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25/2/2014Caithness Artist's Work Sold Around The World
Elaine Rapson-Grant is an internationally selling artist. She has collectors throughout the UK, Canada, Germany, Netherlands, USA, Australia, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Italy, Channel Islands, Isle of Man, S.
Peter Grimes Opera Live At Thurso Cinema
English National Opera Live from The Coliseum, London: Peter Grimes Live screening at Thurso Cinema 23 February 7.00pm - 10.00pm The bleak, enclosed world of a fishing village provides the backdrop for the story of fisherman Peter Grimes and his uneasy relationship with the other inhabitants. Following the death of Grimes's apprentice, the community presumes Grimes to be guilty.
The Caithness Collection
The Caithness Collection by Gavin Macqueen Gavin Macqueen, a former student of Wick High School and Thurso College, left Caithness in 1998. But, he returns so regularly a Weeker recently remarked that Caithness must be his "spiritual home".
Celebration Exhibition - Last Few Days
St Fergus Gallery, Wick Library High Life Highland and the family of David Morrison would like to invite you and your friends to David’s retrospective exhibition of paintings at the St Fergus Gallery. The exhibition will be open to public from 14th January to 8th February 2014.
Year Of Ancient Ancestors Festival - 5th – 13th July 2014
Homecoming Scotland 2014 offers a year-long programme of events celebrating the very best of Scotland’s food and drink, our fantastic active and natural resources as well as our creativity, culture and ancestral heritage. Homecoming Scotland 2014 will position Scotland on the international stage as a dynamic and creative nation.
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4/2/2014SEA - Art Fundraiser - Entries Accepted From Now Until 20th June
Caithness artists, Joanne B Kaar & Liz O'Donnell, invite you to join in their arty fundraiser for Brough Bay Association & Castletown Heritage Society. Be inspired by the SEA to draw, paint or collage postcard size artwork for their fundraiser.
29/1/2014
Rush.dance kids go MAD in Motherwell
Rush.dance kids have just completed their first Street dance competition of 2014, when they travelled to Motherwell to take part in MAD Street dance Scottish Championships. Results on the day – It was first time out for Troy Giles (4 years old) and he danced amazing in U5 Solo, making his teachers & his parents proud.
Coriolanus At Thurso Cinema From The National Theatre Live
The National Theatre will broadast its live performance of Coriolanus by William Shakespeare around the world and Thurso Cinema will get all the action on Thursday 30th January 2014. National Theatre Live will broadcast the Donmar Warehouse’s production of Coriolanus, Shakespeare’s searing tragedy of political manipulation and revenge, with Tom Hiddleston (The Avengers, War Horse (film), BBC's The Hollow Crown) in the title role and Mark Gatiss (Season's Greetings at the National Theatre, BBC's Sherlock) as Menenius, directed by the Donmar's Artistic Director Josie Rourke.
Royal Ballet: Giselle - Thurso Cinema
Times for Royal Ballet: Giselle. Monday 27 Jan 19:00.
Caithness Horizons: Year of Ancient Ancestors Festival 2014
Scotland welcomes the world for the Year of Homecoming 2014. Homecoming Scotland 2014 offers a year-long programme of events celebrating the very best of Scotland’s food and drink, our fantastic active and natural resources as well as our creativity, culture and ancestral heritage.
What's On At Caithness Horizons In January/February
Cafe Exhibitions Christmas Exhibition extended Throughout January For the rest of January the Christmas exhibition, a collection of smaller works by various local artists, will be on show in the café. All paintings are for sale.Mr Boom Lands Again In Caithness 28 December
Mr Boom will land the Space Ship Imagination at the Wick Pipe Band Hall. Fun for younger bairns at Wick Pipe Band Hall.
Traditional Music Concert - 14th December 2013
The Wick Pipe Band Hall will be the venue for a traditional music concert on Saturday 14th December 2013 starting at 7.30pm. The concert will feature the well known musician Carol-Anne MacKay along with some of the musician friends she has met along the way and some of her pupils.
5/12/2013
Rushdance At Street Star Championships 2013
Rush.dance kids have just competed at Dance lines Street Star Championships, the Street dance competition is the biggest one of the year on the ADFP circuit. It took place in the Blackpool tower ball room which is one of the best dance venues around the UK.
Aladdin From Thurso Players
The pantomime from Thurso players for 2013 is Aladdin. Thurso High School.
Out OOf Placce
A touring exhibition of film and video work commissioned by Timespan, made by three Scottish artists in response to the remote landscape of Sutherland. Location: Caithness Horizons AV Room.
Clapshot by W T Lyall
The late W T Lyall had a knack for capturing life and memories of Wick and Caithness. Clapshot was one of his little books of Caithness dialect poetry.29/10/2013
Rush.dance has just completed MAD Scottish Street dance Challenge
Results on the day – U10 Beg/Nov Crew, SO HYPE placed a massive 3rd place with only their 3rd time dancing as a crew. So Hype Went up against another seven Scottish crews in Under 10’s and to place top 3 was amazing.
Caithness Dialect Poetry of Alexander Miller
Alexander Miller was born in Glasgow in 1905 of Caithness parents - his father being Mr James Miller, ironmoulder, and his mother the late Mrs Miller, 62 Rose Street, Thurso. They came back to Thurso when Alexander was eight years of age, and he was educated at the Miller Academy.
Book Launch At Caithness Horizons
Caithness is the setting of ‘Call of the Undertow’, a powerful debut novel by writer Linda Cracknell, who travels to Caithness Horizons, Thurso on Saturday 26th October as part of a book launch tour. Linda Cracknell has made regular walking and exploring visits to Caithness since 2008.
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