St Andrews

Beauty and the Beast Byre Theatre, Abbey Street, KY16 9LA, 01334 475000, until Sun December 31, times vary, £17–£20 (£13.50–£19.50). The Byre’s Christmas show tells the tale of bookworm Belle, who is locked up in a castle full of singing homeware. www.byretheatre.com A Taste of Cheese, Wine and Horror St Andrews Library, Church Square, KY16 9NN, 01334 659378, Fri December 1, 7–8.30pm, £12.50. Sip wine, eat cheese and get the pants scared off you with some scary book readings. Part of Book Week Scotland. www.onfife.com Busy Beeswax Candles Museum of the University of St Andrews, 7a The Scores, KY16 9AR, 01334 461660, Sat December 2, 1.30– 3.30pm, free. Beesy’s Beeswax Candles hold a candle making workshop. www.standrews.ac.uk/ musa An Gvening of Poetry with JR Williams Zest, 95 South Street, KY16 9QW, Sat December 2, 6.30– 8pm, free. Celebrate how poetry can contribute to wellbeing and shared culture. Poet JL Williams reads from her latest collection, After Economy, as well as leading a collective reading. Part of Book Week Scotland. www.scottishbooktrust.com/book-weekscotland The Gvolution of Beauty in Nature Bell Pettigrew Museum of Natural History, Bute Medical Building, School of Biology, St Andrews University, KY16 9TS, 01334 461660, Sat December 2, 11am– noon free. Dr Carl Smith discusses beauty and evolution in nature. www.st-andrews.ac.uk Glass Reaves Workshop St Andrews Preservation Trust Museum, 12 North Street, KY16 9PW, 01334 477629, Sat December 2, 4.30pm, £28. Create unique glass leaves from your pastel drawing design transferred in glass powder onto a glass sheet. No previous experience required. www.standrewspreservationtrust.org.uk St Andrew’s Eay: At the Gnds of the Garth Town Hall, 1 Queen’s Gardens, KY16 9TA, Sat December 2, 9am, £5–£6.50. A range of events on offer including market stalls, lantern making workshops and circus skills workshops during the day and an outdoor ceilidh followed by a lantern procession at night, culminating in a spectacular fire show with a firework display at the Harbour. www.standrewsday.com St Andrews Iarmers’ Market North Car Park, Argyle Street, KY16 9BX, 07773 280105, Sat December 2, 9am–1pm, free. Organised by the Fife Farmers’ Market Cooperative, St Andrews is a busy market with up to 30 stallholders attending on the first Saturday of each month. www.fifefarmersmarket.co.uk Wreath Class Balgove Larder, Strathtyrum Estate, KY16 9SF, 01334 898145, Sat December 2, 9.30–11.30am, £40. Create a festive wreath. www.balgove.com Ceramic Print Workshop St Andrews Preservation Trust Museum, 12 North Street, KY16 9PW, 01334 477629, Sun December 3, 4.30pm, £30. Create your own unique and original design in coloured enamel onglaze print before it’s fired permanently onto a ceramic mug or plate. www.standrewspreservationtrust.org.uk Out of the Box Museum of the University of St Andrews, 7a The Scores, KY16 9AR, 01334 461660, Sun December 10, 1–3pm, free. Pop into MUSA and try a new ‘Out of the Box’ challenge each month. These self-led activities for families are available every Sunday. This month’s theme is Starry Night. www.standrews.ac.uk

The View, Caird Hall, Dundee, Friday December 1.