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Trading Places 9 December, 2016 GFT

Trading Places 9 December, 2016 GFT A wealthy investor and a wily street con artist find their positions reversed as part of a bet by two callous millionaires. The morally bankrupt Duke brothers are curious as to what might happen in the battle of heredity versus environment. They arrange for impoverished street hustler Billy Ray […]

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Eat That Question: Frank Zappa In His Own Words, GFT 2 – 8 December, 2016

Eat That Question: Frank Zappa In His Own Words 2 – 8 December, 2016 GFT To many people, Frank Zappa is the ultimate outsider musician – a foul-mouthed mustachioed freak that revelled in an iconoclastic view and music so distinctive that it has since become its own genre. Made up entirely of pre-existing interview footage […]

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Paths of the Soul, GFT, 2 – 8 December, 2016

Paths of the Soul 2 – 8 December, 2016 On the world’s highest plateau, the rarefied air makes the simplest task an arduous challenge. That does nothing to deter a group of Tibetan villagers from embarking on a bowing pilgrimage that requires them to lay their bodies flat on the ground after every few steps. […]

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Cities Christmas Special Things to Come CCA Mon 5 December 2016

CCA Mon 5 December 2016 7pm, Free but ticketed, Cinema 18+ Book online / 0141 352 4900 Related CCA Events Cities Fri 1 July — Sat 31 December 2016 1936 Sci-fi dystopian classic. It’s Christmas 1940, and Everytown resident John Cabal (Raymond Massey) fears that war is imminent. When it breaks out, it destroys the […]

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A United Kingdom, GFT, 25 November – 8 December, 2016

25 November – 8 December, 2016 A United Kingdom is the extraordinary true story of one of the great forbidden romances of the 20th century. In 1947, sparks fly when jazz lovers Prince Seretse Khama (David Oyelowo) and Ruth Williams (Rosamund Pike) meet at a Missionary Society dance. Their whirlwind romance and subsequent marriage are […]

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Roger Billcliffe Gallery Glasgow, Christmas Exhibition 2016

Christmas Exhibition Paintings Until 24 December, 2016 It’s the exhibition many of you look forward to most and why wouldn’t you – a fabulous concoction of the beautiful, the unique and the unconventional. Watch out for three new pieces of work by Malcolm Lochhead. Email The Roger Billcliffe Gallery is Scotland’s largest private gallery, occupying […]

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West of Scotland Model Society, Bring and Build Night, 7 December, 2016

Wednesday 7th December 2016 7:00 – 9:30pm Partick South Parish Church, 259 Dumbarton Road, Glasgow G11 6AB West of Scotland Model Society are having a “BRING AND BUILD NIGHT”, and you are invited to bring along a new model kit that you have recently bought, or been given as a gift.  If you have started […]

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The Coach House Trust, Winter Family Market, 10 December, 2016

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The National History Festival, Celtic Connections 2017

The National Festival of Scotland 2017 SATURDAY 28TH JANUARY 2017   SWG3, 100 Eastvale Pl, Glasgow G3 8QG 12pm / 4.00pm On sale Friday 23rd September, 10am Session 1 12pm – 3:30pm Session 2 4.00pm – 7.30pm As part of Celtic Connections 2017, the first annual National Whisky Festival of Scotland will be the place […]

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Big Glasgow Harry Potter Quiz, 9 December, 2016

9 December, 2016 7 p.m.   To celebrate the release of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them and the numerous demands we run a Harry Potter Quiz we relented and we’re looking to have a wizard of a time. Put your Harry Potter knowledge to the test by answering 8 rounds of questions covering […]

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By Distinction Art – Christmas Show 2016 from Saturday 3rd December

By Distinction Art Gallery 100 Byres Road, Glasgow G12 8TB www.theartofscotland.co.uk By Distinction Christmas Show opens Saturday 3rd December, 2017 With over 20 paintings by featured artist …Pam Carter      Alongside new works by :  , Ryan Mutter,Joe Hargan, Sam Cartman, Patricia Cain,  Lynn Howarth ,Yvonne Taylor, Susan Hutchison,Cecilia Cardiff,Ruth Swan Jewellery Preview Friday 2nd […]

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DWF Foundation, Christmas Art Show, Private View 1 December, 2016

DWF Foundation’s first Christmas Art show, curated by Frances Lowrie of Art Exposure Gallery, in aid of the DWF Foundation DWF’s Scottish partners would like to invite you to their first Christmas Art Exhibition, curated by Frances Lowrie of Art Exposure Gallery. Come along Thursday, 1 December 2016 from 17:30 till 20:30, to welcome the […]

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Etsy’s National Christmas Market Comes to Glasgow, The Briggait, 3 and 4 December, 2016

  Etsy Made Local Glasgow, will gather together the cream of the crop of Scotland’s Etsy Sellers at The Briggait in Glasgow’s merchant city. The event this year will be taking place over a weekend, showcasing 65+ different Designer makers on each day. The fair will take place on the 3rd and 4th December from […]

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Burn Burn Burn GFT 28 October, – 3 November, 2016

28 October – 3 November, 2016 GFT When Dan passes away, best friends Seph and Alex are tasked with scattering his ashes at five disparate UK locations close to his heart. With their departed friend’s amusing and frank video diary for company, the emotionally freefalling pair set off on their adventure, seeking closure not only […]

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Kevin MacNeil, Creative Conversations, University of Glasgow 28 November, 2016

28 November, 2016 1 p.m: Kevin MacNeil  Creative Conversations, University of Glasgow Chapel, West Quadrangle, Main Building Gilmorehill Campus, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ ‌Kevin MacNeil is a novelist, poet, playwright, journalist and writing tutor born and raised in the Outer Hebrides, now living in London. His novels, A Method Actor’s Guide to Jekyll and […]

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Christmas Panto, OranMor, The Princess and the Pie, Mon, 28 November, 2016 — Fri, 23 December, 2016

OranMor, Byres Rd, Glasgow G12 8QX Mon, 28 November, 2016 — Fri, 23 December, 2016 By Morag Fullarton | Directed By Tony Cownie When Queen Jockina McTatty of Scone emerges from obscurity to find a bride for her son and heir, Prince Angus, the whole of Weegie Land is in thrown into a frenzy. Only […]

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Santa Dash, Glasgow, Sunday 11 December, 2016

Santa Dash Sunday 11 December 2016 George Square Starts at: 10.00 Join thousands of other Santas on their annual dash. This year is the 10th anniversary of the Glasgow Santa Dash – Adults, children and even dogs all welcome!    Last year there were 6000 Santas.  Let’s make this year the best yet.  Glasgow Santa Dash […]

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Christmas Market Byres Road, Vinicombe Street, Sunday, 27 November, 2016

Not just a market but a very festive occasion with local shops, choirs, performers and switching on of the Christmas Tree lights. From twelve Noon until 6 p.m.  Vinicombe Street, Top of Byres Road, G12 Vinicombe Street is preparing for festive cheer – and hopefully no frost – as weather woman Judith Ralston is set […]

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The Storytelling Power of Photographs Workshop with Eszter Biro at CCA, 29 November, 2016g

CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow G2 3JD Tuesday, 29 November, 2016  7 p.m. – 9 p.m. ‘Photographs are seductive and powerful objects. Since photography’s invention we can’t live without them and keep producing more and more in various carrier mediums. Photography’s power is mostly recognised by its connection to the past, as it provides us […]

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International Human Rights Day Disco, GOMA, 10 December, 2016

Stand up for someone’s rights today! DISCOTEQUE, GALLERY OF MODERN ART 10 DECEMBER, 2016 – 12 NOON – 4.30 P.M. Human Rights Day is observed every year on 10 December. It commemorates the day on which, in 1948, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. In 1950, the Assembly passed […]

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Fictional Matters The Host, CCA, Friday 2 December 2016

CCA Fri 2 December 2016 8pm, £8 (£5/Free with pass) + £1 booking fee, Cinema 14+ accompanied by an adult Book online / 0141 352 4900 Related CCA Events Fictional Matters Fri 2 December — Sun 4 December 2016 A filmmaker turns forensic detective as she pieces together hundreds of photographs in search of what […]

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One More Time With Feeling, GFT, 1 December, 2016

GFT 1 December, 2016 A unique cinema event directed by Andrew Dominik (Chopper, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, Killing Them Softly), One More Time With Feeling will be another opportunity to hear Skeleton Tree, the sixteenth studio album from Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds. Originally a performance based concept, […]

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16 Years till Summer, GFT, 30 November and 1 December, 2016

GFT 30 November and 1 December, 2016 Uisdean wants forgiveness. After 16 years in prison, he’s released to the Highlands to juggle crofting dreams against caring for his father. But it takes an extraordinary love story to elude accusations in a film that drifts effortlessly between opposing portraits of the same man, as carer and […]

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Road to Peace, GFT, 28 November, 2016

GFT 28 November, 2016 In a world dominated by suffering and violence, how can we create peace in our lives? This award-winning lfim embarks on an extraordinary journey with one of the most celebrated humanitarians of all time, the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet. Complete with rare behind the scenes access and candid personal interviews, […]

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The Last Picture Show, GFT, 28 November, 2016

The Last Picture Show GFT 28 November, 2016 Between World War II and the Korean conflict, the tiny West Texas town of Anarene dies a quiet death as its residents head for the big cities to make their livings and raise kids. Sonny (Timothy Bottoms) and Duane (Jeff Bridges) are best friends in their late […]

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United States of Love, GFT 25 November – 28 November, 2016

25 November – 28 November, 2016 GFT Poland, 1990: society is going through fundamental change that brings with it a wealth of new possibilities. This sparks four apparently happy women of different ages to decide that it’s time to change their lives. One of Poland’s most striking contemporary filmmakers, Tomasz Wasilewski brilliantly uses muted colours […]

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Magnus, GFT, 30 November – 1 December, 2016

30 November – 1 December, 2016 GFT Magnus Carlsen is unlike any other chess player, possessing an innate creative playing ability and photographic memory from an early age. Shot over more than a decade, Benjamin Ree’s documentary follows the intense journey of the young Norwegian, remaining courtside throughout his trials and triumphs – including becoming […]

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Hollywood Dreams of Scotland, November Film Festival Glasgow, Saturday 26 November, 2016 Mackintosh Queens Cross

This November, Glasgow Film Festival, with thanks to Scotland’s Winter Festivals and in the 2016 Year of Innovation, Architecture and Design, will celebrate St Andrew’s Day with Hollywood Dreams of Scotland. On Saturday 26 November in the iconic Mackintosh Queens Cross, GFF present three screenings of Hollywood films that portray Scotland in the very best […]

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Christmas Scent Event, Fundraiser for British Heart Foundation, Chelsea Mclaine Interior Design,Thursday 1 December, 2016

Special fundraising night for the British Heart Foundation – Scotland on Thursday, December 1. Fstive floral arranging with Elinor from Quid Est, festive music, bubbles, delicious canapes, courtesy of Delizique and launching brand new range of bespoke Chelsea Mclaine candles. Chelsea Mclaine Interior Design’s Glasgow West End festive themed showroom on Hyndland Road. All of […]

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Creative Writing Skills Class, Linda-Jane Paterson, Awestruck Gallery Clydebank, 1 December, 2016

Awestruck Art Gallery Thursday, 1 December, 2016 – 4pm – 5.30pm Linda Jane Paterson is author of ‘Affair of the Seated Nude’ [2012])  She will be sharing her skills at a Creative Writing Class at Awestruck Gallery, Kilbowie Road Come along and try the taster for free on 1 December at 4 p.m.  For anyone […]

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