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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..

Christopher Priest, Creative Conversations, University of Glasgow, 13 November, 2017

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  Monday 13 November, 2017, 1 – 2 PM University Chapel, West Quadrangle, Main Building Gilmorehill Campus, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ Free & Open to the Public Christopher Priest is a novelist and science fiction writer. His works include Fugue for a Darkening Island, Inverted World, The Affirmation, The Glamour, The Prestige and The Separation. He has been strongly influenced by the science […]

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Glasgow Dynamic City book launch La Bodega,Friday 8 December, 2017

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Linda Jackson hosts another book launch at La Bodega, with readings, dance performance and live music. This is Free Entry and will no doubt be booked to the gunnels folks like the last one so please book a place and let the restaurant know if you want to have dinner as well. This will be […]

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Have Yourself A Literary Christmas with Jim Ferguson, CCA, 19 December, 2017

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Tuesday 19, December 2017: CCA: Club Room at 7:00pm  CCA: Centre for Contemporary Arts 350 Sauchiehall Street Glasgow, G2 3JD ‘Have Yourself A Literary Christmas’ with Guest Writer, Jim Ferguson It’s the most wonderful time of the year! And, at the SWC we’re getting ready to rock around the Christmas tree with the spotlight on […]

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Jean Rafferty: The Dark Side of Reality, Scottish Writers CCA 5 December, 2017

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Tuesday 5, December 2017: CCA: Club Room at 7:00pm  CCA: Centre for Contemporary Arts 350 Sauchiehall Street Glasgow, G2 3JD ‘The Dark Side of Reality’ with Jean Rafferty The true artist is interested in the art object as an art process, the thing in being, the being of the thing, the struggle, the excitement, the […]

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Scannáin Inbhear Atlantic, CCA, Sat 11 November 2017

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Sat 11 November 2017 7pm, £5 (£3) + £1 booking fee, Cinema All ages Book online / 0141 352 4900 Narrated by Emmy Award-winning actor Brendan Gleeson, Atlantic follows the fortunes of three small fishing communities – in Ireland, Norway and Newfoundland – as they struggle to maintain their way of life in the face of mounting […]

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Before Summer Ends, GFT, 10 November, 2017

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After five years in Paris, Arash has decided to return home to Iran, but his fellow Iranian natives convince him to take one last trip through the south of France. As the friends drive, drink lots of beer, and meet a pair of female French musicians, they enjoy a road trip permeated with a wistful longing for home. This artfully photographed documentary beautifully […]

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Havana Glasgow Film Festival From Ghost Town to Havana with Q&A, CCA, Fri 10 November 2017

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Fri 10 November 2017 7.15pm, £6 (£5) + £1 booking fee, Cinema All ages Book online / 0141 352 4900 From Ghost Town to Havana is an inspirational documentary directed by U.S. Screenwriter and Oscar nominee Eugene Corr. A lively street level story of mentorship and ordinary, everyday heroism in tough circumstances. An inner city coach’s son, estranged in […]

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In The Cut, GFT, 12 November, 2017

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Jane Campion honed her Top of the Lake thriller sensibility with the feminist murder mystery In The Cut. A tale of murder, misogyny and sexuality that was misunderstood on release and now ripe for rediscovery. At first disturbed and aroused when she voyeuristically watches an intimate couple in a club basement, writer and professor Frannie becomes entangled in homicide when the woman is found […]

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Predator, GFT, 9 November, 2017

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Re-released to celebrate its 30th Anniversary, Predator is a genre-defining 80s classic. Starring Arnold Schwarzenegger as Major Alan ‘Dutch’ Schaefer, the film follows a six-man team of elite soldiers who are tasked to rescue an official being held hostage by insurgents in the fictional country of Val Verde. However, the group soon become the target of a deadly extra-terrestrial […]

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Corniche Kennedy, GFT, 12 November, 2017

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Adapted from the eponymous novel by Maylis de Kerangal, Dominique Cabrera’s film focuses on young people, their lives, dreams, and relationships. A group of teenagers routinely defy the authorities by plunging into the Mediterranean from the Corniche Kennedy Boulevard in Marseille. A police chief, tasked with keeping an eye on this stretch of the coastline, observes them from behind her binoculars. The kids are caught […]

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The Killing of a Sacred Deer, GFT, until 16 November, 2017

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The Killing of a Sacred Deer Until Thursday 16 November Yorgos Lanthimos (The Lobster) has crafted a sensational thriller brimming with unsettling humour, creeping dread, Hitchcockian psychodrama, and riveting suspense. Dr. Steven Murphy (Colin Farrell) is a renowned surgeon presiding over a spotless household. Lurking at the margins of his idyllic suburban existence is Martin (Barry Keoghan), as […]

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Access Film Club, GFT, Patti Cake$ 14 November, 2017

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GFT, together with The National Autistic Society Scotland is delighted to provide Access Film Club: screenings and post-film discussions in a friendly and welcoming environment. GFT is the first cinema in the UK to receive the Autism Friendly Award 2017. Read FAQs here. Patti Cake$ introduces Danielle Macdonald as aspiring rapper Patricia Dombrowski – a.k.a. […]

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Manifesto, GFT, 15 November, 2017

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Manifesto: Live from the Tate Modern Wednesday 15 November, 2017 (18.15) Starring Academy Award winner Cate Blanchett, Manifesto pays homage to the moving tradition and literary beauty of artistic manifestos, ultimately questioning the role of the artist in society today. A homage to the 20th century’s most impassioned statements and innovators, from Futurists and Dadaists […]

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The Lure, GFT, 13 November, 2017

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Monday 13 November (18.30) In 2010, prosperous art dealer Forrest Fenn buried a crate containing millions of dollars in the middle of the American desert. Publishing a cryptic poem alleged to contain clues to the crate’s whereabouts, Fenn started a national treasure hunt, leading tens of thousands to don their mountain boots and trek through […]

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Hellraiser 35mm GFT, 10 November, 2017

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A special 30th anniversary screening of Clive Barker’s 1987 cult horror classic. When Larry and Julia move into an old house, they are shocked to find a hideous creature hiding in the attic. The creature turns out to be Larry’s half-brother, and Julia’s former lover, who was transported to another dimension populated by sadomasochistic demons. […]

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Jean de Florette, GFT, 10 – 16 November, 2017

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In this acclaimed French drama inspired by Marcel Pagnol’s two-volume novel, Ugolin (Daniel Auteuil) and his uncle César Soubeyran (Yves Montand) conspire to gain access to a hidden spring on a neighbouring property; when their initial attempt to buy the land fails, they block the only water source in an attempt to drive the landowner, […]

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Jackie and the Baked Bean Stock, Christmas Panto, Websters Theatre, 30 Nov – 31 Dec, 2017

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From the producer that brought you the smash hit Snow White and the Seven Wee Muppets. Insideout Theatre Productions Ltd proudly present JACKIE AND THE BAKED BEAN STOCK A GIANT of Family Pantomime with all the banter,  bouncing beats and a first class professional cast. Book Now! Starring Jennifer Neil Jamie McKillop Neil Thomas Gary […]

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A Rather Remarkable Afternoon, Mackintosh Club, Helensburgh, 30 November, 2017

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30th NOVEMBER 2pm ‘A Rather Remarkable Afternoon’ is a unique combination of Music, Art and Food. A traditional afternoon tea including freshly made sandwiches, home baked scones,shortbread and a showstopper cake, lashings of loose leaf tea and freshly ground coffee all served by the roaring fire. Live music performances will keep you entertained, a true […]

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RGI Annual Exhibition, The Mitchell Library, 11 November – 26 November, 2017

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The Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts 154th Open Annual Exhibition 2017 The exhibition opens on Saturday 11th November and is on until the 26th November. Open Mon-Sat 9am – 5pm, Thurs 9am – 7.30pm and Sun 12noon – 4pm. The Mitchell Library, North Street G3 7DN Works in painting, sculpture, fine art photography, […]

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Arctic Walruses in Paisley, Art, Poetry, Fountain and Fun, 25 November, 2017

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Celebrating the refurbishment of The Grand Fountain Assembling Gilmour Street, Paisley, 10 a.m. and gathering Fountain Gardens 12.30 p.m. 25 November, 2017 ‘ok this is gonna be a hoot, worth coming along and hanging out because we are going to three of the most exquisite bits of architecture, an arts and craft church by a […]

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Christmas Art Show, Lillie Gallery, November – December, 2017

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Opening Hours at Lillie Gallery Exhibition launches 10 November, 2017 Tuesday to Saturday (Closed Sunday and Monday) 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. closed for lunch 2 p.m. – 5 p.m.  Exhibition and gifts for sale. 

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A Night of Broad Scots, Ubiquitous Chip, Thursday 30 November, 2017

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St Andrew’s Day, 30 November, 2017 6 p.m.  1 a.m.  Thursday 30th November 6pm with performances from Alasdair Gray, Donny O’Rourke, Ken McCluskey accompanied by four-course meal, Hendricks Collins on arrival, piper and a Ceilidh on the cobbles. Menu Four Course Meal £49.95 per person Finnan Haddie Ceviche Heather Smoked Partridge Aberdeenshire Lamb Loin Ayrshire […]

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Revisiting the Antonine Wall, Community Consultation from 7 November, 2017

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Events from 7th November in venues in Old Kilpatrick, Clydebank, Drumchapel, Lambhill, Bearsden and Twechar The biggest, most awe-inspiring building project the people of Scotland had ever seen, the Roman Antonine Wall stretched right across the country, from the Clyde to the Forth. Work is currently underway to rediscover the Antonine Wall and to provide […]

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Poet Alan Riach, Creative Conversations, University of Glasgow Chapel, 6 November, 2017

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Monday 6 November 1 – 2 PM University Chapel, West Quadrangle, Main Building Gilmorehill Campus, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ Free & Open to the Public Alan Riach is a Scottish poet and academic. From 1986 to 2000, he worked in New Zealand at the University of Waikato, where he held the post of Associate Professor […]

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Music from the time and place of Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Queens Cross Church 3 December, 2017

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As we approach the 150th anniversary of the birth of one of Glasgow’s greatest creative minds, Charles Rennie Mackintosh, join the Toward Ensemble, under the baton of Paul MacAlindin, in Mackintosh’s wonderful Queen’s Cross Church in a celebration of the music of the time and place of the great architect.  The programme will include works […]

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Dyslexia Scotland Positive about Dyslexia, CCA, Tue 7 November 2017

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Tue 7 November 2017 CCA 3pm, Free but ticketed, Cinema All ages Book online / 0141 352 4900 As part of Dyslexia Awareness Week, 6 – 11 November, join Dyslexia Scotland for a special film screening followed by panel discussion. The theme of the week is ‘Positive about dyslexia’ and during this and other events we […]

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Blood Simple: Director’s Cut, GFT, 3-4 November, 2017

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Joel and Ethan Coen’s thrilling debut feature – a stylish, imaginative and hard-boiled neo noir – marked their arrival as distinctive new cinematic voices on its release three decades ago. M. Emmett Walsh is sleazy Texas private eye Visser, hired by bar owner Marty to kill his unfaithful wife and her lover. Given a plan to work from, […]

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GRAMNet Film Series Wallah – Je te jure, CCA, Wed 8 November 2017

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6pm, Free (unticketed), Cinema All ages 0141 352 4900 “Wallah – Je te jure” tells the stories of men and women travelling along West African migration routes to Italy. Senegal’s rural villages, Niger’s bus stations and “ghettos” full of traffickers, Italian squares and houses are the backdrops of these courageous trips, which often end in tragedy. […]

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Africa in Motion – Classic and contemporary African films come to Scotland 27 October – 5 November, 2017

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  Africa in Motion is Scotland’s major annual celebration of African cinema, and is delighted to return for the 12th year to bring audiences in Edinburgh and Glasgow a wide variety of creative stories from across the African continent. This year the festival will undertake journeys across the continent and beyond, looking at both African […]

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Sounds in the Suburbs, Various Venues in Glasgow this November, 2017

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Sunday 19th November Andy White at The Doublet Saturday 4th November Hannah Aldridge and her Band @the Glad Cafe Glasgow Monday 13th Nov Peter Bruntnell Trio @ the Doublet Friday 17th Nov Mary Coughlan @the Accies Club, Glasgow Sunday 19th Nov Andy White @the Doublet Thursday 23rd Nov, the Leopards, Georgio the Dove Valentino. Fennella […]

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