Iùl: art, course, learning, guidance
14 July - 25 August
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An exhibition of artists who have taken part in the artist support scheme at An Lanntair over the previous two years and were represented at the SSA. They include, Ellis O’Connor, Beka Globe, Andy Laffan, Mhairi Law, Moira Maclean, Katie Harris Macleod, Laura Maynard, Christine Morrison, Jordane Symington and Rachel Thompson. Also featuring Hanna Tuulikki. Join … Continue reading Iùl: art, course, learning, guidance
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Gaelic song workshop with Mischa Macpherson
Wed 18 July
HebCelt and An Lanntair workshops : Gaelic song with Mischa Macpherson From lullabies and laments to marches and strathspeys, Mischa Macpherson will teach an array of Gaelic song in this special singing afternoon. Suitable for both native speakers and learners, the pros and complete beginners; bring along your voices to raise the roof and start your … Continue reading Gaelic song workshop with Mischa Macpherson
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Steak Wednesday
Every Wednesday
Pre book your table from 5pm to get Two Steaks and a bottle of wine for £35
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Between Islands
Wed 18 July
This third musical project under the Between Islands banner will once again feature musicians from the Northern and Western Isles in a collaborative concert.
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HebCelt : drop-in art tent
Thurs 19 - Sat 21 July
Our Education Team, accompanied by musician and sculptor Sarah Kenchinton, return to the HebCelt festival grounds to create another art project with children and families. Inspired by trees and the natural surroundings of the Lews Castle Grounds, the team will be creating organic interlinking pods and tunnels from tissue and willow.
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Tunes and songs from Orkney : workshop with Saltfishforty
Thurs 19 July
HebCelt and An Lanntair workshops : Tunes and songs from Orkney with Saltfishforty Douglas Montgomery and Brian Cromarty will teach this energetic workshop to intermediate to advanced players of any instrument (grade 3 +) including singers. The participants will split into groups to work on a small selection of traditional Orkney tunes, then come together to … Continue reading Tunes and songs from Orkney : workshop with Saltfishforty
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Alasdair Fraser & Natalie Haas
Thur 19 July
Over the last 18 years of creating a buzz at festivals and concert halls across the world, they have truly set the standard for fiddle and cello in traditional music.
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Cape Breton Step Dance workshop with Neil and Lilly Pearlman
Fri 20 July
HebCelt and An Lanntair workshops : Cape Breton Step Dance with Neil and Lilly Pearlman No experience necessary! Bring your closed-toed shoes of any variety and get ready to learn the basic Reel, Jig and Strathspey steps for Cape Breton step dancing. The basics of this social yet individual percussive dance are easy start picking up … Continue reading Cape Breton Step Dance workshop with Neil and Lilly Pearlman
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Blasta
Fri 20 July
Blasta brings together a group of multi-talented Gaelic singers – Anna Murray, Mischa Macpherson, Ceitlin Smith, Josie Duncan and Calum Alex Macmillan – to celebrate the traditional music of the Hebrides.
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Las/Ignite Festival Open Mic
Saturdays
Do you play an instrument? Are you part of a band? Do you like to sing? Do you perform spoken word? Would you like somewhere to perform? As part of the Las!/Ignite! Festival programme, An Lanntair is hosting open mic sessions for young people (under 27). The next Open Mic is on Saturday 30th … Continue reading Las/Ignite Festival Open Mic
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Arthur Cormack & Friends
Sat 21 July
Arthur Cormack began singing at the age of 8, winning the National Mòd Gold Medal – the premier award for Gaelic singing – at the age of 18.
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Scottish Youth Theatre and An Lanntair : Youth Theatre Summer School
Mon 23-Fri 27 July
Scottish Youth Theatre and An Lanntair will run a week long creative course for young people aged 10 – 18 to devise a piece of theatre. SYT staff will lead workshops in performance skills, devising a new story and performing to an audience. Running in parallel, will be set design and prop making workshops led … Continue reading Scottish Youth Theatre and An Lanntair : Youth Theatre Summer School
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The Witches
Tues 24 July
After his parents die in a car crash, Luke travels with his eccentric grandmother to a stark Cornish hotel. Also checking in is the annual ladies meeting of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children. Luke overhears a meeting only to discover they are actually a convention of ghastly witches hell bent … Continue reading The Witches
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In The Fade
Tues 24 July
A loving, if unconventional Hamburg wife and mother, Katja’s life falls apart when her Kurdish husband Nuri and their young son Rocco are killed in a bombing
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Whisky Galore!
Thurs 26 July
The warmth, whimsy and, of course, the whisky which made Whisky Galore! such a success are alive and well in this new version of an old favourite. The story is set on the isolated Scottish island of Todday, in the Outer Hebrides, where gloom sets in as the wartime rationing of whisky runs out. When … Continue reading Whisky Galore!
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The Bookshop
Fri 27 July
A small English town in 1959. Free-spirited widow Florence Green (Emily Mortimer) decides, against polite but ruthless local opposition, to open a bookshop – a decision that becomes a political minefield. By exposing the locals to cutting-edge literature of the day such as Nabokov’s Lolita and Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451, she sows the seeds of … Continue reading The Bookshop
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Patrick
Sat 28 July
This delightfully fun and frothy rom-com romp makes wonderful use of sunny London locations, and stars the talented Beattie Edmondson as Sarah, a teacher who is bemused to find herself bequeathed a cute but oh-so-naughty pug called Patrick. Faced with having to hide the dog in her no-pets-allowed flat while also starting a new job, … Continue reading Patrick
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Ocean’s 8
Sat 28 - Mon 30 July
Recently released from serving nearly six years in prison, Debbie Ocean (Sandra Bullock) sets her sights on New York’s glamorous Met Gala for the ultimate near-impossible robbery. With an incredible cast that includes Cate Blanchett, Anne Hathaway, Mindy Kaling, Rihanna, Sarah Paulson and Helena Bonham Carter, Ocean’s Eleven director Stephen Soderbergh co-produces this star-studded new … Continue reading Ocean’s 8
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Matilda
Tues 31 July
The grouchy no-hoper Wormwoods are parents to a very sweet girl, Matilda, who also happens to be a genius. Ignored at home and left to her own devices, she soon digests the entire contents of the local library before being sent to Crunchem Hall, a nightmarish school headed by the sadistic Miss Trunchbull. It’s here … Continue reading Matilda
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My Friend Dahmer
Tues 31 July
You only think you know this story. In 1991, the world discovered the chilling truth about Jeffrey Dahmer. But before the trial, the headlines and a spate of gruesome murders, Dahmer was a teenage loner. Conducting grisly experiments in a makeshift backyard lab, Jeff was invisible to most, until his increasingly outlandish behaviour unexpectedly attracted … Continue reading My Friend Dahmer
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Ewan Macintyre
Wed 1 August
Together with his band from Canada and Scotland, Ewan Macintyre weaves his own blend of folk pop traditions. Hailed as “a welcome moment in the future of Scottish music” (mumble music @ Celtic Connections 2016), live shows feature beautiful string arrangements, ripping solos, soaring harmonies and heartfelt lyrical content. Ewan has been a self-employed artist … Continue reading Ewan Macintyre
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The Lewis Carnival : Carousel Unicorns workshop
Sat 4 Aug
Carry on the fun of the Lewis Carnival on Saturday 4th August by making your own Carousel Unicorn in An Lanntair’s education room
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Around the World in 80 Days: An Evening with Mark Beaumont
Sat 4 Aug
Around the World in 80 Days – Mark Beaumont set out to make this Victorian fiction a two-wheeled reality.
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Purvai: Yatra Óigridh : Indian dance, drumming and visual storytelling summer school
Mon 13 - Wed 15 Aug
Children will gain experience of: Kathack Dance – a traditional India dance used for storytelling; Djembe and Indian percussion instruments; Singing; Shadow- Puppet making and Animation.
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Gary Innes
Wed 15 Aug
Accordion in hand, Gary Innes truly has the world at his fingertips
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Purvai: Indian Folk Dance Workshop
Thur 16 Aug
Join dancer Kanchan Maradan for an introduction to Indian folk dance.
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Purvai: Kathak Dance Workshop
Thur 16 Aug
An introduction to Indian classical dance
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Purvai: Colours of the Indus, Indian Embroidery with Chris Hammacott
Thursdays 16 Aug to 11 Oct
This class with designer, weaver and textiles historian Chris Hammacott is an opportunity to practice the specific techniques and stitches that make Indian embroidery so vibrant and unusual.
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Purvai: Purvai Indian Banquet
Fri 17 Aug
The return of our hugely successful Indian banquet.
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Introduction to design for fashion and textiles with Netty Sopata
Fridays 17 Aug - 5 Oct
In this course, designer and maker Netty Sopata of Diggory Brown will explain the design process within the field of fashion, textiles and interior design.
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Sing Music Theatre with Alison Eade
Fridays 17 Aug - 5 Oct
Singer & vocal coach, Alison Eade will lead you through an introduction into ‘How to sing Music Theatre’, singing for the stage.
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Purvai: Summer Evening of Indian Raag
Fri 17 Aug
A special summer evening extended concert.
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Drama Club
Term time only
Do you have any budding thespians looking to develop their acting skills? Let them tread the boards as part of an Lanntair’s drama club. Children can come and learn acting, direction, and make new friends.
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Purvai: Purvai Festival Day
Sat 18 August
Join us for a day packed with Indian crafts, poetry, art, films, food and more!
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Saturday Art Club
Saturdays in term time
A range of visual art and design activities for Primary school children every Saturday in term time. Saturday art clubs are taught by An Lanntair Education and Outreach staff and freelance artists. Wear clothes that can get messy. P1 – P2 : 1- 2pm. P3 – P4 : 2.30 – 3.30pm. P5 – P7 : 4 – 5pm
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Purvai: The Fried Frog and other Freaky Foodie Feisty Poems
Sat 18 Aug
Children’s poetry reading with author Sampurna Chattarji.
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Purvai: Indian Cinema Night Double bill
Sat 18 Aug
Join us for an informal evening of classic and contemporary Indian cinema
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Purvai: Yoga Workshop with Live Drum
Mon 20 Aug
A unique Yoga class with live Indian drumming.
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Textile Screen Printing for beginners with Alice Macleod
Mondays 20 Aug - 24 Sept
Design and screen print your own cotton bag and small edition of prints! This six session evening class will cover advice on designing multiple layer images, using papercut techniques for screen printing and the basics of screen printing.
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Purvai: Drumming Workshop
Mon 20 Aug
Drumming with Dalbir Singh Rattan.
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Purvai: New Passages: Exploring Contemporary Connections Between Scotland and India
Tue 21 Aug
A literary exploration from four writers giving voice to the contemporary connections between Scotland and India.
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Handmade Posters with Pearse O’Halloran
Tuesdays 21 Aug - 25 Sept
Can the poster format still be revolutionary in a digital age? The Handmade Poster workshop will explore this question with some creative challenges.
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Easy Guitar with Hazel Mansfield
Wednesdays 22 Aug to 31 Oct (except 17 Oct)
This class is an ideal opportunity for beginners to learn basic chords and the use of a guitar tuner and a capo. It will cover timing, strumming, basic finger picking, and reading music for chords.
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St John Passion
Fri 24 Aug
A very special event by Stornoway Singers and NYCoS Isle of Lewis Choir.
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Blas: Crossing the Minch
Fri 7 Sept
Crossing The Minch͛ is specifically celebrating the music of Pipe Major Donald Macleod MBE
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Calum Stewart
Fri 14 Sept
Uilleann Piping star Calum Stewart and his trio are touring Calum’s much-anticipated new album Tales from the North.
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Aly & Phil – Autumn Tour 2018
Fri 21 Sept
“Probably the finest traditional musicians you are ever likely to hear”
Mike Russell, The Glasgow Herald
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Scottish Opera Highlights
Thur 4 Oct
In Autumn 2018, Scottish Opera is back on the road with Opera Highlights, taking four singers and a pianist to venues the length and breadth of the country for an entertaining evening of operatic treasures and great company.
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Sàl – Iain Morrison and Dalziel + Scullion
27 Oct & 29 Dec 2018
To mark the centenary of the Iolaire tragedy, 14-18 NOW and An Lanntair have commissioned two new suites of Gaelic music.
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Faclan: Faclan 2018
31 Oct to 3 Nov
Faclan: the Hebridean Book Festival returns from Wednesday 31 October to Saturday 3 November, and Early Bird tickets are available now at the special price of £55. The theme for this year’s festival – which opens on Hallowe’en – is Fear. Highlights include Peter May, whose Lewis trilogy has brought Hebridean Noir to an international … Continue reading Faclan 2018
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An Treas Suaile – Julie Fowlis and Duncan Chisholm
9 & 10 November 2018
To mark the centenary of the Iolaire tragedy, 14-18 NOW and An Lanntair have commissioned two new suites of Gaelic music.
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DNA: WE KNOW WHAT YOU’RE THINKING
Fri 1 March 2019
Andrew and Darren, best known as mind reading double act DNA, took the nation by storm when they appeared on Britain’s Got Talent in 2017 with their incredible telepathic ability known as “The Gift”.
