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..

GalGael Winter Fair 2022

galgael winter fair

Sunday 4 December, 2022 – 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. Event by GalGael Galgael, 15 Fairley Street, Glasgow, G51 2SN Come along to the Winter Fair. There will be a mix of art and crafts, baking, kids activities and home (well workshop!) cooked food. Contact david@galgael.org for stalls ‘GalGael is a working community making a […]

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Andrew O’Hagan and Andrea Gibb – Mayflies on page and on screen

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29 November, 2022, 7 p.m. Scottish Writers Centre, CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow G2 3JD The Scottish Writers’ Centre is delighted to welcome: CREATIVE WRITING @ STRATHCLYDE, Novelist ANDREW O’HAGAN & screenwriter ANDREA GIBB to discuss the novel MAYFLIES & BBC TV adaptation. Register for event ANDREW O’HAGAN is one of the UK’s most celebrated novelists, […]

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Aye Write: Bobby Gillespie

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8 December, 2022 Hear Primal Scream frontman Bobby Gillespie reading from his memoir taking him from Glasgow tenement to the release of the iconic Screamadelica. Bobby will be signing copies of his book Tenement Kid after the event. Born into a working-class Glaswegian family in the summer of 1961, Bobby Gillespie’s memoir Tenement Kid begins in Springburn, […]

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Rock Choir Live for Starchild

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Sunday 27 November, 2022 – Doors 3.30 p.m. Netherlee, Stamperland Church, Ormonde Ave, Glasgow G44 3SL Please come along this Sunday to Netherlee, Stamperland Church, to hear a magical, uplifting performance by the UK’s favourite contemporary Choir! There will also be food and drinks in the large hall after the concert and plenty of wonderful […]

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Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery at GFT

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23 – 29 November, 2022 Screening in select cinemas for one week only. Benoit Blanc returns to peel back the layers in a new Rian Johnson (Knives Out, Star Wars: Episode VIII – The Last Jedi) whodunit. This fresh adventure finds the intrepid detective at a lavish private estate on a Greek island, but how and why he […]

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Utama GFT

Utama

25 – 29 November, 2022 In the arid Bolivian highlands, Utama follows an elderly Quechua couple who have been living the same daily routine for years. When an uncommonly long drought threatens their entire way of life, Virginio and Sisa must decide whether to stay and maintain their traditional way of life or admit defeat and move […]

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Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths at GFT

Bardo

25 November to 1 December, 2022 Five-time Academy Award-winner Alejandro G Iñárritu brings us an epic, visually stunning and immersive experience set against the intimate and moving journey of Silverio, a renowned Mexican journalist and documentary filmmaker living in Los Angeles, who, after being named the recipient of a prestigious international award, is compelled to return to […]

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Queeriosities from the Archive at GFT

queeriosities from the archive

Wednesday 30 November, 2022, 8.40 p.m. Get curious and rediscover tantalising tales from the archives. With this curated programme of short films, say goodbye to what is expected of you when it comes to intimacy, partnership and sexuality. Whether forgotten or rarely screened, explore a multitude of desires and depictions of queerness reflective of the […]

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Funny Face at GFT

Funny face

27 and 30 November, 2022 Dispatched on an assignment, New York City-based fashion photographer Dick Avery (Fred Astaire) is struck by the beauty of Jo Stockton (Audrey Hepburn), a shy bookstore employee he’s photographed by accident, who he believes has the potential to become a successful model. He persuades Jo to go with him to […]

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Take 2: Abominable at GFT

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Saturday 26 November, 2022, 11.30 a.m. This family-friendly animated drama takes audiences on an epic 2,000 mile adventure from the streets of a Chinese city, to the breathtaking Himalayan snowscapes. Yi (Chloe Bennet) is living the life of a busy Shanghai teenager when her world is turned upside down by the arrival of a yeti […]

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A Classical Christmas at Cottiers

classical christmas at cottiers

Tuesday 6 December, 2022 at 7.30p.m. Cottiers Theatre, 93 – 95 Hyndland Street, Glasgow G11 5PU Scotland’s exceptional vocalists from GPRO & G Juniors perform a stunning mix of classic and classical Christmas favourites. One of the most established and experienced drama schools in Scotland for thirty year. Come along and enjoy a joyful Christmas […]

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Wednesday, November 23, 2022 | Filed under: Christmas in Glasgow, What's on in Glasgow: Theatre and Comedy

Duncan McCrone, Cy Jack and Friends, Gartmore Village Hall

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Saturday, 10 December, 2022 at 7.30 p.m. Christmas Concert Gartmore Village Hall, Main St, Gartmore, Stirling FK8 3RW Duncan and Cy with Chris Stout(fiddle), Fraser Speirs (harmonica/guitar), Ray Laidlaw (drums/percussion) and Mike Bryan (guitars) in concert. Christmas concert in Gartmore Village Hall. Event on Facebook

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Cottiers at Christmas

christmas at cottiers

Sunday, 4 December, 2022, 2 p.m. until 4 p.m. Cottiers, 93 – 95 Hyndland Street, Glasgow G11 5PU Glasgow Studio Orchestra presents some magical music to get you into the festive spirit! This short concert is aimed firmly at families and children and is a great way of introducing your little ones to live music […]

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Artist Demonstration with Bronwen Sleigh – Kelvingrove Art Gallery

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Saturday 3rd December 2022 at 11am – 12 noon The Love of Print, Artist Demonstration Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, Argyle Street, G3 8AG Come along and see Bronwen Sleigh demonstrating inking up and printing an etching plate. There will be an opportunity to find out more about Bronwen’s new print “Sinclair Drive” made especially […]

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Vivace Theatre Training School, Musical Theatre Showcase

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14 – 22 January, 2023 (Various Dates) Websters Theatre, 416 Great Western Rd, Glasgow G4 9HZ An evening’s performance from Vivace Theatre School’s, Senior Musical Theatre Students. Vivace Theatre School offers first class training in Acting, Singing, Dance, Musical Theatre and Early Stages Performance for young people aged 3 years – 18 years. Tickets and […]

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Family Storytelling in the Children’s Wood, Glasgow

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Saturday 3 December, 2022 at 11 a.m. Winter Tales on the Meadow The Children’s Wood, Kelbourne, Sanda, Clouston Street, Glasgow G20 Event by The Children’s Wood and Meadow Allison Galbraith will share her winter stories with us. We will sell hot drinks and our home baking. Wrap up warm & rain proof. See you there! Grassroots […]

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Conserving Hoyland, The Hunterian

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Thursday, 24 November, 2022 – 6 until 8 p.m. Hunterian Art Gallery, University of Glasgow,  82 Hillhead Street Glasgow G12 8QQ Tickets £3 to £5 After hours event about the artist John Hoyland and conservation work on his painting John Hoyland was one of the most inventive and dynamic abstract painters of the post-war period. […]

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Christmas Fayre, House For An Art Lover

christmas fayre house of an art lover

Sunday 27 November, 2022 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. House of an Art Lover, 10 Dumbreck Rd, Bellahouston, Glasgow G41 5BW Entry is Free! – You can just turn up on the day. Annual Christmas Fayre returns to House of an Art Lover, showcasing a range of high quality gifts and festive treats. Featuring handcrafted […]

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Aladdin, Renfrew North Church

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9 and 10 December, 2022 Renfrew North Church, Renfrew, PA4 8RG Stardust Theatre Company A Magic Carpet ride all the way to Old Peking for this year’s traditional Scottish family panto, Aladdin, flying into Renfrew this Christmas to make all your wishes come true! Don’t miss this genie-us production of the timeless classic filled with […]

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Winners at Glasgow Film Theatre

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18 – 24 November, 2022 In a poor Iranian town, the children work hard to support their families. One day Yahya and Leila find a golden statue lost in the desert. While the authorities search for the treasure, Yahya’s boss Naser Khan, who shares the children’s passion for cinema, decides to help them find its […]

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Thursday, November 17, 2022 | Filed under: Cinema

The Menu at Glasgow Film Festival

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18 November – 1 December, 2022 Glasgow Film Theatre, 12 Rose Street, Glasgow G3 6RB The culture of haute cuisine gets thoroughly roasted in this sharp satire from director Mark Mylod (Succession), starring Anya Taylor-Joy (The Queen’s Gambit) and Ralph Fiennes. Tyler (Nicholas Hoult), a devout foodie, and his date, Margot (Taylor-Joy), travel to Hawthorne Island, a 12-acre self-contained farm-to-table […]

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Blacula – 50 anniversary plus live satellite Q & A GFT

blacula

Saturday 19 November, 2022 at 7 p.m. In the late 18th century, Prince Mamuwalde (William Marshall) travels from Africa to Transylvania to seek Count Dracula’s help in ending the transatlantic slave trade. Instead of helping, Dracula condemns Mamuwalde to eternal life as a vampire. When, a few centuries later, a pair of unwitting interior designers […]

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The Last Waltz – 4k plus Introduction at Glasgow Film Theatre

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Monday 21 November, 2022 at 8 p.m. November’s Scorsese screening is selected and introduced by film critic Alistair Harkness. Seventeen years after joining forces as the backing band for rockabilly cult hero Ronnie Hawkins, Canadian roots rockers The Band call it quits with a lavish farewell show at San Francisco’s Winterland Ballroom on 25 November […]

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Singin’ in the Rain at Glasgow Film Theatre

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18 and 20 November, 2022 The greatest romantic Hollywood musical is back in sparkling 4K. Journey to Hollywood in The Roaring Twenties when the ‘talkies’ started to sing, delight in the dashing Gene Kelly as Don Lockwood finds true love with his lucky star Cathy (Debbie Reynolds) and relive Kelly’s exuberant dance in the pouring rain. Full […]

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Local Hero – Film Screening at The Arlington Baths Club

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Saturday 26th November 5.00-8.30pm Local Hero – Film Screening & Discussion – Tickets £5.00After the popular screening in October, Arlington Baths Club is pleased to announce a repeat of this timeless Scottish classic. Arlington Baths Club, 61 Arlington St, Glasgow G3 6DT After the film, you’ll have the opportunity to hear arts journalist Jonathan Melville […]

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Golden Friendships Club Christmas Craft Fayre

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Saturday 3rd December, 2022 Golden Friendships Club, 18 Nairn Pl, Dalmuir, Clydebank G81 4AU (Just off Dumbarton Road bus route and very convenient for Dalmuir Train Station) Come along and buy Christmas gifts and handmade gifts made by Golden Friendships’ crafters.  Enjoy tea, coffee and home baking. All money raised on the day from Golden […]

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We Might As Well Be Dead at GFT

we might as well be dead

Tuesday 15 November, 2022 at 8.40 p.m. Highly selective and sought after, a German apartment complex purports to offer its lucky residents a perfectly holistic living experience. But when a tenant’s dog mysteriously disappears and Iris, the daughter of Jewish security guard Anna, starts believing she is demon-possessed, the idyllic neighbourly atmosphere soon turns into […]

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Monday, November 14, 2022 | Filed under: Cinema

Hunt at GFT

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11 – 17 November, 2022 Fresh off the back of his Emmy win and introduction to the Star Wars universe, Lee Jung-Jae directs and stars in action-packed spy thriller Hunt. After a high-ranking North Korean official requests asylum, KCIA Foreign Unit chief Park Pyong-ho (Lee Jung-Jae) and Domestic Unit chief Kim Jung-do (Jung Woo Sung) are […]

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No Bears at GFT

no bears

11 – 17 November, 2022 No Bears is the outstanding new film from acclaimed Iranian auteur Jafar Panahi. In the film, Panahi plays himself, a filmmaker trying to direct a cast and crew in Turkey, who is forced to remain in an Iranian village close to the border. As his actors perform their own story of attempted […]

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The Wonder at GFT

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11 – 17 November, 2022 The Irish Midlands, 1862 – a young girl stops eating but remains miraculously alive and well. English nurse Lib Wright (Florence Pugh) is brought to a tiny village to observe 11-year-old Anna O’Donnell. Tourists and pilgrims mass to witness the girl who is said to have survived without food for […]

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