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See How The Run at Glasgow Film Theatre

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9 – 22 Septemer, 2022 Glasgow Film Theatre, 12 Rose Street, Glasgow G3 6RB In the West End of 1950s London, plans for a movie version of a smash-hit play come to an abrupt halt after the film’s Hollywood director is murdered. When world-weary Inspector Stoppard (Sam Rockwell) and eager rookie Constable Stalker (Saoirse Ronan) […]

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Friday, September 16, 2022 | Filed under: Cinema

Funny Pages – Glasgow Film Theatre

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16 – 22 September, 2022 Produced by the Safdie brothers, Owen Kline’s directorial debut is a coming-of-age tale about a wannabe cartoonist reaching a crucial point in his life. A scuzzy dark comedy that makes you gag and laugh at the same time. Robert (Daniel Zolghadri, Eighth Grade) believes that to be an artist is to suffer. So, […]

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Anaïs in Love at Glasgow Film Theatre

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19 – 22 September, 2022 In this sparkling and elegant romantic comedy, the free-spirited and giddily impulsive Anaïs (Anaïs Demoustier, The New Girlfriend) careers from one lover to the next while trying to find some direction in her life. Following a brief dalliance with an older man (Denis Podalydès), she soon finds herself captivated instead by […]

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The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie – 50 years anniversary

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16 – 22 September, 2022 In Luis Buñuel’s deliciously satiric masterpiece, an upper-middle-class sextet sit down to a dinner that is continually delayed. Their attempts to eat are thwarted by vaudevillian events both actual and imagined including terrorist attacks, military maneuvers and ghostly apparitions. Stringing together a discontinuous, digressive series of absurdist set pieces, Buñuel and his […]

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Cinemasters: Kinuyo Tanaka

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Programmed by and notes by Kristy Matheson. Presented in partnership with Janus Films. This retrospective was conceived by Lili Hinstin. Contracted as a teen to Shōchiku studios in 1924, Kinuyo Tanaka came of age during the first golden age of Japanese cinema, acting for major directors including Yasujirô Ozu, Mikio Naruse and Kenji Mizoguchi. As Japan emerged […]

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Scotland plus Venice Tour Lagareh – The Last Born

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Tuesday, 20 September, 2022 – 6 p.m. LUX Scotland and Scotland + Venice are delighted to host the UK premiere of Lagareh – The Last Born at GFT, the first event of a screening tour that brings the work to six venues across Scotland between 20 September 2022 and 1 March 2023. This new work was commissioned by […]

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Bloody Scotland 2022 – The McIlvanney Prize & Debut Prize Announced

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WINNERS REVEALED FOR THE McILVANNEY PRIZE 2022 & THE BLOODY SCOTLAND DEBUT PRIZE Sponsored by The Glencairn Glass Bloody Scotland is  delighted to announce the winners for the McIlvanney Prize 2022 and the Bloody Scotland Debut Prize! The finalists for both prizes led a torchlit procession from Stirling Castle to the Albert Halls this evening […]

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Creative Conversations – Olivia Laing

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Thursday 15 September 2022, 6.30 – 7.30 p.m. St Andrews Building, Lecture Theatre 213 Lecture Theatre 213, St Andrews Building, Eldon Street, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G128QQ Olivia Laing is a widely acclaimed writer and critic. She’s the author of six books, including To the River (2011), The Trip to Echo Spring (2013) and The […]

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Bloody Scotland 2022: Compulsive Page-Turners

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Elly Griffiths, Imran Mahmood and Denise Mina Friday 16th September from 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm Albert Halls, Stirling £10 £9 concession Buy tickets There are now 14 books in Elly Griffiths’s hugely popular Norfolk-set series about forensic archaeologist Dr Ruth Galloway. The latest, The Locked Room, cleverly utilises lockdown and makes it central to the enthralling plot. In Imran Mahmood’s All […]

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Bloody Scotland 2022 – Debut Prize

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Debut Prize Panel Tolbooth Stirling, 15th September, 5.30 p.m. – 6.30 p.m. The authors shortlisted for the coveted Bloody Scotland Scottish Crime Debut of the Year award will discuss their novels and their route to publication, in conversation with Arusa Qureshi. This year’s winner has some tough acts to follow but will undoubtedly be a […]

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Beyond the Rainbow: Websters Theatre

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Saturday, 8 October, 2022 Websters, 416 Great Western Road, Glasgow G3 9HZ Matinee and Evening Performances – Buy Tickets Online Box Office 0141 357 4000 Judy Garland charmed everyone with her singing and acting talent. But what really lay behind this persona? What influence did Louis C Myer, the MGM Magnate, have on her journey […]

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Chris Brookmyre – Meet The Author, Byres Road Book Festival 2022

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26 September,  2022, 6 p.m. – 7 p.m. Hillhead Library – Main Hall, 348 Byres Road, G12 8AP It is 25 years since multi-award-winning Sunday Times bestseller Chris Brookmyre’s first book was published. Since then, he has established himself as one of the most popular crime writers in the UK. His enthusiasm for hurling himself […]

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Kerry Hudson, Byres Road Book Festival 2022

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UNFORTUNATELY THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED. Saturday 24 September, 2022 – 5 p.m. – 6 p.m. Byres Road Book Festival: Meet the Author – Kerry Hudson Hillhead Library – Main Hall, 248 Byres Road, G12 8AP Kerry Hudson was born in Aberdeen. Her first novel, TONY HOGAN BOUGHT ME AN ICE-CREAM FLOAT BEFORE HE STOLE […]

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Glasgow Open Door Days 2022 – The Barras Trail

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Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 September, 2022 The Barras Look forward to a walk around the history of the Barras Market area and explore the fascinating charms, sounds and smells of an iconic area of Glasgow. After celebrating 100 years of the Barras Market during the pandemic lockdown come and explore the area and be […]

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The Seven Song Club at Websters Theatre

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Amy Papiransky, Les Johnson & Me and Emma Martin Sunday 9 October, 2022, 3 p.m. until 5 p.m. Websters Theatre, 416 Great Western Road, Glasgow G4 9HZ The Seven Song Club returns to Glasgow Americana with a very strong local line up. Amy Papiransky, Les Johnson & Me and Emma Martin will all entertain us […]

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Glasgow Doors Open Days: The ARC: Past, Present & Future

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Saturday 17 September, 2022, 3 p.m. – 4.30 p.m The ARC, 11 Chapel Lane, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G11 6EW Get behind the scenes of the exciting new Advanced Research Centre, located in the city’s West end. About this event What is the ARC? Why was it built, and why was it designed this way? […]

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Scottish Writers: Douglas Thompson ‘Stray Pilot’ Launch

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20 September, 2022,  7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. SWC, Club Room, CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow G2 3JD Join Scottish Writers for a special evening with Douglas Thompson on Tuesday 20th September. Former Chair of the SWC, Douglas Thompson, has been ploughing his own quiet furrow as a writer for the last 33 years. His […]

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Doors Open Days 2022 – Arlington Baths Club

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Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 September, 2022 Half hour long tours from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. Arlington Baths Club, 61 Arlington Street, Glasgow, G3 6DT Visit the oldest member-run swimming pool in Europe and see the spectacular Turkish Bath: one of Glasgow’s best-kept secrets! This wonderful, iconic and historic ‘A’ listed building houses a […]

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Queen Margaret Drive Festival 2022

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Sunday 25 September, 2022, 12 p.m. – 5 p.m. Queen Margaret Drive, Glasgow G20 Event by Halo Arts Back after a two year break, join Halo Arts and the QMD Community on Sunday 25th September for a fun-filled afternoon featuring live music, street play from Operation Play Outdoors, circus performers, samba bands, stalls and more! […]

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Glasgow West End – Summer Events 2022

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Summer 2022 Events in the West End Halo Arts – bringing exciting community based fun for all the family to Glasgow’s West End. 4th June- Vinicombe Street Gala Vinicombe Street Gala Event on Facebook 5th June- Bard in the Yard @ Kelvingrove Park 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. at Kelvingrove Fountain   Event on Facebook 11th […]

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Stars in Their Eyes 2022 – Fundraiser G20 Youth Glasgow

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Friday 7 October, 2022 Drygate Brewery, 85 Drygate, Glasgow G4 0UT Tickets £7 Fleet Alliance annual Stars In Their Eyes Event in aid of G20 Youth. Ten acts will battle to be crowned the 2022 Champion. Performers £10 entry fee – looking for solo performers, duets or groups. Get in touch soon as spaces are […]

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Access Film Club: Three Amigos, Glasgow Film Theatre

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Monday 12 September, 2022 – 6 p.m. GFT, 12 Rose Street, Glasgow G3 6RB GFT, together with The National Autistic Society Scotland, is delighted to provide Access Film Club: a screening and post-film discussion in a friendly and welcoming environment. Three Hollywood actors are mistaken for their on-screen characters by the townspeople of Santa Poco, […]

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Thursday, September 8, 2022 | Filed under: Cinema

Ride the Wave at Glasgow Film Theatre

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9 – 15 Septemer, 2022 GFT, 12 Rose Street, Glasgow G3 6RB If he gets it right, he joins an elite group. If he gets it wrong, the consequences are terrifying. Ben Larg was just 12 when he became Scotland’s Under-18 Surfing Champion. Ride The Wave charts the years that follow, as he makes the […]

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Bodies, Bodies, Bodies at Glasgow Film Theatre

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9 – 15 September, 2022 GFT, 12 Rose Street, Glasgow G3 6RB When a group of rich 20-somethings plan a hurricane party at a remote family mansion, a party game turns deadly in this fresh and funny look at backstabbing, fake friends and one party gone very, very wrong. A wild, hilarious whodunnit IGN Generation-defining […]

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Abundance – art exhibition ProjectAbility

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1 October – 5 November, 2022 ProjectAbility,  103 Trongate, Glasgow x3 collaboration returns with its first IRL exhibition, ‘Abundance’. More information Featuring: Kathy Wilmott (Venture Arts), Erin Keogh (Project Ability) and Chandrakant Patel (ActionSpace) – selected by artist Sonia Boué. The resulting exhibition is the culmination of x3, a three year collaborative project between ActionSpace, […]

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Wednesday, September 7, 2022 | Filed under: Art, Art, Photography, Exhibitions what's on-glasgow

Lids Open Day 2022, Glasgow

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Saturday 17 September, 2022 Springburn Auditorium, Springburn Park Community Village, Belmont Road, Glasgow  G21 3AX Event by Glasgow Piano City As part of the 2022 Doors Open Day Festival, Glasgow Piano City’s new venue, Springburn Auditorium will be hosting their first ‘Lids Open Day’ for 3 years on Saturday 17th September from 10.30am till 5pm. […]

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Paul Murdoch – Helensburgh Library

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Thursday, 22nd September, 2022 – 7.00pm On the benefits of being out in nature and getting closer to it through photography. Helensburgh Library, 59 W King St, Helensburgh G84 8EB ‘A well prepared, interesting and informative talk on the benefits of nature. Paul’s love and knowledge of nature, in all its forms, was conveyed in […]

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Tuesday, September 6, 2022 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events

Bloody Scotland 2022 – The McIlvanney Prize Short List

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Finalists for the McIlvanney Prize 2022 – in Bloody Scotland’s 10th anniversary year Liam McIlvanney – The Heretic (HarperCollins) Alan Parks – May God Forgive (Canongate) Ambrose Parry – A Corruption of Blood (Canongate) Louise Welsh – The Second Cut (Canongate)  The McIlvanney Prize Judges Ayo Onatade, winner of the CWA Red Herring Award and […]

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Byres Road Book Festival: Meet the Author: Niall O’Gallagher)(Fo Bhlàth)

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Saturday 24 September, 2022 – 3.30p.m. to 4.30 p.m. Hillhead Library, 348 Byres Road, Glasgow G12 8AP Niall O’Gallagher is the author of three books of poetry: Beatha Ur (CLÀR, 2013), Suain nan Trì Latha (CLÀR, 2016) and Fo Bhlàth (CLÀR, 2020). His Selected Poems, with English translations by Peter Mackay and Deborah Moffatt, will […]

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Scottish Writers: The Earth Is Our Home Anthology Launch

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6 September, 2022 7 p.m. – 9 p.m. and on Zoom CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow G2 3JD Scottish Writers host the launch of, “The Earth is Our Home” a new anthology of 19 Scottish poets, on the climate emergency, refugee/migrant crises, social justice and peace, by Gerry Loose.  World Poetry Movement Scotland, in association […]

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Saturday, September 3, 2022 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events

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