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age Initiative (THI), The Hippodrome has seen the 1926 decorative scheme reinstated, new seating installed and Stirling Vue Cinema original seating restored, and digital Stirling Vue, and 35mm projectors fitted to offer the Forthside Way, Stirling FK8 1QZ Vue Stirling is an eight screen, all luxury best cinema experience. Open 6 days a week Screening the stadium seated cinema with wall to ceiling to floor huge screens, enhanced best major new releases Independent by the most progressive projection and films and classics. Tel: 01324 506850 Dolby Digital Surround Sound technol- www.falkirkcommunitytrust.org ogy for the ultimate picture and sound All year quality. The cinema has 1,061 seats Stirling Smith art gallery over eight screens and is the biggest cinema in Stirling. Tel: 08712 240 240 and museum Stirling Founded in 1874 with a legacy from http://www.myvue.com/ Thomas Stuart Smith, Painter and collector. The Smith gallery and muMacrobert Arts Centre - Cinema seum in Stirling houses a wide range Stirling University Campus of paintings, artworks, historical and For full listings of what’s on at the cinema go to: Box Office 01786 466666 archaeological material and a changing http://www.macrobert.org/cinema.htm programme of exhibitions. Programmes for adults and children include art exhibitions, events, workThe Hippodrome - Bo’ness shops and school education service. 10 Hope St Bo’ness EH51 0AA Some 97 years after the first customers Open All year Tues-Sat 10.30-5 and took their seats in the grand picture pal- Sundays 2-5. ace, The Hippodrome re-opens its doors Admission is free. Disabled access and facilities Cafe serves lunches, snacks, to the public, recreating the golden teas and coffees with home baking and age of cinema-going using 21st century technology. The A-listed building, is open daily to 4.30pm. brainchild of film-maker Louis Dickson The friends of the Smith offer guided tours every Wednesday afternoon to and designed by local architect Matthew Steele, was opened on 11 March groups and individuals and 1912, is a rare example of pre-art deco at other times by arrangement. For further information please cinema architecture, and Scotland’s oldest purpose-built picture house. Hav- Tel: 01786 471917 ing undergone extensive restoration as www.smithartgalleryandmuseum.co.uk part of the Bo’ness Townscape Herit-
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all year Stirling University Art Collection Telephone 01786 466050 email art.collection@stir.ac.uk For more info: www.artcol.stir.ac.uk First Saturday of the month 10am - 4pm Scotfairs Antique Fair Albert Halls Albert Place, Stirling FK8 2QL A great shopping experience, antiques for the connoisseur, hidden treasures for the experts, specialist items for the experienced collector, and 1000s of interesting, beautiful and affordable items for the general public. Come along and enjoy the informal atmosphere of the market! Adults £1.50, accompanied children free www.scotfairs.co.uk Second Saturday of the Month starts 11am Stirling Farmers Market Port Street, Stirling City Centre (outside M&S) Outstanding range of superb produce – get the local taste Where else can you talk to the farmer/ producer and find out how the food is grown/reared/made? Highland beef, pork and bacon, venison and wild game, wild boar, fresh and smoked fish, great bread in variety – continental and traditional recipes including sourdoughs, scones and cakes, gluten-free baking, jams, chutneys and preserves, Scottish cheeses and butter, free-range hen/duck eggs, organic vegetables, cold-pressed oilseed-rape products and dressings, fudge and tablet, low sodium sea-salt, savoury pies, country fruit wines, hand-made, jewellery, soaps and body care products, knitted baby clothes, garden plants.
and Museum is pleased to announce that it will be the first Scottish host for the PGA Ryder Cup Heritage Exhibition. Tel 01786 471917 www.smithartgalleryandmuseum.co.uk/whats-on/exhibitions/pga-heritage-exhibition
Exhibition by the Stirling and District Embroiderers Guild, featuring the work of 29 textile artists. Guild members have created the Stirling 2014 Banner, a special 140th birthday present for the Stirling Smith which shows the built and natural heritage of the Stirling Tuesday 25th March until Saturday area, including the Castle, Wallace 29th March Monument, Bannockburn, CambuskenMe and My Girl neth, Stirling Bridge, the University and Macrobert Art Centre. University the Smith itself. Tel 01786 471917 of Stirling, Stirling, FK9 4LA. www.smithartgalleryandmuseum.co.uk/ SABOS bring the 1985 revival of the whats-on/exhibitions show to the macrobert stage with a host of hilarious characters, witty one Weekly Events liners and several toe-tapping songs (including the famous Lambeth Walk, Every Monday 8pm The Sun Has Got His Hat On and Lean- Stirling Folk Club ing On a Lamppost). Me and My Girl is Stirling County R.F.C., Bridgea sublime treat for all fans of musical haugh Park, Stirling FK9 5AP comedy. Box Office: 01786 466666 Tickets available on the door www.macrobert.org www.stirlingfolkclub.co.uk
Monday 31st March until: Saturday 21st June Lets Dance 2014 Macrobert Art Centre. University of Stirling, Stirling, FK9 4LA. macrobert’s annual celebration of dance is back with a fantastic season of Scottish premieres, fantastic free shows, international dance and dancealong workshops for everyone. Highlights include: Northern Ballet’s newest production created especially for children Three Little Pigs Groundbreaking contemporary dance from Erik Kahil: No Man Is an Island/ My True North Spectacular cine-dance performance featuring the films of Stirling’s own Norman McLaren A Chairy Tale The chance to get your rock ‘n’ roll on with Danny, Sandy and the whole Rydell High gang in Dance-along-amovie: Grease As well as many more events going on until Thursday 20th March all around Stirling throughout our Big PGA Ryder Cup Heritage Exhibition Dance Day, Saturday 5th April! See our Stirling Smith Art Gallery and Live Events Brochure for more informMuseum Dumbarton Road, Stirling tion! FK8 2RQ Box Office 01786 466666 The Ryder Cup has become famous www.macrobert.org worldwide, and every two years the best players from Europe and the until 6th April United States compete to win this EXHIBITIONS - Stirling Threads iconic tournament. Stirling Smith Art Gallery and As Gleneagles host the Ryder Cup in Museum Dumbarton Road, Stirling 2014. The Stirling Smith Art Gallery FK8 2RQ
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Every Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday Kilted Kangaroo - Australian Bar & Grill House 9 Upper Craigs, Stirling If you’re looking for some tasty tucker, a cold beer and some bonza entertainment the n look no further. We are Scotland’s favourite Australian Themed Bar & Grill House. Located in the heart of Stirling, we are also the first choice for a great night out with Open Mic (Tuesdays), Pub Quiz (Wednesdays) & Karaoke (Thursdays) from 9pm! On top of our weekly programme of entertainment we host a number of events thoughout the year. These range from Stand-up Comedy Nights to day-long Music Festivals in the huge beer garden. www.kiltedkangaroo.com/events.html No. 2 Baker Street Regular entertainment. 2 Baker St Stirling FK8 1BJ Quiz Night (Tuesday) Traditional Scottish Open Session (Wednesday) Live music/disco at weekends. A friendly warm welcome awaits. For those that love...tradition, character and real ale. Tel: 01786 448 722
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bulbs and autumn colour. Admission: £5.00 on 4 May, £4.00 on other days children free
Friday 4th April Scotland’s Gardens Stirlingshire openings - KILBRYDE CASTLE The Green, Dunblane FK15 9NF Plant sale 2:00pm - 5:00pm The Kilbryde Castle gardens cover some 12 acres and are situated above the Ardoch Burn and below the castle. The gardens are split into 3 parts: formal, woodland and wild. Huge drifts of snowdrops are in the wild garden during February and March. Natural planting (azaleas, rhododendrons, camellias and magnolias) is found in the woodland garden. There are glorious spring
Saturday 5th April 10am - 6pm Big Dance Day Macrobert Art Centre. University of Stirling, FK9 4LA Join us for a fantastic celebration of dance featuring a host of pop-up performances, movies and workshops for all ages, guaranteed to get you dancing and smiling! 10am-4pm ARTS AND CRAFTS MARKET STALLS @MACROBERT FREE 10am-10.50am MCLAREN ANIMATION WORKSHOP FREE 10.30am-10.45am DANCE TRAIL
Friday 4th April 1.30pm Saturday 5th April 11am A Chairy Tale (Suitable for ages 5+) Daily Events Diary Macrobert Art Centre. University of Stirling, FK9 4LA. Thursday 3rd April 7.30pm An innovative cine-dance show feaMy True North & No Man is an turing 6 short films by the renowned Island Stirling-born artist Norman McLaren. Macrobert Art Centre. University Sometimes abstract, sometimes playful, of Stirling, FK9 4LA. Two dazzling dance duets that push the the piece is a real pas de deux between the screen and the stage and a great limits of physical possibility and challenge the laws of gravity! After seeing introduction to Norman McLaren’s work this extraordinary double bill, one critic for audiences of all ages. recommends that you had “better not 2014 is the centenary of Norman try this at home”. Here is your chance McLaren’s birth, which will be celebrated through a year of events nationwide to see why! In My True North, the dancers display superhuman endurance in the McLaren 2014 project: for more as they build a rollercoaster of endless info on events happening near you, check out www.mclaren2014.com flow - twisting, turning, and climbing the walls, without ever losing contact. Box Office: 01786 466666 No Man is an Island is a balancing act www.macrobert.org like no other as one dancer climbs and shifts atop the other, without ever Friday 4th April 6pm touching the ground... Suitable for ages Dance -Along-A-Movie: Grease Macrobert Art Centre. University 10+ Box Office: 01786 466666 of Stirling, FK9 4LA. www.macrobert.org Join us for the original high-school musical Grease and get ready to danceThursday 3rd April 8pm along! Pink Ladies and T-Birds unite Emily Smith with your host for the evening, the Tolbooth, Jail Wynd, Stirling, ever-slick Chris Stuart-Wilson. Chris will FK8 1DE lead a warm-up and then teach you Having celebrated a decade as one of Scottish music’s most distinctively sub- some dance moves from key moments lime voices, Emily Smith begins a fresh in the film. As the film rolls Chris will chapter in her illustrious career, on tour keep you on track to dance your way to coincide with the release of her fifth through the summer nights. Limited capacity- early booking strongly recomalbum Echoes. £13/£11 mended Box Office: 01786 466666 Tel 01786 274000 www.macrobert.org www.tolbooth.stirling.gov.uk
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PERFORMANCE - RALLY IN PROGRESS @MACROBERT (OUTDOORS) FREE 11am-11.50am PERFORMANCE - A CHAIRY TALE @MACROBERT PRICES 11am-12.30pm FILM @MACROBERT -SEE MARCH CINEMA BROCHURE FOR MORE DETAILS 12pm-12.50pm WORKSHOP MCLAREN ANIMATION WORKSHOP @MACROBERT FREE 12pm-12.30pm DANCE TRAIL PERFORMANCE-SPRAWL @MACROBERT FREE 12pm-5.30pm DANCE TRAIL PERFORMANCE-POP-UP PERFORMANCES AROUND STIRLING VITY CENTRE FREE 1pm-1.45pm WORKSHOP - MAN UP AND DANCE @MACROBERT FREE 2pm-4pm FILM @MACROBERT - SEE MARCH CINEMA BROCHURE FOR MORE DETAILS FREE 3.30pm-3.45pm DANCE TRAIL PERFORMANCE - HELD UP @MACROBERT (OUTDOORS) FREE 4pm-4.50pm WORKSHOP - MCLAREN ANIMATION WORKSHOP @ MACROBERT FREE 4pm-5pm DANCE TRAIL WORKSHOPBIG DANCE PLEDGE WITH SCOTTISH BALLET @MACROBERT FREE 5pm-5.15pm DANCE TRAIL PERFORMANCE - RALLY IN PROGRESS @ MACROBERT FREE 5pm-5.30pm DANCE TRAIL PERFORMANCE - MURIKAMIFICATION IN STIRLING CITY CENTRE FREE 5pm-7pm FILM @MACROBERT -SEE MARCH CINEMA BROCHURE FOR MORE DETAILS FREE 5.30pm-6pm PERFORMANCE BUNTY AND DORIS @MACROBERT Box Office: 01786 466666 http://www.macrobert.org/big-danceday.htm Saturday 5th April 10am 12noon & 4pm McLaren 2014 Animation Workshop Macrobert Art Centre. University of Stirling, FK9 4LA. As part of the McLaren 2014 Programme, the project will deliver digital animation workshops at macrobert on the Big Dance Day to compliment the performance of A Chairy Tale (p3), which features McLaren?s work. These workshops will introduce the tech-
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niques of McLaren and the fundamentals of animation through a fun education experience, using the McLaren Workshop iPad App created by the National Film Board of Canada. Each workshop will be around 50 minutes and will be delivered by a professional animation teacher. Young children must be accompanied by an adult.Box Office: 01786 466666 www.macrobert.org Saturday 5th April 8pm James Grant Tolbooth, Jail Wynd, Stirling, FK8 1DE James Grant’s influence on the emerging Glasgow sound of the 1980’s cannot be denied and the critical and commercial success as front man of Love and Money; four albums, several hit singles and a world wide following, helped seal his reputation as one of the best songwriters in the country. Tel 01786 274000 www.tolbooth.stirling.gov.uk
of Stirling, FK9 4LA. “Wildlife cameramen don’t come much more special than Doug” Sir David Attenborough “My passion lies with the big animals” - That’s how multi-award winning cameraman Doug Allan (Blue Planet, Planet Earth, Ocean Giants, Wild Cameramen at Work) introduces his new show “In the Company of Giants”. Box Office: 01786 466666 www.macrobert.org
Tuesday 15th April 12:30pm to 1:00pm Finding Norman in Stirling - by Karl Magee, University of Stirling Archivist Lecture Theatre - The Stirling Smith Art Gallery and Museum, Dumbarton Road, Stirling. Norman McLaren was born at 21 Albert Place, Stirling, on 11 April 1914. He grew up across the road from the Stirling Smith where some of his work was exhibited in the 1930s. Using material from Stirling University’s Norman Tuesday 8th April 1pm McLaren Archive the exhibition provides Postman Pat Live an insight into his childhood and looks The Albert Halls 6 Albert Pl Stirling at the influence of Scotland on his filmFK8 2QL making career. Free Admission Premier Stage Productions & Classic Tel: 01786 471917 Media are delighted to present a brand www.stirling-lhs.org new, fun-filled, all action show featuring everyone’s favourite postman. Saturday 19th April See Pat and his friends live on stage in Europa Music - Vinyl Music Festival an exciting new story - “It’s Showtime!” 10 Friars Street, Stirling £12 adult£10 children£40 Family ticket Europa Music has a Vinyl Music Festival (until 8 Feb then £42) on 19th April. Lots of releases unique Box Office 01786 473544 to Independent record stores and live http://alberthalls.stirling.gov.uk/ bands playing in the shop. Tel: 01786 448623 Friday 11th April 7:30pm to 9:00pm Saturday 19th April 2pm Stirling Astronomical Society The Adventures of Robin Hood The Stirling Smith Art Gallery and (Suitable for ages 7+) Museum, Dumbarton Road, StirMacrobert Art Centre. University ling FK8 2RQ, of Stirling, FK9 4LA. Stirling Astronomical Society meets Originally co commissioned with the from September to May during the Kennedy Center, Washington year. These meetings are free and Somewhere near you there is a band of anyone with an interest in astronomy is brothers fighting for justice. Seeking to welcome to attend whether a Member rid the land of evil and return hope to of the Society or not. the poorly treated. www.stirlingastronomicalsociety.org.uk They are lean, mean, trained justice Tel: 01786 471917 fighting machines! Armed with whatever comes their way, nothing is as it Saturday 12th April 7.30pm seems in this Sherwood Forrest, but Doug Allan: In the Company of one thing is for sure . . . no rogue is Giants safe! Macrobert Art Centre. University Join internationally acclaimed Visible
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April 2014 Fictions for a silly and unexpected take on Robin Hood and be prepared to unleash your imagination! Look out rich folks, your piggy banks may never be safe again! Box Office: 01786 466666 http://www.macrobert.org Sunday 20th April Monday 21st April Easter at Stirling Castle Stirling Castle FK8 1EJ. For a great family day out this Easter visit one of Scotland’s most magnificent castles and enjoy a series of entertaining shows and fun-filled activities. Meet Pickles the Bear and Hamish the Highlander and hear stories of Scotland’s past. Learn how to play the fool at the royal court and see if you have what it takes to be a winner in our games in the gardens. Directions: At the head of Stirling’s historic Old Town off the M9, junction 9 or 10. Postcode FK8 1EJ. More property details can be found on the official Stirling Castle Website Cost: All included in the normal admission price. BUY ONLINE AND BEAT THE QUEUES WITH FAST TRACK PRINT AT HOME TICKETS A Homecoming Scotland 2014 event. For further information, contact Historic Scotland Events Team hs.events@ scotland.gsi.gov.uk or telephone +44 (0)131 668 8885. Monday 21st April 12noon Stirling Castle Gun Salutes 2014 Queen Anne Garden Stirling Castle FK8 1EJ. This Spring/Summer will see Stirling Castle host three royal gun salutes. 21 April , 2 June, 14 June 2014 Price:Included in admission price. Ticket prices Adult £14.00 Child £7.50 Concession £11.00 Historic Scotland member £Free For further information please contact Tracey MacIntosh Tel: 01786 450 000 Email: tracey.macintosh@scotland.gsi. gov.uk Monday 21st April 7:30pm to 9:00pm Salute to Scotland’s Literati - Stirling Literary Society Lecture Theatre - The Stirling Smith Art Gallery and Museum,
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Dumbarton Road, Stirling. “O Caledonia, stern and wild, Meet nurse for a poetic child.” Over the centuries, Scotland has absorbed elements of culture and language from a variety of sources and that diversity is reflected in the work of our writers. In this year of national celebration,Jean Barlowtakes a light-hearted look at their contributions to our rich literary heritage. Special musical guestKathie Costellowill also feature. Admission price £5. for non-members, £3. members. Tel: 01786 471917 ww.smithartgalleryandmuseum.co.uk/
and Glenn Wool. A formidable force, Craig never fails to impress with his high octane, charismatic performances and hilarious anecdotes. Don’t miss your chance to catch this master storyteller live. Tel:01786 466666 www.macrobert.org
Thusday 24th April 7.30pm The Simon and Garfunkel Story @ The Albert Halls Albert Place, Dumbarton Rd. Stirling FK8 2QL Direct from London’s West End, award winning actor Dean Elliott (Buddy Holly in “Buddy -The Musical”) and a full cast Wednesday 23rd April of performers tell the compelling story 7:30pm to 9:00pm of the greatest music duo of all time in Singing Bowl Meditations and this 50th Anniversary Celebration. Healings with Peter Halley Using both original photos and film Lecture Theatre - The Stirling footage, ‘The Simon and Garfunkel Smith Art Gallery and Museum, Story’ also features a full live band Dumbarton Road, Stirling. performing all their hits including ‘Mrs Singing bowls create a deeply nuturRobinson’, ‘Cecilia’, ‘Bridge Over Trouing special environment. The healing bled Water’, ‘Homeward Bound’ and resonance and magic inherent in the many more. song of the bowls allows deep releasIf you’re a fan of beautiful music then ing at cellular levels. Everyone has a this is an evening not to be missed! distinctly individual evolving experience www.thesimonandgarfunkelstory.com and usually find that thet connect with http://alberthalls.stirling.gov.uk the bowls effortlessly and quickly. The style andthe depth of healing received Friday 25th April- Saturday 26th is controlled by you. April Effects include feeling revitalised, Too Many Penguins rejuvenated and generally a greater Macrobert Art Centre. University lightness of being. of Stirling, FK9 4LA. Further information and tickets availHow many penguins are too many able from Tel: 01786 471917 penguins? Mr Polaro thinks that one www.peterhalley.co.uk is more than enough, thank you very much. Penguina wants someone to play Wednesday 23rd April with. Just one friend... Well, maybe Craig Campbell’s Thrilling Mic two... Or three... Hunt How many penguins can we get in one Macrobert Art Centre. University space? Squeeze into this fun theatriof Stirling, FK9 4LA cal experience, created especially for Internationally acclaimed Canadian 1 - 4 year olds, to find out. It might get stand-up Craig Campbell brings his crowded, but we promise the arrival highly anticipated new live show to of the penguins, however many, will macrobert. entertain and delight. Craig has supported Frankie Boyle on 2012 Winner of Critics Award for Theahis last two sell-out national tours, has tre in Scotland for Best Production for performed smokin’ sets on Dave’s One Children and Young People. Night Stand (DAVE), Russell Howard’s Box Office: 01786 466666 Good News (BBC Three), Michael McI- www.macrobert.org ntyre’s Comedy Roadshow (BBC One) and has more recently been touring Friday 25th April 8pm the critically acclaimed 2012 Edinburgh JJ Gilmour show Return of the Lumberjacks along- Tolbooth, Jail Wynd, Stirling, FK8 side fellow Canadians Stewart Francis 1DE
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Singer songwriter JJ Gilmour’s last appearance at the Tolbooth was fronting ‘The Casbah Club’ alongside members from Big Country, The Jam & his band The Silencers. Tonight he performs songs from his solo career as well as some past favourites, joined by keyboard player Phil Kane. £12 Box Office: 01786 274000 www.tolbooth.stirling.gov.uk Friday 25th April 7.30pm All Our Yesterdays @ The Albert Halls The Albert Halls 6 Albert Pl Stirling FK8 2QL The show with a feel good factor! From the producers of ‘Memory Lane’ and ‘Rolling Back the Years’ comes nostalgia at it’s very best! Featuring songs by, Frank Sinatra, Barry Manilow, Michael Buble, Judy Garland, Abba, Elvis and many more. £14/£12 and £16/£14 centre balcony http://alberthalls.stirling.gov.uk Friday 25th April 7:30pm to 9:00pm Stirling Local History Society @ Stirling, Smith Art Gallery Lecture Theatre - The Stirling Smith Art Gallery and Museum, Dumbarton Road, Stirling. AGM and Stirling Castle Landscapes Project - progress report John Harrision and Stephen Digney Stirling Local History Society was established in 2006. We aim to stimulate interest in the history of the burgh and city of Stirling, Scotland. We hold monthly meetings during the winter months October to April (except December) covering a wide range of topics. The speakers, whether academics, professionals or local enthusiasts, are all knowledgeable and lively and have something new and interesting to say about Stirling and its past. There is a chance to chat after the meetings. Tel: 01786 471917 www.smithartgalleryandmuseum.co.uk Saturday 26th April, 8pm Treacherous Orchestra Tolbooth, Jail Wynd, Stirling, FK8 1DE Scotland’s foremost group of anarchic tunesmiths emerged from the vibrant Glasgow folk scene. Treacherous Or-
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chestra take Scottish dance music to a thrilling new dimension. Having grown up under the influence of pioneering fusion acts such as Shooglenifty, Martyn Bennett, Slasa Celtica & Croft No 5, they draw simultaneously on deep traditional roots and contemporary influences. Featuring bagpipes, whistles, flutes, fiddles, accordion, banjo, guitars, bass, drums and percussion they combine ferocious energy, sophisticated musical arrangement with explosive results. £14 STANDING Box Office: 01786 274000 http://tolbooth.stirling.gov.uk/tolbooth Sunday 27th April 1PM Children’s Classic Concerts: Garbage Band Workshop Macrobert Art Centre. University of Stirling, FK9 4LA. Be part of the Junk Trunk action! Owen and Olly would love it if you brought your homemade junk instruments along to the concert. You can download instructions from our website for inspiration (available from February 2014) or come along to our Garbage Band workshop at 1pm on the day of the concert and work with CCC musicians to create your wacky and wonderful recycled instrument. Workshop places are limited so be sure to book early! Box Office: 01786 466666 www.macrobert.org Sunday 2th7 April 3pm Children’s Classic Concert: Junk Trunk @ The Macrobert Arts Centre Macrobert Art Centre. University of Stirling, FK9 4LA. Percussion superstars Owen and Olly and friends will be drumming up a storm in Stirling this April with Junk Trunk - the latest showstopper from family favourites Children’s Classic Concerts. Join in the fun as they turn household junk into funk! From dustbin drum-kits to hosepipe horns, this action-packed family concert is not to be missed. With all of the usual joining in, musical mayhem and top tunes, Junk Trunk is definitely not just a load of old rubbish! Box Office: 01786 466666 www.macrobert.org
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Sunday 27th April 2pm - 4.45pm Friends of Scottish Opera Forth Valley Branch Lecture Theatre - The Stirling Smith Art Gallery and Museum, Dumbarton Road, Stirling. Scottish Opera’s Early Days (part 2) Everyone enjoyed Jim McJannet’s talk last season so much that we have invited him back for Scottish Opera’s Early Days (part 2). Jim was a member of the Chorus of Scottish Opera for over forty years, so he still he has plenty of tales to tell. The AGM, which precedes the talk, should as usual be very short. All very welcome. Members £5.00 Visitors £6.00 Students £1.00, including tea/coffee and biscuits Tel: 01786 471917 www.smithartgalleryandmuseum.co.uk
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