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..

Valentine’s Day, the feast of love, 2016. Special Menu at Cafe Cossachok

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‘For everyone who already found true love or still in search of a miracle’. Cafe´Cossachok are offering delicious food with a special Valentine’s menuson 13th and 14th of February, 2016. Available all day and from 5 p.m.  romantic live music performance surprise songs with guitar accompaniment. Places are limited so early booking advised. Telephone: 01415530733Or […]

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Blazin’ Fiddles at Celtic Connections 2016 review and photographs by Pauline Keightley

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Blazin Fiddles were on fire at their Celtic Connections Gig on 30th January, 2016 at O2 ABC. An accomplished fiddle band, they produce a rich, well honed and diverse sound. There was tight interplay between the musicians, interwoven tunes and flowing reels that gave rise to plenty of foot tapping and stomping. Blazin’ Fiddles are […]

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The Trumbo Season at the GFT, February, 2016

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The Trumbo Season at the Glasgow Film Theatre February, 2016 Dalton Trumbo wrote some of Hollywood’s most famous pictures, from the immortal epic Spartacus to Academy Award winners The Brave One and Roman Holiday. However, he did not receive credit for these films upon their release, and instead found himself on the Hollywood blacklist for ‘Un-American Activities’ during the country’s […]

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Southside Film Festival and Glasgow International Comedy Festival 2016

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Bringing some joy and joviality to the Southside As part of Glasgow International Comedy Festival, they’re screening some much-loved comedy classics at Govanhill Baths on Friday 11th and Saturday 12th of March. Kicking us off on the Friday night will be Ben Stiller’s zany fashion spoof Zoolander. With the hotly anticipated sequel Zoolander 2 released […]

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Glasgow Film Festival 2016 – News of Opening and Closing Galas

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Hail, Caesar!  UK premiere opens the festival Anomalisa,winner of the Grand Special Jury Prize 2015 at Venice Film Festival closes the festival. Glasgow Film Festival is delighted to announce its choice of films for the 2016 Opening and Closing Galas. The festival, which is supported by Glasgow City Marketing Bureau, Creative Scotland, the BFI and […]

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Celtic Connections 2016: John Grant support Rachel Sermanni – photos and review Pauline Keightley

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John Grant at Celtic Connections   American singer-songwriter John Grant was on fine form at Celtic Connections.  He is a larger than life bear of a man who commands the stage with his impressive bass voice. Well received by the fans, with calls of ‘John we love you!’ – he waved his arms in recognition. He performed […]

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Bob Marley Birthday Party African Art Centre Saturday 6 February, 2016.

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Bass Warrior Sound System’s annual Bob Marley Birthday Celebration. Full Bass Warrior crew with Peter Brown, Crucial Roots and guest MCs .Best Dressed Chicken merchandise stall will be in attendance and the Rasta Kitchen will be open…. Tickets are £5.00 in advance and more on the door. Give thanks and praises! https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/bob-marley-birthday-party-tickets-21047110474 and more on […]

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The Hunterian: New acquisition attributed to Hogarth

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(On display at The Hunterian on the Spotlight Wall with Hogarth’s relevant ‘Hudibras’ engravings from 5 February until 24 June 2016.) New research has revealed that a recent acquisition made by The Hunterian may be an early work by English painter, engraver and satirist William Hogarth (1697-1764). Best known for his ‘modern moral subjects’, Hogarth […]

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North Kelvin Meadow Bonfire Jam, Saturday 6 February, 2016.

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  North Kelvin Meadow BONFIRE JAM Saturday 6 February, 2016 North Kelvin MeadowSanda St, Kelbourne St, Clouston St,  Glasgow, G20 8PU         Let’s celebrate this wonderful space together. Everyone in the North Kelvin Community is invited, feel free to bring along anyone else who’s interested. Hopefully see you there for a bonfire and a […]

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Scottish National Slam Championships, Saturday 13 February, 2016, The Tron

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Scottish National Slam Championships      Saturday, February 13, 2016 – 7:45 PM Tron Theatre This is the contest to be Scottish Poetry Slam Champion for the year. And the winner goes to Paris to represent Scotland in The World Series. Slam poetry is a thing of verve, wit, insight and heartache delivered in bite-size […]

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Cafe with Heart. Waterstones, Byres Road, 10 February, 2016.

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‘One in five – your risk of heart failure: what can we do about it?’ February 10th, 2016 – 7 p.m. With Prof John McMurray, University of Glasgow – Professor of Cardiology (Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences), School of Medicine. Free Event Come and join Prof John McMurray in conversation about Heart Failure: ‘One […]

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Love Words, Open Mic on the theme of Love, GoMA 11 February 2016

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Love Words – Open Mic Thursday, February 11, 2016 GoMA Royal Exchange Square, G1 3 AH  2:00 PM – 6:30 PM    Poems and Stories under the theme of Love Love Words is an event organised by the Federation of Writers (Scotland) and which takes place in GoMA Library in Royal Exchange Square on Thursday […]

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Free Gathering for World Peace, Glasgow, Sunday 31 January 2016

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   Sunday 31 January, 2016    6:00 PM – 8:30 PM Trades Hall85 Glassford Street, Glasgow G1 1UH ♥ The Miracle of Affirmative and Prayer… The Most Powerful Force on Earth… Women, Men and Children Stand in Peace… Be a Peace Emissary, a Peace Warrior, a Peace Messenger ♥ ♥ Gathering first in George Square at […]

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A Century of Style: Costume and Colour 1800 – 1899 Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum 25 Sept 2015 – 14 February 2016

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Another wonderful exhibition at Kelvingrove 25 September 2015–14 February 2016 Tickets: £5/£3 (with Gift Aid £5.50/£3.30)  under 16s FREE This beautiful exhibition of 19th-century clothing comes from Glasgow Museums’ collection of European costume. Showcasing some rarely seen examples of womenswear, menswear and children’s clothing, it considers how such clothes were made and where they were […]

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Bi Scotland History Project: Invisibility Exhibition, Govanhill Baths, 5 – 29 February, 2016

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  Bi Scotland History Project: Invisibility Launch   5 February, 2016   18.00 – 21.00   Exhibition runs from 5 February to 29 February, 2016   Govanhill Baths, 99 Calder Street, Glasgow, G42 7RZ   Bisexual Scots give voice to their experience, with themes of bi-visibility, biphobia and bisexual erasure.   Special guest Patrick Harvie […]

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Billy Connolly’s Art, until 18 February, 2016 – People’s Palace

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   Glasgow Green, Glasgow G40 1AT    The exhibition, with over 40 original Billy Connolly’s artwork runs until February 18, 2016.   Talking about his drawings Connolly said:  ‘My art is pure and unjudged, I am creating it for myself. I don’t want them to be judged…they’re little friends of mine.’ Connolly describes the process of […]

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Stuart Cosgrove: Young Soul Rebels – A personal history of Northern Soul 11 March, 2016. Aye Write

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STUART COSGROVE   Young Soul Rebels:   A Personal History of Northern Soul   11 March, 2016. 18.00 – 19.00    £9   Well known from his many appearances on TV and Radio (especially his opinionated weekly stint on BBC Radio Scotland’s Off the Ball), Stuart Cosgrove is appearing at Aye Write! this year as […]

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A Valentine Gala: From West End to Broadway, Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 14 February, 2016

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From West End to Broadway, A Valentine’s Gala Sunday 14 February 2016, 3pm Let the glitz and glamour of West End and Broadway musicals sweep you off your feet this Valentine’s Day. Including hits from The Phantom of the Opera, The Lion King, Miss Saigon, The Sound of Music, Singin’ in the Rain, Chicago, West […]

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Argentine Tango, Dance Classes Glasgow

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Argentine Tango Classes 20 January – 23 March, 2016 Argentine TangoNotre Dame Primary School on Havelock Street. Classes £6.50 (£5.50)Wednesdays with Shona and AlistairImprovers 6.30pm – 7.30pm Intermediate 7.30pm – 8.30pmBeginners (booking essential) 8.30pm – 9.30pmmore info from Alistair MacDonald 07814884245or email info@glasgowtango.org.ukwww.glasgowtango.org.uk Improvers Classes The improvers programme builds on what you have learned in […]

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New Season at The Star Folk Club starts 9 February, 2016

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The Admiral Bar, Waterloo Street, Glasgow G2 7DA and start at 8.00pm. 9th February         Tony Mcmanus                                               £12 Tony McManus has come to be recognised throughout the world as the leading guitarist in Celtic Music. From early childhood his twin obsessions of traditional music and acoustic guitar have worked together to produce a startlingly original approach […]

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Optograms, Launch of Stephen Watt’s New Pamphlet The Tron 11 February, 2016

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Launch of Optograms Stephen Watt’s new pamphlet collection The Tron  Thursday, February 11, 2016 8 PM   Tron Theatre 63 Trongate, Glasgow G1 5HB Stephen Watt – Poet

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Pádraig Ó Baoighill – ‘Rabbie Burns: The Link with Ireland’ CCA 16 February, 2016

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16 February, 2016 CCA Book Launch: ‘Rabbie Burns: An Nasc le hÉirinn’ (The Link with Ireland) Pádraig Ó Baoighill is an award winning Irish writer, journalist, and broadcaster who has more than twenty published books. His latest book, ‘Rabbie Burns: An Nasc le hÉirinn’ (The Link with Ireland). In this Irish language book, Pádraig explores […]

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St Mungo’s Mirrorball Showcase with Tom Leonard, 11 February, 2016

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CCA Thu 11 February 2016 7pm, Free and unticketed, Clubroom All ages 0141 352 4900 Tom Leonard (born 1944) is a Scottish poet, writer and critic. He is best known for his poems written in the Glaswegian dialect of Scots, particularly his Six Glasgow Poems and The Six O’Clock News. His work frequently deals with […]

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Winter Words Festival Pitlochry Festival Theatre 12 – 20 February 2016

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12 – 20 February, 2016 Winter Words Festival Pitlochry Festival Theatre, Port Na Craig, Pitlochry, Perth and Kinross PH16 5DR Telephone: 01796 484 626 www.pitlochry.org.uk The twelfth Winter Words Festival welcomes a wealth of literary talent to Pitlochry Festival Theatre.  Some of the performers include Gregor Fisher, Magnus Linklaker, Tam Dalyell, Ronnie Browne (The Corries), Malachy […]

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Velvet Joy Productions: Sleaford Mods – Invisible Britain screening CCA 30 January, 2016

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Sat 30 January 2016 CCA 3.30pm, £7 (£5 concessions) + £1 booking fee, Theatre Ages 15+ Book online / 0141 352 4900 Sleaford Mods – Invisible Britain shows the most exciting and uncompromising British band in years sticking two fingers up to the zeitgeist and articulating the rage and desperation of those without a voice […]

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The Front, GFT, 1 – 3 February, 2016

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1 – 3 February, 2016 GFT New digital-print of Martin Ritt’s comedy-drama. Monday 1 (16.00/20.40) & Tuesday 2 February (18.10)Running time: 1h35m This 1976 comedy-drama follows the tribulations of Howard Prince (Woody Allen), a cashier who lends … More… Director Martin Ritt Cast Woody Allen, Zero Mostel, Herschel Bernardia, USA 1976, 1h35m, 12 Buy tickets […]

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Acoustic Routes, Bert Jansch, Sun 31 January, 2-16 GFT 2.30 p.m.

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Acoustic Routes The acclaimed folk music film tribute to Bert Jansch. Sunday 31 January (14.30)Running time: 1h42m This extended cut of Acoustic Routes features insights and exclusive live performances from Bert Jansch, Brownie McGhee, Davey Graham, Anne Briggs, Wizz Jones, Billy Connolly and other key players in the Scottish folk scene. Anne Briggs has rarely […]

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Park Circus. History, Heritage and Development, Goethe Institute 25 – 29 January, 2016

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10.00 a.m. – 20 p.m. Park Circus History Heritage and Development Exhibition is organised by the Park and Woodlands Heritage Group. The exhibition consist of espessially assembled unique photographs an audio visual presentation and a 3D model.  Free Register online Goethe Institut – 3 Park Circus Glasgow G3 6AX GB Tel: + 44 141 3322555 info@glasgow.goethe.org Goethe […]

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