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. Beyond the Mud Walls by Nalini Paul – Stellar Quines Theatre, Wednesday 28 September 2016
Beyond the Mud Walls by Nalini Paul directed by Muriel Romanes Stellar Quines Theatre Group, 30B Grindlay Street, EH3 9AX Beyond the Mud Walls explores the life of Freda Bedi, an English political prisoner for India’s independence and the first Western woman to take ordination in Tibetan Buddhism. Poetry and Indian classical dance weave a […]
Tuesday, September 27, 2016 | Filed under: What's on in Glasgow: Theatre and Comedy
Black History Month Glasgow 2016
1 – 31 October, 2016 CRER offers a full programme of events at various venues throughout the city. ‘CRER hopes you enjoy this year’s programme of events and that you will be encouraged to play your part in challenging racism in Scotland.’ www.crer.org.uk Some Highlights from the Glasgow Programme Coalition for Racial Equality and […]
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Monday, September 26, 2016 | Filed under: Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, Pat's Home Page Blog, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Reverieme The Glad Cafe 14 October, 2016 with Crawford Smith
14 October, 2016 7.30 p.m. Reverieme [‘ɾɛvɛɾi’mi] is Louise Connell, which is moot because you don’t know who that is (it’s also a made-up word, and an as-yet hypothetical household appliance brand name). Reverieme writes and plays music that’s melancholic and hopeful and dark and insular and inquiring and is much better communicated through sound […]
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| Filed under: Gig Guide plus Club Events, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
A Play, A Pie and A Pint OranMor Breaking The Ice 26 September to 1 October, 2016
OranMor, Top of Byres Road, G12 Breaking The Ice Mon, 26 September, 2016 — Sat, 01 October, 2016 By Kieran Lynn | Directed By Tony Cownie Featuring Jimmy Chisholm, Steven McNicoll and Nicola Roy. Presented in association with the Traverse Theatre. The Arctic is in danger and the only thing that can save it is bureaucracy. […]
Sunday, September 25, 2016 | Filed under: What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more, What's on in Glasgow: Theatre and Comedy
Book Fair at the Botanics 23 – 26 September, 2016
http://www.booksatthebotanics.co.uk Glasgow Botanic Gardens, 730 Great Western Rd, Glasgow G12 0UE
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Saturday, September 24, 2016 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Charles Atlas From An Island Summer and Hail the New Puritan CCA 28 September, 2016
CCA Wed 28 September 2016 8pm, £3 + £1 booking fee, Cinema All ages Book online / 0141 352 4900 This two-part screening dedicated to American video artist Charles Atlas focusses on his collaboration with Karole Armitage and Michael Clark, two befriended postmodern dancers, who shared an affiliation with (post-)punk culture. From An Island Summer […]
Scottish Writers Centre: In a Cloud of Seabirds: The Art of Collaborating, CCA 27 September, 2016
Tue 27 September 2016 7pm, £6 (£3/Free to SWC Members), Clubroom 18+ 0141 352 4900 CCA In a Cloud of Seabirds: The Art of Collaborating with Artist/Illustrator, Douglas Robertson As an artist, Douglas Robertson has been using the written and spoken word extensively in his work for over twenty years. Through collaborations with poets, past […]
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Garden Festival and Open Day, Thursday 29 September, 2016. Napiershall Street
Napiershall Street Garden Festival – part of RSPB’s Wildfest 2016. 2 p.m. – 6 p.m. This will be a family friendly event with workshops, food, music and stalls. Everyone is welcome, bring your friends and family. Here are some of the things planned for the day: -workshop on making wildlife area out of recycled […]
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Take 2: Swallows and Amazons GFT (Captioned) Sat 24 Sep, 2016 11.30am
Glasgow Young Scot or Kidz Card holders and an accompanying adult get in FREE to this show Sat 24 Sep 11.30am Running time: 1h36m The Walker children sail their boat, Swallow, to a nearby island for a camping trip where they soon become arch-enemies to the Blackett sisters, pirate crew of the good ship Amazon. […]
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Friday, September 23, 2016 | Filed under: Cinema, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Under the Shadow Tuesday 27 September, 2016 GFT
A horror story that is as smart as it is scary. Tuesday 27 September (20.25) Running time: 1h24m Tehran, 1988: Shideh lives amid the chaos of the Iran-Iraq war. She is blacklisted from medical school due to her political history and her husband is away at war, leaving her alone to take care for their […]
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| Filed under: Cinema, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
The Lovers and The Despot GFT Mon 26, Tue 27 & Thu 29 September, 2016
A tale so strange it has to be true. Mon 26, Tue 27 & Thu 29 September Running time: 1h38m In the mid-1970s, Kim Jong-il decided that North Korea’s film industry should make films that connected with his people emotionally. As such, he turned his attention to South Korea’s most celebrated actor/director couple – Choi […]
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The Blue Room , GFT Friday 23 – Sunday 25 September 2016
Noir thriller at its most taut and engaging. Friday 23 – Sunday 25 September Running time: 1h16m Mattieu Amalric directs this erotic French thriller that shares a heavy debt to New Wave crime director Claude Chabrol. Amalric also stars as Julien Gahyde, who is introduced being questioned by the police for unknown reasons, before the […]
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Glasgoes Poetic Monday 26th September, – Saturday October 8, 2016
Glasgoes Poetic is over a week of poetry events and happenings with National Poetry Day nestled neatly inside. Take a look – there’s lots of performance opportunities (asterisked) as well as excellent poets and performers and bound to be something that suits. Open Mic Café Rio Monday 26 September 8pm Café Rio 27 Hyndland Street […]
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Outside-in/Inside-out – New International Festival of Poetry Glasgow 4 – 8 October, 2016
Outside-in/Inside-out – New international festival of poetry 4th – 8th October 2016 Outside-in/Inside-out A new international festival of poetry launches at venues across Glasgow Over 70 poets, performers, artists and academics will gather in Glasgow this October for Outside-in / Inside-out, Scotland’s newest poetry festival. Blending creative performance, visual arts and discussions, the festival is […]
The 5th Govanhill Poetry Splash, 30 September, Govanhill Baths
Back again for the 5th year, The Govanhill Poetry Splash brings a variety of poetry Spoken Word and music to the foyer at the baths for a warm and friendly night and word and song. With Glasgows Poet Laureate Jim Carruth, 2016 Scottish Poetry Slam Champion Iona Lee, Donna Campbell and Michelle Fisher, hosted by […]
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Mad Hatter’s Tea Party, Fundraiser for Macmillan Cancer Support, Thistle Gallery Glasgow, Sunday 2 October, 2016
Unique Charity Event… The Gallery is to be the backdrop for a memorable Charity Event for Macmillan Cancer Support on Sunday, October 2nd. On that day we will be hosting a Mad Hatter’s Tea Party with several surprises in store. Artists Jackie Henderson, Cecilia Cardiff, Ross Muir, Sam Skelton, Sheila Fowler, Jilly Henderson, Jennifer Kilgour, […]
New Works by David Smith and Peter Thomson at By Distinction Byres Road
By Distinction Art Gallery 100 Byres Road, Glasgow G12 8TB Adrian Wiszniewsk’s The Craft Exhibition continues at By Distinction. David Smith David Smith will be By Distinction Art Gallery, Glasgow discussing his sketchbooks Sunday 2nd October from 2pm onward . The sketchbooks were the basis for the current exhibition. I hope to see you there. […]
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Club Uprising, 22 October, 2016 Stereo
**** DISCO, HOUSE & TECHNO **** **** DJs Michael Bleazard, Beat Mongrel & VJ Mofis **** **** Entry £8 (£5 students) **** Stereo, 20 – 28 Renfield Lane, G2 Another Uprising; another Scottish debut: Beat Mongrel! As part of the TCA 5th Birthday weekend, we are pleased to be part of the celebrations where we […]
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Kitchenism Exhibition 01 Oct – 28 Nov, 2016 The Lighthouse
Kitchenism 01 Oct – 28 Nov Review Gallery Maggie Keswick Jencks and her husband Charles developed the idea of ”kitchenism” as a key element of the Maggie’s Centre experience. The kitchen is the social hub of every centre and the kitchen table is the focal point for social interraction; a place for people to sit, […]
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Thursday, September 22, 2016 | Filed under: Art, Photography, Exhibitions what's on-glasgow, Galleries, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Paul Kavanagh at Tidelines Book Festival, Irvine, Friday 23 September, 2016
Political columnist Paul Kavanagh (aka Wee Ginger Dug, author of Barking Up the Right Tree) will appear at the Tidelines Book Festival on Friday, 23 September from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Tickets cost £5. Iformation on the event and how to purchase tickets Friday 23 September, 6 to 9 p.m. Puffers Cafe, Montgomery Street, […]
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New Hunterian Exhibition Tells The Erskine Story 23 September 2016 – 8 January, 2017
In War and Peace: The Erskine Story 23 September 2016 – 8 January 2017 Hunterian Museum Admission free A new exhibition opening this week at the University of Glasgow’s Hunterian Museum celebrates the centenary of Erskine Hospital, 100 years after its foundation in 1916. In War and Peace: The Erskine Story tells of Scotland’s […]
Centre for Open Studies: University of Glasgow – Writing Fiction: Intermediate
Creative Writing – Writing Fiction: Intermediate Wednesdays: 28 September, 2016 – 22 March, 2017 6 p.m. – 9 p.m. This is a credited course, which can assist entry to full time study at Glasgow University for students who excel. The course will allow students to advance their knowledge of the structures and techniques found in […]
Wednesday, September 21, 2016 | Filed under: Centre for Open Studies, University of Glasgow, Classes and Workshops, Courses, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Fox Star Music and Arts Festival 24 and 25 September, 2016
Kelvingrove Bandstand, Kelvin Way, Glasgow G3 ****A foxtacular free weekend of fun**** Saturday 24 September – 12noon – 10pm Sunday 25 September – 12noon – 9.30pm Free and unticketed – drop-in Line Up for Saturday 24th September Starts 12noon – 10pm Tai Chi – Open Session Tron Community Choir Nice and Sleazy Acoustic Acts Gerry […]
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Michael Faber in discussion with Prof Louise Welsh, Glasgow University, Thursday 22 September, 2016
Thursday, 22 September, 2016 6pm Michel Faber is the author of ten books. In addition to the Whitbread-shortlisted ‘Under the Skin’, he is the author of the highly acclaimed ‘The Crimson Petal and the White’, ‘The Fire Gospel’, ‘The Book of Strange New Things’, which was shortlisted for the Arthur C. Clarke Award and won […]
Tuesday, September 20, 2016 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events
Have Mercy Las Vegas – St Peter’s Blues EP, 21 October 2016 review Stephen Watt
St Peter’s EP launch at Cottiers Theatre, 20 October 2016 St Peter’s Blues – review Stephen Watt Contemporary folk music does not generally arrive in a better package than the compositions produced by Have Mercy Las Vegas, and on 21 October 2016 the West Dunbartonshire favourites release new EP ‘St Peter’s Blues’, a day after […]
| Filed under: Gig Guide plus Club Events, Stephen Watt, Poet.
The Ettrick Weekender with Daddy Naggins, Clann An Drumma, Eddie Reid, Jim Byrne, Alan Cranney and Les Johnson Sunday 25 September, 2016 4 p.m. till late
It’s party time at The Ettrick, 159 Dumbarton Rd, Old Kilpatrick G60 5JQ Sunday 25 September from 4 p.m. until late. Free Ettrick OK September Weekender Sunday 25th 4pm til Late. Feat Jim Byrne, Les Johnson & Me, Alan Cranney, Eddie Reid and The Daddy Naggins. Also featuring Clann An Drumma Clann An Drumma […]
Macintosh Plans amongst the first treasures at The Hunterian in Kelvin Hall
Yesterday, Monday 19 September 2016, Jim and I went along to the media photo call at The Hunterian in the newly refurbished Kelvin Hall. It was thrilling to see Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s plans for Glasgow School of Art, which he drew in 1907. It was also fascianting to meet and chat with the very enthusiastic […]
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Luminate Scotland’s Festival of Ageing – Autumn Voices 12 – 15 October, 2016
www.luminatescotland.org/ See the full programme at Luminate
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Red Squirrel Press Launch of Four Publications at CCA 22 September, 2016
CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street, G2 3JD Thursday 7 p.m. Red Squirrel Press invites you to join us for the launch of four new publications: William Bonar’s poetry pamphlet, ‘Offering’, Carolyn Patricia Richardson’s debut poetry pamphlet, ‘Scots’ Rock,’ former Federation of Writers, Makar, ‘Sheila Templeton’s new poetry collection ‘Gaitherin,’ and Tim Turnbull’s short story collection, ‘Silence […]
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Matt Andersen OranMor 14 October, 2016
Award-winning Canadian soul-blues artist Matt Andersen announces solo October UK tour, including Òran Mór, Glasgow on Friday October 14, in support of his widely acclaimed new album Honest Man – please see below for further information, audio & video links and full tour itinerary. Praise for Honest Man “Matt’s fine soulful voice is able to […]
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