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..

West End Festival Literature Programme

  West End Festival Literature Programme Literary Lates West End Festival Programme at Cottiers   Family Book events Katie Morag stories – Mairi Hedderwick at Hillhead Library on Saturday 1 June at 2.30pm. Announcing a feast of Festival book events for families! Opening the West End Festival Family Book Programme will be the creator of […]

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South Side Festival Glasgow 2013

South Side Festival 18th and 19th May and events across Glasgow’s South Side during month of May http://southsidefestival.org.uk/glasshouses-2012/ South Side Festival Southside Sorcery @ The Shed Friday 17th May – 7.30 p.m.  Southside Fringe Glasgow Southside Sorcery: Funny magic at the Southside Fringe! Welcome to an extravaganza of variety entertainment, featuring some of Scotland’s finest […]

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FINALE WEEKEND FOR ARTIST IN RESIDENCE PAVEL HAAS QUARTET

Weekend 31st May – 2nd June, 2013 Listings  At the end of May, 2013 Glasgow bids a fond farewell to the amazing Pavel Haas Quartet which has delivered three years of mighty performances that have each been beautifully introduced with charm and insight. The weekend of 31st May – 2nd June will see their three […]

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Glasgow and the nineteenth-century Gaelic periodical press

 A lecture by Dr Sheila Kidd Mitchell Library Thursday 16 May 2013 The Centre for Scottish and Gaelic Studies is hosting a public lecture programme at the Mitchell Library to celebrate the 100 year anniversary of the Chair of Scottish History and Literature at the University of Glasgow. The next lecture in the series, ‘Glasgow […]

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Emerging Writing Talent West End Festival 2013

Rising stars from The Creative Writing Programme, University of Glasgow perform a rich and diverse showcase of their writing. An opportunity to catch the new writing talent of tomorrow in a cosy cabaret setting of Cottier’s Theatre, for FREE. Cottiers Theatre, 93-95 Hyndland Street Glasgow, G11 5PX0141 357 4000boxoffice@cottiers.com Tickets from Cottiers in advance  – […]

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Anniesland College’s Third Annual Garden Show

  6th June And 7th June 2013  Anniesland College   part of  West End Festival 19 Hatfield Drive, Glasgow G12 0YE For the past three months students from first and second year of Anniesland College’s Landscape Design and Construction course have been competing for inclusion in Anniesland Garden Show. Now in its third year, this […]

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Gillies Glass Solo Show New Glasgow Gallery

Veneer Gallery presents ‘Roots’, the début solo exhibition from artist Peter Gillies 26th April – 24th May, 2013 I am finally doing my debut solo art exhibition in a new gallery in Finnieston called Veneer. It previews this friday (26th april) and runs for 4 weeks. Hope some of you can make it down I […]

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Blossom Day Children’s Garden

The Botanic Gardens 21st April, 2013  1 p.m.   Stories, Music and Poetry with Tam Dean Burns, Andy Alston and Friends Come along and help celebrate 10 years of the Children’s Garden The Children’s Garden opened in 2003 and this year will be celebrating 10 years of  helping Children Grow. The Children’s Garden is a […]

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Botanic Gardens Orchid Fair

Kibble Palace  Glasgow Botanics Gardens, Great Western Road Saturday 20th (10 – 6) Sunday 21st April, (10 – 5) 10am to 6pm tomorrow and 10am until 5pm on Sunday. Free Behind-the-scenes tours on Sunday at noon and 2pm Exotic flowers and plants will be on display and stalls will show specialist plants for purchase which […]

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Glasgow Writers

There is an impressive and vibrant literary scene in Glasgow with book launches, writers’ workshops, spoken word events and a variety other other bookish activities taking place every night of the week.  I highlight these events on the site in my What’s On in Glasgow Books, Talks and Poetry Events, however, given the abundance of […]

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Friday, April 12, 2013 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, writers

Glasgow Writers: Denise Mina

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Conviction by Denise Mina – May, 2019  Conviction is engrossing, unusual and funny. Watch out for Denise Mina at: Bloody Scotland Saturday 21st September, 2019 from 3:15 pm – 4:15 pm, Albert Halls. Relaunch of Oxfam Bookshop Byres Road, 21 August, 2015. Launch new book: Blood, Salt, Water – 1 August, 2015 Back in March, 2013  I […]

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Friday, April 5, 2013 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, writers, Writing

What’s On in Glasgow: Art, Artists and Exhibitions

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Glasgow has some amazing galleries including Kelvingrove, The Hunterian and GOMA plus many smaller galleries and a huge variety of art projects. It also attracts many visitors to arts festivals including the prestigious RGI Annual Exhibition, Glasgow International Festival of Visual Art and Glasgow Art Fair. Allan Richardson Glasgow Artist Allan Richardson is  a well […]

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