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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..

Glasgow Film Theatre Wins Cinema of the Year at the 2015 Screen Award

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Glasgow Film Theatre is proud to announce it is the winner of Cinema of the Year (24 screens or less) at this year’s Screen Awards. The sixth Screen International Screen Awards took place last night (Oct 22) at a glamorous ceremony at the Brewery in London. Hosted by broadcaster Edith Bowman, the Awards recognise excellence […]

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Saturday, December 5, 2015 | Filed under: Cinema

Tea Green’s Festive Art, Design & Contemporary Craft Market The Lighthouse

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Tea Green EventsGallery Four Sunday, 6 December, 2015 12.00 – 5.00pm Join Tea Green for their first Glasgow winter event at The Lighthouse where they will once again be host to some of Scotland’s most talented independent creative talent. This year Tea Green has all of your festive shopping needs covered and they guarantee that […]

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Children’s Craft Workshops at The Lighthouse 12 and 19 December, 2015

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The Lighthouse Loves Christmas: Children’s Craft Workshops Workshop (Level 2) 12th & 19th December Tinsel Town Saturday 12th December 10.00 – 12.00 (5-8 years) 13.00 – 15.00 (9-12 years) Create an array of unique Christmas decorations using different materials, textures and crafting techniques. Twinkle, Twinkle… Saturday 19th December 10.00 – 12.00 (5-8 years) 13.00 – 15.00 […]

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Federation of Scottish Writers: Tinsel Tales 17 December, 2015 GOMA

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17 December, 2015 2:00pm – 6:30pm          Gallery of Modern Art – GoMA Library Royal Exchange Square Glasgow, Glasgow G1 3AH        Federation of Writers (Scotland) are holding our usual Christmas event at GoMA on 17 December. Slots and places fill up fast so please book early! To book yours anytime after […]

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Bothying in Scotland Ian R. Mitchell

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Bothying in Scotland One of the projects Ian Mitchell has been working on in 2015 is a feature film about the history of bothying in the Scottish mountains, to mark the 50th anniversary of the Mountain Bothies Association, the charity which renovates and maintains the many bothies in the Highlands. Ian was involved in  both […]

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Food To Go, One Stop Shop, Project Ability 28 November – 22 December, 2015

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Food to Go Project Ability Trongate 103, G1 5HD Saturday 28 November – 22 December, 2015 Everyone on your Christmas list can be ticked off with a visit to this year’s annual fundraiser exhibition at Project Ability. We celebrate the holiday season with sweet, savoury, classical and comforting artworks all to do with our love […]

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Scott Macdonald – Deetour – The Normans Saturday, December 19, 2015 Meet Me At the Corner

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Scott Macdonald – Deetour – The Normans Saturday, December 19, 2015 Meet Me At the Corner Scott Macdonald will be be playing some new songs and will be joined by southsides The Normans & local band Deetour. Meet Me At the Corner44 Main Street, Milngavie, Glasgow G62 6BU www.scott-macdonald.co.uk/ www.meetmeatthecorner.co.uk/live-music/

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Mslexia Women’s Short Story Competition 2016

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Women’s Short Story Competition The Mslexia 2016 competition welcomes writers of all levels of experience, writing stories on any subject – in any style. Up for grabs is a sumptuous £2,000 first prize, publication in the June 2016 issue of Mslexia and the fantastic exposure that this competition gives its finalists. So if you’ve got a story – or […]

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The Lesson 5 – 10 December, 2015 GFT

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The Lesson 5 – 10 December, 2015 GFT The pressures of austerity are universal, and used to great effect in in this quietly compelling human drama about Nadezhda, a 30-something schoolteacher under pressure because of debt. With the bank due to auction her house she must beg and borrow money at all costs, leading to […]

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CinemaAttic: Spanish and Latin American Short Film Night CCA Thu 10 December 2015

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Thursday 10 December 2015 7.30pm, £5 (£4 students) + £1 booking fee, Free to members when booking in person, Cinema Ages 18+ Book online / 0141 352 4900 A powerful curated selection of short films for the enjoyment of both the Ibero-American community and cinema lovers alike, all with English subtitles and with networking breaks. […]

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GRAMNet Film Series I am Kuba and For Ailsa CCA Wed 9 December 2015

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GRAMNet Film Series I am Kuba and For Ailsa CCA Wed 9 December 2015 6pm, Free but ticketed, Cinema All ages Book online / 0141 352 4900 Glasgow Refugee, Asylum and Migration Network I am Kuba When their family business goes bankrupt Kuba and Mikołaj’s parents are forced to leave Poland to find work abroad. […]

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Dr Zhivago 6th and 9th December, 2015 – GFT

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Dr Zhivago GFT 6 and 9 December, 2015 Winner of five Academy Awards, and one of the highest-grossing films of all time, David Lean’s 1965 epic romantic drama is an astounding adaptation of Boris Pasternak’s Nobel Prize-winning novel. The film covers the October Revolution, seen through the eyes of poet/physician Yuri Zhivago (Omar Sharif), who […]

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On The Town 6 December, GFT

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  On The Town 6 December, 2015 (Preview 9 Dec)= at 12.30 p.m. GFT Between December 1944 and February 1946, On the Town ran on Broadway for a total of 462 performances. However, it is MGM’s 1949 film version, directed by Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen, that remains the best-known version. Three sailors (Kelly, Frank […]

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Unbranded GFT 4 – 6 December, 2015

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  Unbranded Dec 4– 6 December, 2015 GFT Winner of the Audience Award at Hot Docs Film Festival, Philip Baribeau’s film is both an adventure and a wake up call for a better land with better wild horse management. The wildness of spirit between the four fresh-out-of-college friends at the centre of the film is […]

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Carol GFT Friday 27 November – Thursday 10 December, 2015

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Carol15 GFT Friday 27 November – Thursday 10 December, 2015 Buy tickets online Todd Haynes (I’m Not There , Far from Heaven) returns to the big screen after 8 years away, and this lush adaptation of the groundbreaking Patricia Highsmith novel The Price of Salt makes for a very welcome return indeed. Winning the Best […]

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West End Festival’s Electric Gardens 13 November – 6 December, 2015

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This winter’s light and sound experience from the West End Festival in Glasgow’s Botanic Gardens ‘The Electric Gardens II: Lux Botanicum’. Friday, 13 November to Sunday, 6 December, 2015 Last Week-End Folks – ends 6th December We went along – we loved it:   Building on last winter’s successful event, the experience will encourage adults, […]

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Christmas Crackers and New Year Listings at Theatre Royal and The King’s Theatre

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THE KING’S & THEATRE ROYAL PRESENT CHRISTMAS CRACKERS AND A NEW YEAR STUFFED WITH ENTERTAINMENT  Christmas Listings 2015 and What’s On at the Kings and Theatre Royal Glasgow 2016 This Christmas get your fill of family fun with Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs at the King’s Theatre before getting your teeth into the true […]

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Snoopy Kennels On Tour and Small Business Saturday, Byres Road Saturday 5 December, 2015

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Saturday 5 December, 2015 It’s going to be a busy day on Byres Road, great for family fun with the Snoopy Kennels on Tour plus Small Business Saturday. Celebration of  the release of Snoopy and Charlie Brown: The Peanuts Movie See the Snoopy Kennels A group of celebrities have brought to life cartoon character Snoopy’s […]

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SQIFF I Do?: The Lodger Sun 6 December 2015 CCA

SQIFF Ido? The Lodger

SQIFF I Do?: The Lodger Sun 6 December 2015 CCA 8pm, £4 (£3 concessions) + £1 booking fee, Free to people who are unemployed or seeking asylum, Theatre All ages Book online / 0141 352 4900 The Lodger is an early film from Alfred Hitchcock, in which the notoriously queer-minded filmmaker gives a subversive critique […]

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Thursday, December 3, 2015 | Filed under: Cinema

Conradh na Gaeilge Glaschú Seachtar na Cásca: Thomas J. Clarke Sun 6 December 2015 CCA

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Conradh na Gaeilge Glaschú Seachtar na Cásca: Thomas J. Clarke Sun 6 December 2015 CCA 7pm, Free, Cinema All ages 0141 352 4900 Seachtar na Cásca: Thomas J. Clarke The 1916 Rising Centenary Committee (Scotland) and the Pádraig Pearse Branch of Conradh na Gaeilge, have come together to organise screenings of the acclaimed Seachtar na […]

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This Is Not A Craft Fair 4th Edition, Govanhill Baths, Saturday 5 December, 2015

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Saturday 5 December, 2015 10:00am – 6:00pm Govanhill Baths Community Trust Please join us on our 4th Edition of This Is Not A Craft Fair on Saturday 5th December 2015. Over the past few years Rags to Riches’s craft events have provided a platform to a range of amazing local artists, designers and makers.Our fair […]

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Bob Law: The Winter Wonders of Oban

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The Scottish Western Highlands, with a scattered population, can sometimes seem cold, barren and rather bleak in November with endless days of rain, mist covered mountains and little obvious nightlife. The busy sea port of Oban bucks that trend however with ferries travelling from the mainland to various offshore islands, and the town, which lies […]

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A Christmas Carol Cottiers Theatre 23 & 24 December, 2015

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A Christmas Carol Cottiers Theatre 23 and 24 Dec 2015 – 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm Tickets £14 Adult/£10 Concession (inc. booking fee).  Seated event with one interval of 15-20 minutes. ‘There is nothing in the world so irresistibly contagious as laughter and good humour’ Folksy use a great mix of high energy, truthful performances, […]

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Little Red, 2 December – Thursday 24 December, 2015

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Wednesday 2 December – Thursday 24 December Location: Tramway 1 £8.50 (concessions) to £12.50 / Family tickets available. Preview tickets £6.50     ***** The Stage on The Pine Tree, Poggle and Me    “Perfectly formed dance theatre takes its early years audience to the top of the tree and shows them the view.”     ***** Dublin […]

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Aladdin Custom House Quay, Greenock 11 December 2015 – 3 January, 2016

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Custom House Quay 11 December 2015 – 3 January, 2016 Custom House Quay, Greenock PA15 1HJ Make your way to Beacon Arts Centre for a magical pantomime adventure this Christmas. Aladdin features a star studded cast including Mark Cox from Still Game and Keria Lucchesi from River City plus Ryan Fletcher (Gary Tank Commander) as […]

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Jack and the Beanstock, The Beacon Arts Centre, 27 Nov – 5 December, 2015

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  The Beacon Arts Centre Custom House Quay, Greenock PA15 1HJ 27th Nov 2015 to 5th Dec 2015 In the Village of Pantoloon, Jack Trot, his maw Dame Dot and their friendly coo Daisy huvnae got a bean to their name. Grumpy old Squire McGuire is demanding his rent money, and so the Trot family […]

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Glasgow’s Commonwealth Games: a pictorial memory with Robert Rogerson, The Mitchell

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Saturday 28 November 2015 13:30 – 14:30 The Mitchell Library Robert Rogerson celebrates the success of Glasgow’s Commonwealth Games, arguably the second largest multi-sport event in the world attracting more than 4000 athletes from the 71 nations and territories across the globe. For 12 days in mid-2014, the city of Glasgow basked in some of […]

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Santa and His Funny Friends Tuesday 22nd December, 2015

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“Santa and His Funny Friends” (suitable for 3 to 7 year olds) Tuesday 22nd December, 2015 at 2p.m. Santa and his Funny Friends brings live theatre to the Singl End. Come along and enjoy this festive family entertainment with lots of audience participation. Join Santa Tweeney and Twinky as they prepare for Xmas. But what has […]

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Acoustic Butterfly at Glasgow on Ice Thursday, 3 December, 2015

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Acoustic Butterfly at Glasgow on Ice Thursday, 3 December, 2015 7.30 p.m. –  9 p.m. Beer Tent, George Square, G2 1DU Wrap up warm and come along for a cracking wee sesh Acoustic Butterfly Facebook

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Paisley Film Festival December, 2015

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PAISLEY FILM FESTIVAL WEBSITE Under The Skin FRIDAY 11TH DEC 7.30PM Under the Skin is a 2013 science fiction-horror art film directed by Jonathan Glazer, and written by Glazer and Walter Campbell as a loose adaptation of Michel Faber’s 2000 novel of the same name. It was released in the UK on 14 March 2014 […]

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