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. Christopher de Bellaigue – The Islamic Enlightenment, Mitchell Library, 18 March, 2017
18th Mar 2017 • 3:00PM – 4:00PM • Mitchell Library Christopher de Bellaigue’s book shows us how to look beyond sensationalist headlines to foster a genuine understanding of modern Islam and Muslim culture. Christopher de Bellaigue – The Islamic Enlightenment The Muslim world has often been accused of a failure to modernise, reform and adapt. […]
Kapka Kassabova & Garrett Carr – Hard Borders, Mitchell Library 18th Mar 2017
18th Mar 2017 • 1:15PM – 2:15PM • Mitchell Library Kapka Kassabova and Garrett Carr will be discussing their very topical books about the eastern and western borders of the EU. Kapka Kassabova & Garrett Carr – Hard Borders When Kapka Kassabova was a child, the border zone between Bulgaria, Turkey and Greece was rumoured […]
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Travis Elborough & Malachy Tallack – Improbable Places and Undiscovered Islands, Aye Write! Mitchell Library, 18 March, 2017
18th Mar 2017 • 11:30AM – 12:30PM • Mitchell Library Two young travel writers will be discussing their unusual books of improbable places and undiscovered islands. Travis Elborough & Malachy Tallack – Improbable Places and Undiscovered Islands In his Atlas of Improbable Places, Travis Elborough goes in search of the obscure and bizarre, the beautiful […]
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Sarah Forrest wins Margaret Tait Award 2017, Glasgow Film Festival
Glasgow-based Artist Sarah Forrest Announced as Recipient of 2017 Margaret Tait Award At the world premiere of Kate Davis’ Margaret Tait Award commission Charity (2017) on Monday 20 February, Glasgow Film Festival presented the 2017 Margaret Tait Award to Glasgow-based artist Sarah Forrest. Forrest will receive a £10,000 commission to produce a new work to […]
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Makers Market Clydebank Shopping Centre, Saturday 18 March, 2017
A fab selection of artisan makers/crafters & designers for your perusal in the Clyde shopping Centre to bring you unique hand made goods for you & your home ! Encourage small business & shop local !! Fancy being a stallholder -Get in touch: info@tandcevents.co.uk Event on Facebook
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Sunday, February 19, 2017 | Filed under: Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, Shopping, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Louise Welsh, Creative Conversations, University of Glasgow Chapel, Monday, 20 February, 2017
Monday 20 February 2017 13:00 – 14:00 Public lectures Louise Welsh Events – Creative Conversations University Chapel, West Quadrangle, Main Building Gilmorehill Campus, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ Louise Welsh is the author of seven novels, most recently Death is a Welcome Guest (John Murray 2015). She is the editor of Yonder Awa, a […]
Wee Govan Pipers at Glasgow Film Festival, Free Event, Pearce Institute, Sunday 19 February, 2017
Tickets available GFT Box Office
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Book launch: No Shortcuts: Organizing for Power in the New Gilded Age by Jane McAlevey, The Lighthouse Monday 20 February, 2017
Book launch: No Shortcuts by Jane McAlevey, The Lighthouse Monday 20 February, 2017 7 p.m. No Shortcuts: Organizing for Power in the New Gilded Age The Lighthouse Jane McAlevey is an organizer, author and scholar. Her first book, Raising Expectations (and Raising Hell), published by Verso Press, was named the “most valuable book of 2012” […]
Saturday, February 18, 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
Book Launch: Nasty Women, Waterstones Argyle St, Monday 6 March, 2017
Nasty Women, Waterstones Argyle St – 6 March, 2017 – 7 p.m. – Free entry Nasty Women in Glasgow to launch Nasty Women in style! Laura Lam, Claire Heuchan, Mel Reeve and Jen McGregor will be chatting and reading from Nasty Women alongside the team behind 404. Don’t miss this fantastic chance to look at […]
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Aye Write! Helen Sedgewick and Kevin MacNeil – 404 INK A New Publisher for Scotland, The Mitchell Library, 9 March, 2017
Helen Sedgewick and Kevin MacNeil – 404 INK A New Publisher for Scotland 9th Mar 2017 • 7:45PM – 8:45PM • Mitchell Library Publishers 404 Ink present a night of eclectic readings and entertainment from a selection of authors including Helen Sedgwick and Kevin MacNeil Helen Sedgewick and Kevin MacNeil – 404 INK A New […]
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Aye Write! Laurence Rees – The Holocaust: A New History, The Mitchell Library, 16th Mar 2017
Laurence Rees – The Holocaust: A New History In conversation with J. David Simons 16th Mar 2017 • 7:45PM – 8:45PM • Mitchell Library Laurence Rees’s The Holocaust: A New History attempts to answer two of the most fundamental questions in history – how, and why, did the Holocaust happen? Laurence Rees’s The Holocaust: A […]
GFF The Teacher (Ucitelka), CCA, Sun 19 February 2017
6.15pm, £10 (£8 concessions), Theatre Ages: N/C 12+ Tickets via GFF / 0141 332 6535 Related CCA Events Glasgow Film Festival 2017 Thu 16 February — Sun 26 February 2017 Inspired by a real incident, The Teacher is a darkly witty, immensely entertaining tale in which a little power leads to a lot of corruption. […]
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Friday, February 17, 2017 | Filed under: Cinema, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, Glasgow Film Festival 2017, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
The Good Postman, GFF at CCA, Sat 18 February 2017
1.15pm, £10 (£8 concessions), Theatre Ages: N/C 12+ Tickets via GFF / 0141 332 6535 Related CCA Events Glasgow Film Festival 2017 Thu 16 February — Sun 26 February 2017 Compassion is a luxury that few feel they can afford in The Good Postman, a sad, timely documentary capturing conflicting responses to migrants seeking a […]
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Special Events and Pop Up Cinema at Glasgow Film Festival 2017
Renowned for transforming some of the city’s best-loved venues into unforgettable pop-up cinemas, Glasgow Film Festival is thrilled to be bringing you some very special events as part of GFF17… Films include: MOVE Joytown Grand Electric Theatre , 42-48 New City Road, Glasgow, G4 9JT Sat 18 Feb (17.30) Rarely seen archive film will be […]
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Glasgow Film Festival 2017 Canadian Focus – True North: New Canadian Cinema
What images does Canada bring to your mind? Strapping Mounties and sticky sweet maple syrup? The mighty roar of Niagara and the plaintive caress of a Leonard Cohen song? Vast landscapes and ancient cultures? A Margaret Atwood novel? In 2017, Canada celebrates the 150th Anniversary of Confederation and Glasgow Film Festival is proud to […]
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Opening and Closing Galas, Glasgow Film Festival, 2017
Opening Gala: Handsome Devil GFT / Wed 15 Feb If you are looking for a film to lift your spirits, warm your heart and bring a big smile to your face, then you have come to the right place. Handsome Devil is a terrific coming-of-age, coming-out charmer that marks a significant step up for […]
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Words Work Well For All, Creative Writing Workshop, Glasgow Women’s Library, Saturday 18 March, 2017
DIP INTO A DAY OF CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOPS, ROUNDED OFF WITH A READING FROM WILD WOMAN POET MAGI GIBSON, FOLLOWED BY A LIVELY OPEN MIC SESSION. NEVER WRITTEN BEFORE? COME ALONG. ALREADY WRITING? THIS IS WHAT YOU NEED! Glasgow Women’s Library, 23 Landressy Street, Glasgow G40 1BP Workshop Programme Out Of The Box: Writing in […]
Behind the Scenes at Glasgow Film Festival 2017
Glasgow Film Festival’s series of curated industry talks and discussions are completely free to attend and aimed towards anyone with an interest in film: from emerging filmmakers and industry veterans to curious cinephiles. The UK’s finest filmmaking talent will provide an access-all-areas pass to the world of film – join them! Highlights include: • BAFTA […]
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Thursday, February 16, 2017 | Filed under: Cinema, Glasgow Film Festival 2017, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Jeff Finlin and Clive Barnes, Woodend Bowling and Tennis Club, Sunday 19 February, 2017
Sunday 19 February – Jeff Finlin and Clive Barnes, who played a great set with Peter Bruntnell last year at Sounds in the Suburbs, return to Woodend. These are two exceptional artists, who play great songs, tell great stories and deserve a decent crowd for the last night of their UK tour. So forget […]
Liam Withnail – True Defective, Websters Theatre, 23/03/2017
Liam Withnail – True Defective 23/03/2017 8:00 pm A comedy show about drinking, and what happens when you stop. Liam Withnail brings his critically acclaimed hour to the Glasgow International Comedy Festival. One of the Edinburgh Fringe big success stories, Withnail’s abstinence memoir charts his journey from menace to society – to total sobriety. Praise […]
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Magners Summer Nights at The Bandstand 2017, Kelvingrove, 2 – 13 August, 2017
Listings Wednesday 2 August – Texas Thursday 3 August – Brian Wilson Friday 4 August – KT Tunstall Sunday 6 August – Ladysmith Black Mambazo Monday 7 August – Pixies Tuesday 8 August – Pixies Wednesday 9 August – Seasick Steve Thursday 10 August – Nick Lowe, Paul Carrack & Andy Fairweather Low Friday 11 […]
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Vaseem Khan & Abir Mukherjee – The Jewel in the Crime , Mitchell Library, 10th Mar 2017
Vaseem Khan & Abir Mukherjee – The Jewel in the Crime 10th Mar 2017 • 6:00PM – 7:00PM • Mitchell Library This session brings together two young crime writers, Vaseem Khan and Abir Mukherjee who have chosen India as the setting for their novels. Vaseem Khan & Abir Mukherjee – The Jewel in the Crime […]
Wednesday, February 15, 2017 | Filed under: Aye Write Book Festival 2017, Aye Write Glasgow's Book Festival 2017, Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Aye Write! Gulwali Passarlay – My Journey to Safety as a Child Refugee, CCA, 9th Mar 2017
Gulwali Passarlay – My Journey to Safety as a Child Refugee 9th Mar 2017 • 7:45PM – 8:45PM • CCA In his extraordinary memoir The Lightless Sky Afghan refugee Gulwali Passarlay tells his story. Gulwali Passarlay – My Journey to Safety as a Child Refugee Gulwali Passarlay was sent away from Afghanistan at the age […]
Aye Write! CL Taylor & Sarah Pinborough – Gripping Psychological Thrillers, Mitchell Library, 19th Mar 2017
CL Taylor & Sarah Pinborough – Gripping Psychological Thrillers 19th Mar 2017 • 3:00PM – 4:00PM • Mitchell Library CL Taylor and Sarah Pinborough will be reading from and discussing their gripping psychological thrillers. In CL Taylor’s The Missing, when fifteen-year-old Billy Wilkinson goes missing in the middle of the night, his mother, Claire, blames […]
Chris Fleet & Margaret Wilkes – Scotland: Mapping the Islands, Mitchell Library, 19th Mar 2017
Chris Fleet & Margaret Wilkes – Scotland: Mapping the Islands 19th Mar 2017 • 3:00PM – 4:00PM • Mitchell Library This stimulating and informative book reproduces some of the most beautiful and historically significant maps from the National Library of Scotland’s magnificent collection. Chris Fleet & Margaret Wilkes – Scotland: Mapping the Islands This stimulating […]
Aye Write! Craig Robertson & Stav Sherez – Online Crime, Mitchell Library, 18th Mar 2017
Craig Robertson & Stav Sherez – Online Crime 18th Mar 2017 • 8:15PM – 9:15PM • Mitchell Library The internet is constantly providing new opportunities for crime, and the parameters of what is possible are explored in these two topical crime novels. Craig Robertson & Stav Sherez – Online Crime The internet is constantly providing […]
Quel che non ti dirò mai – Words Unsaid, première in Salerno, Italy, 24 February, 2017
Quel che non ti dirò mai – Words Unsaid, soon the première The short film was produced in Italy with Scottish partnership by The Gladiator Company. Director – Valentina Galdi Filming ended in late November and the movie will be released on February. Some Questions for Members of the Company Before the première, members of […]
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Glasgow’s Not For Sale, March and Rally, Glasgow Trades Council, 11 a.m, 11th March, 2017
With council elections in May isn’t time that the ordinary citizens had a say in how our city is managed? With cuts in Glasgow’s local government and health budgets, private companies ripping our citizens off in public transport fares, an increase in homelessness on our streets, college and university canteens getting outsourced to private companies. […]
Thistle Gallery: Distinctive and Diverse Duo Put on Quite A Show…… Feb 25 until Mar 12, 2017
Distinctive and Diverse Duo Put on Quite A Show…… Thistle Gallery, Scottish Contemporary Art 56 Park Road, Glasgow G4 9JF Email Telephone: 0141 334 3444 www.thistle-gallery.com Thistle Gallery is featuring the work of two accomplished Glasgow artists and friends, Ian Elliot and Ian McWhinnie, in a two week exhibition from February 25th until March 12th. […]
Tuesday, February 14, 2017 | Filed under: Art, Photography, Exhibitions what's on-glasgow, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Aye Write! Mike Heron & Andrew Greig – Tuning Into the 1960s, The Mitchell Library, 18th Mar 2017
Mike Heron & Andrew Greig – Tuning Into the 1960s 18th Mar 2017 • 8:15PM – 9:15PM • Mitchell Library This singular book offers two harmonising memoirs – Mike Heron writes vividly of his time in The Incredible String Band and Andrew Greig of being a schoolboy when he heard their songs. Mike Heron & […]
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