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. The Festival Club at The Stand, Glasgow International Comedy Festival 10 _27 March, 2016
Festival Club – The Stand Comedy Club The Stand Comedy Club, 333 Woodlands Rd, Glasgow G3 6NG Part of the Glasgow International Comedy Festival – 10-27 March, 2016 Late night comedy at its best, right here at The Stand Comedy Club – cos who really wants an early night anyway? See the pick of international […]
Tuesday, February 16, 2016 | Filed under: Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Independent State of Happiness Wee Write! Big Gaelic Beasties / Biastagan Mòra na Gàidhlig! Saturday 5 March, 2016 The Mitchell
Saturday 5 March, 2016. Mitchell Library, Glasgow G3 7DN Part of Wee Write! After delivering hundreds of fun Contemporary Gaelic Arts Outreach workshops in Circus Skills, Storytelling, Drama & Graffiti Art in schools and communities across Scotland… Tha Ariel Killick ann an Glaschu airson Fèis Wee Write agus a’ tilleadh gu Ionad Sgeulachdan na […]
Glasgow International Comedy Festival 2016
10 – 27 March, 2016 Fourteenth Brilliant Year – bringing world-class comedy to Glasgow Top comedy stars from around the UK will be complemented by the very best of home-grown Scottish talent for a comedy extravaganza at Europe’s largest comedy festival. 0844 873 7353 Acts include: Alun Cochrane, The Stand Comedy Club, 10 March, 2016. […]
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Monday, February 15, 2016 | Filed under: Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Glasgow Wood Recyling, Showroom Show Off, Friday 26 February, 2016.
Glasgow Wood Recycling Showroom Show Off Friday, February 26, 2016 1 PM Glasgow Wood Recycling Join Glasgow Wood Recycling to celebrate the launch of their brand-new retail space! Come along between 1 and 2pm to enjoy complimentary refreshments, live music and hear a few words from a speaker (TBC) before the official opening […]
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FACE–MORAG, A Play, A Pie and A Pint, until Saturday 20 February, 2016. OranMor
Developed in collaboration with Perth Theatre Featuring Janette Foggo OranMor, Top of Byres Road, G12 Morag: This is my face. These are my years. This is my life in my face…my laughter, my tears, my loves, my losses…my loneliness…it’s my face. Me. This is me in my face. What is wrong with this face? Why do […]
White, QMU, Saturday 20 February, 2016.
White Queen Margaret Union Saturday 20 February, 2015 First UK Tour £10 Buy tickets
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Priscilla Queen of the Desert, King’s Theatre, Glasgow 29 March –2 April, 2016
Full Casting Announced For The National Tour Of The Smash Hit MusicalPriscilla Queen Of The Desert King’s Theatre GlasgowTuesday 29 April – Saturday 2 April 2016 David Ian Productions and the Ambassador Theatre Group are delighted to announce the full cast of the international smash hit musical PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT coming to the King’s Theatre […]
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First IMAX Film Festival, Cineworld Imax Glasgow Science Centre, 27 February 2016
First Ever IMAX FILM FESTIVAL Saturday 27 February, 2016 Put Saturday 27th February in your diary. It’s the date for Cineworld’s first ever IMAX FILM FEST; a chance to see some of the best films return to IMAX for one day only – with tickets just £3. IMAX is an immersive experience, putting you right […]
Sunday, February 14, 2016 | Filed under: Cinema, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Aye Write Programme 2016 – 10 March – 20 March.
Aye Write Introduces New Strands Bringing Global Literary Talent To Glasgow Throughout 2016 Aye Write! Glasgow’s Book Festival returns to the Mitchell Library on March 10 and runs until March 20, 2016, while Wee Write!, Glasgow’s Book Festival for Children and Young People, runs from February 29 to March 5, 2016. The festival is more […]
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Valentine’s Day Cinema 2016
The Way We Were (PG) Sydney Pollack’s 1973 romantic classic. Sunday 14 February (17.40)Running time: 1h58mBuy tickets online Casablanca Sublimely romantic classic starring Ingrid Bergman and Humphrey Bogart. Sunday 14 February (13.00)Running time: 1h42m Buy tickets online Edward Scissorhands Arguably Tim Burton’s masterpiece, Edward Scissorhands tells the story of a blade-handed boy raised in […]
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Papillon GFT 16 February, 2016
Papillon GFT A classic drama of endurance and camaraderie. Tuesday 16 February, 2016 (17.45)Running time: 2h31m Based on the best-selling autobiography by the French convict Henri Charrière, Papillon was adapted by Dalton Trumbo into a classic drama of endurance and camaraderie. Steve McQueen plays Charrière (whose nickname ‘Papillon’ came from a butterfly tattoo on his […]
Nena, GFT, Sunday 14 February, 2016
Nena GFT First-time director Saskia Diesing tells the story of punky sixteen-year-old Nena and her complex relationship with her father who suffers from the debilitating effects of multiple sclerosis. Sunday 14 February, 2016 (12.45)Running time: 1h35m Coinciding with her first taste of new love with a boy who is far from faithful, their close-knit bond […]
Janis: Little Girl Blue GFT until 17 February, 2016
The story of one of the most iconic rock & roll singers of all time. Friday 12 – Wednesday 17 FebruaryRunning time: 1h46m GFT Janis Lyn Joplin was known as ‘The Queen of Psychedelic Soul’ and, despite her diminutive appearance, she had a voice big enough to speak for a generation. One of the main […]
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Special Events at Glasgow Film Festival 2016
Tickets for Special Events at Glasgow Film Festival 2016 go on sale 17 December, 2015. Have you ever wanted to recreate Indiana Jones’ boulder chase scene in the grand hall of Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum? Or wondered what a film screening at Glasgow’s legendary gig venue Barrowland Ballroom would be like? Glasgow Film Festival […]
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One Track by Maggie Graham – a love poem for Valentine’s Day
One Track Through the train window I saw On the platform A handsome guy hitch up his jeans And felt a jolt That wasn’t the train For it wasn’t moving At all When we met I told you And you laughed And we kissed. For it was you Love Always Only you Maggie Graham […]
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Friday, February 12, 2016 | Filed under: Love Poems, Stories and Tales from Glasgow writers, Valentine's Day Glasgow 2016, Writing
Caring for the Clyde – 4th Citizen Science Meeting Clyde River Foundation Saturday, 27 February 2016
Caring For The Clyde Saturday 27 February, 2016. 11:30 to 15:30 Come and celebrate 3 years of riverfly monitoring on the River Clyde at our 4th Citizen Science Meeting on Saturday 27th February 2016. Interested in getting involved in citizen science whilst looking after your local river? ‘The Clyde River Foundation has been coordinating citizen science […]
Loving Our Land, Valentine’s Day at The Children’s Wood, North Kelvin Meado
Sunday 14th Feb, 2016. 12-4pm. Build 90 Dens, Not Houses On Valentine’s Day The Children’s Wood and North Kelvin Meadow’ will be Loving our Land’ 12-4pm. Come along and together we will build 90 dens, not flats. Bring sticks, boxes, bits of material and help to create an alternative to building houses on North […]
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‘Fact’ by Magi Gibson – a love poem for Valentine’s Day
Fact I can no more say how much I love you than number the stars in the midnight sky I can no more say how much I love you than count the grains of sand on a beach catch the wind in my fist shimmy with the northern lights guess the name of […]
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Solo Beatles – Many Singers / Many Songs, Fundraiser, Sat 2 April, 2016
Solo Beatles – Many Singers / Many Songs Saturday, April 2, 2016 7:30 PM – 1 AM Maryhill Community Halls Like all past Maryhill Community Halls fundraiser concerts this night is about celebrating amazing songwriters. This one will feature the songs of Lennon, McCartney, Harrison and Star as solo artists. It has been a while […]
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GFF Film: Scoring with Malcolm Lindsay Thur 18 February, 2016, CCA
]Malcolm Lindsay (Photo by David Gillanders) www.davidgillanders.com Thursday 18 February 2016 6:30pm, Free, Clubroom Ages: 12+ Book online / 0141 352 4900 CCA Malcolm Lindsay is one of the UK’s premier film and TV composers, working for BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Discovery and others, including award-winning projects ‘Unforgiven’, ‘One Night’ and ‘Palin on Art’, and […]
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Glasgow Youth Film Festival 2016 – Full Programme
12-15 February 2016 A weekend-long takeover of Glasgow Film Theatre with films looking at issues and themes that affect teenage lives.Glasgow Youth Film Festival, the only film festival in Europe curated by 15-18 year olds, has announced its exciting 2016 programme. The festival, which runs from 12-15 February 2016, kicks off with a premiere opening […]
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People’s Film Collective, Trainspotting, St Luke’s 23 February, 2016
TENEMENT TV LAUNCH NEW FILM CLUB WITH EXCLUSIVE 20TH ANNIVERSARY SCREENING OF CULT CLASSIC TRAINSPOTTING IN A COVERTED CHURCH 23 February, 2016 Saint Luke’s, 17 Bain Square, Calton, Glasgow G40 2JZ The People’s Film Collective set to screen iconic films in unusual spaces in Glasgow The People’s Film Collective have announced they will screen the era […]
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Glasgow Youth Film Festival 12 – 15 February, 2016
12-15 February 2016 Buy tickets for GYFF 2016 here. Glasgow Youth Film Festival is in its eighth year and is still the only film festival in Europe curated by 15-18 year olds. This year, our four-day festival focuses on first-time feature filmmakers who are highlighting teen issues, and we are excited to be showcasing talent from all […]
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Duck Soup and His Girl Friday, Southside Film Festival, 12 March, 2016
Duck Soup & His Girl Friday Southside Film Festval Govanhill Baths Community Trust Friday, 12 March, 2016 1 PM – 4 PM Widely considered to be the Marx brothers’ best film, Duck Soup (1933) sees Rufus T. Firefly (Groucho Marx) appointed the new leader of the tiny bankrupt nation of Freedonia. Committed to mayhem and […]
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Thursday, February 11, 2016 | Filed under: Cinema, Southside Film Festival, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Zoolander Southside Film Festval 11 March, 2016
CANCELLED Zoolander Southside Film Festival Govanhill Baths Community Trust Friday, 11 March, 2016 7 PM – 9 PM After being eclipsed by rising star Hansel (Owen Wilson), dim-witted male supermodel Derek Zoolander (Stiller) gets drawn into the inner circle of nefarious fashion designer Jacobim Magatu (Will Ferrell), and unwittingly becomes involved in an assassination conspiracy […]
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Out of Sight by Ciara MacLaverty: a poem about love.
Out of Sight The best thing You do for me is to let me be as I am (better than I do for myself, I add) and when necessary you meet my what if it doesn’ts with a what if it does… You teach me more than you know- though I don’t always tell you […]
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Paul Smith, Book Signing at The Lighthouse Wednesday 24 February, 2016.
Paul Smith set to return to Glasgow for event and book signing Britain’s foremost designer, Paul Smith, will travel to Glasgow later this month to talk to design students and young designers as well hold a public book signing. On Wednesday, 24 February, Paul will return to The Lighthouse, Scotland’s Centre for Design and […]
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The Question by Calum Maclean. A Love Poem (of sorts).
The Question Darling, I can see that you’ve been looking at me strangely, I sense the question coming, ‘Do you ever want to change me?’ A threatening predicament, and one we’d best avoid; your mobile rings, you take the call, inside I’m overjoyed. Later, on the sofa, while I’m watching CSI, you turn to me […]
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Wednesday, February 10, 2016 | Filed under: Love Poems, Stories and Tales from Glasgow writers, Valentine's Day Glasgow 2016, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more, Writing
Michael Simons, Folk, Blues and Beyond, Milngavie Folk Club, 5 March, 2016
Michael Simons, Folk Blues and Beyond, Milngavie Folk Club Saturday 5 March, 2016 7:30 PM The Milngavie Folk Club, Fraser Centre, Douglas St., Milngavie tickets.jmsconcerts.co.uk Michael Simons in concert with guests Tim Black (guitar), John MacNamara (drums) and Geordie (saxaphone). Doors open: 7.30pm. Bring your own bottle. £10 entry. Tickets available from above website or […]
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Rebus: A Question of Blood – adapted by Chris Dolan for BBC Radio 4
Rebus: A Question Of Blood – Ian Rankin Adapted by Chris Dolan Episode 1: Saturday 13 February 2.30PM Janice Forsyth Show PICK OF THE WEEK ‘kept me rigid throughout’ ‘plotting clear as crystal’ ‘resonant, foreboding, silkily plotted’ ‘Beautifully adapted by Chris Dolan, a brilliant writer in his own right’ (! honest) Radio Times PICK […]
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