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

Giant, GFT, 12 Rose Street, Glasgow Sunday 25–Monday 26 May, 2014

GiantPG GFT, 12 Rose Street, Glasgow Sunday 25–Monday 26 May Buy Tickets → An adaptation of Edna Ferber’s best-selling novel, George Stevens’ epic features an all-star cast charting the life of a Texas cattle rancher along with his family, associates and rivals. When Bick Benedict meets the beautiful, strong-willed socialite Leslie Lynnton, he immediately falls […]

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Driving Miss Daisy Sunday 25 May, Tuesday 3 June GFT, 12 Rose Street

Driving Miss DaisyN/C 8+ Sunday 25 May, Tuesday 3 June GFT, 12 Rose Street Buy Tickets → A stunning comedy-drama play based on the 1989 film of the same name starring two of the world’s greatest living actors – Angela Lansbury and James Earl Jones. It tells the affecting story of the decades-long relationship between […]

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The Two Faces of January Friday 16–Thursday 29 May, GFT

The Two Faces of January Friday 16–Thursday 29 May GFT, 12 Rose Street Buy Tickets → When the charismatic Chester MacFarland and his beautiful wife Colette arrive in Athens on a seemingly innocent sightseeing vacation, they quickly draw the attention of Greek-speaking American Rydal – a small-time con artist who exploits wealthy tourists. However, Chester […]

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Heli, GFT, 12 Rose Street, Glasgow Friday 23–Thursday 29 May

Heli18 GFT, 12 Rose Street, Glasgow Friday 23–Thursday 29 May Buy Tickets → Innocence is a luxury that nobody can afford in Amat Escalante’s brutal, shocking drama torn from the blood-drenched headlines of Mexico’s drug wars. Beginning in uncompromising fashion with an execution, we then learn what led to this event. Heli is an honest […]

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Fading Gigolo GFT, 12 Rose Street, Glasgow 23 May – 6 June, 2014

Fading Gigolo15 GFT, 12 Rose Street, Glasgow 23 May – 6 June, 2014 Buy Tickets → In this absurdly hilarious film, Woody Allen plays Murray, a bookseller-turned-pimp to middle-aged florist Fioravante, played by John Turturro. With Murray’s bookshop facing closure, the pair decide to try the world’s oldest profession, offering Fioravante to New York’s wealthy […]

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Glasgow Cinema: The Punk Singer, GFT, 23 – 29 May, 2014

The Punk Singer15 GFT, 12 Rose Street, Glasgow Friday 23–Thursday 29 May Buy Tickets → Kathleen Hanna, feminist activist and founder of key ‘riot grrrl’ acts such as Bikini Kill and Le Tigre, led the charge against the sexist and heteronormative oppression of the music industry from the early 1990s until mid-2000s, when she disappeared […]

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The Scottish Tour Collective, Beresford Lounge, Friday 30th May, 2014

The Scottish Tour Collective PresentsUniversal TheeScott CowieMadeline OrrSarsaparilla The Beresford Lounge Fri 30th May 2014 The Scottish Tour Collective train stops off in Glasgow with 2 excellent bands, one incredible solo female and an acoustic/comedy act to get your weekend started good and proper. £6 entry https://www.facebook.com/events/316833245132416

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Strawberry Tea, Breast Cancer Care, Fundraising 1st June – 31st August, 2014

Get together over a Strawberry Tea This summer catch up with family, friends or colleagues over a Strawberry Tea – it’s so simple and a perfect excuse for a get together. Just keep the tea flowing, add some strawberries and cakes and ask your guests for a donation. And whether you raise £20 or £200 […]

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Cottier Chamber Project 2014, Glasgow

Cottier Chamber Project Concerts: 6 – 20 June, 2014 Update from Andy Saunders, Artistic Director, 23 May, 2014 Now that we’ve been promised a six-week-sizzler by the Met Office, I hope that you’re looking forward to basking in the evening sunlight in the Cottier’s courtyard, between concerts… Tickets are going  steadily, so make sure that […]

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Freight Books: Articles of Faith Launch Glasgow Friday, May 30 at 6:30pm The Rio Cafe

Freight Books: Articles of Faith Launch Glasgow Friday, May 30 at 6:30pm The Rio Cafe, 27 Hyndland street, Glasgow G11 5QF          You are all very welcome to join us at Glasgow’s Rio Café on Friday 30th of May, where Michael Cannon will be launching his new novel, Articles of Faith. Articles of Faith […]

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Cottier Chamber Project, June Listings 2014

JUNE LISTINGS  Cottier Chamber Project – Improv Music Theatre Time: 8.30pmDate: Friday 13 June 2014Venue: Cottier’s Theatre, GlasgowOrganisation/promoter name: Red Note EnsembleShort description: Red Note’s players join forces with Brian Irvine and a cast of Scotland’s quickest-witted singing actors to make a unique evening of instant new music theatre. Audience suggestions for plot lines will […]

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All Voices Invited to Sing at The West End Festival 2014

 All Voices Invited to Sing at The West End Festival The West End Festival (WEF), Glasgow’s largest cultural event, announces 23 choral and singing events to take place across the festival in June. The musical strand has an increased presence than previous years and is kicked off at a new event, Come and Sing, which […]

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Launch of Outside Verdun at the Goethe-Institut in Glasgowm Gutter Mag, 22nd May

Launch of Outside Verdun at the Goethe-Institut in Glasgow    Gutter Mag    22nd May at 6.30 p.m. We’re holding a launch for Outside Verdun at the Goethe-Institut in Glasgow, to which you are all very welcome. A stunning new translation of a forgotten masterpiece of First World War German literature, never before published in the UK, […]

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Boo Hewerdine Saturday 24th May Woodend Bowling and Tennis Club, Jordanhill

Boo Hewerdine Saturday 24th May Woodend Bowling and Tennis Club, Jordanhill Really delighted that we have Boo Hewerdine performing at Woodend this Saturday as part of his –  My Name In The Brackets  – UK Tour, Doors at 8.00 Boo is universally acclaimed as one of Britain’s finest songwriters, with over one thousand published songs […]

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Kelvin Music School – Summer School, Kelvinbridge Date Opens: 21st July 2014

 Kelvin Music School – Summer School Date Opens: 21st July 2014 Address: 10 Belmont Lane, Kelvinbridge, Glasgow, G12 8EN www.kelvinmusicschool.com Blurb:  Kelvin Music School is a new music school opening in the west end of Glasgow opening in July 2014.  The school is focussed on positive child development through learning music instruments and taking part […]

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Book Launch ‘Any Other Mouth’ by Annaliese Mackintosh Thursday 19th June, 2014 Mono

Book Launch ‘Any Other Mouth’ by Annaliese Mackintosh Published by Freight Books Thursday 19th June, 2014 Mono, 12 Kings Court, Glasgow G1 5RB FREE EVENT. ALL WELCOME. An interlinked short story collection that Annaliese has been working on for the last four years. Here’s the blurb off the back of the book:’How do you react […]

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CHORALE – A Sam Shepard Roadshow Wed 28th Of May 2014 – OranMor Wednesday 28th May 2014

CHORALE – A Sam Shepard Roadshow Wed 28th Of May 2014 – Theatre @ The Venue, OranMor Wednesday 28th May 2014 A co-production by Presence Theatre and Actors Touring Company in association with Belgrade Theatre, Coventry. By arrangement with Josef Weinberger Limited. Sam Shepard is America’s most adventurous and poetic living playwright. Sam Shepard begins […]

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Who’s Afraid of the Big Bar-L by Philip Differ Sun 1st Of Jun 2014 – Theatre @ The Venue, OranMor

Who’s Afraid of the Big Bar-L by Philip Differ Sun 1st Of Jun 2014 – Theatre @ The Venue, OranMor We are twenty years into the future. The last few residents have been forcibly evicted and the country’s newest and only prison, The People of Scotland’s Prison Isle of Arran, is operational. So, what now […]

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Spring Fling Rural Mural Video, Spring Fling and Recoat

In April 2014 six pairs of street artists and visual artists created six spectacular murals on barns, gable ends, farm buildings and an electricity substation across Dumfries & Galloway, South West Scotland as part of Spring Fling Rural Mural #SFRM. You can now view the 5 min film that documents the project here- http://vimeo.com/95804445 The […]

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Sunshine Social + Sienna + Broken Boy 23 May, 2014, King Tuts

Sunshine Social + Sienna + Broken Boy 23 May, 2014, King Tuts Doors | 20:30 £6.50  Buy tickets >> Sunshine Social : The newest signing of Glasgow label Innovation Music and recipients of the prestigious 2010 Billy Kelly Song writing Competition, this young six piece fuse the intimacy of open mic and the riotousness of […]

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Wool Gathering, Cathcart, New Knitting Project starts 29th May, 2014

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SKILL SHARE; Upcycled Wallets Workshop @ The Project Cafe 20 May, 2014

SKILL SHARE; Upcycled Wallets Workshop @ The Project Cafe 20 May, 2014 – 5 p.m. – 7 p.m. Project Nomadic Cafe ….One person’s rubbish is another’s treasure. Come and learn how to turn an old juice carton into a practical wallet and save it from going to waste immediately. Join us for a short upcycling […]

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Michael Simons, Tchai Ovna, Monday 26th May, 2014

Michael Simons Support Jim Byrne Tchai Ovna, Otago Lane, G12 Monday 26th May 8 p.m. Michael Simons is a Glasgow-based finger style rag guitarist playing folk, blues and beyond. Free – donations go to performer Home Page http://www.songsbyjimbyrne.com http://www.tchaiovna.com/

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The Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association 5k Fun Run, Sunday 1st June, Kelvingrove Park

The Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association 5k Fun Run is back!! Sunday 1st June, Kelvingrove Park The fourth annual AMYA 5k Fun Run takes place in Kelvingrove Park in Glasgow on Sunday 1st June.  This is a fantastic family event aimed at all members of the local Ahmadiyya Mosque, no matter what age or ability. The […]

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Vagabond Voices, CCA, Wednesday 21st May, 2014

Vagabond Voices CCA Wednesday 21stMay, 2014 7 p.m. Allan Cameron’s “Things Written Randomly in Doubt” will be launched on Wednesday 21 May at CCA Glasgow. Allan will discuss his new work of aphorisms, essays and poetry with author, playwright and poet Chris Dolan. Also featuring authors of Vagabond Voices publications from last year: Peter Gilmour […]

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Gripped, Cottiers Theatre, 23 May, 2014

Gripped Cottiers Theatre, 93 – 95 Hyndland Street, G11 5PU 23 May 2014 – 8:00 pm – 9:00 pm   Urban Fairytale Theatre company present ‘Gripped’ written and directed by Ailie Hunter. This comedy follows the trials and tribulations of Nick, a heartless and charming womaniser, as he attempts to seduce his way around his […]

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Scottish Writers Centre The Fields of War Chrys Salt & Brian Johnstone CCA Tue 27 May 2014

Scottish Writers CentreThe Fields of WarChrys Salt & Brian Johnstone CCA Tue 27 May 2014 7pm, £6 (£3 concessions) on the door, FREE to SWC members, ClubroomAges 16+ The Fields of War is an event marking the centenary of the First World War with a broad sweep of contemporary poetry and counterpointing prose which ranges […]

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Sarcassy Sneek’s Southside Shenanigans The Shed 24 May 2014, 8:00 p.m.

Sarcassy Sneek’s Southside Shenanigans The Shed 24 May 2014, 8:00 p.m. Burlesque, magic, improvisation and more Ticket prices:     £14 http://southsidefringe.org.uk/ The Shed 26 Langside Avenue, Glasgow, G41 2QS

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Lend Me A Tenor Eastwood Park Theatre 21st – 24th May 7.30 p.m.

Lend Me A Tenor Eastwood Park Theatre 21st – 24th May 7.30 p.m. Musical based on the West End and Broadway hit by Ken Ludwig. http://www.runwaytheatre.co.uk/ Eastwood Park Theatre Eastwood Park Rouken Glen Road Giffnock, Glasgow, G46 6UG

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Spring Clean Hillhead 19th to 26th May, 2014

Do you want to make a positive improvement to the local area?       Spring Clean Hillhead 19th to 26th May             Please come along and take part at any of the following Clean Ups: Lilybank Gardens – Tuesday 20th May at 6.00pm. Meet opposite Cranworth St Gibson Street – Wednesday 21st May at 6.30pm. Meet at St […]

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