
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The First Dance, A Play, A Pie and A Pint
May 21st – 26th, 2018 OranMor. Top of Byres Road, G12 8QX by Martin McCormick Doors 12.pm (12.30pm Mondays) Show starts 1pm Unreserved seating The First Dance. It’s very important, they say. So let’s make it memorable. Romantic. Professionally choreographed to “I Had the Time of my Life” from Dirty Dancing. Rhona likes a challenge. […]
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Sunday, May 20, 2018 | Filed under: What's on in Glasgow: Theatre and Comedy
Big Feed Street Food Special, Govan
Sat 26 May12-10pm Sun 27 May, 2018 12-7pm GLASGOW’S AWARD WINNING FOOD MARKET BIG FEED STREET FOOD SOCIAL Sat 12-10pm Sun 12-7pm 249 Govan Road G51 2SE www.bigfeedstreetfood.com ‘We have lined up the BEST Street Food you’ll find ANYWHERE.’ 😁 Chick & Pea Naughty Italian Sunshine Tea Lounge Prague Shack Apecini Street Food Putter Club Duck Street […]
Family Fun Day, Hillhead Tennis Club, 20 May, 2018
11 a.m.– 2 p.m. Sunday, 20 May, 2018 Free Lots of sports and activities to try from Hillhead Tennis Club and Community Partners, and a few surprises too! Check out the video for a small taster of what will be on offer…. https://youtu.be/6-tL4-RRvKA Hillhead Tennis Club, 32 Hughendon Road, Glasgow G12
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| Filed under: Community Groups and Charities, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, Kids and young people
RFN Secret Cinema Sunday, CCA, Glasgow
20 May, 2018, 3.30 p.m. An afternoon of pop up secret, radical cinema. Two feature length programmes will be screened throughout the day – but you won’t know what they are until you show up. Programme 01: 15:30 – 17:00 Programme 02: 17:00 – 18:30 We hope to attract an inquisitive audience, excited by cinema […]
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Word Jazzology, Partickhill Bowling and Community Club
WORD JAZZOLOGY! Saturday, 8 June, 2019 at 8pm – 11 pm Partickhill Bowling & Community Club Christine Bovill, Alan Bissett, Ian Macpherson, Magi Gibson, Le Jazz Band with Helen Jayne violin and Graham Pointer. Cabaret collision of French-style jazz, comedy, poetry and literature with bar. Stand up Ian Macpherson, winner of the first Time Out […]
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RFN68 Salute, CCA Glasgow
Saturday 19 May 2018 6:15pm, Free/£1/£3/£5/£7 + £1 booking fee, Cinema All ages Book Online / 0141 352 4900 The Black Power Salute at the 1968 Mexico Olympics was an iconic moment in the USA Civil Rights movement. This documentary feature provides insight into the incident when two Black American athletes protest racism, the war in Vietnam and […]
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Radical Film Network Scotland RFN68, CCA
Fri 18 May — Sun 20 May 2018 rfnscotland.comRadical Film Network Scotland is a network involved in politically engaged and aesthetically innovative cinema. This May,RFN present a programme of films and discussions that explore and reflect on the film culture and legacy of 1968.That year was the tipping point for a series of political, social and countercultural […]
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Concrete Soldiers Scottish Premiere of Documentary, Kinning Park Complex, Glasgow
Don’t miss out on the Scottish premiere of the documentary ‘Concrete Soldiers’ with director Nikki Woolf and journalist Andy Worthington. A grassroots film about the fight against gentrification and council-estate demolition in London, Concrete Soldiers is also an inspiring call to action featuring the voices of residents who have refused the reality of social cleansing. The […]
A Cambodian Spring, Glasgow Film Theatre
23 and 24 May, 2018 The screening on Thu 24 May (19.50) will be followed by a Q&A with director Chris Kelly and the Venerable Sovath. This intimate documentary focuses on three remarkable individuals to explore the chaotic, and often violent, developments shaping modern-day Cambodia. They are Buddhist monk and award-winning activist Venerable Loun Sovath, housing rights activist and mother Toul Srey Pov, […]
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NT Live: Macbeth,Glasgow Film Theatre
19 May, 2018 Shakespeare’s most intense and terrifying tragedy, directed by Rufus Norris (The Threepenny Opera, London Road), will see Rory Kinnear (Young Marx, Othello) and Anne-Marie Duff (Oil, Suffragette) return to the National Theatre to play Macbeth and Lady Macbeth. The ruined aftermath of a bloody civil war. Ruthlessly fighting to survive, the Macbeths […]
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A Quiet Place, Glasgow Film Theatre
19 – 22 May, 2018 Directed and co-written by actor John Krasinski, modern horror A Quiet Place has proved a hit with audiences and critics alike. In a postapocalyptic 2020, a family must navigate their lives in silence to avoid being killed by mysterious blind creatures that hunt by sound. The family communicate only in sign language but an impending change threatens […]
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Mansfield 66/67, Glasgow Film Theatre
21 – 22 May, 2018 Last year marked 50 years since blonde bombshell Jayne Mansfield’s life was taken in a freak car accident. Based on rumours and hearsay, this new documentary explores her final two years, focusing on her alleged romantic relationship with Anton LaVey, head of the Church of Satan. Featuring interviews from an eclectic array of cultural luminaries (including John Waters […]
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The Wound, Glasgow Film Theatre
18 – 21 May, 2018 South Africa’s official entry to the 2018 Academy Awards for best foreign language film, The Wound is a provocative study of masculinity. Xolani, a lonely, closeted factory worker joins the men of his community in the mountains of the Eastern Cape to initiate a group of teenage boys into manhood. […]
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Jeune Femme, Glasgow Film Theatre
18 –24 May, 2018 Broke, with nothing but a cat to her name and doors closing in her face, 31-year-old Paula (a delightful performance from Laetitia Dosch) is back in Paris after a break-up. Determined to make a new start with style and panache, Paula throws herself towards anything that could represent a future: new people, new jobs, […]
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Filmworker, Glasgow Film Worker
18 – 24 May, 2018 After his acclaimed performance as Lord Bullingdon in Barry Lyndon (1975), actor Leon Vitali virtually disappeared from cinema screens. Filmworker reveals the extraordinary story of what happened as he sacrificed a thriving acting career to become Stanley Kubrick’s right hand man for more than two decades. Previously unseen footage, memos and photos accompany […]
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Grave of the Fireflies, Glasgow Film Theatre
19 and 23 May, 2018 We commemorate the life and work of director Isao Takahata, the co-founder of Studio Ghibli, who died on 5 April this year, with this 30th anniversary screening of his most famous work. Set in Japan at the tail end of the Second World War, the film follows teenager Seita and […]
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The Luthiers Concert, West End Festival
Webster’s Theatre (Lansdowne Church), 416 Great Western Road, G4 9HZ Tuesday 05 Jun, 2018 7:00pm £7.50 / £5 conc An eclectic mixture of folk, blues, ragtime and classical tunes played by three outstanding musicians. Featuring individual performances by Stevie Hicks, Anne Chaurand and Alistair McCulloch performing on guitars and violins made by final year […]
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Refugee Festival Scotland 2018
15 – 24 June, 2018 Refugee Festival Scotland celebrates the contribution refugees make to life in Scotland – the food and drink, music and poetry, dance, visual art and ideas that people bring with them when they seek safety in Scotland. Every June the festival affords people from different background to come together, celebrate diversity and […]
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Wednesday, May 16, 2018 | Filed under: Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers
Heidi Talbot and John McCusker at Cottiers
15 June, 2018 As well as being married, John McCusker and Heidi Talbot are two of the best-known names on the folk music scene. They have been playing in each other’s bands, touring and writing songs together as well as recording on solo albums for ten years now. Their schedules must be an annual challenge, […]
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Tuesday, May 15, 2018 | Filed under: Gig Guide plus Club Events, What's on in Glasgow: Theatre and Comedy
Autumn Voices Project – Poetry Competition 2018
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS Free opportunities to writers in later life that are available through the Autumn Voices Project which aims to promote and discuss creativity in later life.A poetry competition for writers over 70. 1st prize £250. Entry free.Judged by poet, A.C. Clarke.> Prizes 1st prize £250, 2nd prize £100, 3rd prize £50 Closing date: […]
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| Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events
Godspell, Cottiers Theatre, Glasgow
29 – 31 May, 2018 Prepare ye! The classic Broadway show Godspell, from the composer of Wicked, Children of Eden, and Pippin, comes to Glasgow. With an exhilarating score, blending pop, rock, folk and classic musical theatre, Godspell breathes new life into the story of the Passion. Addressing contemporary and topical issues, this production tells […]
Autumn Voices Showcase 2018
Autumn Voices Showcase: Aims to promote and discuss creativity in later life. They are offering a free showcase for work published by writers over the age of 60 years. WELCOME to the Autumn Voices Showcase. The Autumn Voices Showcase aims to promote and discuss creativity in later life. This showcase will help to do this […]
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| Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events
Open the Door 2018, Glasgow Women’s Library
Friday 18 May, 2018 Glasgow Women’s Library, Landressy Street, Glasgow G40 1BP What is Open the Door? Never before has Scotland’s literary scene been as energised and bold as it is today, and a large part of that is thanks to the brilliance of contemporary women writers. It seemed only right to celebrate this achievement […]
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Monday, May 14, 2018 | Filed under: Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers
Creative Writing Fair, University of Glasgow
Wednesday 23 May, 2018 QMU– University of Glasgow Browse and buy pamphlets, zines and publications from 3pm! Readings and performances – from 5pm. A great way to celebrate the return of marks / end of examination period! An exhibition, fair and performance evening to celebrate the publications and projects of MLitt, MFA, DFA and Undergraduate […]
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| Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events
Kittlin at Tchai Ovna
22 May, 2018 21st century folk music, weaving, song and storytelling with fiddle, flute, guitar & accordion.. Original material inspired by folktales and the people and landscape of Scotland with a passion for stories embracing, girls, women and goddesses. Lesley O’Brien; Professional Storyteller, Singer, Guitar and Vocals Mags Smith; Flute, Vocals and Glockenspiel Madeleine Cassell; […]
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| Filed under: Gig Guide plus Club Events
Plant Sale, Broomhill Hyndland Parish Church
Saturday, 19 May, 2018 Whether you’re plant fancy or just fancy a plant, bring your green thumbs on down to the 21st annual Plant Sale at Broomhill Hyndland Parish Church (corner of Hyndland Rd & Kingsborough Gardens, 81 Hyndland Rd, Glasgow G12 9JE All the plants you can shake a stake at from bedding plants to […]
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Sunday, May 13, 2018 | Filed under: Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
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