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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..

Little Fire, Live at the Panopticon, EP Launch ‘Origin’, 1 April, 2017

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So right before I go to sing in New York in April I’m launching my new EP ‘Origin’, at the world’s oldest surviving music hall! The venue is the Britannia Panopticon in Glasgow. It’s a beautiful venue and a real historical treasure. It would be superb to see you before I head to NYC. Support […]

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Mary Chapin Carpenter at Celtic Connections 2017 review and photographs by Pauline Keightley

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Mary Chapin Carpenter, Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 30 January, 2017 This was a concert in three sets. First we treated to the beautiful voice of Julie Fowlis. She sang several Gaelic songs and the Beatles’ ‘Blackbird’ – her set was far too short!  Next was the accomplished, fun, folk band Altan from Donegal, who played […]

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A Word With Us: Words & Music in Support of 1DayWithoutUsGLasgow 19 February, 2017

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A Word With Us: Words & Music in Support of 1DayWithoutUsGLasgow 19 February, 2017 Kinning Park Complex, 43 Cornwall Street, Kinning Park, Glasgow G41 1BA **** 18:30 EARLY BIRDS PLACARD MAKING WORKSHOP !!**** Arrive early for a placard making workshop to make signs for the imminent One Day Without us- Glasgow rally taking place the […]

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T*REXTASY The Marc Bolan 40th Commemorative Anniversary Tour, Kings Theatre Glasgow, 15 February, 2017

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Celebrating 25 Years of T.Rextasy King’s Theatre, Glasgow  297 Bath St, Glasgow G2 4JN Wednesday 15 February 2017, 7.30pm   T.Rextasy have been performing all over the world for 25 years in a career that ironically out-lives Marc Bolan’s very own T.Rex. And on Wednesday 15 February, the shop-stopping band will take the boogie-loving audience […]

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Cupid’s Ball at Cottiers, 10 and 17 February 2017

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10 and 17 Feb 2017  -6:30 pm – 11:30 pm Experience True Romance at Glasgow’s Top Wedding Venue! Whether you are planning a wedding right now, or simply want to enjoy a unique, romantic evening with your partner in a gorgeous venue, Cupid’s Ball events at Cottiers are a perfect chance to enjoy the beauty, […]

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Dirty Dancing, Glasgow Film Festival 2017, OranMor

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16 February 2017 OranMor “ (…) come on, ladies. God wouldn’t have given you maracas if He didn’t want you to shake ‘em.” Ever dreamed of stepping in the shoes of Jennifer Grey and Patrick Swayze? Book your tickets for Dirty Dancing and you’ll have the chance to do just that. Watch a dancefloor-shaking performance, […]

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Alphonse Mucha In Quest of Beauty 8 October 2016 – 19 February, 2017

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  Exhibition ends 19 February, 2017 Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum The exhibition explores the work and legacy of the Czech painter and decorative artist Alphonse Mucha (1860–1939). Through his stylish andbeautiful theatrical and advertising posters, the exhibition examines how ‘le style Mucha’ evolved and became synonymous with the international Art Nouveau style. It also examines […]

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Valentines Day at GFT, Breakfast at Tiffany’s and Umbrellas of Cherbourg, 14 February, 2017

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Bring your valentine and celebrate the most romantic day of the year at Glasgow Film Theatre with two hand-picked classic films! Breakfast at Tiffany’s (PG) 14 February, 2017  6 p.m. Audrey Hepburn stars as Holly Golightly in this timeless romantic comedy. A lonely, struggling writer becomes enchanted with his beautiful and free-spirited neighbour Holly Golightly […]

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King Creosote, Old Fruitmarket, Celtic Connections 2017 review by Pauline Keightley

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King Creosote, aka Kenny Anderson, from Fife and his nine piece band brightened up the Old Fruitmarket stage on Friday, 27 January, 2017.   The top quality band, who were made up with sparkly space age gear, included harp, cello, bass, keys, drums, violin, pipes and guitars – with Lomond Campbell (Ziggy) on vocals, Peter […]

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Willy Maley, Paul Cuddihy, Martin McCardie – The Lions of Lisbon: The Story of ’67, Aye Write 12th Mar 2017

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12th Mar 2017  •  6:30PM – 7:30PM  •  Mitchell Library Join Paul Cuddihy, Martin McCardie, and Professor Willy Maley as they celebrate the Celts who kept their cool and lifted the cup in the heat of Lisbon. The golden anniversary of Celtic’s European Cup triumph is a chance to reflect on the historic achievement of […]

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LUX Scotland Presents: Steve Reinke, Anthology of American Folk Song & Selected Shorts GFT 5 February, 2017

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LUX Scotland Presents: Steve Reinke, Anthology of American Folk Song & Selected Shorts GFT 5 February, 2017 Steve Reinke’s Anthology of American Folk Song (2004) and other works selected for this screening explore the relationships between desires, bodies and action. Selected from Reinke’s extensive collection and created from appropriated media and the artist’s ironic musings, […]

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Hästdans på Hovdala CCA Sat 4 February 2017

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CCA Sat 4 February 2017 7pm, Free (unticketed), Cinema All ages 0141 352 4900 A performance project created in a Swedish forest with a cast of American dancers, Swedish horses and a talented cast of young Swedish adults with autism. In July 2013 The Equus Projects spent three weeks in a Swedish forest creating an […]

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Omid Djalili Schmuck for a Night King’s Theatre, Sunday 19 March

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Omid Djalili Schmuck for a Night King’s Theatre, 297 Bath St, Glasgow G2 4JN Sunday 19 March 7.30pm Award winning comedian and actor Omid Djalili known for his legendary Edinburgh Festival performances is returning to the Glasgow International Comedy Festival! Intelligent, sometimes provocative and always entertaining, his stand-up is a hugely energetic and captivating comedy […]

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Saramago and manybellsdown present: The Fountain – film and food night! CCA Sun 5 February 2017

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CCA Sun 5 February 2017 3pm, Film: £5 + £1 bf/Meal: £13.50 via Saramago/Film & meal: £16.50 + £1bf Cinema, 15+ Book online / 0141 352 4900 To celebrate the 10th anniversary of Darren Aronofsky’s masterpiece ‘The Fountain’, a special screening will take place on Sunday, 5th February at the CCA. To complement the film, […]

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Sue Perkins Live! in Spectacles, Kings Theatre, 12 March, 2017

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Sue Perkins Live! in Spectacles King’s Theatre, 297 Bath St, Glasgow G2 4JN Sunday 12 March 7.30pm £20.75* Buy Tickets 0844 873 7353 David Johnson & John Mackay in association with DAA Management and Penguin present Sue Perkins Live! in Spectacles. The sell-out tour continues at the Glasgow International Comedy Festival! Join Sue for an […]

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Keith Farnan: Anonymous The Stand Comedy Club, Glasgow Sunday 19 March, 2017

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Sunday 19th March | Doors Open:20:30 | Show Begins:21:00 Irish comedian Keith Farnan performs a show that covers Liberty, Comedy and Privacy. Having appeared on BBC’s Michael Mcintyre’s Comedy Roadshow, Keith has performed his own shows at comedy festivals around the world, receiving critical acclaim for their mix of the personal and political. His latest […]

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Brook Williams, Sounds in the Suburbs, Woodend Bowling and Tennis Club, 8 February, 2017

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8 February, 2017 Woodend Bowling and Tennis Club First gig is on the 8th of February at Woodend is the wonderful and very charming Brooks Williams paying a regular visit back to the club with support from the equally wonderful Jill Jackson With a terrific voice, Jill is comfortable in most genres but Americana/country, sometimes […]

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The Bolshoi Ballet: Swan Lake, GFT 5 February, 2017

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5 February, 2017 By moonlight on the shore of a mysterious lake, Prince Siegfried meets the bewitched swan-woman Odette. Completely spellbound by her beauty, he swears his love to her. However, the Prince realises too late that Fate has another plan for him… A ballet of ultimate beauty, and a score of unparalleled perfection, born […]

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T2 Trainspotting review by Calum Maclean

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T2 Trainspotting Directed by Danny Boyle Written by John Hodge Adapted from Trainspotting and Porno by Irvine Welsh Cast – Ewan McGregor, Ewan Bremner, Jonny Lee Miller, Robert Carlyle Running Time – 117 minutes Though it’s only January, it’s hard to imagine another film arriving with a greater mix of anticipation and apprehension this year. […]

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Wee Write 2017 – Saturday 25 February and Saturday 4 March, 2017

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Wee Write! Family Days Sat 25th February and Sat 4th March 2017 0141 287 2999 www.ayewrite.com/weewrite/ The Mitchell Libary, G3 7DN Two Wee Write Family Days this year. Double the fun! The Wee Write! Family Days include “The Glasgow Gruffalo” with Elaine C. Smith, a celebration of the Harry Potter novels and the latest adventure […]

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Still Game Live Show, The Hydro, Exhibition Way, Glasgow G3 8YW 4 – 16 February, 2017

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The Hydro,  Exhibition Way, Glasgow G3 8YW 4 – 16 February, 2017 The stage version of Ford Kiernan and Greg Hemphill’s TV sitcom of ageing disgracefully, starring Ford Kiernan as Jack Jarvis and Greg Hemphill as Victor McDade. All your favourite Still Game characters, including Boaby, Winston, Tam, Jack, Victor, Navid and Isa will be […]

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Aye Write 2017: Sara Sheridan & J. David Simons – Compelling and Complex Characters, CCA 9 March, 2017

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9th March 2017  •  6:00PM – 7:00PM  •  CCA Join these two prize-winning authors as they read from and discuss their latest novels. Sara Sheridan was named one of the Saltire Society’s 365 Most Influential Scottish Women, past and present and will be talking about her most recent novel On Starlit Seas which follows celebrated […]

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LIV On in Concert with Olivia-Newton John, Beth Nielsen-Chapman and Amy Sky, Celtic Connections 2017 review by Pauline Keightley

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LIV ON in Concert Celtic Connections 2017 Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 24 January – review by Pauline Keightley A hopeful and life-embracing evening of song to lift the spirits.  Australian, American and Canadian, singer songwriters Olivia Newton-John, Beth Nielsen Chapman and Amy Sky shared their personal journeys of grief in song from their collaborative LIV […]

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Promised Land Sound, Mono, Friday 3 February, 2017 – Support Warren McIntyre and The Starry Skies

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Promised Land Sound (Paradise Of Bachelors) Friday 3rd February 7.30pm Mono EWO & El Rancho present… Promised Land Sound Support from Warren McIntyre and The Starry Skies Promised Land Sound, Nashville’s finest purveyors of febrile root-work psychedelia, chose to begin at the beginning; they named themselves after an immortal road-dogging Chuck Berry jam and proceeded […]

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Richard Price, Poet, Creative Conversations, University of Glasgow, Monday 30 January, 2017

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Creative Conversations: Poet Richard Price Monday 30 January 2017 1 p.m. – 2 p.m. University Chapel, West Quadrangle, Main Building Gilmorehill Campus, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ Richard Price, hailing from Renfrewshire, is recognized as one of the more important voices of his generation, a poet who moves comfortably between the lyrical and the […]

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Cameraperson, GFT, 30 January – 2 February, 2017

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30 January – 2 February, 2017 GFT A boxing match in Brooklyn; life in post-war Bosnia and Herzegovina; the daily routine of a Nigerian midwife: these moments create a tapestry of footage collected over the 25 year career of documentary cinematographer Kirsten Johnson. Through a series of episodes that combine documentary, autobiography, and ethical inquiry, […]

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GFF at CCA, Where To, Miss? 16 and 17 February, 2017

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Thursday 16 (6.30 p.m.)and Friday 17 ( 1.15pm) February 2017 6.30pm, £10 (£8 concessions), Theatre, Ages: N/C 15+ Tickets via GFF / 0141 332 6535 Related CCA Events Glasgow Film Festival 2017 Thu 16 February — Sun 26 February 2017 An inspiring tale of the fight against adversity, Where to, Miss? is the story of […]

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