iNorge, Exhibition by Geoff Stear
June 2017
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iNorge, Exhibition by Geoff Stear GEOFF STEAR was the Artist in Residence in Kalvåg Bremanger, Norway, for the month of April 2016 where he produced 50 digital artworks reproduced as Giclee Prints and 20 Acrylic paintings on Watercolour paper. The prints were exhibited at An Lanntair last year and are still available along with a … Continue reading iNorge, Exhibition by Geoff Stear
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Grinneas nan Eilean: The Islands Open Exhibition
17th June to 29th July 2017
Grinneas nan Eilean: The Islands Open Exhibition returns to An Lanntair in 2017 and for the first time ever will be held in high summer.
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Their Finest
Fri 16 & Sat 24 Jun
Their Finest is a witty and thoughtful wartime charmer from Lone Scherfig (An Education) with a screenplay based on Lissa Evans’ novel Their Finest Hour and a Half.
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Saturday Drama Club
Every Saturday During Term Time
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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Saturday Art Club
Every Saturday During Term Time
Get ready for more exciting visual art projects including painting, modelling, designing, printing, drawing, and inventing.
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A Dog’s Purpose
Thu 22 & Sat 24 Jun
Based on the beloved bestselling novel by W. Bruce Cameron
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Alien: Covenant
Thu 22 - Fri 30 Jun
Following on from the divisive Prometheus, Ridley Scott takes the helm of a fully-fledged Alien film once more, and transports us across the far reaches of cold, empty space.
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Young Musicians Hebrides – Music For Summer Evenings
Sat 24 June in An Lanntair's Gallery
Young musicians perform ‘Music For Summer Evenings’ in An Lanntair’s Gallery.
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Aladdin
Mon 26 June 11am
Disney’s classic, starring the late Robin Williams
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Digiheb – Film making workshops for young people
Mondays
Digiheb presents weekly workshops for young people aged between 14 and 25 who are interested in film making. Young people are supported to make their own short films and develop their skills in acting, writing, camera, editing, sound, doc research, lighting, music, animation, production and directing. The films made at Digiheb can be used for … Continue reading Digiheb – Film making workshops for young people
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Stornoway Writer’s Circle
Tuesdays
LOVE TO WRITE? What has about 20 legs, drinks tea, laughs and writes furiously? Well, on a good Tuesday night, that’s us. We’re a friendly group of writers who meet weekly at An Lanntair in Stornoway. We’re open to anyone over the age of 16, writing in any genre or style, and at any level of … Continue reading Stornoway Writer’s Circle
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Pirates of the Caribbean: Salazar’s Revenge
Wed 28 Jun - Sat 1 Jul
Eccentric, sea-savvy buccaneer Captain Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) is back in this landmark fifth instalment of the Pirates of the Caribbean series.
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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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Film Club
Wednesdays During Term Time
An Lanntair’s Film Club gives you the chance to watch current releases, independent and classic films and discuss how they were made and what they are about – all for free!
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New Music Sessions, Live at An Lanntair
The last Wednesday of the Month
Join us to celebrate and encourage local talent from Lewis and Harris. On June 28th the performers will be Jane Hepburn, Rosie Sullivan and Niamh Smith.
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Wonder Woman
Thu 29 Jun & Sat 1 Jul
Before she was Wonder Woman, she was Diana (Gal Gadot), princess of the Amazons, trained to be an unconquerable warrior on a sheltered island paradise.
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Millinery workshop with Jeanette Sendler
Thurs 29th and Fri 30th June
During this 2 day workshop you will learn to work with traditional milliner’s buckram which you will shape on wooden biscuit or doughnut blocks. These shapes can be sculpted and wired, and covered with tweed or an evening fabric of your choice. You will then line and trim the hat to suit. These hats are suitable … Continue reading Millinery workshop with Jeanette Sendler
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Lady Macbeth
Thu 29 Jun 9pm
A quiet yet audacious period tale from theatre director William Oldroyd based on Nikolai Leskov’s Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk, Lady Macbeth’s title reveals plenty but will still surprise and engross.
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Summer youth dance intensive
Monday 3rd - Friday 14th July
The Summer youth dance intensive is a two week dance and performance project with dancer Julia McGhee open to young people aged 10-18 years.
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Summer dance workshops for children age 6 – 9
Tue 4th & 11th Jul; Wed 5th & 12th Jul
Jumpin’ and Jivin’ – rock and roll inspired dance workshop; and Creative dance using rhythm and movement to express ideas
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Trunk
Saturday 8th July
“Trunk” is an exciting interactive performance created for children aged between 3 and 6 years and their parents/carers. The performance centres on a large travelling trunk containing a collection of objects. As each object appears or new sound is heard from inside the trunk, the children become participants in an exciting adventure which sees them … Continue reading Trunk
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Between Islands: Heb Celt
Wed 19 July
An inter-Island fiddle concert to open Heb Celt 2017
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Willie Campbell’s Dalma: Heb Celt
Thur 20 July
The music in Dalma spans the highs and lows of this journey with a collection of melodies that are as beautiful, varied and inspiring as a Lewis skyline.
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Calum Alex MacMillan: Heb Celt
Fri 21 July
The latest in a venerable family line of Gaelic singers and bards, Calum Alex Macmillan ranks squarely at the forefront of his culture’s contemporary renaissance.
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Na h-Òganaich
Sat 22 July
Na h-Òganaich are widely credited with reviving interest in Gaelic music in the 1970s for a younger generation
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Theatre Summer School : Devising Theatre
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 inspired by the title ‘The Box of Odd Shoes’.
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Poetry Reading: The Artists of Crow County
Thu 27 July
Canadian Author Kara Ghobhainn Smith will read excerpts from her 2017 collection of poetry, The Artists of Crow County. The poems within depict creative lives in Chatham-Kent, Canada and Mâlain, France. Two of the poems were shortlisted for the 2016 Walrus Poetry Prize, and the Polar Expressions Poetry Prize. “The Artists of Crow County is … Continue reading Poetry Reading: The Artists of Crow County
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Phill Jupitus: Juplicity (14+)
Thu 27 July
Join stand-up comedian, poet, improviser, and TV stalwart Phill Jupitus for over an hour of tales, laughs and diversions.
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Milking it! Stool making with Martin Campbell
Sat 29 July
This workshop, facilitated by designer/maker Martin Campbell of Glasgow’s Rag and Bone Workshop will give you an introduction to some basic furniture making techniques. Participants will be guided through the making of a contemporary design, based on a milking stool or alternatively a traditional Scottish stool known as a ‘Creepie’, which they will be encouraged to customise … Continue reading Milking it! Stool making with Martin Campbell
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Instinct & Heritage – Shaun Fraser
4 August – 9 September
Peat and local soils were used in the glass castings but the show also includes screen prints, bronze casts of peats.
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John Bishop – “Winging It”
Fri 4 Aug
Comedy superstar John Bishop is coming here to warm up his brand new show WINGING IT
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Purvai: Purvai festival week
10-19 August
Inspired by the Mackenzie Collection of Asian art and antiquities collected by Stornoway-born Colin Mackenzie the ‘Collector Extraordinaire’, Purvai festival celebrates the South Asian cultural heritage that is an integral part of Scotland today.
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Purvai: In concert: Roopa Panesar & Dalbir Singh Rattan
Thu 10 Aug
Building on the rapturous response to last year’s concert, Roopa and Dalbir will return to enchant us once more.
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Purvai: Collector Extraordinaire
Sat 12 Aug- Fri 18 Nov
Curated from items on loan from the British Museum, Victoria and Albert Museum and the British Library, the exhibition will mark the first occasion material from the collection has been displayed outside of London.
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Purvai: Sona Datta: Ancient Monuments of Mahabalipuram
Sat 12 Aug
Sona Datta. presenter of BBC4’s Treasures of the Indus, will give a talk on the famous temple and monuments of Mahabalipuram in South India, A World Heritage site which is extensively documented in the Mackenzie Collection. Mahabalipuram was the major seaport of the ancient Pallava Kingdom in the 7th century. Throughout this illustrated presentation … Continue reading Sona Datta: Ancient Monuments of Mahabalipuram
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Purvai: New Passages: writers event
Tue 15 Aug
A literary cabaret giving voice to the contemporary connections between Scotland and India
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Purvai: Kathak dance workshop
Wed 16 Aug
Join Kathak dancer, Seetal Kaur for a fun and interactive introduction to Indian classical dance.
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Purvai: Classical Indian Santoor Concert
Wed 16 August
Combining musicality with complex rhythm, Kaviraj Singh is emerging as a unique and celebrated talent of the new generation.
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Purvai: Yatra: Journey
Fri 18 August
Yatra: meaning journey has been inspired by the journey of Colin Mackenzie from the Isle of Lewis to India.
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Purvai: Purvai Community Drumming and Singing performance
Sat 19 Aug
Dalbir Singh Rattan, as part of Purvai’s education programme, has been busy all year out and about across the island schools and community groups, and a mighty band of drummers and singers has been formed. Come hear the groups combine and give a performance showing all they have learned in the Purvai Drumming and Singing … Continue reading Purvai Community Drumming and Singing performance
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Purvai: Purvai Club Night with Deljeem and Fraser
Sat 19 Aug
DJ Collective, ‘Deljeem and Fraser’, combining music and influences from Stornoway, Nepal and classic Bollywood
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PHIL CUNNINGHAM AND ALY BAIN
Fri 1 Sept
An Lanntair stalwarts Phil and Aly make a welcome return to An Lanntair as part of their annual Scottish tour.
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Rocket Post: National Theatre of Scotland
Sat 23 Sept
The future is about communication. The future is about connection. The future is… ROCKETS!
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SCOTTISH OPERA
Sat 30 Sept
Each year Opera Highlights takes four singers and a pianist out and about around Scotland,
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Purvai: Copan Chai
coming in October
A tea stall where people can share and listen to each others stories.
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Faclan 2017: Ultima Thule
Wed 25- Sat 28 October
Faclan, the Hebridean Book Festival returns to An Lanntair to take you to a place beyond the borders of the known world.
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Scouting for Girls- Tenth Anniversary Tour
Mon 30 Oct
Scouting for Girls visit An Lanntair on their 10th Anniversary Tour!
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Purvai: Child of the Divide
Fri 17 Nov
Summer 1947 and 16 million people are on the move between India and the newly-formed Pakistan. Amid the violent political upheaval young Pali’s fingers slip from his father’s hand, and his destiny changes forever.
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Blue Rose Code
Thur 30 November
Blue Rose Code’s much anticipated album , ‘THE WATER OF LEITH’ will be released November 3rd 2017.
