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 Merchant’s Play at Websters Theatre
9 – 11 November, 2023 Websters Theatre, 416 Great Western Road, G4 9HZ (adjacent Kelvinbridge Underground) The Merchant’s Play is a new work based on a traditional ancient Iranian style of popular slapstick comedy known as Baqqal Bazi. Set in a wine merchant’s shop during the last years of Sassanid Persia (pre-Islam) and in the […]
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Wednesday, November 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
Loch Ness: They Created A Monster at GFT
Saturday 11 November, 2023, 3.20 p.m. Followed by a Q&A with director John Maclaverty. The darkly comic story of the Nessie hunters who camped out on the shores of Loch Ness throughout the 1970s and 1980s. Featuring an international cast of dedicated scientists and extraordinary eccentrics who chased, but never found, the dinosaur-like creature who […]
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N.T. Live Skylight
Thursday, 16 November, 2023 7 p.m. Returning to the big screen after nearly ten years, Bill Nighy (Living) and Carey Mulligan (Promising Young Woman) feature in the critically acclaimed revival of David Hare’s play. >On a bitterly cold London evening, schoolteacher Kyra receives an unexpected visit from her former lover. As the evening progresses, the […]
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| Filed under: Cinema, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Winter Wonderland Ashton Lane 2023
Sunday 26 November, 2023, 12 Noon until 6 p.m. Christmas Lights Switch on at 5pm! Ashton Lane, off Byres Road, G12 (enter via lane next to Iceland beside Hillhead Underground or from Great Geortge Street) Round up all the family, dust off your favourite Christmas jumper and come along Ashton Lane to celebrate the beginning […]
Stage and Screen Exhibition at The Hunterian
(image: Parick Caulfield, Party Game: design for back cloth, 1984. © The estate of Patrick Caulfield. All Rights Reserved, DACS 2023.) 10 November 2023 until 25 February 2024 NEW EXHIBITION SHINES A SPOTLIGHT ON STAGE AND SCREEN The Hunterian Art Gallery, University of Glasgow, 82 Hillhead St, Glasgow G12 8QQ A new exhibition opening at […]
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Acquire – Heart and Music, Woodside Halls
23 – 25 November, 2023 This year, Heart and Music will feature songs from your musical favourites, as well as some surprises. The event will run for three performances only, at 7.30pm on Thursday 23rd, Friday 24th and Saturday 25th November 2023, in Woodside Halls, Glasgow G20 7QE. Seating for Heart and Music is available […]
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Fiona Gillan Kerr – book launch
Tuesday, 14 November, 2023, 5.30 p.m.- 7 p.m. The Arlington Baths Club, 61 Arlington Street Glasgow G3 6DT The Bone on the Beach Glasgow Book Launch Event Celebrate the release of Fiona Gillan Kerr’s captivating new novel, the Bone on the Beach. By Ringwood Publishing Ringwood are delighted to invite you to an event, in collaboration […]
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| Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events
Dave Manderson – Jim and Pat’s West End Chat Podcast
Pat chats to Dave Manderson Welcome to episode 98 of Jim and Pat’s Glasgow West End Chat. Today Pat will be chatting to writer and former creative writing tutor Dave Manderson. Dave works with literary organisations such as Scottish PEN, he organises and runs literary events and has presented illustrated talks on a range of […]
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Friday, November 3, 2023 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Jim and Pat's West End Chat
Creative Conversations: Andrew McMillan
Monday, 13 November, 2023 1p.m.- 2 p.m. Andrew McMillan in Conversation Glasgow University Memorial Chapel University Avenue Glasgow G12 8QQ Andrew McMillan’s debut collection physical was the only ever poetry collection to win The Guardian First Book Award. The collection also won the Fenton Aldeburgh First Collection Prize, a Somerset Maugham Award (2016), an Eric […]
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Rebecca Smith Discusses Rural: The Lives of the Working Class Countryside
Monday, 6 November, 2023 1 p.m. – 2 p.m. Creative Conversations – University Chapel, Glasgow University Memorial Chapel University Avenue Glasgow G12 8QQ Rebecca Smith is a writer and radio producer, and graduate of the MLitt in Creative Writing at University of Glasgow. In this beautifully observed book, Rebecca Smith traces the stories of foresters […]
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Music at The Millwood – Southside Sundays
First Sunday Every Month Sundays 6 p.m. – 9 p.m. and Fridays 9 – late The Millwood, 137-139 Kilmarnock Rd, Shawlands, Glasgow G41 3YT Event by Southside Sessions Glasgow and Crawford Smith Join Crawford Smith on the first Sunday of each month for live music from himself, the Howlin’ Radio song list and a variety of Southside […]
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Take 2: Babe: Pig in the City
Saturday 4 November, 2023 11.30am Babe, fresh from his victory in the sheepherding contest, returns to Farmer Hoggett’s farm, but after Farmer Hoggett is injured and unable to work, Babe has to go to the big city to save the farm. Buy tickets GFT, 12 Rose Street, G3 6RB
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Thursday, November 2, 2023 | Filed under: Cinema
Blues Run the Game: The Strange Tale of Jackson C. Frank
Tuesday 7 November, 2023 8.45pm This documentary follows Jackson C. Frank’s footsteps to unknot the threads of his life. In the mid-60s, he released a masterpiece of folk music, produced by Paul Simon, however after its release he disappeared without a trace. Doc’n’Roll Festival 2023 programme. Buy tickets GFT 12 Rose Street, G3 6RB
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Dance First at GFT
Friday 3 – Thursday 9 November, 2023 Parisian bon vivant, World War II Resistance fighter, Nobel Prize-winning playwright, philandering husband and recluse, Samuel Beckett lived a life of many parts. Titled after Beckett’s famous ethos ‘Dance first, think later’, the film is a sweeping account of the life of this 20th-century icon. Buy tickets GFT, […]
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The Skids Resolution Revolution + Q & A
Thursday 9 November, 2023 8.20pm GFT, 12 Rose Street, Glasgow G3 6RB Delighted to be welcoming director and cinematographer Colin Graham and executive producer Selina Graham for a Q&A following this screening hosted by writer and broadcaster Nicola Meighan. In 1977, The Skids hit the scene. Lionised by a Radio 1 DJ, their music influenced […]
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The Royal Hotel at GFT
Friday 3 – Thursday 9 November, 2023 Captions available When Liv and Hanna run out of money whilst travelling through Australia, they take the only gig they can find: a live-in bar job in a remote mining town. They quickly pique the interest of the rowdy locals and while Liv looks to fully embrace her […]
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The Killer at GFT
Until Thursday 9 November, 2023 Captions available David Fincher‘s highly anticipated ‘riveting revenge riot’ (Empire) stars Michael Fassbender as a solitary, cold and methodical killer. Unencumbered by scruples or regrets, he waits in the shadows, watching for his next target. Yet, the longer he waits, the more he thinks he’s losing his mind, if not his cool. […]
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Scottish Women’s Convention – STEMinism
Saturday, 11 November 2023 11:30 – 15:30 The Scottish Women’s Convention are holding a hybrid conference to explore what needs to change to keep women in STEM. By Scottish Women’s Convention Glasgow Grosvenor Hotel, 1-9 Grosvenor Terrace Glasgow G12 0TB STEMinism: What Needs to Change to Keep Women in STEM? In 2022, 2,891,788 people were employed […]
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Tuesday, October 31, 2023 | Filed under: 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
Medical Aid Palestine Fundraiser – Stereo, Glasgow
Thursday, 2 November, 2023 – 7 p.m. – 11 p.m. Stereo, 22 Renfield Lane, Glasgow G2 5AR Stand in solidarity with the people of Palestine. All proceeds go to Medical Aid for Palestine. – Tickets at EventBrite Pay what you can (Suggested donation £10) Ceasefire now. Stop the genocide. End the occupation. End Israeli apartheid. […]
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Firework Display 2023 – Levengrove Park Dumbarton
Levengrove Park, Dumbarton – Sunday 5th November, 2023 from 7pm – 9pm Hot food and drink along with a small children’s fun fair will be available on the night. As parking is limited near the event, visitors are encouraged to utilise public transport to attend. Any drivers must adhere to parking restrictions in place in […]
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Helensburgh Fireworks 2023
Sunday 5 November, 2023 4 p.m. The Helensburgh and Lomond Civic Centre, 38 E Clyde St, Helensburgh G84 7PG, UK Delighted to invite you to their annual fireworks. Come enjoy a fantastic show with lovely food and hot drinks. This is a free event however any donations to help keep this event alive are welcome. […]
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| Filed under: Community event, Firework Displays in and around Glasgow
George Paterson Book Launch: Westerwick
Saturday 18 November, 2023 6pm – 8pm Websters Playhouse, Websters, 416 Great Western Road Glasgow G4 9HZ Westerwick, set in Glasgow’s West End and a fictional Scottish island, is an urban gothic satire and a record of modern devilry. By Into Books George will be in conversation with the inimitable Alistair Braidwood about his 2nd novel, ‘Westerwick’, […]
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Spooctakular Happening Children’s Wood
Sunday 29 October, 2023, 3.30 p.m. till after 6 p.m. The Children’s Wood, North Kelvin Meadow, 76 Kelbourne St, Glasgow G20 8PR Free Event Great Halloween Programme: Lantern making, silent disco, illuminated labyrinth walk, spooky storytelling and more Best adult and children’s costume competition. Bring a torch – it will be dark.
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Reclaim the River, Poetry and Music
Tuesday 31 October, 2023 7 – 9 pm Scottish Writers Centre, CCA Clubroom, 350 Sauchiehall Street, G2 3JW RECLAIM THE RIVER | DOVE TALES & SCOTTISH CND | POETRY & MUSIC OPEN MIC On the Mexican Day of the Dead, Dove Tales joins forces with Scottish CND as part of their Reclaim the River campaign. […]
Scotland Loves Anime
Thursday 2 – Sunday 5 November, 2023 Scotland Loves Anime returns to GFT this November. A limited number of weekend passes are on sale now, so make sure you don’t miss a second of this fantastic programme of films. The pass is your ticket to eight films and costs: £72 full price / £56 concession […]
Family Ceilidh Concert Knightswood Centre
Wednesday 1 November, 2023, 2 p.m. – 4 p.m. Knightswood Community Centre, 201 Alderman Rd, Glasgow G13 3DD Don’t miss a FREE live music concert from fabulous Scottish folk musician Celine Donoghue with Ruairidh Gray, Mod Gold Medallist and Gaelic Singer of the Year 2022. Concerts are open to all ages, and refreshments will be […]
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Thursday, October 26, 2023 | Filed under: Community event, Dance, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, Free Events, Kids and young people
Family Ceilidh Concert Barrowfield Centre
Thursday 2 November, 2023 – 2 p.m. – 4 p.m. Barrowfield Community Centre, 67 Yate St, Glasgow G31 4AQ Don’t miss a FREE live music concert from fabulous Scottish folk musician Celine Donoghue with Ruairidh Gray, Mod Gold Medallist and Gaelic Singer of the Year 2022. Concerts are open to all ages, and refreshments will […]
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| Filed under: Community event, Dance, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, Free Events, Kids and young people
Spooktacular Party Kelvinhall Soft Play
Tuesday 31st October, 2023 4 – 6pm There will be plenty of tricks and treats in store for the whole family, so dig out your best Halloween costume and come along. Have a go at the Pumpkin hunt for treats, boogie away at the Monster Disco Ball and claim the prize for the best creepy […]
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| Filed under: Hallowe'en in Glasgow, Kids and young people
Typist Artist Pirate King + Carol Morley Q & A
Thursday 2 November, 2023 8.10pm Buy tickets Thursday 2 November, 8.10pm (Audio description available) Standard screenings: Friday 27 October – Wednesday 1 November Captions and audio description available Acclaimed British filmmaker Carol Morley‘s latest feature, Typist Artist Pirate King, was a sellout hit at Glasgow Film Festival in March. From 27 October, we’ll be welcoming […]
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Wednesday, October 25, 2023 | Filed under: Cinema
The Pigeon Tunnel at Glasgow Film Theatre
20 – 26 October, 2023 Academy Award-winning documentarian Errol Morris pulls back the curtain on the storied life and career of former British spy David Cornwell — better known as John le Carré, author of such classic espionage novels as The Spy Who Came in from the Cold, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy and The Constant […]
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