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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..

Aye Write! David Hepworth – 1971 – Rock’s Golden Year, The Mitchell Library, 18th Mar 2017

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David Hepworth – 1971 – Rock’s Golden Year 18th Mar 2017  •  6:30PM – 7:30PM  •  Mitchell Library 1971 saw the release of more monumental albums than any year before – Led Zeppelin, David Bowie, the Rolling Stones, Pink Floyd, Marvin Gaye and Carole King. Legendary rock journalist David Hepworth will be here to tell […]

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Aye Write – Mary Edward & Michael Keating – A Wealthier, Fairer & More Diverse Scotland? The Mitchell Library, 19th Mar 2017

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Mary Edward & Michael Keating – A Wealthier, Fairer & More Diverse Scotland? 19th Mar 2017  •  4:45PM – 5:45PM  •  Mitchell Library How can Scotland use its new and existing powers to create a brighter economic and socially inclusive future? Mary Edward & Michael Keating – A Wealthier, Fairer & More Diverse Scotland? How […]

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Aye Write – John Burnside – New Poetry and Prose, The Mitchell Library, 19th Mar 2017

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John Burnside – New Poetry and Prose Aye Write 19th Mar 2017  •  6:30PM – 7:30PM  •  Mitchell Library For Aye Write this year we have two new books from John Burnside – A poetry collection Still Life with Feeding Snake, and a novel Ashland & Vine. John Burnside – New Poetry and Prose It’s […]

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Kelvindale Station’s First Art Exhibition by Michael Cavanagh

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(Photo by Ken Windsor) Friends of Kelvindale Railway Station www.kelvindalestation.co.uk Cleveden Road, Glasgow G20 0TB The first Glasgow Artist exhibited at Kelvindale Railway Station has been installed byPatrick Grady, MP for Glasgow North; art by Glasgow artist Michael Cavanagh is now on view at Kelvindale Railway Station. The art complements the work done by Friends […]

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Book launch: Spearment & Rescue by Mark Russell, Tell it Slant, Tuesday 14 February, 2017

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  Mark Russell’s new book, Spearmint & Rescue has it’s launch at Tell It Slant in The Project Cafe from 7 -10pm. With readings from Mark and special guests Vicki Husband, Duncan Muir and Ciara MacLaverty, complemented with music from Johnny McBrier. Tell it Slant, Project Cafe, 134 Renfrew St, Glasgow G3 6ST

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Contemporary Color, Glasgow Film Festival, CCA 18 and19 February, 2017

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Contemporary Color CCA 18 and19 February, 2017 When legendary musician David Byrne was approached about using some of his music in a high school color guard routine, he began to look into the tradition. A hybrid of marching band, cheerleading and rhythmic gymnastics, with added spinning flags, color guard is a unique tradition practiced at […]

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Singing in Graveyards, Glasgow Film Festival, 19 and 23 February, 2017

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Singing in Graveyards Glasgow Film Festival 19 and 23 February, 2017 At 68, Pepe has given his life to impersonating Filipino rock legend Joey ‘Pepe’ Smith, and now finds himself alone and penniless, living on the borders of reality. When the real Pepe Smith decides to mount a comeback show, he enlists his impersonator to […]

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Raving Iran, Glasgow Film Festival 2017, 19 February at BAad

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Raving Iran Glasgow Film Festival BAad, Barras Art and Design, 54 Calton Entry, Glasgow G40 2SB 19 February, 2017 6 p.m. Anoosh and Arash continually risk their freedom in order to share music in their home of Tehran, where Western music is banned and sharing it is a punishable offence. Tired of hiding, the duo […]

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Valentines Day Glasgow

See VALENTINE’S DAY GLASGOW 2018 Valentine’s Day 2010 Glasgow is the place to celebrate love, romance and St Valentine’s Day – You can chose to wine and dine with your sweetheart, with many restaurants offering delectable Valentine Menus. Glasgow’s West End caters comprehensively for the amorously inclined with both fine dining and entertainment on offer. […]

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Rab Noakes, The Old Fruitmarket, Celtic Connections 2017

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An evening of song and stories with Rab Noakes.   Rab looked smart in a black and grey stripped suit. He kicked off the show with ‘Let The Show Begin’.   The Fruitmarket was full of  Noakes’ dedicated, appreciative and respectful fans.. He introduced his band – Innes Watson (fiddle), Una MacGlone (double bass), Stuart […]

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Jim Ferguson hosts Speakeasy and Open Mic, Scottish Writers Centre, What’s Love Got To Do With It, CCA Tuesday 14 February, 2017

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What’s Love Got To Do With It? Speakeasy & Open Mic Hosted by Jim Ferguson Love and Betrayal Scottish Writers Centre, CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street, G2 3JD Tuesday, 14 February, 2017 . Winter Speakeasy & Open Mic with poet, Jim Ferguson. ‘Love and Betrayal’ is an evening of true love tales told live! You can […]

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Elysian presents From Broadway to the West End, Websters Theatre, 29 April, 2017

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Elysian presents From Broadway to the West End Websters Theatre 29 Apr 2017 – 14:30 p.m. 29 Apr 2017 – 19:30p.m. Your favourite songs from Broadway to the West End – In aid of Calums Cabin  and  Nordoff Robbins Elysian presents From Broadway to the West End. Come along and support these wonderfully talented young […]

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Glasgow Women’s Aid, One Billion Rising, Dance-a-Thon, Cottiers Theatre 14 February, 2017

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THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED. Forget Dancing Alone This Valentine’s Day – Join One Billion Rising! What are you planning this Valentine’s Day? Whether you’re coupled up or single, consider ditching the consumerism and diving into some activism instead. Cottiers Theatre, 14 February, 2017. 12 Noon until 8 p.m. Cottiers Theatre, 93-95 Hyndland St Glasgow […]

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Rock against Racism, Street Level Photoworks, Trongate 103, 11 February, 2017

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  Join Street Level Photoworks for the opening of Rock Against Racism 11 February with a ‘Walk & Talk’ with photographer Syd Shelton and co-curator Carol Tulloch at 2pm followed by a Reception from 3-5pm. There is also a display of material relating to some of the Scottish RAR events and activities takes place in […]

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Valentines Special at SWG3, Glasgow, 11 February, 2017

Valentines Day in Glasgow A little early on 11 February, celebrate Valentines – Seven Deadly Sins – looking oh so sweet with Club Noir bringing a Valentines special to SWG3 this Saturday (11th Feb) with brand new acts created especially for this event ready to melt your hearts 💘 The order of service: ‘Tableaux Vivant […]

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GFF Love and Fury (Syysprinssi), CCA, Fri 17 February 2017

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Fri 17 February 2017 8.45pm, £10 (£8 concessions), Cinema Ages: N/C 15+ Tickets via GFF / 0141 332 6535 Related CCA Events Glasgow Film Festival 2017 Thu 16 February — Sun 26 February 2017 Based on Anja Kauranen-Snellman’s best-selling book Syysprinssi (Autumn Prince), Love and Fury depicts love at its most vibrant, wild and heartbreaking. […]

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Toni Erdmann GFT, 3 – 15 February, 2017

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3 – 15 February, 2017 Recently voted the best film of the year by Sight & Sound’s critic’s poll, Toni Erdmann is a uniquely thought-provoking and absurdist comedy from Germany. Winfried Conradi is a divorced music teacher who fills his days with bizarre pranks and strange alternative personas. Following the death of his dog, Winfried […]

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Loving, GFT, 3 – 15 February, 2017

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3 – 15 February, 2017 GFT This understated drama, based on the true story of Richard and Mildred Loving (Joel Edgerton and Ruth Negga), takes us to Virginia in the 1950s and ‘60s. The lives of the central characters, an interracial couple, get severely disrupted when local authorities discover they are married, violating state laws. […]

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GFF Crime Wave presented by Matchbox Cineclub, CCA, Thu 16 February 2017

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Thu 16 February 2017 8.15pm, £10 (£8 concessions), Cinema Ages: N/C 15+ Tickets via GFF / 0141 332 6535 Related CCA Events Glasgow Film Festival 2017 Thu 16 February — Sun 26 February 2017 Sitcom noir, or maybe Tex Avery splatter. Steven desperately wants to be a “colour crime movie writer”, but he can only […]

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Filming the Personal: Screening & Q+A with Sally Waterman and Jill Daniels, CCA, Sat 11 February 2017

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Sat 11 February 2017 3pm, £4 (£3) + £1 booking fee, Cinema All ages, F-rated Book online / 0141 352 4900 Curated by Jill Daniels and Sally Waterman, Filming the Personal explores the dynamics of paternal relationships through a range of humorous tales, suppressed emotions and tender observations. Featuring work from Duncan Cowles, Jill Daniels, […]

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Stalker, GFT, 12 February, 2017

Stalker 12 February, 2017 GFT Deep within a desolate landscape known as the Zone there is a mystical room that grants wishes. Led by the Stalker, one of the few men able to navigate the complex pitfalls within the Zone, a scientist and a writer set out on a dangerous journey to reach the room. […]

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Moonlight GFT 10 – 15 February, 2017

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GFT 10 – 15 February, 2017 A truly lyrical and unique piece of filmmaking, Barry Jenkins’ second feature follows Chiron through three stages of his adolescence, as he discovers his identity and sexuality in 1980s Miami. Ostracised by his peers because of the way he walks and talks, a pre-teen Chiron grapples with queerness in […]

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CinemaAttic: Important things in life happen around a table, CCA, Fri 10 February 2017

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CCA Fri 10 February 2017 8pm, £5 (£4) + £1 booking fee, Cinema 15+ Book online / 0141 352 4900 In every culture dramatic life events happen around the table – but perhaps nowhere more than in Spanish countries. Cinemaattic’s back with the finest independent films from Spain and Latin American countries Is a table […]

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T2 Trainspotting 27 January– 9 February, 2017 GFT

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T2 Trainspotting 27 January– 9 February, 2017 GFT Renton, Begbie, Spud and Sick Boy are back in Danny Boyle’s long awaited follow-up to his generation-defining 1996 film Trainspotting. Twenty years have gone by since Mark Renton left, but now he returns to the only place he can ever call home. Familiar memories, friends and feelings […]

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Dinner and a movie at Websters for Valentines Day, 14 February 2017

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There’s nothing more old-fashioned-romantic than sharing dinner and a movie with the one you love on Valentine’s Day. (£50 per couple) And there’s few films more romantic than the 1942 classic, Casablanca. So this evening pretty much sells itself, really.  🙂   To celebrate Valentine’s Day 2017, Webster’s Bar & Bistro present their premiere Dinner […]

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Vinegar Valentines at The Mitchell, 14 February, 2017

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 Vinegar Valentines: The Spiteful Rhymes and Cruel Caricatures of Victoria: “Hate Mail”  The Mitchell’s collection of 19th century mock Valentines printed by Bell and Bain of Glasgow.  In the 1900s Valentine’s Cards weren’t always sent as tokens of love, affection and admiration – sometimes they were nasty and mocking. Come along to The Mitchell Library […]

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The Lighthouse: Glasgow Interiors 09 May – Mackintosh Interpretation Centre

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  Glasgow Interiors – Exhibition Starts 9 May, 2017 Mackintosh Interpretation Centre This exhibition pairs selected examples of Glasgow interiors with iconic Mackintosh chairs to showcase the epitome of Glasgow Style and Art Nouveau hidden inside local buildings. By looking at the facades of urban buildings and exterior cityscapes, we understand something of a city: […]

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The Gruffalo (Board book) Julia Donaldson, Axel Scheffler 12 February, 2017 1 p.m. Waterstones Sauchiehall Street.

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The Gruffalo (Board book) Julia Donaldson, Axel Scheffler 12 February, 2017 1 p.m. Waterstones Sauchiehall Street. Come along and meet the Gruffalo! We have a very special visitor coming along on Sunday the 12th of February. Join us in store for some Guffalo arts and crafts and a reading of the terrific tale! You might […]

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Deliciously Ella with Friends by Ella Mills Woodward, Waterstones Sauchiehall Street, Thursday 9 February, 2017

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Deliciously Ella with Friends: Healthy Recipes to Love, Share and Enjoy Together (Hardback) Ella Mills Woodward Thursday 9 February 7 p.m. Waterstones Sauchiehall Street  Join inspirational bestselling food writer Deliciously Ella for a special event to celebrate the release of her latest book, Deliciously Ella with Friends: Healthy Recipes to Love, Share and Enjoy Together.  […]

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Peter Arnott, Creative Conversations University of Glasgow, Monday 6 February, 2017

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Creative Conversations: Playwright & Novelist Peter Arnott Monday 6 February 2017 13:00 – 14:00 University Chapel Website: www.gla.ac.uk/events/creativeconversations/ Peter Arnott was born in Glasgow and began his career at the Traverse Theatre in Edinburgh in May 1985 with White Rose. That same month his play The Boxer Benny Lynch opened in Glasgow Arts Centre. His first Radio Play, The […]

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