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Saturday 31st July 2010 -
Tuesday 31st August 2010
Exhibition - Vod Houses in Unst
Saturday 1st May 2010 - Thursday 30th September 2010
An exhibition of scale drawings of houses in Unst's abandoned townships, and information on their inhabitants over many generations.
A must-see for those interested in history and sociology.
Time: 1100-1700 daily.
Entry to Heritage Centre: £2.00.
Venue: Unst Heritage Centre
Area: South Mainland
Type: Activities
Exhibition - Unst Folk Abroad
Saturday 1st May 2010 - Thursday 30th September 2010
As part of the Hamefarin 2010 celebrations, this exhibition hosts information on artefacts and letters that have been sent home to people in Unst from emigrated relatives.
Centrepiece of the exhibition is a WWI silk wedding dress sent home from Gibraltar by the childhood sweetheart of an Unst woman.
Time: 1100 - 1700 daily.
Entry to Heritage Centre: £2.00.
Venue: Unst Heritage Centre
Area: Unst
Type: Arts and Culture
Pool Inflatables
Wednesday 7th July 2010 - Saturday 21st August 2010
Come and enjoy the fun at the Clickiman Leisure Centre
Everyday from Saturday 7 July - Tuesday 21 August
2.00-4.00pm (min age 6)
Venue: Clickimin Leisure Centre
Area: Lerwick
Type: Sport
Exhibition - Howard Towll "Sea Cliffs to Hill Tops"
Saturday 31st July 2010 - Monday 30th August 2010
An exhibition of new work by local artist Howard Towll, including drawings, paintings and prints of Shetland Wildlife and landscapes. Subjects studied range from; sea cliffs, voes, beaches and burns to lochs, moorland and hill tops.
Venue: Shetland Museum & Archives
Area: Lerwick
Type: Arts and Culture
Puffin Party
Saturday 31st July 2010
Head down to Sumburgh Head for the RSPB's Puffin Party!
Learn all about seabirds, their breeding season and see the live Puffincam stream. Children activities running too.
Time: 1100-1600.
Venue: Sumburgh Head
Area: South Mainland
Type: Nature and Wildlife
Temporary Exhibition - Spanish Armada cannon
Sunday 1st August 2010 - Friday 1st October 2010
A cannon from the Spanish Armada ship El Grifon, wrecked off Fair Isle in 1588, will be on display from 1st August to 1st October.
Venue: Shetland Museum & Archives
Area: Lerwick
Type: Arts and Culture
Bressay Flower Show & Sunday Teas
Sunday 1st August 2010
The Bressay Flower Show, including plant sale and raffles.
Sunday teas and tasty homebakes too!
Time: 1430-1630.
Price: £1 adult, 50p children.
Venue: Bressay Hall
Area: Bressay
Type: Community
Sunday Teas
Sunday 1st August 2010
Sunday Teas and delicious homebakes to be had in Cunningsburgh throughout the afternoon. Perfect way to spent a relaxing Sunday!
Proceeds for the Aithsvoe Marina.
Time: 1430-1730.
Also, Car Boot Sale: £5 - bring your own table.
Venue: Cunningsburgh
Area: South Mainland
Type: Community
Collectibles Exhibition
Sunday 1st August 2010
Exhibition of Collectibles and Old Photos on display in Walls. Stop by to see some impressive collections!
Soup & sandwiches and tea & homebakes available throughout the afternoon.
Time: 1230-1700.
Venue: Walls Public Hall
Area: West Mainland
Type: Arts and Culture
Unst Foy
Wednesday 4th August 2010
Foy in Unst, with music, dance and teas.
Time TBC.
Venue: Baltasound Hall
Area: Unst
Type: Community
Films @ The Garrison
Thursday 5th August 2010
Films being shown today:
Shrek Forever After (U) - 1400-1535
Shrek Forever After (U) - 1730-1905
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (12A) - 2000-2205
Tickets £6.00/£4.00, available from Shetland Box Office. Tel: 01595 745555.
Venue: The Garrison Theatre
Area: Lerwick
Type: Arts and Culture
Spinning & Knitting Have-A-Go Sessions
Friday 6th August 2010
A great chance to watch some traditional spinning and knitting demonstrations from local Unst knitters, and then the opportunity to try it out for yourself!
All ages welcome.
Time: 1400 - 1700.
Venue: Unst Heritage Centre
Area: Unst
Type: Arts and Culture
Films @ The Garrison
Friday 6th August 2010
Films being shown today:
Shrek Forever After (U) - 1400-1535
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (12A) - 1730-1935
Letters to Juliet (PG) - 2030-2215
Tickets £6.00/£4.00, available from Shetland Box Office. Tel: 01595 745555.
Venue: The Garrison Theatre
Area: Lerwick
Type: Arts and Culture
Voe Agricultural Show
Saturday 7th August 2010
The annual Voe Show is held on the first Saturday in August and is a great day out for all the family.
Enjoy a day of activities including entertainment, music and various events.
Venue: Voe
Area: Delting, Lunnasting & Nesting
Type: Community
Films @ The Garrison
Saturday 7th August 2010
Films being shown today:
Shrek Forever After (U) - 1100-1235
Shrek Forever After (U) - 1400-1535
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (12A) - 1730-1935
Get Him to the Greek (15) - 2030-2220
Tickets £6.00/£4.00, available from Shetland Box Office. Tel: 01595 745555.
Venue: The Garrison Theatre
Area: Lerwick
Type: Arts and Culture
Weaving Demonstration
Sunday 8th August 2010
Demonstration of traditional weaving on a loom from Tim Hardin.
All ages welcome.
Time: 1100 - 1300.
Venue: Unst Heritage Centre
Area: Unst
Type: Arts and Culture
Fiddle Frenzy
Sunday 8th August 2010 - Sunday 15th August 2010
Enjoy a week of fiddle tuitions from talented local tutors. Afternoons will include optional cultural trips to those who are interested.
Concerts will include performances by Catriona Macdonald, Chris Stout Theory and a special performance of Jenna Reid’s Celtic Connections commission, composed around the Shetland Bus story, and many of the usual local performers.
The additional workshops this year are once again highlighting the sense of place that comes from living and working in Shetland and is an inspiration for so many of our practising artists and musicians. These include Creative Writing, Textiles (knitting based techniques), and Painting and Drawing, and, of course, storytellers will be on hand to host the afternoon trips, concerts and the festival club in the Garrison Theatre.
Click on Fiddle Frenzy for more information.
Venue: Varied
Area: Lerwick
Type: Music
Family Dance with the Jim Halcrow Dance Band
Sunday 8th August 2010
Fiddle Frenzy
A traditional dance for all the family to kickstart the Shetland Fiddle Frenzy.
Time: 1900-2130.
Tickets £7.00, available from Shetland Box Office. Tel: 01595 745555.
Venue: Islesburgh Community Centre
Area: Lerwick
Type: Music
Films @ The Garrison
Sunday 8th August 2010
Films being shown today:
Shrek Forever After (U) - 1100-1235
Shrek Forever After (U) - 1400-1535
Letters to Juliet (PG) - 1700-1845
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (12A) - 2000-2205
Tickets £6.00/£4.00, available from Shetland Box Office. Tel: 01595 745555.
Venue: The Garrison Theatre
Area: Lerwick
Type: Arts and Culture
Cunningsburgh Agricultural Show
Wednesday 11th August 2010
The popular Cunningsburgh Show is held on the second Wednesday in August. You can see examples of produce, flowers, baking and crafts as well as all types of livestock and pets.
Sports and activities for the younger for the younger family members are also organised and the hall is open for refreshments.
Venue: Cunningsburgh
Area: South Mainland
Type: Community
Spinning & Knitting Have-A-Go Sessions
Friday 13th August 2010
A great chance to watch some traditional spinning and knitting demonstrations from local Unst knitters, and then the opportunity to try it out for yourself!
All ages welcome.
Time: 1400 - 1700.
Venue: Unst Heritage Centre
Area: Unst
Type: Arts and Culture
Sunday Teas
Sunday 15th August 2010
Stop in to enjoy a cup of tea and tasty homebake in a friendly, relaxed setting. A great way to spend a Sunday afternoon!
Time TBC.
Venue: Haroldswick Hall
Area: Unst
Type: Community
Weaving Demonstration
Sunday 15th August 2010
Demonstration of traditional weaving on a loom from Tim Hardin.
All ages welcome.
Time: 1100 - 1300.
Venue: Unst Heritage Centre
Area: Unst
Type: Arts and Culture
Ranger Guided Walk: Noss
Tuesday 17th August 2010 - Tuesday 24th August 2010
Meet at Noss car park at 11.30am. Catch the 11am ferry from Lerwick to Bressay (3 miles from ferry to Noss car park). If you require transport across Bressay please contact Shetland Amenity Trust on 01595 694688.
Guided walk duration: 4-5 hours.
Note: This walk contains some steep sections and sheer cliffs.
Grade 2
Venue: Noss NNR
Area: Noss
Type: Walking
Ranger Guided Walk: Mousa
Thursday 19th August 2010
The Mousa ferry departs from Aithsvoe Pier, Cunningsburgh. Turn off at the Voxter junction and follow the signs to the pier.
Ferry operated by Mousa Boat Trips, tel 01950 431 367. Ferry returns at 1615.
Duration: 3 hours.
For further information, contact the Shetland Amenity Trust on 01595 694688.
Venue: Island of Mousa
Area: South Mainland
Type: Walking
Spinning & Knitting Have-A-Go Sessions
Friday 20th August 2010
A great chance to watch some traditional spinning and knitting demonstrations from local Unst knitters, and then the opportunity to try it out for yourself!
All ages welcome.
Time: 1400 - 1700.
Venue: Unst Heritage Centre
Area: Unst
Type: Arts and Culture
Shetland Art Holidays
Friday 20th August 2010 - Sunday 22nd August 2010
These weekend workshops will be focused on the natural and built landscapes of Shetland, giving participants the opportunity to sketch and paint a range of subject matter including our rugged coastlines, traditional croft houses and the historic lanes of Lerwick. The workshops will encompass locations in the central and south mainland. Based in the east of the central mainland at beautiful Bridge End in Burra with excellent meals provided by Eve.
For enquiries and booking contact Blue Sky Studio.
Venue: Bridge End, Burra
Area: Central Mainland
Type: Arts and Culture
Nordic Seminar Series: The Orkney Earldom
Friday 20th August 2010
Dr Barbara Crawford, Honorary Reader in Medieval History at the University of St Andrews, explores her researches into the history and archaeology of the Scandinavian settlements in Scotland, and into historical contacts across the North Sea in the Middle Ages.
Time: 1930
FREE, no booking required.
Venue: Shetland Museum & Archives
Area: Lerwick
Type: Arts and Culture
The Walls Show
Saturday 21st August 2010
The Walls Show
Venue: Walls Community (Outdoor)
Area: West Mainland
Type: Community
Bronze Age Bressay experimental weekend
Saturday 21st August 2010 - Sunday 22nd August 2010
Saturday 21st and Sunday 22nd 12-4pm A Slice of Bronze Age Life
Step back in time and get hands on with Living History from Timezone. See them fire up our Burnt Mound, what was it used for? - You decide!
Saturday 21st 10am - 4pm Be a Bronze Age Builder; Learn drystone with Jim Keddie. Booking Essential - places are limited! Call 07921 316 251
Sunday 22nd 12am - 4pm See yourself as an Archaeologist? Come and dig the Bronze Age in our practice trench.
Entry to the reconstruction is via the gate signposted Bronze Age Bressay, located to the right of the heritage centre (the white building at the far corner of the ferry car park). All events are between 11am and 4pm at Bressay heritage centre unless stated otherwise. Disabled access and toilet facilities available. For further information about Bronze Age Bressay, including experimental events, visit www.shorewatch.co.uk/cruester
Venue: Island Of Bressay
Area: Bressay
Type: Activities
Mid Yell Regatta
Saturday 21st August 2010
Regatta at Mid Yell - more info to follow.
Venue: Mid Yell
Area: Yell
Type: Community
Weaving Demonstration
Sunday 22nd August 2010
Demonstration of traditional weaving on a loom from Tim Hardin.
All ages welcome.
Time: 1100 - 1300.
Venue: Unst Heritage Centre
Area: Unst
Type: Arts and Culture
Temporary Exhibition - In The Loop 2
Tuesday 24th August 2010 - Sunday 3rd October 2010
The Museum is to host In The Loop 2 conference: Tradition and Innovation. To coincide with the conference there will be 4 focus displays highlighting knitting. A photographic exhibition will also accompany the conference and can be seen along the Foyer corridor wall from 24th August - 3rd October.
Venue: Shetland Museum & Archives
Area: Lerwick
Type: Arts and Culture
Ranger Guided Walk: Noss
Tuesday 24th August 2010
Meet at Noss car park at 11.30am. Catch the 11am ferry from Lerwick to Bressay (3 miles from ferry to Noss car park). If you require transport across Bressay please contact Shetland Amenity Trust on 01595 694688.
Guided walk duration: 4-5 hours.
Note: This walk contains some steep sections and sheer cliffs.
Grade 2
Venue: Noss NNR
Area: Noss
Type: Walking
Ranger Guided Walk: Mousa
Thursday 26th August 2010
The Mousa ferry departs from Aithsvoe Pier, Cunningsburgh. Turn off at the Voxter junction and follow the signs to the pier.
Ferry operated by Mousa Boat Trips, tel 01950 431 367. Ferry returns at 1615.
Duration: 3 hours.
For further information, contact the Shetland Amenity Trust on 01595 694688.
Venue: Island of Mousa
Area: South Mainland
Type: Walking
Spinning & Knitting Have-A-Go Sessions
Friday 27th August 2010
A great chance to watch some traditional spinning and knitting demonstrations from local Unst knitters, and then the opportunity to try it out for yourself!
All ages welcome.
Time: 1400 - 1700.
Venue: Unst Heritage Centre
Area: Unst
Type: Arts and Culture
Unst Show
Saturday 28th August 2010
The annual Unst Show.
More details to follow.
Venue: TBC
Area: Unst
Type: Community
Textiles Mini-Tour
Saturday 28th August 2010 - Tuesday 31st August 2010
4 Day Shetland Isles Textiles Mini-Tour with ASF Shetland.
Day One: A day of visits and talks at the Shetland Museum, the Textile Museum, the Wool Brokers, and the Sandness Spinning Mill. Finish in the North Isles with dinner and a 'Meet your Maker!' event.
Day Two: Ideas and inspirations. Capture them in your own keepsake memory book. Lunch and 'Aspects of Shetland' talk. Spinning demonstration and workshop - Try your hand at spinning Shetland wool.
Day Three: Lace knitting demonstration workshop. Lunch and 'Aspects of Shetland' talk. Tour Unst, visiting local textiles studios, makers and shops.
Day Four: 'Knitting the Landscape' demonstration and workshop. Lunch at ASF Shetland and workshop on designs from your memory books. Needle felting workshop - making a felted keepsake from your time with the North. Visit to Erlangen, Mossbank for dinner and 'Aspects of Shetland' talk. Return to Lerwick.
Cost per person £320 includes meals, transport, accommodation, visits and fees. Alternative accommodation will attract a supplement. Preliminary programme may be subject to change.
For more information, contact Andy Ross, ASF Shetland. Email - globalyell@btconnect.com
Venue: Various
Area: Lerwick
Type: Arts and Culture
Weaving Demonstration
Sunday 29th August 2010
Demonstration of traditional weaving on a loom from Tim Hardin.
All ages welcome.
Time: 1100 - 1300.
Venue: Unst Heritage Centre
Area: Unst
Type: Arts and Culture
