The Courier & Advertiser (Angus and Dundee)
EVENTS IN YOUR AREA
Aberfel y AIR : SPACE
The Watermill, Mill Street, PH15 2BG, 01887 822896, until Sat January 27, Mon-sat 10am-5pm; Sun 11am-5pm, free. The seven members of AIR (Artists in Rannoch) present an exhibition featuring oils, installations, words and more. www.visitaberfeldy.co. uk
Arbroath Arbroath Accordion & Fiddle Club Monthly Meeting
Arbroath Golf Club, DD11 2PT, 01241 875326, Sun January 7, 7.30pm, £4 (members £3.50). Monthly meeting for fans of the accordion and the fiddle with local and visiting musicians playing traditional and sometimes not-so-traditional music. This session features John Stuart Dance Band. www.boxandfiddle.com/ arbroath
Blairgowrie Motown Tribute Show Night
Angus Hotel, Wellmeadow, PH10 6NH, 01250 872455, Sat January 6, 7pm, £30. A three-course dinner followed by some serious moving and grooving. www.theangushotel.com
Broughty Ferry New Gadget
Broughty Ferry Community Library, Queen Street, DD5 2HN, 01382 436919, Wed January 10, 10am & 2pm, free. If you got a smartphone or tablet for Christmas and want to learn how to download free e-books, audiobooks, magazines and comics to your device, head to Broughty Ferry Library. www.rrsdiscovery.com
Dun dee Dundee and District Philatelic Society
Roseangle Art Gallery, Roseangle, DD1 4LR, Thu January 11, 7.30pm, annual membership £10 (under 18s free). Regular meetings of the local stamp enthusiasts. New members and visitors always welcome. www.dundeephilatelic. org
Frank Hurley and the Art of the Platinum Prin
Discovery Point, Discovery Quay, DD1 4XA, 01382 309060, until Thu January 11, Mon-sat 10am-5pm; Sun 11am-5pm, free. Frank Hurley was the official photographer on Ernest Shackleton’s illfated Endurance expedition and the images taken at this time have gained iconic status. This exhibition celebrates Frank Hurley’s work with a display of contemporary limited edition platinum prints. www.rrsdiscovery.com
Kate V Robertson: This Mess is Kept Afloat
Dundee Contemporary Arts, 152 Nethergate, DD1 4DY, 01382 909900, until Sun February 25, Mon-wed & Fri-sun 10am-6pm; Thu 10am-8pm, free. New sculptural work in the first solo exhibition in a UK institution by the artist. www.katevrobertson. com
Meet Mcmanus: Insects in Winter
The Mcmanus, Albert Square, Meadowside, DD1 1DA, 01382 307200, Thu January 11, 1-1.30pm, free. A talk about the kinds of insects who brave the cold to go out and about during winter, and those who spend the colder months hibernating. www.mcmanus.co.uk
Open/close Street Art Tours
Penguin Parade, Outside St Mary’s Church, DD1 4DG, Sat January 6, 10am, donations welcome. Discover the artwork hidden down the lanes, closes and alleyways of Dundee. The tour takes in all 18 artworks created as part of Open/close Dundee and provides you with information on the project, artists and pieces themselves. www.facebook.com/ openclosedundee
University of Dundee Discovery Days
Dalhousie Building, University of Dundee, Old Hawkhill, Balfour Street, DD1 4HB, 01382 223181, Thu January 11, 1.30-4.45pm, free.
Get snippets of the brilliance that resides at Dundee Uni by listening to a series of short talks from professors and award-winning teachers and communicators. Members of the public, colleagues, professionals and all others welcome.
www.dundee.ac.uk
The Victorian Landscape in Watercolour
The Mcmanus, Albert Square, Meadowside, DD1 1DA, 01382 307200, until Sun January 28, daily 10am-5pm, free. Work from artists including John Macwhirter and William Mctaggart, offering the chance to compare the effects achieved by artists in their use of different media. www.mcmanus.co.uk
Dundee Preserves
The Mcmanus, Albert Square, Meadowside, DD1 1DA, 01382 307200, Fri January 5 & Sat January 6, 10am-4.30pm, free. A look behind the scenes to see how historical artifacts are preserved. www.mcmanus.co.uk
Planetarium Shows
Mills Observatory, Balgay Park, Glamis Road, DD2 2UB, 01382 435967, Fri January 5, 7-9.30pm, 50p-£1. Take a tour of the night sky in the planetarium. Learn about constellations, asteroids, galaxies and more. www.leisureandculturedundee.com/mills-home
Sleeping Beauty
Gardyne Theatre, Gardyne Road, DD5 1NY, 01382 434940, until Sat January 6, 2pm & 6.30pm, £23.50. Traditional family panto featuring River City’s Tom Urie (Big Bob) alongside Scot Squad’s Officer Karen and others. www.gardynetheatre. org.uk
Dry Slope Skiing
Ancrum Centre, 10 Ancrum Road, DD2 2HZ, 01382 435911, until Mon January 29, Mon 4-5pm, £46. A chance for kids aged 5-9 to learn to ski on Dundee’s only dry ski slope. This course is suitable for absolute beginners and runs over four weeks. www.ancrum.com
Dundee Afternoon Lecture
Tower Building, University of Dundee, Nethergate, DD1 4HN, 01382 384310, Wed January 10, 2.15pm, £2. A series of talks, open to members of the public and organised by six Dundee societies. This lecture by Dr Ruaridh Campbell looks at the status of wildcats in Scotland and the research being done in one of their strongholds. www.dundee.ac.uk/ museum
Screen Printing
Dundee Contemporary Arts, 152 Nethergate, DD1 4DY, 01382 909900, Wed January 10, 6-8.30pm, £65 (£45). Channel your inner Warhol and learn how to explore the creative possibilities of this colourful, graphic and immediate approach to making repeat prints. www.dca.org.uk
nunfermline Pygmalion
Carnegie Hall, East Port, KY12 7JA, 01383 602302, until January 13,Thu-sat 7.30pm, £9 (£8). George Bernard Shaw’s comedy drama exploring snobbery and the British class system through the story of Professor Henry Higgins and his mission to transform the speech of Cockney flower girl Eliza Doolittle. Presented by Dunfermline Dramatic Society. www.onfife.com
Pat Cairns sings Neil Diamond & Kenny Rogers
Carnegie Hall, East Port, KY12 7JA, 01383 602302, Fri January 5, 7.30pm, £15. Pat Cairns presents a tribute to two deepvoiced legends of music. www.onfife.com
RSNO: Viennese Gala
Carnegie Hall, East Port, KY12 7JA, 01383 602302, Sat January 6, 7.30pm, £24 (£21). Welcome in the new year with the RSNO’S annual set of waltzes, polkas, and arias, including Strauss favourites ‘Voices of Spring’ and ‘On the Beautiful Blue Danube’. Holly Mathieson conducts. www.rsno.org.uk
Phil Kay
Carnegie Hall, East Port, KY12 7JA, 01383 602302, Sun January 7, 7.30pm, £5. Scottish storyteller and master of mirth and mayhem. Come and hear all the best stories from this very creative comedian. www.onfife.com
Kirkcal y Aladdin
Adam Smith Theatre, Bennochy Road, KY1 1ET, 01592 583302, Fri Saturday 5, 7pm; Sat January 6, 2pm & 7pm, £18.50 (£15). The Adam Smith Theatre once again team up with Imagine Theatre for their family panto. Starring Gordon Brandie as Wishee Washee, Kim Shepherd as So Shi and Derek Mcghie as the evil magician Abanazar. www.onfife.com
Perth The Artist and the Architect
Fergusson Gallery, Marshall Place, PH2
8NS, 01738 783425, until Mon January 29, Tue-sat 10am-5pm; Sun 12-4.30pm, free. An exhibition exploring the relationship between Charles Rennie Mackintosh and J D Fergusson, looking at their shared interests and how they influenced each other. www.culturepk.org.uk
Oet’s Eance
Norie-miller Studio, Perth Concert Hall, Mill Street, PH1 5HZ, 01738 621031, Tue January 9, 6pm, free. Creative dance classes for adults with mental or physical disabilities. www.horsecross.co.uk
Aladdin
Perth Theatre, 185 High Street, PH1 5UW, 01738 621031, Fri January 5, 2pm; Sat January 6, 2pm & 7pm, £19-£23 (£17-£12; children £12-£13.50). Aladdin, Jasmine and Dame Barrie Hunter are out to stop break-dancing baddie Abanazer in Perth’s family panto. www.horsecross.co.uk
Scottish Chamber Orchestra: New Year Gala Concert
Perth Concert Hall, Mill Street, PH1 5HZ, 01738 621031, Fri January 5, 7.30pm, £12.50-£26.50 (students £6). The Scottish Chamber Orchestra welcome the new year with a programme featuring classical music’s finest waltzes and polkas. www.horsecross.co.uk
Perth Iarmers’ Market
King Edward Street, PH1 5UB, 01738 582159, Sat January 6, 9am-2pm, free. Established by lamb farmer Jim Fairlie in 1999, Perth was the first farmers’ market in Scotland, and remains the one which many others are based on and aspire to. The market has between 45-50 stalls selling a range of local seasonal produce including fresh meat; fruit and vegetables; oils, dressings and preserves; dairy products; home baking; and spirits. www.perthfarmersmarket.co.uk
St Andrews Kate Scardifield: Ley Lines
St Andrews Museum, Kinburn Park, Doubledykes Road, KY16 9DP, 01334 659380, until Sat March 3, Wed-sat 10.30am-4pm, free. Work by the Australiabased artist. www.fifedirect.org.uk/ museums
Scot Free Tours: Free Walking Tour
The Scores Hotel, 76 The Scores, KY16 9BB, 01334 472451, Sat January 6 11am-12.30pm; Sun January 7 12-1.30pm, free.
A walking tour of St Andrews featuring tales of assassinations, royal romances, Alice in Wonderland and President Eisenhower. The route is a little over a mile which includes a couple of slightly steeper pavements and some steps www.aberdeenfreetours. com
Out of the Box
Museum of the University of St Andrews, 7a The Scores, KY16 9AR, 01334 461660, Sun January 7, 1-3pm, free. Pop into MUSA and try a new ‘Out of the Box’ challenge each month. Find out about the vast continent of Africa. Learn about traditional jewellery by making your own, or help complete the African savanna by drawing some West African wildlife. www.st-andrews.ac.uk/ museum
Enclosure Design for Eclectic Diners: Plants in Zoos
University of St Andrews, North Haugh, KY16 9ST, 01334 463800, Tue January 9, 7.30pm, free.
A talk about plants in zoos by Simon Jones, formerly of Edinburgh Zoo. Hosted by Friends of the Botanic Garden. www.st-andrews.ac.uk