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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..

Colleen Brown, West End Festival, 26 June, 2015

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Queen Margaret Union, University of Glasgow, G12 26 June, 2015 “The talents of this Edmonton-based musician shine like a beacon. Her boldly written originals… have the good bones and great melodic rhythm of classic big-screen pop songs from the sixties and seventies.” – The Globe and Mail Music: http://bit.ly/colleen-brown-samplerVideo: https://youtu.be/ucLEyeTHayE Colleen Brown has spent the […]

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Tuesday, June 9, 2015 | Filed under: Gig Guide plus Club Events, West End Festival 2015

Bdy Prts and Le Thug, Stereo, 12 June, 2015

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Don’t miss the triumphant return of Bdy_Prts w/ support from Le Thug Stereo Cafe Bar  Friday 12th June, 2015 Bdy Prts, an alliance of two of Scotland’s most talented female musicians. Stereo, 22-28 Renfield Lane, Glasgow G2 6PH

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Let It Shine – Yorkhill Charity Concert, )2 ABC, Friday 12 June, 2015

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  Let It Shine – Yorkhill Charity Concert Raising donations for YorkHill Children’s Hospital. Venue: O2 ABC Glasgow Friday 12th June 2015 GENERAL: 07:00PM VIP: 06:30PM Entry Fee STANDARD £10.00 (inc. GBP 1.25 fees) VIP £12 (inc. GBP 1.50 fees) VIP includes – Meet and Greet (all acts) – Get to the front before others […]

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El Cantante sessions Elvis Presley appreciation night and Preshow , Jayz Bar, 10 June, 2015

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El Cantante sessions Elvis Presley appreciation night and Preshow ( fundraising for let it shine ) yorkhill hospital 10 June, 2015 5.45 p.m. Jayz Bar and Restaurant 87 Kilmarnock Road, Shawlands, Glasgow G41 3YR         Following the success of our BB King Bob Dylan and Bruce Springsteen events. Every Wednesday we will show our […]

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An evening with Huey Morgan Waterstone’s, Wed 10 June, 2015

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An evening with Huey Morgan Waterstone’s Wednesday 10th June 18:00 at Glasgow – Sauchiehall Street Huey Morgan’s Rebel Heroes: The Renegades of Music & Why We Still Need Them (Hardback) The host of BBC Radio 6 Music and Fun Lovin’ Criminals frontman will be here to discuss his new book Huey Morgan’s Rebel Heroes, looking […]

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Glasgow Science Festival 4 – 14 June, 2015

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Fun-filled science activities for all the family at various locations including Glasgow Science Centre. Events include: Science Festival at Kelvingrove 6 and 7 June, 2015 Meet leading researchers from across the country and see the world in a new light: compare yourself to elite-level athletes; explore seafood’s journey from ‘Creel to Meal’; discover a glowing […]

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Refugee Festival Scotland, 2 – 21 June, 2015

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Refugee Festival Scotland 2 – 21 June, 2015 Now in its fifteenth year, Refugee Festival Scotland is one of most exciting and vibrant events in Scotland’s cultural calendar. Packed with music, art, film, live performance, community led family events and more. Programme (Download PDF) Refugee Council News and Events

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Michael Simons, Sweeneys in the Park, Friday 12 June, 2015

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  Michael Simons        Friday, June 12, 2015 9:00pm Sweeney’s on the Park 962 Pollokshaws Road,Glasgow G412ET         Slowtrain are on the move again with their unique take on blues and roots classics Michael Simons Facebook

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Saturday, June 6, 2015 | Filed under: Gig Guide plus Club Events

Fail Better: The Workers Have No Country, Thursday, June 11, 2015 McChuills Glasgow

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  Fail Better: The Workers Have No Country        Thursday, June 11, 2015 at 8:00pm McChuills Glasgow Not a Union Flag, a Saltire or a Butterfly in sight at Fail Better, unless they’re on fire. So come join us for a communist cabaret of sangs, words, jokes, dancing, shouting, and stamping your feet. LINE UP […]

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Book Launch: Aliyyah, Chris Dolan at CCA 19th June, 2015

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Launch of Aliyyah – Vagaband Voices Friday 19 June, 2015,  6.30pm CCA 350 Sauchiehall St. Glasgow G2 3JD The book looks awesome, with an absolutely beautiful cover and delightful illustrations. The launch also appears to be an event not to be missed: Half an hour or so of music and words and art. Wonderful Gaelic […]

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Winter Stay Autumn: The Debut Album From Sorren Maclean

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Glasgow Shows: BBC at the Quay festival, Glasgow, 7th JuneLove Music instore, 4 Dundas Street, Glasgow, G1 2AQ, 8th June Sorren Maclean presents his debut album Winter Stay Autumn, available from Monday 8 June 2015. Released by Middle of Nowhere Recordings, Winter Stay Autumn is Sorren’s first full length release as a solo artist. The […]

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Friday, June 5, 2015 | Filed under: Gig Guide plus Club Events

G20 Heritage Exhibition, Kibble Palace, 9 – 25 June, 2015

Launch of the G20 Heritage Exhibition at The Kibble. The sun was shining on the beautiful Kelpies for the opening of this exhibition G20 Heritage Exhibition Launch

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Here and There (7 documentaries), Japan Desk, 9th, 10th and 11th June, 2015, University Chapel

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Here and There (7 documentaries) University ChapelUniversity Avenue, G12 8QQ 12.30 – 2.30 p.m. Free Event. Seven documentaries made by Glasgow-based Japanese journalists. Tues 9th: “Our Scotland: a Japanese perspective” and “Our Japan: Bucharest students’ view”. Wed 10th: “The bird, the tree, the bell and the fish of Glasgow” and “Live a tradition in Maramures, […]

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West End Festival Ashton Road car park Market – Sat 6 and Sun 7 June, 2015

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Ashton Road Market Saturday 06 Jun 11:00amSunday 07 Jun 11:00am The successful West End Festival Ashton Road car park Market makes a welcome return, and this year we are delighted to be open for business on both Saturday 6 and Sunday 7 June (Parade Day). Come and have a potter around our market stalls where […]

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The Flax Flower by Amanda MacLean Launch CCA Saturday 13 June, 2015

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The Flax Flower By Amanda MacLean Launch CCA Saturday 13 June, 2015 In The Flax Flower, trumpeter to the new Laird of Fyvie, handsome and charismatic Andrew Lamb, and the Miller of Tifty’s beautiful daughter, Agnes Smith, meet in secret in the woods near the Brig of Skeugh. The young lovers have much to lose […]

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Village Green Resurrection Rio Cafe Friday 05 June, 2015 at 7:30pm

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Village Green Resurrection Rio Cafe21 Hyndland Street, G11 5QF Friday 05 Jun 7:30pm Free Event “The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society” is the sixth studio album by the English rock group The Kinks, released in November 1968. Come witness it recreated by local bands and artists in its entirety! Featuring: Scunner. Part of […]

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CinemaAttic West Coast: Spanish & Latin-American Short Film Night, CCA Thu 11 June 2015

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CinemaAttic West Coast: Spanish & Latin-American Short Film Night Thu 11 June 2015 CCA 7.30pm, £5 (£4) + 60p booking fee, Cinema Ages 12+ CinemaAttic is the platform for Spanish, Iberian and Latin-American cinema in Scotland. Our main purpose is to raise the profile of Ibero-American cinema in Scotland and UK. By collaborating with key […]

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Ashes and Diamonds, Wednesday 10 June, 2015 GFT

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  Ashes and Diamonds12 Wednesday 10 June, 2015 GFT 8.20 p.m. Buy Tickets →   Set on the last night of World War II and the first morning of peace, this film captures a time when the old mixed with the new, as seen through the eyes of young Polish resistance soldier Maciek Che³micki. In […]

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Thursday, June 4, 2015 | Filed under: Cinema

Cry of the City, GFT Sunday 7 June, Tuesday 9 June, 2015

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Cry of the City12A GFT Sunday 7 June, Tuesday 9 June, 2015 Buy tickets online Robert Siodmak’s New York-set film noir is by turns murky and beautiful, with the city itself made into a key character through fantastic location work. The story is a familiar one, focusing on two men who grew up together, now […]

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Moon, GFT Tuesday 9 June, 2015

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Moon15 GFT Tuesday 9 June 17:50 http://www.glasgowfilm.org/buy_tickets/7464_moon Taking inspiration from the greats of the genre, Duncan Jones’ dazzling debut feature is a heady and visually striking sci-fi tale. Starring Sam Rockwell as the lone miner posted on the lunar surface, Moon shrewdly ruminates on the nature of humanity and our place in the universe. Taking […]

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Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films, 5 – 11 June, 2015 GFT

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Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films18 5 – 11 June, 2015 GFT Buy tickets online Mark Hartley follows his salutes to Ozploitation and Filipino B-movies by celebrating the eclectic legacy of Menahem Golan and Yoram Globus. This dynamic duo purchased the Cannon Group in 1979 and stormed the Hollywood barricades by funding […]

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Listen Up Philip, GFT Friday 5–Thursday 11 June, 2015

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Listen Up Philip15 GFT Friday 5–Thursday 11 June, 2015 Buy tickets online In his latest film, Alex Ross Perry, director of 2011 independent festival darling The Colour Wheel, takes inspiration from writers such as Philip Roth and Thomas Pynchon in this darkly funny tale of a self-absorbed writer who refuses to see any error in […]

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Black Coal, Thin Ice,GFT Friday 5–Thursday 11 June, 2015

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Black Coal, Thin Ice15 GFT Friday 5–Thursday 11 June, 2015 Buy tickets online This brooding, atmospheric murder mystery is set amidst the raw, wintry desolation of Heilongjiang in northern China and tells the story of divorced cop Zhang, who was seriously wounded during a 1999 murder case that ended in death and disgrace. Five years […]

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The Need for Better Regulation in Outer Space, Pippa Goldschmidt: Book Launch, Mono, 10 June, 2015

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The Need for Better Regulation in Outer Space, Book Launch,Mono, 10 June Pippa Goldschmidt launches acclaimed new story collection Pippa Goldschmidt, author of the award-winning and best-selling The Falling Sky, is launching her new story collection with a science theme, The Need for Better Regulation in Outer Space, in Edinburgh and Glasgow next week. Join […]

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The Turner Prize 2015, The Tramway, 1 October, 2015 – 17 January, 2016

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Arguably Europe’s most prestigious visual art award is coming to Tramway and Scotland for the first time this Autumn. The Turner Prize is awarded to a British artist under the age of 50 for an outstanding exhibition or other presentation of their work in the preceding year.  The Turner Prize award is £40,000 with £25,000 […]

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Wednesday, June 3, 2015 | Filed under: Art, Photography, Exhibitions what's on-glasgow

Wilaya Glendale Women’s Cafe 8 June 2015

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Wilaya Glendale Women’s Café in collaboration with Refugee Festival Scotland and Tramway Monday 8 June, 20156.30pm ​Glendale Women’s Café, 423 Shields Road, Glasgow, G41 1NY ​Women only. No children. Free As part of the Refugee Festival Scotland 2015, the Glendale Women’s Café are screening Wilaya – a film featuring the lives of women in an […]

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Muriel Spark’s The Driver’s Seat at The Tramway, 2 – 4 July, 2015

Tramway Have you booked for National Theatre of Scotland’s latest performance The Driver’s Seat by Muriel Spark? Coming to Tramway 2 – 4 July. Adapted for the stage for the first time, The Driver’s Seat is one of renowned novelist Muriel Spark’s most gripping and disturbing books. Book tickets and find out more here More […]

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The Children’s Wood, Great Food Festival and Gala, 7 June, 2015

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This family friendly event is perfect for chilling out closer to nature. There will be music, workshops on growing your own vegetables, composting and permaculture, blind fruit and vegetable tasting by Asda, activities by Knit Wild, Great Runner Bean Race, the Annual Dog Show, prizes for the best dressed vegetable and more… Children’s Wood, Clouston […]

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Exhibition & Launch: Being Human, The Arches, Launch 4 June, 2015

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    Exhibition & Launch: Being Human       Launch: June 4 at 6.30 – 8 p.m.         Exhibition runs 4-21 June, 2015 A programme of visual art by Iranian refugee artists living in Scotland that explores a central theme of ‘being human’ and how the refugee experience has influenced their practice. Featuring exhibitions […]

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