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24/1/2013
Last minute decision to go to Hip Hop comp pays offThumbnail for article : Last minute decision to go to Hip Hop comp pays off
A last minute decision to go to a Hip Hop competiton paid off for some members of the Caithenss Rush Dance Group.  They only found about the competition on Thursday morning and by Sunday had grabbed a clutch of trophies.  
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21/1/2013
‘Ireland’s Authentic Voice of Country’ Kathy Kane Debuts in ScotlandThumbnail for article : ‘Ireland’s Authentic Voice of Country’ Kathy Kane Debuts in Scotland
‘Ireland’s Authentic Voice of Country’, Kathy Kane, will visit Scotland for the first time with her band next week, performing her first Scottish show in Thurso, Caithness.   Kathy, from Ballymoney, Co.Antrim, has attracted considerable praise, not only in Ireland but also from established Nashville agents, for her sultry, country voice and her ability to sing gritty American Country with an authenticity that is only usually found Stateside.  
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15/1/2013
Local Painting - 'Old St Peters Kirk And Grave Yard' G. Wright 1902Thumbnail for article : Local Painting - 'Old St Peters Kirk And Grave Yard' G. Wright 1902
The painting by G Wright 1902 can be found in Caithness Horizons in Thurso, Caithness.   The oldest church site in Caithness is St Peters in Thurso.  
8/1/2013
Portable Museum Of Curiosity inspired by Robert Dick baker & botanistThumbnail for article : Portable Museum Of Curiosity inspired by Robert Dick baker & botanist
Joanne B Kaar - "The Portable Museum Of Curiosity" This "Portable Museum of Curiosity" is the result of a collaboration with Joanne B Kaar, artist, and Joanne Howdle, museum curator for Caithness Horizons, as part of Museums Galleries Scotland / Creative Scotland, Iconic Artists in Iconic Places residency 2012.   "The Portable Museum of Curiosity" is available for schools, colleges, community groups, museums, galleries and other heritage organisations to borrow.  
5/12/2012
Family Fever - You Will LaughThumbnail for article : Family Fever - You Will Laugh
Wick Players bring you a comedy that will make you laugh all the way to Christmas.   Tuesday 11th - Friday 14th December.  
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19/11/2012
Caithness Horizons Christmas MarketThumbnail for article : Caithness Horizons Christmas Market
1st December 2012 For may items that would make great Christmas gifts..  
18/11/2012
Wick Players - Christmas Production
Wick Players Christmas production of 'Family Fever' - another Sam Cree script Xmas play dates are Tues 11th December until Friday the 14th December.   Tickets priced at eight pound fsor tiered seating and six pounds for normal.  
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18/11/2012
Pied Piper Panto - Thurso PlayersThumbnail for article : Pied Piper Panto - Thurso Players
12th - 15th December 2012.  
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13/11/2012
Call For Artists At Caithness HorizonsThumbnail for article : Call For Artists At Caithness Horizons
1st - 24th December Calling artists who wish to show works for sale in the run up to Christmas..  
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5/11/2012
Avizandum - Retrospective ExhibitionThumbnail for article : Avizandum - Retrospective Exhibition
3rd November - 1st December 2012.  
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2/10/2012
Pulteney Cinema - What's ShowingThumbnail for article : Pulteney Cinema - What's Showing
check out the the films at Pultney Cinema with in the new community centre in Wick.   Fantastic new sound equipment and tiered seating will ensure you and the family have a good view of the screen.  
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3/9/2012
Thurso Camera Club - Next Meeting 17th SeptemberThumbnail for article : Thurso Camera Club  - Next Meeting 17th September
If you are interested in photography get along to Thurso Camera club..  
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27/8/2012
'What kind of country do you wish to live in?'Thumbnail for article : 'What kind of country do you wish to live in?'
While Scotland debates its political identity in preparation for an independence referendum, Edinburgh artist Angus Reid considered it was time to answer this question for himself.   As a film-maker and visual artist as well as a writer, he decided to invite people across Scotland to join him in giving thought to the fact that - as he says - "We have no written constitution...  
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25/8/2012
Wave North Pop Up Art Exhibition
Wave North Pop up Art Exhibition - 25th October - 3rd November 2012 The Wave North festival is running again in October this year to coincide with the UK Pro Tour Surfing competition held at Thurso East.   This year as well as the surfing there will be a temporary skate park at Thurso Harbour providing workshops and demonstrations.  
17/8/2012
Rush Dance Crew At Eden CourtThumbnail for article : Rush Dance Crew At Eden Court
Rush.dance crew from the Caithness, Highlands perform at the Breakin Convention in Eden Court, Inverness 2012..  
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2/8/2012
What's On At Caithness Horizons In Thurso Gala Week
Summer Museum Activities during Thurso Gala Week, 6th and 9th August 2-4pm.   Join us and Peter The Penguin to celebrate Thurso Gala Week and The Olympic Games with our Summer craft and Games sessions.  
15/7/2012
Artists and museums unite to create 'Iconic Places'
Exciting things are afoot at four Scottish museums as they embark upon projects with acclaimed Scottish artists who will draw inspiration from - and cast a new perspective on - their collections and buildings.   These new creative collaborations are the first to be awarded through Iconic Artists in Iconic Places - a collaborative project by Museums Galleries Scotland and Creative Scotland to celebrate Scotland's icons past and present by enabling artists to be inspired by museum collections, historic sites, and Scotland's intangible cultural heritage, also known as living culture.  
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20/6/2012
Estrella To Gig On World's Shortest Street
Highland Rock Band, ESTRELLA are set to play an acoustic gig on the WORLD'S shortest street on Friday 22 June.   The Guinness Book of World Records declared Wick's Ebenezer Place (in the far North of Scotland) as the world's shortest street in 2006 and the band will play a 15 minute set outside its only address, No 1 Bistro, Mackay's Hotel but at 6ft 9 inches in length there is no room for another building in this street! Murray Lamont of Mackay's Hotel said "We are delighted that Estrella has chosen to play a gig outside one of the county's most historical landmarks.  
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17/6/2012
Mary Hamada Parker - Exhibition
An exhibition by local artist Mary Hamada Parker at Caithness Horizons from 23rd June until 29th July 2012 The next exhibition in the Gallery at Caithness Horizons will feature a collection of work by local artist Mary Hamada Parker.   Mary Hamada Parker was born in Yokohama then schooled locally in Thurso.