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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..

Bohemia Magical Secret Garden Fair, The Kibble Palace, 14 May, 2017

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  Free Entry –  Sunday 14, May, 2017 – 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. The Kibble Palace, Glasgow Botanic Gardens, 730 Great Western Rd, Glasgow G12 0UE Come along and enjoy the beautiful surroundings of The Kibble Palace. A  perfect location for the many exquisite arts and crafts you will find to admire and buy […]

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Bicentenary Exhibition at The Botanics from April, 2017

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(Allan’s Art – Allan Richardson) Glasgow Botanic Gardens 2017: celebrating 200 years of flourishing growth Glasgow Botanic Gardens celebrates its bicentenary (1817 – 2017) with a series of events running throughout the year.  It all kicks off in April with The Bicentenary Exhibition at the Kibble. I went along to meet Ewen Donaldson, Manager of […]

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Surface Area Dance Theatre CIC An introduction to British Sign Language, CCA, Friday 14 April 2017

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CCA Friday 14 April 2017 2.30pm, Free but ticketed, Theatre All ages Book online / 0141 352 4900 Related CCA Events Surface Area Dance Theatre CIC Auricular Fri 14 April — Sun 16 April 2017 Surface Area Dance Theatre: An introduction to British Sign Language, delivered by native Sign Language user Paul Miller and Communication […]

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GLITCH Film Festival Daniel Baker – Artist’s Talk in Conjunction with Intermedia Exhibition, CCA, Sat 25 March 2017

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Sat 25 March 2017 5pm, Free (unticketed), Cinema 14+ accompanied by an adult 0141 352 4900 Related CCA Events GLITCH Film Festival Fri 24 March — Sat 1 April 2017 GLITCH Film Festival Daniel Baker – Intermedia Exhibition Fri 24 March — Sun 2 April 2017 Daniel Baker, STORE, 2011. The artist Daniel Baker will […]

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GLITCH Film Festival Jack Waters Retrospective (16mm Screening), CCA, Sat 25 March 2017

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Sat 25 March 2017 1.40pm, Free (unticketed), Theatre 14+ accompanied by an adult 0141 352 4900 Related CCA Events GLITCH Film Festival Fri 24 March — Sat 1 April 2017 GLITCH Film Festival Jason and Shirley – with Jack Waters present for Q&A Sat 25 March 2017 Jack Waters, visiting professor at Hampshire College, is […]

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GLITCH Film Festival Hanky Code: The Movie, CCA, Sat 25 March 2017

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Sat 25 March 2017 9.30pm, Free (unticketed), Theatre, 18+ F-Rated 0141 352 4900 Related CCA Events GLITCH Film Festival Fri 24 March — Sat 1 April 2017 Before Internet dating and hookup apps, The Handkerchief code was largely used by gay men in the 1970s to distinguish sexual preferences and fetishes in gay clubs and […]

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The Sky is Falling, Exhibition, CCA, Fri 31 March – Sun 14 May 2017

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Dora Mejía, Garden of Eden, photomontage by artist, 2015. Landsat imagery courtesy of NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. Fri 31 March – Sun 14 May 2017 Tue-Sat: 11am-6pm // Sun: 12noon-6pm // Free Preview: Fri 31 March, 7pm-9pm 0141 352 4900 Related CCA Events Cities Fri 1 July 2016 — Fri 31 March 2017 Cities […]

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Nothin’ But Blue Skies, Jazz Choir Scotland, Cottiers Theatre, 9 April, 2017

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April 9, 2017 – Easy Listening Music  in the afternoon:  3:30 pm – 5:30 pm www.jazzchoirscotland.co.uk Tickets £11.50 (ticket price inc. ticket admin fee which will display at the checkout) (fee applicable to all tickets, including tickets bought on the day) Presenting JAZZ CHOIR GLASGOW’s most ambitious programme to date. Enjoy a jazz twist on […]

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Brigitte DeMeyer and Will Kimbrough, Friday 24 March, 2017, Argyll Hotel, Glasgow

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Friday 24 March, 2017 – Doors 7.30 p.m. Very excited about this show, new acts to SoundsintheSuburbs a new venue and will be part of the Fox Star Club. So lots new and lots to be excited about. Brigitte and Will will be performing from their much pariased new album Mockingbird Soul. Like many songs […]

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Aye Write 2017: Introducing Debut Writers

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Apart from all the popular established authors in the Aye Write Programme you can find new authors destined to be the big names of the future. It’s always fun discovering new writers.  You will be fascinated hearing about their experience writing their debut books as they are introduced well known authors. Aye Write Introduces includes: […]

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Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore, GFT, 19 and 22 March, 2017

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Martin Scorsese’s often-overlooked fourth feature stars Ellen Burstyn in the Oscar-winning titular role of Alice. After her husband dies in a tragic accident, Alice has a garage sale, sells the house, and takes her precocious 11-year-old son (Alfred Lutter) on a road-trip to California, where she plans to restart her singing career. After a number […]

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Glasgow Short Film Festival, Blueprint: B-Roll, CCA Sat 18 March, 2017

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Sat 18 March 2017 9.15pm, £6.50 (£5), Cinema Ages 18+ Book online / 0141 332 6535 Related CCA Events Glasgow Short Film Festival 2017 Thu 16 March — Sun 19 March 2017 Award winning filmmaker of last year’s Flamingo (and general weirdo) Bryan M. Ferguson has teamed up with Blueprint and GSFF to curate a […]

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Glasgow Short Film Festival, Matthew & Matthew, CCA, 18 March, 2017

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GSFF 2017 Oska Bright Film Festival and SQUIFF present: Matthew & Matthew Sat 18 March 2017 3pm, £6.50 (£5), Cinema Ages 15+ Book online / 0141 332 6535 Related CCA Events Glasgow Short Film Festival 2017 Thu 16 March — Sun 19 March 2017 “Hey Matthew, I hear you’re a gay filmmaker?” “Yes Matthew, I […]

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Elle, GFT, 10 – 23 March, 2017

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10 – 23 March, 2017 GFT Isabelle Huppert gives a fearless tour-de-force, Oscar-nominated performance in this typically provocative, suspense-laden drama from Paul Verhoeven. Huppert’s Michele is the iron hand that rules a successful video game company. There is no room for sentiment or weakness in the way she does business. When Michele is raped by […]

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Sons and Mothers, GFT, 22nd March, 2017

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Sons and Mothers 22nd March, 2017 Filmmaker and director Christopher Houghton and producer Louise Pascale will join us for a Skype Q&A. An all-male theatre troupe set out to create a theatrical love letter to their mothers. As they offer their hearts for the sake of a theatre show complications set in. Not everyone makes […]

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Jersey Boys, return to King’s Theatre, 3 – 14 April, 2017

TICKETS ON SALE TO THEATRE CARD HOLDERS WEDNESDAY 22 MARCH 2017 GENERAL SALE THURSDAY 23 MARCH 2017 Due to overwhelming public demand, the producers of JERSEY BOYS are delighted to announce a second UK & Ireland Tour with a two week run at the King’s Theatre, Glasgow next year. Following the phenomenal sell-out success of […]

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Creative Conversations: Best-Selling Crime Writer Ian Rankin, University of Glasgow, Monday 20 March 2017

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Creative Conversations: Best-Selling Crime Writer Ian Rankin Monday 20 March, 2017 – 1 p.m. University Chapel, West Quadrangle, Main Building Gilmorehill Campus, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ  www.gla.ac.uk/events/creativeconversations/ Ian Rankin is one of Scotland’s most prolific crime writers. To date he has published 25 novels, two short story collections, one original graphic novel and […]

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Junun GFT 23 March, 2017

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Junun 23 March, 2017 GFT Rarely seen on the cinema screen, do not miss this chance to witness a unique collaboration between celebrated filmmaker Paul Thomas Anderson (with his first foray into non-fiction), Radiohead musician Jonny Greenwood, Israeli composer Shye Ben Tzur and Indian ensemble Rajasthan Express. Housed up in a 15th-century Mehrangarh Fort, Anderson […]

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The Olive Tree, GFT 19 – 23 March, 2017

  The Olive Tree 19 – 23 March, 2017 GFT Scottish screenwriter Paul Laverty (I, Daniel Blake) and Madrid-born director Icíar Bollaín follow up their award-winner Even the Rain with this beautifully tender comedy/drama road movie. Alma (Anna Castillo), a spirited Spanish farmer, sets out on a journey to reclaim her grandfather’s favourite olive tree, […]

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The Love Witch GFT 1 and 20 – 23 March, 2017

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The Love Witch GFT 1 and 20 – 23 March, 2017 Elaine is a beautiful witch using every spell at her disposal to find true love, however, the potions she concocts never have quite the desired effect and soon she ends up with a string of hapless victims. The multi-talented Anna Biller is not only […]

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Personal Shopper, GFT 17 – 23 March, 2017

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Personal Shopper 17 – 23 March, 2017 GFT Director Olivier Assayas makes an unexpected move into Brian De Palma territory with this elegant fusion of supernatural chiller and psychological drama. Kristen Stewart stars as Maureen, a personal shopper for a fashion world celebrity. Maureen is renowned amongst the high end stores of Paris as she […]

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GLITCH Film Festival Weekends Sat 25 March 2017

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7pm, Free (unticketed), Theatre 14+ accompanied by an adult 0141 352 4900 Related CCA Events GLITCH Film Festival Fri 24 March — Sat 1 April 2017 This uplifting documentary tells the story of G-Voice, Korea’s first gay chorus. Charting the up and downs of members lives, loves and back stage dramas, director Lee Dong-ha succeeds […]

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The Lions of Lisbon A Play of Two Halves by Ian Auld & Willy Maley and Directed by Martin McCardile, Baad, 16 – 18 March, 2-17

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BAad, 54 Calton Entry, The Barras, G40 2SB Fair Pley Productions & Glasgow Live International Comedy Festival Present: The Lions of Lisbon A Play of Two Halves by Ian Auld & Willy Maley and Directed by Martin McCardie. Celebrating 50 years since Celtic’s immortal victory that saw them become the first British team to win […]

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Thistle Gallery, Super Spring Show, March 15th until April 2nd, 2017

Steal a March on the Thistle Gallery’s Super Spring Show With Spring just around the corner lift your spirits with a visit to Thistle Gallery for their early Spring Show featuring the work of many popular artists among them: Linda Park, Jackie Henderson, Julie Coulter, Sheila Fowler, Jennifer Irvine, Peter Nardini, Mark Holden, Georgie Young, […]

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St Patrick’s Day in Glasgow, Festival and other events 2017

George Donaldson Week-end at Jinty McGuinty’s Stuart Cosgrove and Tam Cowan, Off The Bawl, King’s Theatre, 17 March St Patrick’s Day Comedy at The Stand Family Fun Day Saturday 18 March, Merchant Square The Family Fun Day returns with more great craic in Merchant Square! The Festival is run in conjunction with Tourism Ireland with […]

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Aye Write! Home Ground, new writing inspired by the Homeless Word Cup in Glasgow, 2016 review by Pat Byrne.

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It was full house for the launch of Aye Write, 2017, Home Ground, certain to be one of the most enjoyable and moving events of this year’s book festival. Home Ground is described as ‘a powerful and enduring collection of new writing from established authors, learners, students and tutors’ who have worked together in Glasgow […]

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Aye Write! Scottish Poetry Legends at National Library of Scotland Kelvinhall, 15 March, 2017

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National Library of Scotland, Kelvinhall International Sports Arena, 1445 Argyle Street, Glasgow, G3 8AW   6.30 p.m. Wednesday 15 March, 2017 Free event Professor Alan Riach from Glasgow University will present a personal selection from their archive of Scottish Poets on film which includes Liz Lochhead from the 1980s, Hugh MacDiarmid, even Maya Angelou on Burns. […]

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OM Party, Youth Event, In the Moment Centre, Glasgow Saturday 18 March, 2017

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In the Moment Centre, 72 Berkeley St, Glasgow G3 7DS Saturday, 18th March, 2017, 7pm-10pm(every 3rd Saturday of the month, same time & place) Live Music, Mantra, Meditation, Sitar, Exotic drumming, Henna and Vegan Food, everyone welcome Sitar Magic, OM-AIR, Sound, GUMBA, Kirtan Scotland  £5 (all proceeds go to charity) Event on Facebook “OM Party” […]

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Motown Tribute Night and Dinner at OranMor, 12 May, 2017

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Motown Brothers are one of a few funky but sophisticated with an African twist groups currently in the UK. The group consists of 3 members with an average of 25 years performing experience amongst them. Each with their own individuality and creativity they have developed the Motown show which has proved to be favourite with […]

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