Another busy week, with bookish delights and a barrage of musical greats descending on the city.
The Ballet of the Palette, Gallery of Modern Art, until Sun Jan 24 2016
Selection of 20th century paintings was chosen by contemporary artists featured in the GoMA’s equivalent 2013 exhibition. So you know it's gonna be good.
Aye Write, Mitchell Library, until Sat Apr 25
Glasgow’s book festival continues to the Mitchell with a packed-to-bursting programme - check our top five highlights if you can't be bothered going through the whole thing.
The Woman in Black, Theatre Royal, Mon Apr 20-Fri Apr 25
Susan Hill's spook story, recently adapted for film with Daniel Radcliffe in the lead role, tells the story of a lawyer obsessed with a curse he believes has befallen his family.
George Clinton, O2 ABC, Thu Apr 23
Funk legend and Parliament chairman Clinton struts his stuff, coincidentally around the same time as his excellently titled autobiography ('Brothas Be, Yo Like George, Ain't That Funkin' Kinda Hard on You?') hits the shelves.
Avengers: Age of Ultron, general release from Fri Apr 24
We think you know all about this one already.
Bigfoot’s Tea Party, Sub Club, Fri Apr 24
The techno night welcomes special guest The Black Madonna, resident and creative director at Chicago's legendary Smart Bar (alongside scene legends Derrick Carter and the late Frankie Knuckles).
Outskirts, Platform, Sat Apr 25
Platform, Glasgow’s prominent outpost of cultural activity in the East End, launches the latest edition of its multi-genre mini-fest, featuring music from Easterhouse Conversation (aka RM Hubbert and Wounded Knee), an A/V tribute to Kraftwerk performed by Matthew Bourne Franck Vigroux and Antoine Schmitt, and several cross-platform installations and performances spanning sound, film, performance and interactivity.
Dan Mangan & Blacksmith, Oran Mor, Sat Apr 25
Canadian alt.folk with an experimental edge as the newly renamed Dan Mangan and Blacksmith (upgraded from Mangan's name only, to emphasise the band’s involvement in songcraft) tour third album ‘Club Meds’.
Rally & Broad, Stereo, Sun Apr 26
The ‘Can’t Buy Me Love’ edition of Jenny Lindsay and Rachel McCrum’s regular poetry cabaret night features performative bits and bobs from Jonnie Common, Kirstin Innes, Luke Wright, Katy Hastie and The Creative Martyrs. For a line-up that's consistently impressive, we're super-impressed (especially with yon Wright and Common on the bill).
Nick Cave, Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, Sun Apr 26
A special stripped-down show from the gothic prince, accompanied by only a handful of his most trusted Bad Seeds.