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. The Godfather Part II, GFT, 15 August, 2017
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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Friday, August 11, 2017 | Filed under: Cinema, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Andrew Robert Eustace Band, Cottiers, 14 September, 2017
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
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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Thursday, August 10, 2017 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Foraging Workshop, Napiershall Street Gardens, Saturday 12 August, 2017
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
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 […]
The Big Feed Glasgow, 12 and 13rh August, 2017
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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Wednesday, August 9, 2017 | Filed under: Eating and drinking Glasgow West End, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Short Courses Open Day University of Glasgow, 26 August, 2017
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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| Filed under: Centre for Open Studies, University of Glasgow, Courses, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Linlithgow Folk Festival 6 – 10 September, 2017
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
“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
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 […]
| Filed under: Mary Irvine: Writer and Philhellene, Merchant City Festival, Ten Writers Telling Lies
Kossof … the band plays on, Cottiers, 7 September, 2017
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
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 […]
Monday, August 7, 2017 | Filed under: Gig Guide plus Club Events, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Musical Night in Memory of Suzanne Phinn, St Louis Partick, 24 August, 2017
With Linda Jackson and guests. Music and poetry in memory of Suzanne. Get in touch with Linda if you would like to read a poem. Linda Jaxson on Facebook St Louis, 734 Dumbarton Rd, Glasgow G11 6RD
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The Shires, Summer Nights at the Bandstand Kelvingrove, 11 August, 2017
The Shires – Kelvingrove Bandstand Glasgow Friday 11 Aug. Plus special guests. Part of Summer Nights at the Bandstand. Kelvingrove Bandstand, Kelvin Way, Glasgow G12 8NR Event on Facebook
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Tom Leonard, In Process Masterclass Scottish Writers Centre, CCA, 12 September, 2017
‘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 […]
Japan Fair Glasgow 2017, 10 September, STUC
<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
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 […]
Midwinter Break by Bernard MacLaverty, Book Launch, Waterstones Sauchiehall Street, Thursday 10 August, 2017
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 […]
Govanhill Against Racism Festival, 27 and 28 August, 2017
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
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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Friday, August 4, 2017 | Filed under: Cinema, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, GFT, 7 August, 2017
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
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 […]
Movie Memories Programme, Glasgow Film Theatre, Launch October, 2017
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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Thursday, August 3, 2017 | Filed under: Cinema, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
What’s on in Glasgow: Cinema
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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Tuesday, August 1, 2017 | Filed under: Cinema, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Four Men Take Centre Stage at Thistle Gallery runs until 3 September, 2017
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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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 […]
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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 […]
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, […]
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- Voices of the Clyde
- Glasgow Merchant City Festival 2026
- Chicago! The Drag Along at OranMor
- Hex Appeal at Cottiers
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- Exhibition Faifley Art Group
- Take 2: Arco (Dubbed) at GFT
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- Heritage Talks at WestFest: Broomhill
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- Bleak Week at GFT: Grave of the Fireflies
