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52 Tuesdays until Thursday 13 August, 2015 GFT

52 Tuesdays15 Monday 3–Thursday 13 August, 2015 not 4, 5, 6 Billie is just 16 when her mother Jane informs her that she is choosing to live her future life as a man. Although Billie is to live with her father, every Tuesday will be sacred as a space in which Billie and Jane/James can […]

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Jaws GFT Tuesday 11 August, 2015

Jaws12A GFT Tuesday 11 August 20:00 p.m. Buy tickets online What would a summer movie season be without an outing for the original summer blockbuster? Steven Spielberg’s 1975 shark saga transformed his career and set the standard for Hollywood, while frightening moviegoers out of the water for years. When pieces of human flesh wash up […]

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Doune the Rabbit Hole Festival, 21 – 23 August, 2015

21 – 23 August, 2015 Doune the Rabbit Hole is an intimate, independent music & arts festival located amidst the glorious ancient oak trees of the Cardross Estate in Stirlingshire. Full line up Buy tickets Cardross Estate, Port of Menteith, Stirlingshire, FK8 3JY

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St Louis 5th Birthday Party with Spiders on Mars, Frid 14th Aug, 2015

Party Time At St Louis Cafe Bar St Louis 5th Birthday Party Friday 14th August, 2015 The David Bowie Tribute Band – Spiders On Mars will help celebrate the occasion. All Welcome St Louis Cafe Bar, 714 Dumbarton Road, Glasgow G11 6RD Telephone 0141 339 1742www.stlouis-cafebar.co.uk/

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Linda Jaxson Blue Band, Sat 29 August, St Louis Cafe Bar

Live Music at St. Louis Linda Jaxson Blue Band Saturday 29th August, 2015 at 9pm Live music at St Louis Cafe Bar with Linda Jaxson Blue Band – as always you will enjoy every moment of the set. Book your table early on 0141 339 1742.www.stlouis-cafebar.co.uk/

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She Makes War support Gareth McNicol, Friday 14 August, The Blue Chair

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Future Shorts Glasgow Summer Season Fri 14 August 2015 CCA

Future Shorts Glasgow Summer Season Fri 14 August 2015 CCA 7.30pm, £5 + 50p booking fee in advance via WeGotTickets, £5 on the door, Cinema Ages 15+ Book online / 0141 352 4900 Future Shorts Glasgow comes to CCA this August with another great programme of some of the best short films from around the […]

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Knightswood School – Rae McGreevy Malawi Young Leaders of Learning Trip

ZUMBA FOR MALAWI – Dalmuir C.E. CENTRE 6.30 P.M. – 8.00  P.M. A FIVER TO ZUMBA PLUS RAFFLE Duntocher Rd, Clydebank G81 4RQ (Five minutes from Dalmuir Train Station – Mountblow Bus passes Centre) Sixteen year old Rae McGreevy, a pupil at Knightswood Secondary School, has been  been selected to go on the Malawi Young […]

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Mugstock, Festival Mugdock Country Park, 7 – 9 August, 2015

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Butterfly Rammy – Glasgow Preview Thurs, 6 Aug, 2015 Mono Cafe Bar

Butterfly Rammy – Glasgow Preview Thursday, 6 August, 2015 8:30pm – 10:00pm  Mono Cafe Bar Just before we begin our run of 21 dates at the Edinburgh Fringe, we’re delighted to have an advance showing of Butterfly Rammy in Glasgow. Each of the Fringe shows is unique, with each day themed around a different Scots […]

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An afternoon with David Mitchell Saturday 15th August, 2015 Mitchell LIbrary,

An afternoon with David Mitchell Saturday 15th August 14:00  Mitchell LIbrary, North Street, Glasgow, G3 7DA Glasgow Man Booker longlisted and bestselling author David Mitchell will read from, and discuss, his latest critically acclaimed novel The Bone Clocks.  

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Red Queen, Victoria Aveyard, Waterstones Sauchiehall St 12 August, 2015

Victoria Aveyard Waterstones, Sauchiehall Street 12 August,  2015 5 p.m. Talking about her thrilling fantasy trilogy – Red Queen. Special event followed by a book signing. £2 redeemable against book. Further details: 0141 332 9105 Waterstones, 153-157 Sauchiehall St, Glasgow G2 3EW

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The Glasgow School of Art Material Culture in Action: Practices of making, collecting and re-enacting Art and Design Mon 7 September — Tue 8 September 2015 CCA

The Glasgow School of Art Material Culture in Action: Practices of making, collecting and re-enacting Art and Design Mon 7 September — Tue 8 September 2015 CCA 10am, £119.40 (£49.40) + 60p booking fee, Cinema, Theatre & Clubroom All ages Book online / 0141 352 4900 Please note: tickets allow entry to both days of […]

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Bookmark: Reading Platform Mon 7 September 2015 CCA

Bookmark: Reading Platform Mon 7 September 2015 CCA 8pm, Free, Clubroom A reading group focusing on Art, Culture and Philosophy. Bookmark offers a platform for critical discussion through the collective engagement with a chosen text. Decided by popular vote, the book offers a narrative which in turn can inspire relevant film screenings, talks, and the […]

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Sister Act, King’s Theatre Glasgow Tuesday 4 – Saturday 8 October 2016

              Jamie Wilson Presents A National Tour OfCurve, Leicester’s All New Production Of Sister Act Directed And Choreographed ByCraig Revel HorwoodKing’s Theatre GlasgowTuesday 4 – Saturday 8 October 2016 On Sale Wednesday 5 August 2015 Jamie Wilson is delighted to announce a national tour of an all new production of the hit musical comedy SISTER ACT, directed […]

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Bob Law: walking in the Scottish Borders – Peebles.

An easy, but beautiful, walk near Peebles The border town of Peebles is already a firm destination for day trippers from the central belt with its high street of local shops, riverside strolls along the grassy banks of the Tweed, and rolling country landscapes. Just over an hour’s drive from Glasgow, less from Edinburgh, the […]

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European Fiction in Translation with Donal McLaughlin CCA Tue 18 August 2015

Scottish Writers’ Centre European Fiction in Translation with Donal McLaughlin CCA Tue 18 August 2015 7pm, Free and unticketed, Clubroom Ages 18+ Donal McLaughlin is a founding member of the Scottish Writers’ Centre, and is responsible for international liaison. His first short story collection – An Allergic Reaction to National Anthems & Other Stories (2009) […]

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Femme Fatales and Fragile Frails: Women in Pulp Fiction August 3 – August 31, 2015 Glasgow Women’s Library

Femme Fatales and Fragile Frails: Women in Pulp Fiction August 3 – August 31     Glasgow Women’s Library Give the up-and-down to the exhibition celebrating the pleasures of pulp – the lurid covers, the over-the top characters, the double-crosses, the double-dealings and the double Ds. Books such as The Unfortunate Flesh, Swamp Brat, The Case […]

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superluminal: PETROL BASTARD Friday, August 21 The Poetry Club

superluminal: PETROL BASTARD Friday, August 21 The Poetry Club An evening of predictable cheap techno made by drug addicts and deadbeats. Techno value Prodigy, A rubber hoers and a pair of twats. The Poetry Club, 100 Eastvale Place, Glasgow G3 8QG

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Gathering the Voices Mobile Exhibition, Kelvingrove, 2 – 31 August, 2015

  Gathering the Voices Mobile Exhibition Featuring stories from refugees and Holocaust survivors,. On unrestricted public display at Kelvingrove Museum & Art Gallery Sunday 2nd August till Monday 31st August 2015. Further information

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Discover Indonesia Goenawan Mohamad in Conversation CCA Sat 12 September 2015

Discover IndonesiaGoenawan Mohamad in Conversation CCA Sat 12 September 2015 2.30pm, Free but ticketed, CinemaAll agesBook online / 0141 352 4900 An insightful conversation with influential writer, poet and activist, Goenawan Mohamad. Over the past 30 years he has pursued a tireless fight for freedom of expression, leading to the foundation of several arts and […]

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An Evening with Philippa Gregory Aye Write 20th Aug 2015

6:00PM – 7:00PM  •  Mitchell Library Best selling author Philippa Gregory introduces her latest book in the Tudor Court Series.An Evening with Philippa Gregory Perhaps best renowned for ‘The Other Boleyn Girl’, the best selling Philippa Gregory is celebrating the launch of her latest book in the Tudor Court Series, in which she has described […]

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An Evening with William Boyd Aye Write 3rd September 2015

6:30PM – 7:30PM  •  Mitchell Library Aye Write! presents acclaimed author William Boyd as he discusses his life and work, and introduces his latest novel, Sweet Caress.An Evening with William Boyd Acclaimed author William Boyd joins us to discuss his life and work, and to introduce his latest novel, Sweet Caress, a heart-wrenching tale of […]

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The 17th Linlithgow Folk Festival

The 17th Linlithgow Folk Festival promises to be the best yet! Wednesday 9th to Sunday 13th September, 2015 Headline concert from the Emily Smith Band Multi award winning singer Emily Smith is a leading figure of the Scottish folk scene. Winner of ‘Scots Singer of the Year 2014’ she is recognised not only as a […]

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FURY Come To Glasgow! Shadow Central – Glasgow Saturday, October 10, 2015

FURY Come To Glasgow! + Damaj and 1 more tbc – Shadow Central – Glasgow Saturday, October 10, 2015 7:30pm New Hellfire Club Glasgow  Shadow Sound65 Commerce Street, Glasgow G5 8AD Event on Facebook

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Dream Machine at Market On The Corner August 1, 2015

Dream Machine at Market On The Corner August 1, 2015 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. This weekend’s line up at Market on the Corner looks something a little like this for Saturday and Sunday: 10 – 12 Dream Machine Relaxation session 12 – 1 UV disco 1 – 3 Open Mic 3 – 4 By […]

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Die Hard with a Vengeance GFT Tuesday 4 August, 2015

Die Hard with a Vengeance15 GFT Tuesday 4 August, 2015 Buy tickets online The second film in the Die Hard franchise tried to recapture the claustrophobic magic of the original, but this third film twists the premise on its head. A mysterious new terrorist emerges during a sweltering summer heatwave to force NYPD officer Lt. […]

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Mischief La-Bas Festival of Ian Smith Film Screenings Fri 31 July — Sun 2 August 2015 CCA

Mischief La-Bas Festival of Ian Smith Film Screenings Fri 31 July — Sun 2 August 2015 CCA Fri: 5pm & 6.30pm, Sat/Sun: 3.30pm & 5pm, Free, Cinema All ages Related CCA Events Mischief La-Bas Festival of Ian Smith Fri 31 July — Sun 2 August 2015 Mischief La-Bas Death Cabaret Festival of Ian Smith Sat […]

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Future Shorts Glasgow Summer Season Fri 14 August 2015 CCA

Future Shorts Glasgow Summer Season Fri 14 August 2015 CCA 7.30pm, £5 + 50p booking fee in advance via WeGotTickets, £5 on the door, Cinema Ages 15+ Book online / 0141 352 4900 Future Shorts Glasgow comes to CCA this August with another great programme of some of the best short films from around the […]

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Merchant City Movie Club – Outdoor Film Screenings for Merchant City Festival 2015 July 27 – August 2, 2015

The Merchant City Movie Club is here & It’s Free! Films Exclusively for the Merchant City Festival 2015, the Brunswick Street Live Stage will be transformed into Glasgow’s biggest free outdoor cinema with an exciting mix of film screenings to suit all ages. The Merchant City Movie Club will have an eclectic collection of cult […]

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