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

Launch: Issue 2 of thi wurd magazine September 4th, 2014 STUC, Glasgow

Launch: Issue 2 of thi wurd magazine September 4th, 2014 STUC, 333 Woodlands Road, Glasgow, G3 6NG. The event will take place at 6.30pm till late and include fiction readings, music and a bar. Dree event. All welcome. The magazine will be on sale on the night and includes new fiction, illustrations, reviews and a […]

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Travel Writing Course with Linda Jackson, October, University of Strathclyde

Travel Writing at University of Strathclyde’s Centre for Lifelong Learning. No previous experience required. It will be fun, informative and creative. Class runs for those of you who want to come during the day – and begins Thursday, Oct 9th (8 weeks), 12 – 2pm. It also runs on Thursday evening, Oct 9th, 7 – […]

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Young Talent! Project Ability, 4 September, 2014 and Saturday 6 September, Trongate 103

Young Talent! Project Ability 4 September, 2014 and Saturday 6 September    Trongate 103, Glasgow G1 5HD          Young Talent is Project Ability’s annual showcase of the artwork created by children and young people from the Create Programme, now in its 14th year. To celebrate the artwork of the Create artists, we are presenting […]

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Doctor Who: Series 8 Episode 1, Deep Breath plus live Q&A with Peter Capaldi GFT, Saturday 23 August

Doctor Who: Series 8 Episode 1, Deep Breath plus live Q&A with Peter Capaldi GFT, 12 Rose Street Saturday 23 August, 2014 (19.35) Tickets on sale from Friday 1st August The feature-length first episode of the new series of Doctor Who lands this August in cinemas, starring Peter Capaldi as the Twelfth Doctor alongside Jenna Coleman as […]

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Zulu PG GFT, Sunday 24 August, Tuesday 26 August

Zulu PG GFT, 12 Rose Street,  Glasgow G3 6RB Sunday 24 August, Tuesday 26 August, 2014 A rousing recreation of the siege of Rorke’s Drift in Natal, Africa on January 22 1879, with a classic performance from Michael Caine as Lieutenant Gonville Bromhead and narration from Richard Burton. A 4,000 strong army of Zulu warriors […]

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Mods For Yes, Fir Park, 30 August, 2014

Fir Park. Motherwell Football & Athletic Club Ltd Fir Park Stadium Firpark Street Motherwell North Lanarkshire ML1 2QN.

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Arrow Video Nekromantik CCA Tue 26 August 2014

Arrow VideoNekromantik CCA Tue 26 August 2014 7.30pm, £10, Advanced tickets via wegottickets.com, CinemaAges 18+0141 352 4900 Arrow Video are delighted to present this special screening of the infamous 1987 underground German shocker NEKROMANTIK, plus a special Q&A with its director Jörg Buttgereit – in person! Never released on home video in the UK, NEKROMANTIK […]

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Hide Your Smiling Faces Friday 22–Thursday 28 August GFT

Hide Your Smiling Faces Friday 22–Thursday 28 August GFT, 12 Rose Street,  G3 6RB Set over the course of a summer in rural America, Hide Your Smiling Faces follows two brothers as they try to come to terms with the death of a friend. Seeking refuge in nature, the film documents the brothers’ changing relationship […]

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Wakolda, Friday 22 – 28 August, GFT

Wakolda 12A Friday 22–Thursday 28 August GFT, 12 Rose Street,  Glasgow G3 6RB In the Patagonia of 1960, an Argentinean family travel the long road to the Nahuel Huapi Lake where they intend to open a lodging house. En route they meet Helmut Gregor, a German doctor. He is affable, affluent and well-mannered, and becomes […]

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GYFF presents: Spirited Away PG GFT, 12 Rose Street, Glasgow G3 6RB Saturday 23 August

GYFF presents: Spirited Away PG GFT, 12 Rose Street,  Glasgow G3 6RB Saturday 23 August – 1.45 p.m. The most successful Japanese movie in history and widely regarded as one of the greatest animations of all time, Spirited Away is Hayao Miyazaki’s masterpiece. Gutsy Chihiro and her family are moving to the suburbs when a […]

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Your Cheatin’ Heart Sunday 24 August GFT

Your Cheatin’ Heart Sunday 24 August, 2014 GFT, 12 Rose Street,  Glasgow G3 6RB Hardly seen since its first (and to date, only) television broadcast in 1990, and still commercially unavailable on DVD, writer John Byrne’s six-part follow-up to the much-lauded Tutti Frutti (1987) is the great lost treasure in the history of Scottish television […]

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Two Days, One Night Friday 22–Thursday 28 August GFT

Two Days, One Night Friday 22–Thursday 28 August GFT, 12 Rose Street,  G3 6 RB The Dardenne brother’s latest stars Marion Cotillard as Sandra, a young woman who has only one weekend to put her life back together after she finds her livelihood at stake. A hit at Cannes earlier this year, this outstanding film […]

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‘St Andrew & The Story of Scotland’s Flag’ Webster’s Theatre, 14 September

‘St Andrew & The Story of Scotland’s Flag’ Webster’s Theatre, Kelvinbridge Sunday 14 September, 2014 –  at 2 p.m. Hopscotch Theatre Company uses pythonesque style humour to entertain  and educate young audiences across Scotland! ‘St Andrew & The Story of Scotland’s Flag’ will be performing in The Websters Theatre, Kelvinbridge, 416 Great Western Road, Glasgow […]

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The Hellfire Club The Griffin, Bath Street, Glasgow 30th August

The Hellfire Club The Griffin, Bath Street, Glasgow 30th August – 8.30 p.m. A Night of Dolly Parton Songs Having had a summer break, With The Hellfire Club returns to the Griffin on Saturday 30 August (8.30).  In continuing our review of great American singer song-writers we go back to our country roots with a […]

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Pollok Family Day & Highland Cattle Show Pollok Country Park Sunday 24 August 2014

Pollok Family Day & Highland Cattle Show Pollok Country Park Sunday 24 August 2014 10.30 am until 4.30 pm Free This year the Pollok Family Day has been combined with the International Highland Cattle Show to bring you a bigger and better event. Featuring a host of entertainment acts, displays and activities to satisfy even […]

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Baby Loves Disco Roadshow Sunday 26 October 2014, Glasgow Royal Concert Hall

Baby Loves Disco Roadshow Sunday 26 October 2014, 2.00pm and 3 p.m. Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, Main Auditorium Gather up your tiny dancers and join Baby Loves Disco for a taster of their famous ‘dayclubbing’ experience for parents/carers and babies, toddlers and pre-schoolers. Come dressed in your best party gear as real club DJs spin […]

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Royal Scottish National Orchestra: Instrument Petting Zoo Saturday 25 October 2014 and Sunday 26th October Glasgow Royal Concert Hall

Royal Scottish National Orchestra: Instrument Petting Zoo Saturday 25 October 2014 and Sunday 26th October 10.00amGlasgow Royal Concert Hall Tickets: Free – no need to book, simply drop in to one of our sessions Have you ever wanted to try a double bass? Or a trombone? Or maybe even a flute? Well now’s your chance! […]

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Baby Chill Out Zone Glasgow Royal Concert Hall Tickets: Free 25 and 26 October, 2014

Baby Chill Out Zone Glasgow Royal Concert Hall Tickets: Free – no need to book, simply drop in to one of our sessions 25 and 26 October, 2014 Take a breather from the excitement of the day in our Baby Chill Out Zone. A quiet place to feed your baby, or simply relax with your […]

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Bookbug Song and Story Tent Sunday 26 October 2014, Glasgow Royal Concert Hall,

Bookbug Song and Story Tent Sunday 26 October 2014, 12.15pmGlasgow Royal Concert Hall, Main Auditorium Tickets: Free – no need to book, simply drop in to one of our sessions Carol and Judy from Bookbug lead these fabulous fun and friendly sessions inside our very special Bookbug Song and Story Tent! Sing songs, play circle […]

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Sweet Dreams Pop-Up Choir Sunday 26 October 2014, 12.30pm Glasgow Royal Concert

Sweet Dreams Pop-Up Choir Sunday 26 October 2014, 12.30pmGlasgow Royal Concert Hall, Strathclyde Suite Tickets: Free – no need to book, simply drop in to one of our sessions Come along with your baby and join our pop-up choir. Together we will workshop and learn a simple arrangement of a traditional lullaby that you can […]

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Strip Cartoonists and Caricaturists Exhibition Scottish Independence Referendum Leiper Art Gallery 22nd August – 19th September, 2014

  Strip Cartoonists and Caricaturists Exhibition – Scottish Independence Referendum Leiper Art Gallery 22nd August – 19th September, 2014 The exhibition’s subject matter is the Scottish Independence Referendum.Press and strip cartoonists and caricaturists Worldwide have contributed to the show with their views on our Referendum. The exhibition opens this week end at the LEIPER Art […]

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Divine Intervention by Hazel Bowman, on display at Christo’s Gallery

“Divine Intervention” Artist Hazel Bowman lights up the room with her recent work Preview at Christo’s Gallery, Great Western Road, G12 8HX 22nd August, 2014 Scottish artist Hazel Bowman has put the finishing touches to three new artworks, on display at Christo’s Gallery, Great Western Road from the 22nd of August to 12th September, 2014 […]

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The MacDiarmid Lecture, 23 August, The Buccleuch Centre, Langholm

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Linda Jaxson Band, St Louis, Saturday 23 Augustm 2014

St Louis, 734 Dumbarton Rd, Glasgow, Glasgow City G11 6RD  

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Crohn’s & Colitis UK ~ Clyde Group ~ Lunch & General Public Meeting Saturday 23rd August 2014 St Stephen’s Centre

Crohn’s & Colitis UK ~ Clyde Group  ~ Lunch & General Public Meeting Saturday 23rd August 2014 St Stephen’s Centre, 260 Bath Street, Glasgow G2 4HZ Doors open at 12.30pm lunch starting at 1pm Talk starts approx 1.45pm till approx. 4pm. Speaker : Dr Steven Mcpherson A Gp From Bridgeton Health Centre In Glasgow Who Will Be […]

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Jack Lukeman Acoustic Concert – The Village Inn, East Kilbride 4th October, 2014

Jack Lukeman Acoustic Concert  – The Village Inn, East Kilbride 4th October, 2014 Tickets £8,50  available at The Village Inn, East Kilbride, and also via hPayPal (£8,50 plus £1 Postage fee) to Brianbyrne@blueyonder.co.uk Reserve the date Saturday 4th of October for an extra special night out. Multi-Platimum selling Irish singer Jack Lukeman plays a special […]

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Spangled Presents: Thomas Truax 23 September, The Art School

Spangled Presents: Thomas Truax 23 September, 2014 – 9 p.m. The Art School Public · Hosted by Paul Ross Spangled Presents: Thomas Truax Plus Special Guests:ScunnerJack Squat& Spangled Djs Til Late The Art School (The Vic Bar)Tuesday 23rd SeptemberFree Entry- Donations Welcomed It is with great pleasure that we bring you Thomas Truax and his […]

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Scottish Traditional Music Hall of Fame Dinner October 24, 2014, OranMor

Scottish Traditional Music Hall of Fame Dinner October 24, 2014 OranMor, top of Byres Road, G12 Hands Up for Trad are hosting our 3rd Scottish Traditional Music Hall of Fame Dinner on 24th October at 7.30pm. This will be a 3 course meal at Oran Mor, one of Glasgow’s premier venues and will feature entertainment […]

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Over the Wall, Multi Arts Festival, Gartnavel Royal Hospital, 30 August

Over the Wall” is a new, summer, multi-arts festival which will take place in the grounds of Gartnavel Royal Hospital, Glasgow on August 30 2014 from 12midday – 4pm, attracting an audience of up to 450 people. The Festival is part of the annual art in the gart programme; this programme is a collaboration between […]

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Glasgow European Open Judo Emirates Arena 4 October 2014

Glasgow European Open Judo Emirates Arena 4 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 Kimberley Renicks, Nekoda Davis, Megan Fletcher, Natalie Powell, and Sarah Adlington. Also competing will be London 2012 […]

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