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..

Aloud: Glasgow Prose, Plays and Poetry Slam, Queen Margaret Union, 13th March

ALOUD Queen Margaret Union, Glasgow Uni Thursday 13th March, 8:00pm Come and perform your poems, prose, sketches, and slam! Everyone welcome! Read it aloud! Queen Margaret Union22 University Gardens, G12 8QN

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Wednesday, March 12, 2014 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events

Glasgow City of Science Flash Mob

When: Wednesday 19th March 2014 at 12 Noon prompt! Where: Outside Glasgow Science Centre and BBC Scotland What: Get your hands in the air and dance along to the music in our giant outdoor dance session. Why: To raise the awareness of Glasgow schools hand hygiene world record attempt taking place shortly afterwards. Getting your […]

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Volunteers Wanted for The Gibson Street Gala

Volunteers wanted! March through to June 1st (this day especially) Gibson Street Gala 2014 The Gibson Street Gala is the first event of the West End Festival and this year is its tenth birthday! On June 1st Gibson Street will be filled with stalls, entertainment, children’s activities and whole load of other fun and interesting […]

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Tuesday, March 11, 2014 | Filed under: Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, Joiners Corner

Gigs in Great Places – featuring Colonel Mustard and the Dijon 5 and Lorraine McCauley & The Borderlands

Glasgow Bike Station Friday 21st March When Lorraine McCauley approached us to ask about hosting a gig in our great place we jumped at the chance! On Friday 21st March, The Bike Station will welcome Colonel Mustard & The Dijon 5 and Lorraine McCauley & The Borderlands into our workshop for a night of folk […]

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Aye Write: Glasgow’s Book Festival, The Detectives: Serial Crime, 5th April, 2014

Watching The Detectives: Serial Crime 5 Apr 2014  •  1:30 P.M – 2:30 P.M  •  Mitchell Library Three of the country’s finest crime writers discuss how to keep long running characters fresh. How do you keep a long-running character fresh? How do you co-ordinate a story which overarches several separate volumes? Three of the country’s […]

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Frankie Boyle and Steven Dick’s “Blocked” Comes To The Stand Glasgow , 9th April

Frankie Boyle and Steven Dick’s “Blocked” Comes To The Stand Glasgow Wednesday 9th April Frankie Boyle returns to The Stand next month alongside Steven Dick to unveil a read through for a new Radio 4 sitcom. Frankie will be doing some stand-up at the top of the show, and then there’s an hour of depraved […]

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Muriel Barclay Solo Show, The Lemond Gallery, 22nd – 30th March, 2014

  MURIEL BARCLAY SOLO SHOW The Lemond Gallery, 4 Thorn Road Bearsden Glasgow G61 4PP LINK TO MURIEL BARCLAY SHOW PAINTINGS Preview Evening – Friday 21st March 2014, 6.00pm to 9.00pm Thereafter Saturday 22nd March to Sunday 30th March 2014, from 11.00am to 5.00pm daily. Muriel Barclay returns for her fourth Solo Show with around […]

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Aye Write, Glasgow’s Book Festival 2014, Margaret Drabble: The Pure Gold Baby, 10th April, The Mitchell Library

Margaret Drabble: The Pure Gold Baby 10th April 2014  •  6:00 P.M – 7:00 P.M  •  Mitchell Library, North Street One of the most incisive and empathetic of contemporary novelists talks about exceptional career Margaret Drabble, one of the most incisive and empathetic of contemporary novelists, crowned 2013 with a new novel of stealthy power, […]

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Aye Write: Glasgow’s Book Festival 2014. Laura Bates and Anne Dickson: Everyday Feminism and How to Fix It.

Laura Bates and Anne Dickson: Everyday Feminism and How to Fix it 9 Apr 2014 • 5:30 P.M – 6:30 P.M • Mitchell Library, North Street. A discussion on the ongoing day to day battle for equality in the modern world. Laura Bates and Anne Dickson: Everyday Feminism and How to Fix it In an […]

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Aye Write 2014: Dr Linda Jackson, Give it a Go Poetry Writing.

Give it a Go: Poetry Writing, Dr Linda Jackson Aye Write! Creative Writing Programm Glasgow Book Festival, Mitchell Library, North Street  7th April, 5.30 – 7.30 p.m.   This session is for those who have been circling the poet in themselves for some time or for those who have been tentatively beginning the process of […]

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Glasgow School of Art, Digital Design Studio Open Evening, Wednesday 19th March 2014

Digital Design Studio (DDS) Open Evening Wednesday 19 March An opportunity to visit the GSA’s Digital Design Studio, tour facilities and meet academic staff involved with the following Masters programmes: MSc International Heritage Visualisation MSc Medical Visualisation and Human Anatomy MSc Serious Games Development MDes Sound for the Moving Image You can also learn more […]

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The Independence Lectures, Tariq Ali, Boyd Orr Building, Glasgow Uni, 14th March 2014

Scotland: Between Past and Future | Tariq Ali Friday, March 14, 2014, 6:30pm Boyd Orr Building, University of Glasgow, University Ave, G12 8NN Over the coming months we will be co-hosting “The Independence Lectures” in association with Pluto Press and Wordpower books. This series of public events will be addressed by renowned academics, authors and […]

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Monday, March 10, 2014 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events

Declan Sinnott, The Glad Cafe, 23rd April – support Crawford Smith

Tickets will soon be available from Young’s Interesting Books and online at www.tickets-scotland.com  

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Don Share, Talk and Reading, 11th March, University of Glasgow

American poet, editor, and scholar, Dr Don Share, editor of Poetry magazine (Chicago) and former head of the Harvard Poetry Series, will be giving a talk and reading this coming Tuesday, March 11, at 5.30pm. Room 101, the Edwin Morgan Room, at 5 University Gardens, G12 All are welcome. Don Short – Information and Bio […]

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Open Mic Jayz Bar, Sunday 16th March

Open Mic at Jayz Bar Sunday, March 16, 2014      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 and good vibes provided! Come along and get involved!!

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Mother India Glasgow – early evening and lunch menu

mother india

Perfect for Mother’s Day   Mother India, 28 Westminster Terrace, Glasgow G3 7RU Telephone: 0141 221 1663 www.motherindia.co.uk/

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A Play, A Pie and A Pint: Between the Thinks Bubble and the Speech Balloon by Liz Lochhead Monday 10 – 15th March, 2014

Between the Thinks Bubble and the Speech Balloon Written by Liz Lochhead Directed by Liz Lochhead Monday 10th – Saturday 15th Mar Buy tickets online Written by Liz Lochhead, Tom Leonard, William Letford, Grace Cleary and Henry Bell. Featuring  Nathan Byrne, Kirstin McLean,  Sandy Nelson,  Gabriel Quigley  and Harry Ward. Mark finally knows what he […]

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Sunday, March 9, 2014 | Filed under: What's on in Glasgow: Theatre and Comedy

Art Screen, New Arts Documentary Film Festival for Glasgow, 10th-13th April 2014

  The BBC announces details of a brand new arts documentary film festival for Glasgow The BBC has today announced details of a brand new arts documentary festival.  Taking place as part of the Glasgow International Festival, Art Screen will showcase some of the world’s best arts documentary films and include highlights from the BBC […]

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Junior Nature Club, Mugdock Country Park, 30th March, 2014

Junior Nature Club – No Parents Required! Mugdock Country Park, Craigallion Road, Milngavie, Glasgow G62 8EL Sunday 30th March 2014, 1.45pm – 4pm 8 – 12 year olds Let’s communicate, but no talking allowed! Ranger led activities for 8 – 12 year olds .Cost £1. Bookings essential on 0141 956 6586, bookings taken from Friday […]

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| Filed under: Kids and young people

Nearly New Sale, St Silas Church, Kelvinbridge, Saturday 29th March

Nearly New Sale – St Silas church St Silas Church , 69 Park road, Kelvinbridge, Glasgow Glasgow G4 9JE Saturday 29th March 2014 Our annual Nearly New Sale is back from 10am, last entry 1pm, on sale will be everything you could want for kids up to 10. What is on offer changes every year […]

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Swimathon Tollcross Swimming Pool, Glasgow, 21 – 23 March, 2014

Tollcross International Swimming Centre, a venue for the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games, is hosting the Sainsbury’s Sport Relief Swimathon. Take on a challenge at this fantastic pool between 21-23 March 2014. Snap up your place and enter now! Pick your Swimathon distance and choose your session You can do your Swimathon on your own, or […]

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The Mugdock Mile, 23rd March, 2014

Mugdock Country Park 23rd March, 2014 Event opens: 11:00 | Event closes: 13:30 Dig out your running gear, dust off your trainers and get set to take part in the Sainsbury’s Sport Relief Mile at Mugdock Country Park. Whether you’re super fit or just want to enjoy a walk in the park, why not come […]

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The Glasgow Mile: 23rd March, 2014

Tollcross Park, 23rd March, 11:15 – 16.00 p.m. The Sainsbury’s Sport Relief Mile in Glasgow is set to be a breath of fresh air set in the beautiful surroundings of Tollcross Park. Grab your family, friends and colleagues and soak up the Sport Relief atmosphere, get cheered on, and get active. The BBC will be […]

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Sainsbury’s Sport Relief Cycle Glasgow: 21 – 23rd March, 2013

The Glasgow Cycle 21 – 23 March The Sainsbury’s Sport Relief Cycle will be a challenging 25 or 50 mile ride on open roads. Setting off from the iconic Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome and finishing at the beautiful surroundings of Tollcross Park, take on the challenge of the Glasgow Cycle. The BBC will be on […]

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Classical Concert for Amnesty, Sunday 23 March, Wellington Church, Glasgow West End

Classical Concert for Amnesty Sunday 23 March Violinist Sandie Bishop is very generously putting on another concert in aid of Amnesty. Free entry, donations at the end. Her previous concert for us in 2012 raised a fantastic sum – over £400. Do come along if you can make it and please spread the word! Sandie […]

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Glasgow Gigs: No More Tiger album launch, BMX Bandits support and Special guests, The Glad Cafe, 18th April, 2014

No More Tiger album launch, BMX Bandits support and Special guests Friday, April 18, 2014, 7.30 p.m. Have you heard of Lydia? She was covered in tattoos….. And what do you think…. that all this ink did do………? All the scenes of carnal carnage, on the canvas of her skin…. Had to bring out something […]

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Glasgow Gigs: The Broken Ravens King Tuts 8th March, 2014

From Stornoway to Glasgow at King Tuts tonight – check them out if you can The Broken Ravens The Broken Ravens, a Rock band from Stornoway, featuring Bugsy Maclean, Thrash Macaulay, Lotto Ferguson and Kevin Clark. With diverse influences ranging from Howlin Wolf to Slayer the foursome brought these influences together and banged heads to […]

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Saturday, March 8, 2014 | Filed under: Gig Guide plus Club Events

International Women’s Day Glasgow, 2014

http://parkourclamjamfrie.wordpress.com/information/   Illuminated Letters: International Women’s Day Exhibition March 8 – March 23 Free GOMA, Royal Exchange Square Illuminated-Letters-2The letters and postcards we have received as part of our Illuminated Letters project will be on display for a week from International Women’s Day on Saturday 8th March. Most will be part of a special exhibition […]

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Bring it all Home: The Exhibition: showcasing the life of Gerry Rafferty, Paisley Museum, 7 March until 18 May 2014

  Paisley Museum, High St, Paisley PA1 2BA 7 March until 18 May, 2014 Free A unique exhibition showcasing the life and work of one of Scotland’s greatest-ever songwriters – Gerry Rafferty – is opening its doors in his home town of Paisley. Bring it all Home: The Exhibition will feature items from Gerry’s career […]

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