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8 events within 5 miles

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Music Hall Memories

Re-live the Music Hall days with this variety show. And if you think entertainment in Granny and Grandad's time was all prim and proper, you might get a surprise from the saucy singers, comics, jugglers, dancers and magicians strutting their stuff here in one of the world's oldest intact music halls.

Britannia Panopticon Music Hall, Glasgow (0.4 miles)

Sat 25 May

Free Pay to get out / 0141 553 0840

  • 15:00

Sun 26 May

Free Pay to get out / 0141 553 0840

  • 13:00
  • 15:00

Sat 29 Jun

Free Pay to get out / 0141 553 0840

  • 13:00
  • 15:00
…and 9 more dates until 27 Oct

According to Everyone Else

Different perspectives on the events of Easter presented in two short plays, "According to Everyone Else" and "The Woman's View". Light refreshments will be available.

Kelvinside Hillhead Parish Church, Glasgow (2.1 miles)

Fri 14 Jun

Free donation welcome / 0141 334 2788

Part of West End Festival.

  • 19:30

Thu 20 Jun

Free donation welcome / 0141 334 2788

Part of West End Festival.

  • 19:30

Be Bop A Lula

Rockabilly dance night with vintage make-overs, milkshakes and live rock'n'roll from the Bird Doggers.

The Grosvenor Café, Glasgow (2.0 miles)

Fri 31 May

Free / 0845 166 6028

  • 20:00 – 00:00

The Hidden Gardens: Day of Stories

Celebrate 10 years of the Hidden Gardens at this day of celebration featuring food, music and entertainment.

Tramway, Glasgow (1.7 miles)

Sat 22 Jun

Free / 0845 330 3501

  • 12:00 – 16:00

A Night of Dangerous Theatre

A range of artists who hope to implement 'dangerous ideas' in Scottish education, and including those working in criminal justice and engaging people with disabilities, present this night of provocative performances that aim to inspire debate. Booking recommended. Part of Festival of Dangerous Ideas.

The Arches, Glasgow (0.6 miles)

Fri 14 Jun

Free but ticketed / 0141 565 1000

  • 18:00 – 21:00

Refugee Week Scotland Media Awards

Annual awards, hosted by the British Red Cross, highlighting exceptional reporting of asylum and refugee issues in the Scottish press. Presented in association with the Scottish Refugee Council and the National Union of Journalists. Booking is essential.

Tron Theatre, Glasgow (0.4 miles)

Fri 21 Jun

Free / 0141 552 4267

Part of Refugee Week Scotland.

Siobhan Davies Dance: Every Day

Artist Davies presents her physical response to the theme of the everyday. Performed by dance artist Helka Kaski, the work moves within the gallery space and amongst other works on display.

Gallery of Modern Art, Glasgow (0.3 miles)

Tue 11 Jun

Free / 0141 287 3050

  • 11:30 – 16:30

Wed 12 Jun

Free / 0141 287 3050

  • 11:30 – 16:30

Thu 13 Jun

Free / 0141 287 3050

  • 11:30 – 16:30

Free / 0141 287 3050

The artist talks about her work.

  • 18:00
…and 3 more dates until 16 Jun

Sunday Afternoon Philosophy Café: Looking for Mrs Livingstone

The Philosophy Café is the place to philosphise, debate, think and engage in general banter over a coffee. Journalist and travel writer Julia Davidson talks about the African journeys she made to bring the neglected wife of David Livingstone out of the shadows.

The Tryst, Glasgow (1.9 miles)

Sun 16 Jun

Free / 0141 339 1588

Part of West End Festival.

  • 13:00