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. Zootropolis 20 February, 2016 GFT
Zootropolis The modern mammal metropolis of Zootropolis is a city like no other. GFT / Sat 20 Feb, 2016 (13.00) Running time: 2h The modern mammal metropolis of Zootropolis is a city like no other. Comprised of neighborhoods like ritzy Sahara Square and frigid Tundratown, it’s a melting pot where animals from every environment […]
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Wednesday, February 17, 2016 | Filed under: Cinema, Glasgow Film Festival 2016, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
This Is Now: Film and Video After Punk 1979 – 1985, Tramway, 25 – 28 February, 2016
Thursday 25 February – Sunday 28 February, 2016 Tramway Free – Drop-in – no ticket required Glasgow Film Festival presents a very rare chance to see this programme of key underground films from London’s post-punk era, which are newly available for the first time in a generation. The early 1980s saw an explosion in alternative […]
Voice of an Eagle, GFF16, The Glad Cafe 20 February 2016
Voice of an Eagle: The Enigma of Robbie Basho, ft. Bards of Caledon & Other Lands The Glad Cafe Saturday 20 February, 2016 7.30 p.m. Glasgow Film Festival & The Glad Cafe present: Voice of the Eagle: The Enigma of Robbie Basho ft. Bards of Caledon & Other Lands with live performance by Bards of […]
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Miles Ahead, GFT 20 and 21 February, 2016
Scottish Premiere A layered, impressionistic portrait of jazz legend Miles Davis. GFT / Sat 20 (21.00) & Sun 21 Feb, 2016 (12.45) Running time: 1h40m A passion project for multi-talented actor/director Don Cheadle, Miles Ahead strays from conventional ‘biopic’ territory to compose a layered, impressionistic portrait of jazz legend Miles Davis. Cheadle […]
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Guests Attending Glasgow Film Festival 2016
Shirley Henderson And Kate Dickie To Attend Glasgow Film Festival Glasgow Film Festival is delighted to announce additional guests attending the festival: multi-award-winning Scottish actors Shirley Henderson and Kate Dickie will walk the red carpet and attend post-screening discussions in support of the films Urban Hymn and Couple In A Hole respectively. OTHER GUESTS ATTENDING […]
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Stowaway, Platform, 19 and 20 February, 2016
Stowaway is the new show from two-time Fringe First winners and “bright young things of British Theatre” (Observer). A Boeing 777 begins its descent towards Heathrow. The wheels unfold out of the belly of the plane. The frozen body of a stowaway is tipped out and cuts through the clear morning sky. In the car […]
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Paul Puppet, The Rio Cafe – Playing Bowie records in aid of Marie Curie, 7 March, 2016
Paul Puppet plays Bowie records (in aid of Marie Curie) Monday, March 7, 2016 7 p.m. The Rio Cafe Paul plays Bowie records, plain and simple. A whole album here, a B-side there. Not a DJ set as such. There wll be a fabulous raffle and collection for Marie Curie too! https://www.mariecurie.org.uk/ Event on […]
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Dave Arcari with Lee Patterson, The Hug and Pint, 11 June, 2016
The Hug and Pint, 171 Great Western Rd, Glasgow G4 9AW Tickets £8 (plus 80p booking fee) Buy tickets online www.davearcari.com/
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Glasgow Film Festival 2016 – festival choices. What a difficult task.
17 – 28 February, 2016 After hours spent perusing the brochure, selecting in excess of forty possibilities, reading the reviews and checking my diary, I’ve got the list down to around twenty films. At least ten are ‘must sees’. We’ve all got our own criteria – I tend to go for uplifting, heartwarming family/relationship type […]
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Tuesday, February 16, 2016 | Filed under: Cinema, Glasgow Film Festival 2016, Pat's Home Page Blog, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Firewalk Challenge – The Blaze – King’s and Theatre Royal fundraising for Enable
Brave ‘soles’ from the King’s and Theatre Royal walked on fire to raise funds for the venues’ nominated charities Children 1st and ENABLE Scotland. The thirty- three firewalkers included Ambassador Theatre Group staff, restaurant and corporate partners, and charity volunteers. They were treading on hot embers burning at a mean temperature of 668°C! To put it […]
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David MacLennan – Portrait Unveiling, OranMor, Sunday 21 February, 2016.
David MacLennan Portrait Unveiling Sunday 21st February, 2016 – 6pm- Free admission Auditorium, OranMor, Top of Byres Road G12 Join us in our Auditorium to celebrate the unveiling of a portrait of our much missed David MacLennan. The painting is by Alexander Moffat and was commissioned by The Democratic Left. Maggie Chapman from the […]
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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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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