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John Lafferty: Barca to Borrheid

Charity Cycle ‘This year I am undertaking the biggest cycle ride of my life so far. (that leaves the option of bigger ones later) I’ll be leaving for Barcelona with my bike in a box on 9th March and after a night in the city I’ll be heading home via Blanes, Figueres, Perpignan, Narbonne, Beziers, […]

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Unread Writers Society, Magazine Launch, 19 March, 2015

Unread Writers Society Thursday, March 19, 2015 7 p.m. Waterstones Argyle Street New UWS student creative magazine – launch Cost of magazine £4 Waterstones Argyle St, 174-176 Argyle Street, Glasgow G2 8BT www.facebook.com/unreadwriterssociety

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Alex Salmond, Waterstone’s Sauchiehall St, 28 March 2015

Alex Salmond discussing his new book The Dream Shall Never Die – 100 Days that Changed Scotland Forever Saturday 28 March 7 p.m. Waterstone’s, 153-157 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow G2 3EW Tickets now on sale. £15 with book £5 without book. Call 0141 332 9105 for details.

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Ryan McMullan, Jinty McGuinty’s, Sunday 15 March, 2015

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The Life and Politics of James Connolly, Govanhill Neighbourhood Centre

A talk by the historian John Ford Monday, 16th March 20157.00pm – 9pm Room 10, Govanhill Neighbourhood Centre,6 Daisy St, Glasgow G42 8JL James Connolly (1868-1916) was born in the slums of Edinburgh, where he received only a basic primary education and seemed, like many of his peers, destined to struggle through life, working for […]

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Queen Margaret Union, St Patrick’s Day, T-shirt Party, 17 Mar 15

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A Play, A Pie and A Pint, OranMor, 16 – 21 March, 2015

The Day the Pope Emptied Croy OranMor Top of Byres Road G12 Mon, 16 March, 2015 — Sat, 21 March, 2015 By Martin McCormick | Directed By Emma Callander Featuring Sean Purden Brown, Nathan Byrne, and Keiran Gallacher There aren’t too many places in Scotland where you are the only ‘Prod’ in town. But Ranald […]

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Jinty McGuinty’s – St Patrick’s Day, 17 March, 2015

Listings George Donaldson Day at Jinty McGuinty’s Decked in quotes from Irish writers and poets, and soundtracked by the most Emerald-tinged of rock and folk artists old and new, Jinty’s is an Irish pub’s Irish pub. It will, of course, be packed out on St Patrick’s Day, but hopefully you’ll still get a chance to […]

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GSFF Short Com with Greg Hemphill CCA Sat 14 March 2015

Glasgow Short Film FestivalShort Com with Greg Hemphill CCA Sat 14 March 2015 9.15pm, £6 (£5), TheatreAges 15+Tickets via GSFF Short Com is delighted to make its return to Glasgow Short Film Festival for 2015. Short Com is a regular showcase of the finest independent comic shorts around, by new comedic filmmaking talent, chosen from […]

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GFF Symposium: Short Film (and) Criticism Sat 14 March 2015 CCA

Glasgow Short Film FestivalSymposium: Short Film (and) Criticism Sat 14 March 2015 CCA 10.30am – 6pm, Free, TheatreAges 15+Register for a place via GSFF A series of discussions considering film criticism in the context of short film: critical writing on short film, short film curation as criticism, and short filmmaking as criticism. The symposium is […]

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Let Glasgow Flourish 2:The Game’s A Bogey, GFT Sun 15 March

Let Glasgow Flourish 2:The Game’s A Bogey Sunday 15 March, 205 GFT In 1985, a collective of young unemployed people living in Cranhill produced Clyde Film, a poetic history of the people of Glasgow told only in music and images, and set against scenes of failed regeneration. The film premiered in Moscow at the World […]

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Book Launch, The Blue Horse by Phil Miller, CCA, 20 March, 2015

www.freightbooks.co.uk 20 March – 6.30 p.m. Centre for Contemporary Arts 350 Sauchiehall Street Glasgow G2 3JD

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Let Glasgow Flourish 1: Best Laid Schemes

Let Glasgow Flourish 1: Best Laid Schemes GFT Saturday 14 March, 2015 In 1985, a collective of young unemployed people living in Cranhill produced Clyde Film, a poetic history of the people of Glasgow told only in music and images, and set against scenes of failed regeneration. To mark the 30th anniversary of this quietly […]

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Dreamcatcher, GFT, Sunday 15–Thursday 19 March, 2015

Dreamcatcher  GFT  Sunday 15–Thursday 19 March, 2015 Brenda Myers-Powell is one of the most extraordinary women you will ever meet. A drug-addicted teenage prostitute known as ‘Breezy’, Brenda woke in hospital after a violent encounter with a client and decided that her life had to change. She now runs the Dreamcatcher Foundation, working with hundreds of women […]

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Move More Glasgow

Move More Glasgow offers free physical activity sessions to people living with or beyond cancer to help them enjoy the benefits of being physically active.  The activities are walking, gentle movement, circuit classes and gardening.  We have a walk every Saturday around Kelvingrove Park and a circuit session in Kelvingrove Tennis Pavilion.  We also Have […]

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Steel Magnolias, GFT, 15 March, 2015

Steel Magnolias Mother’s Day Special GFT Sunday 15 March An inter-generational all-star cast of women bring Robert Harling’s 1987 play to the screen, telling the heartwarming tale of a group of women who find hope and friendship with one another in their times of need. Serendipitously meeting at a small Louisiana beauty parlor, the group […]

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Book Launch: Kimberley Clark, The Wronged, Waterstone’s

Also with Anna Smith  Waterstone’s Sauchiehall Street Wednesday, 18 March 2015, 6:00PM Tickets free – available from the ground floor tills or by calling  0141 332 9105 Come and meet crime Queens Kimberley Chambers and Anna Smith as they both take questions and discuss their craft as we celebrate the launch of Kimberley’s stunning new […]

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Still Alice, GFT Friday 6–Thursday 19 March, 2015

Julianne Moore stars as Alice Howland, a renowned linguistics professor diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s. She delivers a powerful performance as a woman in retreat from the world as all the memories and feelings that made her unique become lost to her. Husband Alec Baldwin and daughters Kristen Stewart and Kate Bosworth provide strong support in […]

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GFF15, Glasgow Short Film Festival, CCA, 12 – 15 March

Glasgow Short Film Festival Thu 12 March — Sun 15 March 2015 CCA Tickets via Glasgow Short Film Festival Glasgow Open Dance SchoolAfro Fusion Workshop with Nandi Bhebhe Sun 15 March 2015 Glasgow Short Film FestivalScottish Competition 2: Dark Days Fri 13 March 2015 Glasgow Short Film FestivalScottish Competition 1: Parenthood Thu 12 March 2015 […]

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Write On! The Mitchell, 28 March, 2015

A Day of Engagement and Debate Saturday 28 March, 2015 The Mitchell Aye Write! Glasgow’s Book Festival always engages with the big issues. Current affairs and social themes run through our programming ever year, and the passion and erudition of our audiences ensures that these events are never anything less than lively, at times challenging, […]

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Celebrating the Centenary of the Glasgow Rent Strikes

Maria Fyfe & J.David SimonsCelebrating the Centenary of the Glasgow Rent StrikesSaturday 28 March, 201512.00 – 13.00 The Mitchell Library ​April 1915 saw a mass organized protest of more than 30,000 Glaswegian tenants, as they refused to pay the crippling increases imposed on them by their landlords. At the forefront of these peaceful demonstrations were […]

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Glasgow Film Festival 2015 Critics’ Choice. Top Ten Films

  Inaugural Critics’ Choice  Glasgow Film Festival today (5 March, 2015) announced their inaugural Critics’ Choice: a list of the ten films which scored most highly in a vote from GFF’s accredited press corps. All accredited reviewers attending the festival were invited to submit their three favourite films from the whole programme, with numerical values assigned […]

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Book Launch: Alex Gray, Keep the Midnight Out, 19 March 2015

Keep the Midnight Out – DCI Lorimer 12     Waterstone’s Sauchiehall Street Thursday, 19 March 2015, 6:30PM Tickets free – available from the ground floor tills or by calling  0141 332 9105 Come and meet Alex as she reads from and takes a Q&A about her latest stunning novel.When the body of a red-haired young […]

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Book Launch: Anna Smith, A Cold Killing, Waterstone’s

Waterstone’s Sauchiehall Street Thursday, 26 March 2015, 6:30PM Tickets free – available from the ground floor tills or by calling  0141 332 9105 Crime reporter Rosie Gilmour returns from hiding in Bosnia to a story of a brutal execution. University lecturer Tom Mahoney was shot at point blank range, the killing has all the signs […]

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Gutter, 12th edition, February 2015

The Magazine of New Scottish Writing  Forthcoming Title Another sparkling issue with contributions from the likes of Scottish Makar Liz Lochhead, former Edinburgh Makar Ron Butlin, Glasgow Makar Jim Carruth, Jonathan Falla, William Letford, Mark Buckland and Vicki Jarrett. Gutter magazine is the outstanding independent literary magazine publishing fiction and poetry from writers born and […]

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Exhibition of Concrete Poetry, Project Cafe through March, 2015

The exhibition of concrete poetry has finally arrived. Opens at 5pm 28 February, 2015 – runs for one month. Including a wine reception with an introduction by poet Martin Robinson.  Three of each prints are for sale at £12! Already proving very popular at  the sneak preview so come on down and have a look […]

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The Women’s Unit, Group Show, Castlemilk, March, 2015

The Women’s Bridges, Castlemilk Group Show Open 10am to 5pm, Tuesday and Wednesday. Congratulations to all the artists involved. The Women’s Unit, 17b Castlemilk Arcade. Between the Pawn and the Poundshop. Two small flights of stairs. The Women’s Bridges, Facebook

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Literary Lunchtimes, Bar Gandolfi, Glasgow Feb – Mar, 2015

Literary Lunchtimes The new spring series of “Literary Lunchtimes” resumes Wednesday 18th February, 2015 at Bar Gandolfi, 64 Albion Street, Merchant City, Glasgow. Spring Programme 2015 Donal McLaughlin  and Karen Campbell – will be reading from their work on Wednesday, 18 February at 1.00 pm Rodge Glass – will read on 25 February, 1 p.m. […]

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Glasgow Memory Clinic, Help Shed Light on Alzheimers

Help shed light on Alzheimers Glasgow Memory Clinic is seeking healthy participants between 65 and 83 to take part in their research. Find out if you are suitable for Free Memory Screening – telephone: 0141 948 0206 www.glasgowmemoryclinic.com www.tommorrowstudy.com/

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Leviathan, A Play, A Pie and A Pint, 9 – 14 March, 2015

Leviathan OranMor, Top of Byres Road Mon, 09 March, 2015 — Sat, 14 March, 2015 By Matthew Trevannion | Directed By Rachel O’Riorden Featuring Claire Cage, Siw Hughes and Gwawr Loader “Will you look at the day? Beautiful, ah? Summer throws you one of these just before it all goes west.” As three generations of […]

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