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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..

Africa in Motion’s film screening of “Tar El-Layl – Narrow Frame of Midnight” Thurs, October 29, 2015 Rosemount Lifelong Learning

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        Africa in Motion’s film screening of “Tar El-Layl – Narrow Frame of Midnight” Part of Black History Month Thursday, October 29, 2015 at 8:30pm Rosemount Lifelong Learning Rosemount Lifelong Learning is hosting Africa in Motion’s film screening of “Tar El-Layl – Narrow Frame of Midnight” in partnership with Black History Month Scotland. Come […]

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Friday, October 23, 2015 | Filed under: Cinema

Saturday Something: More than A Market! *Halloween Launch* Sat, Oct 31, 2015 10:00 – 4:00 On the Corner

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        Saturday, October 31, 2015 10:00 – 4:00 On the Corner Hello One and All! from On the Corner After many chats over many cups of Tea with our team, we have decided to revamp our what was formally Market on the Corner, to make way for something a bit more frequent in nature…. […]

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Free Popcorn Horror Hallowe’en Film Party Queen Margaret Union 30 October 2015

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  The ultimate Halloween party at Queen Margaret Union  30th October 6 p.m. A FREE alternative to the traditional Glasgow Halloween nights. Bringing together all the best parts of Halloween, with host Lacy Rain (lacyrain.tumblr.com) kicking off the night with short film screenings. The films will showcase the best of indie horror, including the work […]

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The Hellfire Club Americana Hallowe’en, The Griffin Bar, 31 October, 2015

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The Griffin Bar – 266 Bath St, Glasgow G2 4JP 8.30 p.m. Saturday 31 October, 2015 ‘To mark the return of The Hellfire Club to the Griffin, and on Halloween night too, we invite you to join us for a night celebrating the many American song writers that have been a focus of our previous […]

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Thursday, October 22, 2015 | Filed under: Gig Guide plus Club Events, Hallowe'en in Glasgow, Halloween in Glasgow 2015

Witches’ Sabbath. McChuills, Friday October, 30th, 2015

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  Witches’ Sabbath Hosted by Fanny Pelmet and the Bastard Suits        Friday, October 30, 2015 7:30pm McChuills – kicking off Hallowe’en Weekender Kick off the McChuill’s Halloween Weekender with an enchanted evening; featuring The Creeping Ivies, Fanny Pelmet & The Bastard Suits and Di Curious plus very special guest DJs. Kosher Pickles Annual Halloween […]

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Reindeer Run 5k and Toddler Dash, Sense Scotland 13 December, 2015

Reindeer Run 5k & Toddler Dash       Sunday, December 13. 2015  10:30am        Bellahouston Park First Annual Reindeer Run. 5k entries get antlers and a goodie bag for all of their hard work. Toddler Dash open to kids on the day! Sponsorship Target: £50 Santa’s reindeer have to keep fit to be able to pull […]

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Southside Sessions Halloween Party Saturday, October 31, 2015 Lebowskis

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Southside Sessions Halloween Party Saturday, October 31, 2015 8:30pm Lebowskis Pop Up Halloween 2015 with the Southside Sessions at this ace Southside music venue! Head through to the main stage area and enjoy live music from a range of local acts including Graeme Quinn, Roy Henderson, Barefoot Bren, Charly Houston, Heather Laughland, Howlin’ Radio and […]

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Win tickets to Country Living Christmas Fair Glasgow 2015

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Pick the Perfect Present at the Country Living Christmas Fair Glasgow’s SECC 19 – 22 November, 2015 12 pairs of tickets to be won  COMPETITION NOW CLOSED Come along to meet makers, designers, artisans and growers and discover unique gifts to delight your loved ones. You’ll also find inspirational ideas and beautiful decorations to bring […]

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Writers Block 22 October, 2015 The Rum Shack

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Writers Block 22 October, 2015 The Rum Shack Glasgow657 – 659 Pollokshaws Road, Glasgow G41 2AB         Created for The Rum Diaries Presents Showcasing new writing by new and established writers, performed by professional actors. We also welcome short film submissions from new and aspiring filmmakers. If you have a segment from a script […]

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Walk Of Champions FireWalk – Drumchapel Food Bank Sunday, 6 December 2015

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Walk Of Champions FireWalk – Drumchapel Food Bank Sunday, 6 December 2015 from 15:30 to 19:00 (GMT) In conjunction with HeadStrong The Drumchapel Foodbank has teamed up with Headstrong to hold a Firewalk fundraising event for their Drumchapel Christmas drop in. ‘At Christmas our service provides each individual who attends our drop in with a […]

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Tuesday, October 20, 2015 | Filed under: Christmas in Glasgow, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, Food banks

The Smallest Show On Earth Theatre Royal, Glasgow Monday 26 – Saturday 31 October 2015

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A New Musical Comedy with Music & Lyrics By Irving BerlinBy Special Arrangement With StudiocanalDirected By Thom SoutherlandStarring Liza Goddard & Brian Capron The Smallest Show On EarthTheatre Royal, Hope Street, GlasgowMonday 26 – Saturday 31 October 2015 Mercury Theatre Colchester, Brian Eastman and Christabel Albery present a new musical comedy based on the StudioCanal […]

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The Word Factory, The Tron, Every Friday 1 p.m.

Regular creative writing workshop, where participants prepare material for a monthly open mic event, Word Play. The Tron Theatre Friday 23 October – Friday 4 December, 2015 1 p.m. – 3.30 p.m. Telephone: 0141 552 4267 WORD PLAY events are innovative spoken word opportunities working to a novel theme, where visiting musicians and performers find […]

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Cry at Midnight – Mavis Gulliver at the hub! The Language Hub Saturday, 24 October, 2015

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Cry at Midnight – Mavis Gulliver at the hub! The Language Hub community interest company Saturday, 24 October, 2015 4:00pm – 5:00pm Islay based author Mavis Gulliver will be introducing her book ‘Cry at Midnight’, the first story of her ‘The Hagstone Chronicles’. Meet Mavis and the story which is set on the isle of […]

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The Mexican Day of the Dead, The Mitchell, 2 November, 2015

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The Mexican Day of the Dead ‘Courage in the Name of Freedom of Expression’ Hosted by: Journalist and Author: Jean Rafferty of Scottish PEN Monday, November 2nd 2015 @  5:30 pm The Mitchell Library: The Mitchell Room, North St, Glasgow G3 7DN An Aye Write Event  – Free to all  Scottish PEN, in conjunction with […]

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Monday, October 19, 2015 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events

Road 29 Oct and 30 October, 2015 Websters Theatre

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Road Performance Date: 29 Oct 2015 – 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm Websters TheatrePerformed by West College Scotland Final Year Students. Darkly comic, ROAD by Jim Cartwright is the brutal and gritty portrayal of working class life in a Lancashire town.  It is 1987, Maggie Thatcher has just gained her third term in office as […]

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The Magic Cave of Salamanca, Websters Theatre, 23 October, 2015

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Off World Productions bring their exciting new production of a choice selection of ’Interludes’ by Miguel Cervantes including ‘The Magic Cave of Salamanca. Best known and loved for Don Quixote, the ground-breaking comic precursor of the modern novel, Cervantes led an extraordinary life every bit as colourful as his works. Born the son of a […]

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A Word With Dr Johnson, A Play, A Pie and A Pint, OranMor until 24 October, 2015

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Featuring Simon Donaldson, Alasdair MacRae, Mark McDonnell  and Gerda Stevenson  Presented by the Traverse Theatre In 1746 Samuel Johnson began to compile his famous Dictionary. Despite his famous antipathy to Scotland ( “a very vile country to be sure”) , five out of his six assistants were Scots. How did they help him and what was […]

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Gujarati Society Glasgow, Evening of Music and Dance 24 October, 2015

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Gujarati Society Glasgow are hosting a great night of dance and masti!This year will be bigger and better than ever… Live music… Food can be purchased on the day of the event. Tickets can only be bought on the day strictly on a first come first served basis. Come and join us in the festivities […]

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The Mackintosh Festival, Glasgow, October 2015

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The Mackintosh Festival invites you to celebrate the life of Charles Rennie Mackintosh through a series of exhibitions, walks, talks, tours and performance in various locations including Glasgow School of Art. You will find activities for the whole family as you celebrate the life and work of Glasgow’s renowned architect. See the full programme Events […]

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Balkanarama Saturday 24 October, 2015 The Art School

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Balkanarama Saturday 24 October, 2015 The Art School The first Balkanarama of the season welcomes to Scotland for the very first time ERRICHETTA UNDERGROUND – an explosive Rome-based 7-piece playing a fantastic collection of klezmer and balkan music with richness, originality and boundless energy! PLUS, of course, our fabulous Balkan Beats DJs, early LIVE JAM […]

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Saturday, October 17, 2015 | Filed under: Cinema, What's on Glasgow: Students

Support North Kelvin Meadow and The Children’s Wood Tuesday 20 October, 2015

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‘Please come and join us next Tuesday, 20th October, 10.45 a.m. George Square.’ The Planning Committee are being asked to grant a site visit and hearing so that they can be clear regarding the level of local support for the meadow and wood and the concern regarding the proposed use of the land. ‘The planning […]

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Document Human Rights Film Festival Fri 16 October — Sun 18 October 2015 CCA

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Document Human Rights Film Festival Fri 16 October — Sun 18 October 2015 CCA Opening: 12noon, £4 (£3 concessions) + 60p booking fee, Free for refugees and asylum seekers, Theatre. Day Passes (Sat & Sun): £12 (£9 concessions) All ages 0141 352 4900 Related CCA Events Document HRFF Opening Night: A Quiet Inquisition Fri 16 […]

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Friday, October 16, 2015 | Filed under: Cinema, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers

They Will Have To Kill Us First GFT Thursday 22 October, 2015

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They Will Have To Kill Us FirstN/15+ GFT Thursday 22 October, 2015 5.30 p.m. ‘A gripping, powerful documentary’ – Indiewire Following Malian musicians such as Songhoy Blues and Moussa Sidi, this documentary looks at the aftermath of a jihadist takeover and subsequent banning of music. Music, one of the most important forms of communication in […]

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Visible Cinema: The Wolfpack GFT Sunday 18 October, 2015

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Visible Cinema: The Wolfpack15 GFT Sunday 18 October, 2015 16:45 October’s Visible Cinema is a subtitled screening of The Wolfpack. Visible Cinema is for Deaf and Hard of Hearing audiences, featuring captioned, subtitled or BSL interpreted screenings, followed by a post-film discussion. This fascinating documentary uncovers the story of a group of brothers, brought up […]

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Riddles of the Sphinx Monday 19 October, 2015 GFT

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Riddles of the SphinxU Monday 19 October, 2015 18:10 GFT ‘…one of the most important avant-garde films to have emerged from Britain’ – BFI Laura Mulvey’s groundbreaking avant-garde classic is an incredible evocation of her own influential writings. The film focuses on the spaces occupied by the protagonist, a middle class women named Louise who […]

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Dalai Lama’s Compassion in Action GFT Thursday 22 October, 2015

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Dalai Lama’s Compassion in ActionN/C 5+ GFT Thursday 22 October, 2015 – 6.10 p.m. In honour of the Dalai Lama’s 80th birthday, Los Angeles Director Khashyar Darvich presents his newest film, Dalai Lama’s Compassion in Action, with a Q&A afterwards. Open your heart and become the change. What truly brings us happiness? In this inspiring […]

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GI Blues Film Society Event Sunday 18 October, 2015 O’Neill’s Merchant Square

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Film Society Event Sunday 18 October, 2015 2:00pm O’Neill’s Merchant Square ‘G.I. Blues’ feature film; ‘Memories of the King’ documentary; Tribute to Marty Pasetta – director of ‘Aloha from Hawaii’; Elvis on stage footage from May 1977. TICKETS are £5 each, available at desk on the day. Event runs from 2pm to 6:45pm. Starring Elvis […]

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Dear White People GFT Thursday 22 October, 2015

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Dear White People15   GFT   Thursday 22 October, 2015 Winner of the 2014 Sundance Film Festival’s Special Jury Award for Breakthrough Talent, Dear White People is an important and provocative satire of race relations in the age of Obama. A group of African American students navigate campus life and racial politics at a predominantly […]

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An Evening with Ian Rankin OranMor, Tuesday, 03 November, 2015

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An Evening with Ian Rankin OranMor, Top of Byres Road, G12 Tuesday, 03 November, 2015 at 6:30pm An evening with Ian Rankin who will be launching his new book, Even Dogs in the Wild. Detective Inspector Siobhan Clarke is investigating the death of a senior lawyer during a robbery. But the case becomes more complex […]

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