I 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. From Asmara to Glasgow: The Untold Stories of Eritrea, Rosemount Lifelong Learning 12 October, 2015
Join our Black History month event with North Glasgow Integration Network “From Asmara to Glasgow: Untold Stories of Eritrea”. 12th of October 4.30 – 6.30pm at Rosemount Learning & Event Space. 102 Royston Road, G21 2NU Part of Black History Month
Monday, October 5, 2015 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events
Black History Month, Glasgow, October, 2015
Black History Month, Surreal Short Fiction and more Scottish Writers Centre ‘The Power of Words’: Celebrating Black History Month Tuesday 13th of October, 2015 7pm – 8.30pm Club Room, CCA, Glasgow Free Admission October is Black History Month, and to celebrate we’re having an open mic night for works that engage with the power of words […]
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Jeanette Winterson Wednesday 7 October, 2015 1 p.m. Waterstones Sauchiehall St
Jeanette Winterson Wednesday 7 October, 2015 1 p.m. Waterstones Sauchiehall St Free Lunchtime Signing Come and meet the acclaimed feminist writer, whose works include ‘Sexing The Cherry’, ‘Oranges Are Not The Only Fruit’ and ‘The Power Book’. ‘I saw the strangest sight tonight.’ New Bohemia. America. A storm. A black man finds a white baby […]
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Poetry from Palestinian Diaspora 6 and 8 October Glasgow
Poetry from Palestinian Diaspora Poems and prose from exiled Palestinian poet Iyad Hayatleh. Torn between identity from Glasgow, Damascus and Galilee. Tuesday 6th October, 2015 Time: 2pm-3pm Gallery of Modern Art, 1 Royal Exchange Square, G1 3AZ Thursday 8th October, 2015 Time: 6pm-6.30pm Woodside Library, 343 St Georges Road, G3 6TQ Both events are free, […]
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The Colonial Merchants of Glasgow: Townhouses and Landed Estates GOMA Friday 9th October, 2015
The Colonial Merchants of Glasgow: Townhouses and Landed Estates Gallery of Modern Art Friday 9th October, 2015 1pm – 3pm This talk traces the development of Glasgow’s New Town, an area now known as the Merchant City. Tobacco lords, sugar princes and slave-owners influenced the development of the burgeoning city, including urban layout and architectural […]
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National Poetry Day Glasgow Thursday 8th October, 2015 Various Events
Story Café Glasgow Women’s Library Our warm and welcoming Story Café is the perfect way to relax over lunchtime. Bring along a bite to eat, grab a cuppa, and enjoy listening to wonderful short stories, novel extracts and poems by women writers from around the world. Whether you’re an avid reader, or want to get […]
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Sunday, October 4, 2015 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events
One in a Million A Play, A Pie and A Pint, OranMor Mon, 05 October, 2015 — Sat, 10 October, 2015
One in a Million A Play, A Pie and A Pint, OranMor Mon, 05 October, 2015 — Sat, 10 October, 2015 By Cathy Forde | Directed By Stephen Darcy Featuring Teri Ann Bobb-Baxter and Alan McHugh In association with Aberdeen Performing Arts and presented by the Traverse Theatre Susan is a young woman from Blantyre with […]
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Onwards and Outwards: GFT, October, 2015
A unique programme of films made by British women filmakers over the last fifty years Glasgow Film Theatre – October, 2915 Onwards and Outwards is a unique programme of films made by British women filmmakers over the last 50 years. Throughout October we will be drawing attention to the lack of knowledge surrounding the conditions […]
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Saturday, October 3, 2015 | Filed under: Cinema
WoFF Glasgow Women of the World – Short Films Sun 4 October 2015 CCA
WoFF Glasgow Women of the World – Short Films Sun 4 October 2015 CCA 5.15pm, £5 (£4.50 concessions) + 60p booking fee, Cinema Ages 12+ Book online / 0141 352 4900 Women in different places around the world, each completing her own emotional journey. Pulling Up Roots Directed by Cecelia Condit, US, 2015, 7m Shorts […]
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Friday, October 2, 2015 | Filed under: Cinema
Africa in Motion Film Festival Sat 24 October — Sun 25 October 2015 CCA
Africa in Motion Film Festival Sat 24 October — Sun 25 October 2015 CCA Times and ticket prices vary, see individual event listings for more, Cinema Ages 15+ 0141 352 4900 Related CCA Events Africa in Motion Documentary Competition: Pirates of Salé Sat 24 October 2015 Africa in Motion Documentary Competition: The Turtles’ Song: A […]
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Just Jim GFT Tuesday 6–Thursday 8 October, 2015
Just Jim15 GFT Tuesday 6–Thursday 8 October, 2015 Written and directed by talented British actor Craig Roberts (Submarine, Jane Eyre), this awkward comedy focuses on Jim, a loner school kid in a small town. Deserted for the cool crowd by his only friend Michael, Jim has no-one to turn to but his dog for companionship. […]
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Fidelio: Alice’s Journey GFT Friday 2–Thursday 8 October, 2015
Fidelio: Alice’s Journey15 GFT Friday 2–Thursday 8 October, 2015 In her job as a ship’s mechanic, Alice is a woman in a man’s world. She takes a long-haul position aboard the Fidelio, an old freighter ship, and begins a journey of both body and soul. Discovering the recently-deceased former mechanic’s journal in her quarters, Alice […]
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Zoran, My Nephew the Idiot GFT Friday 2–Sunday 4 October, 2015
Zoran, My Nephew the IdiotN/C 15+ GFT Friday 2–Sunday 4 October, 2015 An unreliable misanthrope with a fondness for booze, Paolo is the last person you would want to have responsibility over another human being. Yet when his aunt dies, Paolo is left to look after his shy teenage nephew Zoran. It is a match […]
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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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Saturday, September 26, 2015 | Filed under: What's on in Glasgow: Theatre and Comedy
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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Friday, September 25, 2015 | Filed under: Cinema
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 […]
Thursday, September 24, 2015 | Filed under: Gig Guide plus Club Events
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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