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What’s On in Stirling August 2014

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21st century technology. The A-listed build-ing, brainchild of film-maker Louis Dickson and designed by local architect Matthew Steele, was opened on 11 March 1912, is a rare example of pre-art deco cinema architecture, and Scotland’s oldest purpose-built picture house. Having undergone extensive restoration as part of the Bo’ness Townscape Heritage Initiative (THI), The Hippodrome has seen the 1926 decorative scheme reinstated, new seating installed and original seating restored, and digital and 35mm projectors fitted to offer the best cinema experi-ence. Open 6 days a week Screening the best major new releases Independent films and classics. Tel: 01324 506850 www.falkirkcommunitytrust.org

Daily until 12th October.Stirling Smith Art Gallery Dumbarton Rd, Stirling, FK8 2RQBANNOCKBURN 700 - REMEMBER BANNOCKBURN!700 years after the Battle, we take a closer look at how Bannockburn has been celebrated, and remembered down the centuries. A hundred years ago, this picture of Bruce and de Bohun by John Duncan failed to win the 600th anniversary art competition.The picture which did was not liked, as this protest poster shows. Tel: 01786 471917www.smithartgalleryandmuseum.co.uk

Daily Saturday 7th June 2014 until: Sunday 28th Sept 2014 9:30am - 6.00pmThe Three Estates Costume Exhi-bition.Stirling Castle, Castle Esplanade Stirling FK8 1EJAdmire the detail and mastery in the costumes created for last year’s unique performances of A Satire of the Three Estates. Gain an insight

into the fashions of the time and learn about Sir David Lyndsay’s epic play of Scottish politics, power and reform. Tel: 01786 450000 www.stirlingcastle.gov.uk

Daily Tuesday 24th June 2014 to Sunday 17th Aug 2014Delightful Dunedin Exhibition.Stirling Smith Art Gallery & Mu-seum, Dumbarton Rd Stirling FK8 2RQ Celebrating 50 years of twinning, Dunedin in Florida shows why it is Stirling’s sister city. Tel: 01786 471917www.smithartgalleryandmuseum.co.uk

WEEKly EvEnTS

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Every Monday night 8pmStirling County R.F.C., Bridge-haugh Park, Stirling FK9 5AP Stirling Folk Club Tickets available on the door www.stirlingfolkclub.co.uk

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Every Tuesday night.Kilted Kangaroo - Australian Bar & Grill House, 9 Upper Craigs, StirlingIf you’re looking for some tasty tucker, a cold beer and some bonza entertainment the n look no further. On top of our weekly programme of entertain-ment we host a number of events thoughout the year. These range from Stand-up Comedy

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Stirling vue CinemaStirling vue, Forthside Way, Stirling FK8 1QZVue Stirling is an eight screen, all luxury stadium seated cinema with wall to ceiling to floor huge screens, enhanced by the most progressive projection and Dolby Digital Surround Sound technology for the ultimate picture and sound quality. The cinema has 1,061 seats over eight screens and is the biggest cinema in Stirling. Tel: 08712 240 240http://www.myvue.com/

Macrobert Arts Centre - CinemaStirling University Campus For full listings of what’s on at the cinema go to: Box Office 01786 466666http://www.macrobert.org/cinema.htm

The Hippodrome - Bo’ness10 Hope St Bo’ness EH51 0AASome 97 years after the first customers took their seats in the grand picture palace, The Hippodrome re-opens its doors to the public, recreating the golden age of cinema-going using

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Nights to day-long Music Festivals in the huge beer garden.Tel: 01786 451130www.kiltedkangaroo.com/events.html

Every Tuesday nightno. 2 Baker Street - 2 Baker St Stirling FK8 1BJQuiz Night. Tradition pub full of character and real ale. 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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Every Wednesday nightKilted Kangaroo - Australian Bar & Grill House, 9 Upper Craigs, StirlingPub Quiz. Australian Bar & Grill House, If you’re looking for some tasty tucker, a cold beer and some bonza entertainment then look no fur-ther. Tel: 01786 451130 www.kiltedkangaroo.com

Every Wednesday night no. 2 Baker Street - 2 Baker St Stirling FK8 1BJTraditional Scottish Open Session. Tradi-tion pub full of character and real ale. Tel: 01786 448722

Every Wednesday nightKilted Kangaroo - Australian Bar & Grill House, 9 Upper Craigs, Stir-lingPub Quiz. Australian Bar & Grill House, If you’re looking for some tasty tucker, a cold beer and some bonza entertainment then look no further. Tel: 01786 451130 www.kiltedkangaroo.com

Every Wednesday night no. 2 Baker Street - 2 Baker St Stirling FK8 1BJTraditional Scottish Open Session. Tradition pub full of character and real ale. Tel: 01786 448722

THURSDAyS

Every Thursday night from 9.00pmKilted Kangaroo - Australian Bar & Grill House, 9 Upper Craigs, StirlingKaraoke! Australian Bar & Grill House, If you’re looking for some tasty tucker, a cold beer and some bonza entertainment then look no further. Tel: 01786 451130 www.kiltedkangaroo.com

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Every Friday nightDrouthy neebors, 7 Baker Street FK8 1BJLive local music Tel: 01786 450858http://www.drouthyneebors-stirling.co.uk Every Saturday and Sunday Drouthy neebors7 Baker Street FK8 1BJWhat’s On - Please keep checking back for forth-coming events. Tel: 01786 450858http://www.drouthyneebors-stirling.co.uk/whats-on

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Every Saturday nightDrouthy neebors, 7 Baker Street FK8 1BJLive local music Tel: 01786 450858http://www.drouthyneebors-stirling.co.uk

First Saturday of the month 10am - 4pmAlbert Halls Albert Place, Stirling FK8 2QlScotfairs Antique Fair 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. Tel: 01764 654555 or 654340 www.scotfairs.co.uk

Second Saturday of the Month starts 11amPort Street, Stirling City Centre FK8 2lJStirling Farmers MarketHighland 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 pre-serves, 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.

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Every Sunday Drouthy neebors7 Baker Street FK8 1BJWhat’s On - Please keep checking back for forth-coming events. Tel: 01786 450858http://www.drouthyneebors-stirling.co.uk/whats-

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Friday 1st August 7.30pmyDance presents - Project y 2014The Macrobert Arts Centre, Univer-sity of Stirling, Stirling FK9 4lAProject Y is back for 2014 with a fantastic pro-gramme of new dance works with a truly inter-national feel. Now in its ninth year and bringing together some of Scotland’s most exciting young dance talent this successful project presents a programme of pieces created by Anna Kenrick (YDance Artistic Director) and guest choreogra-phers Colin Connor (Canada) and Lina Limosani (Australia). Fresh from performances at the first ever Commonwealth Youth Dance Festival the National Youth Dance Company of Scotland will be taking to the stage as part of this not to be missed evening of dance. Tel:01786 466666 www.macrobert.org/live.htm

Saturday 2nd August 3.00pmStageworx presents SUMMER SHOWFESTThe Macrobert Arts Centre, Univer-sity of Stirling, Stirling FK9 4lA For the first time Summer ShowFest 2014 is dedicated to all your show favourites. Two solid fun-filled weeks of excitement, then take to the bright lights of the big stage at The macRobert Arts Centre to a live audience. Featuring iconic stage routines, stunning solos and funky com-mercial dance routines from West End smash hit shows Hairspray, Little Shop of Horrors, Matilda, Wicked, West Side Story, Mama Mia, Glee Club, Dirty Dancing, Les Miserables and Disney’s latest smash hit Frozen and many more. It’s going to be fun, fresh and exciting! This is a great intro-duction for anyone who wishes to experience the best in Musical Theatre shows over the summer holidays. There is something for everyone. Be the first to experience Summer ShowFest 2014 and we will guarantee you will be coming back on the Summer ShowFest 2015 including performance weekend for even more excitement.Tel:01786 466666 www.macrobert.org/live.htm

Thursday 7th August (Doors 6.45pm for 7.30pm start).Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen.Stirling Castle, Castle Esplanade Stirling FK8 1EJ Join Chapterhouse Theatre Company this sum-mer for an evening of Regency wonderment as Elinor and Marianne Dashwood make their first forays into the exquisite world of eighteenth-cen-tury society. Bring a picnic along with family and friends and follow the sisters as they find their path and lose their hearts under a beautiful sum-mer sky in their quest to find the perfect balance of sense and sensibility. Tel: 01786 450000 www.stirlingcastle.gov.uk

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Monday 11th August 2014 8pmCatherine Craig & Brian Willough-by @ Stirling Folk ClubStirling Folk Club, Bridgehaugh Park, Stirling FK9 5APCathryn Craig is from Richmond, Virginia and has built a strong reputation as both singer and song-writer. She is no stranger to Tennessee’s Nashville recording studios, working with Chet Atkins, The Righteous Brothers, Shel Silverstein and Jorma Kaukonen. Brian Willoughby is best known for his virtuoso performances on electric and acoustic guitar, with progressive folk/rock band Strawbs. He has also played with Mary Hopkin, Joe Brown, New World, Roger Whittaker, Bridget St.John, Jim Diamond and Monty Python. www.stirlingfolkclub.co.uk

Wedneday 13th August 2014 8pmSummer Ceilidhs @ The TolboothThe Tolbooth, Jail Wynd, Stirling FK8 1DEThe Tolbooth summer ceilidhs are back. Always popular, these nights are a great celebration of the very best traditional music and a fantastic op-portunity to have a wee dance too! The ceilidhs are always friendly and informal and led by some of the very best traditional musicians on the cir-cuit. £8 in advance/£10 on the door + £1 online b/f. Tel: 01786 274000http://tolbooth.stirling.gov.uk

Saturday 16th AugustStirling Highland Games Stirling Sports village, Glenlyon Torbrex Stirling F K7 9HDRunning, Cycling, Heavy Weights, Tug-of-war, Light Field, Highland Dance. Tel: 07739736659 | matt@stirlinghighlandgames.co

Monday 18 August 2014 8pmHoughton WeaversStirling Folk Club, BRiDGEHAUGH PARK STiRlinG FK9 5APThe Houghton Weavers guarantee a wonderful evening of song and humour. Their experience in the business together with their style and profes-sionalism ensures that, as their motto says, they will always “KEEP FOLK SMILING”. Formed in 1975, The Houghton Weavers made their televi-sion debut in the BBC’s talent show “We’ll Call You”. So successful were they that, within a cou-ple of months they were given their own show “Sit Thi Deawn” which continued for six series over seven years and had the highest viewing figures for any regional T.V. programme. www.stirlingfolkclub.co.uk

Thursday 21st August 7pm Shakespeare’s Globe on Screen: A Midsummer night’s Dream.Macrobert Arts Centre, University of Stirling Stirling FK9 4lA A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM, Hermia loves Lysander and Helena loves Demetrius – but Dem-etrius is supposed to be marrying Hermia… When the Duke of Athens tries to enforce the marriage, the lovers take refuge in the woods and wander into the midst of a dispute between the king and queen of the fairies. Shakespeare put some of his most dazzling dramatic poetry at the service of this teasing, glittering, hilarious and amazingly in-ventive play, whose seriousness is only fleetingly glimpsed beneath its dreamlike surface. Michelle Terry won the 2011 Olivier Award for her por-trayal of Sylvia in Tribes (Royal Court). Michelle returns to the Globe having previously played the Princess of France in Love’s Labours Lost. Tel: 01786 466666 www.macrobert.org

Saturday 23rd August 8pmBlazin’ FiddlesThe Tolbooth, Jail Wynd Stirling FK8 1DETake a group of the hottest contemporary fid-dle players from the Highlands and Islands of Scotland, mix with some wonderfully sympathetic keyboard and guitar arrangements and you’ve got the award winning Blazin’ Fiddles. Over the last 15 years no other band has quite captured the excitement, passion and sensitivity of Scot-tish music. Each member of Blazin’ Fiddles draws on the distinct flavour of music from their part of the Highlands and Islands. Blending solo and ensemble sets with the occasional insightful tale, they all come together in a fiery blend to excite your senses. Celebrating the title of ‘Folk Band of the Year’ at the Scot Trad. Music Awards 2013 and promoting their latest album ‘Six’ and with a new line up; fiddlers Bruce MacGregor, Rua Mac-millan, Kristan Harvey and Jenna Reid, joined by Anna Massie on guitar/fiddle and Angus Lyon on keyboard deliver a musically intoxicating evening for all. Tel: 01786 274000 http://tolbooth.stirling.gov.uk

Sunday 24 August 2014, 2pm to 4pmMeccano Society of Scotland.Stirling Smith Art Gallery & Mu-seum, Dumbarton Rd Stirling FK8 2RQRegular meeting of the Meccano Society of Scotland. The Society was formed in 1984 and membership is open to anyone in interested in the Meccano construction system. After briefly

transacting any Society business, the meetings allow members to discuss matters Meccano, show off their latest models or acquisitions, ask questions and exchange Meccano parts. Members of the public are welcome to join us for a ‘taster’ and further information can be found at www.meccanoscotland.org.uk Tel: 01786 471917 www.smithartgalleryandmuseum.co.uk

Monday 25th August 2014 8pmCoustiStirling Folk Club, BRiDGEHAUGH PARK STiRlinG FK9 5APCousti’s influences range from such early artistes as the Gratefull dead and the Eagles to Jackson Brown, Jackie Lomax and Stevie Ray Vaughan. through the seventies, eighties and nineties with everyone from Eric Clapton to U2 to more lesser known artistes like Big House. Pete Lamb Cousti’s vocalist, says “ We write songs about how we feel without conforming to any standard set of rules, we like to concentrate on the feel and qual-ity of the music rather than the genre it belongs to”. www.stirlingfolkclub.co.uk

Wednesday 27 August 7:30pm to 9:00pmSinging Bowl Meditations and Healings with Peter Halley.Stirling Smith Art Gallery & Mu-seum, Dumbarton Rd Stirling FK8 2RQSinging bowls create a deeply nurturing special environment. The healing resonance and magic inherent in the song of the bowls allows deep re-leasing at cellular levels. Everyone has a distinctly individual evolving experience and usually find that they connect with the bowls effortlessly and quickly. The style and the depth of healing re-ceived is controlled by you. Effects include feeling revitalised, rejuvenated and generally a greater lightness of being. www.peterhalley.co.uk Tel: 01786 471917 and www.smithartgalleryandmuseum.co.uk

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