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Doubt

Sister Aloysius runs her sixties Catholic school with an iron fist. Trouble erupts when Sister Aloysius learns from painfully naive Sister James that Father Flynn has "taken an interest" in one of the boys, Donald …
Director: John Patrick Shanley
Starring: Meryl Streep, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Adams, Viola Davis, Joseph Foster II
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Better Things

Visually arresting study of grief in the windswept Cotwolds where a close-knit community struggles to come to terms with the untimely demise of schoolgirl from a drugs overdose. As the dead girl's boyfriend Rob…
Director: Duane Hopkins
Starring: Liam McIlfatrick, Che Corr, Tara Ballard, Megan Palmer, Kurt Taylor
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The Secret Of Moonacre

Orphaned at a young age, plucky 13-year-old Maria Merryweather is forced to leave behind her old life to seek lodgings with her eccentric and gruff uncle, Sir Benjamin Merryweather, on the isolated Moonacre Valley …
Director: Gabor Csupo
Starring: Dakota Blue Richards, Tim Curry, Natascha McElhone, Ioan Gruffudd, Juliet Stevenson
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The Good, The Bad, The Weird

Movie about three Korean outlaws in 1930s Manchuria, and their involvement with the Japanese army and the Chinese and Russian bandits.
Director: Kim Jee-woon
Starring: Song Kang-ho, Lee Byung-hun, Jung Woo-sung
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On Stage

La Traviata

Scottish Opera and Welsh National Opera co-production of Verdi's Paris-set tragedy.
Theatre Royal, Glasgow
Thu 12th February - Sat 14th February
£9-£60

BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra in Tune

The irrepressible Sean Rafferty introduces a live edition of BBC Radio 3s drive-time programme In Tune, with performances by the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. The orchestra will be joined by one of the worlds most
City Hall, Glasgow
Fri 13th February Free

Friday Lunchtime Concert Series Chamber Music by Mendelssohn and his Contemporaries

As part of the Friday Lunchtime Concert Series. Chamber music by Mendelssohn and his contemporaries
RSAMD, Glasgow
Fri 13th February £9(£6)

Music on Mondays: RSAMD Harp Students

As part of the Music on Mondays Series, the RSAMD Hard students perform.
RSAMD, Glasgow
Mon 9th February £5

Organ Recital

Gordon S. Frier plays a wide variety of music on the Forster & Andrews organ in Partick Methodist Church every Saturday afternoons.
Partick Methodist Church, Glasgow
Sat 14th February - Sat 28th February Free admission

Renfield Recitals: The Joys of Love

Free Saturday lunchtime concerts at 1.00pm in the beautiful surroundings of Renfield St Stephen's Church, 260 Bath Street,Glasgow. The church has a warm acoustic - a gift to all performers.
Renfield St Stephen's Parish Church Centre, Glasgow
Sat 14th February Free

Royal Scottish National Orchestra: Romantic Valentines Classics

Relax and enjoy some of the most beautiful and popular music ever written, featuring highlights from romantic ballets.
Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow
Sat 14th February £10-£32

RSAMD String Ensemble

Live concert with RSAMD String Ensemble.
RSAMD, Glasgow
Wed 11th February £10(£7)

RSNO Music, the Food of Love: Romantic Valentines Classics

Relax and enjoy an intoxicating evening of the most romantic music imaginable, including Tchaikovskys achingly passionate Fantasy Overture based on Shakespeares tale of the fated young lovers, Romeo and Juliet, and
Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow
Sat 14th February £10-£32
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On Stage

Judas Priest

Classic rock from one of the main forces in the 1980s New Wave of British Heavy Metal.
SECC, Glasgow
Mon 16th February
£37.50

Magazine

Magazine were an English Post-punk group active between 1977 and 1981 but have recently reformed to perform 1 of 2 very special shows. With orginal members Howard Devoto, Dave Formula, Barry Adamson and John Doyle this
O2 Academy, Glasgow
Mon 16th February
£23

Sandi Thom

Singer-songwriter whose had huge success with her No.1 debut album, Smile it Confuses People.
SECC, Glasgow
Wed 11th February
£20

A Day To Remember

It would be almost too easy and obvious to describe A Day To Remember as the creators of one of the unforgettable rock albums of 2007, but that wouldnt make it any less true.is a A five-piece post-hardcore band from
King Tut's Wah Wah Hut, Glasgow
Mon 16th February £9

A-Side Soul

Eight-piece soul band with classics from throughout the years.
WEST Brewery, Glasgow
Thu 12th February Free (n/a)

Alkaline Trio

Emo/punk band from Chicago.
ABC, Glasgow
Tue 10th February £16

Children Of Bodom

Finnish metal band who found an international audience following the release of their debut album, Something Wild, in 1997.
ABC, Glasgow
Sat 14th February £16.50

Colin Blunstone

The distinctively-toned former Zombies singer returns for a first solo tour in 10 years, having just completed new album The Ghost Of Me And You, some 13 years after work on it began.
Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow
Sat 14th February £17 (£15)

Dead Letter Office

Epic alternative rockers play as part of their UK Winter Tour promoting their debut single. Also on the bill are Monday Morning Sun & Affluenza.
Bloc+, Glasgow
Mon 16th February Free

Defenders Of The Faith II

Opeth and Arch Enemy to co-headline this Metal Hammer-sponsored tour.
O2 Academy, Glasgow
Sun 15th February £20

DIY-Fest

From 2pm-10.30pm. All day punk rock with Mike TV, 4 Past Midnight, The JB Conspiracy, Hateful, The Murderburgers, Outl4w, The Lie Detectors, Rebel City Radio, The Lie Detectors and The Atoms.
Barfly, Glasgow
Sun 15th February £10

Emmy the Great

Emma-Lee Moss, known by her stage name of Emmy the Great, is a London based singer-songwriter. With a debut album due out in 2009, Emmy the Great is sure to turn heads with this live set.
King Tut's Wah Wah Hut, Glasgow
Sat 14th February £7.50

Forever the Sickest Kids

Power pop outfit from Dallas, Texas.
Cathouse, Glasgow
Thu 12th February £8

Halfway To Paradise - the Billy Fury Story

All lip curling, smouldering sexiness, Billy Fury was the British Elvis and the most complete cool cat Rock 'n' Roller ever!
Pavilion Theatre, Glasgow
Sun 15th February £17.50(£16.50)
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Out and About

NAKBA: Palestine 1948 - the claims of history and memory

This Day School looks at the role of memory in narrating the tragic events of 1948 in Palestine. A particular focus is given to accounts of the thousands of refugees on the West Bank.
Dept of Adult and Continuing Education, University of Glasgow, Glasgow
Sat 14th February £25 (NA)
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Restaurant

Opus One

Perth

Do you know what? I think we're actually making food progress in Scotland. I'm on a roll with good meals of late and Opus One simply confirms what I take to be the emerging trend. Five years ago - even two - I'd have

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