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Pat ByrneI 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. Email me details if you would like me to promote your event..

Typist Artist Pirate King review by Pat Byrne

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Carol Morley’s film Typist Artist Pirate King had its UK Premiere at Glasgow Film Festival 2023 Carol Morley wrote and directed the film Typist Artist Pirate King inspired by the artist Audrey Amiss. While undertaking a screenwriting fellowship at Wellcome Trust the filmmaker researched Amiss’s vast archive and became fascinated by the artist. In the […]

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Sunday, March 12, 2023 | Filed under: Cinema, Film reviews, Glasgow Film Festival 2023

Word Up Spoken Word Cabaret

Word Up Poetry The Stand

Sunday 12 March, 2023 3 p.m. – 5 p.m. The Stand Comedy Club, 333 Woodlands Rd, Glasgow G3 6NG Word Up, Scotland’s spoken word cabaret is back. Kicking off 2023 with an amazing line-up. Event by Jim Monaghan Participating Poets Leyla Josephine Sam Small Janette Ayachi Eleanor Morton is guest comedian and music from John […]

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Something You Said Last Night review Pat Byrne

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Something You Said Last Night – UK Premiere Glasgow Film Festival 2023 Luis De Filippis’ film, which won Toronto International Film Festival’ (TIFF) Next Wave’s Change Maker Award, in recognition of films that elevate voices and issues of social change, is a joyful and insightful movie where we join a Canadian/Italian family on a week’s […]

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Something You Said Last Night

something you said last night

11th March 8.30 p.m. Sunday 12 March, 2023 – 3 p.m. Glasgow Film Festival, Glasgow Film Theatre, 2 Rose Street, Glasgow G3 6RB UK Premiere Soaked in a pastel shine of lakeside sun, Luis De Filippis’ Something You Said Last Night gives a funny and intimate perspective of twenty-something writer Renata on a week-long holiday with […]

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Glasgow’s Craft and Flea

Craft and Flea Fair

Sunday 12 March, 2023 – 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. The Briggait, 141 Bridgegate, Glasgow G1 5HZ Craft & Flea is a collection of independent makers, collectors, designers and creatives all under one roof Shop SMALL and shop LOCAL in an authentic twist on the traditional craft market with a huge selection of products from […]

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Bertony Louis at Creative Conversations

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Friday 10 March, 2023, 6 p.m. – 7 p.m. Yudowitz Room Woolfson Medical Building University of Glasgow University Avenue G128QQ Free event – Book a place Born in Delmas in 1994, Bertony Louis graduated in law from the École de Droit et des Sciences Économiques des Gonaïves. His poetry has been awarded a total of thirteen […]

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International Women’s Day at Glasgow Film Festival al 2023

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Today is International Women’s Day and GFF23 is celebrating with the UK Premiere of Carol Morley’s Typist Artist Pirate King, followed by a Q&A with stars Kelly Macdonald, Monica Dolan and director Carol Morley. Through the festival programme, GFF are championing female led productions, from Viva el cine español! with Ramona or The Water, to the horror film Our Father, The […]

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Maryhill Befriending Event – International Women’s Day

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8 March, 2023, 1 p.m. Maryhill Burgh Halls, 10 – 24 Gairbraid Avenue, Glasgow G20 8YE Event by Maryhill Burgh Halls and The No.1 Care & Be-friending Agency Maryhill Burgh Halls A captivating International Women’s Day presentation by Anabel Marsh (Glasgow Gallivanter), where you’ll hear about the remarkable stories of Maryhill’s women & their historic achievements. Find out […]

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Unison International Womens Day 2023

Unison international womens day 2023

Wednesday, 8 March 2023,  7.30 p.m. – 10 p.m. City Halls & Old Fruitmarket -100 Candleriggs Glasgow G1 1NQ International Women’s Day 2023 is the perfect time to celebrate and reflect on the vital contributions that women in the union make. #EmbraceEquity Come along for an evening of entertainment to celebrate International Women’s day and […]

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Typist Artist Pirate King at Glasgow Film Festival

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UK Premiere on International Women’s Day. 8th March is sold out but also showing on 9 March. at 1 p.m. Buy tickets GFF favourite Carol Morley returns with a wonderfully imaginative insight into the life of Audrey Amiss, an artist only properly recognised after her death. Anchored by another terrific performance from the brilliant Monica Dolan, the film follows […]

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International Women’s Day McChuills

Thursday 9 March, 2023 McChuills, 80 High Street, G1 1NL International Women’s Day Event 12-11pm Art Stalls free entry 12-4pm Gig from 7 p.m. – 11 p.m. Ft. Dusk Amadeus / Pharmacy House / TEOSE Buy tickets for gig £8 o/d

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Home Grown In Glasgow – a poem for International Women’s Day by Ruby McCann

Home Grown In Glasgow I am woman  a sister of Glasgow a pale skinned, freckled-faced Scot a she-child fae the sou’ side a native Glaswegian Mither Glasgow shaped me   I am a child of many born into this city I am Pict, I am Celt I am Irish, Scottish, and Glaswegian a city born, […]

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International Women’s Day Glasgow 2023

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 Govanhill Baths Community Trust will celebrate International’s Women’s Day from the 6th to the 11th of March. With their partners they will be running a variety of events throughout Govanhill including screen-printing workshops, talks, film screenings and exhibitions. Information about events Govanhill Baths Website  Internarional Womens Day March from  Govanhill Park Duration: 1 hr International […]

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Smut Slam – Take Control International Womens Day

Thursday 9 March, 202 Event by Smut Slam Scotland, Fay Gibson and Roisin Kenny Caird University of Glasgow  Advanced Research Centre , University of Glasgow 11 Chapel Lane Glasgow G11 6EW Free tickets at EvenBrite Unfortunately the exact location wasn’t listed on Facebook’s location finder) In collaboration with HIV Scotland, it’s your favourite game of sexy, verbal Twister: SMUT […]

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INNternational Womens Day at Inn Deep

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8 March, 2023 at 7.30 p.m. Inn Deep, 445 Great Western Road, Kelvinbridge, Glasgow G12 8HH Event by Inn Deep, Sandy MacMillan and Rachael Fulton Tickets POETRY // PERFORMANCE // POWER This special INNTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY event celebrates female ID-ing poets, performers, chefs and brewers. AWARD-WINNING FEATURED POETS AND MUSICIANS OPEN MIC (most spaces now filled) AT THE BAR […]

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A Night of Solidarity with Egyptian Political Prisoners

McNeills event for Egyptian prisoners

16th March, 2023 Free Alaa, Free Them All McNeills Bar, 106 Torrisdale St, Glasgow G42 8PH Music, poetry and abolitionism –  in solidarity with Alaa Abdel Fattah and all political prisoners in Egypt’s jails. #FreeAlaa Entry by donation, all welcome. Hussein Mitha Farzane Zamen Joey Simons MORE LINE UP TBA Event on Facebook – Further […]

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Monday, March 6, 2023 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Free Events, Music

Cailean Steed at Creative Conversations

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Thursday 9 March, 2023, 6 p..m. – 7 p.m. Yudowitz Room Woolfson Medical Building University of Glasgow University Avenue G128QQ Originally from Aberdeenshire, Scotland, Cailean Steed is a novelist, writer of audio drama and graduate of the MLitt in Creative Writing at University of Glasgow. They have written a number of short stories, which have appeared […]

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Week 2 Glasgow Film Festival 2023

Host of Guests Attending Festival The Festival Continues Until 12 March There will be a host of guests at the second week of Glasgow Film Festival 2023.  From Claire Dix (director) and Barry Ward (lead actor) from Sunlight which is having its international premiere Tuesday 7 March.  Stuart Cosgrove (writer) and Muta’Ali Muhammad (director) for […]

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Govan Music Festival 2023

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15 – 19 March, 2023 The second Govan Music Festival presents a varied programme:  from grass roots to high arts, folk, fusion, classical and hip hop. Jennifer Andrew’s climate change songs unite all local schools to save the planet, diverse singers and dancers find the joy of free movement and celebrate giant murals. Anna Clyne’s […]

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Arun Sood at Creative Conversations

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Monday 6 March, 2023 Creative Conversations, Glasgow University Memorial Chapel, University Avenue, Glasgow G12 8QQ Arun Sood is a Scottish-Indian writer, musician and academic working across multiple forms. He was born in Aberdeen to a West-Highland Mother and a Punjabi father, and has since lived in Glasgow, Amsterdam, DC, and now South Devon where he […]

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The End of Sex review Pat Byrne

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The End of Sex – Written by Jonas Chernick and directed by Sean Garrity, Emma (Emily Hampshire) and Josh’s (Jonas Chernick) are determined to seize the opportunity to have wild, doors wide open sex, while their two children spend a week at camp.  Their first attempt results in faked orgasms by both. The couple have […]

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Friday, March 3, 2023 | Filed under: Cinema, Film Reviews, Film reviews, Glasgow Film Festival 2023

The Love of Print – Kelvingrove Art Gallery

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18 November , 2022 – 12 March, 2023 Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, Argyle Street, G3 8AG Saturday 4 March, 11 a.m. Artist Demonstration with Linda Kosciewicz Linda will demonstrate printing a photogravure polymer plate. There will be an opportunity to find out more about her new print ‘Minotaur’ made especially for the show. The […]

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Bearsden Art Club at the Lillie Gallery

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4 March – 30 March 2023 Bearsden Art Club 70th Anniversary The Lillie Art Gallery, Station Rd, Milngavie, Glasgow G62 8BZ Gallery 1– Bearsden Art Club – 70th Anniversary exhibition Galleries 2 – “What I see in Bearsden” – Beardsen Art Club Schools Competion exhibition Gallery 3 – Past and Present members of the Bearsden […]

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Mackintosh Queen’s Cross Reopens

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Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s only built church reopens 20 February, 2023 Mackintosh Queen’s Cross, Maryhill, is one of Glasgow’s hidden architectural gems – the only church in the world designed by the great Scottish architect, designer and artist, Charles Rennie Mackintosh  The Charles Rennie Mackintosh Society and Mackintosh Queen’s Cross are delighted to announce the re-opening […]

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Gutter – Issue 27 Launch

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Thursday 2 March, 2023 Launch of next fabulous Issue 27 of Gutter Magazine will take place at  Inn Deep, Free admission Inn Deep, 445 Great Western Rd, Kelvinbridge, Glasgow G12 8HH ‘Get yer butts doon for a night packed full of highlights from the current issue. We are thrilled with this instalment of Gutter and […]

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Friday, February 24, 2023 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events

National Theatre Live: Othello at GFT

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Thursday 23 February, 2023 7pm Filmed live at the National Theatre, this extraordinary new production of Shakespeare’s most enduring tragedy stars Giles Terera (Hamilton) in the title role, and Rosy McEwan (Blue Jean) as Desdemona. Wed in secret, the pair crave a new life together, but as unseen forces conspire against them, they find their […]

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Joyland at Glasgow Film Theatre

Joyland

Friday 24 – Tuesday 28 February, 2023 Winner of the Jury Prize and Queer Palm at Cannes Film Festival, Pakistani filmmaker Saim Sadiq’s groundbreaking debut feature charts the relationship between a young married cis man and a strong-willed trans woman, whose romance reveals the desire for sexual rebellion within the man’s strict patriarchal family. Buy […]

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Broker at Glasgow Film Theatre

Broker at GFT

Friday 24 February – Wednesday 1 March, 2023 AND Monday 13 – Thursday 23 March (after Glasgow Film Festival) Captions available Heartwarming, funny and moving, Broker is the outstanding new film from Hirokazu Kore-eda, the acclaimed director of Shoplifters. An unconventional road movie, the film follows two unofficial baby brokers (including Parasite‘s Song Kang-ho) attempting to […]

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Stitched – Textile Exhibition, ProjectAbility

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25th February – 1st April, 2023 Group show Opening times: 11am – 5pm, Wednesday – Saturday Free admission Project Ability Gallery, Trongate 103, Glasgow, G1 5HD Project Ability presents its first ever Textile Exhibition ‘STITCHED’ For this exhibition a select few artists were invited to make new work. There is a wonderful mix of exhibitors, […]

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Famous Faces Attending Glasgow Film Festival 2023

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1 – 12 March, 2023 Highlights Highlights include Kelly Macdonald and Monica Dolan at a special International Women’s Day premiere of Typist Artist Pirate King, double Oscar nominee Emily Watson at the UK premiere of God’s Creatures, top impressionist Alistair McGowan at the UK premiere of My Name is Alfred Hitchcock, Game of Thrones star […]

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