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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..

Camcorder Guerrillas & Document Worldscreen: Palestine CCA Wed 10 June 2015

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Camcorder Guerrillas & Document Worldscreen: Palestine CCA Wed 10 June 2015 7pm, Free, CinemaAges 15+Book online / 0141 352 4900 15 in Gaza In Gaza, Shorouq will soon be celebrating her 15th birthday. In her community this means compulsory womanhood, being ready for marriage, wearing the hijab, no more playing with friends in the street, […]

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Friday, May 29, 2015 | Filed under: Cinema

Glasgore! Horror/Cult Cinema Discussion Group GFT Wednesday 3 June, 2015

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Glasgore! Horror/Cult Cinema Discussion Group GFT Wednesday 3 June 18:30 p.m. This group meets on the first Wednesday of each month in GFT’s Learning Room to discuss horror and cult cinema. Meet other genre fans in a friendly atmosphere to exchange thoughts and opinions about your favourite schlocky flicks. Discuss anything from Italian Giallo to […]

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Eroica, GFT Wednesday 3 June, 2015

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Eroica12 GFT Wednesday 3 June, 2015 20:35 pm Buy tickets online Based on a script by Jerzy Stefan Stawinski, Andrzej Munk’s film draws on its author’s first-hand experience in the 1939 campaign and later Warsaw Uprising against the German army, and his multiple stints imprisoned in POW camps. Juxtaposing a group of incarcerated Polish officers […]

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Mackintosh & The Fall and Rise of Mackintosh, GFT Saturday 30 May, 2015

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Mackintosh & The Fall and Rise of MackintoshN/C 12+ GFT Saturday 30 May, 2015 15:00 p.m. Buy tickets online Mackintosh, Murray Grigor’s first independent film won five international awards, helping to re-establish the reputation of Mackintosh, now celebrated world-wide as one of the most creative figures of the early twentieth century. Originally broadcast on Scottish […]

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Futuro Beach, GFT Monday 1–Thursday 4 June, 2015

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Futuro Beach15 GFT Monday 1–Thursday 4 June, 2015 A languid tripartite story of loss, loneliness and love. A desperate cry cuts through an idyllic beach landscape as two bodies flail below the ocean waves. Lifeguard Donato is quick to act, but only manages to save one man, German tourist Konrad. The two become lovers and […]

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A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night,Until Thursday 4 June, 2015 GFT

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A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night15 Until  Thursday 4 June GFT Buy tickets online In the fictitious Iranian ghost town of Bad City, a lonely, hijab-wearing female vampire stalks the streets by night in search of prey. Handsome Arash is desperate to leave town, but feels responsible for his dying junkie father, and the […]

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The New Girlfriend, GFT Friday 22 May – Thursday 4 June, 2015

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The New Girlfriend15 GFT Friday 22 May – Thursday 4 June, 2015 Buy tickets online François Ozon has taught us to expect the unexpected, and doesn’t disappoint with his latest subversive exploration of love, desire, gender and sexuality. Claire is devastated by the death of her closest friend and finds herself struggling with problems in […]

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Old New Borrowed and Blue, Kim Hickey – fundraising concerts – beat blood cancer

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An eclectic mix of traditional and electro acoustic pieces for flutes, including several world and European premiers The Venues are as follows: Cottiers Theatre May 31, 6 pm 93 Hyndland St G11 5PU Tickets available at door or buy online Scottish Music Centre June 4, 12:30 pm City Halls, Candleriggs, G1 1NQ Charles Rennie MacKintosh […]

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Nepal Fundraising Event, Broomhill Community Church, Sat June 20, 2015

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Nepal Fundraising Event        Saturday, June 20 12:00pm – 4:00pm        Broomhill Community Church Please join us for a family fundraising event to raise vital funds for earthquake relief efforts in Nepal. On the day there will be Nepali musicNepali dancingNepali food (including momos!!!)A jumble saleA raffleHenna All funds will go to the Disasters Emergency […]

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Bruce Springsteen Appreciation night at Jayz Bar, Wed 3 June, 2015

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Bruce Springsteen Appreciation night at Jayz Bar Wednesday, June 3 7:30pm The FABLES PLUS JOHN IRVINE – JONNY BOYD -DEREK BROWN AT JAYZ BAR FREE9:00pm at Jayz Bar and Restaurant Following the success of our BB King and Bob Dylan appreciation night’s Every Wednesday we will show our appreciation to an iconic artist. Wednesday is […]

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Rock’n’Roll Summer School for Girls Glasgow Launch Gig Mini-Fest cFundraiser

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Rock’n’Roll Summer School for Girls Glasgow Launch Gig Mini-Fest Fundraiser 3:00pm – 7:00pm The Art School 20 June, 2015  All age, late afternoon gig to raise funds for our summer school for 8-16yr old girls, July 2015. For those about to rock we support you! Donation Bucket Entry – please be generous. Stalls, clothes swap […]

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Thursday, May 28, 2015 | Filed under: Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers

Shona Brown & North Atlantic Project, 5 Friday, 2015, West End Festival

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West End Festival 2015 Shona Brown & North Atlantic Project 7:30pm Friday June 5th 2015 The College of Piping, 16 Otago Street, Glasgow G12 8JH Award-winning solo musician Shona Brown creates atmospheric songs and instrumentals by layering and looping haunting flute melodies, ethereal vocal harmonies and ambient electronic sounds. “Impressive and intriguing” Ravechild. The North […]

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Drumchapel Food Bank is short of some items – May 2015

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Drumchapel Food Bank have completely run out of: Toilet roll Bars of soap Tinned fruit Tinned custard and tinned rice pudding. ‘If you can we would encourage you to donate’ Donations can be made at: Drumchapel Sainsbury’s B&M Bargains Drumchapel And at Drumchapel Food Bank Office, KCEDG Main Reception, Unit 9, Ladyloan Place, Drumchapel, G15 […]

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St Mungo’s Mirrorball, CCA Thursday, 28 May, New Collections

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St Mungo’s Mirrorball, CCA Thursday, 28 May, 7 p.m. Five poets with new collections – an amazing evening in store Lindy Barbour was born in Orkney and brought up in North East Fife. She now lives in rural Lanarkshire and is a psychodynamic counsellor, teaching Counselling and Psychotherapy at the University of Edinburgh. She began […]

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Pizza and Poetry at the Project Cafe Friday 29 May, 2015

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Open Mic Pizza Party@ The Project Cafe Pizza and Poetry Friday 29 May, 2015 Sooooo..its Friday night again…you know what that means…the most wonderful place to be in glasgow on a frday night….music…poetry…performance.. and whatever your little heart desires.please come join us to listen to a wonderful evening of ….anything goes!!!!!BYOB £3 corkageHomemade yummy pizza […]

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Book Launch of Chris Dolan’s ALIYYAH, CCA, 19 June, 2015

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Vagabond Voices Friday 19 June, 6.30 – 8pm CCA With music from MAEVE MCKINNON, DAVE WHYTE, and THE BOOKENDS.Exhibition of Mark Mechan’s illustrations. Guest readers. Chris Dolan talking about Aliyyah YouTube Buy online at Vagabond Voices CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow G2 3JD

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The Big Glasgow Comic Craft Fair, 6 June, 2015, The Arches

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The Big Glasgow Comics Page present: The Big Glasgow Comic & Craft Fair Sat 6 Jun 2015 | 10am-4pm | Free  The Arches, 253 Argyle St G2 8DL The Big Glasgow Comic Page presents The Big Glasgow Comic & Craft Fair at The Arches. We bring to you a whole fantastic day of assorted geekery […]

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WCS Final Year Acting students: A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Arches, 29 – 30 May, 2015

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Fri 29 – Sat 30 May 2015 | 1.30pm & 7.30pm (150 mins) | £12 | School groups get one free for every ten  The Arches, 253 Argyle St, G2 8DL   It is the 1960′s during the famous Athenstock festival being held in honour of the royal wedding, where four young lovers  are caught […]

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Tuesday, May 19, 2015 | Filed under: What's on in Glasgow: Theatre and Comedy

Lucy Asten Holmes-Elliot: Skoliosexual Exhibition, The Arches, until 6 June, 2915

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The Arches & The Wellcome Collection present Lucy Asten Holmes-Elliot: Skoliosexual part of Sexology Season Tue 12 May – Sat 6 Jun 2015 | 10am – 10pm daily | Free entry, Unticketed | The Arches Foyer  The Arches, 253 Argyle St G2 8DL Everyone’s pals with someone who’s queer, it’s just that we don’t always […]

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The Hellfire Club, McHuills, Saturday 23 May, 2015

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  The Hellfire Club have just launched their new album, Songs for Fallen Stars, and the band will be performing tracks from it this Saturday at McHuills in the High Street.  There will also be physical copies of the album for sale at a special reduced price. Entry is free, the beer will be flowing, […]

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Kevin P. Gilday – Double Pamphlet Launch and Fundraiser 21 June, 2015

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266 Bath Street, G2 4 JP Come join Kevin P. Gilday for an evening of chilled out entertainment as he launches two new pamphlets upon an unsuspecting world. The night also doubles as a fundraiser to (hopefully) help fill the funding gap as Kevin takes his one man show to The Toronto Fringe Festival for […]

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Ceilidh for Medical Aid for Palestinians, Sat 30 May, Community Central Hall Maryhill

Saturday, May 30 7:30pm – 11:59pm          Community Central Hall 292-316 Maryhill Road, Glasgow The legendary Glasgow ceilidh band The Hallanshankers have agreed to play this fund-raising event. The Shankers deliver a great blend of music for dancing, from straight-ahead Scottish and Irish traditional to contemporary and roots music, with a strong element […]

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Southside Fringe Music Marathon, Saturday 23 May, 2015

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   Jayz Bar and Restaurant Saturday 23 May at 12:00pm – 11:45pm        Raising funds for the fringe with this free entry all day Musical Marathon!Live music from a wide range of bands and artists from 12noon ‘til midnight! Headlined by Howlin Radio from 9pm onward.. Confirmed acts so far include:Crawford Smith MusicJanice RachelRyan MccreadieLinda […]

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The White Cockade, OranMor, 30 May, 2015

The White Cockade Sat, 30 May, 2015 at 7:00pm OranMor top of Byres Road The White Cockade is the history in words and in song of the Jacobites. It covers the most romantic period in the history of Scotland, from the battle of Killiecrankie in 1689 to the slaughter of Culloden in 1746 and the […]

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Monday, May 18, 2015 | Filed under: What's on in Glasgow: Theatre and Comedy

The Brother’s Suit by Peter McDougall, OranMor Saturday 23 May, 2015

The Brother’s Suit by Peter McDougall, BAFTA and Prix Italia Award winning playwright Sat, 23 May, 2015 at 7:00pm DIP Theatre Company presents Two Comedy One Act Plays… Hatches, Matches & Dispatches by David Carswell Young Joe starts his community service behind the scenes at the local crematorium, working with old Pete who proceeds to […]

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Sophie Rogers – Booked! Wed 20th May, 2015 Duntocher Library

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Booked! West Dunbartonshire Festival of Words 2015 Words and MusicFeaturing Sophie Rogers and Guests including Adam Ross Greene Wednesday 20th MayDuntocher Library7:30 pm Sophie Rogers. Following on from a fantastic evening of music last November, up and coming singer-songwriter Sophie Rogers returns with another night of original music, spoken word and a few surprises. Her […]

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Aye Write, 2015. John Lister-Kaye – review by Maggie Graham.

Chaired by Jim Crumley. Sir John Lister-Kaye is one of Britain’s best-known nature conservationists. The author of nine books on wildlife and the environment, which include From The hearth, Nature’s Child and At The Water’s Edge and his latest; Gods of The Morning: A Birds Eye View Of A Highland Year, which is set in […]

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The Gibson Street Gala – Sunday 31 May, 2015

Gibson Street and Eldon Street, Kelvinbridge G12 12:00pm – 6 p.m. Gibson Street Gala is the perfect way to spend a day in the lead up to the West End Festival Earth, Wind, Fire and Water is the theme – looks out for  activities based on the elements.  You can expect an array of entertainment […]

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Saturday, May 16, 2015 | Filed under: Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, West End Festival 2015

‘In Process’ Masterclass with James Robertson, Scottish Writers Centre, CCA

Tuesday 26th May 2015; 7pm to 8.30pm, CCA 350 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow G2 3JD James Robertson is a poet, essayist, and writer of fiction. His novels are The Fanatic, Joseph Knight (which received the Saltire Society and Scottish Arts Council awards, for Scottish Book of the Year), The Testament of Gideon Mack (long-listed for the […]

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