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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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The Midnight Trek, Raising Funds for Action Medical Research for Children

Glasgow-based company taking part in The Midnight Trek PLOD Trossachs 2014 to raise money for Action Medical Research  Four young women, all staff at Glasgow’s famous Ubiquitous Chip, ditching their check pads and donning their walking boots, are taking part in The Midnight Trek PLOD Trossachs 2014organised by children’s charity Action Medical Research. The 50k […]

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Sound-Off for Women! Glasgow Women’s Library August 20 @ 2:30 pm – 4:30 pm

Sound-Off for Women! Glasgow Women’s Library August 20 @ 2:30 pm – 4:30 pm Wednesday afternoons, 2.30-4.30pm, from 13th August to 24th September. Free What does the Independence vote mean to you? Come and have a blether about the Referendum in a friendly, relaxed, and impartial environment. Whether you wish to explore different avenues of […]

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Arild Vange and Neil Davidson Thu 21 August 2014 CCA

Aye-Aye Books:Arild Vange and Neil Davidson Thu 21 August 2014 CCA 7pm, Free, CinemaAll ages0141 352 4900 Arild Vange and Neil Davidson have been working together on improvised poetry readings since 2009. Their work also includes the theatre company Dvell. Arild writes poetry in Norwegian. His poetics is deeply connected to listening and his readings […]

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SWC: Book Launch Douglas Thompson & Neil Williamson Tue 2 September 2014 CCA

SWC:Book LaunchDouglas Thompson & Neil Williamson Tue 2 September 2014 CCA 7pm, Free, ClubroomAges 16+ Douglas Thompson’s eighth novel The Rhymer, is a satire on contemporary society, the art world, and a comic-poetic meditation on the nature of life, death and morality. A mysterious tramp wanders from town to town, taking a new name and […]

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GSFF Meet the Programmer: Philip Ilson, London Short Film Festival Sun 24 August 2014 CCA

GSFFMeet the Programmer:Philip Ilson, London Short Film Festival Sun 24 August 2014 CCA 5pm, Free but ticketed, ClubroomAges 15+Book online London Short Film Festival Artistic Director Philip Ilson is in Glasgow to introduce a Best of LSFF 2014 programme at Glasgow Film Theatre at 7.15pm. Join him beforehand in CCA’s Clubroom for an informal, free […]

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Glasgow Wildlife Garden Festival 9th – 30th September, 2014

Glasgow Wildlife Garden Festival 9th – 30th September, 2014 Re-connect with the city’s urban green spaces A city-wide Wildlife Garden Festival will offer people in Glasgow the chance to get closer to nature this summer, with a packed calendar of events running between September 9-30. Storytelling, walks, a comedy night and canoe trips will all […]

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Blood Ties GFT Friday 15–Thursday 21 August, 2014

Blood Ties15 GFT Friday 15–Thursday 21 August When Chris (Clive Owen) is released from prison after a stint for a gangland murder, his freedom spells trouble for his police-officer brother Frank (Billy Crudup). Hoping Chris has turned over a new leaf, Frank helps him readjust – providing him with a home, and helping him rebuild […]

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All This Mayhem, GFT Friday 15–Thursday 21 August, 2014

All This Mayhem15 GFT Friday 15–Thursday 21 August Buy tickets online An unflinching never-before-seen look at the dark underbelly of extreme sports, this film explores the lives of brothers Tas and Ben Pappas – who ascended to the top of the skateboarding league in the late 1980s, before their world came crashing down with partying, […]

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Still Life GFT Wednesday 20 August

Still Life15 GFT Wednesday 20 August Buy tickets Weaving in the real-life construction of the Three Gorges Hydro Project with two stories of change, hope and reconciliation, Zhangke Jia’s film explores how a seismic change in geography impacts the people who once called that place home. The project involved flooding the area surrounding the Yangtze […]

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The Congress 15 GFT Friday 15–Thursday 21 August, 2014

The Congress 15 GFT Friday 15–Thursday 21 August Buy tickets online Voted the European Animated Feature of the Year at the European Film Awards, The Congress is a mind-bending, multi-coloured trip. When fortysomething Hollywood star Robin Wright (played by Wright) accepts a lucrative offer to be scanned for posterity, she agrees to never act in […]

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We Gotta Get Out of This Place, GFT, Friday 15–Thursday 21 August

We Gotta Get Out of This Place 15 GFT Friday 15–Thursday 21 August Buy tickets In a remote part of Texas three teen friends find their plans for the future in jeopardy as they slowly become embroiled in the dark criminal underbelly of their small town. When BJ (Logan Huffman) steals from the wrong man, […]

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The Iqons @ King Tuts! Friday, August 22, 2014

The Iqons @ King Tuts! Friday, August 22 Playing at King Tuts next Friday night! Tut’s is always one of the good ones so we’d love you to come along. Tickets from any of us four are £5 but if you get them on the night at the door they’ll be slightly more expensive, so […]

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Grand Week 2014, MCAS, 4 September

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Maya Abu Al Hayyat Glasgow Women’s Library 20 August

Maya Abu Al Hayyat Glasgow Women’s Library 20 August, 2014 – 2 p.m. Please join us for an intimate afternoon of poetry and discussion with Maya Abu al-Hayyat, Magi Gibson, and Abla Oudeh. Maya Abu al Hayyat is a Palestinian writer of novels, poetry and short stories. She was born in 1980 in Lebanon. She […]

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The Muse at St Louis, Laura Marney, Wed 20 August

Laura Marney 20 August, 2014 St Louis, 734 Dumbarton Rd, Glasgow, Glasgow City G11 6RD

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Fail Better: BOYCOTT ISRAEL,Thursday, August 21, McChuills

Fail Better: BOYCOTT ISRAEL        Thursday, August 21 at 8:00pm        McChuills Glasgow This Fail Better is dedicated to the martyrs of Palestine (Gaza, West Bank & Historic Palestine). By answering the call from the Palestinian civillian population for the total Boycott Divestment and Sanction of Israel, we can work to dismantle the Apartheid State. […]

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