What’s On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more.

The Alcohol Years GFT Monday 5 October, 2015

The Alcohol Years15 GFT  Monday 5 October, 2015 6 p.m. When artist, musician, writer and filmmaker Carol Morley was twenty-one she left her hometown of Manchester and did not return for twelve years. Growing up in the 80s, she began drinking heavily at sixteen and frequented clubs such as the Hacienda whilst also fronting her […]

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99 Homes15 GFT Friday 25 September – Thursday 8 October, 2015

99 Homes15 GFT Friday 25 September – Thursday 8 October, 2015 Writer/director Ramin Bahrani (Goodbye Solo, Chop Shop) has a reputation for creating gripping character-based dramas, and 99 Homes continues his winning streak. There is a ‘ripped from the headlines’ quality to this tale of a young man (Andrew Garfield) who is evicted from his […]

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World of Film International Festival Thu 1 October — Sun 4 October 2015, CCA Glasgow

World of Film International Festival Thu 1 October — Sun 4 October 2015 Times and prices vary: see event listings for more details, Theatre and Cinema All ages 0141 352 4900 CCA Related CCA Events WoFF Glasgow Opening Night: How To Stop A Wedding Thu 1 October 2015 WoFF Glasgow Silent Sea / Meeres Stille […]

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VIP Record Fair, The Fruit Market, Candleriggs Sat & Sun 3rd & 4th October, 2015

VINYL MANIA RETURNS TO GLASGOW VIP RECORD FAIRS The Fruit Market, Candleriggs, Glasgow G1 1NQ Sat & Sun 3rd & 4th October, 2015 Remember the days of Mega stores filled with masses of vinyl records? They return for this one weekend when the world famous VIP RECORD FAIR returns to the Fruit Market in Glasgow. […]

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Southside Film Festival: The Gorbals Story Friday 9 October, 2015 St Francis Hall, Gorbals.

  Southside Film Festival: The Gorbals Story Friday 9 October, 2015         St Francis Hall, Gorbals.405 Cumberland Street, G5 0SE Glasgow Friday 9 October 8 p.m.        Tickets from wegotickets Southside Film Festival Presents: THE GORBALS STORY (PG, 74 mins, 1950)St Francis Community Centre, GorbalsGorbals, 9th OctDoors 7.30pm/film 8pm£8 full price/£6 concession Adapted from […]

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Windae Hingin’ Yorkhill Theatre Group Websters Theatre 13 – 17 October, 2015

Windae Hingin’ Yorkhill Theatre Group Websters Theatre 13 – 17 October, 2015 8:00 pm – 9:10 pm Tickets £7 Adult/£5 Concession (inc. booking fee) A Glasgow comedy about two women conversing as they hang from their tenement windows.  Older, native Glaswegian, Maggie, is a bit eccentric, whereas newcomer, Jeannie, is more down to earth.  But […]

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The City as a Movie Screen, Sunday 27 September, 2015 at (BAad) The Barras

  The City as a Movie Screen Sunday 27 September, 2015 The Barras Art and Design (BAad) 4 Calton Entry, Glasgow G40 2SB 18:00 p.m. Book tickets online City as a Movie Screen will be a cinematic celebration of the film heritage of Glasgow, with looping archive footage screening throughout the event on a large […]

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SQIFF Closing Film: Do I Sound Gay? Sun 27 September 2015 CCA

SQIFF Closing Film: Do I Sound Gay? Sun 27 September 2015 CCA 8.30pm, £4.40 (£3.40 concessions) + 60p booking fee, Free for unemployed people and asylum seekers, Theatre Ages 12+ Book online / 0141 352 490 Journalist David Thorpe confronts his anxiety over sounding gay by visiting voice therapists, interviewing friends, and talking to queer […]

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Scottish Queer International Film Festival CCA Thu 24 September — Sun 27 September 2015

Scottish Queer International Film Festival CCA Thu 24 September — Sun 27 September 2015 Times vary, See event details, Screenings: £5 (£4) + 60p booking fee, Free for unemployed people and asylum seekers, Workshops & discussions free. Book online / 0141 352 4900 Related CCA Events Scottish Queer International Film Festival SQIFF Schools: The Year […]

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A Syrian Love Story GFT Sunday 27 September, 2015

A Syrian Love StoryN/C 15+ GFT Sunday 27 September, 2015 17:15 p.m. Buy tickets online Comrades and lovers Amer and Raghda met in a Syrian prison cell 15 years ago. When director Sean McAllister first met their family in 2009, Raghda was back in prison and Amer was looking after their 4 boys alone; but […]

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Roger Waters The Wall12A GFT Tuesday 29 September, 2015

Roger Waters The Wall12A GFT Tuesday 29 September19:15 pm Buy tickets online The largest worldwide tour by a solo artist, filmed across three cities and two continents, this stunning cinema event blends Roger Waters’ tour of the Pink Floyd classic with a unique look behind the scenes as the musician reckons with his work’s meaning […]

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Palio GFT Friday 25 September – Thursday 1 October, 2015

Palio12A GFT Friday 25 September – Thursday 1 October, 2015 Twice a year the Italian city of Siena goes crazy for the oldest horse race in the world: the Palio. Not your average race, strategy, bribery and corruption play as much a part as the skill of the riders. With breathtaking cinematography, director Cosima Spender’s […]

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Mia madre15 Friday 25 September – Thursday 1 October, 2015

Mia madre15 Friday 25 September – Thursday 1 October, 2015 GFTBuy tickets online Cited as his best film since The Son’s Room, Nanni Moretti’s semi-autobiographical Mia madre revisits the themes of family relationships and loss which occupy his earlier film. Margherita (Margherita Buy) is a director in the midst of shooting her next film, whilst […]

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Arcade Fire: The Reflektor TapesPG Glasgow Film Theatre Friday 25–Sunday 27 September, 2015

Arcade Fire: The Reflektor TapesPG Glasgow Film Theatre Friday 25–Sunday 27 September, 2015 Buy tickets Sundance award winner Kahlil Joseph charts Arcade Fire’s creative process on their #1 album Reflektor. We see the band in Jamaica, recording in Montreal and playing an impromptu gig at a Haitian hotel on the first night of Carnival, all […]

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An evening with Chris Dolan Waterstones Byres Road. Thursday 8th October, 2015

Come and meet local author Chris Dolan as he talks with us about his latest novel; the mysterious and ethereal Aliyyah. Chris is a prize-winning writer, winning both the Macallan short story prize and the McKitterick prize. Aliyyah has been beautifully produced by Vagabond Voices, and you can enjoy a £2 discount on the night. Free event […]

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Danielle Howle and Scott MacDonald, Woodend Bowling and Tennis Club Monday 28 Sept 2015

Sounds in the Suburbs Folks don’t be missing this show now!! Next Monday at Woodend a belter of a gig coming up with Danielle Howle and Scott MacDonald playing.  Danielle comes as a top recommendation of Martin Stephenson and she is coming over to support the latter leg of the Daintees tour. Danielle is considered […]

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Govanhill Baths Community Trust, Refugee Fundraising Concert, Sunday 27 2015

Govanhill Baths Community Trust, in association with Singer and River City star Tom Urie, are staging a concert to raise funds and awareness of the refugee crisis this Sunday (27th) in the main pool. The pool will be turned into a concert venue for the evening and friends and supporters will gather to support the […]

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Traquair and the Tranquilizers / The Chinaskis / Craig Hughes 27 September, 2015 Nice ‘n’ Sleazy

Traquair and the Tranquilizers / The Chinaskis / Craig Hughes 27 September, 2015 Nice ‘n’ Sleazy 7.30 p.m.      Vagabond Social Club head to Sleazies for its first gig (and hopefully not the last). Our lineup contains… Traquair and the Tranquilizers The Chinaskis The Craig Hughes Two £5 on the door 421 Sauchiehall Street, […]

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Meet VSO in Glasgow Saturday 10th October, 2015

Meet VSO in Glasgow Saturday 10th October from 2.00. until 4.00. pm  Registration and refreshments from 1.30. Renfield St Stephen’s Centre Come and meet VSO (Voluntary Service Overseas) in Glasgow to find out more about volunteering overseas to fight poverty and make a lasting change. Hear from returned volunteers from a variety of backgrounds and […]

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ActivCanvas Launch Event, Glasgow Royal Concert Hall Thursday 24 September, 2015

   ActivCanvas Launch Event      Thursday 24 September, 2015    7:00pm Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow G2 3HY ActivCanvas is now ready to be launched and made available to the world.The launch event will mark the occasio. There are some limited spaces available to the public – get in touch if you would like to […]

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The Braw Wee Emporium, Glasgow – music and gifts

The Braw Wee Emporium Record and Gift shop based in the Heart of the Barras Market run by sisters Jennifer McGlone and Erin Molloy. Their ethos is to support Scotland’s amazing creative community by stocking local talent. You will find the very best in folk, jazz and acoustic music concentrating on releases not available in […]

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Jersey Boys, Winter Show 2015/2016 at the Theatre Royal – West End Promotional Launch

Today I went along to the promotional show for Jersey Boys – Theatre Royal from 8th December until 3rd January. Prior to today’s performance at OranMor there was a photoshoot in Ashton Lane – some how it seemed to be the perfect background for Matt Corner (Frankie Valli), Sam Ferriday (Bob Gaudio), Lewis Griffiths (Nick […]

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Centre for Open Studies, University of Glasgow, Autumn – Winter. 2015

Creative writing: the novel Saturday 03/10/15 – 19/03/16 14.00 – 16.00 In this course students will study the novel form, looking at structural aspects and techniques from a writer’s perspective in order to help develop their own writing. The course will include writing in class, using exercises and prompts, and reading published work to better […]

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Introduction to Creative Writing with Dr Linda Jackson, Centre for Life Long Learning University of Strathclyde 6 October, 2015

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Wee Literary Festival St Louis with Janet Paisley and Sheila Templeton 28 Oct 2015

St Louis, 734 Dumbarton Rd, Glasgow, Glasgow City G11 6RD www.stlouis-cafebar.co.uk/ 8 p.m. Go early if you want a seat

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Mirrorball Showcase 1: A Celebration of WB Yeats CCA Thu 8 October 2015

St Mungo’s Mirrorball Mirrorball Showcase 1: A Celebration of WB Yeats CCA Thu 8 October 2015 7pm, £5 on the door, SMM members free, Clubroom All ages An event to celebrate the poetry of the Irish writer WB Yeats, who was born 150 years ago. Members of the Mirrorball will read their favourite poems. W.B. […]

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Doors Open Day: Greyfriars Garden Shuttle Street Glasgow

  Greyfriars Garden Shuttle Street  G1 1QA ERZ (raised beds and layout), 2012 A tranquil growing space and community garden located on the site of Glasgow’s medieval Franciscan friary. It’s a showpiece stalled space boasting raised beds, greenhouses, DIY wormeries & composting and a wildflower meadow. A one-off opportunity to meet the enthusiastic gardeners! This […]

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Take One Action Film Festival Stories of our Lives + Campaign Short Film Awards Sun 20 September 2015 CCA

Take One Action Film Festival Stories of our Lives + Campaign Short Film Awards Sun 20 September 2015 CCA 6pm, £5 (£4.50 concessions), Theatre Ages 15+ Book online via Take One Action / 0141 352 4900 www.cca-glasgow.com Related CCA Events Take One Action Film Festival Sat 19 September — Wed 23 September 2015 Despite being […]

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Closed Curtain GFT Monday 21–Wednesday 23 September, 2015

Closed Curtain12A GFT Monday 21–Wednesday 23 September, 2015 Buy tickets online Throughout the past decade, internationally celebrated filmmaker Jafar Panahi has suffered from on-going oppression from the government of his home country, Iran. In 2011, whilst he was banned from making films, he made the documentary feature This Is Not a Film and several years […]

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Landfill Harmonic GFT Wednesday 23 September, 2015

Landfill HarmonicN/C 12+ GFT Wednesday 23 September, 2015 5.45 p.m. Buy tickets A testament to the transformative power of music and the resilience of the human spirit. The inspiring true story of The Recycled Orchestra of Cateura, a youth music group from the slums of Paraguay, whose choice of instrument – recycled garbage – blazes […]

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