Glasgow West End Today
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Celebrating Scotland’s greatest city in words and pictures, and our 10th anniversary in 2026. 🌍 https://linktr.ee/GlasgowWestEndToday
Yes, I did see a Kingfisher today, two actually, thanks for asking. Here's a picture of one of them. On the River Kelvin in Glasgow near the Botanic Gardens. #birds
The Glasgow Barons are leading a major new project to uncover and champion Scotland’s next generation of African music talent - with the artists set to take centre stage at Govan Music Festival next year. #AfricanMusic #Scotland #AfroScots #Glasgow www.glasgowwestendtoday.scot/music/glasgo...
Glasgow Barons launch search for next African music stars
Scotland-wide search open to emerging African singers and singers of African descent who are Scottish residents
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Hello Bluesky! We're Under the Rug CIC, Glasgow's Creative Hub & Magazine, by and for Grassroots & Emerging Creatives. After 4 years as Under the Rug Theatre, we've been re-building to bring stability & opportunity to Glasgow. Find out more at our upcoming (re)Launch event on September 19th:
Under the Rug (re)Launch
Celebrate the launch of Under the Rug CIC & the Rug magazine! Live DJ, singer, drag performances, mag readings, bingo & a raffle. 7-11pm. Grab tickets now!
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Beware alligators lurking in the canal 🐊👀😲 #glasgow #forthandclydecanal @glasgowwestend.bsky.social @thisismyglasgow.bsky.social
Hoolie in the Hydro will honour Local Hero composer Mark Knopfler when it returns to the OVO Hydro on Saturday 12 December 2026. #livemusic #Glasgow www.glasgowwestendtoday.scot/music/mark-k...
Mark Knopfler celebrated at this year's Hoolie in the Hydro
Scotland’s biggest night of traditional music will pay homage to iconic film Local Hero
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Acclaimed poet Len Pennie and BAFTA-winning composer Paul Leonard-Morgan visit Glasgow’s West End this summer to celebrate the release of their new album, Delusions. #arts #livemusic #Glasgow #Delusions www.glasgowwestendtoday.scot/music/paul-l...
Paul Leonard-Morgan and Len Pennie at Cottiers
Leonard-Morgan and Pennie to launch new record
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ANNOUNCED 📣 As America marks 250 years since the signing of the Declaration of Independence, President Barack Obama joins us in Glasgow at the OVO Hydro to discuss what comes next - for America, and for all of us. More info ➡️ https://bit.ly/3RCDSj8
Last chance to get your ticket for this special event on Monday!
University of Glasgow@glasgow.ac.uk · 4mo agoJoin us this summer at Glasgow’s SEC for a special public event featuring Nobel Laureate Prof Ardem Patapoutian in conversation on science, ethics & society. 🌍 Jointly organised by the Institute of Physics and UofG, the event is open to the public and is free to attend. More: gla.ac/4e1Yrhs
A folk group that has worked with everyone from pop singer David Essex to avant-garde composer John Cage appears at the WestFest festival on Sunday. @rabjourno.bsky.social www.glasgowwestendtoday.scot/music/whistl...
Whistlebinkies set to play WestFest
Group is one of the longest-established on Scottish folk scene
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Mural in Govan to commemorate local philanthropist Lady Isabella Elder, who donated thousands towards the community in the 19th century. Pic: FB/Rogue one arts.
🎉 Applications are now open for the third wave of the University of Glasgow’s GRID Civic Grant Fund! With £50,000 available, local organisations across can apply for grants of up to £5,000 (or smaller awards up to £850) to support impactful community projects. See our Linktree in bio for more.
Congratulations to our #TinyTeamUofG graduates, who celebrated their graduation from the University’s nursery today! We are incredibly proud of you all and wish you the very best as you begin your primary school journey.
Wild flowers (or maybe just wild weeds?) on Great Western Road Glasgow @glasgowwestend.bsky.social #glasgow #westendwalk
WOMAD Glasgow has unveiled its full programme - with digital visualisations released by Glasgow Life of how the festival site at Kelvingrove Park will look this summer. #WorldMusic #LiveMusic #Glasgow www.glasgowwestendtoday.scot/arts/womad-g...
WOMAD Glasgow set to transform Kelvingrove Park
First time internationally-acclaimed event staged in Scotland
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Glasgow’s biggest community-led cultural festival has announced its full programme for 2026, with around 300 events taking place across 60+ West End venues this June. #Glasgow #Scotland #community #supportlocalarts www.glasgowwestendtoday.scot/news/westfes...
WestFest announces full programme for 2026 festival
Festival brochure and website launch with mini tour this Saturday
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This Sunday our Small Publishers Fair returns to Civic House. Come join us 12-5pm and check out the wares of some of our favourite small publishers. MILK will be serving up some delicious food, and DJs Han and Sadsugar will be on the decks. Free entry all day long <3 Pic by Brian Hartley.
My @heraldscotland.bsky.social review of I, Daniel Blake, Dave Johns’s stage adaptation of Ken Loach and Paul Laverty’s 2016 film, as damningly relevant now as it ever was. www.heraldscotland.com/life_style/2... Citizens Theatre, Glasgow until April 11. citz.co.uk/whats-on/i-d...
“My aim would be to make music that anyone can enjoy, with no prior knowledge needed.” Words by @rabjourno.bsky.social #Glasgow #LiveMusic www.glasgowwestendtoday.scot/music/jazz-b...
Jazz bassist David Bowden launches solo album
Unsung Songs lauded by influential online jazz platform One Jazz
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Happy Easter from snowy Glasgow 🏴
5th of April, and Spring has finally arrived in Glasgow. 🧐
Little and large... The Titan crane at Fairfield's Govan yard stands sentinel over Elder Park in this 1930s postcard. The crane, the largest on the Clyde, was built in 1911 by Sir William Arrol & Co, and could lift 280 tons. It was demolished in 2007.
One of the Scottish jazz scene’s most travelled groups releases its sixth album later this month. Read Rob Adam's @rabjourno.bsky.social preview. #music #scottishjazz www.glasgowwestendtoday.scot/music/brian-...
Brian Molley Quartet release new album
Tùs/Origin is its sixth album and is out later this month
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