What’s On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more.

GoodCopGreatCop + Deadly Rides + guests. 4 March, Bar Blocv

Bar Bloc –Wednesday, March 4, 2015at 9:00pm GoodCopGreatCop When asked what to expect from their live show the band explained, ‘We’d like to say fireworks, dragons, dancers and a monkey riding on a Segway whilst downing a pint of Jaeger but unfortunately we’re not financially stable enough in order to provide our audience with such […]

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Launch Open Mic, The Butterfly & Pig South, 17 February

  Come along from 8pm for the launch night of new Open Mic at The butterfly and the pig south! Tuesday, February 17, 2015 Soak up the groovy vibes of this crackin’ new Southside venue, at the Corona building (1039 Pollokshaws Road). Play solo, join in with a jam session or simply come along for […]

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We Can All Agree To Pretend This Never Happened, A Play A Pie and A Pint

9th – 14th February, 2015 – OranMor, Top of Byres Road, G12 Lunchtime Theatre When two gungho researchers decide to fake results in their Siberian lab, a series of misunderstandings take over the lives of the whole research team. A hilarious play about scientists with a serious mission. Emma Goidel is a Playwrights Realm Writing […]

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New Season performances on sale at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland

The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland 100 Renfrew Street, Glasgow G2 3DB www.rcs.ac.uk/ March Listings February – June 2015 The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland today reveals an ambitious new season of work from Feb – Jun 15, showcasing more than 500 performances across ballet, drama, music, musical theatre, opera and contemporary performance. With 42,000 tickets sold […]

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The Star Folk Club Listings February – March , 2015

The Admiral Bar, Waterloo Street, Glasgow G2 7DA and start at 8.00pm. Gaberlunzie     10th February      Robin Watson and Gordon Menzies have been together as Gaberlunzie since the early 1970s and are well known for producing an exciting blend of modern and traditional songs. Essentially Scottish, with an emphasis on rhythm and harmony, Gaberlunzie has a wide […]

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Dave Arcari live at King Tut’s, Glasgow, April, 25, 2015

Dave Arcari live at King Tut’s, Glasgow  Saturday, April 25 at 8:00pm        King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut272a St Vincent Street, Glasgow  G2 5RL

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Glasgow Bike Station, Jumble Sale with Bike Theme, Sunday 15 March

Swap & Sell Your Bits Glasgow Bike Station  Sunday, March 15, 2015–10:00am – 2:00pm        Join us on 15th March for a jumble sale with a difference… We’re inviting you to bring along your unwanted / unused bikes and bike parts to swap or sell with others and we’ve lined up some great tunes with […]

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Chari-tea tea party , Cancer Support Scotland, 28 Feb, 2015

Cancer Support Scotland is a local charity, providing a range of counselling and complementary therapies to those affected by cancer, including family/friends and carers.  The fundraising volunteers are holding a Chari-tea tea party – a campaign the charity is launching to assist with their fundraising. Saturday 28 February between 10.30am and 2.30pm  Calman Centre, 75 Shelly […]

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Clydebank Womens Aid Fundraiser, Sat 28 February, 2015

    Charity Dance at the Lucky Break on Saturday 28th Feb., with all proceeds going to Clydebank Womens Aid Raffle, Buffet and the star of the show (apart from me!) is the fabulous D.J. Oz who has been wowing us on CYAB Radio G81 with his great tunes. Please come along and help us […]

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A Play, A Pie and A Pancake, St Augustines, Dumbarton 27 Feb 2015

Join Friends of St. Augustine’s (2a High Street Dumbarton   G82 1LL) for ‘A Play, a Pie and a Pancake’ on Friday 27th February at 6pm in the Community Hall. The Ladykillers – Denny Civic Theatre, St Marys Way, Dumbarton G82 1NL Following a tea of pie with gravy and beans and a delicious hot pancake […]

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Glasgow Youth Film Festival Opening Gala, Friday 6 February 2015

            GYFF Opening Gala: The Signal15 GFT Friday 6 February – 8.15 p.m. Nic, Hailey and Jonah, three MIT students, embark upon on a road trip across America’s southwest. Their mission is to track an elusive computer genius: a hacker known only as Nomad who has managed to expose flaws in the college’s […]

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NT Live: Treasure Island GFT Monday 9 February, 2015

GFT  Thursday 22 January, Monday 9 February, 2015 Robert Louis Stevenson’s story of murder, money and mutiny is brought to life in a thrilling new stage adaptation by Bryony Lavery, broadcast live from the National Theatre. It’s a dark, stormy night. The stars are out. Jim, the inn-keeper’s granddaughter, opens the door to a terrifying […]

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RSC Live: Love’s Labour’s Lost Wednesday 11 February GFT

Wednesday 11 February, 2015 GFT As part of a season marking the centenary of the First World War, Christopher Luscombe returns to the Royal Shakespeare Company to direct a fresh pairing of two of Shakespeare’s most sparkling comedies, set in a splendid country house just before and just after the war. In Love’s Labour’s Lost […]

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NEW LOOK FOR SEVENTH ANNUAL GLASGOW YOUTH FILM FESTIVAL

Programme for 2015 announced Kicks off on 6th February with Shaun of the Dead. Dress up as a zombie – you could win a prize Glasgow Youth Film Festival is part of Glasgow Film Festival. The 2015 Festival will run over the weekend of 6–8 February, and will offer an exciting programme of screenings and events […]

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Paraphernalia, The Poetry Club, 13 February, 2015

Friday, February 13at 9:00pm    The Poetry Club On valentines eve Paraphernalia brings a themed night of Spoken word by: Boya ShenGabriella BennetFred WeedonMichael PedersonDuglas T Stewart Live * West Princes * Tonal Films by Rhia LaingDJ’s Wrong HandsTom Woods The Poetry Club100 Eastvale Place, Glasgow G3

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Glasgow Film Festival 2015, Power Suit Yourself

Power Suit Yourself: Mildred PiercePG Saturday 21 February – 1 p.m. CCA – Film Joan Crawford suits up for the role of Mildred Pierce in this 1940s American noir by Michael Curtiz . Determined to provide her aspirational daughter with the luxuries of life, Mildred works her way up to become an independent and successful […]

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Van Morrison Celtic Connections 2015 review by Pauline Keightley

Morrison commanded the concert hall stage on the jazz and soul highway – a truly jazz inspired Celtic soul all the way from Belfast city! There was an atmosphere of eager anticipation in Glasgow’s Royal Concert Hall as the audience waited for one of our musical legends. Morrison grew up with his Dad’s record collection, the […]

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Character in fiction Day/half-day Event Sat 07 February 2015

Character in fiction Day/half-day Event 10.00-16.00 Saturday 07 February 2015 Centre for Open Studies University of Glasgow – Creative Writing Tutor: Alan McMunnigall Character is one of the most fundamental and important elements of fiction. This day school will look at how writers create characters. We will examine the techniques and approaches that writers use […]

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Raymond Carver: a tribute day, Wed 11 February, STUC

Raymond Carver: a tribute day Creative Writing, Centre for Open Studies University of Glasgow – Alan McMunnigall 18.30-21.00 Wednesday 11 February 2015 Venue: STUC Day/half-day Event Considered by many critics to be the most important short story writer of the twentieth century, Raymond Carver (1938-1988) continues to influence new generations of writers. Stories such as […]

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TOUNDRA , Tuesday, February 17, Bar Bloc

TOUNDRA (Spain) + In:Tides       Tuesday, February 17 Bar Bloc Explosive post-rock grandeur from Spanish collective Toudra on their European tour, with exceptional Scottish support to boot. Toundra (Spain) ‘Kitsune’ Official Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EF78BCfRG9I in:tides ‘Porcelain Waves’ Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxyZkRaI3ps FREE ENTRY9PM  Bar Bloc,  117 Bath Street, Glasgow G2 2SZ

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The Heavy Load Band 8th February, 2015 The Lucky Break

The Heavy Load Band 8th February, 2015 At the world famous lucky break.. https://www.facebook.com/heavyloadrock Host: Joe Henry The Lucky Break Snooker Club26– 30 Glasgow Road, Clydebank, G81 1SE

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Paris Kiss by Maggie Ritchie, Book Launch, 26 February, 2015

Waterstone’s Argyle Street 26 February, 2015 7pm – 8.30pm ‘An intense and satisfying story. It will haunt you.’ Sara Sheridan Maggie Ritchie’s debut novel is a tale of scandal, love, art and bohemia in nineteenth-century Paris. It is sumptuous historical fiction set in the studio of the legendary Rodin. February 2015, Paperback, £8.99 – Saraband […]

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Duncan Shanks Sketchbook, Hunterian Art Gallery, March – August, 2015

Duncan Shanks Sketchbooks: The Poetry of Place 14 March – 16 August 2015 Hunterian Art Gallery Admission free A new exhibition at The Hunterian will offer rare insight into the creative process of Scottish artist Duncan Shanks, highlighting his rich body of work.Duncan Shanks Sketchbooks: The Poetry of Place opens at the Hunterian Art Gallery […]

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GFF 2015, Scottish Premiere Shaun The Sheep Movie, Wed 4 February

Scottish Premiere Shaun The Sheep Movie Wednesday 4 February, 2015 – 6 p.m. Glasgow Film Festival runs from 18 February – 1 March 2015. Start Glasgow Film Festival early with the Scottish premiere ofShaun The Sheep Movie! ★★★★ ‘Generous, inclusive and genuinely inspiring’ – The Guardian★★★★ ‘Purely charming… tickles the same neglected folds of your […]

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‘Hame’, The Shed, 10 March, 2015

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Celtic Connections announces Danny Kyle Open Stage Winners 2015

Every year at Celtic Connections the cream of new musical talent perform at the Danny Kyle Open Stage. A diverse panel of judges – from industry stalwarts to members of the general public – then have the unenviable task of picking just six winners from the numerous acts who took part. The winners of this […]

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Rodge Glass, Literary Lunchtimes, Bar Gandolfi, 28 Feb, 2015

Rodge Glass Literary Lunchtimes 28 February, 1 p.m. Bar Gandolfi, 64 Albion St, G1 1NY Rodge Glass is a former Keith Wright Literary Fellow and subsequently taught Creative Writing at Strathclyde for several years. He is currently Senior Lecturer in Creative Writing at Edge Hill University, Lancashire. It is hoped that many of Rodge’s former […]

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‘Yoshitoshi to Winehouse’ , Iota Gallery, Hyndland Street

Abstract drawings by Colin Robertson 5-21 February, 2015 Opening: 5 February, 6-9pm Unlimited Studio, 25 Hyndland Street, Glasgow G11 5QE

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St Margaret of Scotland Hospice Celtic Ceilidh Dinner & Dance OranMor Friday 20th, March

St Margaret of Scotland Hospice Celtic Ceilidh Dinner & Dance OranMor Friday 20th, March 2015 We are delighted to announce that the St Margaret of Scotland Hospice Annual Celtic Ceilidh Dinner & Dance, which is kindly sponsored and hosted by Òran Mór, will be held on Friday 20th March 2015 at 7pm.  The unique venue […]

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In Process Masterclass with Caro Ramsay, CCA, Tues 3rd February, 2015

Scottish Writers Centre, CCA Club Room, Glasgow Tuesday 3rd February 2015; 7pm to 8.30pm, Caro Ramsay Govan born crime writer Caro Ramsey exploded onto the scene in 2007, with her debut novel – Absolution. Released on the 31st July this year, her latest title, The Night Hunter, is now the fifth in her incredibly popular […]

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