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. Boutique Health and Fitness Festival, Glasgow
Sweat It Festival – Choose Health, Choose Happiness Sunday 20 May, 2018 11 a.m. – 7 p.m. SWG3,100 Eastvale Place, G3 8QG Scotland’s first ever boutique health and fitness event is coming to Glasgow, the Sweat It Festival will take place at SWG3 on Sunday 20 May 2018. The event will be packed full of […]
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Tuesday, February 6, 2018 | Filed under: Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, Health and Fitness, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Inherent Vice, GFT
11 – 13 February, 2018 Paul Thomas Anderson’s adaptation of Thomas Pynchon’s noir novel cast Joaquin Phoenix as Larry ‘Doc’ Sportello, a laid-back Los Angeles private detective who exists comfortably in the ’70s hippy culture of the time. When an ex-flame turns up on his doorstep one day looking for his help, Doc is drawn […]
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Monday, February 5, 2018 | Filed under: Cinema
The Mercy, GFT
9 – 15 February, w018 Based on a remarkable true story, The Mercy centres on amateur yachtsman and failing inventor Donald Crowhurst (Colin Firth). In 1968 Crowhurst entered the Golden Globe round the world race, in a boat of his own design. He wagered everything upon success, including his family’s security and his reputation. What happened next is an incredible story […]
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Sunday, February 4, 2018 | Filed under: Cinema
Help the Homeless Glasgow ‘I am not lost’, 25 February, 2018
Cities that are experiencing freezing temps this winter have had their lampposts adorned scarves, hats and gloves. The message attached to one scarf said; “I am not lost! If you are stuck out in the cold, please take this to keep warm!” On the 25th February 2018 at 6pm, Help The Homeless Glasgow invites YOU […]
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Cinemaattic presents MUJERES : Women in Film, CCA
Thu 15 February 2018 8pm (doors 7.30pm), £5 (£4) + £1 booking fee, Cinema 15+ / F-rated. Book online / 0141 352 4900 Guerrilla film collective Cinemaattic hits once again. In February, they team up with Engender Scotland and CIMA (Asociacion de Mujeres Cineastas – The Spanish Association of Women Filmmakers) to bring a programme […]
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Sextival: Queer Relationships on Film, CCA
Sat 10 February 2018 In this session showing will be a few short films relating to Queer relationships. They will explore the topic of healthy queer sex and relationships before moving onto a CommunityDiscussion. 2pm, Free but ticketed, Cinema 18+ Book Online / 0141 3524900 Related CCA Events Sextival LGBT Age Workshop Sat 10 February […]
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Aye Write 2018 – Darren McGarvey & Raoul Martinez, Freedom From Poverty
24th Mar 2018 • 4:45PM – 5:45PM • Tramway Rapper and Columnist Darren McGarvey and Painter and Filmmaker Raoul Martinez offer fierce and profoundly hopeful manifestos for change. Darren McGarvey aka LOKI grew up in Pollok. He is a writer, performer, community activist and columnist. His first book Poverty Safari uses elements of his own […]
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CULTURE MINISTERS WELCOME IRISH MUSICIANS TO SCOTLAND GB18
Part of GB18: Promoting Irish Arts in Britain (Glasgow, Scotland. Friday, February 2, 2018) Ireland’s Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Josepha Madigan T.D. today launched a special year of Irish arts and culture in Britain – GB18: Promoting Irish Arts in Britain. Minister Madigan was joined by Scottish Cabinet Secretary for Culture, Tourism […]
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Saturday, February 3, 2018 | Filed under: Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, Pat's Home Page Blog, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Glory GFT
5 – 8 February, 2018 Kristina Grozeva and Petar Valchanov’s follow-up to The Lesson is a social parable about a humble man who gets unwillingly promoted. Railway linesman Tsanko Petrov (Stefan Denolyubov) discovers a huge amount of money on the train tracks. When he reports the find rather than pocketing it, his co-workers label him the “fool of the nation,” but the Ministry […]
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Friday, February 2, 2018 | Filed under: Cinema, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
The Final Year, GFT
2 – 5 February 2018 The Final Year follows the Obama Administration in 2016, as they attempt to solidify policies they believe will define their legacy, promote diplomacy, and fundamentally alter how the US government confronts questions of war and peace. President Barack Obama, Secretary of State John Kerry, UN Ambassador Samantha Power and others tackle the crisis in Syria, the Boko Haram […]
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A Woman’s Life, GFT
2 – 4 February, 2018 Adapting the novel by Guy de Maupassant, director Stéphane Brizé (The Measure of a Man) tells the story of Jeanne du Perthuis des Vauds. Following her life between the ages of 18 and 45 in the early 19th century, A Woman’s Life illustrates a hypersensitive woman, overly sheltered and struggling to face the harsh reality of the […]
Session A9 Celtic Connections 2018 review and photographs by Pauline Keightley
An entertaining night! Session A9 are a multi-talented band led by fiddler Charlie Mckerron – striking music with four top fiddlers. The band treated us to a variety of slow airs, songs, reels and jigs, with feet dancing rhythms and bows swinging with powerhouse dynamism! There were also slow melancholy tunes. Included was a Ross […]
straight 8 says Hello Scotland: Adventures In in-camera-edited Super 8mm, CCA
Sun 4 February 2018 <p7pm, Free but ticketed via Eventbrite, Cinema 15+ Book via Eventbrite / 0141 552 2442 Hosted by The Forest of Black, with support from Glasgow Short Film Festival straight 8 is a global filmmaking competition to make a short film on super 8mm film: one cartridge, no re-takes, no grade nor […]
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Eileen Myles and nick-e-melville, OranMor
12 March,2018 – 7.45 p.m. Òran Mór, Byres Road, Glasgow G12 8QX EileenMylesis the author of more than twenty books, including Chelsea Girls, and most recently, I Must Be Living Twice: New & Selected Poems 1974-2014. Myles’s many honors include four Lambda Literary Awards, the Clark Prize for Excellence in Arts Writing, the Shelley Memorial Award from […]
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Denise Mina at Creative Conversations, University of Glasgow
Novelist Denise Mina Monday 5 February, 1 – 2 PM Free & Open to the Public University Chapel, West Quadrangle, Main Building Gilmorehill Campus, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ Denise Mina’s first novel Garnethill, published in 1998, won the Crime Writers Association John Creasy Dagger for Best First Crime Novel. She has now published over […]
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Thursday, February 1, 2018 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Pat's Home Page Blog, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
In Conversation with Cecilia Stenbom, CCA, Glasgow
Monday 5 February 2018 7pm, Free but ticketed, Cinema All ages Book online / 0141 352 4900 Since graduating from the MFA programme at Glasgow School of Art, Cecilia’s work has focused on media-saturated, consumer-driven everyday environments and how they affect human response, notions of identity, behaviour and interaction. This event debuts Rules of Engagement, a new film […]
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Eusebi Valentine’s Day Menu, 2018
Eusebi, 152 Park Road, Glasgow West End, G4 9HB Tel: 0141 648 9999 eusebideli.com
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Wednesday, January 31, 2018 | Filed under: Eating and drinking Glasgow West End, Italian Restaurants, Valentines Day Glasgow
Leiper’s Attic at Cottiers, Pre-theatre Menu 2018
Pre-theatre Menu The pre-theatre menu at Leiper’s Attic at Cottiers provides an opportunity to dine in lovely surroundings and choose from a mouthwatering menu before heading off to the theatre, cinema or one of Glasgow’s many literary events or festivals. A great choice for special occasions such as Valentine’s Day. Cottiers, 93-95 Hyndland St, Glasgow […]
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Glasgow Film Festival 2018 announces full programme
21 February – 4 March, 2018 Over 330 separate events and screenings will take place across the city in one of the UK’s biggest film festivals The 14th annual festival boast 13 World and European premieres, 77 UK premieres and 52 Scottish premieres Karen Gillan will hit the red carpet for World premiere of her directorial debut […]
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Valentine’s Day Menu 2018, The Square, Broomhill
The Square Bar Restaurant, 6-8 Norby Road, Broomhill, Glasgow G11 7BN Valentine’s Day Menu Glass of Rose Fizz on Arrival Amuse Bouche Sharing Seafood Assiette Scallops, salmon, langoustine and mussels, citrus dressed leaves Fillet of Scottish Beef Truffle mash, asparagus, peppercorn sauce Breast of Chicken Stuffed with spinach and goats cheese, saffron fondant, tarragon cream […]
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The Shining, Burnt Church Film Club 31 January, 2018
Stanley Kubrick’s T H E S H I N I N G at The Flying Duck, 31 January, 2018 + an in person Q+A with Katharina Kubrick which takes place after the movie. Tickets available @ burntchurchaltpress.bigcartel.com £4 entry Poster design available (£4) on the night via Matthew R. Croucher-Sinclair All the details The Flying […]
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Max Richter at Celtic Connections 2018 review and photography by Pauline Keightley
A night to remember! Max Richter, renowned composer of stage and screen, performed his eight album of classical and electronic sound ‘Three Worlds: Music from Woolf Works (2017)’ at Celtic Connections. The music is from the score he composed for the ballet Woolf Works in collaboration with choreographer Wayne McGregor. The work follows a three-part […]
Tuesday, January 30, 2018 | Filed under: Celtic Connections 2018 Glasgow's winter music festival, Music Reviews, Pauline Keightley, Photography, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Valentine’s Day in Glasgow – Deal at Greggs
For Valentines 2018 – Greggs are offering a Special Deal The four-course set menu, accompanied by prosecco or soft drinks, will cost £15 for two and will be served at Greggs shops in Glasgow. Further details on Gregg’s website at: www.greggs.co.uk/valentines
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Summer Nights at Kelvingrove Bandstand 2018
Monday, July 30 – August 11, 2018 The Summer Nights Concerts at the Kelvingrove Bandstand could not be more exciting with Regular Music announcing a mouthwatering line-up of major acts. Gigs at the Bandstand Acts will include: Van Morrison, Bryan Ferry, Fleet Foxes and The Fratellis. Also set to perform at this atmospheric Glasgow venue […]
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Whyte and Mackay, Glasgow International Comedy Festival 2018
18 dates 8 – 25 March, 2018 Whyte & Mackay Glasgow International Comedy Festival! Bringing world-class comedy to Glasgow for over a decade – back for 16th brilliant year. Dates, details, and tickets Kicking off on the 8th of March and running for eighteen laughter-filled days, GICF features massive household names and some of the most […]
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Alela Diane and Mick Flannery, Celtic Connections 2018 review by Pat Byrne
The Mackintosh Church at Queens Cross provided the perfect intimate setting for these talented, laid back performers. Celtic Connections fans were treated to Alela Diane’s first concert since the birth of her second daughter. It was also her first opportunity to play songs from her new album ‘Cusp’, due for release 9 February, 2018. Playing […]
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Hockey Club for Men and Women – Glasgow West End
Launched November 2009 Broomhill Hockey Club launches Hockey Team for Guys & Gals 18-35 Yr Olds Both men’s and women’s sections train every Thursday at Windyedge Pitch, just off Anniesland Road 7.30pm – 9pm. The first half hour is dedicated to fitness with the last hour focused on skills and match training. The club has […]
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Tags: girls, hockey, hockey club, hockey coaching, men, Scottish Hockey, women
The Darker Side of Fairytales with Kirsty Logan, Dumbarton Library
22 February, 2018, 7 p.m. – 9p.m. Fairy tales are pretty stories with happy endings meant for children, right? Well, not these ones! Perhaps we’re more familiar with the tame storybook versions, but fairy tales were originally shared between adults, and are crammed full of blood, violence, sex, mystery and betrayal. Join award-winning novelist and short […]
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Saturday, January 27, 2018 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Honest Error: Glasgow Poets on Charles Rennie Mackintosh, The Hunterian, University of Glasgow
Honest Error: Glasgow Poets on Charles Rennie Mackintosh Hunterian Art Gallery, University of Glasgow, G12 8QQ 30 January 2018 at 1.00pm Gillean McDougal author of Honest Error with poets Kay Ritchie and Eveline Pye Hunterian Insight Talks Lunchtime talks by experts from The Hunterian and the University of Glasgow. These talks offer insight into The Hunterian’s world […]
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Shawn Colvin Celtic Connections 2018 review and photographs Pauline Keightley
Shawn Colvin, is a Grammy award-winning American singer-songwriter, best known for her song ‘Sunny Came Home’. The concert at Celtic Connections was opened with a welcoming and accomplished duo from Colvin’s band, Larry Campbell and Teresa Williams. Colvin is celebrating 20 years since the success of her ‘Few Small Repairs’ album and the re-release of a […]
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