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..

Summer Bushcraft Club, The Children’s Wood, 12 July – 9 August, 2017

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Children’s Wood, Kelbourne St, Glasgow G20 8PR Due to the nature of the activities there are limited spaces on each session, so booking is essential to avoid dissapointment. You never know when you might be washed up on a Desert Island! Come along to the Summer Holiday Club to learn essential bushcraft and wilderness skills! […]

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Weave and Sma’ Shot Day, Paisley, 30th June – 2nd July, 2017

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For Scotland’s Year of History, Heritage and Archaeology Paisley’s Sma’ Shot Day will be celebrated with a three-day festival with a wrap-around cultural programme called ‘Weave’. The festival is rooted in Paisley’s radical weaving heritage and celebrating it’s unique and historical Sma’ Shot Day – Weave is a new, vibrant and colourful festival celebrating arts, […]

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Yellow Road Event with Featherwest, Marilyn Carino and Bren Neill, The Glad Cafe, 4 August, 2017

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Not to miss with a packed lineup and lots of fun to be had! The Glad Cafe, 1006A Pollokshaws Rd, Glasgow G41 2HG 4 August, 2017 Featherwest Described as “eccentric indietronica meets wonky pop” admit to “Loving inverted mainstream, and like to romanticise on less comfortable areas of the human condition…We kinda wish we lived […]

Read the full article: Yellow Road Event with Featherwest, Marilyn Carino and Bren Neill, The Glad Cafe, 4 August, 2017

Mugstock Festival, Mugdock Country Park, 28 – 31 July, 2017

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MugStock returns 28th-31st July 2017 in the beautiful surroundings of Mugdock Country Park! Mugdock Country Park, Craigallan Road, Milngavie, G62 8EL The 3rd edition of MugStock will be even more magical, musical and merry! More details coming soon but you know we’ll be bringing you some of the best music, art, food and merriment in […]

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Dance Pupils in Scotland receive funding from The Peter Darell Trust, June, 2017

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  Overdrive Dance Company members with Peter Darrell Trustee Paulene Laverty (L-R Adam Quinn, Calvin Wilson, Paulene Laverty, John Selkirk, Nathan Ferguson) The donation from Peter Darell Trust will support choreographic development in partnership with Theatre Royal   Work will be showcased at Go Dance 2018 festival – runs from Tuesday 6 until Friday 9 […]

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Glasgow Comic Con, Royal Concert Hall, 1 July, 2017

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Glasgow Comic Con is back for 2017! Returning to the Royal Concert Hall on Saturday, July 1st, browse more than 150 exhibitors, meet comic creators from across the globe, celebrate 2000AD’s 40th anniversary, enjoy panels from your favourite artists and writers and marvel at some of the best cosplayers in the country. This year’s guests […]

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Soul Bowl, Jordanhill Bowling Club, 29 July, 2017

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Soul-powered dancefloor shenanigans in the established Soul Bowl manner: assorted Motown, Stax and Atlantic classics. Rare new gems. Old faves. Stompers, floaters, belters, weepers. Vintage vinyl 45s hand-spun for your delight by seasoned experts. Cheap drink. Friendly folk. Suburban setting. No need for a taxi home. “A youth club for adults” Dance Party £5 Jordanhill […]

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Southside Showcase, Sweeneys on the Park, Thursday 29 June, 2017

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Thursday 29th June brings  to Sweeneys musical delights in the shape of headline act 01Four1, plus support from the excellent Howson, Jam On Planet Love and Michael Reid! 8.30pm start, entry is always free and the drinks are very reasonably priced. This is where you’ll see the next big act starting out! Hosted by Crawford […]

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Scottish Writers:The Burrell Story: History as Poetry, with Sally Evans, CCA, 1 August, 2017

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CCA, 350Sauchiehall Street,  G2 3JD Tuesday, 1 August, 2017 – 7 p.m/. The Burrell Story: History as Poetry, with Sally Evans New book: A Burrell Tapestry and a Marion Burrell Sampler (diehard 2017) Sally Evans poems on the story of William Burrell and his daughter took several years to complete, and that was only the […]

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Patrick Monahan – That 80’s Show Stand Comedy Club, 25 June, 2017

Stand Comedy Club, 333 Woodlands Road, G3 6NG Sunday 25 Jun 8:30pm £14/£10 concession www.thestand.co.uk A fun-filled first half full of games and dancing warms up for the second half which is “That 80s Show” making a great night out! It’s the 1980’s and Patrick’s Irish-Iranian family arrive in Teesside escaping from the Iran war. […]

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West End Festival, Granny Would Be Proud Vintage Fair and Fashion Show Hillhead Bookclub, 25 June, 2017

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Hillhead Bookclub, 17 Vinicombe Street, G12 8BE Sunday 25 Jun 12:00pm Free entry www.hillheadbookclub.co.uk Granny’s monthly installment of vintage/designer/second-hand clothing sellers along with a selection of wares from hats to homeware, crafts to bakery and all sorts of fabulous finds. Impossibly pretty models, parading around in impossibly pretty clothes, while you sip impossibly pretty cocktails […]

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Casablanca, The Gin Joint Cut, OranMor, Various Dates July, 2017

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‘Casablanca: The Gin Joint Cut’ returns to Òran Mór after delighting audiences from London to Paris to Barbados (not to forget Dunoon) and garnering rave reviews along the way. A lovingly disrespectful homage to one of the classic films of all time, Morag Fullarton’s fast paced distillation will have you raise a Bogart style eyebrow, […]

Read the full article: Casablanca, The Gin Joint Cut, OranMor, Various Dates July, 2017

Dead Cat Bounce by Kevin Scott, Launch of debut novel at Waterstones Sauchiehall Street, Thursday June 29, 2017

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An evening with Kevin Scott, author of Dead Cat Bounce Dead Cat Bounce, the debut novel of Kevin Scott, Business Correspondent at The Herald, will be launched at Waterstones, 153-157 Sauchiehall St, Glasgow G2 3EW Thursday June 29th, at 6:30pm. Set between gangland Glasgow and banking London, Dead Cat Bounce is a black comedy that […]

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West End Festival: The Coach House, Summer Family Market, Saturday 24 June, 2017

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The Coach House, 84 Belmont Lane, G12 8EN Saturday 24 Jun 10:30am Free entry www.thecht.co.uk Come and join us for our fabulous fun filled family market in Kelvinbridge. There will be sales of plants, arts & Crafts, home baking, tea & coffee, a BBQ, art gallery and musical entertainment. There will also be children’s activities […]

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The Paper Cell by Louise Hutcheson, Book Launch, Waterstones Byres Road, 23 June, 2017

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Join Louise in conversation with the brilliant Alistair Braidwood of Scots Whay Hae! as we launch The Paper Cell. Featuring readings, a Q&A and book signing About the book: From the publisher of Graeme Macrae Burnet’s His Bloody Project, The Paper Cell is the first in a new series of distinctive, standalone crime stories, each […]

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West End Festival: West End Women, Craft and Design Fair, Hillhead Bookclub, Saturday 24 June, 2017

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Hillhead Bookclub, 17 Vinicombe Street, G12 8BE Saturday 24 Jun 11:00am – 4 p.m. Free entry www.hillheadbookclub.co.uk Amy Mae, Freya Alder and Isabella Bunnell present W(est) E(nd) Women at the Hillhead Bookclub. A day’s programme of workshops, good tunes, women makers and great beer. Make some stuff, buy some stuff and meet your fellow #girlgang. […]

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West End Festival, Annie Keating plus Paul Tasker, Kelvindale Bowling Club, Friday 23 June, 2017

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Kelvindale Bowling Club, 91 Baronald Drive, Glasgow, G12 0HP Friday 23 Jun 8:00pm Tickets £12 from Tickets Scotland or email soundsinthesuburbs@hotmail.co.uk Annie Keating plays an intimate gig at Kelvindale Bowling Club, featuring songs from “Trick Star”, her seventh and most accomplished album to date, released to wide acclaim in 2016, as well as old favourites. […]

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Artivism, STUC and Scottish Artists Union, The Space, Gallowgate, First Session 18 July, 2017

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STUC have teamed up with the Scottish Artists’ Union to launch a side project – Artivism. The first session will take place at The Space, Gallowgate, Glasgow on 18th July, 2017  from 2-6pm. This project will be tutored by a professional artist and participants will learn how to use art to express their experiences in […]

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How To Be Irreplaceable in the Automated Workplace, Training Course, STUC, 12 July,2017

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This course is an introduction into the changing world of work in light of technological progress. You will be given the chance to build and code a robot of your own! The course will end with a discussion on what sort of skills people will need in the next few years to face the challenges […]

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Berlin Syndrome, GFT, 10 – 22 June, 2017

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GFT 12 Rose Street, G3 6RB Cate Shortland (Somersault, Lore) turns her craftsperson’s eye to a gripping psychological thriller based on the acclaimed novel by Melanie Joosten. Australian photographer Clare (Teresa Palmer from Hacksaw Ridge) is on a trip to Berlin when she meets charismatic charmer Andi (Max Riemelt). There is an instant attraction and Andi invites her […]

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West End Festival: Absolute Improv Siempre Bicycle Cafe, Partick, 23 and 24 June, 2017

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Siempre Bicycle Cafe, 162 Dumbarton Road, G11 6XE Friday 23 Jun 8:00pm Saturday 24 Jun 8:00pm £8 Advance sales from Brown Paper Tickets www.tbcimprov.co.uk Improv comedy a la “Whose Line is it Anyway?”. A fast-paced show that will have you coming back for more. Family friendly. Sold out Edinburgh Fringe 2015 and 2016. Witty sketches […]

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Yoga for Musicians: The Art of Listening with Outi Smith, Glasgow, 22 July, 2017

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The Kali Collective Yoga Studio,  Suite 415b, The Pentagon Bldg, 36 Washington Street, Glasgow G3 4AZ 22 July, 2017,  2 p.m. – 4 p.m. This two hour workshop is aimed at musicians of all levels and styles, whether you’re an instrumentalist or a singer. Prior experience of yoga is not required, only an open mind. […]

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West End Festival: Holyrood Pleasure Gardens Summer Fete, Saturday 24 June, 2017

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Holyrood Crescent, G20 6HH  – off Great Western Road, near St George’s Cross Underground Saturday 24 Jun 1:30pm – 4:30 p.m. £2 on the gate/ Children Free Holyrood Pleasure Gardens’ annual summer fete. Fun for all the family in these beautiful private gardens. Live music; burgers, curries, cake stall, tombola, bouncy castle, face painting and […]

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Refugee Week:Take One Action Film Festival Global Stories, Local Actions: Echoes from Home, CCA, 23 June, 2017

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Fri 23 June 2017 6pm, Free but ticketed, Cinema 12+ Book online / 0141 352 4900 In celebration of Refugee Week Scotland join Take One Action for a special screening of three films, followed by an audience conversation, exploring how we can support refugees, asylum seekers and migrants locally and globally. The evening’s films are: […]

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Take One Action Film Festival Power to Change – The Energy Rebellion, CCA, Tue 27 June 2017

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Tue 27 June 2017 6.30pm, £6 (£4.50) via TOA, Cinema 12+ Book online / 0141 352 4900 Can our advanced industrial civilisation meet the needs of a growing population without wrecking our planet? At a crucial time for the transformation of Scotland’s energy landscape, Take One Action present this informative and entertaining documentary which explores […]

Read the full article: Take One Action Film Festival Power to Change – The Energy Rebellion, CCA, Tue 27 June 2017

Summer Breeze Exhibition, Thistle Gallery, 24 June – 3 September, 2017

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Thistle Gallery’s much anticipated ‘Summer Breeze’ starts  Saturday, 24 June with a superb range of over 100 new artworks from some of Scotland’s most accomplished artists…….featuring profound figurative portraits by Paul Kennedy, Julie Coulter, Ross Muir and Sam Skelton, lyrical landscapes of Scotland and the Mediterranean  by James Somerville Lindsay, Sandra Moffat, Ian Elliot, Jackie […]

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Slack Bay, GFT, 16 – 22 June, 2017

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Bruno Dumont’s (Li’l Quinquin, GFF15) absurd comedy follows the bourgeois Van Peteghem family on their annual holiday in Slack Bay. One summer in 1910, over the course of five days, a romance begins to blossom between oyster farmer Ma Loute and the young and mischievous Billie Van Peteghem. Meanwhile two bumbling police inspectors investigate the inexplicable disappearance of scores of tourists, and soon make […]

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Visible Cinema: Britain on Film, Black Britain, GFT, 27 June, 2017

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Yvonne Connikie, founder of the Black Film Festival Wales and founder member of New Black Collective will introduce the screening and participate in a post film Q&A. This third installment of the ICO’s Britain on Film on Tour season offers an incredible archive, sharing a history of black Britons from 1901 to 1985, revealing new voices from […]

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Don’t Look Now, GFT 25 and 27 June, 2017

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Famed for a controversial sex scene that was explicit for its time, Nicolas Roeg’s psychological horror Don’t Look Now was adapted from du Maurier’s occult-themed short story. John (Donald Sutherland) and his wife Laura (Julie Christie) take a trip to Venice shortly after a traumatizing incident at their home resulting in the death of their young daughter. Roeg’s trademark visual style and innovative […]

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