Young at heart
Festival fun days
South Lanarkshire Leisure and Culture’s 12th annual ‘ Young at Heart’ Festival will have a number of events running in Rutherglen this month.
Celebrating the arts as ‘engaging and accessible for all’, the festival is aimed at those aged 50 and over and will run from March 7-18.
And the programme does indeed offer something for everyone with events running day, night and weekend over 11 actionpacked days.
South Lanarkshire’s cultural venues will come into their own hosting a fabulous array of shows including: Scottish Opera Highlights; ABBA tribute ‘ Thank You for the Music’; Snake Davis, the Sax Man and Meeting Ronnie ( that guy fae the Corries). U2 and Eagles tributes, and a ‘Movies and Musicals’ show with festival favourite Edward Reid are also highlights.
Theatre lovers are also spoiled for choice with the plays ‘Winchin’’ and ‘Some Kind of Sanctuary’.
Also on the varied list are workshops and heritage events, tea dances, crafts, textiles, jewellery making and sewing tuition.
‘Appetite for Apps’ will show those taking part that there really is an ‘app for everything’ whilst a Lego workshop will be pure child’s play.
And new for this year is ‘Active Arts Mornings’ with opportunities to try a range of arts and cultural opportunities from dance and digital photography to drums and singing.
In Rutherglen, the schedule will be:
Thursday, March 9 - Tea dance with John Findlay, Rutherglen Town Hall, 1pm.
Friday, March 10 - Hold the Door - Rutherglen Town Hall, 1pm.
Friday, March 10 - Winchin’, Rutherglen Town Hall, 7.30pm.
Saturday, March 11 - The Flying Deuces, Rutherglen Town Hall, 2pm.
Tuesday, March 14 - Free recital: Ross Wilson, Rutherglen Town Hall, 2pm.
Wednesday, March 15 - Active arts morning, Fernhill Community Centre, 10am.
Wednesday, March 15 - An Afternoon at the Musicals with Edward Reid, Rutherglen Town Hall, 1pm.
Friday, March 17 - A Great Yarn, Rutherglen Town Hall, 10am.
Friday, March 17 - Jewel Brooch, Fernhill Community Centre, 2pm.
Councillor Hamish Stewart, chair of South Lanarkshire Leisure and Culture, said: “As always, Young at Heart promises to be a fabulous festival. If you are over 50 and interested in the arts then this festival is for you, and we are confident that there really is something for all in this appealing and unique programme.”
Copies of the Young at Heart brochure are available at Libraries and SLLC venues throughout South Lanarkshire or you can ring The Town House Hamilton (Tel: 01698 452 299) and ask to have the brochure mailed to you. The brochure is also downloadable from www. slleisureandculture.co.uk/ festivals
Whilst there are a number of free events, most events are charged – with some offering reduced prices for Activage members. Places are limited for most events so advance booking is advisable.