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Pat ByrneI have a Jaunt round the Glasgow West End notice boards to see what’s going on in the centre of the universe but I also rely on mailing lists and you getting in touch with your events. The listings are free for charitable organisations – small charge for profit making events. Email me details if you would like me to promote your event..

Scots/English Writing Group CCA 21st July, 2014

Scots/English Writing Group CCA 21st July, 7 p.m. Meets twice monthly. Two pieces of work by members will be critiqued. Over 16s CCA 350 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow, G2 3JD

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Monday, July 21, 2014 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events

The Pitiless Storm Friday, July 25 at 7:30pm Rutherglen Town Hall

The Pitiless Storm with David Hayman by Chris Dolan Friday, July 25 at 7:30pm     Rutherglen Town Hall          On the eve of the Scottish referendum on the most important night of his life a left wing trade unionist goes through a crisis of conscience as he is forced to question his political and […]

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Sunday, July 20, 2014 | Filed under: What's on in Glasgow: Theatre and Comedy

Zip Slide the Clyde Clic Sargent, Glasgow 14 September, 2014

Zip Slide the Clyde Clic Sargent Back by popular demand; take part in this popular event and zip slide across the Clyde this year to help raise funds for children and young people with cancer, and their families. Finnieston Crane Glasgow G3 8YW 14 September 2014 The challenge Participants will take on the daunting challenge […]

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World Pipe Band Championships 2014, Glasgow

World Pipe Band Championships Friday 15 and Saturday 16 August 2014 Glasgow Green Glasgow welcomes the World Pipe Band Championships back to Glasgow Green on Friday 15 and Saturday 16 August 2014. Saturday’s exciting competition programme will comprise 300 performances, including the Championship Finals. The preceding Friday will be dedicated to the Grade 1 Qualifiers. […]

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Saturday, July 19, 2014 | Filed under: Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers

The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared15 Friday 4–Thursday 24 July GFT, 12 Rose Street

The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared Friday 4–Thursday 24 July GFT, 12 Rose Street Buy tickets Jonas Jonasson’s feel-good international bestseller proves that it is never too late to let a little adventure into your life. When Allan Karlsson quietly escapes from the celebrations for his 100th birthday, little misunderstandings and […]

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Friday, July 18, 2014 | Filed under: Cinema

Festival 2014 at Glasgow Film, 26 July

Festival 2014 at Glasgow Film:Cargo, Camera… ACTION! Saturday 26 July (from 2pm) On Saturday 26 July, Glasgow Film takes over the banks of the River Clyde for a day-long cinematic spectacular by the water, featuring a major newly commissioned work by 85A, tasty treats from Street Food Collective SCRAN’s outdoor cafe bar and performances by renowned theatre-maker […]

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Finding Vivian Maier Sunday 20–Tuesday 22 July GFT

Finding Vivian Maier Sunday 20–Tuesday 22 July GFT, 12 Rose Street Buy Tickets → Finding Vivian Maier is the critically acclaimed documentary about a mysterious nanny who secretly took over 100,000 photographs in New York and Chicago over a period of five decades. Hidden in storage lockers and discovered in 2007, Maier’s photographs have earned […]

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GSFF presents: BAFTA in Scotland New Talent Award Winners 20 July GFT

GSFF presents: BAFTA in Scotland New Talent Award WinnersN/C 15+ Sunday 20 July GFT, 12 Rose Street Buy Tickets → Since they began in 1996, BAFTA in Scotland’s annual New Talent Awards have rewarded outstanding emerging film talent. GSFF screens the six short films chosen amongst this year’s winners, including Acting Performance (Julie Speers in […]

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Some Like It HotU Friday 18–Monday 21 July GFT

Some Like It Hot> Friday 18–Monday 21 July GFT, 12 Rose Street Buy Tickets → When Chicago musicians Joe and Jerry (Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon) accidentally witness a gangland shooting, they decide to flee aboard a southbound train to Florida disguised as Josephine and Daphne – the two newest members of an all-girl jazz […]

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Grand Central Friday 18–Thursday 24 July GFT

Grand Central Friday 18–Thursday 24 July GFT, 12 Rose Street Buy Tickets → One of the discoveries of Cannes Film Festival, Grand Central sets a torrid romance against the dangers of the nuclear power industry. Tahar Rahim’s Gary is among the expendable workers hired to clean and repair nuclear reactors. Safety is a matter for […]

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Edwin Morgan’s Dreams & Other Nightmares The Tron 24th July to 2nd August 2014

Tron Theatre Company presentsEdwin Morgan’s Dreams & Other Nightmares The Tron Thursday 24th July to Saturday 2nd August 2014Selected dates Audio Described: Sat 2nd AugSelected dates BSL: Sat 2nd AugSelected dates Captioning: Tue 29th July Written by Liz LochheadDirected by Andy Arnold ‘Do you ever wonder if a person could lead two utterly different lives […]

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Nelson Mandela and the Robben Island Bible, The Mitchell Library

    Nelson Mandela and the Robben Island Bible Scotland and the Commonwealth Exhibition The Mitchell Library A unique opportunity to see The Robben Island Bible, a book of Shakespeare’s complete works, disguised as a religious text and smuggled into Robben Island, where Nelson Mandela was a prisoner. The book became one of the most treasured […]

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Old Kilpatrick Art Group, Balloch, 18 – 20th July, 2014

Old Kilpatrick Art Group Art Exhibition Friday 18 July – Sunday 20th July, 2014 St Kessog’s Church Hall, Balloch Rd , Balloch. 10am – 4pm each day. (Solitude by Karen Fraser)

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Old School Street Games, Monday 21st July

For children of all ages Beside The Children’s Wood, Northumberland Street G20 8LH 21st July, 2014

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| Filed under: Kids and young people

Chris Bambery – Scotland’s Past, Scotland’s Future 17 July, CCA

Chris Bambery – Scotland’s Past, Scotland’s Future 17 July, 2014, 6.30 p.m. CCA Glasgow After last month’s launch of his ground-breaking book A People’s History of Scotland, Chris Bambery returns to add historical context to contemporary debates around the independence referendum, delving into the real and oft-forgotten history of Scotland. Bambery is a writer, broadcaster, […]

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Wednesday, July 16, 2014 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events

Weegie Words: Still Game vs Hurricane Bawbag, 29 July

Weegie Words: Still Game vs Hurricane Bawbag Tuesday, July 29, 2014, 7 p.m. Celebrating Glasgow Writing Café W at Waterstones Argyle Street    Welcome to Weegie Words 2014, a mini festival celebrating Glasgow writing in true Glasgow Games style! In this opening round, refereed by Michael Malone, verbal athletics will fill the stadium as teams STILL […]

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Clarion bike ride to Arrochar, 19 July, 2014

  Clarion bike ride to Arrochar Saturday 19 July, 2014 STUC Please arrive at The STUC building (333 Woodlands Road, Glasgow, G3 6NG) at 8.45 for a 9.00 a.m. start.  Please be sure your bike is in good condition, tyres are pumped up and chain lubed!  If in doubt, have your local Bike Shop check […]

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Merchant City Festival: Film Club goes Vintage – Breakfast at Tiffany’s

Film Club goes Vintage – Breakfast at Tiffany’s Corinthian Club 25 July, 2014 – 7 p.m. Sit back and relax watching the classic Breakfast at Tiffany’s whilst nibbling on a tasty cupcake & sipping on some bubbles. This months film club goes vintage! Sit back and relax watching the classic Breakfast at Tiffany’s whilst nibbling […]

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Merchant City Festival: Community Street Theatre

SURGE’s Community Street Theatre 25 Jul 2014 – 2 p.m. – 5 p.m. Merchant City Festival (roving) Part of http://www.merchantcityfestival.com All ages Fun and friendly workshops and performances, introducing street theatre to new participants at SURGE 2014. SURGE’s Community Street Theatre project is back and bigger than ever: now running for two weeks! You can […]

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Merchant City Festival: Art and Design Workshops

Fashion Cultures: Glasgow School of Art – Art and Design Workshops at Jigsaw Part of Merchant City Festival 24 Jul 2014 – 3 Aug 2014 Jigsaw, 177 Ingram Street, Glasgow All ages Various dates and times – visit fashioncultures.org for programme details  For the duration of Fashion Cultures, Glasgow School of Art will be conducting […]

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Events at Woodlands Community Gardens, July 2014

 A Picnic with Nature and Film Saturday 19th July 2pm to 5.30pm Join in with the Commonwealth Film & Theatre Festival. We will take you and your family on a journey through Kelvingrove Park and round up the afternoon with a film screening of Moon Man – specially selected for a young audience. Meeting at Stewart […]

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Tuesday, July 15, 2014 | Filed under: Kids and young people, Woodlands Community

East End Social, Last Big Week-end, 30 and 31 August. 2014

THE LAST BIG WEEKEND : MOGWAI // HUDSON MOHAWKE // OPTIMO // NUMBERS Hosted by The East End Social and Numbers Aug 30 at 1:00pm to Aug 31 at 10:00pm        Richmond Park, Clyde Waterfront, Oatlands Chemikal Underground will bring its inaugural The East End Social programme to a close with The East End Social’s ‘Last […]

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Scotland’s first dedicated creative play space for babies to return to Glasgow as part of Culture 2014 programme

Introducing Blue Block Studio – a unique creative environment for 0 – 2 year olds created by Starcatchers Tramway, 25 Albert Drive, Glasgow, G41 2PE  23rd July – 2nd August Starcatchers are delighted to welcome babies and their adults to Blue Block Studio a unique shared experience for babies 0 – 2 years. It offers […]

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10p Mix Zine LAUNCH PARTY!!! 15 July at 7:00pm The Project Cafe

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10p Mix Zine LAUNCH PARTY!!! 15 July at 7:00pm – 10:00pm   The Project Cafe Remember that 10p-mix-thrill as a wean? An ice pole in hand as you compared and swapped the sweeties in yer poke? That’s how we feel about this inaugural issue. Come down to The Project Cafe on Renfrew St and celebrate the […]

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Book Launch: Restless Land By Alan McCombes and Roz Paterson. 24th July STUC

Book Launch: Restless Land By Alan McCombes and Roz Paterson. Thursday 24th July 6.30 p.m. STUC Alan McCombes will launch his new book Restless Land – co-written with Roz Paterson – at an event jointly hosted by Calton Books and Yes Glasgow and featuring input from Pat Kane, Jeane Freeman and Natalie McGarry. Entertainment from […]

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Linda Jaxon Band, St Louis, Partick 19 July

  St Louis, Cafe Bar 734 Dumbarton Rd, Glasgow, Glasgow City G11 6RD   http://www.stlouis-cafebar.co.uk/

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Monday, July 14, 2014 | Filed under: Gig Guide plus Club Events

Sarah Jarosz,OranMor, 22nd July, 2014

 Sarah Jarosz 22nd July OranMor, top of Byres Road. G12 £15 Book online   Multi-instrumentalist, Grammy nominated Sarah Jarosz will be coming to the UK & Ireland this month in support of her exceptional 2013 album, Build Me up from Bones. The 23-year-old has been making waves since the age of 16 and three albums […]

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Yellow Valley Starcatchers and Xana Marwick 23 – 27 July & 29 July – 2 August The Tramway

 Yellow Valley Starcatchers and Xana Marwick  23 – 27 July & 29 July – 2 August 1:30 & 2:45pm The Tramway £6 adult+child. £6 additional adult & £4 additional child Buy tickets from our box office on 0845 330 3501 Yellow Valley is a loveable, contemporary, musical-storytelling performance, created especially for children aged 2 to […]

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| Filed under: Kids and young people

Blue Block Studio, The Tramway, for babies, 23 – 27 July

Blue Block Studio Starcatchers and Katy Wilson 23 – 27 July & 29 July – 2 August 10am & 11:15am The Tramway £6 adult+child. £6 additional adult & £4 additional child Buy tickets from our box office on 0845 330 3501 Blue Block Studio is a space specially designed for babies under 24 months. It […]

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Tchai Ovna, Jazz Night, Thursday 10th July, 2014

Tchai Ovna Jazz Night Thursday 10th July Free – all donations to performers. 8 p.m. Glasgow’s fabulous tea house 42Otago Lane, G12 https://www.facebook.com/tchai.ovna.9        

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Thursday, July 10, 2014 | Filed under: Gig Guide plus Club Events

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