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

Saltbush 23 and 24 May 2014, 2:30 p.m. The Tron

Saltbush 23 and  24 May 2014, 2:30 p.m. The Tron An interactive journey through the culture and landscape of Aboriginal Australia where children are invited to explore, play and dance with the performers. Ages 4–8. Ticket prices:     £8, Family £21-28 0141 552 4267 Tron Theatre 63 Trongate, Glasgow, G1 5HB

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Rhyming Optional Presents… The Poetry Royal Rumble 22 May 2014, 7:30 p.m. The Glad Café

Rhyming Optional Presents… The Poetry Royal Rumble 22 May 2014, 7:30 p.m. The Glad Café Smackdowns galore as the best poets and spoken word artists in the country go head to head. http://southsidefringe.org.uk/ Ticket prices:     £5, Concession £4 The Glad Café 1006a Pollokshaws Road, Glasgow, G41 2HG

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Grandad and Me Platform The Bridge 22nd May, 2014 Ages 5 plus

Grandad and Me Platform The Bridge 22nd May (1.30 and 7 p.m.) Using original music, choreography and animation inspired by the illustrations of Jon Bishop this living storybook explores loss and the treasures of memory and imagination. Ages 5+.Platform, Glasgow http://www.theletterj.org/ Tickets:    £8, Concession £3.50-4.50 Platform The Bridge 1000 Westerhouse Road Easterhouse, Glasgow, G34 9DU

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Tron Theatre Company: A Season In The CongoTuesday 20th May 2014

 Tron Theatre Company presentsA Season In The Congoby Aimé Césaire Directed by Marcus Roche Tuesday 20th May 2014 Book online Box Office: 0141 552 4267 In A Season in the Congo, Césaire recounts the tragic death of Patrice Lumumba, the first prime minister of the Republic of Congo and an African nationalist hero, who fought […]

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A Play, A Pie and A Pint: Nine Lives Written by Zodwa Nyoni, 19 – 24th May, 2014

Nine Lives Written by Zodwa Nyoni http://playpiepint.com/ OranMor, Top of Byres Road, G12 Monday 19th- Saturday 24th May Buy tickets online Featuring Lladel Bryant This play is a co-production with the West Yorkshire Playhouse.  Ishmael is seeking a new life. He knows of villages and the sound of a gun. But he doesn’t know Burnsall Heights […]

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Launch of Allan Cameron’s “Things Written Randomly in Doubt” Wednesday 21 May CCA

Launch of Allan Cameron’s “Things Written Randomly in Doubt” Wednesday 21 May @CCA_Glasgow 7pm. Presented by Chris Dolan. CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street, G2 3JD http://www.vagabondvoices.co.uk/titles-2/vagabond-titles/things-written-randomly-in-doubt/    

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Aye-Aye Books: A People’s History of Scotland CCA Thu 5 June 2014

Aye-Aye Books:A People’s History of Scotland CCA Thu 5 June 2014 18.30, Free on the door, ClubroomAll ages In A People’s History of Scotland, the first socialist history of Scotland in over fifty years, Chris Bambery seizes the opportunity offered by September’s referendum to delve into the nation’s real and oft-forgotten past. His book is […]

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St Mungo’s Mirrorball: Poetry Showcase 3 CCA Thu 22 May 2014

St Mungo’s Mirrorball:Poetry Showcase 3 CCA Thu 22 May 2014 7pm, Free, CinemaAll ages Niall Campbell is a Scottish poet originally from South Uist in the Western Isles. He received both an Eric Gregory Award in 2011 and a Robert Louis Stevenson Fellowship in 2011. Niall also won the Poetry London Competition in 2013. His […]

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Live at The Star Folk Club, Glasgow, May 2014

All gigs are held in The Admiral Bar, Waterloo Street, Glasgow G2 7DA and start at 8.00pm.  Nels Andrews plus support   20th May  Nels’ voice is typically warm and welcoming, as if he’s inviting you in for a moment to hear about his day and has the ability to turn seemingly small stories into epic […]

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Norman Kirkham, In Conversation RGI, Kelly Gallery, Glasgow

Tuesday 20th May – Artist Talk to coincide with Solo Exhibition “I wakened up one morning in 1975, realising that life was passing me by, and that if Iwas going to achieve anything, I had to give up the day job and make a commitment to painting.I love painting. The smell of linseed oil and […]

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McLaren 2014 Digital Animation Workshop CCA Sun 1 June 2014

McLaren 2014Digital Animation Workshop CCA Sun 1 June 2014 1pm-2pm & 2.30pm-3.30pm, Free but ticketed, ClubroomAges: 16+Book online / 0141 352 4900 Learn more about McLaren’s techniques and the fundamentals of animation in this McLaren Digital Animation Workshop. A professional animation teacher will introduce you to McLaren’s practice and help you create your own short […]

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Future Shorts Glasgow Spring Season CCA Fri 16 May 2014

Future Shorts GlasgowSpring Season CCA Fri 16 May 2014 7.30pm, £5 + 50p advanced booking fee, CinemaAges 16+Advanced booking at wegottickets.com / 0141 352 4900 Spring Season is officially here and brings with it an exciting programme of short films from the UK, Australia, Sweden, Yemen & Ireland. This season we take you on a […]

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A LIFETIME OF HISTORY IN FILM, The Lovely Valley, The Vale of Leven

A LIFETIME OF HISTORY IN FILM Local cinematographer and historian Colin M. Liddell’s remarkable legacy includes over 40 fascinating archive Scottish history DVD titles Colin M. Liddell devoted a lifetime to capturing, collecting and preserving some of the most rare film footage of our rich Scottish history and heritage not merely to ensure a record […]

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Festival of Museums, 16th – 18th May, 2014

Festival of Museums 16 – 18 May Festival of Museums is an annual three day treat of extraordinary, exciting and surprising events day and night in museums and galleries throughout Scotland. From Gairloch to Glasgow and the Western Isles to Wanlockhead, there’s a packed programe of rip-roaring, inspiring and unusual things going on throughout the […]

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Summer Nights at The Bandstand, Kelvingrove Park, 2014

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The Grosvenor Cinema, Listings, from Friday 16th May, 2014

The Grosvenor, Ashton Lane Telephone to book: 0845 166 6002 Listings from Friday 16th May Bad Neighbours Seth Rogen, Zac Efron and Rose Byrne lead the cast of BAD NEIGHBOURS, a comedy about a young couple who are forced to live next to a fraternity house after the birth of their newborn baby. Fri 16 […]

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Cinema at St Enoch Centre

This May, St. Enoch centre turns 25! To celebrate the Centre is screening some classic family films from the late 80s, in association with Glasgow Film Festival. Big – Saturday 24th May at 2pm This is a fantastic way to revisit your youth or experience some classic family films if you missed them the first […]

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Death Line Monday 19 May GFT

Death Line Monday 19 May GFT, 12 Rose Street Buy Tickets → Something grisly is going on in the tunnels of the London Underground in Gary Sherman’s criminally neglected and utterly unique British horror classic Death Line, a compellingly unexpected combination of emotional intensity, cannibalism and violence. With a ferocious cult following, (Guillermo del Toro […]

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Rebel Without a Cause, Sunday 18 May, Tuesday 20 May GFT

Rebel Without a Cause Sunday 18 May, Tuesday 20 May GFT, 12 Rose Street Buy Tickets → Almost half a century after his death, James Dean remains a potent symbol of misunderstood adolescence. Rebel Without a Cause features one of his most indelible performances as a youngster frustrated by the timid conformity of his parents’ […]

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Omar, Sunday 18 May GFT

Omar Sunday 18 May GFT, 12 Rose Street The titular Omar (Adam Bakri) is a thoughtful young baker who routinely climbs over the separation wall to visit his love, Nadia. When he is captured by the Israeli military for his involvement in the random murder of an Israeli soldier, he is forced to become an […]

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Best of Iris 2013 Sunday 18 May GFT

Best of Iris 2013 Sunday 18 May GFT, 12 Rose Street

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The Boot, Saturday 17 May GFT

The Boot Saturday 17 May GFT, 12 Rose Street Buy Tickets → A little girl, Samaneh, pesters her mother to buy her red boots, then loses one, then tries to find it. The story is fairy-tale simple, but the emotions swell, like in Bicycle Thieves. Director Mohammad-Ali Talebi had been working with children for years, […]

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A Touch of Sin Friday 16–Thursday 22 May GFT

A Touch of Sin Friday 16–Thursday 22 May GFT, 12 Rose Street Buy Tickets → Inspired by real-life events, this film constructs a disturbing fresco of injustice and frustration. An ex-miner enraged by corruption, a migrant worker, a sauna receptionist and a youngster working impossibly long hours are the abused, downtrodden citizens who eventually turn […]

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Fred and Horace Collins, A History of Scottish Variety Theatre

Remembering Fred and Horace Collins The Heart of Scottish Variety Theatre for 44 Years by Ross Collins I always thought there was something odd about my surname. Our family name was Collins but the nameplate on our front door read ‘Collins Nelson’. Nelson is my middle name too. As a child growing up in the […]

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Woodlands Community Development Trust, May Events 2014

FUNDRAISING PICNIC SUNDAY 18th MAY, 1-3pmJoin us in the garden this Sunday for a fundraising picnic jointly hosted by Woodlands Garden and West End ACTS. Serving up freshly made seasonal soup, sensational salads, tea and tasty cakes. With the chance to win prizes in a raffle, buy our new hand designed garden T shirts and […]

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The Hellfire Club, Glasgow Because the Night (of the 24 May, 2014)

The Hellfire Club, Glasgow Because the Night (of the 24 May, 2014) With The Hellfire Club returns to The Griffin bar on Saturday 24 May.  This time we are going to be playing some songs by the ‘boss’, Bruce Springsteen, and we will be joined by some great guests. First off, we are very lucky […]

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Rebecca Pronsky, Friday 27 June, CCA, Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow with Findlay Napier

Rebecca Pronsky June-July 2014 UK Tour Accompanied by Rich Bennett on guitar www.rebeccapronsky.com   Friday 27  June, CCA, Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow with Findlay Napier Rebecca Pronsky is a born and raised Brooklynite whose music is “as urban as it is rural, not afraid to be sophisticated” (Maverick). Her songs are gritty and dark, layered and dreamy, bravely disobeying […]

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Glasgow gigs: Ian Sherwood and Scott MacDonald Woodend Bowling & Lawn Tennis Club, Wednesday 14 May

Ian Sherwood and Scott MacDonald Wednesday 14th May Sounds in the Suburbs Woodend Bowling & Lawn Tennis Club One of the great things about putting on gigs at Woodend is being able to put on some of my favourite acts and enjoy their performances at close quarters. The other great thing is finding new acts […]

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A Night at the Opera Saturday May 24th at 7.30pm St. Mary’s Cathedral, Kelvinbridge

A Night at the Opera Saturday May 24th at 7.30pm St. Mary’s Cathedral, Great Western Rd G4 9JB Having performed at venues such as the Wigmore Hall, the Cheltenham Festival and the Barbican Centre Scottish soprano, Sophie Kochanowska, returns to St Mary’s Cathedral to present this opera gala concert. She will be joined by RCS […]

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CCA Art Politics 9 May Films by Glasgow based artists

Glasgow University Art Politics Subject Area: Artist’s Film Screenings Fri 9 May 2014 6pm, Free on the door, Cinema Ages 16+ 0141 352 4900 A short programme of films by Glasgow-based artists:Tom Varley – Violence. Silence.Maja Borg – On Your Back Woman! (by Wolf Madame)Rachel Sharpe – InterzoneAnne-Marie Copestake – And Under That Introduced by […]

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