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. Mary Irvine’s Blog: Review of ‘A Murder of Crows’ – A Debut Novel by Ian Skewis
Have to admit I am not a great reader of the detective novel. However, in order to write a review one does not have to be such. One can review any book on its literary merit. I did, as a teenager – some years ago, own and read those of Agatha Christie. My confession is […]
Friday, July 28, 2017 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Mary Irvine: Writer and Philhellene
Merchant City Festival: Fox Star at The Tron Live Stage, 29 July, 2017
The Tron Live Music Stage in association with Fox Star Records Saturday 29 July, 2017 at 12 noon – 8 p.m. Outside live music stage on the corner of Trongate & Chisholm Street at The Tron – with 20 acts over 4 days, Peroni bar & pop up street food BBQ Performers 12.00 Natalie Clark […]
Read the full article: Merchant City Festival: Fox Star at The Tron Live Stage, 29 July, 2017
Edge Effects FiR Artist Film Programme Carl Giffney, Janne Nabb & Maria Teeri, Mirko Nikolić, CCA Sun 30 July 2017
CCA Sun 30 July 2017 1pm, Free but ticketed, Cinema 12+ Book online / 0141 352 4900 Related CCA Events Scottish Sculpture Workshop Frontiers in Retreat: Edge Effects Thu 27 July — Sun 30 July 2017 Scottish Sculpture Workshop presents a selection of artist films that were produced at various sites across Europe during the […]
| Filed under: Cinema, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Merchant City Festival 2017, Watch Bad Movies with Great Comedians, Brunswick Hotel, 30 July, 2017
Joe Heenan & Stuart Murphy : Watch Bad Movies with Great Comedians Come & join award winning comics Stuart Murphy & Joe Heenan as they rip the shreds out of the Michael Caine/Roger Moore clunker Bullseye. The best & worst hour & half of your life Watch Bad Movies with Great Comedians. Come & join […]
Howard’s End, GFT, 31 July – 2 August, 2017
Based on the 1910 novel, Oscar-winner Howards End is an entertaining and brilliantly-acted adaptation of E.M. Forster’s masterpiece about a society in transition. Sisters Helen (Helena Bonham-Carter) and Margaret Schlegel (Emma Thompson) live in London, but the lease on their flat is about to expire. The ailing Mrs Wilcox (Vanessa Redgrave) bequeaths her much-loved house, […]
Read the full article: Howard’s End, GFT, 31 July – 2 August, 2017
Björk Biophilia Live, GFT, 3 August, 2017
Biophilia, the eighth studio album by pioneering avant-garde Icelandic musician Björk, was part of a wider project unlike any other in modern music. Released on a series of apps, the project contained educational elements to be included in school curriculums, and culminated in a multi-dimensional concert at London’s Alexandra Palace, filmed by Nick Fenton and […]
Read the full article: Björk Biophilia Live, GFT, 3 August, 2017
Scribe, GFT, 21 – 27 July, 2017
François Cluzet (Tell No One, Untouchable) stars us an unassuming everyman at the centre of this paranoid thriller with echoes of ’70s classic The Conversation. Duval (Cluzet) finds work hard to come by until a mysterious businessman offers him a well-paid position within his security firm. All he has to do is transcribe intercepted calls. […]
Read the full article: Scribe, GFT, 21 – 27 July, 2017
| Filed under: Cinema, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Cinemasters: Sofia Coppola, GFT, 9 July – 1 August, 2017
15-18 July Lost in Translation – 35mm (15) Part of a Season CineMasters: Sofia Coppola 22-25 July Marie Antoinette – 35mm (12A) Sofia Coppola’s punk re-telling of the life of France’s doomed queen Part of a Season CineMasters: Sofia Coppola Sofia Coppola’s La Traviata (U) Acclaimed director Sofia Coppola and designer Valentino combine their talents […]
Read the full article: Cinemasters: Sofia Coppola, GFT, 9 July – 1 August, 2017
City of Ghosts, GFT, 31 July – 3 August, 2017
Academy Award-nominated director Matthew Heineman (Cartel Land) exposes a new type of modern warfare in powerful documentary City of Ghosts. Following a group of activists and citizen journalists – named Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently – Heineman explores the atrocities faced by those living in the shadow of ISIS, including life undercover, on the run […]
Read the full article: City of Ghosts, GFT, 31 July – 3 August, 2017
Richard Linklaker’s Before Trilogy, GFT, 28,29,30 July, 2017
A unique collaboration between innovative indie filmmaker Richard Linklater and actors Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy, the Before trilogy follows the relationship of Jesse and Celine, across three 9-year intervals. From their meeting as travelling students in Vienna in 1995, through an unplanned reunion in Paris in 2004, to a key point in their long-term […]
Read the full article: Richard Linklaker’s Before Trilogy, GFT, 28,29,30 July, 2017
| Filed under: Cinema, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
A New Byres Road: Public Consultation Design Events, August 2017
There’s a new Byres Road coming… funding of £9m has been allocated through the Glasgow City Region Deal to make Byres Road a great place to be. Work will start on the ground in late 2018. Prior to this design work will be undertaken with input from the public and essential consents put in place. […]
Read the full article: A New Byres Road: Public Consultation Design Events, August 2017
Summer in the Forrest, GFT, 31 July – 2 August, 2017
Directed by Randall Wright (Hockney), Summer in the Forest beautifully captures the story and the passion of philosopher and Templeton Laureate, Jean Vanier. Vanier inspired a quiet revolution when he established L’Arche in 1964, a new community for those living with disabilities, on the edge of a beautiful forest near Paris. Without his vision, hundreds […]
Read the full article: Summer in the Forrest, GFT, 31 July – 2 August, 2017
Wednesday, July 26, 2017 | Filed under: Cinema, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Hounds of Love, GFT, 28 July – 3 August, 2017
In the mid 1980s, 17 year-old Vicki Maloney is randomly abducted from a suburban street by a disturbed serial-killer couple. As she observes the dynamic between her captors, Vicki quickly realises she must drive a wedge between them if she is to survive. Inspired by real life crimes, this is a superbly acted and powerful […]
Read the full article: Hounds of Love, GFT, 28 July – 3 August, 2017
Water and Sugar, GFT, Carlo Di Palma, The Colours of Life, 28 – 30 July, 2017
The remarkable career of cinematographer Carlo Di Palma included working with legendary directors such as Michelangelo Antonioni and Woody Allen, and his craft on the screen shaped the way that films were made for decades. This loving documentary, produced by Di Palma’s wife, features interviews from the many luminaries who admired his work, from Ken […]
Read the full article: Water and Sugar, GFT, Carlo Di Palma, The Colours of Life, 28 – 30 July, 2017
Wildest of All by P.K. Lynch, Book Launch, The Elphinstone Hotel, Biggar,31 August, 2017
Book Launch for PK Lynch’s second novel Wildest of All The Elphinstone Hotel, 145 High St, Biggar, ML12 6DL Thursday, 31 August, 2017 at 8 p.m. Free – Register for ticket. *Please bring your Eventbrite ticket with you to the book launch Blurb: The Donnelly family are a tight-knit bunch, but when one of their […]
Life Writing Workshop – food and cultural heritage, Milk Cafe, Glasgow 12 August, 2017
LIFE WRITING WORKSHOP – on memories and experiences of food and cultural heritage. 12 August, 2017, 12.00 – 3 p.m This workshop is a playful exploration of the ways in which food intersects with nostalgia, memory and ethnicity. Includes some light nibbles. Delivered by: Ruzbowl Facilitated by: Lynnda Wardle (writer) www.lynndawardle.com/ Milk Cafe, 425 Victoria […]
Dove Tales, Wednesday 26 July, 2017, Scotia Bar
Come and meet Dove Tales at 7.30pm on Wednesday, 26th July at the Scotia Bar, 112 – 114 Stockwell Street, Glasgow G1 4LW They will be talking about their aims and activities and about how they organise themselves as a charity. They are interested in hearing your thoughts and ideas. The evening will also feature […]
Read the full article: Dove Tales, Wednesday 26 July, 2017, Scotia Bar
Tinker Town Den Building Bowling Harbour, Dates in August, 2017
Tinker Town #TT2 TinkerTown #TT2 is a place-making event through den building for children and families; allowing them to play learn and discover while developing their creativity and shaping out their own space in the city The City Of Play Bowling Harbour 11am – 4pm FREE Bowling Wednesdays and Saturdays 02, 05, 09, 12 August […]
Read the full article: Tinker Town Den Building Bowling Harbour, Dates in August, 2017
Sunday, July 23, 2017 | Filed under: Kids and young people
Raging Twilight Album Launch 7July, 2017 – Review by Paul Kerr, Blabber ‘n’ Smoke
‘Jack Law and his henchmen turned in a fine performance to a capacity crowd in the Southside’s Glad Cafe last Friday as they presented their first album to the public. The album, reviewed here, is a fine collection of songs with a definite American bent with many of Law’s lyrics inspired by recent trips to […]
| Filed under: Gig Guide plus Club Events, Music Reviews
Scottish Sculpture Workshop Frontiers in Retreat: Edge Effects, Glasgow, Thu 27 July – Sun 30 July 2017
CCA and at venues across the city Thursday 27 July – Sunday 30 July 2017 Times & venues vary ssw.org.uk Scottish Sculpture Workshop presents Edge Effects; a programme of workshops, walks, sound work, film and performance that explore the complex co-dependencies between ecological, social, economic, and political phenomena. For this programme SSW brings together the […]
Cateran: Southerness Album Launch, Fort Theatre, Bishopbriggs , 25 August, 2017
25 August, 2017 p.m. Cateran are delighted to announce that at long last work is finished on our album, Southerness. To celebrate the release there will be a launch on 25th August 2017 at The Fort Theatre, Kenmure Avenue, Bishopbriggs, G64 2DW Event on Facebook
Friday, July 21, 2017 | Filed under: Gig Guide plus Club Events, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Glasgow’s West End Beer Festival , Cafe Source Too, 21 and 22 July, 2017
Glasgow’s West End Beer Festival returns to Cafe Source Too @ Hillhead Sports Club for its 3rd year! Cafe Source Too, 32 Hughenden Road, G12 9XP Tickets available online 3 sessions packed full of great food, live music sessions and as always, expect only the best in Craft Beer from Scotland and beyond! Confirmed so […]
Read the full article: Glasgow’s West End Beer Festival , Cafe Source Too, 21 and 22 July, 2017
Fail Better Alternative Merchant Ciy Festival, McChuills, 3 August, 2017
Wander off the beaten track and into the cavern of McChuills where we’ll be having a special Fail Better as part of the Alternative Merchant City Festival: two weeks including a wee stoat down High St, poetry and music from The Blue Chair and loads of live bands and djs in yer favourite bar. JIM […]
Read the full article: Fail Better Alternative Merchant Ciy Festival, McChuills, 3 August, 2017
Scottish Fiddle Orchestra, Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 2 September, 2017
Saturday, 2nd September 2017 at 7:30pm The Scottish Fiddle Orchestra’s return to the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall promises to be a memorable evening filled with lively Scottish jigs and reels, haunting slow airs, combined with stirring pipe music, singing and dancing. Under the baton of Blair Parham, the SFO’s brilliant young conductor, the show will […]
Read the full article: Scottish Fiddle Orchestra, Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 2 September, 2017
Anderston Family Fun Day, Saturday, 26 August, 2017
Saturday, 26 August, 2017 11 a.m. – 6 p.m. Community Event, open to all. Fun for all the Family. Inflatable Fun with Bouncy Castle, Inflatable Slide and Bungee Trampolines – Unlimited Goes for £5 Stalls BBQ / Cafe Games Raffle Tug of War and many more fun activities. 3 Port Street, G3 6HY Event on […]
Read the full article: Anderston Family Fun Day, Saturday, 26 August, 2017
States of Disunion, GFT, 4 – 21 July, 2017
As the US celebrates its Independence Day on 4 July, GFT take the opportunity to present a selection of American films that celebrate, question and confront the virtues and contradictions of the Land of the Free. American History X – 35mm (18) Race divisions remain as pressing an issue in America today as they […]
Read the full article: States of Disunion, GFT, 4 – 21 July, 2017
Thursday, July 20, 2017 | Filed under: Cinema, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Victim, GFT, 21 – 24 July, 2017
1960s Soho: a world where homosexuality is illegal, gossip spreads through whispered conversations, and compromising photographs circulate in anonymous envelopes. Enter Melville Farr (Dirk Bogarde), a top barrister who is drawn into a murder enquiry involving a former acquaintance, putting his career on the line as he refuses to be a victim of blackmailing. Reissued […]
Glasgow’s Food Chain on Film, Merchant City Festival, City Halls, 24 July, 2017
Glasgow’s Food Chain on Film Join us to explore Glasgow’s food chain through the 20th century from the collections of the Moving Image Archive Join us to explore Glasgow’s food chain through the 20th century from the collections of the Moving Image Archive, from grain being unloaded at Meadowside to sausage making in Maryhill, large-scale […]
Team America World Peace GFT 21 July, 2017
South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone write, direct and star in a bonkers, hilarious, ridiculous take on the American action movie. A swipe at Hollywood, American foreign policy and the war on terror, Team America is a parody like no other. Complete with cutting dialogue, marionette action and a theme song that everyone […]
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The Beguiled, GFT, 19 – 27 July, 2017
Oscar-winner Sofia Coppola became the second woman in history to win Best Director at Cannes Film Festival for this atmospheric period thriller. Adapted from Thomas Cullinan’s novel of the same name, The Beguiled unfolds during the American Civil War, at a Southern girls’ boarding school whose sheltered young women take in an injured enemy soldier […]
Read the full article: The Beguiled, GFT, 19 – 27 July, 2017
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