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..

Gig: Cairn String Quartet and Friends, Platform Glasgow, 21st February

Cairn String Quartet and Friends Friday, February 21, 2014 7:00pm     The Twilight Sad Aidan Moffat Rm Hubbert Emma Pollock Kid Canaveral Stanley Odd Hector Bizerk Gasp Miaoux Miaoux 4 more guests TBA Platform Glasgow    1000 Westerhouse Road, G34 9JW   

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Saturday, February 15, 2014 | Filed under: Gig Guide plus Club Events

Southside Film Festival Film Club Glasgow Presents: ‘Good Vibrations’

Tuesday, March 11, 2014 8:00pm The Glad Cafe, 1006A Pollokshaws Rd, Glasgow G41 2HG www.tickets-scotland.com Good Vibrations, (2012, Cert 15, 103 mins) “New York had the bands, London had the fashion, Belfast had the reason” (for punk)- Terry Hooley ‘Good Vibrations’ is a chronicle of Terri Hooley’s life, a record-store owner instrumental in developing Belfast’s […]

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Pottery Workshop, Cafe Hula, Glasgow 5th March

Pottery Workshop Cafe Hula 5th March Susie Kinsella is running a pottery workshop! check it out on Events at Cafe Hula, Facebook 321 Hope Street, G2  3PT Tel 0141 353 1660

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| Filed under: Art, Photography, Exhibitions what's on-glasgow

Federation of Writers Scotland – Vernal Equinox Competitions

Federation of Writers – Vernal Equinox Competitions Friday, March 21, 2014 The prize money for first prize in each category to £50. The competition closes on 21 March and has three categories: Poetry (to be judged by Anne Connolly and Elizabeth Rimmer) Short story (to be judged by Laura Marney) Flash fiction (to be judged […]

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Friday, February 14, 2014 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events

‘Mixing The Colours’ Creative Writing Workshop with Magi Gibson, Women’s Library Glasgow

Saturday, March 1, 2014 – 1:00pm until 4:00pm Saturday 1st March and Saturday 15th March 2014, 1pm to 4.00pm, Glasgow Women’s Library, 23 Landressy Street, Bridgeton, GlasgowG40 1BP : ‘Mixing The Colours’ Creative Writing Workshop with Magi Gibson. The Scottish Writers’ Centre and Glasgow Women’s Library have teamed up with writer, Magi Gibson to offer […]

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Clutha-A Celebration, Barrowland, all day Saturday 15th February, 2014

Clutha – A Celebration Saturday 15th February 2:00pm until 11:50pm               In contribution to the effort which has seen funds raised for Clutha families and survivors, the all day event is a chance for people to enjoy music in another venue famed for its music. The gig is to reflect, reminisce and most importantly […]

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| Filed under: Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, Gig Guide plus Club Events

Photographic Exhibition: The Forgotten Collective, Bar 10, Glasgow

The Forgotten Collective @ Bar Ten Tuesday, February 18, 2014 9:00pm A collection of new and ongoing photographic works from the members of The Forgotten Collective in conjunction with Grey Wolf Art and Bar Ten Art Events. Opening Tuesday 18th February from 9pm with DJ Malcolm McKenzie from Adventures In Paradise manning the tunes! Bar […]

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Glasgow Poetry Event: The Last Men on Mercury Tour, Iota Gallery, Partick 15th Feb 2014

The Last Men On Mercury Tour Saturday 15th February, 2014 – 7 p.m. Iota Gallery, Hyndland Street, Partick, G11 Poetry Readings Ian BamforthDavid KinclochPeter McCareyPeter MansonRichard Price   Create and leave a Valentine message for your sweetheart – today 14th and all week. Catch fabulous wall art in Unlimited Studios by the talented West End […]

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| Filed under: Art, Photography, Exhibitions what's on-glasgow, Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events

Glasgow Southside Fringe HQ Grand Opening, 15th February, 2014

Southside Fringe HQ Grand Opening Saturday 15th February, 2014 starts 3 p.m. Join us at our new Fringe HQ for some live entertainment, drinks and nibbles. Find out more about our plans for May 2014 and get yourself involved! Doors open from 3pm til late, all ages welcome.. Southside Fringe HQ 1092 Pollokshaws road, G41 […]

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Valentines Day at the movies: Glasgow, GFT, 14th February, 2014

Scott Pilgrim vs the World12A GFT, 12 Rose Street Friday 14 February Buy Tickets Scott is a hopeless romantic. The object of his affections is Ramona, a recent migrant from New York. Unfortunately for Scott, in order for them to be together, he must defeat her seven evil exes. In video game-style battles, Scott takes […]

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Thursday, February 13, 2014 | Filed under: Cinema, Valentine's Day in Glasgow 2014

GFT, Funny Face 14th February, 2014

Funny Face GFT, 12 Rose Street, Glasgow Friday 14 February Buy Tickets   1950’s Hollywood glamour meets Parisian chic when screen icons Fred Astaire and Audrey Hepburn team up for this whimsical, beautiful musical romance. Spotted in the background of a photoshoot at a Greenwich Village bookshop, Jo (Hepburn) grudgingly agrees to work as a […]

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Cinema Showings The Grosvenor, Ashton Lane, G12 from 13th February, 2014

The Grosvenor Cinema 24 Ashton Lane, G12 8SJ 0845 166 6002 The Dallas Buyers Club Thu 13 Feb – Thu 20 Feb 2014     The Wolf Of Wall Street Thu 13 Feb – Thu 20 Feb 2014 Revered filmmaker Martin Scorsese directs the true story of New York stockbroker Jordan Belfort (Leonardo DiCaprio). From the […]

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GFT, Dallas Buyers Club

Dallas Buyers Club15 GFT, 12 Rose Street, Glasgow Friday 7–Thursday 20 February Buy Tickets   In this captivating true-life tale, Matthew McConaughey undergoes a startling transformation as Ron Woodroof, a racist and homophobic redneck diagnosed with HIV, who smuggles anti-viral medications across the Mexican border. Together with other local AIDS patients, amongst them Jared Leto’s […]

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Bastards, GFT

Bastards18 GFT, 12 Rose Street, Glasgow Friday 14–Thursday 20 February Buy Tickets Claire Denis’ latest and darkest film was inspired by recent French sex ring scandals that exposed some of the country’s most wealthy and powerful men. After returning to Paris after a family tragedy, Marco moves into a huge apartment and furnishes it with […]

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GFT: Only Lovers Left Alive

Friday 14 February GFT 12 Rose Street, Glasgow Buy Tickets Adam and Eve are a pair of willowy, languidly eccentric vampires with a shared appreciation for trendy music and edgy photography. There’s a suggestion that they could even have been the world’s first couple: their love affair has spanned millennia. Now it brings Eve to […]

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The Electric Frog and Pressure Riverside Festival, Glasgow 3rd and 4th May, 2014

THE ELECTRIC FROG & PRESSURE RIVERSIDE FESTIVAL ANNOUNCE SOME OF THE BIGGEST NAMES IN DANCE MUSIC FOR THEIR TWO DAY FESTIVAL THIS MAY BANK HOLIDAY WEEKEND Two of the leading event organisers in Glasgow – The Electric Frog and Pressure – have joined forces for a second year to bring fans of electronic music the […]

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Wednesday, February 12, 2014 | Filed under: Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers

Visual Artist Phil Collins Reaches out to Communities in Glasgow for Queen’s Park Film Project

 The Common Guild Part of Queen’s Park Film Festival 2014 Renowned award-winning artist Phil Collins will unveil his latest film project commissioned by The Common Guild in Glasgow’s Queen’s Park this July as part of Festival 2014. He is now seeking private photographs and personal stories from people living in Glasgow for a potential contribution to […]

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Glasgow Short Film Festival The Borscht Corporation, CCA 14th February, 2014

Glasgow Short Film FestivalThe Borscht Corporation Fri 14 February 2014 6.30pm, £5, TheatreAges 18+Book online / 0141 332 6535 The Borscht Corporation is a collective of like-minded filmmakers, run by visual artist Jillian Mayer and playwright Lucas Leyva, who tell Miami stories that reject the typical portrayal of the city as a vapid party town. […]

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Glasgow Short Film Festival Notes from Underground Queer Russian Cinema Fri 14 February 2014

Glasgow Short Film FestivalNotes from UndergroundQueer Russian Cinema CCA Fri 14 February 2014 9pm, £5, CinemaAges 18+Book online / 0141 332 6535 Cinema as identity, cinema as resistance. As the state of LGBT rights in Russia continues to worsen even beyond its already infamous 2013 law banning ‘propaganda of non-traditional sexual relations’, making queer cinema […]

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Glasgow Short Film Festival Focus on Ireland 1 CCA, 14th February, 2014

Glasgow Short Film FestivalFocus on Ireland 1 CCA Fri 14 February 2014 7pm, £5, CinemaAges 15+Book online / 0141 332 6535 Kicking against the grain somewhat, Irish short film has increasingly found success on the worldwide stage, with proportionally high numbers being nominated for Academy awards and other barometers of success. This first programme includes […]

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| Filed under: Cinema, Valentine's Day in Glasgow 2014

Scottish Writers’ Centre: In Process with J David Simons, CCA

Scottish Writers’ Centre:In Process with J David Simons CCA Tue 4 March 2014 7pm, £6 (£3), FREE to SWC membersNo booking required Glasgow-born author J. David Simons has been a lawyer, charity administrator, cotton farmer, university lecturer and journalist. His work has been short-listed for The McKitterick Prize, he has been the recipient of two […]

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Scottish Writers’ Centre: Another Kind of North Tue 25 February 2014 CCA

Scottish Writers’ Centre:Another Kind of North Tue 25 February 2014 7pm, £6 (£3), FREE for SWC membersNo booking required Poet and translator Donald Adamson, winner of The Herald Millennium Poetry Prize launches his new collection From Coiled Roots, with special guests. Published by Indigo Dreams, he book explores life, landscapes and history in Finland and […]

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Glasgow Film Festival A Portrait of Robert Alan Jamieson, CCA 22nd Feb

Glasgow Film FestivalA Portrait of Robert Alan Jamieson CCA Sat 22 February 2014 3.30pm, £5 (Festival for a Fiver), TheatreAges 8+Book online / 0141 332 6535   Novelist and poet, Robert Alan Jamieson grew up in the crofting community of Sandness, Shetland. This film is based on his a collection of poems Nort Atlantik Drift, […]

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GSFF: Franco-German Film Evening, CCA 13th February

Glasgow Short Film FestivalEurope in FocusFranco-German Film Evening CCA Thu 13 February 2014 7pm, £5, CinemaAges 15+Book online / 0141 332 6535 European filmmaking has always drawn inspiration from the differences as well as commonalities between nations and filmmakers with a fascinating range of aesthetic approaches and cultural backgrounds. To mark the 10th anniversary of […]

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Pulse: Opening Film GSFF

Opening Performance: Pulse Thursday 13 February (20.30) Glasgow Short Film Festival is delighted to present the World Premiere of PULSE, a dramatic collaboration between Grammy-nominated British/Bulgarian composer Dobrinka Tabakova and Scottish filmmaker Ruth Paxton. PULSE is a noir-like expressionistic short film about peril and rescue. Travelling through the streets of Glasgow by the River Clyde […]

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Glasgow Short Film Festival 2014

Glasgow Short Film Festival Thursday 13 – Sunday 16 February Scotland’s leading short film festival returns for four days of screenings, workshops, unique opportunities and, of course, parties. This year’s Festival is devoted to the relationship between music and film, whether as a collaboration of equals, or as one art form in service to another, […]

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Blairdardie Youth Event, Glasgow 4th March, 2014

Blairdardie Sports Pavilion 479 Blairdardie Road, G15 6JP 4th March, 7 – 9 p.m. 12 years+ All welcome: Wall climbing Gladiators Jewellery Making Football Training Dance Face Painting Music workshops Zumba DJ workshops and much more

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| Filed under: Kids and young people

Frack Watch Meeting 16th February, GMAC Trongate, Glasgow

Sunday February 16, 2pm – 4pm GMAC, 103 Trongate, Glasgow, G1 5HD Speakers • Music • Chat • Plans Falkirk Against Unconventional Gas, fighting plans to put health and water at risk in central belt How corporations plan to frack Scotland – launch of new pamphlet “Fracking Capitalism” A Big Red Sunday EVENT

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