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. God’s Creatures at GFT
31 March – 13 April, 2023 Emily Watson and Paul Mescal star in this powerful drama examining how women are discredited in order to protect men, and the trauma that this leaves behind. When Brian (Mescal) returns to his small town after time away, his mother Aileen (Watson) welcomes her boy with open arms. However, when a sexual […]
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Wednesday, March 29, 2023 | Filed under: Cinema, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Monty Python’s Life of Brian at Glasgow Film Theatre
Sunday 9 April, 7:40pm, 2023 A special treat for Easter Sunday! This anarchic classic charts the life and death of Brian Cohen, a reluctant would-be messiah who rises to prominence as a result of a series of absurd circumstances. The entire Monty Python ensemble shine in multiple roles as they satirise religion and Hollywood epics […]
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Keep Dancing, Lizzie Chu with children’s author Maisie Chan
Saturday 22 April, 2023 11 a.m. – 12 noon Free Family Event, Suitable for children ages 8-14 Book Tickets Mitchell Library, North Street, Glasgow G3 7DN Join award-winning Glasgow children’s author Maisie Chan as she talks about her latest novel KEEP DANCING, LIZZIE CHU and inspires you to write or draw your own stories using […]
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| Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Free Events, Kids and young people, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Folksongs of Azarbaijan – Farzane Zamen album launch
Thursday 20th April, 2023 5 p.m. – 7 p.m. “A night of Storytelling, Music Performance, Panel discussion and Open mic” Glasgow-based Iranian singer-songwriter, Farzane Zamen is inviting you to join her Album Launch. Introducing her album through storytelling and music performance. In this album, she sings in her mother tongue (Azarbaijani Turkish) for the first […]
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The Beasts at GFT
Friday 24 March – Wednesday 5 April, 2023 Based on real events, this Goya Award-winning thriller stars Denis Ménochet and Marina Foïs as a couple who move to a small village in Northwest Spain, only to drastically clash with the family on a neighbouring farm. Directed by Rodrigo Sorogoyen, The Beasts offers both a nuanced take […]
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Glasgow Short Film Festival 2023 announces award winners
45th Parallel by Lawrence Abu Hamdan and Clean by Miranda Stern take jury prizes. The 16th annual celebration of short film finished last night with the awards ceremony, following a packed five day programme of events across the city Glasgow Film Festival 2023 finished its 16th edition in style last night, as it announced the […]
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Monday, March 27, 2023 | Filed under: Cinema, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
University of Glasgow: Overtourism in Majorca ‘Overbooking’ Documentary
Thursday 27 April, 2023, 7 p.m. CCA, Centre for Contemporary Arts 350 Sauchiehall Street Glasgow G2 3JD Overbooking (Álex Dioscórides, 2019) – Screening Plus Q & A Screening and Q&A session of the Majorcan documentary Overbooking (Álex Dioscórides, 2019, 1h 10min). Overbooking critically reflects about the history and effects of mass tourism on the Mediterranean island of Majorca […]
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Sunday, March 26, 2023 | Filed under: Cinema, Free Events, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Peckham’s Comedy Club, Hyndland
Sunday, 9 April, 2023, 7 p.m. Peckham’s Hyndland 43 Clarence Drive Hyndland Glasgow G12 9QN Early bird 2 for £10 and £15 Dinner & Comedy tickets on sale for our next show at Peckham’s Comedy Club Hyndland on Sunday 9th April. Book at EventBtite GARY LITTLE Headlining the show, GARY LITTLE is one of the most […]
Hamlet at Cottiers
27 – 29 March, 2023 Glasgow University Shakespeare Society Cottiers Bar and Theatre, 93-95 Hyndland St, Glasgow G11 5PU ‘Something is rotten in the state of Denmark.’ When Hamlet sees the ghost of her dead father, she is plunged into a world of deceit, vengeance, and madness, as she pushes the bounds of morality in […]
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Friday, March 24, 2023 | Filed under: Pat's Home Page Blog, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more, What's on in Glasgow: Theatre and Comedy
Jamie Mac at The Baby Grand
Friday 31 March, 2023 The Baby Grand, 3-7 Elmbank Gardens, Glasgow G2 4NQ Enjoy a delicious dinner alongside a spectacular show A truly thrilling evening out with a delicious three-course dinner and live entertainment from Jamie Mac, featuring a tribute to the legends of swing music including Sinatra, Dean Martin, Bobby Darin and Michael Buble´. Book […]
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| Filed under: Eating and drinking Glasgow West End, Gig Guide plus Club Events, Pat's Home Page Blog, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Full Progamme Announced: Glasgow Short Film Festival 2023
The 16th annual festival will run from 22 – 26 March at venues across the city Highlights Highlights include a focus on contemporary Lebanese short films with a rare live performance from Beirut-based gender-defying queer dancer Khansa, a retrospective of award-winning artist duo Bárbara Wagner and Benjamin de Burca, wild world-building animations and cinematic existentialism […]
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Wednesday, March 22, 2023 | Filed under: Cinema, Glasgow Film Festival 2023
Take 2 ≠ Access: GSFF Family Shorts
Saturday 25 March, 2023 Standard screening: 11:30am Autism-friendly Access screening: 12pm Captions available at standard screening Opening with a magic door to a world of giant monsters and runaway trains, Glasgow Short Film Festival takes us on a trip into wind-blasted mountains, sea and even into space. This family-friendly programme of short animation includes the multi-award-winning […]
The Five Devils at Glasgow Film Theatre
Friday 24 – Thursday 30 March, 2023 Captions and Audio Description available Paris, 13th District screenwriter Léa Mysius returns as writer/director of this finely crafted supernatural thriller about a solitary girl (newcomer Sally Dramé) who uses smell to recreate memories of her mother (Adèle Exarchopoulos, Blue is the Warmest Colour). Buy tickets Glasgow Film Theatre, […]
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Hong Kong Street Market at The Barras
Saturday 25 March and Sunday 26 Narch, 2023 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. The Barras, London Road Entrance. Travel through time as we transform our London Road market into a traditional Hong Kong style street market. Explore authentic street food, traditional and modern arts & crafts, street games, live performances, Chinese medicine and more. Learn […]
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Tuesday, March 21, 2023 | Filed under: Markets, Pat's Home Page Blog, Shopping, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Hamish MacQueen – A Personal Archive – History of S.N.P.
Friday, 31 March, 2023, 19:00 – 20:30 p.m. Hamish MacQueen: A personal archive – history of the SNP and the Independence movement Maryhill Burgh Halls, 24 Gairbraid Avenue Glasgow G20 8YE Maryhill and Springburn SNP have arranged a ‘pop-up’ exhibition featuring the leaflets, documents, photographs and various items of political memorabilia from the SNP spanning […]
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Fashion Reimagined, Glasgow Film Theatre
Monday 27 – Thursday 30 March, 2023 Tickets and information Fashion Reimagined Captions and Audio Description available Fashion Reimagined follows fashion designer Amy Powney of cult label Mother of Pearl, who embarks on a three-year journey to create a sustainable clothing collection from field to finished garment. Raised off-the-grid in rural England by activist parents, Amy has always […]
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Rye Lane, Glasgow Film Theatre
17 – 30 March, 2023 Rye Lane – Tickets and information A huge hit at its Scottish premiere at Glasgow Film Festival, Raine Allen Miller’s debut feature is a vibrant and playful rom-com, following two recently heartbroken 20-somethings connecting over an eventful day in South London. GFT, 12 Rose Street, G3 6RB
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BFFs The Radical Potential of Female Frienship, GFT
BFFs: The Radical Potential of Female Friendship 30 March, 2023 Daughters of the Dust + introduction (12A) 6 April, 2023 One Sings, the Other Doesn’t + Q&A (12A) This pair of screenings is inspired by film critic Anahit Behrooz’s new book BFFs, which explores female friendship as a site of radical intimacy via the cultural […]
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Meet Me In The Bathroom at Glasgow Film Theatre
Tuesday 21 – Monday 27 March, 2023 Meet Me in the Bathroom Based on the best-selling book by Lizzie Goodman, this hugely entertaining documentary tells the definitive story of the New York City music scene in the early 2000s, using archival footage and interviews with the likes of The Strokes, LCD Soundsystem and Yeah Yeah […]
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Jim Monaghan at Bru
Thursday 23 March, 2023, 8.30 p.m. Bru, 734 Dumbarton Rd, Glasgow G11 6RD Jim Monaghan is back at Bru – all day cafe in Partick. Come along and enjoy Jim’s poetry in this lovely wee venue. He will perform for one hour with two sets. Entry is free and there will be some special guests. […]
Yardworks Festival 2023
Event by SWG3 Arts, SWG3 and Yardworks 5 – 7 May, 2023 SWG3, 100 Eastvale Pl, Glasgow G3 8QG Yardworks Festival 2023 is back for another incredible weekend of colour, creativity, collaboration, skating, painting, workshops, street food, bars, music and everything that happens in between. From 5-7 May, the concrete playground that is the Galvanizers Yard will once again […]
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Monday, March 20, 2023 | Filed under: Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, Pat's Home Page Blog
Mary Irvine’s Blog: Review of Warp and Weft by Ann MacKinnon
Balloch poet, Ann MacKinnon writes poetry in both Scots and English. Her previous pamphlet was ‘Modren Makars: Yin’, a collaboration with two other powerful Scottish poets. Finola Scott and Irene Howat.* Inspiration In her lates pamphlet ‘Warp and Weft’ Ann has gone solo with a selection of some twenty poems, some in Scots, some in […]
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MCR Pathways: Can You Spare An Hour and Change A Young Person’s Life?
Tuesday 4th April, 2023 11 a.m. – 11.30 a.m. Online Event, University of Glasgow Could you ‘Share an Hour’ and change a young person’s life? MCR Pathways is a national, award-winning mentoring programme. Our vision is that every care-experienced young person, or those who have experienced disadvantage, gets the same education outcomes, career opportunities and […]
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| Filed under: Classes and Workshops, Free Events, Zoom and online events
Creative Conversations: Isis Semaj-Hall
Creative Conversations with the Beniba Centre for Slavery Studies Thursday 23 March 2023, 6 p.m. – 7 p.m. Room 305 Carnegie Room Joseph Black Building ,University of Glasgow, University Avenue G12 8QQ Free event Register at EventBrite Dr. Isis Semaj-Hall is the Riddim Writer. She is a literary scholar, decolonial feminist, and cultural analyst with […]
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Saturday, March 18, 2023 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Glasgow Film Festival 2023 celebrates bumper event
Over 12 days the festival welcomed hundreds of delegates from around the UK at venues across Glasgow. The city bounced back to pre-pandemic levels with the festival continuing to thrive as the major meeting point for the Scottish filmmaking sector There was a triumphant return of the much-loved Special Events Programme, including two sold out […]
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Thursday, March 16, 2023 | Filed under: Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, Glasgow Film Festival 2023, Pat's Home Page Blog
Looking For Mae West – Donna Campbell at Avant Garde
Monday, 27 March, 2023 at 7 p.m. Avant Garde, 34-44 King St, Glasgow G1 5QT Come and join Donna Campbell and celebrate the launch of her second collection of poetry “Looking for Mae West”. Hosted by Linda Jackson Mae may make an appearance if she’s not busy up there giving lessons on how to be […]
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Wednesday, March 15, 2023 | Filed under: Aye Write! Glasgow's Book Festival 2015, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Miss Viborg review Pat Byrne
Miss Viborg – Glasgow Film Festival 4/5 March, 2023 Cineworld, Renfrew Street, Glasgow. Debut film by Marianne Bilcher, Danish filmmaker. Solvej (Ragnhild Kaasgaard) is a dour, lonely old woman living in social housing in Viborg, a small Danish town, where in her youth she was the beauty queen. She spends her days driving round her neighbourhood […]
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Tuesday, March 14, 2023 | Filed under: Cinema, Film reviews, Glasgow Film Festival 2023, Pat's Home Page Blog, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Backbone Comedy – The Griffin
Wednesday, 15 March, 2023 9.45 p.m. The Griffin, 266 Bath Street, Glasgow G2 4JP Backbone Comedy Presents….. For the launch night of Glasgow International Comedy Festival on 15th March we have an outstanding selection of acts doing their thing with Gigging It Up at The Griffin! Brian Mooney Kirsty Lynch Ryan Wingfield Kate Hammer Mick […]
Stories All Along Great Western Road
Social Media History Project Stories Along Great Western Road will capture and celebrate the diverse, exciting and sometimes eccentric history of Great Western Road. “We want to hear from you!” Stories Along Great Western Road aims to capture and celebrate the diverse, exciting and sometimes eccentric history of Great Western Road. Got married in the […]
Creative Conversations: Deborah Moffatt
Monday 13 March 2023, 1 p.m. – 2 p.m University of Glasgow Memorial Chapel, University Avenue Glasgow G12 8QQ Register for Free Event Deborah Moffatt is a poet who writes in English and in Gaelic. Her most recent collections are “Eating Thistles” (Smokestack Books, 2019) and “Dàin nan Dùil” (Clàr, 2019). She also writes fiction, […]
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Sunday, March 12, 2023 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events
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