What’s On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more.

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..

Celtic Connections Anniversary Concert Online

Big Band

Celtic Connections 2023 This event is available to watch from 2pm on Tuesday 24 January until 8am on Saturday 28 January. All times are GMT. Watch a one hour programme of music from the 2023 Celtic Connections 30th Anniversary Concert that took place on Thursday 19 January at Glasgow Royal Concert Hall. Tickets Minimum price […]

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Thursday, January 26, 2023 | Filed under: Celtic Connections 2023, Pat's Home Page Blog, Pauline Keightley, Photography

The Fablemans at GFT

the fablemans

27 January until 9 February, 2023 Dedicated to the memory of his parents, Steven Spielberg’s wistful coming-of-age drama sees Sammy Fabelman (Gabriel LaBelle) fall in love with the movies after his parents, talented pianist Mitzi (an Oscar-tipped Michelle Williams) and successful computer engineer Burt (Paul Dano) take him to see The Greatest Show on Earth. Armed with a […]

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Wednesday, January 25, 2023 | Filed under: Cinema

Take 2: Rio

Rio

Saturday 28 January, 2023 at 11.30 a.m. Blu (Jesse Eisenberg) is a macaw that was brought up as a domestic pet and his owner Linda (Leslie Man) receives an invite to Rio de Janeiro, due to Blu being the last male of his species. When arriving in Brazil, Blu meets the last female of their […]

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| Filed under: Cinema, Kids and young people

Piggy at GFT

piggy

27 January – 2 February, 2023 Carlota Pereda’s strikingly bold and ominous debut feature follows Sara (Laura Galán) as she navigates desire, belonging and the distinction between revenge and redemption. Set in the sweltering summertime of rural Spain, Sara carries an extra load of teenage agony due to perpetual bullying. She buries herself in her […]

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Dreaming Walls – inside the Chelsea hotel.

dreaming walls

27 January – 2 February, 2023 The legendary Chelsea Hotel, an icon of 1960s counterculture and an artists’ refuge for over a century, has been under renovation for the past eight years and will soon reopen as a luxury hotel. Fifty-one people, now all in their later years, still live amidst the scaffolding. Caught between […]

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Heading West: a story about band called Shooglenifty

Heading West - story of shooglenifty

Monday 30 January, 2023 – 2.45 p.m. Screening to coincide with Celtic Connections When the frontman of a band dies, can the other members carry on without him? Together for more than quarter of a century and loved all over the world, Scottish band Shooglenifty are devastated when Angus, their fiddle-playing frontman, gets ill and dies just […]

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Burns Night – The Children’s Wood

burns night children wood

Wednesday 25 January, 2023 – 4.30 p.m. – 6.30 p.m. Burns Night at The Children’s Wood with piper, folktales, fire spinner performance and workshop. Bring finger food to share if you wish to- there will be hot drinks and some treats for everyone. Event on Facebook

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125th Anniversary of the Opening of People’s Palace and Winter Gardens

elcome to peoples palace

On 22 January, 2023 Friends of Peoples Palace and Winter Gardens at Glasgow Green along with supporters celebrated 125 years since the opening of the Peoples Palace and the Winter Gardens at Glasgow Green. Entertainment was provided by: It was a very enjoyable event with entertainment provided by The Elastic Band, who played traditional Scottish […]

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Tidelines Book Festival presents: Scrievin & Scran

scrievan and scran

27 January, 2023  – An Evening of Spoken Word Tidelines Book Festival Harbour Arts Centre, 116 Harbour St, Irvine KA12 8PZ Chase away those January blues with the return of this hugely popular event, brought to you by Tidelines Book Festival. A warming evening of spoken word, with a half-time hot pie included in the […]

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Alternative Burns Night at Stereo

28 January, 2023, 7 p.m. Stereo, 22-28 Renfield Lane G2 5AR Tickets at Eventbrite – Suggested donation £5 / £10  All donations will go to ProjectAbility LINE UP: CARA ROSE – @cararosemusic BIN JUICE – @bin.juice GRAYLING – @graylingmusic CHOIRSTAIDHIONA – @choirstaidhiona.jpeg SOOP – @ soop .co .uk SKINNY MINNIE – @skinnyminniequeen DANYO – @danielmaherr […]

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Burns Tasting, Glasgow University Malt Whisky Society

glasgow university burns tasting malt whisky society

Sunday, 22 January, 2023 at 8 p.m. After the massive success of their first tasting, GUMWS are super excited to continue this semester’s tastings with their annual Burns Tasting! Come through for some unique Burns-inspired drams, some rousing poetry from our friends at Scot Lit, and further shenanigans! IN ADDITION: Limited edition GUMWS Glencairns (Whisky […]

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Burns Night at the Panopticon

burns night at the panopticon

Friday 27 January, 2023 An evening of comedy, music, and whisky celebrating Scotland’s favourite poet – Robert Burns. Brittania Panopticon, 113 – 117 Trongate, Glagow G1 5HD Buy tickets at Eventbrite Expect a fantastic evening of Live music, comedy, whisky tasting, and much more at the world’s oldest surviving music hall in the heart of […]

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Friction Burns Supper 2023

friction burns night 2023

Saturday, 28 January, 2023 6 p.m. Room 2, 69 Nelson Mandela Place, G2 1QY You Call That Radio hosts the 13th annual edition of the Friction Burns Supper which returns to a live audience for the first time since 2019. Expect a fast-paced underground cabaret of musos & wordsmiths attempting to stick to a vague […]

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CINE(STHESIA) Angelou on Burns

angelou on burns

26 January, 2023 at 6 p.m. National Library at Kelvin Hall, 1445 Argyle St, Glasgow G3 8AW National Library at Kelvin Hall is delighted to celebrate Burns Night with this special screening of Angelou on Burns, first released in 1996. Director Elly Taylor will be present to give an introduction to the documentary and take […]

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William Prince and Madison Violet at Celtic Connections 2023

william prince and madison violet celtic connections

27 January, 2023 Drygate Brewery, 85 Drygate, Glasgow G4 0UT Celtic Connections 2023- 19 January – 5 February, 2023 William Prince is a Canadian folk and country singer-songwriter from Winnipeg. Influences and references shape his approach to songcraft, a masterclass in skilful simplicity. These come from the gospel of his childhood to the pantheon of classic […]

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Friday, January 20, 2023 | Filed under: Celtic Connections 2023, Gig Guide plus Club Events

2001: A Space Odyssey

a space odysey

Sunday, 22 January, 2023 – 3.20 p.m. Ranked at number six on Sight and Sound’s Greatest Films of All Time list, Stanley Kubrick’s sublime masterpiece is regularly cited as one of the finest pieces of science fiction ever made. Scripted by Kubrick and famed writer Arthur C Clarke, the film follows a representative of mankind sent into […]

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Holy Spider at Glasgow Film Theatre

holy spider

20 – 26 January, 2023 A journalist (Zar Amir-Ebrahimi) descends into the dark underbelly of the Iranian holy city of Mashhad as she investigates the serial killings of sex workers by the so called ‘Spider Killer’, who believes he is cleansing the streets of sinners. Telling a chilling story based on true events that took […]

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Preview: All the Beauty and the Bloodshed plus Q & A Laura Poitras

beauty bloodshed

Wednesday 25 January, 2023 7.45 p.m. Special preview of All the Beauty and the Bloodshed: the extraordinary story of internationally renowned artist and activist Nan Goldin, told through her slideshows, intimate interviews, ground-breaking photography and rare footage of her fight to hold the Sackler family accountable for the opioid crisis. Directed by Academy Award-winning filmmaker Laura Poitras (Citizenfour), the […]

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The Hackles and Lizzie No – Celtic Connections 2023

the hackles and lizzie no celtic connections

22 January, 2023 – 7.30 p.m. Drygate Brewery,  85 Drygate Glasgow G4 0UT Celtic Connections 19 January – 5 February, 2023 Oregon duo The Hackles impressed with their debut album, but it was the follow-up, 2019’s A Dobritch Did As A Dobritch Should, that established them well beyond the shores of the USA. In the UK, The […]

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Aoife O’Donovan and Jack Badcock, OranMor, Celtic Connections 2023

aoife odonovan and jack badcock

1 February, 2023, 7.30p.m. OranMor, Top of Byres Road, Glasgow G12 8QX Celtic Connections 2023 – 19 January until 5 February Grammy award-winning artist Aoife O’Donovan performs her new album Age Of Apathy with her band. Aoife operates in a thrilling musical world beyond genre. She has released 3 critically-acclaimed and boundary-blurring solo albums including her most recent record, […]

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Address to Burns – Scottish Writers Centre

rabbie burns course

January 24, 2023, 7 o.m. – 9 p.m.  CCA, 50 Sauchiehall Street, G2 3JD and Onlin HOSTED BY TOM MURRAY e Writers! You are invited, in the form of a letter, to address Robert Burns on one, or more, of the following topics: His…WORK; POLITICS; RELATIONSHIPS + LEGACY It can be poetry, prose, or song […]

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Wednesday, January 18, 2023 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Burns Events

Best Laid Schemes – Dexter Gordon Place

best laid schemes ian mitchell

Two Novellas – Crimes for our Times Donning another hat, Ian R Mitchell who has written several books on mountaineering and on Glasgow history, turned during the years of Covid to writing a couple of crime stories which he has published pseudonymously – with the new name to go with the new hat. Tales for […]

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Writing Wresolutions with Christie Williamson

January 17, 2023, 7 p.m. – 9.00 p.m. Scottish Writers Centre Online Event Scottish Writers’ First Online event of the year to help shape your writing and goals in 2023 with Co-chair Christie Williamson! Limited Places Available. Bring yourself and a favourite text for a reading list gift exchange. It can be anything, your own […]

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A Bowl, A Boat – Sarah Kudirka Exhibition, The Briggait

a bowl a boat sarah kudirka

Until 6 March, 2023 at The Briggait The Wasps Studio, The Briggait 141 Bridgegate, Glasgow G1 5HZ Sarah Kudirka’s latest paintings based on bowl:boat and shell-like motifs, are rooted in our capacity for empathy, sharing and compassion towards those who journey across oceans. There are self-evident things in Kudirka’s latest work along with many layers […]

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Book a Luxury Car Wash and Support Young People

Car wash

Campsies Outdoor Community Event – Sunday 22 January, 2023 Support Youth Employment – Boost your well being in the outdoors and meet @FleetAlliance funded youth apprentices. Book your cash wash Parking area at Crow Road between Strathblane and Lennoxtown, approximately 30 minutes from Glasgow and just above the Clachan of Campsie in the beautiful Campsie […]

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Celtic Connections 2023: Sam Kelly & The Lost Boys with Ainsley Hamill Band

sam kelly and the lost boys

Saturday 28 January, 2023, 7.30 p.m. Òran Mór,Top of Byres Road, Glasgow, G12 8QX Celtic Connections proudly presents Sam Kelly & The Lost Boys with Ainsley Hamill Band. Sam Kelly & The Lost Boys bring their acclaimed second album, The Wishing Tree, to Celtic Connections 2023. Expect to hear uplifting melodies, soaring harmonies, high-octane instrumentals and stunning […]

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Celtic Connections 2023: The Poozies and Fras

the poozies

Saturday, 21 January, 2023 at 7.30 p.m. Òran Mór, The Venue, Top of Byres Road, Glasgow, G12 8QX Exciting arrangements and heart-tugging vocal harmonies are The Poozies’ hallmarks, and they’re back onstage at Celtic Connections performing a fantastic collection of songs and tunes. Named after a den of iniquity frequented by Robert Burns, this “all-female […]

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Essential Bushcraft Skills for Outdoor Learning Practitioners

bushcraft skills

January 21st and 28th, 2023, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. The Childrens Wood and North Kelvin Meadow 76 Kelbourne Street Glasgow G20 8PR The Children’s Wood will be offering two dates of training courses alongside Leigh’s Forest School. You have the opportunity to sign up for one or both training day courses in ‘Essential Bushcraft Skills […]

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Rashōmon at Glasgow Film Theatre

Rasomon

6 – 12 January, 2023 GFT, 12 Rose Street, Glasgow G3 6RB The truth is in the eye of the beholder in Rashōmon, a landmark work from Akira Kurosawa. What really happened at the storm-tossed Rashômon Gate? We know that a man died and a woman was raped but where does the guilt lie and how can […]

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Wednesday, January 11, 2023 | Filed under: Cinema

Alcarràs at Glasgow Film Theatre

Alcarras

6 – 12 January, 2023 Glasgow Film Theatre, 12 Rose Street, Glasgow G3 6RB As far as they can remember, the Solé family have spent every summer picking the peaches from their orchard in Alcarràs, a small village in Spain. But this year’s crop could be their last, as they face eviction. The new plans […]

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