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. Los Hermanos / The Brothers plus discussion
19 November, 2023, 1.50 p.m. This screening will be followed by a discussion with Hugo Rivalta and Helen Yaffe on the ongoing impact on Cuban families separated by economic necessity. Virtuoso Afro-Cuban-born brothers—violinist Ilmar and pianist Aldo—live on opposite sides of a geopolitical chasm a half-century wide. Tracking their parallel lives in New York and […]
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Wednesday, October 18, 2023 | Filed under: Cinema, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
The World of Nelsito at GFT plus Q & A
16 November, 2023 at 8.15 p.m. Nelsito is a 16-year-old autistic boy who runs away from home but is the victim of a car accident. While everyone is worried about him, he enters the world of his imagination, telling us every detail of a dark and hidden side of those around him. Followed by a […]
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Take 2: Puffin Rock and the New Friends
Saturday 21 October, 2023 11.30am Following the disappearance of the final Little Egg of the season, Oona and her friends embark on a race against time to try to save it before a big storm hits Puffin Rock and puts the island in danger. Buy tickets GFT, 12 Rose Street, Ge 6RB
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| Filed under: Cinema, Kids and young people, Pat's Home Page Blog
Young Soul Rebels, Black History Month GFT
Monday 23 October, 2023 Captioned screening Our Black History Month season comes to a close on Monday with a 4K restoration screening of Isaac Julien’s landmark for Black — and Queer — British film: Young Soul Rebels. The screening will be followed by a discussion of the themes Young Soul Rebels explores with our guest […]
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Our River … Our Sky at Glasgow Film Theatre
20 – 25 October, 2023 Maysoon Pachachi’s fiction debut is a tumultuous portrait of lives in an Iraqi war zone. In a typically mixed Baghdadi neighbourhood in 2006, a community of ordinary people try to live their everyday lives amidst the threat of unpredictable violence. At the heart of these intersecting stories we find Sara, […]
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Black History Month 2023 at GFT
Monday 9 – Monday 23 October 2023 New Scots Documentary – 30 Years On – 16 October, 5.30 p.m. Archive screening of three episodes of early 90s STV docu-series, which talks to families who have immigrated to different cities in Scotland. We hear from different generations of each family about their lives in Scotland covering […]
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Sunday, October 15, 2023 | Filed under: Black History Month Glasgow, Cinema, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Mean Streets – Scorsese of the Month at GFT + introduction
Monday 16 October, 2023 at 8.20 p.m. Next up in Scorsese of the Month programme, we’re bringing you a 50th Anniversary screening of Mean Streets, starring Robert DeNiro as Johnny Boy — a small-time gambler who must choose from love, friendship and the chance to rise within the mob. Introduced by GFT Programme Manager Paul […]
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Saturday, October 14, 2023 | Filed under: Cinema
The Exorcist 50th Anniversary Director’s Cut 4k
Until 19 October, 2023 Glasgow Film Theatre, 12 Rose Street, G3 5RB William Friedkin‘s timeless landmark of horror follows 12-year-old Regan MacNeil as she begins to adopt an explicit new personality. Strange events befall the local area of Georgetown as her mother becomes torn between science and superstition. In a desperate bid to save her […]
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Glasgow Film Festival – a year of celebration
Glasgow Film Festival announces special screening with 20 weeks until the event’s 20th edition GFF24, 28 February – 10 March, 2024 The 20th festival will launch a year of celebration for Glasgow Film Theatre Glasgow Film Festival (GFF) has announced plans to host a series of special events for the 20th edition of the much-loved […]
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The Big Bike Film Night at CCA
Wednesday, 25 October, 2023 CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow G2 3JD The Big Bike Film Night is on a mission- bringing the best cycling short films from around the world together for you. Showcasing 2.5 hours of moving bike films that has everything a cycle-centric audience could want – action, drama, humour, and plenty of […]
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Friday, October 13, 2023 | Filed under: Cinema, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers
Paul DiStefano – Magic in the Attic at Cottiers
Friday 20 October, 2023 Three course meal followed by an intimate and spellbinding magic performance by Paul DiStefano at the Attic in Cottiers, Glasgow. Paul DiStefano has been a professional magician for over 20 years. Originally from the United States, he has performed on all kinds of platforms from the street to the big stage. His […]
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Thursday, October 12, 2023 | Filed under: Menus, Scottish Restaurants, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more, What's on in Glasgow: Theatre and Comedy
Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival 2023
4-22 October 2023 The Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival (SMHAF), led by the Mental Health Foundation Now in its 17th year, the festival will explore the theme of Revolution, with a programme designed to confront the impact of economic barriers and social inequality on our mental health, and ask ‘how can we do things differently?’. […]
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Wednesday, October 11, 2023 | Filed under: Cinema, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Red Squirrel Press Autumn Showcase 2023
Tuesday 17th October 2023 – 7 p.m. CCA Clubroom, 350 Sauchiehall Street, G;asgow G2 3JD Red Squirrel Press invites you to an evening of new poetry this autumn. Echoing the spring showcase earlier this year, the event will feature a line up of 9 poets presenting their latest publications, including Anne Connolly, Graham Fulton, Charlie […]
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Rock ‘n’ Roll Night Lochwinnoch Arts Festival 2023
Saturday 11th November, 2023 Doors 7 p.m. Tickets available at The Wee Shop and online at Eventbrite A great evening with Lochwinnoch’s own Howlin Radio supporting Willie Gamble and co Willie Gamble – The Random Connections – Classic Rock and Blues tunes from across the decades Supported by Crawford Smith and Howlin’ Radio – playing […]
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Tuesday, October 10, 2023 | Filed under: Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, Gig Guide plus Club Events, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Opera Highlights, Cottiers
19 October, 2023, 7.30 p.m. – 9.30 p.m. A troupe of talented singers traverse Scotland to bring an original piano-accompanied production to a venues across the country. This vibrant, one-of-a-kind show is created specifically for Scottish Opera each season. Director Laura Attridge (The Miserly Knight and Mavra 2022) brings her signature storytelling to this year’s tour and, alongside internationally […]
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Sunday, October 8, 2023 | Filed under: What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more, What's on in Glasgow: Theatre and Comedy
Be Bop Bairns Halloween Party
Saturday 28 October, 2023 at 12.30 p.m. Platform Glasgow, Argyle Street Arches, 253 Argyle Street, Glasgow G2 8DL Bop Bairns returns for a spooktacular Halloween Party in one of Glasgow’s most iconic venues. Kids Disco,Party Games… Babies/babes in arms go FREE!!! EVERYONE encouraged to dress up! Prizes to be won for best costumes! All ages. […]
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| Filed under: Hallowe'en in Glasgow, Kids and young people
Festival of the Dead, 02 Glasgow
27 and 28 October, 2023 Hallowe’en In Glasgow O2 Academy Glasgow, 121 Eglinton Street Glasgow G5 9NT Europe’s biggest touring halloween show returns with its high octane mash up of circus, clubbing and carnival set to a blazing live soundtrack spanning rock, metal and the dark side of DnB and electronic music. World-class circus performers […]
The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
22 October, 2023 GFT, 12 Rose Street, Glasgow G3 6RN Book tickets Enter a world of dark duplicity… The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde 7 – 29 October, Selected Cinemas 30 October, Sky Arts Something sinister is stirring in The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr. Hydea gothic tale of double […]
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Friday, October 6, 2023 | Filed under: Cinema, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
A Stone, A Spark and A Shard of Glass Exhibition
14 October 2023 – 27 January 2024 Maryhill Museum, 24 Garbraid Avenue, G20 8YE A STONE, A SPARK, A SHARD OF GLASS: An exhibition by 12 contemporary artists based in G20 inspired by Maryhill Museum and its surroundings. Each word relates to an element of the research of artist members of the G20 Artist Collective […]
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BFI London Film Festival at GFT
Wednesday 4 – Sunday 15 October, 2023 And it’s back with a bang! Sensational line-up of previews from the LFF programme begins with a sell-out screening of the opening film, Saltburn After incredible demand, GFT is thrilled to add a second screening of Andrew Haigh’s supernatural romance All of Us Strangers to the programme, starring […]
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Thursday, October 5, 2023 | Filed under: Cinema, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, Pat's Home Page Blog, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Take 2: Ernest and Celestine at GFT
Saturday 7 October, 2023 11.30am Celestine is a little mouse trying to avoid a dental career while Ernest is a big bear craving an artistic outlet. When Celestine meets Ernest, they overcome their natural enmity by forging a life of crime together. Buy tickets GFT 12 Rose Street, G3 6RB
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Wednesday, October 4, 2023 | Filed under: Cinema, Kids and young people
Mean Streets plus Introduction
Monday 16 October, 8.20pm Next up in our Scorsese of the Month programme is 50th Anniversary screening of Mean Streets, starring Robert DeNiro as Johnny Boy — a small-time gambler who must choose from love, friendship and the chance to rise within the mob. Introduced by GFT Programme Manager Paul Gallagher. Buy Tickets GFT 12 […]
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Blackberry at GFT
6 – 12 October, 2023 Hot from its sell-out UK premiere at Glasgow Film Festival earlier this year, this must-see tech satire charts the meteoric rise and catastrophic demise of the world’s first smartphone. Two mismatched entrepreneurs – egghead innovator Mike Lazaridis (Jay Baruchel) and cut-throat businessman Jim Balsillie (Glenn Howerton) – join forces in […]
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Taking Root: Food Art Film Festival at CCA
Saturday, 7 October, 2023, 11 a.m. – 6 p.m. CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow G3 2JD As society becomes increasingly fragmented, the gathering, preparing, and sharing of food has the power to root us deeply in relation with others both human and non-human. The 2023 edition of Food Art Film Festival takes up the themes […]
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Flora and Son, GFT
Friday 29 September – Thursday 12 October, 2023 Eve Hewson (Bad Sisters) gives a star-cementing performance as single mother Flora, who is at a loss about what to do with her rebellious teenage son, Max. Her efforts to keep him out of trouble lead to a beat-up acoustic guitar, a washed-up LA musician (Joseph Gordon-Levitt), […]
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Tuesday, October 3, 2023 | Filed under: Cinema
Stop Making Sense at GFT
Friday 29 September – Thursday 5 October, 2023 Buy tickets Captions and audio description available GFT is thrilled to be screening the 4K re-release of Stop Making Sense. Considered one of the greatest concert films of all time, it captures Talking Heads in full groove — and big suits — at the Hollywood Pantages Theatre […]
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The Old Oak at GFT
Friday 29 September – Thursday 12 October, 2023 Captions and audio description available After premiering to a sold-out audience earlier this month, GFT is delighted to be welcoming Ken Loach‘s powerful latest feature, The Old Oak, back to GFT. The Old Oak is a special place. Not only is it the last pub standing, but […]
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Glasgow Film ‘Animatic’ – Animation Talent Development Project
‘Animatic’ will support Scotland-based creatives in film and TV Glasgow Film Festival Announces New Animation Talent Development Project and Industry Advisory Board An innovative talent development project between Glasgow Film Festival (GFF) and international industry leading animation executives has been announced today. Animatic is open to Scottish creatives seeking to develop their idea for an […]
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Take 2: Elemental at Glasgow Film Theatre
Saturday 14 October, 2023 at 11.30 p.m. GFT, 12 Rose Street, G3 6RB Captioned screening Disney and Pixar’s Elemental is an all-new, original feature film set in Element City, where fire, water, land and air residents live together. The story introduces Ember, a tough, quick-witted and fiery young woman, whose friendship with a fun, sappy, […]
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Sunday, October 1, 2023 | Filed under: Cinema, Free Events, Kids and young people
Smoke Sauna Sisterhood
Sundance Award-Winning Feature Documentary in UK and Ireland Cinemas from 13 October, 2023 No story too shameful, no burden too heavy to carry when you share it with your sisterhood… Conic is thrilled to announce the release of filmmaker Anna Hints’ Sundance Award-winning feature documentary SMOKE SAUNA SISTERHOOD in UK and Ireland cinemas from 13 […]
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- Partick Youth Theatre
- Louise Welsh in conversation with Chris Brookmyre – The Cut Up
- Hamnet at GFT
