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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..

UK Jewish Film Festival – Apples From The Desert CCA 14 Nov 2015

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CCA Sat 14 November 2015 Reception: 7pm, Film: 7.30pm, £8 (£6 concession for members) + £1 booking fee, Cinema All ages Book online / 0141 352 4900 Related CCA Events UK Jewish Film Festival Sat 14 November — Sat 21 November 2015 Nominated for three Israeli Academy Awards and adapted from the much-loved book, Apples […]

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Friday, November 13, 2015 | Filed under: Cinema

Mono presents: John McEntire (Tortoise, The Sea and Cake) + Schneider Kacirek (To Rococo Rot) + Sacred Paws DJ

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        Thursday, November 19, 2015 7:30pm Mono Cafe Bar10-12 King’s Court, King Street, Glasgow G1 5RB Mono Cafe Bar, Mono presents: John McEntire (Tortoise, The Sea and Cake)Schneider Kacirek (To Rococo Rot)Sacred Paws DJs. Yes! John McEntire, the legendary drummer, multi-instrumentalist and producer from Chicago is playing his first European solo shows. His numerous […]

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Learning from the 1915 Rent Strikes, Glasgow Women’s Library, 27 November, 2015

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Women’s role in housing disputes in Scotland c. 1915 to the present Dr Valerie Wright Friday, 27 November 2015 from 09:30 to 16:30 Glasgow Women’s Library Free event – tickets on eventbrite This event will commemorate the centenary of the Rent Strikes of 1915 in Glasgow and elsewhere in Scotland. This was a grassroots community […]

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Tangerine Friday 13–Thursday 19 November, 2015 GFT

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Tangerine15 Friday 13–Thursday 19 November, 2015 GFT Buy tickets online On Christmas Eve, rambunctious trans sex worker Sin-Dee Rella is released from a 28-day stint in prison to discover her pimp boyfriend has been sleeping with someone else. Outraged, she begins a rampage of revenge that takes her across the sun-scorched streets of downtown Los […]

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Kerry Conquers Among Other Women – Mandy McIntosh Exhibition Glasgow Womens Library

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25 November, 2015 – 1 December, 2015 This Mandy McIntosh exhibition is based on the artist’s one year residency  between Glasgow Women’s Library and Castlemilk Community. The residency focussed on action to spotlight violence against women, specifically referencing the Zero Tolerance campaign by Franki Raffles in 1994. The campaign archives are held by Glasgow Women’s […]

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David Simons Wee Literary Festival St Louis 25 November, 2015

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David Simons at St Louis Cafe Bar Wednesday 25 November, 2015 Music from Kick Jackson and John Ross Host Linda Jackson 734 Dumbarton Rd, Glasgow, Glasgow City G11 6RD

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Michelle Hannah BLU_ANGL Fri 13 November – Fri 27 November 2015 CCA

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Intermedia Michelle Hannah: BLU_ANGL Fri 13 November – Fri 27 November 2015 CCA Tue-Sat: 11am-6pm // Sun: 12noon-6pm // Closed Mondays Preview: Fri 13 Nov, 7pm-9pm // Free // Intermedia Gallery THE FUTURE LOOKS BACK FROM BEHIND THE GLASS ECHOING ANONYMOUS MURMURS PENETRATING THE PRESENT BLINDING SPACE WITH ITS VIRULENT WAVE INTO ANCIENT INTENSITIES PERMEATING […]

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London Gig: Bear on Mars Saturday, November 21, 2015 The Wanstead Tap

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Bear on Mars Saturday, November 21, 2015 7:00pm – 11:00pm The Wanstead TapArch 352 Winchelsea Road Forest Gate, London E7 0AQ    A night of music and comedy – Bear on MarsJohn EllisCult With No nameKameliya IvanovaJoel Sanders £5.00 on the door

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Frankie Boyle, Charity Fundraiser in aid of Ardgowan Hospice, Greenock Frid 18 Dec, 2015

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Frankie Boyle at Greenock Town Hall Charity Fundraiser in aid of Ardgowan Hospice Greenock Town Hall Friday 18 December, 2015 Frankie Boyle will perform at the town hall on Friday 18 December, 2015 on an all-Scottish bill alongside fellow funnymen Gary Little and  Scott Gibson. Hardeep Singh Kohli will compere the event. The charity fundraiser […]

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A Woman Under the Influence GFT Sunday 15 November, 2015

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A Woman Under the Influence15 GFT Sunday 15 November, 2015 14:15 Buy tickets online Veteran independent actor Gena Rowlands will receive an honorary Oscar at the Governor’s Awards in November and, to mark this achievement, GFT are screening A Woman Under the Influence , for which Rowlands was nominated for Best Actress at the 1975 […]

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Thursday, November 12, 2015 | Filed under: Cinema

LGBTI Human Rights Activism and Film CCA Sun 15 November, 2015

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LGBTI Human Rights Activism and Film CCA Two Scottish Premieres No Easy Walk to Freedom, made with Voices Against 377; and And Still We Rise Glasgow Human Rights Network Sunday 15 November 2015 3 p.m. Venue: Centre for Contemporary Arts, 350 Sauciehall St. Glasgow. Category: Films and theatre Speaker: Professor Nancy Nicol and others  University […]

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He Named Me Malala GFT Friday 6–Thursday 19 November, 2016

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He Named Me MalalaPG GFT Friday 6–Thursday 19 November, 2016 Buy tickets online Malala Yousafzai is the Pakistani girl who was shot by Taliban soldiers when she was 15 for speaking up for girls’ education: and Oscar-winning director Davis Guggenheim ( An Inconvenient Truth) retells her story using animation, archive and new interviews with now […]

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Brooklyn, GFT, 6 – 19 November, 2015

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Brooklyn12A Friday 6–Thursday 19 November, 2015 GFT Adapted by Nick Hornby from Colm Toíbín’s prize-winning novel, Brooklyn sees Saoirse Ronan (Atonement, Hanna ) firmly cementing her leading actress status as a young Irish woman starting an independent life in New York in the 1950s. When family duties call her back to Ireland, she must decide […]

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Aye Write! presents: Assault & Vinegar v. Assault & Sauce Mitchell Theatre 26th Nov 2015

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Crime Writers: Caro Ramsay and Neil Broadfoot Mitchell Theatre 26th Nov 2015  •  6:30PM – 7:30PM   Crime writers Caro Ramsay and Neil Broadfoot debate whether Edinburgh or Glasgow provide the best location for a crime novel. Salt or Sauce? Join crime writers Caro Ramsay and Neil Broadfoot in a head-to-head event where they will debate […]

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Aye Write! presents: Notes of a Newsman Mitchell Theatre 25th Nov 2015

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John Mackay Mitchell Theatre 25th Nov 2015    7:00PM – 8:00PM    Using archive material, interview transcripts, recollections and personal diaries, John Mackay tells the story of one of the most tumultuous periods in Scotland s peacetime history. Notes of a Newsman is the story of Scotland as it was seen and heard by the people of […]

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Square Mile of Murder, Glasgow Libraries, The Mitchell, 19 November, 2015

Mitchell Library, North Street, Glasgow, G3 7DN 19 November, 2015 Join The Mitchell’s librarians and archivists to explore resources relating to four notorious cases that took place in Glasgow’s historical “square mile of murder”. Book your place Places are limited. Please book in person at Granville Street Reception or by phoning 0141 287 2999. Time […]

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Wednesday, November 11, 2015 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events

The Diggin Deep Project, McChuills 22 November, 2015

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Dj’s Neil Bryson / bands : Caucasian Male / Mickey 9’s Glasgow Campaign To Welcome Refugees Awareness / Fundraiser https://www.youcaring.com/supporting-refugees-in-athens-and-lesvos-417157 Smokey Trotters Kitchen will be open with great food!

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GFF15: William McIlvanney, Living With Words review Pat Byrne

Very sad news that William McIlvanney has died today – 5 December, 2015 An absolute triumph for GFF15 – the world premiere was produced by Gill Parry and  filmed and directed by Maurice O’Brien. A documentary about William McIlvanney, Kilmarnock writer and vanguard of Scotland’s Tartan Noir. Only half an hour long, the film captured […]

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‘Fishnet’, Kiristin Innes at Waterstones Byres Road Thursday 19 November, 2015

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Kirstin Innes will be discussing her book Fishnet at Waterstones Byres Road on Thursday 19 November at 6.30 p.m. Free event.   Kirstin Innes’s Fishnet wins Guardian Not the Booker Prize Kirstin Innes’s debut novel Fishnet, a dark and challenging exploration of the sex industry, has won the Guardian newspaper’s Not the Booker Prize. On […]

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Superior Historical Crime: Graeme Macrae Burnet and Lucy Ribchester, Waterstones Byres Rd 25 November, 2015

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Graeme Macrae Burnet and Lucy Ribchester, Waterstones Byres Road Wednesday 25 November, 2015 7.00 p.m. Roll up, roll up and Immerse yourself in the world of a crofting community in 19th-c Applecross – the setting for Graeme Macrae Burnet’s “tour-de-force”, His Bloody Project. And meet the colourful characters in Lucy Ribchester’s tale of suffragettes, trapeze […]

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Scottish Pen, Day of the Imprisoned Writer, University of Glasgow 12 November 2015

Thursday, 12th of November, 1pm University of Glasgow,  Room 101, 5 University Gardens, Glasgow G12 8QQ Each year, PEN Centres and members worldwide commemorate the Day of the Imprisoned Writer to raise awareness of the unjust imprisonment and other forms of attack against writers around the globe, to remember those who have been killed, and stand […]

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Tuesday, November 10, 2015 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events

Ghost: 100 Stories To Read With The Lights On – chosen by Louise Welsh Thur 12 November, 2015

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Thursday, November 12, 2015 6:00pm – 8:00pm          John Smith’s Glasgow University 65 Hillhead St, Glasgow G12 8QF Part of Academic Book Week 2015, Glasgow University’s newly inaugurated Professor of Creative Writing, award-winning author Louise Welsh, will discuss her recent novels and a new anthology of supernatural stories she is responible for editing. […]

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FAIL BETTER: Industrial Hazards, McChuills, Thursday, November 12, 2015

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FAIL BETTER: Industrial Hazards Thursday, November 12, 2015 at 8:00pm    McChuills Glasgow40 High Street,  Glasgow G1 1NL DONT PANIC it’s all fine just sit back no really it’s all fine China’s gonna take care of it all and we don’t need to worry jobs? we don’t need jobs just get some workfare doon yer neck […]

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Pop Goes The Writer Wednesday, November 25, 2015 The Iron Horse Bar

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Wednesday, November 25, 2015  7:30pm        The Iron Horse Bar Join us for Pop Goes The Writer – A Drone Publishing event taking place during Book Week Scotland. Come along for an evening of live music and discussions on pop, classic albums and the future of music. Authors attending and speaking at the event are:Chris […]

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Academic Book Week 2015 at John Smith’s Glasgow University 9 – 13 November

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November 9 at 5:30pm to November 13 at 8:30pm        John Smith’s Glasgow University Bookshop, The Fraser Building Glasgow University Bookshop will host five days of events to mark the latest addition to the university calendar: Academic Book Week. Running for the first time between the 9th and 13th November 2015, Academic Book Week is […]

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Cafe with Heart! Waterstones Byres Road, 18 November, 2015

Waterstones 351-355 Byres Road, Glasgow G12  High Blood Pressure  – are you at risk? 18 November, 2015 – 7 p.m. With Prof Rhian Touyz and Prof Mandy MacLean, University of Glasgow Free Event Come and join Prof Rhian Touyz and Prof Mandy MacLean in conversation about High Blood Pressure: “The silent killer, are you at […]

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Night at the Museum, The Hunterian, 27 November, 2015

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Exploration and Inspiring Scots To celebrate St Andrew’s Day, The Hunterian at the University of Glasgow will host a special Night at the Museum event on Friday 27 November from 7.00pm – 10.00pm. Inspired by The Hunterian collections, this exciting free social evening focuses on ‘Exploration’ and ‘Inspiring Scots’ connected to The Hunterian and the […]

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‘Technology and Aesthetics from Duchamp to the Digital’ CCA 25 November,2015

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Dr Tamara Trodd in conversation with Dr Dominic Paterson: ‘Technology and Aesthetics from Duchamp to the Digital’ Wed 25 November 2015 CCA 5pm, Free and unticketed, Clubroom All ages Dr Tamara Trodd (University of Edinburgh) discusses her new book, Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction: Technology and Aesthetics from Duchamp to the Digital, in […]

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