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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 Rise and Fall of the Miraculous Vespas – Aye Write! 15 March, 2016.

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David F. Ross with Bobby Bluebell, Theresa Talbot & Colin McCredie – The Rise & Fall of the Miraculous Vespas 15th Mar 2016  •  6:00PM – 7:00PM   Mitchell Library, North St, Glasgow G3 7DN Join David F.Ross, author of the critically acclaimed The Last Days of Disco for the launch of his new book. Join […]

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Glasgow Film Theatre Launches GFT Needs You Appeal

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Glasgow Film Theatre launches GFT Needs You Appeal – calling for the support of its audience in the completion of an exciting renovation project, scheduled for summer 2016. The ‘GFT Needs You’ appeal will enable audiences to play a part in the building’s future, by contributing to the ambitious second phase of the historic building’s […]

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

   The Rio Cafe 27 Hyndland Street, Glasgow G11 5QF 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 […]

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Wee Write! Glasgow’s Book Festival for Children and Young People, Families Day, 5 March, 2016

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      Wee Write! 2016 29 February – 5 March, 2016 Top picks for budding readers, writers & illustrators Glasgow’s Book Festival for Children & Young People is gearing up for a packed Families Day on 5 March 2016. Highlights at the Mitchell Library Include:  award-winners like Chae Strathie previewing his latest book Gorilla Loves […]

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Freight Books – Events at Aye Write! 2016

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Freight has a great selection of authors at Aye Write! 2016 Events in the Mitchell Library, North St, Glasgow G3 7DN www.freightbooks.co.uk James Yorkston (with Colin MacIntyre) Cult singer-songwriter James Yorkston reads from his acclaimed debut novel Three Craws with Mull Historical Society’s Colin MacIntyre – with music.Saturday 12th March, 7.30pm, £12 Book here Book online Douglas […]

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All things Yellow! There’s no such thing as a Free Lunch Cafe Saturday 5 March, 2016

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All things Yellow!  Hosted by There’s no such thing as a Free Lunch Cafe Saturday 5 March, 2016 12 PM – 6 PM Free Lunch Cafe, 257 London ~Road, Glasgow G40 1PE Serving up a feast of yellow delights and getting in the mood for the Barrowland extravaganza later in the evening. Come meet old […]

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Yellowland at Barrowland Ballroom, 5 March, 2016

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Barrowland 244 Gallowgate, Glasgow G4 0TT The Yellow Movement on Facebook    

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BMX Bandits at CCA Sunday 14 May, 2016

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BMX Bandits @ CCA, Glasgow Synergy Concerts presents:BMX BanditsCCA, GlasgowSaturday 14 May, 2016   19:30£15   Entry Requirements: 18+General Admission (e-ticket)£15.00 (+£1.50 S/C)Buy tickets online CCA, 350 Sauchiehall St, Glasgow G2 3JD BMX Bandits were formed in by songwriter and lead vocalist Duglas T Stewart out of the ashes of The Pretty Flowers, that featured Stewart […]

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At St Mungo Mirrorball Poetry Events at Aye Write! 2016

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Five wonderful events showcasing leading UK poets supported by the Mirrorball – two free events and another three subsidised events (£6 instead of £9) — All events at the Mitchell Library, North St, Glasgow G3 7DN St Mungo’s Mirrorball – Poetry Open Mic Thursday 17 March 6:00PM – 7:00PM St Mungo’s Mirrorball, Glasgow’s Poetry Network […]

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Glasgow Film Festival 2016 Comes to a Close

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As the 2016 Glasgow Film Festival comes to a close with the UK premiere of Anomalisa, the Oscar-nominated animation by Charlie Kaufman and Duke Johnson, organisers are delighted to announce that this year has been their most successful to date. While final numbers are still being confirmed, the festival, which is supported by Glasgow City […]

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Salle Rollo Fencing Club, Kids’ Classes, High School of Glasgow

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Salle Rollo Fencing Club, based at the High School of Glasgow, are now offering a kids class for 7 – 10 year olds. Using plastic swords and masks in a games based class we teach children the basics skills for fencing and provide the opportunity to progress onto out fencing classes. Tuesday 7pm – 8pmWednesday […]

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Mr and Mr Laughton, A Play, A Pie and A Pint, OranMor 29 February – 5 March, 2016.

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Mr and Mrs Laughton OranMor, Top of Byres Road, G12 Mon, 29 February, 2016 — Sat, 05 March, 2016 By Michael-Alan Read | Directed By Gethin Evans Featuring Abigail McGibbon and Steven McNicoll Produced in Association with the Sherman Cymru Mr. and Mrs. Laughton, a seemingly charming yet candid window into one of the most […]

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Sinéad Morrissey – Prize Winning Poetry Aye Write! Mitchell Library, 18 March, 2016

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Sinéad Morrissey – Prize Winning Poetry 18th Mar 2016  •  6:00PM – 7:00PM   Mitchell Library, North St, Glasgow G3 7DN Aye Write! welcomes TS Eliot Prize winner, Sinéad Morrissey.Sinéad Morrissey – Prize Winning Poetry Aye Write! welcomes TS Eliot Prize winner, Sinéad Morrissey, to read at the festival. Sinéad’s fifth collection of poems, Parallax, […]

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Jim Carruth Introduces Helen Mort & Rebecca Perry, 17 March 2016 The Mitchell Library

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Jim Carruth Introduces Helen Mort & Rebecca Perry 17th Mar 2016  •  7:30PM – 8:30PM     Mitchell Library, North St, Glasgow G3 7DN Glasgow’s Poet Laureate, Jim Carruth, welcomes two distinctive new poetry voices to Aye Write!Jim Carruth Introduces Helen Mort & Rebecca Perry Glasgow’s Poet Laureate, Jim Carruth, welcomes two distinctive new poetry voices […]

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Peace Officer GFT 28 February, 2016

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Winner of the Audience Award and the Grand Jury Award at SXSW. GFT / Sun 28 Feb, 2016 (16.00) Winner of the Audience Award and the Grand Jury Award at SXSW, Peace Officer couldn’t be a more timely documentary. Despite countless deadly shootings, America remains committed to the right to bear arms and local police […]

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Friday, February 26, 2016 | Filed under: Cinema, Glasgow Film Festival 2016

Declaration. Article 26. Right to Education Thur 3 March CCA

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CCA Thu 3 March 2016 2.30pm, Free but ticketed, Cinema, Ages 15+ All day pass for Thursday via Eventbrite / 0141 352 4900 The 2016 Oscar nominee, He Named Me Malala, is a powerful documentary about a young girl’s fight for access to education in Pakistan. Malala Yousafzai became the youngest-ever recipient of a Nobel […]

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Jewish Film Club, Last Five Years – Wednesday 2 March, 2016

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Wed 2 March 2016 CCA 7:30pm, £5 + £1 booking fee, Cinema Ages: 14+ when accompanied by an adult Book online / 0141 352 4900 The Last 5 Years by Tony award winning composer and lyricist Jason Robert Brown is a musical deconstruction of a love affair and a marriage taking place over a five […]

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Mustang Glasgow Film Festival Sunday 27 February, 2016

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Mustang (N/C 15+) Golden Globe-nominated drama from a fierce new voice in Turkish cinema. GFT / Sat 27 (20.30) (SOLD OUT) & Sun 28 Feb (11.00) Deniz Gamze Ergüven’s extraordinary multi-award-winning debut, co-written with writer and director of Disorder Alice Winocour, depicts the way female sexuality becomes a challenge in a strict society. Five orphan […]

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Fright Fest Glasgow Film Festival 2016

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FrightFest Passes are £70 and cover all 12 films on Friday 26 & Saturday 27 Feb 2016 ONLY. Tickets for The Forest, Thursday 25 February,  and individual tickets for the Fri/Sat films   Prices: £9.50 / £7.50 concessions. To book tickets: +44 (0)141 332 6535 / Buy tickets online Box Office at GFT 12 Rose Street, […]

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Glasgow Film Festival, Crossing the Line, 17 – 28 February, 2016

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Crossing the Line Part of Glasgow Film Festival February 17 – February 28 Crossing the Line seeks to redefine our expectations, experimenting with form and content to create new ways of understanding and experiencing the moving image. Collaboration between GFF and Glasgow-based organisations MAP, Tramway, and LUX Scotland to showcase the work of artists and […]

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Glasgow Film Festival at Kinning Park Complex, Celebrating Roald Dahl’s Centenary Sat 27 February, 2016

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Celebrate Roald Dahl’s centenary with us at special screenings of Fantastic Mr. Fox and Matilda. Children are invited to help transform into Dahl-world through artist workshops with Sally Hackett and Mariella Verkerk, and enjoy food inspired by Dahl’s books, created by The Project Cafe. Fantastic Mr. Fox Bring the cubs on an underground adventure with […]

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Traders, GFT, 26 and 27 February, 2016

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Traders Set in recession-hit Ireland, this acerbic social satire keeps the audience guessing to the very end. GFT / Fri 26 Feb (18.00) | CCA / Sat 27 Feb, 2916 (15.45) This violent and blackly humorous film deals with ‘econocide’: the act of committing suicide as a result of bad economic conditions. When Vernon (Game […]

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I Am Belfast, Glasgow Film Festival Dunday 28 February, 2015

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  I Am Belfast GFT 28 February, 2016 As a director, Mark Cousins has captured everything from the history of film to the desires of  D H Lawrence. Now he ventures back home with a portrait of his native Belfast, depicted here as a copper-haired woman (Helena Bereen) who has survived times of violence, despair […]

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Truth, Glasgow Film Festival, 25 February, 2016

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Truth A tense political drama with bittersweet echoes of Redford’s All the President’s Men. GFT / Thu 25 Feb, 2016 (18.15) Running time: 2h5m Cate Blanchett is on terrific form in this gripping account of the scandal that caused the downfall of veteran broadcaster Dan Rather (beautifully played by Robert Redford). 60 Minutes had an […]

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Departure, Glasgow Film Festival , 25 and 26 February, 2016 CCA

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Departure A sensitively-handled coming-of-age tale. CCA / Thu 25 (18.00) & Fri 26 Feb (13.00) running time: 1h49m Andrew Steggall’s assured first feature is a sensitively-handled coming-of-age tale set in the Languedoc region of France. English teenager Elliot (Alex Lawther, The Imitation Game) and his mother Beatrice (Juliet Stevenson) arrive to clear their summerhouse in […]

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Home Care Glasgow Film Festival 25 February, 2016

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Home Care Czech Republic’s warm-hearted Oscar candidate. Thu 25 Feb, 2016(16.00) GFT Running time: 1h32m Inspired by stories of his mother’s life, Slávek Horák’s debut feature marks him as a filmmaker with the humour and humanity of a Milo š Forman or Jirí Menzel. Vlasta (Alena Mihulová) is the life and soul of her community […]

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Basement Bar Quiz Night Thursday 25 February, 2016

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Basement Bar Quiz Night! Thursday 25 February, 2015 7:45 PM Thursday night again folks with strange questions and even more eclectic music. Get a team in and see if ye can stop the bunfight between the Priory and The Parliament of Badgers. Assorted prizes for the winners. The Bar opens at 7pm for an 8pm […]

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Glasgow Film Festival – Weepah Way For Now CCA Thursday 25 February, 2015

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Weepah Way For Now   CCA A touching and warm film with two outstanding lead performances. Thu 25 February 2016 1:30pm, £9.50 (£7.50 concessions), CinemaAges: 15+Book online / 0141 332 6535Glasgow Film Festival 2016Wed 17 February — Sun 28 February 2016 Stephen Ringer’s debut feature is a dreamy and hilarious journey following two sisters, Elle and […]

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Hello My Name Is Paul Smith, The Lighthouse, 21 January 20 March, 2015

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The Lighthouse 21 January – 20 March, 2016 Photographs of Exhibition by Jim Byrne ‘We are delighted to announce that ‘Hello My Name is Paul Smith’ Exhibition will be opening at The Lighthouse in January 2016. The exhibition invites you into Paul Smith’s world and offers you a unique insight into his magnificent mind.’ An […]

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Bee Rowlatt – In Search of Mary, Aye Write, The Mitchell 10 March, 2016

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10th Mar 2016  •  6:00PM – 7:00PM  •  Mitchell Library North St, Glasgow G3 7DN Bee Rowlatt’s extraordinary journey in search of the life and legacy of the first celebrity feminist: Mary Wollstonecraft. Toddler in tow, Bee Rowlatt embarked on an extraordinary journey in search of the life and legacy of the first celebrity feminist: […]

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