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

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..

Glasgow Cinema: The Grand Budapest Hotel, Glasgow Film Theatre 7 – 20 March

The Grand Budapest Hotel15 Friday 7–Thursday 20 March Glasgow Film Theagre, 12 Rose Street Buy Tickets →   The Grand Budapest Hotel is one of Wes Anderson’s most ambitious creations, reflecting the political turmoil and social upheaval of Europe between the wars through the hectic lives of the staff and guests at one of the […]

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Thursday, March 6, 2014 | Filed under: Cinema

Aye Write 2014: The Untold Story – By Our Own Tongues, 11th April, A Commonwealth Writers Conversation

The Untold Story – By Our Own Tongues Mitchell Library 11th April, 4 – 5.30 p.m. A Commonwealth Writers Conversation in partnership with the British Council and in association with The Gaelic Book Council. With: Aonghas MacNeacail (Scotland), Joanne Hillhouse (Antigua) and  Elizabeth Walcott-Hackshaw (Trinidad). Chair: Dr Gemma Robinson (University of Stirling This panel brings […]

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Alex Gray Book Launch, Waterstone’s, Sauchiehall Street, 13th March

Alex Gray Book Launch Waterstones Sauchiehall St The Bird That Did Not Sing Thursday, March 13, 2014 6:00pm Come to the launch of Alex Gray’s stunning new Lorimer novel, set against the backdrop of the Glasgow Commonwealth Games, brings the vibrant city to life in a race to stop the greatest threat the city has […]

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Wednesday, March 5, 2014 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events

Aye Write 2014: Cerrie Burnell: Snowflakes, 5th April

  Cerrie Burnell: Snowflakes 5 Apr 2014  •  12:00 P.M – 1:00 P.M  •  Mitchell Library Cbeebies presenter Cerrie Burnell reads from her first book, Snowflakes. Every snowflake is different, every snowflake is perfect! Cbeebies presenter Cerrie Burnell is dropping in to introduce her first book, Snowflakes. Hear her read from the book and colour […]

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Glasgow Gigs: Southside Sessions, Open Mic Jayz Bar, Shawlands, Sunday 9th March

Open Mic at Jayz Bar with Crawford Smith         Sunday, March 9, 2014          8:00pm until 11:45pm         Sunday night Open Mic at Jayz Bar and Restaurant, Shawlands     Hosted by the Southside Sessions from 8pm til late, all musicians and entertainers welcome.. Acoustic guitar, jam session options, a free drink for the players […]

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Seize the Day: 2014 Inaugural Andrew Carnegie Lecture, University of Glasgow, 17th March

2014 Inaugural Andrew Carnegie Lecture: “Seize the Day”  Public lecture by Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson. Monday 17th March. Starts at 6pm (doors 5.30pm) Ends 7.30pm.  Bute Hall, Main Building, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson is Britain’s greatest Paralympic athlete. She competed in five Paralympic Games, winning 11 Gold Medals, and is acknowledged as […]

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The Fail Better March, McChuills, 13th March, 2014

The Fail Better March McChuills Thursday, March 13, 2014, 8 p.m.      Spring is sprung, the grass is riz. Here’s some poetry! Bloody great poetry actually, from Ms Broad hersel, RACHEL MCCRUM And then some songs from t-shirt drawer and david bowie impersonator SHAMBLES MILLER More words from the estimable KATY HASTIE And then music contemporary, […]

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Tuesday, March 4, 2014 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events

PLUG Festival at Royal Conservatoire of Scotland from 30 April – 2 May 2014

 PLUG Festival at Royal Conservatoire of Scotland  (Postgraduate Masters Composition Programme)  100 Renfrew St, Glasgow G2 3DB 30 April – 2 May 2014. Listings: Wednesday 30 April / 7.30pm / Ledger Recital Room Plug 1 Red Note (Clt / Perc / Vln / Vla / Cel)Students (1 Piano / 1 Guitar / 1 perc)Astrid QuartetFergus Mcleod […]

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Beaconsfiled Toddlers’ Group, St Johns Renfield Church, Beaconsfield Road

New mums – we need you! Lots of our little ones are graduating to nursery so we have lots of space and toys that want to be played with. Come and join us at our very friendly toddler group in St Johns Renfield Church Hall, Beaconsfield Road, Kelvindale Every Tuesday and Thursday, 10-12noon during term […]

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| Filed under: Kids and young people

Gigs: Tea Gardens Tavern Paisley, March 2014

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From Glasgow to Saturn Journal Launch, 10 March 2014

From Glasgow to Saturn Journal Launch No 33 Monday, March 10, 2014 – 7:45pm   To celebrate the triumphant launch of Issue 33 of From Glasgow to Saturn Journal, our first print issue, we’re holding a reading party. Copies of the issue will be on sale, and there will be readings from some contributors. Watch this […]

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Louise Welsh: A Lovely Way To Burn, Book Launch, Waterstone’s Sauchiehall St, 20th March

Book launch Louise Welsh A Lovely Way to Burn Waterstone’s Sauchiehall Street Thursday, 20 March 2014, 6:00PM Tickets £2/£1 with loyalty card A Lovely Way to Burn is the first outbreak in the Plague Times trilogy. Chilling, tense and completely compelling, it’s Louise Welsh writing at the height of her powers. Come and see one […]

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Glasgow Giasgow: Vagabond Social Club, Fiday 7th March, Michael Angus / The Dirt / The Craig Hughes Two

Michael Angus / The Dirt / The Craig Hughes Two Vagabond Social Club The State Bar Friday, March 7, 2014 8:00pm until 11:30pm Former Foxface frontman, Michael Angus brings his dark folk to the VSC for the first time, along with gothic country troubadours The Dirt and the highly awaitied return of the Craig Hughes […]

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Spring Planning Meeting Glasgow University Willowbank Community Garden, Tchai Ovna, 5th March

Spring Planning Meeting Glasgow University Willowbank Community Garden Wednesday 5th March 7 p.m. Come along to our spring planning meeting. We’re going to be planning our planting for the spring season, and discussing future plans for the garden, over cups of tea 🙂 All welcome. Tchai Ovna 42 Otago Lane, G12 8PB

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Turbo Valve Journal, The Poetry Club, 11th April

Valve journal  Friday, April 11, 2014, 7:30pm Your favourite literary journal (right?) is having a night of fun at The Poetry Club to celebrate all the good people we’ve come across since we began in 2011. Rounding up some of our favourite writers published in Valve over the last three years, we’ll kick off with readings […]

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Monday, March 3, 2014 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events

Lentfest Glasgow 2014

Lentfest 5th March – 21st April. What’s On at Lentfest 2014 List of events Buy tickets Some of the many arts events at Lentfest 2014 \ Cairney’s A Lack of Cavalry                                                               Martin Jones and Friends   Folk Sessions                                                                                        Lesmahagow Male Voice Choir What’s On at Lentfest 2014 List of events Buy tickets    

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Hybrid Making – New Work from Australia, Canadaå and Scotland, ProjectAbility, 6 – 29th March, 2014

Hybrid Making – New Work from Australia, Canada & Scotland 6 – 29 March, 2014 Project Ability With Glasgow’s forthcoming Commonwealth Games Festival 2014, this exhibition sits within a year-long strand of associated events happening throughout the city to celebrate Scotland’s cultural heritage. Artists from three nations, Australia, Canada and Scotland, will be showing works […]

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Glasgow St Patrick’s Festival and festivities 2014

This year there’s an exciting diverse programme of events with something for everyone. Events include: Gala Dinner Dance Battle of the Bands The Commitments at Sloans, Juno and the Paycock, Cottiers Lecture Sean O’Casey, The Big Irish Quiz – and much more. Download the programme: PDF St Patrick’s Week-end Jinty McGuinty’s, Ashton Lane     […]

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Glasgow Gigs: Clannad and Mary Black, Glasgow Royal Concert Hall 13th March

Clannad and Mary Black Thu 13 March, 7:30pm £32.50, £28.50 Glasgow Royal Concert Hall Two of Ireland’s musical icons share the stage in a special tour. Performing both separate sets and together, this unique concert is one not to be missed. Clannad, the Irish family group responsible for such timeless music as ‘Theme From Harry’s […]

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Glasgow Gigs and Concerts: Commonwealth Celebration Concert – Let Glasgow Flourish, City Halls 8th March

Commonwealth Celebration Concert – Let Glasgow Flourish Sat 8 March, 7:30pm£10 City Halls, Grand Hall Glasgow Orchestral Society celebrates its home city’s hosting of the XX Commonwealth Games, and just before Commonwealth Week 2014 begins, they present a programme featuring some great Scottish music, including a specially commissioned new work by John Maxwell Geddes, the fanfare: […]

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Glasgow Theatre: A Play, A Pie and A Pint: The Friends of Miss Dortian Gray, 3rd – 8th March, 2014

The Friends of Miss Dorian Gray OranMor, top of Byres Road, G12 Written by Marcella Evaristi Directed by Stasi Schaeffer Monday 3rd – Saturday 8th Mar Buy tickets online This play is a co-production with Aberdeen Performing Arts. The Friends of Miss Dorian Gray will be performed at the Lemon Tree in Aberdeen from 25th […]

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Glasgow Cinema: Young Talent on Screen, GFT, 6 – 11 March, 2014

With ProjectAbility. www.project-ability.co.uk Free event but ticketed: Tickets available from Box Office on day of event. GFT, 12 Rose Street, Glasgow.

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| Filed under: Cinema, Kids and young people

Glasgow Gigs: Live at The Star Club, March 2014

All gigs are held in The Admiral Bar, Waterloo Street, Glasgow G2 7DA and start at 8.00pm Blueflint 4th March                                                                    £10 The sound of Blueflint is defined by the sublime close harmonies of Deborah Arnott and Clare Neilson whose voices, both ethereal and warm, interweave in ballads and songs of eerie melancholy and heartfelt charm. […]

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Sunday, March 2, 2014 | Filed under: Gig Guide plus Club Events, Star Folk Club

Glasgow Gigs: James Edwyn and the Borrowed Band Debut Album Launch, 14th March, Old Hairdressers

James Edwyn and the Borrowed Band DEBUT ALBUM LAUNCH Friday 14th March 2014 (8pm) The Old Hairdressers, Renfield Lane James Edwyn and the Borrowed Band, Glasgow west end’s newest Americana/ folk sextet, warmly welcome you in joining them to celebrate the release of their debut album, The Tower. The album features exceptional musical ability from […]

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Rio Cafe Partick, 8th birthday party, Saturday 15th March, 2014

  8th Birthday Party   Saturday 15th March, 8 p.m.   DJ ADAM WELSH & DJ PAUL PUPPET lead us through an epic celebration! We’d like you all to get involved and share your memories/photos/video clips from the last 8 years please! Send to party@theriocafe.com the rio cafe 27 Hyndland street, g11 5qf

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Making Waves – Teaching Children to Swim, Glasgow

Making Waves – Teaching Children to Swim Teaching Children from 3, our instructors are in the water with the early levels. Our lessons are structured and progressive and cater for the most unsure to the very competent. Lessons are in many locations, including Cleveden and Abercorn Secondary’s. Join our adult swim sessions at Cleveden Secondary! […]

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Glasgow Gig: Sweeney’s on the Park, Thursday 27th February.

The Southside Sessions present 3 new acts for your listening pleasure! come along and listen to the stars of the future! Sweeneys on the Park, 262 Pollokshaws Road, G41 2ET The Lyricals Malachy Tallack http://www.malachytallack.com/ Jer McDade Crawford Smith Music Free entry, http://www.sweeneysonthepark.com/ 18+

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Thursday, February 27, 2014 | Filed under: Gig Guide plus Club Events

The Ideal Home Show Scotland, SECC, Glasgow 23rd – 26th May, 2014

The Ideal Home Show Scotland Is Back In Town! After the remarkable success of The Ideal Home Show Scotland with over40,000 visitors through the door last year, the iconic show is returning to the SECC in May 2014! * In what promises to be yet another outstanding event, which will again inspire and thrill thousands of […]

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