I 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. The Mountain Within Me at GFT
Wednesday 21 August, 2024 at 8.30 p.m. After suffering a catastrophic and almost fatal spinal cord injury, professional rugby player Ed Jackson’s world changed forever. The Mountain Within Me follows Ed’s journey on his recovery as he achieves the mental and physical heights of Snowdonia, the Alps and Himalayas to the life-altering challenges closer to home. From multi-award-winning director, Polly […]
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Thursday, August 15, 2024 | Filed under: Cinema
The Last Temptation of Christ plus introduction
Monday 19 August, 2024 7.15 p.m. August’s edition of Scorsese of the Month is selected and introduced by GFT Programme Manager Paul Gallagher. Never one to shy away from a challenge, Martin Scorsese dived headlong into controversy with his 1988 adaptation of Nikos Kazantzakis’ novel, an exploration of Jesus’ humanity and divinity that imagined the possibility of […]
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The Turin House at GFT
Saturday 17 and Wednesday 21 August, 2024 Taking its cue from Nietsche’s famous encounter with a mistreated horse on Via Carlo Alberto, The Turin Horse depicts the aftermath of this seemingly innocuous but destructively profound confrontation. Following a man and his daughter in their daily routine, a bizarre series of disturbing events slowly begin to […]
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Only The River Flows at GFT
Friday 16 – Thursday 22 August, 2o24 Overview This moody Asian-noir crime thriller, laced with dark humour, charts a detective’s attempts to identify a serial killer in a rural town as the secrets of the locals are gradually revealed. A quick arrest after a murder sits uneasily with chief of police Ma Zhe (Yilong Zhu), […]
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Lone Star at GFT
Friday 16 – Thursday 22 August, 2024 All screenings of Lone Star will include a new recorded introduction from director John Sayles and producer Maggi Renzi. In the Texas border town of Frontera, Sheriff Sam Deeds (Chris Cooper) digs up the past when he finds an old skull in the desert. As he traces the murder of […]
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Dìdi (弟弟) at GFT
Friday 16 to Thursday 22 August, 2024 In 2008, during the last month of summer before high school begins, an impressionable 13-year-old Taiwanese American boy learns what his family can’t teach him: how to skate, how to flirt, and how to love your mum. English and Mandarin with English subtitles GFT, 12 Rose Street, G3 […]
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Longlegs at GFT
Friday 16 – Thursday 22 August, 2024 FBI agent Lee Harker is a gifted new recruit assigned to the unsolved case of an elusive serial killer. As the case takes complex turns, unearthing evidence of connections to occult practices, Harker discovers a personal connection to the merciless killer and must race against time to stop […]
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Tale 2: A Greyhound of a Girl GFT
Saturday 17 August, 2024 – 11.30 a.m. English, Luxembourgish, Italian and German with English subtitles. 11-year-old Mary has an insatiable passion for cooking, and dreams of becoming a great chef. Her grandmother Emer, with whom she has a very special relationship, encourages her to make this dream come true. But every path has its obstacles […]
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Poor Things plus Introduction
Sunday 18 August, 2024, 6.50 p.m. Introduced by Rodge Glass, novelist and Alasdair Gray’s biographer. From filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos and producer Emma Stone comes an incredible adaptation of Alasdair Gray’s landmark novel. The story tells of the fantastical evolution of Bella Baxter (Stone), a young woman brought back to life by the brilliant and unorthodox […]
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Alasdair Gray: A Life in Progress at GFT
Sunday, 18 August, 2024, 3.45 p.m. Progressed with Original Scenes relating to Poor Things – Followed by a Q&A with director Kevin Cameron. Alasdair Gray was, at the point of his death in 2019, Scotland’s foremost writer and artist. He had written the leading novel of 20th Century Scottish literature in Lanark, and hand painted […]
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Gerry Durkin Singing and Storytelling for Kids, Byres Road Book Festival 2024
Saturday 28 September, 2024 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Hillhead Library, 348 Byres Road Glasgow G12 8AP Gerry began storytelling professionally in 2002 after working for many years in children’s libraries. Since then he has been Storyteller in Residence for Crookston Castle, worked with the Yehudi Menuhin Foundation in Europe, been a trainer for Bookstart […]
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Wednesday, August 14, 2024 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Byres Road Book Festival 2024, Community event, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, Kids and young people, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Banjo Beale at Byres Road Book Festival 2024
Saturday 28 September, 2024, 12:00 – 13:00 Hillhead Library, 348 Byres Road Glasgow G12 8AP Banjo Beale is an interior designer who won the BBC1 series Interior Design Masters in 2022. He is an Australian based on the Isle of Mull, Scotland. He has worked on many interior projects since winning the show, as well as […]
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Jenny Colgan Byres Road Book Festival 2024
Thursday, 26 Sep 2024 7 p.m. – 8 p.m. Hillhead Library, 348 Byres Road Glasgow G12 8AP Jenny Colgan is one of the most successful and prolific authors of feel-good fiction in the UK. Her numerous Sunday Times, New York Times and internationally bestselling books include almost fifty novels, novellas, short stories and children’s books. […]
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Kingsway Community Connections Harvest Festival
Saturday 14 September, 2024, 1 p.m. – 4 p.m. Event by Kingsway Community Connections Kingsway Estate & Danes Drive Bowls Park, G14 9SR KCC are delighted to announce their Harvest Festival 2024! Loads of activities suitable for all ages, homemade Scottish and Kurdish food, music, dancing and much more. Everything free and everyone welcome. Event […]
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New Victoria Gardens Flower Show & Open Day
Saturday 17 August, 2024, 2 – 5 p.m. New Victoria Gardens Association Opening a little green door into their magic kingdom to the public. Expect the usual lively, friendly atmosphere which you can soak up whilst having a wander around the plots and seeing the flower displays, buying plants or relaxing with a cup of […]
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Book Launch: It Doesn’t Matter When, Lizzie Eldridge
Thursday 22 August, 2024, 7p.m. Mount Florida Books, Glasgow, G42 9AF All welcome to the launch of the latest book, It Doesn’t Matter When (Alien Buddha Press), by Lizzie Eldridge. Funds raised at this event will go to help, Eman (a Palestinian writer) escape Gaza with her family Event on Facebook
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Tuesday, August 13, 2024 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events
The Empire Cafe presents Who Owns The Clyde? – Podcast
Who owns the Clyde is a three-part citizen investigation into ownership of Glasgow’s iconic River, explored through a kaleidoscope of diverse voices, soundscapes, and poetry. Co-hosts writer Louise Welsh and architect Jude Barber of The Empire Cafe are joined by a range of contributors, as they dive deep into the murky waters of river ownership […]
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Monday, August 12, 2024 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Pat's Home Page Blog
Take 2: Nanny McPhee at GFT
Saturday 10 August, 2024 – 11.30 a.m. Widower Cedric Brown hires Nanny McPhee to care for his seven rambunctious children, who have chased away all previous nannies. Taunted by Simon and his siblings, Nanny McPhee uses mystical powers to instill discipline. And when the children’s great-aunt and benefactor, Lady Adelaide Stitch, threatens to separate the […]
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Friday, August 9, 2024 | Filed under: Cinema
Word Festival 2024
10 August, 2024, 10.30 a.m. – 3.30 p.m. The first ever Inverclyde Word Festival – Gourock Park and amphitheatre. Larkfield Rd, Gourock PA19 1RJ Organised by members of Inverclyde Shed’s creative writing group Inverclyde Shed Facebook The inaugural Inverclyde Words Festival in the Walled Garden, Gourock – loads of fun family activities including: – Inverclyde […]
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Thursday, August 8, 2024 | Filed under: Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers
Chiara E. Berardelli – new album launch
Sunday 25 August, 2024 at 2 p.m. Chiara will be playing songs from her new album, Archaeology in the Last Night from Glasgow HQ in Unit 10, 1103 Argyle Street, Glasgow, G38ND There’ll be CDs and Vinyl for sale. “obvs it’s a Record Shop! But mine specifically 😊 and i’ll be signing them, illegibly. Be […]
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Sunday, August 4, 2024 | Filed under: Gig Guide plus Club Events, Music, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
The Mackintosh Choir – Come and Try
Wednesday 21 August, 20234 – 6.40 p.m. – 8.40 p.m. St John’s Renfield Church, 22 Beaconsfield Rd, Kelvindale, G12 0NY Have you ever thought about joining a choir? After their very successful Tango Mass concert, a number of people have applied to join The Mackintosh Choir. If you’ve ever thought about joining a choir then […]
Sian at Cottiers
11 September, 2024 Scottish Tour Sian comprises three of today’s most exquisitely gifted young Gaelic singers – Ceitlin Lilidh, Eilidh Cormack and Ellen MacDonald – accompanied by in-demand multi-instrumentalist Innes White. With direct connections among the singers to Lewis, Skye and North Uist, their arrangements match deep feeling for traditon with stunning, boldly imaginative harmony […]
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Saturday, August 3, 2024 | Filed under: Gig Guide plus Club Events
Amble at Cottiers
7 November, 2024 For the Irish trio, Amble, 2024 is already a year to remember. In February Amble released an EP, then completing an extensive Irish and UK tour. Amble’s brand new single “Full Circle” was released on streaming platforms in June, this single kicked off a busy summer leading into an exciting remainder of […]
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Joanna Sternberg at Cottiers
3 September, 2024 – 8 p.m. – 11 p.m. Joanna Sternberg is a singer, songwriter, musician and visual artist born/based in New York City. Joanna started taking piano lessons when they turned 5. Joanna taught themself how to play the guitar and electric bass when they were 11. Joanna attended LaGuardia High School of Music […]
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Book Launch: The Salt Flats by Rachelle Atalla
Wednesday 28 August, 2024 – 7 p.m. An Evening with Rachelle Atalla Waterstones, 153-157 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow, G2 3EW Book tickets THE PERFECT ESCAPE. THE PERFECT NIGHTMARE Martha and Finn’s marriage is hanging by a thread. Martha, crippled by paralyzing climate anxiety, finds herself at odds with Finn, who steadfastly refuses to confront the demons […]
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Friday, August 2, 2024 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events
The Long Goodbye at GFT
Saturday 3 and Monday 5 August, 2024 In his books The Big Sleep and The Long Goodbye, novelist Raymond Chandler’s depictions of the sunny mean streets of Los Angeles and his wise-cracking private eye Philip Marlowe became a classic template for Hollywood cinema of the 1940s. Robert Altman gives that format a distinctly 1970s LA […]
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Alma’s Rainbow at GFT
Friday 2 – Thursday 8 August, 2024 A coming-of-age comedy-drama about three African American women living in Brooklyn, Alma’s Rainbow explores the life of teenager Rainbow Gold (Victoria Gabrielle Platt) as she enters womanhood and navigates standards of beauty, self-image, and the rights women have over their bodies. Rainbow attends a strict parochial school, studies […]
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Werckmeister Harmonies at GFT
Friday 2 till Thursday 8 August, 2024 An innocent young man witnesses violence break out after an isolated village is inflamed by the arrival of a circus and its peculiar attractions: a giant whale and a mysterious man named “The Prince”. Screening as part of Will Heaven Fall Upon Us? A Béla Tarr Retrospective. Hungarian […]
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The Echo at GFT
Friday 2 till Thursday 8 August, 2024 In the remote village of El Echo that exists outside of time, the children care for the sheep and their elders. While the frost and drought punish the land, they learn to understand death, illness and love with each act, word and silence of their parents. A story […]
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Shayda at GFT
Friday 2 – Thursday 8 August, 2024 Shayda, a brave Iranian mother, finds refuge in an Australian women’s shelter with her six-year-old daughter. Over Persian New Year, they take solace in Nowruz rituals and new beginnings, but when her estranged husband re-enters their lives, Shayda’s path to freedom is jeopardised. Drawn from personal experiences, Iranian-Australian […]
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