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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..

Hello My Name Is Paul Smith Exhibition, The Lighthouse 21 January – 20 March, 2016

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Hello My Name is Paul Smith 21 January – 20 March, 2016 The Lighthouse Gallery One 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 […]

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The Arts and Precarity: Forging New Solidarities, 22 January, 2016

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The Arts and Precarity: Forging New Solidarities          Friday, January 22, 2016  7 p.m.      Kinning Park Complex Register here This event combines radical cabaret with a day of academic-artist-activist workshop discussions. Programmed in Glasgow’s Kinning Park Complex, an autonomous, resident-led social centre, the event will bring together a transnational network of […]

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CCA: Liz Lochhead Masterclass, 19 January, 2016

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Scottish Writers’ Centre In Process Masterclass with Scots Makar Liz Lochhead CANCELLED Tue 19 January 2016 CCA 7pm, £6 (£3 concessions) + £1 booking fee, Free to SWC members, Clubroom Ages 18+ Book Online / 0141 352 4900 Liz Lochhead was born in Motherwell, Lanarkshire in 1947. She wrote her first poem, ‘The Visit’, after […]

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Festival of Architecture 2016

A year-long festival celebrating the best of Scottish architecture Discover hidden treasures, old classics and new favourites within our packed programme of events and activities that will bring Scottish architecture to a whole new audience. All events are FREE unless otherwise stated. About the Festival of Architecture Led by the Royal Incorporation of Architects in […]

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Dumb Instrument plus Fergus Hetherington, Sunday 16 January, 2016. Sounds in the Suburbs

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Ten years of SoundsintheSuburbs and another year of eclectic wonderful music!! First gig for the year will be on Saturday 16th January at Woodend Bowling and Tennis Club features the wonderful Dumb Instrument plus Feargus Hetherington. 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. Promises to be a very special gig to kick off the year, so pre […]

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Invisible Knowledge: Talk by Althea Greenan, CCA 29 January, 2016

CCA Fri 29 January 2016 6pm, Free but ticketed, Clubroom Ages 12+ Book online / 0141 352 4900 Related CCA Events Invisible Knowledge Fri 29 January — Tue 9 February 2016 In the first of a series of events on archives the Invisible Knowledge group invites Althea Greenan, researcher and archivist at the MAKE library […]

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West End Winter Fair, Glasgow University Union, Sat 23 January, 2016

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West End Winter Fair Saturday, January 23, 2016 11 AM – 3 PM Glasgow University Union (GUU) The Glaswegian winter may seem infinitely dull now that December’s festive lights are being switched off. Do not despair, however, four aspiring entrepreneurs are hoping to bring some fun and light back to the University of Glasgow!  Winter […]

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Connect Contemporary Choir

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  Come along to Connect – brand new contemporary choir based in Glasgow Connect Choir will meet from January 19th – April 12th, 2016 (No choir on April 5th) 7pm – 9.30pm At: Hyde, 9-17 Partick Bridge Street, Glasgow  G11 6PN (Convenient for Kelvinhall Underground and Dumbarton Road)        Do you love singing? Do you […]

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Summit Portrayed at ProjectAbility 16 January – 5 March 2016

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  Tanya Raabe-Webber ProjectAbility January 16 – 5 March, 2016 **Live portrait sitting with Nathan Gale and Robert Softley Gale Sat-Sun 16-17 January, 1pm-4pm** This exhibition of portraits represents the culmination of a project that saw the artist in residence with Project Ability during the ‘International Summit for learning disability artists and their supported studios’. […]

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The Hollywood Glam Charity Night, Fundraising for Refugees, Saturday 16 January, 2016

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Hollywood Glam Charity Night!Saturday, January 16, 2016 6:30 PM  Indian Platform Southside Celebrate Zarina Ahmad and Nazreen Aski’s birthdays at a Charity Night – ticket money to be donated to help refugees.  ‘For our birthday we’ve organised a charity night with a difference. Instead of buying us a birthday gift we would appreciate you buying […]

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The Hammerin’ Tongs The Record Factory, Friday 29 January, 2016

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The Hammerin’ Tongs Catapult the Tongs tae King Tuts Friday, January 29, 2016   8 PM The Record Factory  ‘Awrite troops! We have a number of big gigs coming up and any support you can give us would be great; sharing the FB page, having a listen to our tracks, watching our videos and coming to […]

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Private Lives, Theatre Royal Mon 22 – Sat 27 Feb, 2016

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Private Lives Theatre Royal Mon 22 – Sat 27 Feb, 2016 A major new production of Noel Coward’s best loved and multi-award winning comedy. This glittering production of one of the greatest plays of all time, includes Olivier Award nominated TV and stage star TOM CHAMBERS (star of Top Hat the musical and Strictly Come […]

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New Gaelic Performance: New Gaelic Performance: Buaireas anns an Uisge/ Trouble the Water The Tramway 22 and 23 January, 2016

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Buaireas anns an Uisge/ Trouble the Water 22 & 23 January, 2016 7.30 – 8pmTickets £5 Presented by Elspeth Turner In the early 2000s, eminent American jazz musician Willie Ruff suggested that much of African American music has its roots in the Gaelic psalm singing of the Western Isles, which crossed the Atlantic with the […]

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CinemaAttic: Spanish and Latin American Short Film Night Fri 15 January 2016

CinemaAttic: Spanish and Latin American Short Film Night Fri 15 January 2016 CCA   7.30pm, £5 (£4 concessions) + £1 booking fee, Cinema Ages 15+ Book online / 0141 352 4900 A powerful curated selection of short films, all with English subtitles, as well as networking breaks for the enjoyment of both the Ibero-American community […]

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Ceòl’s Craic Club Film: Am Bràighe‘s Am Bayou / Amhrán An Fhír Bháin Tue 12 January 2016

Ceòl’s Craic Club Film: Am Bràighe‘s Am Bayou / Amhrán An Fhír Bháin Tue 12 January 2016 CCA 6.30pm, Free and unticketed, Cinema All ages 0141 352 4900 Am Bràighe‘s Am Bayou MG ALBA / mneTV 2005 Am Bràighe‘s Am Bayou explores the themes and motivations that run through the music of Blair Douglas, founder […]

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A War GFT 9 – 14 January, 2016

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A War GFT 9 – 14 January, 2016 A Danish soldier makes a split-second decision which will change his life forever. Friday 8 – Thursday 14 JanuaryRunning time: 1h55m The latest film from writer/director Tobias Lindholm (A Hijacking) is a remarkable study of a Danish soldier who makes a split-second decision whilst on tour in […]

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Watch Bad Movies with Geat Comedians, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen CCA 11 January, 2016

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Watch Bad Movies with Great Comedians present: The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen Mon 11 January 2016 CCA 7.30pm, £6 + £1 booking fee, Cinema Ages 18+ Book online / 0141 352 4900 Watch Bad Movies with Great Comedians is back for 2016 to love, laugh at and rip apart more celluloid cringe-mongers with fellow film […]

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Sleaford Mods: Invisible Britain GFT 10 January, 2016

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Sleaford Mods: Invisible Britain GFT Sunday 10 January Equal parts music doc and ‘state of the nation’ film. Sunday 10 January (20.30)Running time: 1h25m Sleaford Mods are regularly cited as being one of the most electrifying and uncompromising bands to come out of Britain in years. This documentary follows the duo in the run up […]

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In Your Arms GFT Thursday 14 January, 2016

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In Your Arms GFT Thursday 14 January, 2016 – 8.40p.m. Life and death are the protagonists in this unconventional love story. Young nurse Maria is drawn towards Niels, a terminally ill patient in the Copenhagen nursing home where she works. The two embark on a raw emotional journey as Niels expresses his wish to die […]

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Working in Music Conference, Musicians’ Union, The Mitchell 14 and 15 January, 2016

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Working in Music: The Musicians’ Union, musical labour and employment. Mitchell Library, Glasgow, 14 and 15 January 2016. The conference to mark the end of the project will take place at the Mitchell Library, North St, Glasgow G3 7DN on Thursday 14th and Friday 15th January 2016. Further information: programme, speakers, registration. North St, Glasgow […]

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Joy, GFT, 2 – 14 January, 2016

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Joy 2 – 14 January, 2016 GFTDavid O. Russell reunites with his Silver Linings Playbook and American Hustle stars Jennifer Lawrence and Bradley Cooper for the remarkable true story of Joy Mangano, creator of the ‘Miracle Mop’ and one of the most innovative entrepreneurs in American business. The film follows Joy, a single parent of […]

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Musicians’ Union: A Social History Exhibition 11th -31st January 2016

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  Musicians’ Union: A Social History Exhibition 11th -31st January 2016 Foyer – The Mitchell Library The exhibition covers various aspects of the MU’s 122 year history. To coincide we are also holding a two day conference at the same venue on 14/15 January on related themes of musical labour. 11th –  31st January 2016 […]

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‘Ireland 2016’ The Chieftains and Special Guests Celtic Connections Friday 15 January, 2016

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‘Ireland 2016’ – The Chieftains & Special Guests 15 January 2016  7:30PM Glasgow Royal Concert Hall As reflected by a year-long international programme of centenary events, Ireland’s 1916 Easter Rising, the bloodily heroic precursor to eventual independence, remains a seminally important episode in the country’s history. Together with the political struggle – as Irish Senator […]

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David Rovics and The Wakes, Govanhill Baths, Friday 26 February, 2016

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David Rovics & The Wakes Friday, February 26, 2016 at 7:30 PM   Govanhill Baths Community Trust David Rovics world tour brings him back to Glasgow! David, The Wakes plus Special guests TBC The venue is the historic Govanhill baths in Glasgow. TICKETS – TBC Watch out for further details on Facebook www.davidrovics.com/ The Wakes are […]

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Glasgow’s Public Hearing into Cuts on Services, Wed 10 Feb, 2016 Adelaide’s Glasgow

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Glasgow’s Public Hearing into Cuts on Services Wednesday, February 10, 2016 6:30 PM Adelaide’s Auditorium, Bath Street, Glasgow        Our city is facing the worst cuts to council funding in its history, the figure £131 million could devastate the services in Glasgow that we all rely and depend on. It could also cut jobs and […]

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Jon Ronson Aye Write 4 February, 2016

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Aye Write! Presents Jon Ronson – So You’ve Been Publicly Shamed 4th Feb 2016  •  6:30PM – 7:30PM  •  Glasgow Royal Concert Hall Jon will be here talking about the updated paperback version of his powerful and hilarious, yet deeply honest book about modern life, full of eye-opening truths about the escalating war on human […]

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