EVENT LISTINGS

AROUND TOWN

Watercolour All Ways Classes With Liz Dulley Roseangle Art Gallery, Roseangle, Dundee, DD1 4LR. Fri January 21, 10.30am12.30pm, £90 (members £80). Watercolour All Ways Classes are designed to lift spirit through the activity of painting and are run by an experienced watercolour artist who will guide you through techniques while working on your own painting. Suitable for all levels of experience, this five-week block of teaching is tailored to suit individual needs. dundeeartsociety.co.uk

Relaxed Drawing @ The Wardlaw Museum Wardlaw Museum, 7a The Scores, St Andrews, KY16 9AR, 01334461660. Wed January 26, 5-7pm, free. Drop into the Wardlaw Museum to relax and draw. Find a place in the galleries and take inspiration from great artworks, capture the detail of an ancient artefact or bring a stuffed animal to life. All abilities welcome with materials provided. standrews.ac.uk/museums

Dive In! Protecting Our Ocean

Wardlaw Museum, 7 The Scores, St Andrews, KY16 9AR, 01334 461660, until Sun January 30, Mon-fri 11am-7pm; Sat & Sun 10am-5pm, free. This is your chance to explore the wonders of the ocean, learn about the challenges it faces, and discover the actions you can take to help save it. divein.wp.standrews.ac.uk

Tasty Treats Afternoon Tea Dobbies Dunfermline, Whimbrell Place, Fife Leisure Park, Dunfermline, KY11 8EX, 01383 842757, until Mon January 31, Mon-fri 12-3.30pm; Sat & Sun 2pm, 2.30pm, 3pm & 3.30pm, £10. Treat yourself to an afternoon tea for just £10 per adult throughout January. As well as a traditional selection or a specially curated vegan offering, there’s a children’s version for only £5. dobbies. com/dunfermline

Scotland’s Coasts Aberdour Castle And Gardens, Aberdour, KY3 0SL, 01383 860519, until Mon February 28, Sat-wed 10am-4pm, included in admission price £6 (£4.80) child £3.60, under 5s free; family ticket £12£20.50. Scotland’s coast has shaped life in this country for thousands of years, influencing how we work, rest and play. This exhibition, drawn from Historic Environment Scotland’s archives, explores Scotland’s relationship to the sea and its impact on everyday life. historicenvironment.scot

ART

Drawn: An Exhibition Of Drawings

Lamb Gallery, Tower Building, University of Dundee, Nethergate, Dundee, DD1 4HN, 01382 384310, until Fri January 21, 9.30am-7pm, free. Drawing is often seen as the fundamental basis of art, as well as being an important tool in other forms of creative thinking. This exhibition presents highlights from the university’s wide-ranging collection of around 2000 drawings. It includes rarely seen work by many renowned artists, including Thomas Gainsborough, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, WQ Orchardson, David Foggie, James Mcintosh Patrick, Wilhelmina Barns-graham, and Stephen Sutcliffe. dundee.ac.uk

Royal Scottish Academy The Ages Of Wonder: The Life School On Tour Montrose Museum, Panmure Place, Montrose, DD10 8HF, 01674 907447, until Sat January 22.

Fri & Sat 10am-3pm, free. The Life School includes anatomical firsts and old master copies, amazing early paintings by the likes of SJ Peploe and Robert Brough and contemporary responses from Beth Fisher and George Donald. angusalive.scot

Joy And Creativity: 60 Years Of Kirkcaldy Art Club

Kirkcaldy Galleries, War Memorial Gardens, Kirkcaldy, KY1 1YG, 01592 583206, until Sun January 23, 10am, free. Formed in 1961, the Kirkcaldy Art Club have been exhibiting their wares since 1964, and, in this celebration, a wide variety of art and craft (including greetings cards, paintings, ceramics, glass and prints) by their members will be on show and also up for sale. onfife. com

The Pit And The Kit

Wardlaw Museum, 7a The Scores, St Andrews, KY16 9AR, 01334 461660, until Sun January 30, 11am, free. Subtitled Addiction, Heroin And The End Of Coalmining In Scotland’, this exhibition features objects, artworks, poems and photographs from various sources including the National Mining Museum’s collection. st-andrews.ac.uk/museums

PRINT 21

Dunfermline Carnegie Library & Galleries, Abbot Street, Dunfermline, KY12 7NL, 01383 312603, until Sat February 5, 10am-5pm, free. This exhibition of contemporary printmaking from Fife Dunfermline Printmakers Workshop showcases a range of fine art printing techniques in etching, linocut, screen printing, collagraphy and monotype. The artists have been inspired by wildlife such as crows and foxes, weather, local landscapes both rural and urban, holidays, family, and even a washing-line. onfife.com

The Ignorant Art School | Sit-in #2 | To Be Potential

Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design, University of Dundee, 13 Perth Road, Dundee, DD1 4HT, 01382 345330, until Sat February 19, Monsat 11am-4pm, free. An exhibition and event project navigating experiments in art education and alternative pedagogical initiatives from the early 20th Century to the present. dundee.ac.uk/djcad

Knitting The Herring Exhibition

Scottish Fisheries Museum, St Ayles, Harbourhead, Anstruther, KY10 3AB, 01333 310628, until Sun February 27, Wed-sun 10am-4pm, £9. Knitting The Herring explores the history, uses, creativity and traditions held within fishermen’s ganseys and showcases key examples from the Scottish Fisheries Museum’s nationally recognised collection. Starting out in the industry as young men, most Scottish fishermen between the late 19th and early 20th century would have owned at least one gansey (a tightly knitted sweater that was usually dark blue but sometimes grey, cream or even red), created for them by a family member. The Knitting The Herring project collated information on these unique handmade garments which is now available for visitors to see within the museum. scotfishmuseum.org

Joan Eardley Exhibition

Perth Museum and Art Gallery, 78 George Street, Perth, PH1 5LB, 01738 632488, until Mon February 28, Thu-mon 10am-5pm, free. This exhibition is one of many happening across the country celebrating the work of Joan Eardley in what would have been her centenary year. Eardley’s life was cut short when she died in 1963, aged just 42, but while her career lasted barely 15 years, she was prolific, creating hundreds of paintings and many more sketches and drawings. culturepk.org.uk

A Love Letter To Dundee: Joseph Mckenzie Photographs 1964-1987

The Mcmanus: Dundee’s Art Gallery and Museum, Albert Square, Meadowside, Dundee, DD1 1DA, 01382 307200, until Sat March 5, Tue-sat 10am-5pm, free. Exhibition of black and white photography by Joseph Mckenzie, which documents the changing fortunes of Dundee’s waterfront and its people. mcmanus.co.uk

Meet, Make, Collaborate

Carnoustie Library, High Street, Carnoustie, DD7 6AN, 01241 465353, until Sat March 19, Wed-sat 11am, free. A touring exhibition of new works created by Craft Workers in the applied Arts Scotland International Exchanges programme. angusalive. scot/whats-on

Design Busters

V&A Dundee, 1 Riverside Esplanade, Dundee, DD1 4EZ, 01382 411611, until Thu March 31, 10am-5pm, free. Watch the latest Design Busters videos, pick up a free pencil and a range of activity sheets to inspire you. Illustrated by Dundeebased designer Laura Darling, you’ll design cities, future fashions, graphic logos, mashed-up products, striking patterns and more. vam.ac.uk/dundee

Yinka Ilori: Listening To Joy

V&A Dundee, 1 Riverside Esplanade, Dundee, DD1 4EZ, 01382 411611, until Sun April 24, Thu-mon 10am-5pm, free. This vibrant installation uses pattern, music and colour to inspire joy and delight for kids young and old. Yinka Ilori is a Londonbased multidisciplinary artist of British-nigerian heritage, who specialises in storytelling by fusing his background to tell new stories in contemporary design. He began his practice in 2011 by upcycling vintage furniture, inspired by the traditional Nigerian parables and West African fabrics that surrounded him as a child. vam.ac.uk/ dundee

Design For Our Times

V&A Dundee, 1 Riverside Esplanade, Dundee, DD1 4EZ, 01382 411611, until Mon June 13, 10am-5pm, free. Material innovation for our contemporary age as Design For Our Times offers sustainable solutions to overconsumption and material waste through the innovative work of selected designers based in Scotland. Discover how designers are developing ingenious solutions, using unexpected materials in new ways, from biodegradable mycelium and spent grain to construction waste. vam. ac.uk/dundee

The Street At The Mcmanus

The Mcmanus: Dundee’s Art Gallery and Museum, Albert Square, Meadowside, Dundee, DD1 1DA, 01382 307200, until Sun October 23, 12.30-4.30pm, free. Take a walk down memory lane and immerse yourself in The Street which recreates the windows of an old toy shop and pawn shop while also giving you a glimpse into ye olde establishments which sold shoes and furniture. These museum favourites span a 150-year period, looking at the history of retail and brewing in Dundee. mcmanus.co.uk

COMEDY

Stand-up Comedy: Steve Mcleod & Iain Hume Number 57, 57-58 Dock Street, Dundee, DD1 3DU, 01382 200387.

Thu January 27, 7-10.30pm, £7. Hosting tonight’s comedy fun is native Dundonian Steve Mcleod who had supported the likes of Tom Stade, Larry Dean and Gary Meikle while twotime Scottish Comedian of the Year finalist Iain Hume headlines.

MUSIC

Lunchtime Concert: Llyr Williams

Perth Concert Hall, Mill Street, Perth, PH1 5HZ, 01738 621031.

Tue January 25, 1-2pm, £10. Perth Concert Hall favourite Llyr Williams returns to start the venue’s lunchtime series centred on the music of Mozart. As well as Wolfgang’s C minor Fantasia and Sonata, the acclaimed Welsh pianist counterbalances this with one of Haydn’s most charming sonatas. horsecross.co.uk

The Legends Of American Country

Rothes Halls, Kingdom Centre, Glenrothes, KY7 5NX, 01592 612121.

Thu January 27, 7.30pm, £22.50. This Country music tribute show features songs by Garth Brooks, Randy Travis, Dolly Parton, Tammy Wynette, Merle Haggard, Alan Jackson, Buck Owens and Johnny Cash. onfife. com

Rock ‘n’ Roll Jam Night Twa Tams, 79-81 Scott Street, Perth, PH2 8JR, 01738 580948.

Thu January 27, 7.4511.45pm, free. Join The Kingfishers for a night of classic rock ‘n’ roll while guest performers are encouraged to take part. thetwatamsperth.com

ONLINE

Mamma Mia Dance Party mycharlestondance.com. Fri January 21, 6.307.30pm, £10 (£15 per household). Get fully into the weekend spirit with a dance party related to Abba as you transform into a Dancing Queen. mycharlestondance. com

Sir James’ Glasgow Pub Quiz glasgowpubquiz.com/ online-quiz1.html.

Fri January 21, 9.4510.45pm, £4.50 per team (£3.45). An online quiz game full of banter and a relaxed vibe: you can dress up and make a night of it with your camera on or sit anonymously.in your pyjamas. glasgowpubquiz. com/online-quiz1.html

Barrel Of Laughs

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Fri 21 & Sat January 22, 8pm, £5. Tune in to see a selection of top comedy acts on today’s UK circuit from Manchester’s legendary Frog & Bucket Comedy Club. frogandbucket. ticketsolve.com

Burns Big Night In

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Sat January 22, 7-8.45pm, £18 per household. Hosted by DJ and presenter Edith Bowman, the Burns Big Night In promises music, song, poetry, whisky and some great Scottish banter streaming live from Burns Cottage in Ayrshire. Among the highlights are live music from Siobhan Miller, a cocktail masterclass courtesy of The Glenlivet, and some special guests who have brought Burns works firmly into the 21st Century. burnsbignightin.org

Choir Of The Earth: Mahler Symphony No 8 choiroftheearth.com. Sat January 22, 6pm, £20. The culmination of over a year’s work, Choir Of The Earth features more than 1,000 separate voices, a children’s choir, and full orchestra and soloists, in an elegant performance of the complete Mahler 8. All proceeds go to the Conservatorio Gustav Mahler de Irapuato, Salamanca, Mexico where the children’s choir was recorded, a school which has a strong association with Mahler. choiroftheearth.com

Scotland: Our Climate Journey

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Mon January 24, 7-8.30pm, free. This is an online screening of Scotland: Our Climate Journey, a recent documentary which charts the country’s inspiring progress in the fight against climate change. The film follows Scotland’s climate action to date, narrated by individuals from across the nation who are on the environmental frontlines, be they leaders of industry, activists or community organisers. The screening, which is part of Scotland’s Climate Festival, will be followed by a Q&A with the filmmakers as well as individuals from the documentary. scotlandsclimatejourney. co.uk

Flappers, Flights And Freedom: A Social History Of The 1920s

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Wed January 26, 7.30pm, pay what you can. Fuelled by an epic generational battle as the young tried to throw Edwardian values away for good, the 1920s stood as an incredible period of social change. For some it was one long party, for others it brought post-war suffering, but everyone was affected by the Wall Street Crash which brought it all grinding to a halt. Historian Kate Williams discusses a moment in time when nothing was ever the same again. history.org.uk

Vicki Swan & Jonny Dyer’s Burns Celebration

livetoyourlivingroom.com. Wed January 26, 8pm, £10-£25. Join versatile folk musicians Vicki Swan and Jonny Dyer as they celebrate the birthday of Robert Burns with an evening of songs, pipe tunes, poems, a story and some of the duo’s usual folk fare. livetoyourlivingroom.com

An Afternoon With The Reader And Simon Armitage

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Thu January 27, 2-4.30pm, pay what you like. Experience the joy of Shared Reading in this online event where the work of Poet Laureate Simon Armitage is explored. And at the end of the session, the man himself will join the group to read and take part in a live Q&A. thereader.org.uk

Glasgow Science Centre At Home

glasgowsciencecentre.org. Thu January 27, 8pm, free. The latest in the Glasgow Science Centre’s series of livestream events is Archaeology On The Moon. glasgowsciencecentre.org

How Has Modern Science Transformed Colour

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Thu January 27, 7.30pm, free. The last 150 years has been the greatest revolution ever in the history of colour. The birth of modern science and mass production has meant that we’ve been able to create more colours than have ever existed before. Colour has become so common, and so cheap, that most of us take it for granted. Dr James Fox is an art historian at Cambridge University, a curator, an award-winning broadcaster, and the author of bestselling book The World According To Colour. In this event, he’ll answer any question put to him on the subject of colour. onegarden.com

Fit For The Streets

toybox.org.uk, until Mon January 31, times vary, £3-£10. Keep fit and raise funds through Toybox for needy children across the world. All sums raised will go towards warm winter bundles for street children as you walk, run, skip, swim, cycle and then upload the distance you travel on to the grand total. toybox.org.uk

Danny Kyle Open

Stageglasgowlife.org. uk, until Sat February 5, 5-7pm, free. Danny Kyle was a passionate supporter of traditional music and a constant campaigner for its revival in Scotland, and Open Stage takes place each night during Celtic Connections at 5pm, filmed in Glasgow’s Royal Concert Hall, where new musical talent are given the chance to shine under the spotlight. With a support slot at next year’s festival up for grabs, it’s a hard fought competition. Produced and presented by Danny’s close friend Liz Clark, it has been the launchpad for many now familiar names such as Karine Polwart, RURA and The Chair. glasgowlife. org.uk

Ray Harryhausen: Titan Of Cinema

nationalgalleries.org, until Sun February 20, 12-5pm, £10. This virtual experience includes five specially created films, images and texts from the current

Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art exhibition, plus archive films and objects from Ray Harryhausen’s life and work. And most exciting of all, some 3D model videos. Your experience will also include access to a series of related, live online events created in close collaboration with the Ray and Diana Harryhausen Foundation. nationalgalleries.org

Film Music Composition For Beginners

gsmd.ac.uk, every Tue until February 22, 7.15pm, £215. This six-week online evening course will equip you with an understanding of how to write music for film. You can expect to analyse scenes from different films and explore how a particular genre of music complements a film visual. The topics addressed will include orchestration, composing with instrument sample libraries in Logic Pro and the composition of original music to a given clip. Unleash your inner John Williams or Hans Zimmer now. gsmd.ac.uk

Creative Dance London Presents Work It Out

creativedancelondon.org, every Mon until February 28, 10-11am, £7. We’re all encouraged to get moving at the start of a brand new year, and what better way than to express yourself through dance. Molly Wright hosts weekly sessions which focus on improvisation as you get energetic to kick off your Monday. creativedancelondon.org

Murder On The Second Floor

bespokemurdermystery. com, until 6 August, £416 for 20 players. The world of work has been disrupted like never before. Reintroducing employees to the physical workplace will take time, but you can make that transition memorable with a fun and immersive murder mystery game by crime writer Fiona Sherlock. Her virtual murder mysteries have been played by more than 20,000 players, including corporate organisations, a range of banks, schools and voluntary organisations around the world. Murder On The Second Floor is a scripted game like no other. bespokemurdermystery. com

Women Of Scotland

historicenvironment.scot, until Thu December 7 2023, 9am, free. War is traditionally a male domain but during the Wars of Independence, women were among some of Bruce’s strongest and bravest supporters. Many suffered for their loyalty and others rose to the challenge. Hear about the role they played and how the castle fared during this bloody and brutal time. historicenvironment. scot

Scotland From The Sky

historicenvironment.scot, until Thu December 7 2023, 10am, free. Scotland From The Sky brings you a selection of breathtaking aerial photography, featured in the book of the same name. Take yourself on a top-flight tour of some of the most atmospheric properties in the country. historicenvironment.scot

Lunchtime Concert: Llyr Williams.

Ray Harryhausen: Titan Of Cinema.