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Nights at Project Cafe Tuesday, October 7 at 7:00pm

Nights at Project Cafe Tuesday, October 7 at 7:00pm Music+Poetry+Sentinence♥ Sam Small + Leyla Josephine + Nyla + Ginger Alford (USA) + Richard Wehnerberg Jr (USA) An eve’ of music + poetry + feels at The Project Cafe featuring lots of lovely folk! [Deetz]Doors at 7pm / Acts start early = 7.20-30!Entry £3 donation (but […]

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Poetry by Maria Venditozzi

The Gift of Tulips What I admire about tulipsis their optimism.When freshly cut,their bodies are taut, tightas a nubile girl.Heads pert, faces shyly pretty. But, after time,like most of us, they geta bit soft round the middle.Loyal leaves wrap round,close as a sari, to spareblushes about their sagging stems. Colour becomes more vibrant,lush green, cupped […]

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Reptile House, Lambhill Stables, 3 October, 2014

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Oktoberfest 2014 Glasgow Green October 16-19 and October 23-26

Oktoberfest Glasgow Green October 16-19 and October 23-26 Come and enjoy the amazing atmosphere at the Glasgow Oktoberfest 2014 – with German beer, food and music. Glasgow Green during two wonderful long weekends in October. Tent has the capacity to hold 2,500 people. Entrance is free Thursdays and only £2.50 Fridays and Sundays and £5 […]

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Simple Things, Glasgow 2014, Saturday 1 November

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Out Of Orbit: OCTOBER PROGRAMME October 2nd, 2014

Out Of Orbit: OCTOBER PROGRAMME October 2nd, 2014 Out Of Orbit20 Scott Street, g3 6pe Glasgow Facebook out of orbit

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The Great Scottish Run Glasgow Sunday 5 October

The  Great Scottish Run Glasgow Sunday 5 October   Places still available in 10k Runners can choose between a 10k and half marathon challenge that will take them through the heart of the city, starting in George Square and finishing on Glasgow Green. 2013 was another record breaking year for the event with more than […]

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Glasgow Open Judo Competition Emirates Arena 4th October, 2014

The Glasgow European Open returns to the Emirates Arena on Saturday 4th October 2014. This year its the turn of our female judoka including Glasgow Commonwealth Games gold medalists Louise Renicks, Nekoda Davis, Megan Fletcher, Natalie Powell, and Sarah Adlington. Also competing will be London 2012 Olympians including, Sally Conway, Kelly Edwards and Gemma Howell […]

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Carrie Elkin and Lynne Hanson, The Glad Cafe, 4 October

Saturday Matinee Show (3.30pm) 4th October- The Glad Cafe Glasgow Unreserved seating available Buy tickets ticket scotland Carrie Elkin is “spellbinding…made the hairs on the back of my neck stand on end.” – Bob Harris, BBC Radio 2 Texas-based singer/songwriter, Carrie Elkin is set for a matinee date at this year’s Glasgow Americana Festival. She […]

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Spiders on Mars, Ivory Blacks, 27 December

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Fruitmarket Nights: Renaud Garcia-Fons and Band – The Adventures of Prince Achmed, 8 October

Fruitmarket Nights: Renaud Garcia-Fons and Band – The Adventures of Prince Achmed Wednesday 08 October 2014, 7.30pm Old Fruitmarket, Candleriggs, Glasgow For many years, the superb French bass player Renaud Garcia-Fons has explored the musical traditions of the Mediterranean, taking sounds and ideas from Spain, Turkey, Morocco and Southern France, fusing them into amazing crossover […]

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Millions Can Walk Sat 27 September 2014 CCA

Take One ActionMillions Can Walk Sat 27 September 2014 CCA 7.30pm, Suggested donation: £5 (£4), CinemaAges 12+Book online / 0141 352 4900 Millions Can WalkDir. Christoph Schaub & Kamal Musale, Switzerland 2013, 88min, UK Premiere. Can one fight for one’s fundamental rights without resorting to violence? In 2012, hundreds of thousands of Adivasis, India’s aborigines, […]

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Sweet for Addicts present The Course, The Shed, 14 – 17 October, 2014

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The Last House on the Left18 GFT Tuesday 30 September

The Last House on the Left18 GFT Tuesday 30 September Buy tickets online When two innocent girls head to the big city for their first rock gig, little do they expect that a simple diversion to score weed will go so disastrously wrong. Released in 1972, Wes Craven’s directorial debut remains as controversial now, as […]

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At Berkeley, GFT Sunday 28–Monday 29 September

At BerkeleyPG GFT Sunday 28–Monday 29 September Buy tickets oline At Berkeley is director Frederick Wiseman’s latest behind-the-scenes foray into American institutions. Edited from roughly 500 hours of raw footage, the documentary explores every facet of student life. From the power struggle in a student/teacher interaction, to a student’s soliloquy on alienation, Wiseman is a fly […]

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A Spell to Ward Off the Darkness GFT Friday 26–Saturday 27 September

A Spell to Ward Off the Darkness GFT Friday 26–Saturday 27 SeptemberBuy tickets online This extraordinary collaboration between internationally celebrated artist-filmmakers Ben Rivers and Ben Russell is a radical proposition for the existence of utopia in an increasingly secular world. We follow an unnamed character (played by musician Robert AA Lowe, aka Lichens) on a […]

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A Most Wanted Man GFT Friday 26 September – Thursday 2 October

A Most Wanted Man15 GFT Friday 26 September – Thursday 2 October Anton Corbijn’s adaptation of John le Carré’s novel is a smart, subtle and confident thriller about the identity of a half-Chechen, half-Russian immigrant named Issa Karpov, who finds himself wanted by both German and US security agencies. Arriving tortured and homeless in Hamburg, […]

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What We Did on Our Holiday12A GFT Friday 26 September – Thursday 2 October

What We Did on Our Holiday12A GFT Friday 26 September – Thursday 2 October Buy online Doug (David Tennant) and Abi (Rosamund Pike) are in the middle of a messy divorce, which they are keen to keep a secret from their extended family. However, when they travel to the Scottish Highlands for Doug’s father’s birthday, […]

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Travel Writing with Linda Jackson, 9 October, 2014, University of Strathclyde

  The Centre for Lifelong Learning University of Strathclyde7th Floor (Reception)Graham Hills Building40 George StreetGlasgowG1 1QE             University of Strathclyde

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Ashton Lane, The Glad Cafe, 22nd October, 2014

Ashton Lane The Glad Cafe Tickets £10 http://ashtonlane.spinshop.com/Tickets/details/228905 The Glad Cafe, 1006A Pollokshaws Rd, Glasgow G41 2HG

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Souness Written by Alan Bissett The Tron 7th October 2014

Souness Written by Alan Bissett The Tron 7th October 2014 Kyle Bissett Productions. A scripted reading of a work-in-progress. Directed by Sacha Kyle ‘Will we ever see his likes again?’ Archie Macpherson, football commentator A midfield general, a winner, a fallen idol. Enter the disciplined world of Graeme Souness, as he takes on referees, the […]

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A PRIVATE ROOM CATHERINE CAMERON UNTIL 29 SEPTEMBER RGI

A Private Room – Catherine Cameron Until 29 September, 2014 RGI Exhibition of new photography by Catherine Cameron, recipient of The Royal Glasgow Institute Exhibition Prize for a work by a recent Scottish Graduate, awarded at the RGI Annual exhibition in 2013. By the time Catherine Cameron enrolled on the Fine Art Photography course at […]

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Ben Sands Tour Including some Scottish Dates – Autumn 2014

Ben Sands Tour Including some Scottish Dates – Autumn 2014 ‘To his acknowledged accomplishments as a singer, song-writer, instrumentalist, harmony vocalist and arranger, Ben brings a solid reputation as a “great singer of great songs” from a diversity of sources. These days his own compositions are most featured in his concerts as well as in […]

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Glasgow Society of Women Artists, the Lillie Gallery, 4th Oct – 7th Nov 2014

  Glasgow Society of Women Artists 4th Oct – 7th Nov 2014 ‘exciting new or recent work by the ever popular GSWA…‘ The Glasgow Society of Women Artists, originally called the Glasgow Society of Lady Artists, was established in 1882 by eight women artists and art teachers. All of the founding members had studied at […]

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Pivo Pivo Presents: Woodwife + The Palmiros + Scott Wishart + Grayson King 24 September, 2014

Pivo Pivo Presents: Woodwife + The Palmiros + Scott Wishart + Grayson King 24 September, 2014 Woodwife – Woodwife are a new atmospheric folk band with deep roots in gypsy storytelling and mythical lore. Sprouting forth from Glasgow, they hope to seduce you with baroque beats and gnarled guitars. The Palmiros – Formed in the […]

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Antiques Roadshow at Kelvingrove 9 October, 2014

Antiques Roadshow at Kelvingrove 9 October, 2014 Doors open 9.30 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. and if you’re in the queue by 4.30 p.m. you are guaranteed to see an expert. Filming until 7pm so if people don’t have items for valuation they can still come along and be part of the event after 4.30 p.m. […]

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The Hellfire Club, Two Dates, Septemeber/October 2014

The Hellfire Club Two dates for the diary: In the run up to the launch of a new single and album The Hellfire Club are putting their series of Griffin gigs, reviewing great American artists, on hold and are spreading their wings ever wider. Friday 26 September, 2014 The Tron On Friday (26th) we are performing […]

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Imagine an Island Exhibition Photographs of Iona by Barbara Sellars The Lillie Gallery, Milngavie

Imagine an Island Exhibition Photographs of Iona by Barbara Sellars Galleries 2 and 3 The Lillie Gallery, Milngavie Also on show in gallery 1 will be The Annual exhibition by The GlasgowSociety of Women Artists. Both shows run 3 October –  Friday 7th November. The Lillie Gallery, Station Road, Milngavie G62 8BZ http://www.edlc.co.uk/arts/lillie_art_gallery.aspx

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Launch of Gerry Loose’s fault line, 24 September, Waterstone’s Glasgow

Launch of Gerry Loose’s fault line 24 September, 2014 – 6.30 p.m. Waterstone’s Bookshop, Argyle Street Glasgow Robert Macfarlane says of this work: “fault line is a very special piece of work. It feels as if this is a book born of a decade or more’s looking and watching (surveillance). I relish the form: field-note, […]

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A Celebration of Nature in the City – Woodlands Community Development Trust A two day nature festival Saturday 27th September – Sunday 28th September

    Go WILD! this weekend A Celebration of Nature in the City – Woodlands Community Development Trust A two day nature festival Saturday 27th September  – Sunday 28th September Saturday 27th September 12.30 – 9.00pm Wildlife Talks and Workshops At Fred Paton Centre (19 Carrington St, Glasgow G4 9AJ) Woodlands Community Garden (91-111 West Princes Street, G4 9BY) […]

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