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. Change of Venue Margaret Atwood Tribute Night, Wednesday 13 May, 2015
CHANGE OF VENUE To The Albany Centre, 44 Ashley Street, Woodlands, Glasgow, G3 6DS Margaret Atwood: a tribute night Wednesday 13 May 2015 6.30–9.00 p.m. EVENING EVENT Margaret Atwood is a renowned novelist, short story writer, essayist and poet. Her work embraces myth, fable, fairy tales, realism and fantasy. Notable works include The Handmaid’s […]
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Centre for Open Studies, University of Glasgow
Alison Cowan Landmarks Exhibition Christo’s Gallery, 5 June – 3 July, 2015
Landmarks Christo’s Gallery, 595 Great Western Road, G12 8Hx 5 June – 3 July, 2015 Another new collection of vibrant paintings which bring the majesty of nature inside through the use of bold and dramatic colour and texture www.alison-cowan-artwork.comalisoncowan40@aol.com07805888168
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Centre for Open Studies: Creative Writings Workshops and Events Summer 2015
University of Glasgow Centre for Open Studies www.gla.ac.uk/services/centreforopenstudies/ +44 (0)141 330 1860/1853 openstudies-enquiry@glasgow.ac.uk Story in Fiction DAY EVENT Saturday 9 May 2015 10.00–16.00 (1 meeting) Alan McMunnigall BA This is a practical one-day course that focuses on story in fi ction. Story is a fundamental aspect of fi ction writing. We will learn about how […]
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Monday, May 11, 2015 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Centre for Open Studies, University of Glasgow
Glorious One Day Sale, 31 May, 2015
Glorious is having a bumper sale! Every item is £3 only! Grab some real bargains, get down early to avoid the crowds. Sunday, May 31at 10:00am – 5:00pm Glorious Clothing41 Ruthven Lane, Glasgow, G12 9BG
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The Southside Souk Saturday 16 May, 2015 The Old Barn, Pollock Park
The Southside Souk Saturday 16 May, 2015 12 – 5 p.m. The Old Barn £3 (All profits to Projectability) Our first souk of the summer will be held during Mental Health Awareness week, where we will be donating all profits from the door to Project Ability (£3 entry, kids free) Come on down and support […]
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The Rock ‘n’ Roll Circus, Friday May 15, Loks Bar & Kitchen
Friday May 15 at 7:00pm 7:00pm – 1:00am Loks Bar & Kitchen Roll up, roll up come and see some of Glasgow’s best bands play an artist or band that has had a great influence on their own music. Along with treating us to a selection of their own greatest hits. The Final Line Up […]
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Knit Wild Crafternoon and Yarnbombing, The Children’s Wood, 24 May, 2015
Knit Wild Crafternoon and Yarnbombing for Voluntary Arts Week Kelbourne St Scout Hall Sunday 24th May, 1-5pm Join us in making a wild and woolly yarnbomb of The Children’s Wood as part of Voluntary Arts Week. Free craft activities for all ages. Complete beginners welcome. Expert knitters come and share your skills! Knit Wild Crafternoon […]
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| Filed under: Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, Kids and young people
Disney on Ice, Magical Ice Festival, Glasgow Hydro, 2015 review Pat Byrne
When I arrived at the Hydro with Ryan (aged 11), Caitlin(14) and their mum, Gail, and saw all the wee tots dressed in their Elsa outfits, I thought I had made a bloomer. Maybe Disney on Ice was just for the four to sevens? However, Glasgow’s Hydro was soon to be packed with children of […]
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Sunday, May 10, 2015 | Filed under: Dance
Twenty six writers required for Winter Charity Exhibition
Twenty-six Writers Required Deadline: 21 May 2015 at 08:00 Looking for 26 writers to be part of a winter charity exhibition of artefacts at the Museum of Childhood in Edinburgh, which will run from early October 2015 to the end of March 2016. Each writer will be assigned an object and asked to write a […]
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A Play, A Pie and A Pint: Tommy’s Song, 11 – 16 May, OranMor
Tommy’s Song OranMor Lunch Time Theatre, Top of Byres Road. Mon, 11 May, 2015 — Sat, 16 May, 2015 By Lou Prendergast | Directed By Lou Prendergast Featuring Tom McGovern Tommy has good intentions. A self-proclaimed ‘man’s man’ with the gift of the gab and a penchant for Elvis, his plan unravels through a series […]
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| Filed under: What's on in Glasgow: Theatre and Comedy
For There is Hope: The Jan Stepek Story, Sirkorski Polish Club, 17 May, 2015
Sunday, May 17 at 2:00pm – 4:30pm The Sikorski Polish Club 5 Parkgrove Terrace, Glasgow G3 7SD Here’s how the Sikorski Club put it: Next up is a showing of Martin Stepek’s magnificent film about his father – For There is Hope: The Jan Stepek Story. Seating is free but […]
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The Fragility that Marks Us by Deborah Sanderson Lillie Gallery
The Fragility that Marks Us by Deborah Sanderson Lillie Gallery 2 – 28 May Deborah Sanderson is a multi-disciplinary artist, who for this exhibition has produced a collection of work in painting, drawing and sculpture. With a contemporary twist, the work explores through the tradition of storytelling, an archive of our personal journeys as human […]
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CinemaAttic West Coast: Spanish & Latin-American Short Film Night Thu 14 May 2015 CCA
Thu 14 May 2015 CCA 7.30pm, £5 (£4) + 60p booking fee, Cinema Ages 12+ Book online / 0141 352 4900 This image requires an alt attribute.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 […]
Friday, May 8, 2015 | Filed under: Cinema
Logan’s Run GFT Sunday 10 May, 2015
Logan’s RunPG GFT Sunday 10 May Buy online The year is 2274 and life appears to have been perfected. Living inside an enclosed dome with little or no work to do, you are free to pursue all of life’s pleasures. However, there is one catch, once you reach the age of 30, you must undergo […]
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West End Festival 2015, West End Art Trail
West End Art Trail Art lovers have a treat in store on Thursday 11 June 2015 Seven leading galleries in Glasgow to host special event Art lovers are in for a treat on 11th June as five leading galleries in the West End of Glasgow have come together to offer their first ever stimulating and […]
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Big Big Sing Day Saturday 16 May 2015
Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, Main Auditorium, 2 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow Tickets: £5 and free for concessions (U16’s, Students, Seniors and Unwaged) (concessions available) Love singing? Who doesn’t! Whether you sing in the shower or sing regularly with a choir, everyone’s invited to belt out some songs with Big Big Sing. Join hundreds of people for […]
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Adult Optimusic
Friday 15 May 2015, 10.45am City Halls, Candleriggs, Merchant City Tickets: £4 for participants (accompanying carers free of charge) Book Online Optimusic is an audio-visual system of sixteen brightly coloured light beams which, when triggered, activate a wide range of instrumental, environmental and other sounds. These weekly sessions give adults with learning difficulties the opportunity […]
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Udance School of Performing Arts Presents: ‘Welcome to the Jungle’, Mitchell Library 9 May, 2015
Saturday 09 May 2015, 7.00pm Mitchell Library, North St Glasgow Tickets: £12 Book online UDance School Of Performing Arts is based in the of North Glasgow, Milton. We teach styles such as Jazz, Commercial, Lyrical, Ballet, Singing and Gymnastics. Principle teachers are Jade Lowther and Cheryl Lowther. Our Singing and Ballet teacher Aimee has been […]
| Filed under: Dance, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers
Southside Film Festival: Bring your Own archive & free screening of ‘Glasgow 1980’
The Glad Cafe, Glasgow Sunday 10 May, 2015 17:00 This year’s film festival focuses on cinema going heritage of the Southside and films made in the Southside and who want to see your films and hear your memories of going to the cinema in the Southside before the last cinema closed in 2001. Rummage in […]
Thursday, May 7, 2015 | Filed under: Cinema
Love Music Hate Racism The Clash: Westway to the World CCA Sun 10 May
Love Music Hate Racism The Clash: Westway to the World Screening & Discussion CCA Sun 10 May 2015 6.15pm, Free but ticketed, Cinema Ages 15+ Book online / 0141 352 4900 The Clash: Westway to the World is a documentary, directed by The Clash’s long-term collaborator and friend Don Letts, in which the […]
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Love Music Hate Racism The Clash: Westway to the World Screening & Discussion
Sun 10 May 2015 CCA 6.15pm, Free but ticketed, Cinema Ages 15+ Book online / 0141 352 4900 The Clash: Westway to the World is a documentary, directed by The Clash’s long-term collaborator and friend Don Letts, in which the band tell their side of the story. It includes archive footage of the band at […]
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Live at Glasgow – Heaven Adores You, Sat 9th and Sun 10th May, 2015 GFT
Live at Glasgow – Heaven Adores You12A Saturday 9 and Sunday 10 May GFT Singer/songwriter Elliott Smith rose to mainstream prominence in 1998, with his classic soundtrack to the film Good Will Hunting, for which his song ‘Miss Misery’ was Oscar nominated. Smith tragically took his own life in 2003, and in this all-new documentary […]
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| Filed under: Art & artists Glasgow West End, Cinema
Scottish Writers’ Centre: ‘In Process’ Masterclass with Janice Galloway, CCA 12 May
Tuesday 12 May, 2015 CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow G2 3JD Janice Galloway is one of the UK’s most versatile and gifted writers. She has authored novels, short stories, and non-fiction; Janice also regularly collaborates with visual artists and musicians, to produce syncretist pieces (her latest offering is a collection of poems for Calum Colvin’s […]
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Far from the Madding Crowd, GFT 1 – 14 May, 2015
Far from the Madding CrowdU GFT 1 – 14 May 2015 Buy tickets online John Schlesinger’s original 1967 adaptation of Thomas Hardy’s tale of passion and tragedy in 19th century rural England is as gripping and striking now as it was on first release. Julie Christie stars as Bathsheba Everdene, a proud beauty who inherits […]
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The Foghorn Stringband, CCA 17 May, 2015
Globally renowned old-time quartet The Foghorn Stringband announce Ireland & UK Tour for May in support of new album Devil In The Seat Appearing: CCA, Glasgow on Sunday May 17, 2015 “There’s gospel, fiddle music, square dance, early country and bluegrass but most of all, it’s got a sense of wonder and adventure in its […]
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Ahmadiyya & Yorkhill 5k Fun Run & Family Day – 24 May, 2015
11am – 3pm Fifth annual Ahmadiyya Muslim Community & Yorkhill 5k Fun Run Taking place in Kelvingrove Park, this fun run is for all the family. So whether you plan to walk, jog or run your way around this beautiful park, dust off your trainers, look out the sweatband and join us in raising […]
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A Retrospective: The Wait Anna Krzystek, The Tramway, 12 – 14, May, 2015
Tue 12 – Thu 14 May 7:30pm Part of Dance International Glasgow £11/ £8 or DIG Special Offer. Buy tickets from our box office on 0845 330 3501 No End is … controlled, brave and unpretentious; an honest exploration from a performer of great commitment. I hope there is no end to Krzystek’s exploring. Mary […]
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Melting Pot – a poem by Leela Soma
Baltimore, Ferguson and other police brutality makes the headlines, but in Buffalo, NY they see it differently. Melting Pot The colours of the mosaic glimmer in the sun Blue pieces against the bright reds and oranges, A tiled beauty that catches the eye, to look again The platter enhances the tasty food on offer A […]
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Tuesday, May 5, 2015 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, stories and poems
Glasgow Shawfield Riot of 1725 – Wee Scotch Whisky Tales by Ian R. Mitchell
Wee Scotch Whisky Tales by Ian R. Mitchell (Angels’ Share) 2015 £4.99 Chapter on Glasgow Shawfield Riot of 1725 THE UNION OF 1707, THE MALT TAX -AND WHISKY When Scotland and England unified their parliaments in 1707, there was very little of what we would now call whisky distilled in Scotland, apart from in scattered […]
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Seventies Nite Party, The Lucky Break, Saturday 30 May, 2015
Big seventies party nite with Trex tribute band and seventies disco Only a fiver a ticket….make sure and get yours. Saturday, May 30 at 8:00pm The Lucky Break Snooker cCub 26-30 Glasgow Road, Clydebank, G81 1SE
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