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Monday 21 November 2011 - Tuesday 3

January 2012 Beauty & the Beast Motherwell Concert Hall & Theatre Civic Centre Windmillhill Street Motherwell ML1 1AB Lanarkshire’s Pantomime ‘A Beauty-Full Treat’ Time: TBC Price: TBS For further information phone 01698 274545 or visit www.motherwelltheatre.co.uk Saturday 10 December 2011 - Saturday 7 January 2012

Little Ulla Citizens Theatre 119 Gorbals Street Glasgow G5 9DS This is a festive show for 3-5 year olds about a special mountain goat called Little Ulla. Time: 19.30 hours Prices: £6.50 -£7.50 For further information phone 0141 429 0022 or visit www.citz.co.uk Saturday 27 August 2011 - Sunday 08 January 2012 Summerlee Presents... Cinerama Summerlee Museum of Scottish Industrial Life Heritage Way Coatbridge Lanarkshire ML5 1QD

An exhibition on the moving image is enjoying a popular autumn season at Summerlee Museum of Industrial Life in Coatbridge. Time: 10:00 hours - 17:00 hours Price: Free For further information phone: 01236 638460 or visit www.lanarkshire.com/summerlee Sunday 18 December 2011- Sunday 8 January 2012 Christmas Films at the Burrell The Burrell Collection 2060 Pollokshaws Road Glasgow G43 1AT The Burrell is screening festive family films every day from 18 December to 8 January. All films are free, with no need to book. Please note, the schedule excludes 25 and 26 December, and 31 December, 1 and 2 January, when The Burrell is closed or closes early. Time: 14.00 hours - 16.00 hours Price: Free For further information phone 0141 287 2550 or visit www.glasgowlife.org.uk/museums Wednesday 30 November 2011 - Saturday 21 January 2012 The Magical Adventures of Peter Pan 121 Renfield Street Glasgow G2 3AX The Pavilion Theatre is featuring a pantomime take on the popular Peter Pan story as its family pantomime this year. Starring Jim Davidson as Captain Hook, Dean Park as Nanny, Cat Harvey as Tinker Cat, Johnny Mac

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as Peter Pan, Nieve Jennings as Wendy, James McAnerney as Smelly and James Young as Smee. Time: 11.00 hours, 13.30 hours, 14.00 hours, 18.30 hours, 19.30 hours Prices: £16.50 - £21.00 For further information phone 0141 332 1846 or visit www.pavilionpanto.com Saturday 12 November 2011 - Saturday 28 January 2012 Motherwell's Industrial Heritage Motherwell Heritage Centre 1 High Street Motherwell ML1 3HU Workshop of the Word: Motherwell's Proud Industrial Past' is the title of a new exhibition at Motherwell Heritage Centre. Times: 10:00 hours - 17:00 hours Price: Free For further information phone: 01698 - 274590 or visit www.motherwelltheatre.co.uk Monday 17 October 2011- Tuesday 31 January 2012 Curious Exhibition St. Mungo Museum of Religious Life and Art 2 Castle Street Glasgow G4 0RH The Curious Exhibition explores the stories, cultures and ideas behind many objects in Glasgow Museums’ vast collection - from jewellery and paintings to games and musical instruments. It is a collaboration between St. Mungo Museum and a wide range of community groups from across Glasgow.

Times: Tuesday - Thursday and Saturday 10.00 hours - 17.00 hours Friday and Sunday 11.00 hours - 17.00 hours Price: Free For further information phone 0141 276 1625 or visit www.glasgowlife.org.uk/museums Sunday 1 January 2012 - Saturday 7 January 2012 Robinson Crusoe and the Caribbean Pirates. SECC Glasgow G3 8YW John Barrowman, takes up the lead role in the pantomime Robinson Crusoe and the Caribbean Pirates Born in Glasgow, Barrowman, spent his early life in the States, and has performed in numerous stage musicals such as Anything Goes, Matador and Phantom of the Opera Here he is joined by The Krankies playing Captain Crusoe and Jimmy Crusoe. Times: 14.00 hours and 19.00 hours Prices: £12 - £27.50 For more information phone 0844 395 4000 or visit www.ticketsoup.com Monday 02 January 2012 - Sunday 08 January 2012 Sleeping Beauty Kings Theatre 297 Bath Street Glasgow G2 4JN With choreography by Ashley Page and music by Tchaikovsky, Sleeping Beauty is the classic fairytale of a little girl who is cursed by a wicked fairy and sent to sleep for one hundred

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years by the wicked fairy. Only a handsome prince can awaken her. Music performed live by the Scottish Ballet Orchestra. Times: Monday and Tuesday 13.00 hours and 17.00 hours

Thursday, Friday and Saturday 14.00 hours and 19.00 hours

Sunday 13.00 hours and 17.00 hours Price: £7.25 - £23.25 + booking fee For further information phone 0844 871 7648 or visit www.ambassadortickets.com/glasgow Sunday 1 January 2012-Sunday 15 January 2012 Irn Bru Carnival SECC Glasgow G3 8YW This year IRN-BRU Carnival will once again be packed with over 60 fun attractions. Top rides include Miami, Waltzer, Dropzone and the Dodgems and for thrill seekers rides include High Roller, Speed Buzz and The Extreme.There will also be a fantastic selection of stalls including darts, basketball and hook a duck. Time: 12.00 hours Price: £12.00 For more information phone 0844 395 4000 or visit www.ticketsoup.com Tuesday 3 January 2012 - Monday 13 February 2012 ‘We Are The People - Suck On This’ exhibition Gallery Of Modern Art Royal exchange Square Glasgow G1 3AH

We Are The People - Suck On This, comprising a video, photograph and petition, was originally commissioned by the Institute of Contemporary Arts, London. The video and photograph feature Ramsay as a downbeat version of the Travis Bickle character originally played by Robert de Niro in the classic 1974 film Taxi Driver. Times: Monday - Wednesday and Saturday 10.00 hours - 17.00 hours Thursday 10.00 hours - 20.00 hours

Friday and Sunday 11.00 hours - 17.00 hours

Price: Free For further information phone 01412873005 or visit www.glasgowlife.org.uk Saturday 17 September - Sunday 12 February 2012 The AC/DC Exhibition Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum Argyle Street Glasgow G3 8AG AC/DC: Scotland's Family Jewels, celebrating the 37-year career of rock band AC/DC, is the only exhibition to ever have been approved by the band. See materials that have never before been on public display, including stage costumes, handwritten lyrics and one of Angus Young's custom-made guitars. The exhibition also highlights the band's strong connections with Glasgow and Scotland. Times: Monday - Thursday and Saturday: 10.00 hours - 17.00 hours; Friday and Sunday 11.00 hours - 17.00 hours Prices: £1.50 - £2 For further information phone 0141 276 9599 or visit www.glasgowlife.org.uk

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Thursday 6 October 2011 - Saturday 31 March 2012 Engineering Conservation Project Summerlee Museum of Scottish Industrial Life Heritage Way Coatbridge Lanarkshire ML5 1QD Help with engineering conservation project at Summerlee Museum Time: 10:00 - 16:00 Price: Free For further information phone 01236 638460 or visit www.lanarkshire.com/summerlee Friday 06 January 2012 PM Music presents: Silvertrace O2 Academy Glasgow 121 Eglinton Street Glasgow G5 9NT Silvertrace are a 4 piece thrash/death metal band formed in 2008. They have always written their own material and have released 2 demo albums and an EP since they formed. Time: 19.00 hours Price: £6 For further information phone 0141 418 3000 or visit www.o2academyglasgow.co.uk Saturday 7 January 2012 Face to Face St. Mungo Museum of Religious Life and Art 2 Castle Street Glasgow G4 0RH

Artist and sculptor, Lindsay John, talks about the Bahá'í faith and how it has influenced his work. Time: 14.00 hours - 16.00 hours Price: Free For further information phone 0141 276 1625 or visit www.glasgowlife.org.uk/museums Saturday 7 January 2012 The Classics O2 ABC 300 Sauchiehall Street Glasgow G2 3JA The Classics are a charismatic four-piece from Glasgow. Their music represents the alternative and indie rock scene of the modern day with the simplicity and catchy riffs/melodies that bands such as The Vaccines have been so successful with. This is paired with the darker alternative rock undertones running through the songs which were heavily influenced by The Strokes. The Classics have made an impact at their gigs due to their musical nonchalance mixed with their charming guitars sound and their raw, live musical style. Time: 19.00 hours Price: £8 + booking fee For further information phone 0844 477 2000 or visit www.02academyglasgow.co.uk Saturday 07 January 2012 Back for Good Theatre Royal 282 Hope Street Glasgow G2 3QA

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Following their smash hit 2010 national tour the boys are back! Recreating the magic of 'Take That' live in concert just for you. If you like 'Take That' you will love Back For Good! With their amazing dance routines, numerous costume changes and phenomenal live performances, you will be singing and dancing within minutes and left with little doubt that you are watching 'The Greatest Boy Band Of All Time'. Time: 19.30hours Prices: from £18.50 For more information please telephone 0844 871 7627 or visit the website www.ambassadortickets.com Saturday 7 January 2012 - Sunday 8 January 2012

Adult Art Class - Silk Painting People’s Palace and Winter Gardens Glasgow Green Glasgow G40 1AT This silk painting class is currently fully booked, but people can request to be put on the reserve list if there are any cancellations. Time: 13.00 hours Price: Free For further information phone 0141 276 0788 or visit www.glasgowlife.org.uk/museums/ Saturday 7 January 2012

Back for Good Theatre Royal 282 Hope Street Glasgow G2 3QA

This is a tribute performance to the band, ‘Take That’, recreating the famous band live in concert. Featuring various hits such as Hold Up A Light, Rule the World, Greatest Day, Relight My fire, Never Forget, It Only Takes A Minute Girl, Everything Changes and Shine. Time: 19.30 hours Prices: £16.00 - £22.00 + booking fees For further information phone 0844 871 7627 or visit www.atgtickets.com Sunday 8 January 2012 Adopt a Beach Lunderston Bay Gourock PA19 1AA Help clean up the beach after the winter storms. Gloves, binbags and litterpickers provided. Time: 13.00 hours - 15.00 hours Price: Free For further information phone 01475 521 458 Monday 9 January 2012 Lochwinnoch Community Walk McKillop Centre Lochwinnoch PA12 1AA These weekly walks start again. Come along today or any Monday for a wee bit of exercise and a good chat. Time: 10.30 hours Price: Free For further information phone 01505 842 882

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Thursday 12 January 2012 BBC SSO - Stravinsky’s Firebird City Halls Candleriggs G1 1NQ Matthias Pintscher and a huge orchestra brings to life Stravinsky’s fairytale ballet Firebird. The Double Concerto by Brahms will give young soloists Alexandra Soumm and Nicolas Altstaedt a chance to show off their combined skills. Time: 14.00 hours Prices: £7 - £9 For further information phone 0141 353 8000 or visit www.glasgowconcerthalls.com Friday 13 January 2011 Novana (The UK’s only tribute to Nirvana) O2 ABC 300 Sauchiehall Street Glasgow G2 3JA The UK’s only tribute to Nirvana, Novana recreate the full experience complete with the looks, attitude, outfits, stage theatrics and sound. Time: 18.30 hours Price: £8 + booking fee For further information phone 0844 477 2000 or visit www.02academyglasgow.co.uk Friday 13 January 2012 SCO - Handel’s Water Music City Halls Candleriggs G1 1NQ

Emmanuelle Haim returns to the Scottish Chamber Orchestra with zesty dance suites and a sensational showpiece for soprano Camilla Tilling - a passion filled display of fireworks and musical fantasy composed by Handel as a young man in Italy. Time: 19.30 hours Prices: £12 - £26 For further information phone 0141 353 8000 or visit www.glasgowconcerthalls.com Friday 13 January 2012 Star Gazing Evening Muirshiel Visitor Centre Clyde Muirshiel Regional Park PA12 4LB An evening with our friends from the Coats Observatory in Paisley at one of the few dark sky sites in Renfrewshire. Indoor lecture if the weather is unsuitable for viewing. Time: 19.00 hours - 21.00 hours Price: Free For further information phone 01505 842 803 Friday 13 January 2012 Henry Rollins Glasgow Royal Concert Hall 2 Sauchiehall Street Glasgow G2 3NY For more than a quarter century, Rollins has toured the world as a Spoken word artist, as front man for both Rollins Band and Black Flag and – without a microphone – as a solitary traveller with insatiable curiosity bypassing the resorts in favour of places like Siberia and Senegal, or Burma and Bangladesh.

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Time: 19.30 hours Price: £18.50 + booking fees For further information phone 0141 353 8000 or visit www.glasgowconcerthalls.com Friday 13 January 2012 All Time Low O2 Academy Glasgow 121 Eglinton Street Glasgow G5 9NT Since forming in the Baltimore suburbs in 2003, All Time Low have become one of the biggest pop-punk bands to emerge on the scene. Time: 19.00 hours Price: £17.50 For further information phone 0141 418 3000 or visit www.o2academyglasgow.co.uk Friday 13 January 2012 Jack Webb and Rosalind Masson: Quartet The Arches 253 Argyle Street Glasgow G2 8DL Two of Scotland’s up and coming independent dance artists, this is the first time Jack and Rosalind will perform their own solo material side-by-side within the same work. The solos will be the founding research for an evening’s length work that will feature them performing what they have created not only for themselves, but also for one another. Time: 19.30 hours Price: £4.00 - £6.00 + booking fees

For further information telephone 0141 565 1000 or visit www.thearches.co.uk Saturday 14 January 2012

Bracelet Weaving Class People’s Palace and Winter Gardens Glasgow Green Glasgow G40 1AT For 8 year olds and upwards, a bracelet weaving class will be held at the People’s Palace. This is a drop-in class available at the times listed below. Time: 14.00 hours - 15.30 hours Price: Free For further information phone 0141 276 0788 or visit www.glasgowlife.org.uk/museums/ Friday 14 January 2012 Cuairt nan Eilean 1 St Andrews Square Glasgow G1 5PP The opening show of 2011’s Hebridean Celtic Festival, Cuairt nan Eilean is a trio of Gaelic singers (Jenna Cumming, Darren Maclean and Linda Macleod) performing classic favourites and lesser-known tunes backed by an array of instrumentalists. Time: 19.30 hours Price: £13 For further information phone 0141 559 5902 or visit www.standrewsinthesquare.com

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Saturday 14 January 2012 RSNO 11:12 Season Norrington conducts Brahms Glasgow Royal Concert Hall 2 Sauchiehall Street Glasgow G2 3NY Sir Roger Norrington is a living legend. Tonight, he powers the RSNO through two centuries of masterpieces – from Rameau’s sensational baroque dances, through Marie Antoinette’s favourite bit of Haydn, to Brahms’ mellowest symphony, he’ll make you hear with new ears. Time: 19.30 hours Prices: £11 - £34 + booking fees For further information phone 0141 353 8000 or visit www.glasgowconcerthalls.com Sunday 15 January 2012 A Winged Victory For The Sullen Oran Mor Byres Road Glasgow G12 8QX A cosmopolitan style of music, piano and understated chamber orchestra. Dustin O’Halloran and Adam Wiltzie. Time: 19:00 hours Price: £10.00 For further information phone 0141 204 5151 or visit www.ticketmaster.co.uk Sunday 15 January 2012 Gala Variety Performance Tron Theatre 63 Trongate Glasgow G1 5HB

A series of sketches, musical interludes, stand-up routines and general japery; Expect good-old-fashioned entertainment from the likes of Karen Dunbar Time: 19.30 hours Price: £10.00 For Further Information Telephone 0141 552 4267 or visit www.tron.co.uk Wednesday 18 January 2012 Katherine Jenkins SECC Glasgow G3 8YW Jenkins first came to public attention when she sang at Westminster Cathedral honouring Pope John Paul II's silver jubilee in October 2003 and then supporting Aled Jones on tour. Times: 19.30 hours Prices: £27.50 - £65.00 For more information phone 0844 395 4000 or visit www.ticketsoup.com Thursday 19 January 2012 Thin Lizzy Barrowlands 244 Gallowgate Cowcaddens Glasgow G4 0TT Irish hard rock band, Thin Lizzy will be performing at the Barrowlands Time: 11.00 hours, 13.30 hours, 14.00 hours, 18.30 hours, 19.30 hours Price: £25.00 + booking fees For further information phone 0141 552 4601 or visit www.glasgow-barrowland.com

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Thursday 19 January 2012 M83 - Porcelain Raft The Arches 253 Argyle Street Glasgow G2 8DL M83 is a musical act by French musician Anthony Gonzalez. It is named after a spiral galaxy, Messier 83. The musical style of M83 owes something to the shoegazing genre in its extensive use of reverb effects and lyrics spoken softly over loud instrumentals, although M83’s songs employ considerably less guitar than most shoegazing bands. Time: 19.00 hours Price: £12.50 + booking fees For further information telephone 0141 565 1000 or visit www.thearches.co.uk Thursday 19 January 2012 Thin Lizzy Barrowlands 244 Gallowgate Glasgow G4 0TT In 1996 the group decided to reform after many years and will perform their greatest hits to a loyal fanbase , playing the Barrowlands after many years absence in Glasgow , prepare for a great night ! Time doors from 19.00hours Prices from £25.00 plus booking fee For more information please telephone 0141 552 4061or visit the website www.glasgow-barrowland.com

Friday 20 January 2012 Cherish the Ladies with special guests and support Glasgow Royal Concert Hall 2 Sauchiehall Street Glasgow G2 3NY The Ladies present their Country Crossroads show to delight their Glasgow fans. Named for their silver jubilee album, it celebrates the band’s distinctive dual heritage in company with contemporary banjo pioneer Alison Brown, dobro demon and Blue Highway co-founder Rob Ickes and other special guests. Time: 19.30 hours Prices: £18 - £23 + booking fees For further information phone 0141 353 8000 or visit www.glasgowconcerthalls.com Friday 20 January 2012 - Tuesday 7 February 2012 Art in The Park Clyde Muirshiel Regional Park Castle Semple Visitor Centre PA12 4EA Annual Exhibition of traditional and contemporary works by Lochwinnoch Art Group. Some works are available for purchase. Time: 10.00 - 15.30 Price: Free For further information phone 01505 842 882 Ex 20 Friday 20 January 2012 Cathy Jordan + Support Tron Theatre 63 Trongate Glasgow G1 5HB

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Cathy Jordan is best known as lead singer for Dervish, one of the hottest traditional music groups to come out of Ireland Time: 20.00 hours Price: £13.00 For Further information Telephone 0141 552 4267 or visit www.tron.co.uk Friday 20 January 2012 Lochaber Gold Old Fruitmarket Candleriggs Glasgow G1 1NQ To mark the 50th anniversary of the ‘new’ Lochaber High School, Lochaber Gold celebrates the alumni who have gone on to perform with bands such as Blazin’ Fiddles, Shooglenifty, Breabach, Salsa Celtica, Dàimh, Skipinnish, Mouth Music and Deaf Shepherd. Time: 21.30 hours Price: £16.00 For further information phone 0141 353 3000 or visit www.glasgowconcerthalls.com Friday 20 January 2012 Various Cruelties + Lugosi King Tut's Wah Wah Hut 272a St Vincent Street Glasgow G2 5RL Various Cruelties is a pop-soul four-pieces band with Motown and indie influences. They will be supported by Lugosi Gypsy Band with influences such as Led Zeppelin, Queens of the Stone Age and Jim Morrison. Time: 20.30 hours

Price: £6.00 + booking fees For further information phone 0141 221 5279 or visit www.kingtuts.co.uk Friday 20 January 2012 and Saturday 21 January 2012 Betrothal in a Monastery Theatre Royal 282 Hope Street Glasgow G2 3QA Now in its seventh successful year, our ambitious Winter collaboration with the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland is an important opportunity for the Company to provide support, encouragement and hands-on experience for students at the start of their professional careers. Based on Sherdian's play The Duenna, this whimsical comedy celebrates all that is young love. A girl, a boy, a fish merchant, drunken monks and a whole load of mistaken identities…Prokofiev brings this farce to life with a brilliantly witty and lyrical score that is filled with unforgettable melodies, touching soliloquys and passionate arias. Times: 19.15hours Prices: from £17.50 For more information telephone 0844 871 7627 or visit the website www.ambassadortickets.com Friday 20 January 2012 - Saturday 21 January 2012

Betrothal in a Monastery Theatre Royal 282 Hope Street Glasgow G2 3QA This is a whimsical comedy about young love. The Theatre Royal will collaborate with the

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Royal Conservatoire of Scotland for the seventh year running to give hands-on experience for students at the start of their professional careers. The play will feature performers from the Royal conservatoire of Scotland’s opera programme along with The Orchestra of Scottish Opera, also acting as mentors for the Conservtoire’s young musicians. Time: 19.15 hours Prices: £6.00 - £23.00 + booking fees For further information phone 0844 871 7627 or visit www.atgtickets.com Saturday 21 January 2012 The Big Dish O2 ABC 300 Sauchiehall Street Glasgow G2 3JA As part of the Celtic Connections festival, this band have agreed to this one-off reunion. Having originally formed in Airdrie in 1983, this pop/rock band released 4 albums and a single which reached #37 in the UK charts the band however decided to split in 1991. Time: 19.00 hours Price: £15.00 + booking fee For further information phone 0844 477 2000 or visit www.02academyglasgow.co.uk Saturday 21 January 2012 Celtic Connections: Zoe Muth & The Lost High Rollers and Turtle Dhuks The Arches 253 Argyle Street Glasgow G2 8DL

Zoe Muth & The Lost High Rollers and Turtle Dhuks come to the Arches, Glasgow as part of Celtic Connections 2012. Zoe Muth is backed by quartet The Lost High Rollers - variously likened to Emmylou Harris, Tammy Wynnette, Iris DeMent, Loretta Lynn and Gillian Welch. With a sound self-styled as “bluegrass/folk/garage”, the Turtle Duhks are a project featuring banjo player Leonard Podolak, guitarist Jordan McConnell and Lydia Garrison fiddle. Time: 19.30 hours Price: £14.00 + bf For further information telephone 0141 565 1000 or visit www.thearches.co.uk Saturday 21 January 2012 This is How we Fly and Liguriani 1 St Andrews Square Glasgow G1 5PP The group Liguriani blend American freeestyle footwork, improvised jazz and live electronic, bringing the culture and dialect of their native Liguria in north-west Italy to life. Instruments include fiddle, flute, bagpipes, accordion and guitar. Time: 19.30 hours Price: £13 For further information phone 0141 559 5902 or visit www.standrewsinthesquare.com Saturday 21 January 2012 Ana Moura and N’Diale Old Fruitmarket Candleriggs Glasgow G1 1NQ

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With her strikingly earthy, intensely soulful contralto voice, Ana Moura is poised to become the next global star of Portuguese fado. She appears tonight with her four-piece band. Time: 20.00 hours Price: £16.00 For further information phone 0141 353 3000 or visit www.glasgowconcerthalls.com Saturday 21 January 2012 Lawson King Tut's Wah Wah Hut 272a St Vincent Street Glasgow G2 5RL Lawson are a four-piece band originally from Liverpool but based in London. Plucked from obscurity after YouTube fame, three years later, the boy band are touring the UK. Time: 20.00 hours Price: £7.50 + booking fees For further information phone 0141 221 5279 or visit www.kingtuts.co.uk Saturday 21 January 2012

Saturdays @ The Palace People’s Palace and Winter Gardens Glasgow Green Glasgow G40 1AT Families can enjoy free themed drop-in activities such as crafts and tour programmes every three weeks with Saturdays @ The Palace. Time: 14.00 hours - 15.30 hours

Price: Free For further information phone 0141 276 0788 or visit www.glasgowlife.org.uk/museums/ Saturday 21 January 2012 Burrell for Families Workshop - Designer Dragons The Burrell Collection 2060 Pollokshaws Road Glasgow G43 1AT This is an arts and crafts workshop for families with 5-12 year old children. This week’s class will focus on the Chinese collection and will give children the chance to make their own dragons. Workshops must be booked in advance. Time: 14.00 hours - 16.00 hours Price: Free For further information phone 0141 287 2564 or visit www.glasgowlife.org.uk/museums Sunday 22 January 2012 World Café St. Mungo Museum of Religious Life and Art 2 Castle Street Glasgow G4 0RH The World Café marks the holocaust memorial day by discussing and exploring connections with objects from the Curious Exhibition. Time: 13.00 hours - 16.00 hours Price: Free For further information phone 0141 276 1625 or visit www.glasgowlife.org.uk/museums

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Sunday 22 January 2012 Empreintes and Cruinn 1 St Andrews Square Glasgow G1 5PP A new Scottish Gaelic group, comprised of James Graham, Fiona Mackenzie, Brian O hEadhra and Rachel Walker, make their maiden performance combining instrumental and vocals. Time: 19.30 hours Price: £13 For further information phone 0141 559 5902 or visit www.standrewsinthesquare.com Sunday 22 January 2012 Tom Russel + Support Tron Theatre 63 Trongate Glasgow G1 5HB Acclaimed American singer-songwriter Tom Russell is most strongly identified with the Texas Country music tradition, however his music also incorporates elements of folk, Tex-Mex, and the cowboy music of the American West Time: 20.00 hours Price: £13.00 For Further information Telephone 0141 552 4267 or visit www.tron.co.uk Sunday 22 January 2012 Vasen with Chris Stout, Catriona McKay Old Fruitmarket Candleriggs Glasgow G1 1NQ

A joint commission between Celtic Connections and Edinburgh International Harp Festival, backed by Creative Scotland, and featuring Shetland and Dundee-born soloists Chris Stout and Catriona McKay with the Scottish Ensemble also performing some of their duo material. Time: 20.00 hours Price: £16.00 For further information phone 0141 353 3000 or visit www.glasgowconcerthalls.com Sunday 22 January 2012 The Xcerts + Flood of Red King Tut's Wah Wah Hut 272a St Vincent Street Glasgow G2 5RL The Xcerts are a three-piece ‘distorted pop’ band originally formed in Aberdeen, Scotland. They will be supported by Flood of Red, an alternative/rock/scream band from Glasgow. Time: 20.00 hours Price: £6.00 + booking fees For further information phone 0141 221 5279 or visit www.kingtuts.co.uk Sunday 22 January 2012 "Bring It All Home" - Gerry Rafferty Remembered Glasgow Royal Concert Hall 2 Sauchiehall Street Glasgow G2 3NY One year on from Gerry Rafferty’s much-mourned passing, his daughter Martha and his long-term friend, Rab Noakes curate a lavish commemorative gathering of the Paisley-born

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singer-songwriter’s friends, family, bandmates, collaborators and admirers, performing their pick of classics and lesser-known jewels from his 40-year career. Time: 19.30 hours Prices: £25 - £28 + booking fees For further information phone 0141 353 8000 or visit www.glasgowconcerthalls.com Sunday 22 January 2012 Ben Glover City Halls Candleriggs G1 1NQ Ben Glover has been compelled to write songs since his mid teens growing up in County Antrim, Northern Ireland - when he was awoken and unsettled by Bob Dylan. Armed with a law degree, he put his legal ambitions on hold to pursue a career in music and drawn comparisons to Ryan Adams and Bruce Springsteen. Time: 20.00 hours Price: £10 For further information phone 0141 353 8000 or visit www.glasgowconcerthalls.com Sunday 22 January 2012 Guided Walk - Traditional Crafts The Burrell Collection 2060 Pollokshaws Road Glasgow G43 1AT A guided walk will be available to anyone who wishes to join. The focus will be on traditional crafts and how they are made. The guided walk must be booked in advance.

Time: 14.00 hours Price: Free For further information phone 0141 287 2564 or visit www.glasgowlife.org.uk/museums Monday 23 January 2012 BBC Scotland TV special from the festival Old Fruitmarket Candleriggs Glasgow G1 1NQ BBC Scotland hosts their highly successful annual event, featuring a diverse range of some of the best artists from this year’s festival. BBC television will record tonight’s musical surprises which will be broadcast at a later date. Time: 20.00 hours Price: Free but ticketed For further information phone 0141 353 3000 or visit www.glasgowconcerthalls.com Monday 23 January 2012 Explosions in the Sky O2 Academy Glasgow 121 Eglinton Street Glasgow G5 9NT The instrumental indie rock group marked their rise from cult sensations to one of the defining acts of the decade this year with latest album Take Care, Take Care, Take Care. Time: 19.00 hours Price: £18 For further information phone 0141 418 3000 or visit www.o2academyglasgow.co.uk

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Monday 23 January 2012 A Celebration of the Dewar Awards 1 St Andrews Square Glasgow G1 5PP Founded in 2002 as an ongoing memorial to Scotland’s inaugural First Minister Donald Dewar (1937-2000), the Dewar Arts Awards enters its 10th anniversary, hosted by current Awards trustee Sheena Wellington, who will be presenting awards to traditional musicians who have benefited from the scheme. Time: 19.30 hours Price: £13 For further information phone 0141 559 5902 or visit www.standrewsinthesquare.com Tuesday 24 January 2012 Lower Than Atlantis + Sights and Sounds King Tut's Wah Wah Hut 272a St Vincent Street Glasgow G2 5RL Lower Than Atlantis are a four-piece melodic hardcore/rock band based in Watford. They will be backed by Sights and Sounds. Time: 20.00 hours Price: £8.50 + booking fees For further information phone 0141 221 5279 or visit www.kingtuts.co.uk Tuesday 24 January 2012 The Unthanks and the Bevvy Sisters Old Fruitmarket Candleriggs Glasgow

G1 1NQ Here, though, with their full 10-piece band, Hegarty’s fellow Mercury nominees devote their whole set to these two richly singular artists, further consolidating The Unthanks’ A-list stature in British contemporary folk. Time: 20.00 hours Price: Free but ticketed For further information phone 0141 353 3000 or visit www.glasgowconcerthalls.com Tuesday 24 January 2012 Cahalen Morrison and Eli West City Halls Candleriggs G1 1NQ Duo Cahalen Morrison and Eli West produce lush, soulful, organic and earthy music they describe as old time music styled for the 21st century. Time: 20.00 hours Price: £10 For further information phone 0141 353 8000 or visit www.glasgowconcerthalls.com Wednesday 25 January 2012 The Sesh St. Mungo Museum of Religious Life and Art 3 Castle Street Glasgow G4 0RB Drop-in monthly sessions explore the stories, myths and legends of Glasgow. Time: 18.00 hours - 20.00 hours Price: Free

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For further information phone 0141 276 1625 or visit www.glasgowlife.org.uk/museums Wednesday 25 January 2012 Luka Bloom O2 ABC 300 Sauchiehall Street Glasgow G2 3JA Luka Bloom is an Irish folk-rock singer-songwriter and is the younger brother of Christy Moore. He originally performed with his given name of Barry Moore and released a few albums both in Ireland and Holland. On moving to America in 1987 he changed is performing name to Luka Bloom, where he released yet more albums. Time: 19.00 hours Price: £15.00 + booking fees. For further information phone 0844 477 2000 or visit www.02academyglasgow.co.uk Wednesday 25 January 2012 A Dinner, A Drama and a Dram Oran Mor Byres Road Glasgow G12 8OX A Dinner, A Drama and a Dram with Rabbie Burns and be entertained By the Sirens of the Titan choir. The conductor will take you to Mauchline With one of Burns masterpieces. Time: 19.00 hours Price: £35 For further information phone 0141 357 6200 or visit info@oran-mor.co.uk

Wednesday 25 January 2012 Sligo Live Sessions 1 St Andrews Square Glasgow G1 5PP In partnership with the Sligo Live festival, a triple bill of Irish bands will be performing blends of traditional and modern music. Time: 19.30 hours Price: £13 For further information phone 0141 559 5902 or visit www.standrewsinthesquare.com Wednesday 25 January 2012 Fidil with Solo Cissokho, and Diawara with Michael McGoldrick Quartet 1 St Andrews Square Glasgow G1 5PP Fidil, a trio of young Irish fiddlers will be performing with Senegalese griot singer and kora player Solo Cissokho. The second performance will be with Malian singer, Fatoumata Diawara, and the Michael McGoldrick Quartt, featuring Gerry O’Connor on banjo, guitarist Tony Byrne and percussionist James Mackintosh. Time: 19.30 hours Price: £13 For further information phone 0141 559 5902 or visit www.standrewsinthesquare.com Wednesday 25 January 2012 Jack Bruce with special guests Lau and friends and Domini Magic Old Fruitmarket Candleriggs Glasgow G1 1NQ

January 2012 Glasgow

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One of those gigs that could surely only happen at Celtic Connections, this mouth-watering encounter between Cream co-founder, vocalist and bassist Jack Bruce, and one of today’s most groundbreaking musical triumvirates, Lau, had its genesis in a 2011 Artworks Scotland documentary about Bruce’s life and work, incorporating responses from some of his many musician fans. Time: 21.00 hours Price: £20.00 For further information phone 0141 353 3000 or visit www.glasgowconcerthalls.com Wednesday 25 January 2012 - Thursday 26 January 2012 The Captain’s Collection Tron Theatre 63 Trongate Glasgow G1 5HB Originally the brainchild of Blazin’ Fiddles’ Bruce MacGregor, Dogstar Theatre Company’s award-winning music theatre production vibrantly dramatises the life and work of Captain Simon Fraser - fiddler, composer, publisher, dispossessed laird and Empire soldier. Time: 20.00 hours Price: £13.00 For Further information Telephone 0141 552 4267 or visit www.tron.co.uk Thursday 26 January 2012 Roots Manuva The Arches 253 Argyle Street Glasgow G2 8DL

Prolific rapper and producer Roots Manuva returns to the Arches in January 2012, following the release of his fifth album 4everevolution. Time: 19.00 hours Price: £15.00 + booking fees For further information telephone 0141 565 1000 or visit www.thearches.co.uk Thursday 26 January 2012 Thea Gilmore presents Don’t stop singing and Kris Drever Band Old Fruitmarket Candleriggs Glasgow G1 1NQ English singer-songwriter Thea Gilmore’s new recording of previously un-scored compositions by the late Sandy Denny, Don’t Stop Singing, not only revisits but builds upon a monumental legacy, illuminating both artists afresh. Time: 20.00 hours Price: £16.00 For further information phone 0141 353 3000 or visit www.glasgowconcerthalls.com Friday 27January 2012 Snow Patrol SECC Glasgow G3 8YW Ahead of the release of their new studio album ‘Fallen Empires’ on November 14th, Snow

January 2012 Glasgow

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Patrol will be playing at the SECC on 27 January 2012. The special guest support will be Everything Everything Time: 18.30 hours Price: £32.50 For more information phone 0844 395 4000 or visit www.ticketsoup.com Friday 27 January 2012 TheWrigley sisters and Tattie Jam 1 St Andrews Square Glasgow G1 5PP 20-year playing duo, Jennifer (fiddler) and Hazel (guitarist/pianist) are back on the road playing traditional folk music. Tattie Jam are cellist and singer Syelan Baxter and Ruraridh Pringle (vocals, guitar, banjo, digeridoo, mandolin and percussion), a band with a big folk/swing sound. Time: 19.30 hours Price: £13 For further information phone 0141 559 5902 or visit www.standrewsinthesquare.com Friday 27 January 2012 Celtic Connections: KAN with Guidewires The Arches 253 Argyle Street Glasgow G2 8DL KAN with Guidewires comes to the Arches, Glasgow as part of Celtic Connections 2012. Named for the mythical Mayan seed of vision and dreams that flowered through melody and harmony, they are fronted by flautist Brian Finnegan (Flook) and fiddler Aidan O’Rourke (Lau) along with guitarist Ian Stephenson and

drummer Jim Goodwin. After two years live development, tonight’s set will showcase material from their debut album. Guidewires are another instrumental band, comprising Irishmen Pádraig Rynne (concertina), Tóla Custy (fiddle), Paul McSherry (guitar) and Karol Lynch (bouzouki), plus Brittany’s Sylvain Barou (flute). Time: 19.30 hours Price: £14.00 + booking fees For further information telephone 0141 565 1000 or visit www.thearches.co.uk Friday 27 January 2012 Mark Hole + Michael Edgar King Tut's Wah Wah Hut 272a St Vincent Street Glasgow G2 5RL Mark Hole performs. Think Rufus Wainwright and Ben Folds, then think beyond both and a bit to the side. Support comes in the form of Michael Edgar Time: 20.30 hours Price: £5.00 + booking fees For further information phone 0141 221 5279 or visit www.kingtuts.co.uk Saturday 28 January 2011 Alistair Hulett Tribute 1 St Andrews Square Glasgow G1 5PP This night pays tribute to the memory of singer, songwriter, socialist and revolutionary

January 2012 Glasgow

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Alistair Hulett (1951-2010). The line-up includes fiddler Dave Swarbrick - with whom Alistair enjoyed a duo partnership - and singer/songwriters Roy Bailey, Karine Polwart, Alasdair Roberts and Ian Bruce. Also on the bill will be the winner of the Songs for Social Justice Award, a new songwriting competition aimed at continuing Alistair’s musical and political legacy. Time: 19.30 hours Price: £13 For further information phone 0141 559 5902 or visit www.standrewsinthesquare.com Saturday 28 January 2012 Burrell for Families - Chinese Writing The Burrell Collection 2060 Pollokshaws Road Glasgow G43 1AT This is an arts and crafts workshop for families with 5-12 year old children. This week’s class will focus on Chinese writing. Workshops must be booked in advance. Time: 14.00 hours - 16.00 hours Price: Free For further information phone 0141 287 2564 or visit www.glasgowlife.org.uk/museums Saturday 28 January 2012 Aviva International Match Athletics Glasgow Club Kevin Hall 1445 Argyle Street Glasgow G3 8AW The Aviva Series returns to Scotland for more exhilarating action as the world’s best athletes travel to Glasgow. This unique team-event pits

the Aviva GB&NI team up against teams from around the globe as they compete for the coveted Aviva International Match trophy. Time: 12.00 hours - 18.00 hours Prices: £8 - £18 + booking fees For further information phone 0141 276 1450 or visit www.glasgowlife.org.uk Saturday 28 January 2012

Talk of the Steamie People’s Palace and Winter Gardens Glasgow Green Glasgow G40 1AT This is the start in a new monthly series of talks about Glasgow by various speakers outwith the museum. This month’s speaker will be Avril Paton in a talk titled, ‘Glasgow and Me’. Avril Paton is a Scottish artist of various works including Windows in the West. Time: 14.00 hours Price: Free For further information phone 0141 276 0788 or visit www.glasgowlife.org.uk/museums/ Saturday 28 January 2012 Foy Vance Oran Mor Byres Road Glasgow G12 8OX The actual son of a preacher man fuses his Irish background with soul, blues and gospel. Time: 19.00 Price: £14

January 2012 Glasgow

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For further information phone 0141 353 8000 or visit www.celticconnections.com Saturday 28 January 2012 Panic at the Disco Barrowlands 244 Gallowgate Cowcaddens Glasgow G4 0TT Panic at the Disco are an American alternative rock duo. The band has been described by critics as a variety of genres, most commonly pop punk, alternative rock and baroque pop. They will be supported by Funeral Party and (Me). Time: 11.00 hours, 13.30 hours, 14.00 hours, 18.30 hours, 19.30 hours Price: £25.00 + booking fees For further information phone 0141 552 4601 or visit www.glasgow-barrowland.com Saturday 28 January 2012 The Stones The Ferry 25 Anderson Quay Glasgow G3 8BX This tribute band was formed on 2007 with all the energy and excitement Of the original. The Jagger like frontman presents his take on the greatest Rock’n roll band. Time: 19.00 Price: £13 For further information call 0141 353 8000 or visit www.celticconections.com Saturday 28 January 2012

Celtic Connections: The Sweetback Sisters The Arches 253 Argyle Street Glasgow G2 8DL The Sweetback Sisters plus support to be announced play the Arches, Glasgow as part of Celtic Connections festival 2012. They are a four-man band fronted by singer/songwriters Emily Miller and Zara Bode. Time: 19.30 hours Price: £14.00 + booking fees For further information telephone 0141 565 1000 or visit www.thearches.co.uk Saturday 28 January 2012 Mozart Parties (Merok) and guests at the Glasgow School of Art Union The Arches 468 Sauchiehall Street Glasgow G2 3LW Mozart Parties are described as a dreamy indie/melodramatic pop band playing at The Arches with guests. Please note that this performance will be taking place at the Glasgow School of Art Union. Time: 19.30 hours Price: £6.00 + booking fees For further information telephone 0141 565 1000 or visit www.thearches.co.uk Saturday 28 January 2012 Psyko Dalek + Deviation + Hiroshima Blackout King Tut's Wah Wah Hut 272a St Vincent Street Glasgow G2 5RL

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Psyko Dalek are a rap/rock band that have shared the stage with the likes of Limp bizkit, Pitchshifter, Skindred, Hed PE, Ament, Clutch, Soil and Twin Atlantic. They will be supported by Deviation and Hiroshima Blackout. Time: 20.30 hours Price: £6.00 + booking fees For further information phone 0141 221 5279 or visit www.kingtuts.co.uk Sunday 29 January 2012 Alfie Boe SECC Glasgow G3 8YW Due to overwhelming demand, with a number of December dates already sold out, another 14 shows have been added to Alfie Boe’s 2012 tour. The Tour will start at Bristol’s Colston Hall in December and now finish in Birmingham in February. Time: 18.30 hours Prices: £20.00 - £35.00 For more information phone 0844 395 4000 or visit www.ticketsoup.com Sunday 29 January 2012 Emir Kusturica & The No Smoking Orchestra and La Carrau Glasgow Royal Concert Hall 2 Sauchiehall Street Glasgow G2 3NY Like the man himself and his wildly original, multi-award-winning movies, the music of Emir Kusturica and the No Smoking Orchestra is a heady, sometimes bewildering concatenation

of contrasts. Catalan seven-piece La Carrau cross-match rumba, cumbia, rock and electronica with their native folk traditions. Time: 19.30 hours Prices: £18 - £23 + booking fees For further information phone 0141 353 8000 or visit www.glasgowconcerthalls.com Sunday 29 January 2012 Country Craft Demonstration Clyde Muirshiel Regional Park Muirshiel Visitor Centre PA12 4LB A practical demonstration of a traditional country craft with the option to have a go yourself. Time: 14.00 hours - 15.00 hours Price: Free For further information phone 01505 842 803 Sunday 29 January 2012 Manran - Celtic Connections Oran Mor Byres Road Glasgow G12 8QX Following last January’s phenomenally successful launch of their debut Gaelic single, Mànran have notched up triumphant appearances at the Hebridean Celtic Festival and Cambridge Folk Festival, and released a stunning debut album. Featuring Scottish and Irish bagpipes, fiddle, flute, vocals and a rock-style rhythm section, Time: 19.30 hours Price: £13

January 2012 Glasgow

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For more information phone 0141 353 800 or visit www.celticconnections.com Sunday 29 January 2012 Sultans of String and The Outside Track 1 St Andrews Square Glasgow G1 5PP Self-styled purveyors of “atomic world-jazz flamenco”, Sultans of String are one of Canada’s new musical exports. Centred on the interplay between Chris McKhool - a six-string violinist of Lebanese/Egyptian descent - and Kevin Laliberté’s rumba-accented guitar, the music is a blend of Spanish, Arabic, Latin, French and gypsy sounds. Time: 19.30 hours Price: £13 For further information phone 0141 559 5902 or visit www.standrewsinthesquare.com Sunday 29 January 2012 Celtic Connections: Martha Reeves and The Vandellas The Arches 253 Argyle Street Glasgow G2 8DL Martha Reeves and The Vandellas return the Arches, Glasgow as part of Celtic Connections festival 2012. Motown singer, Martha Reeve, who soundtracked the summer of ’64 with Dancing in the Street has since lent her voice to rock, jazz, country, gospel, blues and classical material. Together with the Vandellas - her sister Lois and Delphine - she still maintains a full-time live schedule, including her 69th birthday show at the Arches in July 2010.

Time: 19.30 hours Price: £20.00 For further information telephone 0141 565 1000 or visit www.thearches.co.uk Sunday 29 January 2012 Bonnie Prince Billy and support Old Fruitmarket Candleriggs Glasgow G1 1NQ His grittily mystical, darkly playful explorations of America’s historical, musical and psychic backwoods remain way out on their own, with the dramatic songcraft and stark, hushed arrangements on new album Wolfroy Goes to Town staking out his latest intriguing claim. Time: 20.00 hours Price: £18.00 For further information phone 0141 353 3000 or visit www.glasgowconcerthalls.com Sunday 29 January 2012 Magic - A Kind of Queen Paisley Town Hall Abbey Close Paisley PA1 1JF Magic return to Paisley Town Hall to showcase the finest reproduction of a Live Queen concert that can be seen today by performing the music of Queen, supported by superb quality of sound and a massive light show. Time: 19.30 hours Prices: £12 - £14 For further information visit www.renfrewshire.gov.uk

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Sunday 29 January 2012 Argent O2 Academy Glasgow 121 Eglinton Street Glasgow G5 9NT The band that brought the world hits like Hold Your Head Up and God Gave Rock ‘n’ Roll to You - which was later covered by KISS - return with support from Martin Turner’s Wishbone Ash. Time: 19.00 hours Price: £22.50 For further information phone 0141 418 3000 or visit www.o2academyglasgow.co.uk Sunday 29 January 2012 - Thursday 2 February 2012 Woody Sez Tron Theatre 63 Trongate Glasgow G1 5HB Woody Sez is a theatrical concert event and topical tribute to folk icon Woody Guthrie. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame calls Woody Guthrie “the original folk hero; a man who, in the Thirties and Forties, transformed the folk ballad into a vehicle for social protest and observation and is so doing, paved the way for the Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen and a host of other folk and rock songwriters who have been moved by conscience to share experiences and voice opinions in a forthright manner. Time: 20.00 hours Price: £13.00 For Further information Telephone 0141 552 4267 or visit www.tron.co.uk

Monday 30 January 2012 Rebecca Pronsky City Halls Candleriggs G1 1NQ Brooklyn native Rebecca Pronsky is one of New York’s finest singers/songwriters. She visits Glasgow to share a new crop of her dark country-tinged gems. Her latest album entitled ViewfinderM was released to rave reviews in April. Time: 20.00 hours Price: £10 For further information phone 0141 353 8000 or visit www.glasgowconcerthalls.com Tuesday 31 January 2012 Madison Violet O2 ABC 300 Sauchiehall Street Glasgow G2 3JA Madison Violet is a Canadian duo composed of singer-songwriters Brenley MacEachern and Lisa MacIsaac. The group has been notable for folk and pop award nominations and wins. The duo meet in the late 1990’s through another band which consequently split in 1999. The duo continued collaborating and were signed by a record label in Germany. They have tour extensively through Canada, UK, Europe and Australia. Time: 19.00 hours Price: £11.00 + booking fees. For further information phone 0844 477 2000 or visit www.02academyglasgow.co.uk