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

UWS Performance Showcase The Arches, 253 Argyle Street, G2 8DL Wed 21 May 2014

UWS Performance Showcase The Arches, 253 Argyle Street, G2 8DL Wed 21 May 2014 | 1pm & 7pm (1 hr 30 mins) | £5/£7 Book tickets Students from the BA (Honours) in Performance course at the University of the West of Scotland present a diverse programme of work created in their final year. New and […]

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The Tale O’ Fanny Cha Cha by Joyce Falconer OranMor, Monday 5th – Saturday 10th May

The Tale O’ Fanny Cha Cha Written by Joyce Falconer OranMor, Top of Byres Road, G12 Monday 5th – Saturday 10th May, 2014 Buy tickets online  Featuring Ian Bustard, David McGowan and Itxaso Moreno This play is a co-production with Aberdeen Performing Arts and will be performed at the Lemon Tree in Aberdeen from 29th […]

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Ewan Morrison, CCA, Scottish Writers’ Centre, 13th May, 2014

Ewan Morrison swings by… Our next event will be on Tuesday 13th May 2014, 7pm to 8.30pm, CCA Club Room, Glasgow: 350 Sauchiehall St, Glasgow G2 3JD ‘An evening with Ewan Morrison’ Outspoken leading light of Scotland’s literary culture Ewan Morrison returns to the SWC to talk about his latest books and screenplays and the recent […]

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Creative Writing for Adults: Inspired by French Art, Kelvingrove

Creative Writing for Adults: Inspired by French Art Kelvingrove Art Gallery Brian Whittingham hosts this ‘Creative Writing for Adults’ workshop at Kelvingrove! Thursday 22 May 2014 and Saturday 31 May 2014 2 – 4.15pm Free event http://www.glasgowmuseums.com/ Call 01412769500  Argyle St, Glasgow G3 8AG

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Read, Relax, Recharge Special and Poetry Workshop, 15th May, 2014

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Glasgow Cinema: The Grosvenor, Listings, from 2nd May 2014

The Grosvenor, Ashton Lane G12 Cinema Showings Telephone to book: 0845 166 6002 The Other Woman Carly (Cameron Diaz) discovers her new boyfriend Mark (Game of Thrones’ Nikolaj Coster-Waldau) is a fraud – and worse – when she accidentally meets his wife, Kate (Leslie Mann). Carly suddenly finds herself comforting Kate, and their unlikely friendship […]

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How Glasgow Flourished 1714 – 1837, Kelvingrove Art Gallery until 7th Aug, 2014

FREE temporary exhibition – How Glasgow Flourished 1714 – 1837 Georgians and their influence on the city. Its on now until Sunday 17 August, and its free!  How Glasgow Flourished 1714 – 1837 has paintings and objects which tell the story of the Georgian period in Glasgow, explores how during the Georgian period Glasgow grew […]

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The Flight of The Earls, The Shed, Shawlands, 7th and 8th June, 2014

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Word Play The Tron, Wednesday 7th May, 2014

Word Play   The Tron, 63Trongate, Glasgow G15 HB   Wednesday 7th May – 7.30 p.m.   WORD PLAY is in its usual home, Tron Theatre, 68 Trongate, G1 5HB Glasgow. Theme – Renaissance Brought to you with the usual verve and enthusiasm. WORD PLAY offers an open mic opportunity created by the WORD FACTORY. […]

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Project Cafe Open Mic, 2nd May 6 p.m.

  Tell it slant presents the Project Cafe Open Mic, a place to come and sing, play, draw, or read your stuff to express that Friday feeling. Kids welcome. Food available. BYOB, £1 corkage. This event will follow on from the official opening of the Locavore Mini-Store at 134 Renfrew Street from 12 noon! https://www.facebook.com/events/814557421906113/ […]

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Circus at Scotstoun Scottish Rugby 3rd and 4th May, 2014

Circus at Scotstoun Scottish Rugby 3rd and 4th May, 2014 Information and Tickets A whole weekend of sevens rugby, music, entertainment and fun – all with a circus fancy dress theme. We asked you to give us ideas for our theme in 2014 and you responded in your hundreds, so thanks for the inspiration.  Scotstoun […]

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Glasgow University Art Politics Subject Area: Artist’s Film Screenings CCA Fri 9 May 2014

Glasgow UniversityArt PoliticsSubject Area: Artist’s Film Screenings CCA Fri 9 May 2014 6pm, Free on the door, CinemaAges 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 Dominic Paterson. The […]

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Franco-German Film Series Wed 5 March — Wed 2 July 2014 CCA, Glasgow

Franco-German Film Series Wed 5 March — Wed 2 July 2014 CCA 7pm, £3 (£2), CinemaAges 18+Book online / 0141 352 4900 Related CCA Events   Franco-German Film SeriesAlle Anderen(Everyone Else) Wed 7 May 2014 Franco-German Film SeriesLa vie de Jésus(The Life of Jesus) Wed 2 April 2014 Franco-German Film SeriesQu’un seul tienne et les […]

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Glasgow Film Festival: St Enoch Centre screenings 10,17 and 24th May

Glasgow Film Festival:St Enoch Centre screenings Saturday 10 May (14.00):Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade Saturday 17 May (14.00):Honey I Shrunk the Kids Saturday 24 May (14.00): Big This May, St. Enoch Centre turns 25! To celebrate, the Centre is screening some classic family films from the late 1980s, in association with Glasgow Film Festival. This is a fantastic way […]

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Svengali GFT Sunday 11 May

Svengali15 GFT 12 Rose Street Dates Showing: Sunday 11 May Show Times: 19:30 [ see showings ] Buy Tickets →   When Dixie leaves his small Welsh town, he plans on letting nothing stand in his way of achieving his big dream of becoming the manager of the best rock band in the world. Expanded […]

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The Art of Drawn Movements: Animation Films by Glasgow School of Art AlumniN/C GFT, Saturday 3 May

The Art of Drawn Movements: Animation Films by Glasgow School of Art AlumniN/C 15+ GFT, 12 Rose St Dates Showing: Saturday 3 May Show Times: 13:45 [ see showings ] Buy Tickets →   This event, a collaboration between GFT and The Glasgow School of Art (GSA), celebrates Norman McLaren’s contribution to experimental animation and […]

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Blue Ruin GFT, Friday 2–Thursday 15 May

Blue Ruin15 GFT, 12 Rose St Friday 2–Thursday 15 May Show Times: times vary [ see showings ] Buy Tickets →   This story of a vagrant’s quest for blood- spattered revenge sounds like forgettable B-movie fare, but director Jeremy Saulnier elevates familiar ingredients into something much more accomplished and appealing. When Dwight learns that […]

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The Informant GFT, Friday 2–Thursday 8 May

The Informant15 GFT, 12 Rose Street Dates Showing: Friday 2–Thursday 8 May Show Times: times vary [ see showings ] Buy Tickets →   This intense international thriller charts the travails of Marc Duval (Gilles Lellouche), a financially troubled bar owner living with his wife and child on Gibraltar in the late 1980s. Eager to […]

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Fruitvale Station GFT, 12 Rose St Sunday 4 May

Fruitvale Station15 GFT, 12 Rose St Dates Showing: Sunday 4 May Show Times: 16:15 [ see showings ] Buy Tickets →   On New Year’s Day 2009, twenty-two-year-old Californian Oscar Grant decides to get a head start on his resolutions – taking steps to become a better son, father and partner. However, Oscar’s short life […]

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A Thousand Times Good Night CCA, Friday 2–Thursday 8 May

A Thousand Times Good Night15 CCA, 12 Rose Street Dates Showing: Friday 2–Thursday 8 May Show Times: times vary [ see showings ] Buy Tickets →   How do you choose between work and family life when work is one of the things that make you feel truly alive and worthwhile? Rebecca (Juliette Binoche) has […]

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Riverside Festival Glsgow, Electric Frog and Pressure 3 – 4 May, 2014

  GLASGOW GETS SET TO WELCOME TOP NAMES IN ELECTRONIC MUSIC FOR THE ELECTRIC FROG & PRESSURE RIVERSIDE FESTIVAL THIS MAY BANK HOLIDAY WEEKEND Glasgow gets set to welcome top names in electronic music including 2ManyDJs, Jamie Jones, Felix Da Housecat and Laurent Garnier for the The Electric Frog & Pressure Riverside Festival that gets […]

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2014 A Year to Remember Helensburgh & District Writers’ Workshop in celebration of a unique year. Helensburgh Library Saturday, 24th May 10.30 a.m.

  Contents 1.  Homecoming                                    Catriona Malan         2.  Return to the Monach Isles            Robin Lloyd-Jones             4.  An Island Memory                           Catherine Lockie                5.  Serendipity                                        Lynn Henderson      6.  Grey Wolf Haunting                        Robin Lloyd-Jones    7.  The Craggs                                        Saskia Tepe               8.  Oor Country                                     Ann MacKinnon                                  9.  A Sodger’s Tale                            […]

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Glasgow Commonwealth Games – Be a Host City Volunteer

Want to be a part of Glasgow’s Commonwealth history? Be a Host City Volunteer! Join the army of people already signed up to provide the warmest of welcomes to visitors to the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games. The Host City Volunteers will bring passion and pride to Glasgow’s streets providing information on the sports programme and […]

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Writing Workshop Wholefoods, Giffnock Fundraiser for MS Revive Glasgow Tuesday 6th May

Writing Workshop Wholefoods, Giffnock Fundraiser for MS Revive Glasgow Tuesday 6th May 7.30 p.m.   Looking forward to delivering this Writing Workshop next Tuesday in the lovely Café area of Wholefoods. Only 20 places, so if anyone is interested, book a place by contacting Wholefoods – Giffnock directly.  Telephone: 0141 621 2700 www.wholefoodsmarket.com/stores/giffnock 124-134 Fenwick […]

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Head for the Edge by Kate Tough Book Launch, 16th May Waterstone’s Argyle Street, Glasgow

Head for the Edge by Kate Tough Book Launch, 16th May, 2014 6.30 p.m. Waterstone’s 174 Argyle Street, Glasgow G2 8BT Join us in Glasgow to celebrate the launch, the hilarity and the heartbreak of Kate Tough’s Head for the Edge, Keep Walking. With a book launch in Waterstones Argyle Street followed by an after […]

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Stay and Play Sessions Glasgow – for children 0 -3 years

Stay & Play programme YWCA, 4th Floor, Albert Chambers, 13 Bath Street, Glasgow G2 1HY Registration Day – Thursday 8th May from 9.30am – 12.30pm. •Stay and Play sessions can be themed, can be messy, but they’re always fun and interactive.  •Children and their parents and carers can sing, dance, play, and have fun together […]

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WEST END FESTIVAL LAUNCHES EXTENDED PROGRAMME, 28th April, 2014

The 19th West End Festival programme was revealed today, (Monday, 28 April), extending the dates from Sunday, 1 – Sunday, 29 June and confirmation the not-to-miss Byres Road parade will go ahead on Sunday, 8 June. The local favourite, Gibson Street Gala, which was founded by the West End Festival 10 years ago and is […]

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Glasgow Southside Fringe Fundraiser Saturday 3rd May, 7.30 – 11.30 p.m.

Southside Fringe Fundraiser Saturday 3rd May, 7.30 – 11.30 p.m. Southside Fringe HQ Join us on Saturday night for a fun-packed fundraiser and knees up at Fringe HQ! With Ace Comedy, Art, Live Music, Drinking & Dancing! Comedy comes in the shape of Glasgow stars Des Clarke and Bruce Morton (Greater Shawlands Republic) Live music […]

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Glasgow Gigs: The STC Presents…One Last Secret, The Iqons, The Nex-Tide & 1 more Sat 3rd May 7.30 – 11 p.m. Nice n Sleazy

The STC Presents…One Last Secret, The Iqons, The Nex-Tide & 1 more TBA Saturday 3rd May 7.30 – 11 p.m. Nice n Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, G2 3LG One Last Secret have stormed the Scottish music scene over the past two years with their unique blend of Rock and Pop. They have played festivals, sold […]

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Good Parenting Show Scotland Hampden Park 17 and18 May 2014, 9:00 a.m.

Good Parenting Show Scotland Hampden Park 17  and18 May 2014, 9:00  a.m. So have you booked your tickets yet for Scotlands ONLY ORIGINAL parenting exhibition at Hampden Park this May! Come along for a fun filled family day out, organised for families by family, see whats fabulous in your area! Information, shopping and entertainment – […]

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