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. Songs and Harmonies from Southern Africa, Rhu Hall
Sunday 12 September, 2023 11 _ 3 p.m. Singing Workshop with Bruce Ncube Rhu Hall, Hall Road, Rhu G83 8RR (If anyone needs a lift from Helensburgh railway station, just get in touch.) This will be a wonderful Sunday of singing. Bruce will teach all the harmonies, and no experience is necessary. Bring sandwiches or […]
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Saturday, February 4, 2023 | Filed under: Classes and Workshops, Community event
An Evening With Shola Von Reinhold at Scottish Writers Centre
Tuesday, 7 February, 2023 at 7 p.m Scottish Writers Centre, CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow G2 3JD With Strathclyde University and University of Glasgow Creative Writing Shola von Reinhold, author of the dazzling, lush, award-winning novel LOTE will join Creative Writing @ Strathclyde and Glasgow UofG Creative Writing for an evening of readings and discussion […]
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Friday, February 3, 2023 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events
Maya MacGregor at Creative Conversations
Monday 06 February 2023, 1 p.m. until 2 p.m. University of Glasgow Memorial Chapel, University of Glasgow,Glasgow G12 8QQ Free & Open to the Public Maya MacGregor is an author, singer, and artist based in Glasgow, Scotland. A fluent Gaelic speaker, Maya is active in many community activities in Gaelic music as well as writing […]
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| Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Pat's Home Page Blog
Kevin Gilday: Spam Valley on Tour
February and March, 2023 If you missed it at the fringe (or just want to see it again!), Kevin Gilday, award winning poet, writer and performer, will be performing his five show Spam Valley at specially selected venues in February and March, 2023. It’s a hilarious show about class and belonging with some great contemporary […]
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Thursday, February 2, 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
Celtic Connections 2023: Kim Edgar, Launch of Consequences Album
Thursday 2 February, 2023 Saint Luke’s, 17 Bain Street, Glasgow G40 2JZ Celtic Connections 2023 Join acclaimed Edinburgh-based songwriter Kim Edgar and a host of talented songwriters from Scotland and further afield to celebrate the launch of her fifth studio album, CONSEQUENCES. Fuelled by a passion for social justice, folklore, and feminism, Kim shapes keenly observed details of […]
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Wednesday, February 1, 2023 | Filed under: Celtic Connections 2023, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, Gig Guide plus Club Events
Pacifiction plus Introduction at Glasgow Film Theatre
Sunday 5 February, 3:45pm Screening as part of the Catalan Film Festival, the latest epic from director Albert Serra (The Death of Louis XIV) exposes the greed, hypocrisy and paranoia of colonial power, resulting in a visually stunning cinematic journey nominated for nine César Awards. Tickets and information GFT, 12 Rose Street, G3 6RB
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Take 2: Strange World at Glasgow Film Theatre
Saturday 4 February, 11:30am Audio Description available Autism Friendly The Clade family are farmers of a fuel source known as Pando, in the land of Avalonia. Searcher Clade (Jake Gyllenhall) discovered this powerful plant when he was an adventurer with his father, Jaeger (Dennis Quaid). The adventuring life is long behind him until Callisto Mai […]
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| Filed under: Cinema, Kids and young people
Till at GFT
27 January – 2 February, 2023 Directed by Chinonye Chukwu (Clemency), Till tells the heartbreaking true story of the historic lynching of 14-year-old Emmett Till (Jalyn Hall) — for whistling at a white woman in Money, Mississippi in 1955 — through the eyes of his mother Mamie Till-Mobley (Danielle Deadwyler). Following Emmet’s death, Mamie insisted the world witness the […]
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St Omer at Glasgow Film Theatre
3 – 9 February, 2023 Acclaimed French documentarian Alice Diop makes her narrative debut with this finely observed drama following Rama (Kajiye Kagame), a young novelist observing the trial of Laurence (Guslagie Malanda), a woman accused of infanticide. Rama intends to write a modern day retelling of the Greek Medea myth about the case, but her plans […]
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Ready Steady 60s Show at Websters
Saturday 25 February, 2023 – 7.30 p.m. – 9.45 p.m. Webster’s Theatre, 416 Great Western Rd, Glasgow G4 9HZ THE BEST OF THE MOD 60’s AND THE BRITISH BEAT BOOM! FOUR PIECE LIVE BAND/ STUNNING VOCALS ~ PERFORMING WITH HIGH ENERGY AND RECREATING THE ICONIC ERA ….. 100 + MINUTE SHOW WITH VIDEO CLIPS,FOOTAGE AND […]
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Monday, January 30, 2023 | Filed under: Gig Guide plus Club Events, What's on in Glasgow: Theatre and Comedy
Wiolka Walaszczyk | Stand-Up Glasgow at Websters
18 February, 2023 – 7 p.m. Websters Theatre, :416 Great Western Rd, Glasgow G4 9HZ Polish Standup MORE ABOUT WEBSTERS THEATRE, BAR AND RESTAURANT Wiolka Walaszczyk on Facebook
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| Filed under: What's on in Glasgow: Theatre and Comedy
This Is Where We Get Off, Websters Theatre
Saturday, 11 February, 2023 7 p.m. – 9 p.m. Websters Theatre, 416 Great Western Rd, Glasgow G4 9HZ This Is Where We Get Off follows the Moffatt family through some of the most difficult days of their lives. Yvonne is seven months pregnant, her husband Phillip is constantly disappearing and leaving dodgy phone bills behind. […]
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Leventime: A Tribute to Jackie Leven, Celtic Connections 2023
Saturday 4 January, 2023, 7.30 p.m. Celtic Connections 2023 19 January – 5 February OranMor, Top of Byres Road, G12 8QX Buy tickets 10 years after his death, Jackie Leven’s partner Deborah Greenwood and friend and colleague Ian Rankin lead friends and admirers including Boo Hewerdine, Jinder, Michael Weston King, Malcolm Lindsay, Doghouse Roses and Dumb Instrument through a selection from his extensive song catalogue. Described as […]
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Opening Concert Celtic Connections 2023 review and photography Pauline Keightley
Opening night at Glasgow Concert Hall I see young Gaelic singer Kim Carnie walking past with her newly straightened hair. I remember meeting Dick Gaughan waiting outside here when I asked him what songs he’d be singing for the concert. He’s so honest and down-to-earth. I’m also sad for the loss of the Scots legend […]
Friday, January 27, 2023 | Filed under: Celtic Connections 2023, Pat's Home Page Blog, Pauline Keightley
Celtic Connections Anniversary Concert Online
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
125th Anniversary of the Opening of People’s Palace and Winter Gardens
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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Tuesday, January 24, 2023 | Filed under: Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, Friends of People's Palace and Winter Gardens at Glasgow Green
Tidelines Book Festival presents: Scrievin & 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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Saturday, January 21, 2023 | Filed under: Burns Events, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, Gig Guide plus Club Events
Burns Tasting, Glasgow University 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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| Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Burns Events
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 […]
Friction Burns Supper 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 […]
CINE(STHESIA) 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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| Filed under: Burns Events, Cinema, Pat's Home Page Blog
William Prince and Madison Violet at Celtic Connections 2023
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
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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| Filed under: Cinema
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