What’s On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more.

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..

The Messenger, GFT until 5 May, 2016

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  The Messenger GFT Until 5 May, 2016 The latest documentary by award-winning filmmaker Su Rynard explores our deep-seated connection to birds The latest documentary by award-winning filmmaker Su Rynard explores our deep-seated connection to birds, warning that the uncertain fate of songbirds might mirror our own. Moving from the northern reaches of the Boreal […]

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Saturday, April 30, 2016 | Filed under: Cinema

Lil Bit of Sunday Blues and Jazz with Linda Jaxson, La Bodega, Sunday 1 May, 2016

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Linda Jaxson with an afternoon of Jazz & Blues La Bodega Sunday 1 May, 2016 – 3 p.m. #glasgowshiddengem #labodegajazz #spanishtapas #sundayjazz 1120 South Street, G14 0AP

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Mapplethorpe: Look At The Pictures GFT until Monday 2 May, 2016

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Mapplethorpe: Look At The Pictures The controversial photographer’s life and legacy. Friday 29 April – Monday 2 May, 2016   Running time: 1h48m   Robert Mapplethorpe was a controversial figure; his bold, unflinching and often graphic photography captured the late 20th Century New York underground at its most daring, pushing boundaries and breaking taboos. Using a […]

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Demolition, GFT until 5 May, 2016

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GFT Until 5 May, 2016 Davis (Jake Gyllenhaal), a successful investment banker, struggles after losing his wife in a tragic car crash. Despite pressure from his father-in-law Phil (Chris Cooper) to pull it together, Davis continues to unravel. What starts as a complaint letter to a vending machine company turns into a series of letters […]

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West Side Story, GFT Sat 1 and Sun 2 May, 2016

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One of the boldest adaptations of William Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet. Sunday 1 & Monday 2 MayRunning time: 2h31m One of the boldest adaptations of William Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet, this Oscar-winning musical transposes the eternal story of doomed romance to the mean streets of 1950s New York City. The feuding families of Shakespeare’s story […]

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For All, e-book published by Glasgow Film Theatre featuring Glasgow writers

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Glasgow Film Theatre is excited to announce the publication of For All, a free e-book exploring equality and featuring new work by Glasgow based writers, animators and musicians.   Funded by Creative Scotland’s Promoting Equalities Programme (PEP), and published by Ringwood Publishing, the book is the end product of GFT’s ‘For All’ project, which began […]

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Fail Better Big Red May Day Social, Saturday 30 April, 2016

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STUC Woodlands Road, 333 Woodlands Rd, Glasgow G3 6NG Fail Better brings you a whole night of Bands, DJs, and very special guests to celebrate the Radical Film Festival, and dance into the early hours of International Workers Day. songs and glamourous entertainment fae TOM HARLOW Music from the mighty JOSEPHINE SILLARS BAND passion for […]

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10 Cloverfield Lane – review by Calum Maclean

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Directed by Dan Trachtenberg Cast – Mary Elizabeth Winstead, John Goodman, John Gallagher Jr Running Time – 103 Minutes The film opens with Michelle, (played brilliantly by Winstead), leaving her boyfriend after what he describes as a ‘fight’.  Driving down a long road in rural Louisiana, listening to radio reports of a series of blackouts […]

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Seven Song Club, The Tron, 6 May, 2016

May 6th, 8.00 p.m. at the Seven Song Club features the wonderful Honey and the Herbs plus special guests Jumpers for Goalposts. £7.50 Tickets from Tron Box Office – 0141 552 4267. Buy tickets online The Seven Song Club hosts monthly music events in the Tron Theatre where new and established singer songwriters are celebrated. […]

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Save The Last Dance For Me, Kings Theatre, 3 – 7 May, 2016

Starring Antony Costa and introducing Lola Saunders Kings Theatre, 297 Bath St, Glasgow G2 4JN Tuesday 3 – Saturday 7 May, 2016 
Final casting has been announced for the UK tour of Save the Last Dance for Me. Lola Saunders, a finalist on The X Factor 2014, will make her theatrical debut in the role […]

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Tennent’s Comedy Basement Saturday 30 April, 2016

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Tennent’s Bar 191 Byres Road, G12 Saturday 30 April, 2016 Host Jim McCreadie Headline act is Obie who is a stalwart on the Scottish comedy scene and a regular performer of his one man shows at The Fringe in Edinburgh and around Scotland. The doors open at 7.00pm and the show begins at 8.00pm and […]

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Glasgow West End 2016 Festival Launch on 21st Anniversary Year

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  Glasgow’s largest multi-cultural event, the West End Festival (WEF), launches its programme today, (Monday 25 April), celebrating 21 years. Belle and Sebastian 20th Anniversary  – the band will play three shows at the WEF at Glasgow University Union debating hall on 13, 14 and 15 June.   Two special events, both FREE, are taking […]

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The Great May Day Rising, Drama and Song at OranMor, Monday 2 May, 2016

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  The Red and the Green will be worn side by side’ on MayDay OranMor, Top of Byres Road, G12 – 2 May – 7.30 p.m. Glasgow Friends of MayDay (GFoMD) have today announced changes for this year’s celebration. While the annual event at Oran Mor will take place again on the Monday holiday (May […]

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Riverkeep by Martin Stewart, Book Launch, Waterstones Byres Road, Friday 29 April, 2016

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Waterstones, Glasgow – Byres RoadFriday 29th April 19:30 Martin Stewart’s debut fantasy novel – Riverkeep has been inspired by the rivermen of Glasgow and has already been compared to Game of Thrones, Gormenghast and Earthsea. Fifteen-year-old Wulliam is dreading taking up his family’s mantle of Riverkeep, tending the river and fishing corpses from its treacherous […]

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UNESCO International Jazz Festival Glasgow: Kids Saturday 30 April, 2016

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UNESCO International Jazz day: GIO Kids  Free – Drop-in – no ticket required 30 April 2016, 12.00PM A fun interactive workshop for young music lovers between 5-7 years old! In Glasgow Improvisers Orchestra (GIO), see professional musicians play a variety of instruments, get hands-on and try them yourself,  and have a fantastic amount of fun […]

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Unesco International Jazz Day Glasgow 30 April, 2016

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 Events and concerts in Glasgow from 11am – 11.30pm on Saturday 30 April 2016 Joining venues across the world to celebrate International Jazz Day. It’s a unique chance for jazz lovers to indulge themselves, and for the uninitiated to get a taste of this great genre. Drop into a free Jazz Club from 11am – […]

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Selkie, A Play, A Pie and A Pint, OranMor 25 April, 2016 — Sat, 30 April, 2016

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SELKIE Mon, 25 April, 2016 — Sat, 30 April, 2016 Top of Byres Road By Kay Singh Kay Singh is the third recipient of The David MacLennan Award Featuring Melanie Jordan, Keith MacPherson and Ross Mann It has been a long time since Mac left his house, and longer since he was last home. When two strangely […]

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To Serve Is To Resist, The Shed, 20 and 21 May, 2016

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“To Serve is to Resist” (Story of Jane Haining) The SHED 26 Langside Avenue G41 2QS Friday 20th May at 2.30 and 7.30 Saturday 21st May at 2.30 and 7.30 Tickets:    £10.00/£8.00 (con) 1 free ticket for party booking of 15 or more. Available from www.tramdirect.com www.shedglasgow.com manager@tramdirect.com Jane lived in Pollokshields and trained as a Missionary. She was […]

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‘Couscous on the 29’, 13 and 14 May, 2016 The Shed

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 “Couscous on the 29” (Come Oan Get Aff!)  The SHED 26 Langside Ave G41 2QS Friday 13th May at 7.30 Saturday 14th May at 2.30 and 7.30 £10.00/£8.00 (con) from www.tramdirect.com  www.shedglasgow.com email manager@tramdirect.com Margaret sucks on a Humbug, witnessing her fellow passengers…passing strangers now… Join Margaret and a few other passengers on the No 29 asking is […]

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Glasgow Zine Fest CCA 30 April, 2016

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Glasgow Zine Fest CCA Sat 30 April 2016 3pm, Free but ticketed via Eventbrite, Cinema All ages 0141 352 4900 Related CCA Events Glasgow Zine Fest gal-dem film screening and Podcast Recording Sat 30 April 2016 Glasgow Zine Fest Presents! ! Lost Grrrls: Riot Grrrl in Lost Sat 30 April 2016 Join Glasgow Zine Fest […]

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Mark McGowan EP Launch, CCA Saturday 23 April, 2016

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Synergy Concerts Mark McGowan’s biggest headline show to date to celebrate to release of his new EP. Support from Marco Rea  CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street, G2 3JD Tickets: http://www.synergyconcerts.com/listings-tickets/events/23-apr-16-mark-mcgowan-cca/ Follow Mark on: https://www.facebook.com/MarkMcgowanMusic https://twitter.com/MMcGowanMusic

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The Murder Case of Hans and Alice GFT Thursday 28 April, 2016

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The Murder Case of Hans and Alice GFT Thursday 28 April, 2016 (18.00) Alice discovers a next-door neighbour holds the missing pieces to an unsolved murder. Running time: 1h40mAlice is off to a fresh start. Having just settled down with her recently divorced mother, she’s set to begin school at a new college. Upon arrival, […]

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Louder Than Bombs GFT Until 28 April, 2016

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Louder than Bombs How well can we really know those closest to us? Until Thursday 28 April Joachim Trier’s English-language debut is a beautifully-crafted exploration of family ties and the way we never entirely know those closest to us. Three years after her death, prize-winning photographer Isabelle (Isabelle Huppert) is the subject of a New […]

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Miles Ahead GFT Until 28 April, 2016

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  Miles Ahead GFT Until 28 April, 2016 A  layered, impressionistic portrait of jazz legend Miles Davis A passion project for multi-talented actor/director Don Cheadle, Miles Ahead strays from conventional ‘biopic’ territory to compose a layered, impressionistic portrait of jazz legend Miles Davis. Cheadle plays Davis and captures his physical look and swaggering attitude to […]

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Goal! Tor! But! Goethe Institut CCA Tuesday 26 April, 2016

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Goethe Institut Glasgow Goal! Tor! But!: A Life For Football (Landauer – Der Präsident) CCA Tue 26 April 2016 7pm, Free & unticketed, Cinema All ages 0141 352 4900 A Life For Football (Landauer – Der Präsident) Director: Hans Steinbichler, 89 min, 2014 Kurt Landauer, a Jewish man living in Germany, considers fleeing the country […]

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Woodend Bowling and Tennis Club Community Day Saturday 23 April, 2016

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Saturday, 23rd April from 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm Woodend Bowling and Lawn Tennis Club invite you to join them at their  Community Open Day on Saturday 23rd April 2016 starting at 1pm. Meet club members and friendly coaches representing the Tennis, Bowls, Hockey and Running sections within Woodend and take part in some fun […]

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Cooking Pot – CCA until 30 April, 2016

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Cooking Pot CCA – Until Sat 30 April 2016 Related Events {group theory} / Michael Tyburski: Brooklyn Farmer Thu 21 January 2016 Alliance Francaise: Steak (R)Evolution Thu 28 January 2016 Slow Food Youth Network Scotland: Sensory Supper Thu 4 February 2016 MILK Cafe: A Night in Eritrea Fri 5 February 2016 Glasgow University Environmental Sustainability […]

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Friday Reggae Shack Southside Fringe Takeover, The Rumshack 27 May, 2016

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Friday 27 May, 2016. Friday Reggae Shack Southside Fringe Takeover Hometown & Cc Sound System Inna DanceRum Shack Dancehall FREE B410 few quid after. Open 1AM+Shut It N’ Skank CrewRum Shack Reggae Bar FREE til midnight Supporting Sunny Govan Community Radio  The Rumshack, 657 – 659 Pollokshaws Road, Glasgow G41 2 AB Part of  Southside […]

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Wednesday, April 20, 2016 | Filed under: Southside Festival Fringe 2016

Graeme Quinn EP Launch Saturday 21 May, 2016 The Glad Cafe

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ACRE Music Promotions presents: Graeme Quinn EP Launch Talented southside songwriter, Graeme Quinn launches his debut EP backed by his band, the Graeme Quintet. Combining Americana infused folk music with poignant and atmospheric vocals, Quinn’s quiet wistfulness allows for a captivating performance. Support comes from songstress Miss Irenie Rose, Widdy Bond and John Harvey. Tickets […]

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