European Ballet present The Nutcracker

Ryan Centre Theatre, Stranraer on Tuesday, 22 November 2011
Tickets £13.50/£12(conc)/£9(child) available from the Ryan Centre Tel 01776 703535

Highly acclaimed European Ballet  present The Nutcracker.   Classical ballet in 2 Acts
Set to Tchaikovsky's glorious score  and choreographed by Stanislav Tchassov former member of the Bolshoi Ballet.



Holmes & Watson : The Farewell Tour

By Stuart Fortey

Sherlock Holmes is on a farewell lecture tour to demonstrate some of his greatest cases before taking a well-earned retirement. He is accompanied by Dr Watson, Inspector Lestrade and Mrs Hudson. Unfortunately, however, the set and props have been left behind in Hull, so Dr Watson has to improvise a set and props for the demanding Holmes, using whatever comes to hand.



Also, there are more parts than actors to play them so Dr Watson's acting  abilities are called upon to play such roles as a Cockney floozie. Dr Watson is not, perhaps, a terribly good actor - though Dominic Goodwin, who  plays him, fortunately is, and excels in his portrayals of "Dr Watson as the Prime Minister", for example.
The play has that glorious thing - a plot which seems complicated but is really easy to follow. Witty lines. Splendid comic timing.

Julian Finnigan's coolly rational Holmes is a wonderful foil for Dominic Goodwin's Watson.

Ryan Centre Theatre
Monday 31 October Tickets £7/£5.10 (conc)

available from the Ryan Centre, Fairhurst Road, Stranraer. 

Tel 01776 703535

Nova Scotia Jazz Band at Logan Gardens

Saturday July 30th, 6:00pm - Logan Gardens


A summer evening treat in the fabulous setting of Logan Botanical Gardens with the Nova Scotia Jazz Band.
This sweet and hot quartet are a fresh take on the classic jazz style.  Toe tapping and uplifting swinging jazz that's guraranteed to leave you smiling!

Bring a picnic if you like, sit back and enjoy a relaxed fun evening. 

Saturday July 30th, 6:00pm  £7.50 or £25 for a family of 4

Tickets and info from the Ryan Centre - 01776-703535                                                          or Port Logan Gardens - 01776-860231

      

Held in Trust Exhibition

In 2010 West Fest acted on concerns raised by members on the future of the Wigtownshire Educational Trust Painting Collection. It had been subject to options raised by Dumfries and Galloway Council which included the possibility of selling the paintings. At a meeting with Council Officials, West Fest were given a very fair hearing and were delighted to be advised that following consideration, the collection was to remain within Council ownership. West Fest was also thanked by the Council for its offer to promote the Collection to as wide an audience as possible. Much of it was indeed exhibited by Stranraer Museum earlier this year.

The Collection is now on show, with other works kindly loaned by Stranraer Museum, in the Ninian Gallery at the Visitor Centre in Whithorn.

In total twenty five pieces, including oil paintings, watercolours and prints from the early 19^th century to the present day, are in the exhibition held to celebrate twenty five years of the Whithorn Trust.

The Visitor Centre is open daily from 10.30am to 5pm and the exhibition runs until 3^rd July, admission free.

Still Life by Hamish MacDonald Detail

Lily Pond by James Harrigan Detail

Detail Two Vases Still Life