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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 Paul Alger Band, The Lonely Whale and Rob Branter, 21 May, 2016 The Stags Head

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  Part of the Southside Fringe Glasgow 2016… Saturday 21 May, 2016 8.30 p.m. The Stags Head,  69 Nithsdale Road, G41 2 AG The Paul Alger Band Paul writes and performs some amazing music, with his current band line-up it really has to be seen to be believed! The Lonely Whale The Lonely Whale love […]

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Shakespeare celebrating 400 year anniversary at GFT 2 April – 1 May, 2016

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Shakespeare on Film 1 April – 1 May, Glasgow Film Theatre   Ran (12A) King Lear retold as Japanese war epic: unmissable. Friday 1 – Thursday 7 April Running time: 2h40m Order tickets Throne of Blood (12) Akira Kurosawa’s adaptation of Macbeth is a doomy tale of greed, ambition and madness. Sun, Apr 17 – […]

Read the full article: Shakespeare celebrating 400 year anniversary at GFT 2 April – 1 May, 2016

The Hellfire Club, McChuills, Saturday 23 April, 2016

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  Performing new songs, a few old ones and some surprise songs. Saturday 23 April, 2016 8.30 p.m. Free McChuills, 40 High St, Glasgow G1 1NL

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Brigham Young University Ballroom Dane Co, The Mitchell Theatre, 8 June, 2016

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An evening of ballroom dance in the Mitchell Theatre! Creative artistry and innovation make this show a must see! Tickets are £10 Buy tickets online The Mitchell Theatre,  Granville Street, G3 7EE BYU’s Ballroom Dance Company is recognized both nationally and internationally as a treasured and unique university dance ensemble. their production, Swing ‘n’ Sway, […]

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Surf and Turf Exhibition, Thistle Gallery from Saturday April, 23rd 2016.

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‘Surf and Turf’ Thistle Gallery Scottish Contemporary Art Thistle Gallery’s new Exhibition ‘Surf and Turf’ previews on Saturday, April 23rd and runs for five weeks. Over 30 accomplished Scottish contemporary artists will be exhibiting in this vibrant and eclectic exhibition. You will find a wide range of jewellery, ceramics, artisan glass, intricate metal work as […]

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The Gatsby Speakeasy at the Southside Fringe, 20 May, 2016. The Rumshack

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The Gatsby Speakeasy at the Southside Fringe 20 May, 2016. 657 – 679 Pollokshaws Road, G41 2AB The Gatsby Club, Scotlands largest 1920s themed cabaret and club night returns with The Gatsby Speakeasy at the Southside Fringe. Hidden away underground, lies a liquor establishment playing host to a secret party. Soak up the atmosphere with […]

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Czech/Slovak Song Night, Tchai Ovna House of Tea 21 April, 2016

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  Czech/Slovak Song Night Thursday April 21, 2016 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM Songs sung in English, Czech and Slovak languages Tchai Ovna House of Tea 42 Otago LaneGlasgowG12 8PB Tel: 0141 357 4524 www.tchaiovna.com/

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West End Festival 2016: Tea Green, Kibble Palace Summer Market, Sunday 5 June

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Tea Green Kibble Palace Summer Market Botanic Gardens, Great Western Road, G12 Sunday 5 June, 2016 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Established in 2014, Tea Green runs pop up events promoting high quality creative talent in Scotland.  On 5 June they will be at the fabulous Kibble Palace showcasing stunning works by a rabge of […]

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Fabric and Finery, School of Sewing and HandiCraft, Helensburgh

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  Fabric & Finery, 112a East Princes Street, Helensburgh G84 7DQ Free on-street parking New Classes Starting Spring/Summer 2016 Saturdays – From 23.04.2016 2.30pm to 5pm – fortnightly x 4 sessions “Children and their Grown Ups” sewing together class – beginners£85 per double trouble. Dates: 23.4., 7.5.,21.5.,4.6. Sunday  From 8.5., thereafter Saturdays 2.30pm to 5pm […]

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Flo, A Play A Pie and A Pint, OranMor, 18 – 23 April, 2016.

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FLO Mon, 18 April, 2016 — Sat, 23 April, 2016 Lunchtime Theatre at OranMor – Top of Byres Road, G12 By Martin McCormick | Directed By Ben Harrison Featuring Kirsty Stuart Produced in Association with Aberdeen Performing Arts This is Helen and Mike’s first.  And it’s not easy.  He works a lot.  He has to.  […]

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The East Dunbartonshire Comic Con Saturday 11 June, 2016.

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The East Dunbartonshire Comic Con Saturday 10 June, 2016 Raising Awareness for Autism Free entry Woodhill Evangelical Church30 Westercleddens RoadBishopbriggsGlasgowG64 2NH

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Aaron Angell, The Death of Robi at Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum until 25 April. 2016

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Part of Glasgow International, Aaron Angell presents a single exhibition split across two venues. Borrowing its title from Peter Vansittart’s historical novel of 1981, Angell presents new sculptural works influenced by psychedelic poetry, philosophies of gardening, the colour green, and the architecture of pipe organs. In Kelvingrove, Angell is exhibiting new sculptural work on the […]

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Scottish Queer International Film Festival 29 April, 2016, CCA

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Queers at the Movies: the State of Queer Film Exhibition in Scotland 29 April, 2016 CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow G2 3JD Scottish Queer International Film Festival (SQIFF) hosts a fun and informal evening of open conversation around queer film; what it is, what it isn’t, what we’d like it to be and where the […]

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Chamber Music In the Round at The Drake 20 April, 2016

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20 April, 2016 Chamber Music In the Round at The Drake The last in this season’s highly successful series of Chamber Music in the intimate setting of the upstairs drawing room at The Drake. This concert features another of Haydn’s late String Quartets, Debussy’s beuatiful string quartet and a repeat of a short work by […]

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Dave Arcari Live Stream from The Croft Tuesday 19 April, 2016 – 8 p.m.

Another Facebook Live broadcast live from the croft! Tuesday 19 April – 8pm (UK time) Please share with and invite your pals if you think they’d be interested…this Facebook Live thing could be big 🙂 Hear an exclusive unplugged performance of another song from Dave Arcari’s forthcoming Hellbound Train EP and be the first to […]

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P.K. Lynch talking about her book Armadillos on the Ross Owen Show, listen tonight 15 April, 2016 at 8 p.m.

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Friday 15 April, 2016 – 8 p.m. www.therossowenshow.com/ P.K. Lynch is an actor and writer. Married to actor Robin Laing, she began her professional life playing Lizzie in the seminal film of the Irvine Welsh novel, Trainspotting, and has since worked internationally in stage, film, TV and radio.In 2011 she joined the MLitt Creative Writing […]

Read the full article: P.K. Lynch talking about her book Armadillos on the Ross Owen Show, listen tonight 15 April, 2016 at 8 p.m.

Declan Sinnott, The Glad Cafe, 21 April, 2016

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Declan Sinnott The Glad Cafe, 1006a Pollokshaws Road, Shawlands G41 2AG Thursday, April 21, 2016 Irish music legend , former member of Moving Hearts , Horslips and long time musical partner of Christy Moore , Declan on guitar and vocals will also be accompanied on vocals by Vickie Keating . Opening act will be local […]

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Our Little Sister, 15 – 21 April, 2016. GFT

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  Our Little Sister Touching tale of sisterly love, adapted from a bestselling Manga. Friday 15 – Thursday 21 April, 2016 GFT Celebrated Japanese auteur Hirokazu Kore-eda continues his winning streak with this latest Palme d’Or nominated tale of cross-generational sisterly love. Adapted from a manga, the story revolves around three adult sisters who live […]

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Eisenstein in Guanajuato GFT 18 – 21 April, 2016

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April at GFT Drama Eisenstein in Guanajuato (18) GFT Sergei Eisenstein travels south to start Que Viva Mexico. Monday 18 – Thursday 21 April Peter Greenaway subverts the stodgy conventions of the biopic with swashbuckling irreverence in this restless, inventive reflection on filmmaker Sergei Eisenstein’s life-changing visit to Mexico in 1931. We encounter the director […]

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The Absent One GFT 15 – 21 April, 2016

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GFT A taut noir-tinged tale of twisted secrets. Friday 15 – Thursday 21 April, 2016 When an ex-cop commits suicide, detectives Mørck (The Killing’s Nikolaj Lie Kaas) and Assad decide to delve into a 20-year-old cold case that involved the double murder of the former officer’s two children. At first failing to turn up the […]

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Throne of Blood GFT Sunday 17 & Monday 18 April Akira Kurosawa’s adaptation of Macbeth

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Akira Kurosawa’s adaptation of Macbeth is a doomy tale of greed, ambition and madness. Sunday 17 & Monday 18 April Running time: 1h50m Before he turned his masterly hand to Shakespeare’s King Lear in 1985’s Ran (screening Fri 1 – Thu 7… More…   Director Akira Kurosawa  Cast Toshirô Mifune, Minoru Chiaki, Isuzu Yamada Japan […]

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CinemaAttic: Spanish and Latin American Short Film Night CCA Thu 21 April 2016

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CinemaAttic: Spanish and Latin American Short Film Night CCA Thu 21 April 2016 7.30pm, £5 (£4 students) + £1 booking fee, Cinema Ages 15+ Book online / 0141 352 4900 CienmaAttic have prepared a cocktail based on clasicos and some of the most talked about phenomena on the Spanish film scene, including masterworks by Javier […]

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The Brand New Testament, 15 – 21 April, 2016. GFT

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The Brand New testament God is alive and well, and his daughter is not happy. Friday 15 – Thursday 21 April, 2016 GFT It may have escaped your attention but God (Benoît Poelvoorde) is alive and well, and living in Brussels with his wife (Yolande Moreau) and their ten-year-old daughter Ea (Pili Groyne). Time has […]

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May Day Glasgow Sunday 1st May, 2016.

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Glasgow May Day 2016 Assemble 11am George Square, City Centre, G1 March off 11.30. Rally with music and speakers 12.15 at The Old Fruitmarket. The Old Fruitmarket, Candleriggs, Glasgow,  G1 1NQ

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Dheepan Friday 8 – Thursday 21 April, 2016, GFT

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  Dheepan Immensely powerful Palme d’Or winner. Friday 8 – Thursday 21 April Running time: 1h55mDirector Jacques AudiardCast Antonythasan Jesuthasan, Kalieaswari Srinivasan, Claudine VinasithambyFrance 2015, 1h55m, subtitles, 15 – strong language, violence This immensely powerful Palme d’Or winner from director Jacques Audiard (Rust and Bone) couldn’t be more topical or involving. Ex-Tamil Tiger Dheepan, played […]

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Record Store Day Saturday, Love Music Glasgow, 16 April, 2016

Record Store Day 2016 Saturday 16 April, 2015 Love Music Glasgow Record Store Day – The annual celebration of Independent Record shops.  Love Music are celebrating another year of selling music in Glasgow. There are 557 new releases coming out on April 16th and Love Music will have hundreds of them in stock. Live Music […]

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Byres Road Fashion Show, 6 and 7 May, 2016

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6th and 7th May 2016 7 – 10 p.m. Hillhead Library, 348 Byres Rd, Glasgow G12 8AP In support of charities, the show features high street names, independents, vintage and charity shops. It incorporates the unique, vibrant style of West End Glasgow and gives you a taster of what fashion the area has to offer. […]

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Viva! Spanish – Latin American Festival, GFT 13 – 26 April, 2016

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Carmina and Amen (N/C15+) A 50-year-old woman tries to hide that her husband is dead. Wed, Apr 13 – 20:15 GFT 2   Order tickets   To Kill a Man (N/C 15+) Winner of the World Cinema Grand Jury Prize at Sundance in 2014. Wed, Apr 20 20:50 GFT 2 Order tickets   Gabor (N/C […]

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Bruise, Live at The Rio Cafe, Saturday 16 April, 2016

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Bruise Live at The Rio Saturday 16 April, 2016 Progressive folk duo BRUISE are coming to The Rio Cafe. Jim and Isobel will be playing songs from their 4 albums.  Characterised by melodic, lyrically intense songwriting, inventive arrangements  – performed with a charismatic delivery. “…a sweeping and majestic slice of folk pop that brings to […]

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Conradh na Gaeilge Glaschú Seachtar na Cásca: Seán Mac Diarmada Sun 17 April 2016 CCA

Conradh na Gaeilge Glaschú Seachtar na Cásca: Seán Mac Diarmada CCA Sun 17 April 2016 7pm, Free but ticketed, Cinema 12+ Book online / 0141 352 4900 The 1916 Rising Centenary Committee (Scotland) and the Pádraig Pearse Branch of Conradh na Gaeilge have come together to organise screenings of the acclaimed Seachtar na Cásca historical […]

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