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..

The Big Sick, GFT until 17 August, 2017

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Pakistan-born Chicago Uber driver Kumail (Kumail Nanjiani) is struggling to get his career as a comedian off the ground when he meets grad student Emily (Zoe Kazan) and the two immediately fall for one another. However, their blossoming relationship soon comes under threat from Kumail’s traditional parents, who want to arrange a Pakistani bride for […]

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Matchbox Cineclub Scalarama Glasgow 2017 Programme Launch , CCA, Thu 17 August 2017

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Thu 17 August 2017 7pm, Free (unticketed), Cinema 15+ 0141 352 4900 Matchbox Cineclub host the launch of Scalarama Glasgow’s 2017 programme. Scalarama is an annual DIY celebration of cinema, in venues all across Glasgow through the whole month of September. In 2016, Glasgow exhibitors screened documentaries, shorts, cult films, concert films, arthouse, action and […]

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England Is Mine, GFT, 4 – 13 August, 2017

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Friday 4 – Sunday 13 August Selected as Edinburgh International Film Festival 2017 Closing Gala, England is Mine is an evocative portrait of one of Britain’s most iconic artists. Set in 1970s Manchester, the film focuses on a young Steven Patrick Morrissey, an alienated teenager desperately trying to find his place in the world. The […]

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The Levelling, GFT, Deaf and hard of hearing friendly film, 14 August, 2017

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Game of Thrones’ Ellie Kendrick is compelling as Clover, a young vet who returns to the family farm in Somerset in the wake of tragedy. The family are forced to confront past bitterness as her bad-tempered father, Aubrey, attempts to carry on with business as usual.  All tickets £5.50. Director and writer Hope Dickson Leach will […]

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Tom of Finland, GFT, 12 – 17 August, 2017

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The latest from Finnish director Dome Karukoski (The Grump, Heart of a Lion), this beautifully shot biopic pays homage to Touko Laaksonen and his alter ego Tom of Finland, one of gay culture’s most important icons. The film follows changing attitudes to sexuality through the decades, moving between Touko’s repressive home in Finland and the […]

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The Godfather Part II, GFT, 15 August, 2017

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One of the best sequels ever created and one of the greatest American films ever made, Francis Ford Coppola’s follow-up to his landmark 1972 film, The Godfather, is at once prequel and sequel. Continuing the story of Michael Corleone in 1950s New York, the film simultaneously shows us early 20th century Sicily where Michael’s father, […]

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Andrew Robert Eustace Band, Cottiers, 14 September, 2017

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14 Sep 2017 – 7:30 pm – 10:30 pm Cottiers, 93-95 Hyndland St, Glasgow G11 5PU 0141 357 5825 www.cottiers.com/ Tickets £11.50 (ticket price incl. £1.50 ticket admin fee which will display at the checkout) (fee applicable to all tickets, including tickets bought on the day) Andrew Robert Eustace spent 2016 raising his profile as […]

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Byres Road Book Festival, 21 – 25 September, 2017

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Byres Road Book Festival returns for its second year with a fabulous programme of readings, discussions and conversations. These will take place between 22 – 25 September, 2017 at  three local venues: The Oxfam Bookshop, Hillhead Library and Waterstones Byres Road.  www.byresroadbookfestival.com EVENTS AT OXFAM BOOKSHOP Christopher Brookmyre 22nd September, 2017 – Hillhead Library, 348 […]

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Foraging Workshop, Napiershall Street Gardens, Saturday 12 August, 2017

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29 Napiershall Street, St George’s Cross, G20 6EZ Saturday 12 August, 2017 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. Come along to a free workshop where we will take an adventure trip to BODEN BOO and go on a hunt for wild foods! Learn about plant ID, wild edibles, outdoor cooking and sustainable harvest. BOOKING IS ESSENTIAL, […]

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Sandi Anderson: A Journey Exhibition Runs: 12 – 28 August, 2017 Glasgow Art Club

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Preview: Friday 11 August, 8pm A JOURNEY: As Sandi Anderson embarks on a journey into printmaking, this solo show of monoprints and etchings takes inspiration from her literal journey around Iceland in the summer of 2016. Anderson spent three months at an artists’ residency in a small town in the north west. Having made the […]

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The Big Feed Glasgow, 12 and 13rh August, 2017

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  Saturday 12th and Sunday 13th August, 2017 249 Govan Road, Glasgow G51 Get directions   Glasgow’s first indoor, fully licensed street food market showcasing some of Scotland’s best traders & food trucks.   Event on Facebook   Some Participating Restaurants

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Short Courses Open Day University of Glasgow, 26 August, 2017

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26 August, 2017 10.30 a.m. – 1.30 p.m. The Glasgow Club Kelvin Hall, 1445 Argyle Street, Glasgow G3 8AW Open to the public, come along to the Short Courses Open Day! 26 August 2017, 10.30am-1.30pm – a great opportunity to learn about the 250+ courses the University offers each year.  Short courses are delivered throughout […]

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Linlithgow Folk Festival 6 – 10 September, 2017

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FOLK FESTIVAL TO WELCOME CREAM OF YOUNG TALENT Some of Scotland’s most exciting young traditional musicians will take centre stage at Linlithgow Folk Festiva 2017. As well as the headline act BARLUATH – who are a diverse and innovative young Glasgow-based band – the five days of the Festival will also see appearances by artists […]

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Stephen Solo – Pii2 album: review by Stephen Watt

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“You’re a heat-seeking missile on my tail”, sings Stephen Solo aka Stephen Farrell on his track ‘Slipstream’, taken from his latest album ‘Pii2’ – the follow-up to last year’s ‘Pii’ album. With such aberrant, but entirely rewarding, lines and quirks throughout the former Sonny Marvello songwriter’s record, this is an avant-garde album which returns the […]

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Tuesday, August 8, 2017 | Filed under: Gig Guide plus Club Events, Stephen Watt, Poet.

Mary Irvine’s Blog:Merchant City Festival Outdoor Stage at the Tron 22.07.2017

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The positive – the offer of hours of free music. The negative – the unpredictability of the Scottish weather! Fortunately the former outweighed the latter and I donned wet gear and boarded the train for Argyle Street. A slight digression at this point (you can do that in blogs!) re: Scotrail – use them often […]

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Kossof … the band plays on, Cottiers, 7 September, 2017

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7 September, 2017 – 7:15 pm – 10:45 pm Cottiers Theatre, 93 Hyndland St, Glasgow G11 5PU Tickets £17.50 Advance/£20 on the Door (Ticket Price inc. ticket admin fee which will display at the checkout) (fee applicable to all tickets, including tickets bought in person or bought on the day) Doors 7.15pm  Show starts 8.15pm […]

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Michael Simons, 40 years too late, blues, folk and beyond at The Blether Cafe, Glasgow 13 August, 2017

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An informal Sunday afternoon concert featuring the acoustic guitaristry of Michael Simons and Tim Black.Their eclectic repertoire ranges from the music of Robert Johnston through to Ry Cooder and Bob Dylan and touching on many points in between….Blues,Folk and Beyond ! The blether cafe is a brilliant wee Southside cafe…seats are limited to about 30 […]

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Tom Leonard, In Process Masterclass Scottish Writers Centre, CCA, 12 September, 2017

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‘In Process’ Masterclass with Tom Leonard Tom Leonard first became known for his four phonetic poetry sequences published 1969-79, featuring uncompromised and exacting representation of working class speech in Glasgow and the west of Scotland. Following from Hamilton Finlay in Scotland and Carlos Williams in America this was the first time such language and its […]

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Japan Fair Glasgow 2017, 10 September, STUC

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<p Bringing the real Japan to Glasgow! This year the theme is Autumn!  Celebrating Japanese culture with delicious treats and fun acitivities for all the family. All proceeds go to Japan Fair nominated charities. 10 September, 2017 12 p.m. – 4 p.m. STUC, 333 Woodlands Road, G3 6NG Event on Facebook

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Munro Challenge, University of Glasgow, Cancer Sciences Fundraiser 26 – 28 August, 2017

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Aiming to have as many teams and individuals possible to climb Munros in Scotland, in the weekend 26-28 August 2017. Teams and individuals can register up to a few days before the event, leaving enough time to send out your T-shirt. All participants are asked to raise or donate a minimum of £50 for this […]

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Midwinter Break by Bernard MacLaverty, Book Launch, Waterstones Sauchiehall Street, Thursday 10 August, 2017

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An evening with novelist, playwright and scriptwriter Bernard MacLaverty as he launches one of his best works yet ‘Midwinter Break.’ Waterstones, 153-157 Sauchiehall St, Glasgow G2 3EW Tickets are FREE but places must be reserved by calling 0141 332 9105 or by speaking to a bookseller in Waterstones. ‘Midwinter Break is a work of extraordinary […]

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Govanhill Against Racism Festival, 27 and 28 August, 2017

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Part of Govanhill International Carnival 2017, this two day event celebrates the anniversary of Rock Against Racism. “Roots Rock Reggae Against Racism” featuring Aswad, Misty in Roots and Black Roots on Sunday 27th August 5.30 – 10.30 p.m. and “Rock Against Racism” featuring Black Grape, Colonel Mustard and the Dijon 5 and Bigg Taj on […]

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Land of Mine, GFT, 4 – 10 August, 2017

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Inspired by real events, and nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the 2017 Academy Awards, Land of Mine follows the little-known story of the young German prisoners of war who were handed over to Danish authorities in the days following Germany’s surrender in May 1945.  Tough veteran Sergeant Carl Rasmussen is assigned by Lieutenant […]

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Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, GFT, 7 August, 2017

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This screening will be preceded by a short introduction and followed by an accessible and informal post-screening discussion hosted by James Mooney, lecturer in film and philosophy (Centre for Open Learning, University of Edinburgh). Imagine a procedure whereby you could rid yourself of troubling memories. Suppose that you could have particular people or traumatic events erased […]

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Maudie, GFT, 4– 10 August, 2017

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Based on a true story, Maudie is an unlikely romance set in 1930s Nova Scotia in which the reclusive Everett Lewis (Ethan Hawke) hires a fragile yet determined woman named Maudie (Sally Hawkins) to be his housekeeper. Aspiring artist Maudie spends her life battling rheumatoid arthritis, but when discovered, her colourful paintings establish her as […]

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Movie Memories Programme, Glasgow Film Theatre, Launch October, 2017

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Movie Memories programme The Movie Memories programme will launch with a special screening of the 1949 Ealing classic Whisky Galore! at GFT on Thursday 19 October in partnership with Luminate, Scotland’s creative ageing festival. In September 2016, Glasgow Film Theatre, in partnership with the Dundasvale Community Involvement Group, held a Movie Memories Event at Dundasvale Residents […]

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What’s on in Glasgow: Cinema

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Glasgow loves its cinema and offers a wide selection of big screen entertainment to film goers and movie buffs alike.  You can see all the latest general releases, catch an art house movie and enjoy special screenings with special guests and questions and answer sessions. Glasgow Film listings are regularly updated.     Latest Cinema […]

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Four Men Take Centre Stage at Thistle Gallery runs until 3 September, 2017

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Thistle Gallery, Scottish Contemporary Art 56 Park Road, Glasgow G4 9JF Email Telephone: 0141 334 3444 www.thistle-gallery.com Thistle Gallery is delighted to be featuring the original artwork of four accomplished artists currently living and working in Glasgow. Summer Exhibition for 2017, of which their exhibits are part, runs until September 3rd. GREGORY MOORE ~ For […]

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