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. As Tears Go By GFT Sunday 27 March, 2016.
As Tears Go By (18) GFT Award winning director Wong Kar-wai’s debut.Sun 27 Mar (20.00)running time: 1h42m Award winning director Wong Kar-wai’s debut, As Tears Go By is a classic gangster film about loyalty, ambition and respect. It centres on Wah, a tough criminal specialising in debt collecting for the mob, who has to continually […]
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Friday, March 25, 2016 | Filed under: Cinema, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Disorder, 25 – 31 March, 2016, GFT
GFT 25 – 31 March, 2016 GFTThe second feature from writer/director Alice Winocour (Augustine) is a muscular, nerve-jangling thriller with a stunning star turn from Matthias Schoenaerts (Rust and Bone). He plays Vincent, an Afghanistan veteran. Vincent (Schoenaerts) is an Afghanistan veteran who has been invalided out of the army. Suffering from post-traumatic stress, he […]
High Rise, GFT, 18 – 31 March, 20
An elegant adaptation of JG Ballard’s classic novel.Fri 18 – Thu 31 Marrunning time: 1h52m It’s dog-eat-dog (and occasionally man-eat-dog) in this brutal, elegant examination of class warfare. Tom Hiddleston leads a stellar cast as the newest resident of a spiffy London tower block, where the occupants are spiralling into decadence and savagery as societal […]
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| Filed under: Cinema, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Spotlight – film review by Calum Maclean
Directed by Tom McCarthy Cast – Mark Ruffalo, Michael Keaton, Rachel McAdams, Liev Schreiber, John Slattery, Brian d’Arcy James, Stanley Tucci, Billy Crudup and an uncredited voice cameo from Richard Jenkins. Arguably the biggest surprise of the 88th Academy Awards was the Best Picture victory for Spotlight. The film had already secured Best Original Screenplay, […]
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Heaven Adores You, The Glad Cafe A Documentary Film About the Life and Music of Elliot Smith 27 May, 2016
Heaven Adores You – A Documentary Film About the Life and Music of Elliot Smith plus guest musicians performing songs of Elliot Smith Robin Adams The Glad Cafe, Glasgow Friday 27 May, 2016, at 7,30 p.m. £9.00 in advance / £10.00 on the door Entry Requirements: Over 18s only Heaven Adores You is an […]
Oxfam Bookshop Byres Road – Book Group
Dates for Spring/Summer 2016 Ask in store for joining details: Oxfam Bookshop, 330 Byres Road, Glasgow G12 8AP Or email oxfamshopf6029@oxfam.org.uk I’ve read that William Trevor book – it’s super. 🙂
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Wednesday, March 23, 2016 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Joiners Corner, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Civic Pride, King Tut’s, Saturday 2 April, 2016
Following the success of their recent support of Nottingham singer-songwriter, Georgie, Civic Pride return to the stage with the full band line up at King Tut’s on Sat 2nd April. The gig is part of “This Feeling” club night and the boys will support Welsh touring band, “Tibet”. If you like Indie-Britpop-Alt-Rock with carefully crafted […]
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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
Studio Number One The Hidden Lane Finnieston Opening Event 24 March, 2016.
Studio Number One Gift Shop Opening Party 24th March, 2016 4-9 p.m. The Hidden Lane, Finnieston. Beautiful gifts, cards and selection of hand made designs by Glasgow artisans. See you at the Opening Party ‘Studio Number One gift shop is open! Come and join us and some of the other open studios, Dragonfly Boutique and […]
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Week-end Sculpture Workshops for Children aged 6 – 8, April, 2016
Sculpture Club workshop (Ages 6-8) 9 Apr 2016 Part of Glasgow International Festival Glasgow Sculpture Studios, The Whisky Bond, 2 Dawson Road Glasgow, G4 9SS Glasgow Sculpture Studios’ Sculpture Club is a series of weekend workshops for children, from pre-school to primary school age, and their families to learn various sculpture-making processes, discover new materials, […]
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Poetry Readings by DM Black and Lucy Mercer 9 April, 2016, Glasgow Botanic Gardens
Poetry Readings by DM Black and Lucy Mercer Invited by Aaron Angell 9 Apr 2016 at 12 noon Glasgow Botanic Gardens The artist Aaron Angell has invited poets D M Black and Lucy Mercer to perform their poetry. The event will take place in amongst his installation in the Begonia House at Glasgow Botanic […]
| Filed under: Art, Photography, Exhibitions what's on-glasgow, Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Glasgow International 2016, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
AKRAM ZAATARI – Twenty Eight Nights and A Poem3 April, 2016 GFT
AKRAM ZAATARI – Twenty Eight Nights and A Poem 3 Apr 2016 Glasgow Film Theatre, 12 Rose Street, Glasgow G3 6RB In collaboration with Glasgow Film Theatre, The Common Guild presents Akram Zaatari’s film ‘Twenty-Eight Nights and a Poem’ (2015). This striking visual essay continues Akram Zaatari’s ongoing engagement with the work of photographer Hashem […]
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Glasgow International The Tramway Group Show 8 – 25 April, 2016.
For the first time as part of the Director’s Programme, Tramway is home to a group show including artists Alexandra Bircken, Sheila Hicks, Lawrence Lek, Mika Rottenberg and Amie Siegel. The show is curated by the festival Director Sarah McCrory and co-designed by artist Martin Boyce. The venues, organisations and artists are all fundamentally shaped […]
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Strange Quarks, ProjectAbility, Trongate, 9 April – 21 May 2016
Gallery 2, Project Ability, Trongate 103 09 April – 21 May Project Ability is proud to present Strange Quarks, an exhibition of paintings by Simon McAuley. The abstract paintings have an investigative root and above all else they appear to be about paint, and the manipulation of paint on a surface. Simon has a […]
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Tuesday, March 22, 2016 | Filed under: Art, Photography, Exhibitions what's on-glasgow, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Outskirts Festival, Saturday 23 April, 2016 – Platform, Glasgow
Saturday, April 23 at 12 PM – 10 PM Platform Glasgow1000 Westerhouse Road, Glasgow G34 9JW Buy tickets online #Outskirtsfestival returns in April 2016 with an impressive line-up of artists representing music, spoken word, film and moving image, visual arts, aerial performance and family events. This year Outskirts is collaborating with Glasgow […]
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TV Classics Part 1 – New work by Cameron Morgan, Project Ability, 8 – 22 April, 2016
TV Classics Part 1 – New work by Cameron Morgan April 8 – April 22 Project Ability, 103 Trongate, Glasgow G1 5HD Cameron Morgan’s ‘TV Classics Part 1’ celebrates the culture and history of television throughout the decades. Each painting marks an era, a style and a tv programme. Fascinated and extremely knowledgeable about popular […]
Fast Food Rights Campaign Public Meeting, 8 April, 2016. Glasgow STUC
Fast Food Rights Campaign Public Meeting 8 April, 2016 6.30 p.m. Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC)333 Woodlands Road, G3 6NG Last year McDonalds made a profit of $1.31 billion, Dominos made a £766 million profit and Sports Direct £290 million. What do they have in common? They all refuse to pay and treat their staff […]
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Radical Film Festival, Southside United Film Club, Monday May 2, 2016 – Govanhill Baths
Radical Film Festival 2016 Monday, May 2, 2016 Southside United Film ClubGovanhill Baths Community Trust, 99 Calder Street Govanhill, G42 7RA The Film Club is delighted to be hosting an event as part of the 2016 Radical Film Festival at our venue in the Govanhill Baths.We will be hosting a programme of short […]
Monday, March 21, 2016 | Filed under: Cinema, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Family Ceilidhs Glasgow April 2016.
Get ready to hop, twirl, leap and jump at one of our community Family Ceilidhs, led by musicians from the award-winning Celtic Connections Learning Programme.Tickets available now for just £1 – Suitable for all the family! The Celtic Connections Family Ceilidhs at Glasgow Royal Concert Hall have proved a hit with dance fans of all […]
In Conversation with Standard Issue, OranMor – an evening of chat with witty women Tuesday 22 March, 2016
In Conversation with Standard Issue Tuesday 22nd March 2016 at 7:00pm The sharp and witty online women’s magazine hosts a killer line-up of funny women talking about comedy, women, feminism and other topics as yet undecided. Join Sarah Millican, Susan Calman, Jo Caulfield* and Standard Issue editor Mickey Noonan for what’s bound to be an excellent […]
A Play, A Pie and A Pint: Prom 21 – 26 March, 2016.
PROM A Play, A Pie and A Pint Lunchtime Theatre, OranMor, Top of Byres Road, G12 Mon, 21 March, 2016 — Sat, 26 March, 2016 By Oliver Emanuel | Directed By Gareth Nicholls Featuring Ryan Fletcher, Helen MacKay, Martin McBride and Nicola Roy Produced in Association with the Traverse Theatre and Aberdeen Performing Arts Invitation […]
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Mayfesto: Marking the 100th Anniversary of the Easter Rising, The Tron, 2 – 28 May, 2016.
The Tron Theatre 2 – 28 May, 2016. A programme of work celebrating irish culture one hundred years on from the Easter Rising. Since its inception in 2010, Mayfesto has focused on presenting thematically linked, edgy new work, including seasons on women in theatre, colonialism and conflict in the Middle East. The festival provides a […]
Saturday, March 19, 2016 | Filed under: Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more, What's on in Glasgow: Theatre and Comedy
Talk Fest at The Tron, 18 – 23 April, 2016.
Monday 18 to Saturday 23 April 2016 Tron Theatre, Glasgow TalkFest at the Tron is a mini-festival celebrating the work of Scotland’s playwrights. Packed with new playwriting – rehearsed readings, discussions, workshops, script surgeries and networking opportunities. The Readings Magi Gibson, Alan Bissett Stage to Page 18 April, 2016 Tiny by Rosanna Hall Tue 19 April, 7.30pm […]
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International Waters, The Tron, 22 – 26 March, 2016
Fire Exit/David Leddy in co-production withTron Theatre presentInternational Waters Written and directed by David LeddyAudio DescribedCaptioning 22nd – 26th March 2016 The Tron No refugee crisis ever looked so chic, darling. The social fabric has finally torn. Airports are closed, roads are blocked. Now even the 1% need to seek asylum. Four obscenely rich members […]
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Aye Write! Events and review of Patrick Harvie – The Books that Shaped Me by Pat Byrne
Patrick Harvie, MSP and Scottish Green Party Co-Conveno The Books That Made Me Chaired by Clare English Clare English kicked off by introducing the event as an opportunity for Patrick Harvie to ‘Turn the air Green.’ There was a brief discussion about his recent appearance on BBC’s Question Time, where there was an outcry about […]
My Name is Joe, GFT, Wednesday 23 March, 2016.
GFT Wednesday 23 March, 2016 1.30 p.m. Running time: 1h43m Presented by Think Wise Age Well. Director Ken Loach Cast Peter Mullan, Louise Goodall, David McKay, Uk 1998, 1h43m, 15 This event is open to all aged 50 and over plus all carers/support workers are also welcome. This event is free but ticketed through the […]
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The Pearl Button 2 – 24 March, GFT
Water is the key to life. GFT Sun 20 – Thu 24 MarRunning time: 1h22m Water is the key to life and the central subject of this intensely lyrical documentary essay from Nostalgia for the Light director Patricio Guzmán. The history of Chile is defined by its long coastline, the fate of Patagonia’s nomadic Kaweskar […]
The Village Storytelling Festival 22 – 26 March, 2016 CCA
Tue 22 March – Sat 26 March 2016 www.villagestorytelling.org.uk / 0141 352 4900 The Village Storytelling Festival celebrates and explores the art and application of storytelling past, present and future. Marking the fifteenth anniversary of ground-breaking Glasgow charity The Village Storytelling Centre, this four day festival will give you the opportunity to see innovative storytellers […]
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Marguerite GFT 18 – 24 March 2016
Money can’t buy you talent: an utterly delightful comedy of manners. Fri 18 – Thu 24 Mar, 2016 Running time: 2h9m Money can’t buy you talent, but it can purchase a lot of grand illusions in this utterly delightful comedy of manners inspired by the true story of Florence Foster Jenkins. In jazz-age Paris, wealthy […]
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Friday, March 18, 2016 | Filed under: Cinema, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Focus on Syria, Sunday 20 March, 2016. CCA.
Sunday 20 March, 2016 Work produced within Syria and by Syrian exiles, presenting a deeper collective truth about life in the shadow of war. Exactly five years after the Syrian conflict began, we don’t all pretend to understand its complexities but we do think we know what it looks like. Pro-regime troops, insurgents, ISIS fighters, […]
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British Deaf Association – premiere lost film footage. Groundbreaking Documentary at GFT
Power in Our Hands Glasgow Film Theatre on Tuesday 22nd March, 20166pm Power in Our Hands is a landmark documentary containing newly digitised archive footage, available to the public for the first time, exploring the secret history and heritage of the Deaf community in the UK. The film is screening at Glasgow Film Theatre on Tuesday […]
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