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14/5/2016
Celebration Tree At Northlands Creative Glass
Any seed when planted needs many things in order to flourish and grow. North Lands Creative Glass was a seed sown in 1996 in the small fishing village of Lybster on the North east coast of Scotland and over the past 20 years the people and place of Lybster and Caithness have provided good fertile nourishment.Wick RBLS Pipe Band - 2016 Programme
JUNE Saturday 11th Wick Harbour Day. Saturday 11th 8pm Gordon Gunn with Brian McAlpine and Marc Clement, Pipe Band Hall, High Street, Wick.
Spectrum at St Fergus Gallery, Wick
Visit Spectrum, an exhibition of screen prints by an Edinburgh artist Catherine Sargeant. Catherine graduated from Edinburgh College of Art with a 1st class BA(Hons) in Drawing and Painting and she became the first recipient of WASPS new graduate award.
5/5/2016
Wildcards shown for Highland Schools in Rock Challenge
Three Highland Schools are celebrating as they have been given wildcards to perform at the UK Rock Challenge (Scotland) finals. Dingwall and Millburn Academies and Thurso High School are the three lucky wildcard recipients.
MAGDALEN At Lyth Arts Centre - 2nd May 2016
MAGDALEN MAY 2, 2016 Bing Bremner (LAC Drama Programmer) writes. Breathtaking, riveting and marvellous is how professional reviewers have described Erin Layton's performance in her self-penned play Magdalen and I was absolutely stunned by the production and couldn't be prouder of Lyth Art Centre for giving you the opportunity to see this truly outstanding play.
CLYPE At Lyth Arts Centre - 13th May 2016
In 2014, Simon Gall (Salsa Celtica) and Jonny Hardie (Old Blind Dogs) created Clype. A new project fusing sounds and styles from around the globe, borrowing from Scottish folk traditions very much rooted in the north-east of Scotland as well as from the rhythms of Latin America and harmonic ideas of jazz.
JAZZ EXCHANGE - TRIPLE-BILL Lyth Arts Centre - 28th May 2016
Caithness Big Band - we are always delighted to welcome back this happy gang who keep jazz alive in the north by playing the well-loved swing repertoire to a very high standard to which they add a few of their own surprises. We feel proud that Caithness has a big band of its own - there is nothing quite like that rich sound to get your feet tapping.
The Immigrants - Lyth Arts Centre - 8th May 2016
THE IMMIGRANTS MAY 8, 2016. 1665.
29/4/2016
Rushdance Kids Hit The 2016 Competitions At UDO Championships
Rush.dance have just competed at UDO Lancashire Championships in Blackpool. Results on the day Team - U14 Beginner 4th place, Demonz.
29/4/2016
Get Dance Instruction At Rushdance
Rush.dance presents M.A.D tour 2016 @ the EDGE dance studio Thurso. 18th June 2016.
21/4/2016
Beginners Ballroom Classes
Learn ballroom dancing with six weeks of lessons starting 10th May in Thurso. Walz, Quickstep and Tango.
15/4/2016
The Day Of Dance - Saturday 23rd April 2016
The Day of Dance introduces you to four very popular dance styles, Modern Jive, New York Salsa, Smooth Waltz and Argentine Tango. Each style has been simplified to help the novice dancer quickly learn the foundation steps, even if you think you have two left feet! All classes are run with the emphasis on having fun in a relaxed social atmosphere, whether coming as a couple, with a friend or by yourself.
The Birthday Party by Harold Pinter
The Birthday Party is about Stanley Webber, an erstwhile piano player in his 30s, who lives in a run down boarding house, run by Meg and Petey Boles, in an English seaside town, probably on the south coast, not too far from London. Two sinister strangers, Goldberg and McCann, who arrive supposedly on his birthday and who appear to have come looking for him, turn Stanleys apparently innocuous birthday party organised by Meg into a nightmare.
Creativity - Photographic Exhibition
Thurso Camera Club presents Creativity. The Venue is Thurso Art Gallery (Formerly the Swanson Gallery in the Library).
HIGHLAND COLLECTIVE TRIO
Eleanor Cameron, Cecilia Baesso and Katy Bell are three classically-trained string players who are to spend a weeks residency at Lyth. We all have the opportunity to hear what they manage to achieve during their visit at a performance on the final Sunday afternoon - guaranteed great musical skill but in a new guise? After a break for tea there will be an optional Q and A session during which you will have the opportunity to share your impressions of this new work.
LOST TREASURE - GLASGOW SHORT FILM FESTIVAL 2016 - At Thurso Cinema
In 1956, Glasgow-based socialist film-making collective the Dawn Cine Group embarked on an ambitious project to tell the story of the Scottish Highlands and its people. Lost Treasure was never completed.
NETTING - A PLAY BY MORNA YOUNG
Netting is a story of fishing widows trying to live their lives after a tragedy. A story about real women - strong but flawed - the play explores how grief changes their relationships.
THE BUSQUITOS - FAMILY SHOW
The Busquitos are four highly entertaining and very funny Dutch musicians who are making a lightening trip to Caithness with just enough time to visit three primary schools as well as performing an evening family show at Lyth. They play and sing a catchy mix of brilliantly performed music and provide light-hearted entertainment to put a smile on every face! They invite everyone to sing along to their catchy, jazzy tunes or dreamy lullabies.
Mairearad and Anna - Best Day - At Lyth Arts
After the stunning success of their November tour, two of Scotlands most revered multi-instrumentalists, Mairearad Green and Anna Massie follow up their critically acclaimed, third album, Best Day with another tour!! This time, a 9-date UK Tour, in APRIL - taking in venues from London to Plockton and beyond!!! Website - mairearadandanna.com Best Day was recorded at Gran's House Studio in Lamington in the peaceful and picturesque Scottish Borders. Remaining true to their live sound, the album is performed entirely by Mairearad and Anna themselves.
17/3/2016
Highland wind bands to compete at national level
This weekends Scottish Concert Band Festival finals being held in Perth Concert Hall will see representation from two Wind Bands from the Highlands. Saturdays Achieving School Band class will see Lochaber High Schools Senior Band compete against another six groups representing schools from all over Scotland.
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