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. Florence Foster Jenkins GFT, 6 – 19 May, 2016
Florence Foster Jenkins Stephen Frears (Philomena) directs Meryl Streep in this charming and almost unbelievable true story. Friday 6 – Thursday 19 May Stephen Frears (Philomena) directs Meryl Streep in this charming and almost unbelievable true story. Florence is a New York heiress who pursues her dream of being an opera singer, unaware that the […]
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Friday, May 13, 2016 | Filed under: Cinema, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Flying High, GFT, Sunday 15 May, 2016
This programme of archive aviation films celebrates the 50th anniversary of Glasgow Airport. Sunday 15 May (14.30) Running time: 1h30m To celebrate the 50th anniversary of Glasgow Airport, we present a programme of archive aviation films from 1932-2013, featuring air shows and circuses, Concorde’s first Scottish visit, the Maia/Mercury experiment on the Tay and […]
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Blade Runner: The Final Cut 14 amd 15 May, 2016 GFT
Saturday 14 and Sunday 15 May, 2016 We’re offering possibly the last chance to see Ridley Scott’s masterpiece on the big screen for the foreseeable future, before the current distribution rights expire. Adapted from Philip K Dick’s novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, Blade Runner has gripped audiences and inspired passionate and fierce debate. […]
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Eye in the Sky film review by Calum Maclean
Eye in the SkyDirected by Gavin HoodWritten by Guy Hibbert Cast – Helen Mirren, Alan Rickman, Aaron Paul, Barkhad Abdi, Jeremy Northam, Ian Glen, Pheobe Fox and Aisha TakowRunning Time – 102 minutes At this time of year, with the saturation of superhero franchises and big budget Disney remakes, it’s easy to overlook a smaller, […]
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| Filed under: Calum Maclean – poet and aspiring writer, Cinema, Film Reviews by Calum Maclean
Resonate Total Gaming Festival, SECC, 29–31 July 2016
Scotland’s newest and largest gaming festival, Resonate Total Gaming, is set to power its way into Glasgow for the first time this summer. From 29–31 July 2016, the highly anticipated festival of eSports and gaming will take over the SECC offering an exciting range of programming to satisfy all ages. From the casual player to diehard […]
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Show Your Support for Glasgow Primary School Janitors, Thur 19 May, 2016
Come along to Buchanan Street Steps and show your support for the Glasgow Primary School Janitors. Thursday, 19th May, 2016 – 5.30 p.m. The Janitors are on strike for fair & equal pay. Glasgow City Council are refusing to negotiate with the janitors, who are on striek for fair and equal pay.. Bring union members, […]
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Thursday, May 12, 2016 | Filed under: Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers
John Douglas Millar: Brutalist Readings Book Launch CCA Monday 16 May, 2016
6pm, Free (unticketed), Clubroom CCA 12+ 0141 352 490 Aye-Aye Books invites you to the launch of Brutalist Readings: Essays on Literature, published by Sternberg Press. John Douglas Millar’s Brutalist Readings: Essays on Literature is a significant intervention into recent debates on the place of literature and writing in the context of contemporary art. Featuring […]
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Wednesday, May 11, 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
Seeds of Thought, Poetry Night, CCA Friday 13 May, 2016
Fri 13 May 2016 CCA 7.30pm, Free and unticketed, Clubroom Ages 18+ Seeds of Thought poetry night is a fun relaxed evening of spoken word and music. An open mic session invites those who want to join in the fun, or just sit back and take in the performances. No two events are the same […]
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Theatre Studio present The Witches and Oliver, Webster Theatre, Various dates June, 2016
Theatre Studio embarked on their first full length production at the Websters Theatre in June 2014, a hugely successful production of CATS with 100 students. Roald Dahl’s The Witches Tuesday 21 and Wednesday 22 June, 2016 7 p.m. Lionel Bart’s Oliver Saturday 25 and Sunday 26 June 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Now returning to […]
Mary Irvine’s Blog: Booked Festival 2016
West Dunbartonshire Booked! Festival 2016 Sold out! So stated the website from which one purchased tickets for the above annual and most successful event of an eclectic (love these Greek words – wonder why!) mix of authors and their works. Having lost out on the earlier visit of Irvine Welsh to Dumbarton library I ensured […]
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| Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Mary Irvine: Writer and Philhellene
Southside Fringe Festival: The Muse at Finn’s Place, Friday 27 May, 2016
Literary Night hosted by Linda Jackson with the writer Janet Paisley Music from Linda Jaxson and Graham Mackintosh Finn’s Place, Langside Church, 167 Ledard Rd, Glasgow G42 9QU Janet Paisley set up the original Sammy Dow’s Writers night and worked as Writer in Residence in Southside libraries. A huge inspiration […]
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Booked! Festival of Words, Evening of poetry, storytelling and song, Clydebank Town Hall Monday 16 May, 2016.
Booked! at Clydebank Town Hall An evening of entertainment with poetry, storytelling and song. Monday , 16 May, 2016 – 7.30 p.m. £5 – Or full table for eight £30 Buy tickets online Join Rally & Broad, aka poets Jenny Lindsay and Rachel McCrum , for an evening of poetry, storytelling, music, dancing, spraffing, raffling, […]
Southern Tenant Folk Union, Woodend Bowling and Tennis Club Thursday 12 May, 2016
£12 Buy tickets at Ticket–Scotland 30 Chamberlain Road Jordanhill Glasgow G13 1QE Terry Reid, 19 May at The Admiral, Waterloo Street, Glasgow
Booked – West Dunbartonshire Book Festival, 2016
The Festival runs until 20 May, 2016 with events at various libraries and Clydebank Town Hall An award-winning TV comic, a former prisoner, a veteran sports journalist and a popular cabaret club are among the acts coming to West Dunbartonshire for this year’s Booked! Festival of Words. Watch out for books, spoken word and music. […]
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What’s the Noise, Broadcast, Saturday 11 June, 2016
Broadcast, 427 Sauchihall Street, G3 3LG Event on Facebook What’s The Noise Presents a showcase with some of the best local talent live at Broadcast on Friday 11th June Tickets available now from all bands & www.whatsthenoise.co.uk Featuring….. The City Lights – Alternative Rock band from Glasgow, Scotland. The Hammerin’ Tongs are a […]
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The Love I Feel Is Red, A Play, A Pie and A Pint, OranMor until Sat 14 May
The Love I Feel Is Red Sat, 14 May, 2016 By Sabrina Mahfouz | Directed By Nel Crouch OranMor , Top of Byres Road, G12 Produced in Association with Tobacco Factory Theatres Featuring Janet Etuk and Heather Williams Mona is pregnant. Her boyfriend has died. His mother is going crazy with grief and Mona has […]
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‘Got Me Singin’ The Blues’ EP Launch, Starship Nicola, Nice n Sleazy, 3 June, 2016
Starship Nicola + support ‘Got Me Singin’ The Blues’ EP Launch NICE N SLEAZY // Friday June 3rd, 2016 7.30 p.m. Tickets available soon www.starshipnicola.com 421 Sauchiehall Street, G2 3LG
New Material Slam, 21 May, 2016, Carlton Studios
New Material Slam 21 May, 2016 Carlton Studios, Carlton PLace, POETRY SLAM – Open to everyone. But poets must only use pieces which have not been aired at a slam before. So this is the chance to win a slam when you’re not up against all those practised perfectionists who have been peddling the same […]
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Sunday, May 8, 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
Scots’ Rock – Poems by Carolyn Patricia Richardson
Scots’Rock is unleashed on the world! Enjoy. Poetry about Music and more. Tuesday 10 May, 2016 Favourites are all there..Deacon Blue, Jim Byrne ,The Proclaimers, Red Hot Chilli Pipers, Jim Kerr, Paulo Nutini, Linda Jaxson, Sharleen Spitieri and the Average White Band. Also some Gaelic and a personal reminiscence about Hogmanay. Newly written poems are […]
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Red Squirrel Press Publication Launch, CCA, Tuesday 10 May, 2016
EVENT POSTPONED Red Squirrel Press Publication Launch Tue 10 May 2016 CCA 7pm, Free & unticketed, Clubroom 18+ 0141 352 4900 Scottish Writers’ Centre and Red Squirrel Press celebrate the launch of four new publications: William Bonar’s poetry pamphlet, ‘Offering’; Graham Fulton’s latest full-length poetry collection, ‘Brian Wilson in Swansea Bus Station’; Carolyn Patricia […]
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Our Boys: rehearsed reading, Old Hairdressers, 25 May, 2016
25 May, 2016 – 7 -p.m. Free Rehearsed reading of a one hour play with short discussion after. All female production. “Absolutely brilliant. Really tense, morally complex, so many shades of grey… I actually had goosebumps at points.” Alan Bissett. Written by Magi Gibson, directed by Sacha Kyle, with Anita Vetesse, Michele Gallagher and Nalini […]
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Gifts for the Gods: Animal Mummies Revealed, Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum
14 May – 4 September 2016 Unravel the mystery of Ancient Egyptian animal mummies. Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, Argyle Street, Glasgow, G3 8AG From crocodiles to cats and jackals to birds, discover how the Egyptians used the animal mummies as gifts for the gods.The exhibition explores how Egyptians believed that animals could pass between […]
CinemaAttic: Spanish and Latin American Short Film Night CCA Friday 13 May, 2016
Fri 13 May 2016 CCA 7.30pm, £5 (£4 students) + £1 booking fee, Cinema Ages 15+ Book online / 0141 352 4900 Spanish and Latin American Short Film Nights offer a powerful curated selection of short films, all with English subtitles, as well as networking breaks for the enjoyment of both the Ibero-American community and […]
Friday, May 6, 2016 | Filed under: Cinema, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
That Sugar Film Tue 10 May 2016 CCA
Tue 10 May 2016 6.30pm, Free and unticketed, Cinema All ages 0141 352 4900 That Sugar Film is one man’s journey to discover the bitter truth about sugar. Damon Gameau embarks on a unique experiment to document the effects of a high sugar diet on a healthy body, consuming only foods that are commonly perceived […]
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Colours of the Alphabet, GFT, Wed 11 May, 2016
Colours of the Alphabet Launch event featuting Q&A with director Alastair Cole, producer Nick Higgins and Scottish poet and former Makar Liz Lochhead. Wednesday 11 May (18.15) To launch the film’s Highland and west coast preview tour, director Alastair Cole and producer Nick Higgins will be joined by Scottish poet and former Makar Liz […]
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Just Eat It – A Food Waste Story , GFT, Sunday 8 May, 2016
Just Eat It – A Food Waste Story GFT Sunday 8 May, 2016 Filmmakers and food lovers Jen and Grant dive into the issue of food waste from farm, through retail, all the way to the back of their own fridge. After catching a glimpse of the billions of dollars of good food that is […]
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Son of Saul, GFT until Thursday 12 May 2016
Son of Saul GFT Winner of Best Foreign Language Film at this year’s Oscars. Until Thursday 12 May Running time: 1h47m Winner of Best Foreign Language Film at this year’s Oscars, László Nemes’ astonishingly assured debut feature breaks from traditional depictions of the Holocaust in cinema. Saul Ausländer, a prisoner of Auschwitz-Birkenau in 1944, is […]
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Evolution, GFT until 9 May, 2016
Friday 6 – Monday 9 May Running time: 1h21m Nicolas lives in a remote Mediterranean island village populated solely by pre-teen boys and their mothers. One day, after making a strange discovery, Nicolas reports to the island’s hospital where he comes face-to-face with the bizarre origins of his community. Lucile Hadžihalilovic conjures a uniquely strange […]
This Changes Everything – CCA 7 May, 2016
This Changes Everything: An Avi Lewis Film of the book by Naomi Klein Sat 7 May 2016 CCA 6pm, Free and ticketed, Theatre All Ages Book online / 0141 352 4900 What if confronting the climate crisis is the best chance we’ll ever get to build a better world? ‘This Changes Everything’ is an epic […]
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West End Festival 2016: Karen Matheson & Band, Maryhill Central Community Hall
Karen Matheson And Band Saturday 04 Jun 7:30pm Maryhill Central Community Halls, 292 Maryhill Road, Glasgow, G20 7YE Tickets £16 plus booking fee (£18 at the door). Tickets in advance from Ticketsource or by phone 0333 666 3366. Booking fees apply. Widely recognised as the compelling vocals of Celtic super-group Capercaillie, Karen is immersed in […]
Thursday, May 5, 2016 | Filed under: Gig Guide plus Club Events, West End Festival 2016, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
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