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Talented Black Performers Required for Hairspray Kings, Glasgow

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The Groove Directive – Band Launch Thursday, June 26 at 9:00pm The Glen Lusset in Old Kilpatrick,

The Groove Directive – Band Launch    Thursday, June 26 at 9:00pm The Glen Lusset in Old Kilpatrick, Dumbarton Road, G60 (under Erskine Bridge)        Free This will be the band’s launch gig and we are inviting all friends, family, music lovers and press and a special extended invite to the locals of Old Kilpatrick and […]

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Project Ability presents Cameron’s Way: Coast to Coast, June 27 – August 23, 2014

Project Ability presents Cameron’s Way: Coast to Coast        June 27 – August 23 Project Ability, Trongate 103, Glasgow G1 5HD Project Ability presents Cameron’s Way: Coast to Coast, the second of our two part contribution for GENERATION. Working directly onto the fabric of the gallery, Cameron Morgan created a mural of Scotland’s landscape, architecture, […]

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The Rio Pop Up Venue at Jazzfest 2014, 25 – 29 June

The Rio Pop Up Venue at Jazzfest 2014 Merchant Square, Glasgow Merchant City G1 1LE From 25 – 29 June in the basement of Merchant Square, Glasgow. The Rio Club at Glasgow Jazz Festival. Featuring Geno Washington, Sons of Kemet, Leo Condie, F… The Rio Club kicks off this year with GENO WASHINGTON & THE […]

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The Variety Society Sunday 29th June Vespbar.

The Variety Society Sunday 29th June  Vespbar. 14 Drury Street, Glasgow A mix of comedy, theatre, poetry, music, and film. It’s well worth sticking your head round the door.  8pm  £2 entry.  

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Battlefield Street Party, Sat 28th June, 2014

Battlefield Street Party Kicks off on Saturday 28th June at Battlefield Community Garden Corner Arundel Road/Ledard Drive Noon to five p.m. Bringing the community together with something for all the family including: live performance from Woodwife, The Shy Retirer, Govanhill Voices. There will be children’s activities with a bouncy castle and face painting and watch […]

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Cottiers Dance Project, 26 June, 2014

Cottier Dance Project – Watch This Space Cottiers theatre Thursday June 26th, 8:30 p.m. This exciting evening will showcase new, short excerpts by choreographers and dancers who create their own work. Programme:Fragments – LoosmoreNew work – DavidsonDouble E – HawkinsT-his and T-hat – Fuora Dance ProjectGo Get’em Kid – Russell £5 Buy tickets Full details […]

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Mary Ann Kennedy, Lorne Macdougall and Finlay Wells Kelvinside Hillhead Church Friday 27 June

Mary Ann Kennedy, Lorne Macdougall and Finlay Wells Kelvinside Hillhead Church Friday 27 June, 2014 7:30pm Tickets £10 or £8 conc In advance from Eventbrite or at the door • The soaring acoustics of this iconic west end church provide a unique setting in which to hear a stunning traditional music programme from three of […]

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Terry Neason: Celtic Kisses, Slaps ‘n’ Tickles, OranMor, Thu 26th Of Jun 2014

Terry Neason: Celtic Kisses, Slaps ‘n’ Tickles Thu 26th Of Jun 2014 – Live Music @ The Venue OranMor Celtic Kisses, Slaps ‘n’ Tickles: Award winning Diva, Terry Neason, performs a roller-coaster collection of Celtic and Country songs, poems, wit and wisdom. As well as originals, including classics, ballads and belters. “Fantastically talented; her voice […]

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Queen Margaret Drive Gala West End Festival 28 and 29 June

Queen Margaret Drive Street Festival Saturday 28 and Sunday 29 June, 2014 12:00pm – 6.00 p.m. On the last week-end of the West End Festival join in the fun organised by the Queen Margaret Drive Community Music, craft beer, authentic food, art and craft workshops, street stalls, vintage clothing, face painting and other children’s activities. […]

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St Louis Wee Literary Festival, Crime Night, Alex Gray Wed 25 June

Literary Muse at St Louis: Crime & Intrigue St Louis Cafe Bar Wednesday 25 June 8.00 p.m. www.stlouis-cafebar.co.uk Come and enjoy this Literary Evening of Crime and Intrigue, hosted by Linda Jackson , with word, song, good company and great chat. Special guest crime writer Alex Gray. Americana Music from Jim Byrne St Louis Cafe […]

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Comedy, Cocktails & Canapes Oran Mor 25th June

Comedy, Cocktails & Canapes Oran Mor top of Byres Road, G12 8QX Wednesday 25 Jun 7:30pm An intimate night of Comedy in The Brasserie Restaurant at Oran Mor, featuring some of the most exciting Up and Coming Comedians in the UK. Included in your ticket price are Cocktails and Canapes on arrival. 0141 357 6200 […]

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The Pitiless Storm by Chris Dolan, with David Hayman, OranMor 26 July

The Pitiless Storm Fringe Preview at OranMor on Saturday 26 July, 2014 at 7.30 p.m. Buy tickets online

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Classic Cuts A Play, A Pie and A Pint: Don Quixote Mon 23rd – Sat 28th Jun, OranMor

Classic Cuts: Don Quixote Written by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, Adapted by Ben Lewis Directed by Lu Kemp Mon 23rd – Sat 28th June, 2014 OranMor, top of Byres Road, G12 Buy tickets online Featuring Scott Miller, James Smillie and Natalie Toyne SOL SUMMER SEASON OF CLASSIC CUTS 2014 atÒRAN MÓR In a potting shed, an […]

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Craig Hughes Two @ The Howlin’ Wolf Monday 23 June

Craig Hughes Two @ The Howlin’ Wolf Monday 23 June, 2014 at 10 p.m. Craig Hughes doing his alt.blues thing with Ally Tennick on percussion. Free entry! The Howlin’ Wolf Glasgow    100 Bath Street, Glasgow G2 2EN

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Spangled Cabaret at The Art School, Mon 14 July

Spangled Cabaret at The Art School Monday, 14th July, 2014 at 8.30 p.m.       Ladles and Jellyspoons, we bring you: Marcus ReevesTom HarlowMiss Hell’s BelleWild Card KittyThe Great AzizThe Fabulous Artisans+ Special Guests Marcus Reeves-Writer and performer Marcus Reeves’ performance career spans work as an actor, stand-up comic, singer songwriter and performance poet. As part […]

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Rue End Street Event Wed 25th June, Clydebank Library Heritage Centre

Rue End Street Event  Wednesday 25th June,    7:00pm – 8:00pm  Clydebank Library Heritage Centre Ever wondered what happened to Lenny Gillespie after the end of Mavis’s Shoe? Sue Reid Sexton will be talking about and reading from Rue End Street, the sequel. There will also be a teeny mini-dramatisation. Please come! Clydebank Library Heritage Centre, […]

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West End Festival: Literary Event, Partners in Crime at Cottiers 29 June

Partners in Crime – West End Festival Literary Event Sunday, June 29, 2014 at 3:00pm  Cottiers    Partners in Crime. A heady mix of top Scottish crime writers at Cottier’s Theatre Sunday 29 June 3pm -featuring Caro Ramsay. Craig Robertson, Russel D McLean. Free West End Festival closing event. Cottiers, 93/95 Hyndland Street, Glasgow G11 5PX […]

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Woodlands Community Garden – School Holiday Programme, 2014

Looking for something to do over the school holidays?  Starting 26 June: our Bio-diverse project is bringing you a month long programme of walks and cycle trips. These free, family friendly events will help you get out and celebrate the nature on your doorstep…. Fossil Grove Walk Thursday 26th June 2-4pm Meeting at Jordanhill train […]

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iPhoneography Workshops, Riel Noir, Summer 2014

Places still available for Friday 25th July and Monday  28th July. The iPhone photography workshop has been included in both Glasgow and Strathclyde University summer programme.  See page 13 of the Strathclyde University Lifelong Learning summer brochure, Summer Brochure (PDF) or phone tel: 0141 548 2116/4287 for hard copy. iPhone photography workshops Mobile phones have […]

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Bring Your Own Seat Cinema: Chariots of Fire, University of Glasgow, Saturday 28 Jun 9:30pm

Bring Your Own Seat Cinema: Chariots of Fire University of Glasgow, east Quadrangle, University Avenue Saturday 28 Jun 9:30pm After the success of last year’s BYOS at Hillhead Library, the Grosvenor Cinema takes over the University of Glasgow to bring you the most epic screening of “Chariots of Fire” you are ever likely to see. […]

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Braveheart Monday 23 June 2014 GFT

Braveheart15 GFT, 12 Rose Street, G3 6RB Monday 23 June, 2014 Buy Tickets → Re-released to mark the 700th anniversary of Bannockburn, historical epic Braveheart returns to our screens this June. Directed by and starring Mel Gibson as the13th-century heartthrob William Wallace, Braveheart tells the tale of a Scottish commoner who leads a revolt against […]

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Camille Claudel 1915 Friday 20–Thursday 26 June GFT

Camille Claudel 1915PG Friday 20–Thursday 26 June GFT, 12 Rose Street, D3 6 RB Buy Tickets → Director Bruno Dumont tackles the later life and times of the tragically gifted turn-of-the-century sculptress, whose long affair with Auguste Rodin eventually drove her to the madhouse. Inspired by correspondence between the artist and her younger brother, Paul […]

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Beyond the EdgeTuesday 24–Wednesday 25 June GFT

Beyond the EdgePG Tuesday 24–Wednesday 25 June GFT, 12 Rose Street, G3 6RB Buy Tickets → The Topp Twins director Leanne Pooley turns her attention to another remarkable duo in this awe-inspiring 3D docu-drama. In 1953, Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay captured the imagination of the world when they conquered Mount Everest. A blend of […]

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Miss Violence GFT, Friday 20–Thursday 26 June, 2014

Miss Violence18 GFT, 12 Rose Street, G3 6RB Friday 20–Thursday 26 June Buy Tickets → Following in the wake of Dogtooth and Alps , Miss Violence offers further evidence of the power and assurance in a new wave of Greek cinema. Director Alexandros Avranas tackles a shocking tale of domestic abuse with a cool command […]

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Seachd: The Inaccessible Pinnacle GFT, 12 Rose Street, G3 6RB Sunday 22 June

Seachd: The Inaccessible Pinnacle GFT, 12 Rose Street, G3 6RB Sunday 22 June Buy Tickets →

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Chinese Puzzle Friday 20 June – Thursday 3 July GFT

Chinese Puzzle15 Friday 20 June – Thursday 3 July GFT, 12 Rose Street, G3 6RB Buy Tickets → The third film in director Cédric Klapisch’s ‘Spanish Apartment trilogy’, this film follows 2002’s Pot Luck and 2005’s Russian Dolls and picks up as the characters are in their forties, finding life every bit as complicated as it […]

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Franco-German Film Series Le combat dans l’ile Fire and Ice CCA Thu 19 June 2014

Franco-German Film SeriesLe combat dans l’ileFire and Ice CCA Thu 19 June 2014 7pm, £3 (£2 for students and members of Alliance Française and Goethe-Institut), CinemaAll agesBook online / 0141 352 4900 Le combat dans l’île (Fire and ice)France 1962, 104 minsDir: Alain Cavalier. Cast: Romy Schneider, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Henri Serre.French with English subtitles Alain […]

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Screening: The Devil’s Plantation & Arild Tveito Publication Launch, CCA, 20 June

Screening: The Devil’s Plantation & Arild Tveito Publication Launch CCA Fri 20 June 2014 6pm, Free, CinemaAll ages Join us for a screening of The Devil’s Plantation by May Miles Thomas and the launch of Tveito’s new publication Elucidations produced as a result of his HIGHNORTH residency in Glasgow. The Devil’s Plantation is a haunting […]

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Holiday Activity Programme, Glasgow, 30 June – 9 August, 2014

Summer Holiday Sports Children and Family Activities Programme 30th June – 9th August, 204 Things to do in the school holidays at various Venues throughout Glasgow Further details: www.glasgowlife.org.uk/sport/HolidayActivityProgramme/Pages/default.aspx Multi Activity Programmes Club 511 Family Extravaganza Days (Wee Sports Sites) Glasgow Kids Club Pool Activities Pre 5 Activities Gymnastics – Pre School & Play Gym […]

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