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..

BMX Bandits Album and Craft Beer Launch

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Thursday 31 March, 2022 8 p.m. Mono Cafe Bar 12, Kings Court, King St, Glasgow G1 5RB A free event celebrating the vinyl reissue of BMX Bandits classic album Life Goes On and a new BMX Bandits craft beer, which is raising funds for the charity Stay Up Late. There will be a short semi-acoustic […]

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Glasgow Short Film Festival 2022

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23 – 27 March, 2022 Glasgow Short Film Festival (GSFF) is back in venues for the first time in three years, 23-27 March, bringing a selection of their brilliant programme of home-grown and international cinema to GFT. See the full programme and buy tickets for all films at Glasgow Film Theatre, CCA and Civic House. […]

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Mozart at St Mary’s Episcopal Cathedral, Glasgow

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A performance for the Disasters Emergency Committee Ukraine appeal Saturday March 26th ,2022 7.30pm (Artwork by kind permission of Kirsty Matheson, Double Bass player and artist) St Mary’s Episcopal Cathedral, 300 Great Western Road, Glasgow West End , G4 9JB A performance of Mozart’s Requiem (Süssmayr Edition) takes place on Saturday March 26th, 7.30pm at St […]

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The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe review by Danielle O’Neill

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The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe at Theatre Royal, Glasgow – March 2022 The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe is a childhood favourite of mine and this production did not disappoint.  We were transported to the time of WW2 evacuations, to the elderly Uncle’s house then to the magical world of Narnia seamlessly. […]

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Scotland v Poland Friendly – Ukraine Fundraiser

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Thursday, March, 24th, 2022 Tickets  £10 from every ticket sold will go to people who have been injured following Russia’s invasion and to war refugees. Poland and Scotland are to play a friendly match to raise money for Ukraine. Fans who buy tickets online will also have the option of donating to UNICEF, for which […]

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‘Faces of Kabul’ – Kelvingrove Art Gallery

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Saturday 19 March – Sunday 3 April, 2022 ‘Faces of Kabul’, a photodocumentary exhibition produced by Highlands-based photojournalist and writer, Nick Sidle. Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, Argyle Street, G3 8AG The exhibition is a partnership between Heartstone and Glasgow Afghan United, telling the human story of the people of Kabul and the surrounding areas, […]

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Ataraxie at Sonica Festival

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20 March, 2022 – until 5 p.m. New video and pictures of the world premiere of Ataraxie – a jaw-dropping laser and sound installation in the Engine Works, 23-25 Lochburn Rd, Wyndford, Glasgow G20 9AE   The event is free to attend and unticketed, running from 11am – 5pm Sunday 20 March.  In this this new […]

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Family Fun Day – Milton Community Garden

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Wednesday, 6 April, 2022, 1 p.m. – 3 p.m. Milton Community Garden and Food Hub Liddesdale Square, Glasgow, G22 7BT PETTING ZOO EGG HUNT LOTS MORE FAMILY FUN AND CHEER

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The Children’s Wood has officially taken over management

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Children’s Wood Springs Into A New Era Campaigners finally take community control of local meadow Celebrating with Spring Forward 27 March, 2022 After a long battle to protect a West End community greenspace, The Children’s Wood charity has now officially taken over management of the land, ensuring that future generations can keep playing there. Locals, […]

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‘Secret Glasgow’ Stephen Millar and Gillian Loney, Book Launch

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 Thursday 24th March, 2022  at 7pm Waterstones Argyle Street, 174-176 Argyle Street, Glasgow, G2 8BT Celebrate the launch of Secret Glasgow!  Authors Stephen Millar and Gillian Loney will be discussing all things unusual and unfamiliar about Glasgow. Step off the beaten track with this fascinating Glasgow guide book and let our local experts show you […]

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Myra’s Story, Websters Theatre

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The Glasgow premiere run of record breaking, award winning Irish play, MYRA’S STORY, takes place in Websters Theatre, 416 Great Western Road, Glasgow G4 9HZ Monday 25th July to Saturday 30th July, 2022 The Friday and Saturday night shows have already sold out. The other 4 nights have tickets, but these too will soon be […]

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Scottish Writers – A Tribute to Ruby McCann

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Ruby’s Tuesday 7 pm Tuesday 22 March, 2022 CCA Cinema (Please note not in the clubroom ) Free but donations welcome Scottish Writers will pay tribute and celebrate the life of the late Ruby McCann. As part of a varied and distinguished literary career, she served as chair of Scottish Wrtiers, which humbly attempts to […]

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Drag Opticon at Britannica Panopticon

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April Fools  – Friday, 1 April, 2022, 7.30 p.m. for 8 p.m. start Monthly Live Drag Show The Britannia Panopticon Music Hall 117 Trongate, Glasgow G1 5HD Tickets £20 Drag-Opticon is an inclusive monthly live drag show taking place on the first Friday of the month. Featuring the iconic international performing power couple, the award […]

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Homebound – Fright Fest 2022 review by Danielle O’Neill

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At Fright Fest at  Glasgow Film Festival 2022 Right from the opening scene driving along deserted UK country roads this movie oozes tension. We open with Richard and Holly, husband and wife going to meet his ex-wife Nina and their kids for his youngest daughter Anna’s birthday.Holly is noticeably anxious and worried that she’ll be […]

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Street Cones – Recovering Voices Online Course

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An Opportunity to Support Your Recovery 12 weeks of workshops concluding with an end product and supported live performance. Commencing Spring 2022 About Street Cones Street Cones believe passionately that the Arts can be used to give people who are marginalized a voice to help themselves as well as their wider community. At our core […]

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The Execution review Danielle O’Neill

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Fright Fest at Glasgow Film Festival 2022 The Execution – Director Lado Kvataniya. Cast Nikoloz Tavadze, Evgeniy Tkachuk, Daniil Spivakovsky The opening scene where we are introduced to two characters, a battered woman and a mysterious cloaked figure sets the tone for the movie. It is bleak, dark, violent and throughout there is a sense […]

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Still Life – Sogo Gallery, Glasgow

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Photographs and Poems from Lockdown by Angela Catlin and Henry Bell Wednesday 16 March – Sunday 17 April, 2022 Sogo Arts 82 – 86 Saltmarket Glasgow G1 5LY Opening Times Wednesday – Sunday 12pm – 5pm (The photo in the image  is from the Black Lives Matter demo on Glasgow Green in June 2020 when […]

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Douglas Stuart at Aye Write

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In Conversation with Louise Welsh Thursday 14 April, 2022 7 p.m. Mitchell Library, North St, Glasgow G3 7DN Douglas Stuart’s debut novel Shuggie Bain announced a striking new voice in Scottish fiction: tender but unflinching, funny and emotive. It spoke to readers around the world and won him the 2020 Booker Prize.  His follow-up novel is Young Mungo, a gripping […]

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Gutter Launch Issue 25

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Thursday 10 March, 2022 at 7 p.m. Waterstones, 174-176 Argyle Street, Glasgow G2 8BT Gutter is an award-winning, high quality, printed journal for fiction and poetry from writers born or living in Scotland and featuring literature from around the world; join us as we mark the launch of their 25th edition! With readings from writers […]

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Festival of Fitness in support of Ukraine

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Fitness for Ukraine. 20th March 2022 8am-5pm. Western Baths, 12 Cranworth St, Glasgow G12 8BZ Western Baths have brought together some of Glasgow’s top trainers and coaches to offer you a full day of fitness and well-being to raise money to support the Ukranian people. The day will run from 8am – 5pm with a […]

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Jimi Longmuir presents Trigger Warnings GICF 2022

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8 and 9 March, 2022 at 7 p.m. McChuills, 40 High Street, Glasgow G1 1NL Glasgow International Comedy Festival 8 – 27 March, 2022 In conjunction with McChuill’s & Glasgow International Comedy Festival present ‘Trigger Warnings’, an Open Mic style evening with some of the best emerging acts in the city right now. Running two nights […]

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Ghost Signs of Glasgow City Centre Walking Tour

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Saturday, 19 March 2022  11:00 a.m. -12:00 p.m. Meeting: The Tenement House, 145 Buccleuch Street, Glasgow G3 6QN Free Event Tickets at Eventbrite Ghost Signs of Glasgow is a project which tracks down, researches and archives fast disappearing signs around the city. Ghost Signs are fading signs which represent a business, establishment or organisation which […]

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Mara Menzies, Creative Conversations

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7 March, 2022 at 1 p.m. University of Glasgow Online (UNFORTUNATELY EVENT CANCELLED DUE TO HEALTH ISSUE) *Please note that, due to Covid, this event has moved completely online. If you’ve already registered for in-person tickets, you will be sent the link in an email on Monday morning. Otherwise, you may register for online tickets […]

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Sonica Glasgow 2022 – Art for the Visually Minded

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10 – 20 March, 2022 – Throughout Glasgow Sonica is an 11-day biennial festival dedicated to world class visual sonic arts, presenting exceptional international artists alongside UK talent in diverse venues throughout Glasgow. 10-20 March 2022 Sonica  will showcase 200 events by over 85 artists from 10 countries A unique programme of events dedicated to world-class sonic arts, presenting emerging British talent alongside […]

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Her Way – Glasgow Film Festival review by Pat Byrne

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UK Premiere – 5 – 8  March, 2022 GFT and At Home 6 – 9 March, 2022 Laure Calamy (Call My Agent) plays the demanding role of Marie, a militant sex worker, fighting for her rights, and a mother desperate to find the fees to pay for her teenage son, Adrien (Nissim Renard), to attend […]

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Writers for Ukraine Online Event

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Sunday 6 March, 2022 at 8.30 p.m. Standing in solidarity with their peers in Ukraine, local Northern Irish writers are coming together to read excerpts from contemporary Ukrainian works. Organised and hosted by Jan Carson, the night will include: Glenn Patterson reads Oksana Zabuzhko (novelist and short story writer) Dara McAnulty reads Myroslav Laiuk (poet) Anna Burns […]

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‘Ashgrove’ World Premier GFF2022 review by Pat Byrne

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Ashgrove – Glasgow Film Festival 2022 Ashgrove is very much a film of our time about the world threatened by a pandemic when the water supply is affected. People are dying of toxicity caused by consuming too much water so everyone has to carefully monitor the amount they drink each day. | It’s a plot […]

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Scottish Opera in Cumbernauld – Opera Highlights

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19 March, 2022 Cumbernauld Theatre at Lanternhouse Roll up, roll up! Opera Highlights is coming to town – a night of entertainment like no other! This Spring, join us as we take you through the greatest hits and lesser-known gems of the repertoire – think La bohème, Faust, Billy Budd, Die Fledermaus and more – in one fast-paced, heartfelt show. These […]

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School of Rock, Theatre Royal Glasgow

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7 – 12 March, 2022 Theatre Royal,  282 Hope St, Glasgow G2 3QA Get ready to stick it to the man because Andrew Lloyd Webber’s West End and Broadway hit musical School of Rock is coming to rock out at Theatre Royal Glasgow! School of Rock is the global hit musical based on the iconic […]

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Derren Brown, Kings Theatre, Glasgow

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4 – 12 March, 2022 Kings Theatre, 297 Bath St, Glasgow G2 4JN The multi award-winning master of mind control and psychological illusion, Derren Brown, is at his very best on stage. His one-man shows have received wide critical acclaim and more Olivier wins and nominations than any other in history! The closest out galaxy […]

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