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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..

Our Real Red Selves – Poetry Triptych launch at CCA, 4 June, 2015

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CCA 4 June, 2015, 7 p.m. New Poetry Triptych series with Marion McCready, JL Williams & Harry Giles       Free Event CCA, Glasgow 350 Sauchiehall Street,  Glasgow G2 3JD

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Wednesday, June 3, 2015 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events

Art Exhibition – Old Kilpatrick Art Club, Dalmuir Library, 13 June – 11 July, 2015

  Art Exhibition – Old Kilpatrick Art Club         13 June – 11 July, 2015        6:30pm – 7:30pm          Dalmuir Library, Backdoor Library, Lennox Place, Dalmuir, Clydebank, G81 4HR

Read the full article: Art Exhibition – Old Kilpatrick Art Club, Dalmuir Library, 13 June – 11 July, 2015

Tuesday, June 2, 2015 | Filed under: Art, Photography, Exhibitions what's on-glasgow

Dementia Awareness Week, Scotland, 2 – 9 June, 2015

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Dementia Awareness Week – Drop In Pierce Institut Drop-in for a tea and a blether with local Dementia Advisor, Polly Mark, at the Pierce Institute in Govan Wednesday the 3rd of June from 9:30am till 12:30. Pierce Institute, 840-860 Govan Road, Glasgow G51 3UU Tea in The (car!) Park – Clydebank June 8 @ 11:00 […]

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Somethings Old, Somethings New, OranMor Tuesday, June 9, 2015

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 Somethings Old, Somethings New        OranMor Tuesday, June 9, 2015 8:00pm Liz Lochhead and Steve Kettley. A West End Festival highlight. Scotland’s Makar Liz Lochhead weaves a spellbinding show mixing poems, monologues and music. Accompanied by the soulful sax of Steve Kettley, she presents an intoxicating mix of some of her best work over the […]

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Mary Queen of Scots Mackintosh Church Friday 05 Jun, 2015

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Mary Queen of Scots Mackintosh Church 870 Garscube Road, G20 7EL Friday 05 Jun, 2015 7:30pm Tickets £12 (£10 conc) in advance from Mackintosh Church or at the door www.louisemacdonaldcontralto.com World premiere of new works by Judith Bingham, Dee Isaacs and Eddie McGuire, performed with Schumann’s “Maria Stuart Lieder”. A close look at the letters […]

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Southside Shindig, Saturday 6 June, 2015

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There is a great performance programme at the Queens Park Arena featuring Theatre at Queens, Dholbeats, Glasgow Hong Lok Dragon n Dance Troupe, The Mackintosh Choir, Abhinaya Dance Academy, Spinning Wheel, Glasgow As One and Howlin Radio! 12 noon – 5pm.  

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The Daddy Naggins, Lucky Break, Clydebank Sunday 7 June, 2015

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The Daddy Naggins The Lucky break Sunday 7th June, 2015 2 p.m. This sunday afternoon at the world famous lucky break… The Lucky Break, 26-30 Glasgow Road, Clydebank, Dunbartonshire G81 1SE

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Louise Welsh, Death Is A Welcome Guest, Book Launch, 11 June, 2015

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    Louise Welsh – Death Is A Welcome Guest        Thursday, June 11, 2015      Waterstones Sauchiehall St    153-157 Sauchiehall Street,  Glasgow G2 3EW FREE event call 0141 332 9105 The second instalment in the thrilling new Plague Times trilogy from the author of A Lovely Way to Burn. Magnus McFall was a comic on […]

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Monday, June 1, 2015 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events

The American Association of University Women Book Sale, Buffalo, New York

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I’ve been to a few book sales in Glasgow, ( even one in my school days, bought Anna Karenina to impress all, never got beyond page 20!) especially ones for charity, but this was astonishingly huge in scale in every way. The number of books, two halls, and number of donations, the volunteers and the […]

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RGI GRADUATE PRIZE Alexander Haukrogh Jensen & Nicola Massie

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RGI GRADUATE PRIZE Alexander Haukrogh Jensen &Nicola Massie 6 – 27 June 2015 Royal Glasgow Institute of Fine Arts Each year the RGI awards the New Graduate Prize to two students from the Glasgow School of Art based on their Degree Show work. Last year’s recipients were Nicola Massie & Alexander Haukrogh Jensen, who have […]

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Penny Black presents: Children’s Letter Writing Event – West End Festival

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14 June, 2015 Penny Black welcome children aged 5 to 8 and their families to a workshop on the lost art of letter writing. Children will post notes and drawings of support and friendship to a seriously ill child or their siblings – a scheme championed by “Post Pals”. Participants are provided with writing/drawing materials, […]

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Sunday, May 31, 2015 | Filed under: Kids and young people, West End Festival 2015

Natalie Press, Mono Cafe Bar, 22nd June, 2015

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Natalie Prass – Live in Concert Mon 22nd June – Mono Cafe Bar, Glasgow also Wed 2nd Sept – The Electric Circus, Edinburgh. ‘We saw her supporting Ryan Adams and can confirm that the rumours are true. She is a phenomenal singer, a top guitar player and a dazzling performer. One of the most exciting […]

Read the full article: Natalie Press, Mono Cafe Bar, 22nd June, 2015

Saturday, May 30, 2015 | Filed under: Gig Guide plus Club Events

Clutha Trust Festival, Saturday 30 May, 2015

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It’s all happening between 11am – 7pm this Saturday on Clyde Street, next to the pub and will include DJ sets as well as live music from the likes of The Cherry Reds, The Twistettes and Colonel Mustard & the Dijon 5. Tickets are start from £5 and are available from Tickets Scotland with money […]

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Friday, May 29, 2015 | Filed under: Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers

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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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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