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..

Sarah Turner & Chitra Ramaswamy – The Lowdown on Motherhood, 19 March, 2016. Aye Write!

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19th Mar 2016  •  12:00PM – 1:00PM   Mitchell Library, North St, Glasgow G3 7DN Sarah Turner and Chitra Ramaswamy write candidly about motherhood like it really is.Sarah Turner & Chitra Ramaswamy – The Lowdown on Motherhood Sarah Turner (The Unmumsy Mum) writes candidly about motherhood like it really is andhow it is sometimes absolutely […]

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Tom Blass and Donald Murray – North Sea Tales, 13 March, 2016. Aye Write!

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Tom Blass & Donald Murray – North Sea Tales 13th Mar 2016  •  3:00PM – 4:00PM   Mitchell Library, North St, Glasgow G3 7DN Two books that discuss different aspects of the formidable North Sea. Saturnine and quick-tempered, the formidable North Sea is a playground, a theatre of war and a cultural crossing-point, it has […]

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The Bookshop Band, Aye Write! 11 March, 2016.

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The Bookshop Band 11th Mar 2016  •  7:30PM – 8:30PM   Mitchell Library, North St, Glasgow G3 7DN Performing at Aye Write! for the first time, The Bookshop Band. They are Ben Please and Beth Porter, who write songs inspired by books and play them in bookshops and at book festivals. Their performances are inextricably […]

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Woody Pines Gig at Big Sparra Vinyl, 6 March 2016 – review Pat Byrne

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Americana in Ayr We had a great day out in Ayr when, Jim, Jimmy and I headed doon the watter to see Woody Pines play at Ian Wallace and Robert McKain’s Big Sparra Vinyl.  Local fans alongside those who’d travelled from Glasgow and Edinburgh crowded into the record shop on a cold, dreich Sunday afternoon […]

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Some Other Stars, A Play, A Pie and A Pint, OranMor, 7 – 12 March, 2016

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SOME OTHER STARS Mon, 07 March, 2016 — Sat, 12 March, 2016 A Play, A Pie and A Pint OranMor, Top of Byres Road, G12 By Clare Duffy | Directed By Nicholas Bone Featuring Kirstin Murray and Martin McCormick Produced in Association with Magnetic North and the Traverse Theatre What if you were buried in […]

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Declaration Festival: CCA Right to Work, Saturday 5 March, 2016

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Declaration | Article 23: Right to Work Sat 5 March 2016 CCA 8pm, Free but ticketed, Cinema Ages 15+ All day pass for Saturday via Eventbrite / 0141 352 4900 Declaration Festival Thu 3 March — Sun 6 March 2016 Winner of an Audience Award at Sheffield’s Doc/Fest, Still the Enemy Within presents first-hand accounts […]

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Time Out of Mind, GFT until 10 March, 2016

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Glasgow Film Theatre Richard Gere in a soulful account of a homeless man in New York. Friday 4 – Thursday 10 March Running time: 1h56m Time Out of Mind offers a soulful account of one man’s life on the streets of New York City. George (Richard Gere) spends his days in search of the next […]

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Freedom from Slavery 18:00 March 06th, 2016 CCA

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Louise Welsh, novelist, and Jude Barber, architect will be joined by poet Dorothea Smartt, theatre maker Cora Bisset and Aidan McQuade, head of the Anti-Slavery Alliance, for an evening of thought-provoking discussion and performance. In 2014, novelist Louise Welsh and architect Jude Barber curated The Empire Café (www.empire-café.org), an exploration of Scotland’s relationship with the […]

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Indepen–dance: Creative Movement Classes, CCA 7 March, 2016

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Indepen-dance: Creative Movement Classes Mon 7 March 2016 11am – 12noon, 1pm – 2pm, £4 (£3), Theatre Ages 18+ Indepen-dance was founded in 1996, as an inclusive dance company which provides creative movement/dance classes, training and performance opportunities for people with learning disabilities, their carers and volunteers. Indepen-dance offers weekly creative movement classes for adults […]

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GRAMnet Film Series: Paddington, CCA Wednesday 9 March, 2016

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GRAMNet Film Series Paddington Wed 9 March 2016 CCA 6pm, Free but ticketed, Cinema All ages Book online / 0141 352 4900 Paddington has grown up deep in the Peruvian jungle with his Aunt Lucy who, inspired by a chance encounter with an English explorer, has raised her nephew to dream of an exciting life […]

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Music Craft Fair, The New Hellfire Club, the Hidden Lane, Sunday 6 March, 2016

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The NHC MUSIC Craft Fair!   Sunday March 6, 2016 from 11 a.m.   The Hidden Lane   WHAT’CH DOIN ON SUNDAY??   Come on down to NHC as we have loads of crafts and jewellery for you to root through, all at great prices!   Arts, Crafts and Cakes – watch out for Squinty […]

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Muriel Barclay Solo Exhibition, The Lemond Gallery 12 – 20 March, 2016

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12 – 20 March, 2016 2 p.m. – 5 p.m. The Lemond Gallery The gallery is delighted to welcome Muriel Barclay back for a fourth solo show of around 35 paintings. One of Scotland’s most popular artists, Barclay likes to paint the female form with an emphasis on both physical form and the various light […]

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Aye Write! Federation of Writers – Scotland – Sudden Fame, 13 March, 2016

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Sudden Fame 13th Mar 2016 6:00 p.m. – 8:30p.m. Mitchell Library, North St, Glasgow G3 7DN The Federation of Writers ( Scotland) presents ‘Sudden Fame’, a spoken word event where members of the Federation of Writers, the public and members of writers’ groups are provided with an opportunity to perform a selection of their work […]

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Niall Connolly, Irish and UK Tour, The Dram, Monday 14 March, 2016

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Niall Connolly 14 March, 2016 at 7 p.m. The Wee Dram,  232 Woodlands Rd, Glasgow G3 6ND Niall Connolly’s only appearance in Glasgow on his 2016 European Tour. “Terrific. Disarming and beautifully crafted folk-pop. Connolly is a witty storyteller and a not-to-be-missed songsmith.” Chicago Tribune “Deeply Passionate. Engaging songs that are very much in the […]

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In Conversation with Ajay Close, Glasgow Women’s Library, Thursday 10 March, 2016

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In Conversation with Ajay Close Glasgow Women’s Library Thursday 10th March, 2016 6pm to 7.30pm: Ajay Close will talk about her novel A Petrol Scented Spring with Donna Moore. Ajay’s captivating novel looks at a turbulent time in Scottish suffragette history and portrays the real people on both sides of the Scottish struggle for votes […]

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Eurydice Women’s Choir, Free Workshop Kibble Palace, Saturday 6 March, Celebrating International Women’s Day, 2016

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Eurydice Women’s Choir International Women’s Day Free Workshop Kibble Palace, Botanic Gardens, Glasgow G12 Sunday March 6th, 2016 from 1 – 3pm Eurydice Womn’s Choir is holding a free public workshop to encourage women to enjoy singing and to hopefully join their choir. Celebrating in advance of International Women’s Day on Tuesday March 8th. Eurydice […]

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Hail, Caesar! UK Premiere at Glasgow Film Festival 2016 – review Pat Byrne

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You can see Hail, Caesar! 4 – 17 March, 2016 at GFT The Coen Brother’s latest film Hail, Caesar! will have its UK Premiere at this year’s Glasgow Film Festival – it seems all set to get the festival off to an excellent start The ultimate in offbeat, it has masses of humour and just […]

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Wear Your Hat Day, Brain Tumour Research, Thursday 24 March, 2016

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Wear Your Hat Day Brain Tumour Research Thursday 24 March, 2016 Register now for Wear A Hat Day 2016 — help us make it bigger, bolder and hattier than ever! Registration Or wear your hat and donate online at Donate at Just Giving #CloserToACure.

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Aye Write! Louis de Bernières – Of Love and Desire, 11 March, 2016

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11th Mar 2016  •  6:00 p.m.- 7:00 p.m. Mitchell Library, North St, Glasgow G3 7DN The author of Captain Corelli’s Mandolin will be reading from his new collection of love poems, Of Love and Desire. Louis de Bernières – Of Love and Desire A warm welcome back to Aye Write! to the bestselling author of […]

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Aye Write! Murdering the Genre, Graeme Macrae Burnet and Peter Arnott, 5 March, 2016

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Murdering the Genre Graeme Macrae Burnet and Peter Arnott          Tuesday, March 15, 2016 7:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.   Mitchell Library, 201 North Street, Glasgow G3 7DA I’ll be appearing at Aye Write! with playwright and novelist Peter Arnott to discuss our murderous approach to the crime genre. Peter’s new novel Moon […]

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The Scottish Homebuilding & Renovating Show – free tickets up for grabs.

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 Glasgow West End Website has teamed up with the organisers of The Scottish Homebuilding & Renovating Show to giveaway 50 pairs of tickets. The show is back at the SECC, Glasgow on 21 – 22 May, 2016 It’s a one-stop shop for all your needs, whether extending, undertaking a conversion, renovation or building your home […]

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Bad Samaritan by Michael J Malone, Book Launch at Waterstones, Argyle Street, Thursday 25 March, 2016

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Bad Samaritan by Michael J Malone. Book Launch Thursday, March 24, 2016 at 7 p.m. Waterstones Argyle St, 174-176 Argyle Street, Glasgow G2 8BT DI Ray McBain is back! And to celebrate, Michael J Malone will be in conversation with Theresa Talbot. ‘The event is free but please accept invitation on Facebook to let them […]

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Book Launch: Alex Gray – The Darkest Goodbye Waterstones Sauchiehall Street, 3 March, 2016

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Alex Gray – The Darkest Goodbye – Thursday 3 March, 2016 – 6.30 p.m. Waterstones Argyle St, 174-176 Argyle Street, GlasgowG2 8BT The Wait I Over Best selling and award winning author Alex Gray is back with us with her astoundingly fantastic new book. Don’t miss what is always a great event so book early […]

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Centre for Open Studies University of Glasgow, Writing Fiction, Tuesdays from 29 March, 2016

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This course will focus on the discussion of students’ fiction. Literary forms and structures will be discussed. Published work from a range of authors will be studied and students will learn a range of literary techniques that they can develop and employ in their own fiction. Tutor Alan McMunnigall Ten Nights  7 – 9 p.m. […]

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Disney on Ice present Silver Anniversary Celebrations, SSE Hydro 18 April – 1 May, 2016

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DISNEY ON ICE PRESENTS SILVER ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION COMES TO THE UK At SSE Hydro Exhibition Way, Glasgow G3 8YW 28 April – 1 May, 2016 Buy tickets online Skating spectacular takes audiences to four far-away lands in one action-packed ice adventure Join Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse as they commemorate 25 years of Disney On […]

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The Rio Cafe, Tenth Birthday Party Saturday 19 March, 2016

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The Rio Cafe – Celebrating 10 years on the West end scene! Ten years a cafe; a venue, a creative arts hub, a friendly place, a familiar face and sometimes just a pub! ‘Join us for an epic celebration!’ ‘We’d like you all to get involved and share your memories/photos/video clips from the last 10 […]

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Alex Gordon and Maggie Dun, Aye Write! The Heyday of Scottish Newspapers, 11 March 2016

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11th Mar 2016  •  7:30PM – 8:30PM   Mitchell Library, North St, Glasgow G3 7DN Join Alex Gordon & Maggie Dun for a look behind the headlines of the biggest stories of the last fifty years in Scottish Journalism. Join us for a look behind the headlines of the biggest stories of the last fifty years […]

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Liz Lochhead, Jim Carruth & Gerrie Fellows- The Hunterian Poems Aye Wrirte! 12 March, 2016

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12th Mar 2016  •  7:30PM – 8:30PM   Mitchell Library, North St, Glasgow G3 7DN The Hunterian Poems collects works by Scotland’s national poets Liz Lochhead and Edwin Morgan and Glasgow’s poet laureate Jim Carruth along with many more of Scotland’s best poets Edited by Alan Riach, Professor of Scottish Literature at Glasgow University, The Hunterian […]

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