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. Public Speaking plus Introduction at GFT
Monday 17 July, 2023 8:40pm We continue our Scorsese of the Month screenings with Public Speaking — introduced and selected by journalist Eilidh Akilade. This feature-length documentary centres on Martin Scorsese’s long-time friend and fellow New Yorker Fran Lebowitz, a writer known for her unique and acerbic take on modern life. Originally screened on television’s HBO in 2010 to critical acclaim, fans of Scorsese — […]
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Thursday, July 13, 2023 | Filed under: Cinema
Smoking Causes Coughing at GFT
Friday 7 – Sunday 16 July, 2023 Captions available A quirky, absurdist comedy sci-fi fantasy from visionary director Quentin Dupieux. The Tobacco Force is a superhero quintet fighting evil by using cigarette cancer-causing substances as their weapon of choice. Since there’s an upcoming battle against evil conqueror Lezardin, they head for a team-building holiday – but will […]
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In Conversation with Graeme Armstrong, Websters Theatre
Thursday, 30 August, 2023 Join the host of Glasgo Podcast as he sits down with local author Graeme Armstrong His bestselling debut novel, ‘The Young Team’ inspired by his experiences, and Picador published in March 2020. It won a Betty Trask Award, a Somerset Maugham Award, and the Scots Book o the Year 2021. In […]
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| Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more, What's on in Glasgow: Theatre and Comedy
A Good Panto Die Hard at Websters Theatre
28 – 30 July, 2023 Websters Theatre, 416 Great Western Rd, Glasgow G4 9HZ – adjacent to Kelvinbridge Underground A hilarious pantomime parody of the blockbuster that redefined cinema – Die Hard. With the fourth wall reduced to rubble, the reluctant Prince and his trusty Sidekick must save the captured Princess from the maniacal Baddie […]
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Take 3: The Secret Garden
Saturday 15 July, 2023 at 11:30am A recently orphaned girl from British India moves into a mysterious stately home in rural England and finds a hidden walled garden, where she discovers the magic of the natural world and learns about the importance of love and family. Colin Firth and Julie Walters star in this adaptation of the beloved […]
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Wednesday, July 12, 2023 | Filed under: Cinema, Kids and young people
Tenet in 35 mm at GFT
Saturday 15 & Sunday 16 July, 2023 Following hugely popular Cinemasters Christopher Nolan season last summer, and as a way of preparing for his latest big screen blockbuster, Oppenheimer, GFT audiences are getting another chance to see his most recent time-bending mind-bender, Tenet, on 35mm. Originally released in August 2020 when GFT was still at reduced […]
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Sunday, July 9, 2023 | Filed under: Cinema
Top Hat at GFT
Friday 14 – Wednesday 19 July, 2023 This 1935 classic starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers was nominated for four Oscars and is widely regarded as the dance pair’s best film. Showman Jerry Travers (Astaire) is working for producer Horace Hardwick (Edward Everett Horton) in London. Jerry demonstrates his new dance moves late one night in Horace’s hotel, much […]
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F(r)ee Behind the Scenes of the Party Movement at GFT
Tuesday 18 July, 2023 8:40pm Set across different European countries, F(r)eE is a feature-length documentary exploring the development of techno music from its early stages to now. Covering a three-decade journey, F(r)eE shows how this genre exploded into the collective consciousness, reaching people of every age, race and social class, becoming one of the lasting examples of counter culture. The […]
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Saturday, July 8, 2023 | Filed under: Cinema
The Revenant at GFT
Tuesday 18 & Wednesday 19 July, 2023 Captions available Our CineMasters: Ryuichi Sakamotoseason continues with The Revenant. Nineteenth century American frontiersman Hugh Glass (Leonardo DiCaprio) launches on a path of brutal vengeance against those in his hunting team who left him for dead after he was mauled by a bear. Its soundtrack was co-created by Ryuichi Sakamoto, German electronic […]
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Access Film Club: The Wedding Singer
Monday 10 July, 2023 6pm GFT is a proud supporter of autism awareness, and, together with the National Autistic Society Scotland, provides Access Film Club: screenings and post-film discussions in a friendly and welcoming environment. It continues this Monday with the endlessly rewatchable romcom classic The Wedding Singer. Autism friendly C Captioned D Dementia friendly Buy tickets GFT, […]
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Thursday, July 6, 2023 | Filed under: Cinema
Take 2: Dounia and the Princess of Aleppo at GFT
Saturday 8 July, 2023 11:30am Arabic with English subtitles Six-year-old Dounia is forced to leave her home in Aleppo, accompanied by her grandfather and grandmother and the kind of magic that has its roots in the fabulous stories her parents told her. Together they undertake a perilous journey in order to find the new home […]
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| Filed under: Cinema, Kids and young people, Pat's Home Page Blog
Shabu at GFT
Friday 7 – Thursday 13 July, 2023 Captions and audio description available Shamira Raphaëla’s hilarious, endearing and indefatigably upbeat documentary is powered by the charm of its subject: the good-natured, street-smart, sensitive and resourceful Shabu. Exploring the architecturally striking, working-class Rotterdam neighbourhood of De Peperklip and its vibrant community, it’s a joyful, evocative and optimistic watch. […]
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Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Friday 7 – Thursday 13 July, 2023 Captions and audio description available School’s Out! Family Favourites season continues with your friendly neighbourhood Spider-Man. After reuniting with Gwen Stacy, Spider-Man is catapulted across the Multiverse, where he encounters a team of Spider-People charged with protecting its very existence. Spider-Man must soon redefine what it means to be a […]
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Local Hero: 40th Anniversary
Saturday 8 – Thursday 13 July, 2023 Peter Riegert, Peter Capaldi and Jenny Seagrove star in this comedy-drama from celebrated writer-director Bill Forsyth (Gregory’s Girl, Comfort and Joy), screening at GFT to mark four decades since its release. Funny, spirit-lifting and dripping with charm, Local Hero is a poignant ode to the power of community that loses none of its magic on the […]
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NT Live: Encore: Fleabag at GFT
Monday 10 July, 2023 7:50pm Back by incredible demand (again!)! Written and performed by Phoebe Waller-Bridge (Killing Eve, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny) and directed by Vicky Jones, Fleabag is the rip-roaring, scathingly funny one woman show that inspired the hit TV series. Fleabag may seem oversexed, emotionally unfiltered and self-obsessed, but that’s just the tip of the iceberg. […]
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The Damned Don’t Cry at GFT
Friday 7 – Thursday 13 July, 2023 Standard screenings: Friday 7 – Thursday 13 July As part of SAFAR Film Festival at GFT, there will be a special screening of The Damned Don’t Cry, followed by a Q&A with director Fyzal Boulifa. Buy tickets: The Damned Don’t Cry + Q&A – Saturday 8 July, 8pm Fatima-Zahra […]
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Woodlands Community Ebike Hire Scheme
Ever wanted to test out an e-bike? Two tern e-bikes, the Tern GSD S10 and Tern Vektron S10 are now available to loan for people that sign up to be a Friend of Woodlands. Become a Friend. for as little as £1 per month Sign up now to gain access to this brilliant community resource! Conditions […]
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Safar Film Festival at GFT
Saturday 1 – Saturday 8 July, 2023 The UK’s largest festival of Arab cinema comes to Glasgow Film Theatre for the first time, showcasing three fantastic new films from Algeria, Morocco and Palestine: The Last Queen, The Damned Don’t Cry + Q&A with director Fyzal Boulifa and Alam (The Flag) — plus a free family-friendly screening of the beautifully animated Dounia and […]
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| Filed under: Cinema, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers
Aye Write: Diana Gabaldon – Outlander
Wednesday, 19 July, 2023, 6.00 p.m. – 7.30 p.m. Kelvin Gallery Glasgow G12 8QQ Diana Gabaldon, the author of the bestselling Outlander series returns to Glasgow this July. This special event takes place in partnership with the world’s first academic Outlander conference. Diana Gabaldon will discuss the books that influenced her writing and the making […]
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Bob Law’s Walks and Photography: Silverburn to Barrhead
An Enjoyable One Way Walk A couple of months ago I had a very enjoyable walk, one best undertaken by bus or train due to different start and end points and a lack of suitable parking places. I boarded an express bus X8 from Buchanan Bus Station which went directly to the Silverburn Shopping Centre […]
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Tuesday, July 4, 2023 | Filed under: Bob Law: photographer, walker and writer, Walks and Tours Glasgow
Springburn Community Street Festival
Saturday 19th August, 2023 – 10am until 2 p.m. The Springburn Community Street Festival is back again this year on 19 August at Springburn Way, G21 1TS There will be foods tasting stalls, football, cultural stalls, performances, music, bouncy castle, face painting and much more !! The best things is it’s all completely FREE
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Monday, July 3, 2023 | Filed under: Community event, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, Free Events, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Fun Bat Walk, Glasgow Green
Friday, 25 August, 2023, 7.45 p.m. – 9.30 p.m. Another FREE event hosted by Friends of People’s Palace Winter Gardens Glasgow Green. Meet at 7.30p.m. at The McLellan Arch, Main Entrance to Glasgow Green at Saltmarket, Glasgow G1 5DB Come along to this interesting and informative Talk and Walk by the Bats Conservation Trust and […]
Doon the Watter with Friends of People’s Palace Winter Gardens & Glasgow Green
17th July, 2023 – 12 Noon until 3 p.m. Fair Monday Afternoon – Free, Fun Event for All the Family All activities plus refreshments are free – remembering the Glesga Fair when families all went” Doon The Watter” on the great Clyde steamers. Come along and bring kids and grandchildren. Face Painting Balloon Modeller Super […]
Sick of Myself at Glasgow Film Theatre
Friday 30 June – Tuesday 4 July, 2023 Signe (Kristine Kujath Thorp, winner of best actress at Dublin International Film Festival), and Thomas (Eirik Sæther) are in an unhealthy, competitive relationship that takes a vicious turn when Thomas suddenly breaks through as a contemporary artist. In response, Signe makes a desperate attempt to regain her […]
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Wednesday, June 28, 2023 | Filed under: Cinema, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Take 2: Belleville Rendezvous at GFT
Saturday 1 July, 2023 11:30am A young man called Champion has a passion for cycling and decides to take part in the Tour De France. However, he goes missing and it looks like he was kidnapped. His grandmother, Madame Souza, begins to search for him with their pet dog Bruno. This search leads them to […]
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| Filed under: Cinema, Kids and young people
Hello Bookstore at GFT
Friday 30 June – Thursday 6 July, 2023 A charming love-letter to literature, local cultural institutions and the connections they foster. In the shadow of adversity, a small town rallies to protect a beloved local bookstore in its hour of need. This intimate portrait of The Bookstore and the family at its heart offers a […]
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Mother and Son at GFT
Friday 30 June – Thursday 6 July, 2023 Captions available Léonor Serraille’s sweeping, beautifully crafted family saga begins in Paris in the late 1980s, where Rose and her two sons have arrived from the Ivory Coast to start a new life. With a stunning central performance from Annabelle Lengronne, Mother and Son is a sensitive coming-of-age story, marked […]
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Marcel the Shell with Shoes at GFT
Friday 30 June – Thursday 6 July, 2023 Captions and Audio Description available When a struggling filmmaker moves into an Airbnb, he discovers Marcel (Jenny Slate), an adorable one-inch-tall shell, who already lives there with his grandmother Connie (Isabella Rossellini). Dean starts filming his unlikely new friend, igniting a meteoric rise to fame. But will Marcel’s […]
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La Syndicate at GFT
Friday 30 June – Thursday 6 July, 2023 Based on a shocking true story, La Syndicaliste is a nail-biting thriller set in a world of whistleblowing, corporate skulduggery and relentless misogyny. In December 2012, Maureen Kearney (Isabelle Huppert) was subject to a violent assault in her own home. A dedicated union representative, Maureen had risked everything to expose […]
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Preview: Shabu plus Q & A at GFT
Monday, 3 July, 2023 Shamira Raphaëla’s hilarious, endearing and indefatigably upbeat documentary is powered by the charm of its subject: the good-natured, street-smart, sensitive and resourceful Shabu. Exploring the architecturally striking, working-class Rotterdam neighbourhood of De Peperklip and its vibrant community, it’s a joyful, evocative and optimistic watch. Delighted to be joined by director Shamira […]
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