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. Botanic Gardens Outdoor Cinema 18 and 19 August, 2016
Event sold out. Check for any further availability of tickets on Facebook Visit West End Glasgow
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Thursday, August 11, 2016 | Filed under: Cinema
The Wizard of Speed and Time and Live Special Effects Demo CCA
Thu 18 August 2016 7pm, £4 + £1 booking fee, Theatre 18+ Book online / 0141 352 4900 Related CCA Events Matchbox Cineclub Pura Sangre Thu 15 September 2016 HIS LIFE IS A SPECIAL EFFECT! Mike Jittlov is a struggling filmmaker, challenged to expand his special effects reel into a feature for a big-time film […]
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My second week with Paul Rutherford – Personal Trainer
I’m going along to Paul Rutherford tomorrow for my third session at his private gym. It’s been very enjoyable and an eye opener. There’s no doubt about his expertise. Although I’ve been to various gyms over the years, and in total probably been put through five or six inductions – already I am learning a […]
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Tuesday, August 9, 2016 | Filed under: Classes and Workshops, Get Fit with Personal Trainer Paul Rutherford, Sport, Walks, Cycling in Glasgow
Doune, Doune, Doune The Rabbit Hole at McChuills, 11 August, 2016
McChuills, 40 High Street, G1 1NB Thursday, 11 August, 2016 – 8 p.m. A night of highlights from the SPOKEN WURD tent at DOUNE THE RABBITHOLE 2016 descends on McChuills on 11 August. If you canny make the festival, it’s a chance to see what’s goin on. And if you’re sorted for Doune, come […]
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Revamped Kelvin Hall – opening 22 August 2016
The iconic Kelvin Hall is all set to start a new phase in its life as Centre of Cultural Excellence providing collections’ storage, teaching and research, alongside a state-of-the-art Glasgow Club health and fitness centre – and it’s looking fabulous. I popped in today to have a look and was given a guided tour of […]
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Friday, August 5, 2016 | Filed under: Sport, Walks, Cycling in Glasgow, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more, What's on Glasgow: Students
The Muse at St Louis, Brian Whittingham Wednesday 10 August, 2016
West End Launch – ‘Sometimes I Radiate’ Everyone’s invited to another great night of literature at St Louis with host Linda Jaxson, who will also provide the musical entertainment with Tony Stallone. Glasgow Writer Brian Whittingham is the main guest of the evening and you can look forward to performances by the poet Finola Scott […]
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Merchant City Festival: Dreams The Briggait Saturday 6 August, 2016
Dreams A circus show by Aerial Edge The Briggait Saturday 6 August, 2016 7.30 p.m. In this exhilarating performance by Glasgow’s Circus School, you are invited to enter the fantastical world of ‘Dreams’ where a little girl gets more than she bargained for after nodding off to sleep. Featuring amazing aerial acts by Aerial Edge […]
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Up For Love GFT 5 – 11 August, 2016
August at GFT Comedy Foreign LanguageUp for Love (12A) A charming and sweet romance about a mismatched couple Friday 5 – Thursday 11 August Running time: 1h38m Diane (Virginie Efira) is a newly single lawyer who receives a call from a stranger after losing her phone. The pair hit it off and arrange to […]
Sweet Bean GFT 5 – 7 August, 2016
Sweet Bean (PG) A feel-good food movie Friday 5 – Sunday 7 August Running time: 1h53m Sentarô, a lonely Japanese baker hires an eccentric 76-year-old woman to be his new assistant, and soon learns that she has a wonderful recipe for red bean paste. Sentarô’s business begins to thrive and the pair’s relationship develops beyond […]
Cities: Fritz Lang Metropolis CCA 10 August, 2016
7pm, Free but ticketed, Cinema PG Book online / 0141 352 4900 Cities Fri 1 July — Fri 30 September 2016 Metropolis – Reconstructed and restored 2010 version Dir Fritz Lang, 1927 Fritz Lang’s expressionist dystopia is one of the first science fiction feature films, and is arguably the most influential. In a stunningly designed […]
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K2 and the Invisible Footmen CCA Monday 8 August, 2016
Mon 8 August 2016 CCA 7pm, Free (unticketed), Cinema 12+ 0141 352 4900 Digital Desperados Mommy is Coming Sat 27 August 2016 K2 and the Invisible Footmen Dir. Iara Lee, 55 mins, Pakistan 2015 Nicknamed the ‘savage mountain’ K2 is considered by many mountaineers an even greater prize than Everest with limited routes, a steeper […]
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Raging Twilight at The Ferry, Saturday 13 August, 2016 The Ferry
We’re supporting the Willie Nelson tribute band, Full Nelson. The show starts at 8:30, but if you want to eat there its open from 6:30. We’ve also got a number of complementary tickets so if you want to take advantage of them let us know and we can hold them for you to pick up […]
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Shoot The Craws, MacSorleys, 12 August, 2016
After their summer break, what could be better than their first gig back playing at the Glasgow institution that is MacSorleys. Marj and the boys will be bringing their own firey brand of rock and roll to the city centre. It’s LIVE, it’s BALLSY, it’s time to shake yer shammy. AC/DC to Zeppelin and everything […]
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Dave Arcari Bob Wayne and Panic Anchor, 02ABC, Glasgow 9 August 2016
02 Academy, ABC, 300 Sauchiehall St, Glasgow G2 3JA Dave Arcari and US-based hellraiser Bob Wayne with support from Panic Anchor. **TO GET A TICKET DISCOUNT (£8.55 instead of £13.50!)… enter ‘arcari’ in the ‘special offer’ code when booking via https://www.academymusicgroup.com/o2abcglasgow/events/824641/bob-wayne-tickets
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Mark Billingham and My Darling Clementine in ‘The Other Half’ 8 September 2016 CCA
Mark Billingham and My Darling Clementine in ‘The Other Half’ Thu 8 September 2016 CCA 7:30pm, £15 + £1 booking fee Ages: 18+ Book online / 0141 352 4900 In a rundown Memphis bar, Marcia – a washed-up Vegas showgirl – works double shifts and reflects on her single doomed shot at happiness, while her […]
Mick Hargan and Friends, King Tuts, 9 September, 2016
This date has been rescheduled from June 3rd – Tickets for the original date still valid. Mick Hargan will be joined onstage by John Elliot from Vintage Apollos Tickets available from the link Guests on the night will be Up In Smoke – Cammy Black’s 13 Crowes project and making a flying visit from NYC […]
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K2 and the Invisible Footmen Mon 8 August 2016 CCA
Digital Desperados K2 and the Invisible Footmen Dir. Iara Lee, 55 mins, Pakistan 2015 Mon 8 August 2016 CCA 7pm, Free (unticketed), Cinema 12+ 0141 352 4900 Nicknamed the ‘savage mountain’ K2 is considered by many mountaineers an even greater prize than Everest with limited routes, a steeper ascent, and a harder push to its […]
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Sid and Nancy 30th Anniversary Edition, Film Review by Calum Maclean
Sid and Nancy 30th Anniversary Edition Directed by Alex Cox Written by Alex Cox & Abbe Wool Cast – Gary Oldman, Chloe Webb, David Hayman, Debby Bishop, Andrew Schofield, Courtney Love, Xander Berkeley, Perry Benson, Tony London, Barbara Coles, Iggy Pop & Kathy Burke Alex Cox’s 1986 depiction of the life, love, and self-destruction of […]
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Thursday, August 4, 2016 | Filed under: Calum Maclean – poet and aspiring writer, Cinema, Film Reviews by Calum Maclean, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Author: The JT LeRoy Story 9 – 11 August, 2016 GFT
The story behind the celebrated literary figure JT LeRoy Tuesday 9 – Thursday 11 August Running time: 1h51m In its October 2005 issue, New York magazine ran a piece detailing how celebrated literary figure JT Leroy was actually a creation from the mind of 40-year-old San Francisco punk rocker and phone sex operator Laura Albert. […]
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Gregory’s Girl, GFT, Saturday 6 August, 2016
Gregory’s Girl Probably the most beloved Scottish film ever made Saturday 6 August (16.00) Running time: 1h29m GFT BAFTA-winning Gregory’s Girl is probably the most beloved Scottish film ever made. Writer-director Bill Forsyth beautifully portrays the awkwardness and cock-eyed optimism of adolescence in a film that captures school life like no other. John Gordon […]
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Radiohead: Meeting People Is Easy GFT Sunday 7 August, 2016
Radiohead” Meeting People Is Easy The classic Radiohead doc plus a special 35mm showing of their latest video ‘Daydreaming’. Sunday 7 August (17.20) Running time: 1h35m Following the release of Radiohead’s ninth studio album and subsequent world tour, GFT takes a look back at the turning point in the career of the much-celebrated torchbearers for […]
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The Carer GFT 4 – 11 August
The Carer A funny and poignant tale about a lion of the British stage Friday 5 – Thursday 11 August Running time: 1h29m Brian Cox has a high old time as Sir Michael Gifford, a classically-trained lion of the British stage who has heard the chimes at midnight. An unforgettable Lear and now an impossible […]
Sam Perks, ProjectAbility 16th August – 24th September
Preview: Saturday 13th August, 2-4pm* *Evening Reception: Thursday 1st September, 6-8pm* Exhibition Dates: 16th August – 24th September Project Ability is proud to present the first solo exhibition of paintings by Sam Perks. Born in 1995, Sam works in our Create group for young artists, and has developed a distinct painting style during his […]
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Car Boot Sale Merchant City Festival Sat 6 and Sun 7 August, 2016
Car Boot Sale Merchant City Festival The Classic Car Boot Sale and The Vintage Fair 220 High Street, G1 Join us on the streets of the Merchant City Festival for a show stopping bounty of vintage vehicles paired with designer makers, up-cyclers and traders of vintage goods. It will be a veritable treasure trove for […]
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Wednesday, August 3, 2016 | Filed under: Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, Merchant City Festival, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
An Evening of Acoustic Music, The Fort Theatre, Bishopbriggs, 6 August, 2016
An eclectic mix of live music on stage at the Fort Theatre Bishopbriggs on Saturday 6th August at 7.30pm. Limited seats available so don’t delay book today. Gina Graham — with William Hughes, Michael Gaitens, Wullie Allan, Michael Canavan, William Kerr, Jack Fay, John Fitzgerald, Gina Graham, James Jack, Rona Thomson, John Thomson and […]
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Young Talent 2016 ProjectAbility Trongate 16th August – 24th September, 2016
Exhibition runs 16th August – 24th September, 2016 103 Trongate, G1 5HD Project Ability welcomes this year’s Young Talent exhibition! Each year Young Talent showcases and celebrates the artwork created by children and young people from Project Ability’s Create Programme, now in its 16th year. With the artists ranging from 5 years of age up […]
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Electro 80s Brunswick Street Live, Merchant City Festival, 5 August, 2016
At Brunswick Street Live on Friday 5th August is time to go back to the 80’s with the UK’s premier 1980’s Electronica band, Electro 80’s The Eighties were a time of radical changes. In the aftermath of the punk revolution, daring New Romantics embraced developing sounds and technologies to transform the music industry forever. ELECTRO […]
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Cinema: Beginners Course CCA Monday 15 August – Monday 3 October. 2016
An ideal beginner’s course for those wishing to broaden their critical understanding of contemporary cinema. Monday 15 August – Monday 3 October, 2016 The course takes place over eight consecutive Monday evenings, and is comprised of four film screenings and four seminars. Films will be in early evenings but exact times may vary and […]
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Monday, August 1, 2016 | Filed under: Cinema, Classes and Workshops, Courses, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Star Trek Beyond review by Calum Maclean
Star Trek Beyond Directed by Justin Lin Written by Simon Pegg & Doug Jung Cast – Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Karl Urban, Simon Pegg, Zoe Saldana, John Cho, Anton Yelchin, Sofia Boutella & Idris Elba Star Trek Beyond is the third in the J.J Abram’s produced reboot series and, like its predecessors, is enjoyable, totally […]
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Saturday, July 30, 2016 | Filed under: Cinema, Film Reviews by Calum Maclean, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Comfort and Joy, GFT Sunday 31 July, 2016
Comfort and Joy (PG) A quirky story of disc jockeys and ice cream wars Sunday 31 July (17.00) Running time: 1h40m Bill Forsyth followed up the classic Local Hero with this quirky story of disc jockeys and ice cream wars. A few days before Christmas, radio host Alan Bird (Bill Paterson) witnesses […]
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Friday, July 29, 2016 | Filed under: Cinema
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