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Saturday 4th February 2012 -
Friday 4th January 2013
Whalsay History Group
Tuesday 1st November 2011 - Sunday 30th September 2012
Opening Times Monday 7-10pm, Tuesday 2-4pm, Wednesday 7-9pm, Thursday 3.30-5pm, Friday, 9-11am,
Saturday and Sunday 2-5pm
Exhibitions Open November, Late May until end of September Contact 01806 566422
Exhibitions - The History of Fishing in Whalsay Entry £2
A timeline shows changes in types of fishing vessels from the Honseatic Era up to present day Pelagic trawlers.
The Lairds Entry £2
This covers the time of the Whalsay Lairds, especially the 19th & 20th Centuries, up to 1944 when the last Laird died.
Venue: Whalsay Heritage Centre, Hillhead
Area: Whalsay
Type: Community, Culture and Heritage, Exhibitions, Family
All New Mootie Moose
Thursday 15th December 2011 - Friday 24th February 2012
Thursday series
15th Dec - Mooties Merry Christmas
19th Jan - Groovy Galleys
23rd Feb - Hidden Treasure
Friday Series
16th Dec - Mooties Merry Christmas
20th Jan - Groovy Galleys
24th Feb - Hidden Treasure
Mornings 10.30-11.30am Afternoon 2-3pm
Children must be accompanied by an adult
£7.50 for 3 sessions
Book from 10am on Fri 25 November for morning or afternoon only
01595 741562
Venue: Shetland Museum
Area: Lerwick
Type: Activity, Children
'Auto Portraits' and 'Traces, Elements, Atmosphere'
Saturday 7th January 2012 - Sunday 5th February 2012
Entry free. The exhibition includes work from two artists, both mainly depicting Shetland, but expressing two very different ways of seeing the islands. JJ Ignatius Brennan and Rob Colclough are the two artist exhibiting. Visit the following link for more detail.
http://visit.shetland.org/new-dual-exhibition-in-da-gadderie
Venue: Da Gadderie, Shetland Museum
Area: Lerwick
Type: Arts, Children, Community, Culture and Heritage, Exhibitions, Family
'Spreading the Word'
Tuesday 10th January 2012 - Sunday 18th March 2012
10am-4pm. Archives display of Church of Scotland records, highlighting the archives now available in digital format.
Drop-in for free.
Venue: Shetland Museum
Area: Lerwick
Type: Culture and Heritage, Exhibitions
Book Buffet
Thursday 12th January 2012 - Thursday 8th March 2012
Jen Hadfield- from 12th January we'll continue to rendezvous on the Mezzanine on Thursday nights (6-7) for the 'Book Buffet' - to share a smorgasbord of reflective, subversive, dramatic and comic works from other genres, which may include Shakespeare, horror, epic, Childrens' and Shetland Dialect nights...
Venue: Shetland Library
Area: Lerwick
Type: Activity, Arts, Community
Dennis Coutts Sixties Exposure
Saturday 21st January 2012 - Sunday 4th March 2012
Shetland Arts is delighted to announce that the work of eminent local photographer Dennis Coutts will be showcased at Bonhoga Gallery for the first exhibition of 2012 on Friday 20th January. Dennis has been photographing Shetland’s society for over 60 years and his work is a fascinating catalogue of life throughout the islands. For this exhibition work has been selected from the 1960s and represents Shetland in the pre-oil era.
The exhibition will appeal to anyone with an interest in the stories and characters from this period in Shetland’s history. While life was very different then, these stunning black and white photographs reflect a character of life in Shetland which is timeless and remains in many ways unchanged today.
Public opening: 20 January, 5.30-7.30pm, Gallery talk: 21 January, 2.30pm
http://www.shetlandarts.org/ for more information
Venue: Bonhoga Gallery
Area: Central Mainland
Type: Community, Culture and Heritage, Exhibitions, Family
Films @ the Garrison
Thursday 26th January 2012 - Sunday 5th February 2012
Contact www.shetlandarts.org or www.shetlandboxoffice.org
for more details
Thu 26 - Sun 29 January Twilight: Breaking Dawn part 1 Cert. 12a
takes the saga to a whole new level. Edward (Robert Pattinson) and Bella (Kristen Stewart) have married and, even as they celebrate, they suspect that Bella may be pregnant.
But can it be as easy as that?
Thu 26 - Sun 29 January New Year's Eve Cert. 12a
meshes the stories of a disparate group of people who all find themselves at a crossroads on this most special night of the year.
It's New York City on New Year's Eve and a random collection of people are getting ready: Harry (Robert De Niro) is a man dying in hospital; Ingrid (Michelle Pfeiffer) is a secretary with issues; Sam (Josh Duhamel) is a businessman with a date from last New Year's Eve.
Fri 27 - Sun 29 January Happy Feet Two Cert U
The return of the dancing penguin. Mumble (voiced by Elijah Wood) and his loveable comrades are battling to save Antarctica from powerful forces that threaten life as they know it.
As if things couldn't get more complicated, Mumble's dance-ophobic son Erik runs away from home, only to find a new role model in super-cool flying penguin The Mighty Sven (Hank Azaria).
Friday 3 February: 5.30pm Saturday 4 February: 11.00am / 2.00pm Sunday 5 February: 11.00am Puss in Boots Cert. U. Run time 1 hour 30 minutes
Puss in Boots follows Puss (Antonio Banderas) on his brave quests long before he met Shrek. But when two nasty outlaws discover a secret that can destroy the world, is it more than the sword-fighting furrball can handle?
Thursday 3 February: 5.30pm Saturday 4 February: 8.30pm Sunday 5 February: 5.30pm Sherlock Holmes: A Game Of Shadows Cert. 12a. Run time 2 hours 9 minutes
Sherlock (Robert Downey Jr.) is once again side-by-side with the trusty Dr. Watson (Jude Law) as the charming duo search for evil Professor Moriarty (Jared Harris) who is hell-bent on bringing down Western civilization.
Friday 3 February: 8.00pm Saturday 4 February: 5.30pm Sunday 5 February: 2.00pm Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol
After the Kremlin is blown to smithereens, all fingers point to the IMF (Impossible Missions Force) and it is forced to close its doors. But it’s a set up. Enter Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise), whose mission is to clear the IMF’s name.
Thursday 2 February: 8.30pm Sunday 5 February: 8.30pm Dream House Cert. 15. Run time 1 hour 31 minutes
Will Atenton (Daniel Craig) moves in to a new house with his wife Libby (Rachel Weisz) and their two little girls. When the girls start to get frightened by something in the house, Will finds that their home is the scene of terrible violence in the past.
Venue: Garrison Theatre
Area: Lerwick
Type: Activity, Arts, Children, Community, Family
FILMS - Puss in Boots (cert U)
Friday 3rd February 2012 - Sunday 5th February 2012
Showing dates & times:
Friday 3 February: 5.30pm
Saturday 4 February: 11.00am / 2.00pm
Sunday 5 February: 11.00am
Puss in Boots follows Puss (Antonio Banderas) on his brave quests long before he met Shrek. But when two nasty outlaws discover a secret that can destroy the world, is it more than the sword-fighting furrball can handle?
Tickets £6/£4 from Shetland Box Office 01595 745555.
Venue: Garrison Theatre
Area: Lerwick
Type: Children, Family
FILMS - Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol (12a)
Friday 3rd February 2012 - Sunday 5th February 2012
Run time 2 hours 13 minutes.
Showing dates & times:
Friday 3 February: 8.00pm
Saturday 4 February: 5.30pm
Sunday 5 February: 2.00pm
After the Kremlin is blown to smithereens, all fingers point to the IMF (Impossible Missions Force) and it is forced to close its doors. But it’s a set up. Enter Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise), whose mission is to clear the IMF’s name.
Tickets £6/£4 from Shetland Box Office 01595 745555.
Venue: Garrison Theatre
Area: Lerwick
Type: Arts
FILMS - Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (12a)
Saturday 4th February 2012 - Sunday 5th February 2012
Run time 2 hours 9 minutes.
Showing dates & times:
Thursday 3 February: 5.30pm
Saturday 4 February: 8.30pm
Sunday 5 February: 5.30pm
Sherlock (Robert Downey Jr.) is once again side-by-side with the trusty Dr. Watson (Jude Law) as the charming duo search for evil Professor Moriarty (Jared Harris) who is hell-bent on bringing down Western civilization.
Tickets £6/£4 from Shetland Box Office 01595 745555.
Venue: Garrison Theatre
Area: Lerwick
Type: Arts
Soup & Sweet Lunch
Saturday 4th February 2012
Come along for a lunch treat from 12noon to 2pm ...
£5 (£2.50 children) includings lunch & refreshments.
Venue: St Magnus Church Hall
Area: Lerwick
Type: Community
Fish & Chip night at Ollaberry
Saturday 4th February 2012
From 5pm to 8pm ... eat in or take away.
Bar facilities and games night to follow. (under 18s must be accompanied by a responsible adult).
Venue: Ollaberry Hall
Area: Northmavine
Type: Community, Family
Fish & Chip night at Burra
Saturday 4th February 2012
Have a Saturday tea-time treat, served from 4pm - 7pm.
Quiz to follow at 8pm.
Venue: Burra Public Hall
Area: Central Mainland
Type: Community, Family
FILMS - Dream House (15)
Sunday 5th February 2012
Run time 1 hour 31 minutes.
Showing dates & times:
Thursday 2 February: 8.30pm
Sunday 5 February: 8.30pm
Will Atenton (Daniel Craig) moves in to a new house with his wife Libby (Rachel Weisz) and their two little girls. When the girls start to get frightened by something in the house, Will finds that their home is the scene of terrible violence in the past.
Tickets £6/£4 from Shetland Box Office 01595 745555.
Venue: Garrison Theatre
Area: Lerwick
Type: Arts
Variety Concert
Tuesday 7th February 2012
St Columba's Church Guild invitie you to a good old Variety Concert at 7.15pm.
Entertainment by The North Ness Boys, The Four Keys, Cheryl Goodlad & Chris Jackson.
All warmly welcome.
Venue: St Columba's Church
Area: Lerwick
Type: Community, Family, Music
Free Craft Workshop - Stampin' Up!
Wednesday 8th February 2012
Inspire, create, share ... come along and bring a friend to see craft demonstrations and then have a go for yourself.
Book your seats (free of charge) with Rhoda McPherson on 01806 522482
For more info check out www.stampinup.co.uk
Venue: Havly Cafe
Area: Lerwick
Type: Activity, Arts
Shetland Accordian & Fiddle Club
Thursday 9th February 2012
Local Club night at 7.30pm
All musicians welcome ... come along and have tune!
Tickets available at the door.
Venue: The Shetland Hotel
Area: Lerwick
Type: Music
Tingwall Farmers Market
Saturday 11th February 2012 - Saturday 1st December 2012
10am - 2pm Saturdays
11 February, 3rd March, 14 April, 5th May, 2nd June, 8th September, 6th October, 3rd November and 1st December
All stall holders to book a table through Ralph Mair 01595 840343 eileenmair@btinternet.com
Venue: Tingwall Hall
Area: Central Mainland
Type: Activity, Community, Family
Quiz - Whassigo
Tuesday 14th February 2012 - Thursday 16th February 2012
Librarians on Loan ... Orkney & Shetland Libraries get together.
Tues 14th Feb at 7.30pm - WHASSIGO (borrowed from Radio Orkney ... like 'Call my Bluff' but in dialect with Orkney v Shetland teams!) including music and refreshements.
Wed 15th Feb at 7.30pm - Open Mic Poetry Night (Orkney vs Shetland!). Come along and read your favourite local poems or just come along for the listen ... also at 7.30pm: PEEDIE BOOKBUG (an Orkney & Shetland themed session for the peerie bairns).
All events are free. This project has been supported by Scotland's Islands
Venue: Shetland Library
Area: Lerwick
Type: Community, Family
NorthMavine Up Helly Aa
Friday 17th February 2012 - Saturday 25th February 2012
Friday Halls - North Roe, Ollaberry and Sullom
Saturday Hop - Hillswick Hall 8.30pm no under 16's
Return Saturday 25 February Sullom Hall 8.30pm Ticket entry only
Venue: Various
Area: Northmavine
Type: Activity, Community, Culture and Heritage, Music
Table Top Sale
Sunday 19th February 2012
Find some hidden treasure in the table top sales between 2pm - 4pm.
Venue: Sound Public Hall
Area: Lerwick
Type: Community
Jayne Wallace Portage Anchor Points
Saturday 10th March 2012 - Sunday 22nd April 2012
Jayne Wallace is a digital artist with a background in contemporary jewellery. The core of her work considers how jewellery can play a role within what we each consider emotionally meaningful, and how the expression of this can be enriched through the integration of digital technologies. The exhibition stems from work made with two Shetland fishing families in 2010 as part of the Portage: Crossing Points project. More information: www.digitaljewellery.com
General opening hours: Tues - Sat 10.30am - 4.30pm, Sun 12.00pm - 4.30pm. Public opening: Friday 9 March, 5.30pm - 7.30pm.
Venue: Bonhoga Gallery
Area: Central Mainland
Type: Arts, Children, Community, Culture and Heritage, Exhibitions, Family
Halifax Memorial Exhibition
Monday 16th April 2012 - Sunday 14th October 2012
South Mainland Community History Group
1000 to 1700 - Exhibition of Photos and models to commemorate the loss of lives of the crew of a Halifax bomber in 1942. The aircraft crashed into Fitful Head following an aborted raid on the German battleship Tirpitz - a memorial to the crew can be seen on the South side of Fitful Head.
Full Price:£3.00
Concession:£2.00 (Child over 3 yrs. £0.50)
Contact Custodian at Quendale Mill during opening hours or telephone 01950 460550 for out-of-hours bookings (preferred for coach parties)
Venue: Quendale Watermill
Area: South Mainland
Type: Arts, Children, Community, Culture and Heritage, Exhibitions, Family
Shetland Folk Festival
Thursday 3rd May 2012 - Sunday 6th May 2012
The Shetland Folk Festival is often regarded as the granddaddy of folk festivals. Every year sees yet another eclectic and innovative line up of visiting artistes.
The UK's most northerly folk festival is viewed as a prestigious event for performers, locals and visitors alike. The festival's "sessions" are amongst the best in the world and visiting artistes are regularly dumbfounded by the quantity and quality of local musicians that these remote isles have to offer.
The 31st Shetland Folk Festival took place between 28th April and 1st May 2011. For more information, please see the official website at www.shetlandfolkfestival.com.
Venue: Various throughout Shetland
Area: Lerwick
Type: Activity, Arts, Children, Community, Culture and Heritage, Family, Music
Shetland Classic Motor Show 2012
Thursday 31st May 2012 - Tuesday 5th June 2012
Exhibition of classic cars, motorcycles, bicycles, agricultural vehicles, Land Rovers, commercial vehicles, stationary engines, photographs, etc. Tours around Shetland for visiting exhibitors on the twop days before and two days after the exhibition. Classic Foy at Sound Hall on Saturday 1 June (from 8.30 pm).
Event Contact Name/phone:Graham Johnston, 07876 164777 graham.johnston10@btinternet.com
Full Price:£4
Concession:£2, under 5s free
Venue: Clickimin Centre, Lerwick
Area: Lerwick
Type: Community, Exhibitions, Family
Shetland Classic Motor Show 2012
Saturday 2nd June 2012 - Sunday 3rd June 2012
Shetland Classic Car Club & Shetland Classic Motorcycle Club present this years show of classic cars, motorcycles, commercial and agricultural vehicles as well as stationary engines bicycles, models, photos and memorabilia ... not just for car enthusiasts!
Sat 2nd June from 10am - 8pm
Sun 3rd June from 10am - 6pm
Tickets £4 / £2 at door
Venue: Clickimin Centre
Area: Lerwick
Type: Community, Culture and Heritage, Family
Shetland Jazz Festival
Friday 8th June 2012 - Sunday 10th June 2012
The first ever festival will take place 8th-10th June 2012.
Events will be held in and around Shetland. Featuring Scottish National Jazz Orchestra (director Tommy Smith), the Harris Playfair Trad Big Band, Nova Scotia Jazz Band, Brass Jaw, Becc Sanderson Trio, and Newt.
More details come soon.
Find out more at www.shetlandjazzclub.org
Venue: Various throughout Shetland
Area: Various
Type: Activity, Children, Community, Culture and Heritage, Family, Music
Shetland Jazz Festival 2012
Friday 8th June 2012 - Sunday 10th June 2012
... in and around Shetland including major concerts at the Mareel.
Featuring Scottish National Jazz Orchestra (director Tommy Smith), the Harris Playfair Trad Big Band, Nova Scotia Jazz Band, Brass Jaw, Becc Sanderson Trio, and Newt. Details soon at www.shetlandjazzclub.org
Venue: Various
Area: Lerwick
Type: Arts, Music
Shetland - Bergen Race 2012
Thursday 21st June 2012 - Sunday 24th June 2012
FjordSailing Shetland Race 2012 will set off from Bergen and Ålesund Wednesday June 20th 2012. Yachts will start second leg from Lerwick, Shetland Isles Sunday 24th. We wish previous and new entries welcome!
Race registration for 2012 is now open!
FjordSailing Shetland Race 2012 Thursday 21st June to Sunday 24th June. Further information on
Please note 7 entries already!
Venue: Lerwick Harbour
Area: Lerwick
Type: Activity, Community, Maritime
Textiles Tour
Friday 6th July 2012 - Monday 9th July 2012
The Centre for Creative Industries have announced the dates for their 2012 Textile Tour. The tour will take place on the following dates:
July 6th - 9th
The tour will appeal to anyone keen to understand and tap into that same energy, drawn from an amazing cultural and natural heritage, which has inspired Shetland's rich textile tradition. To intensify your experience groups are intentionally kept small, so please ensure you book early to secure your place on one of these this popular tour. All meals and transport on the tour are provided and fees and materials are also included.
Costs to be advised.
To book or for more information contact ASF Shetland on 01957 744 355 or email globalyell@btconnect.com
Venue: Various throughout Shetland
Area: Various
Type: Activity, Arts, Culture and Heritage, Textiles
Shetland Nature Festival
Saturday 7th July 2012 - Sunday 15th July 2012
Have a wild time at Shetland's Nature Festival, 7th - 15th July 2012
Now in its 5th Year, the Nature Festival celebrates Shetland’s wonderful natural heritage, with events and activities throughout the isles to suit all ages and abilities.
As highlighted in Simon King’s Shetland Diaries, Shetland is one of Britain’s leading wildlife watching destinations. The Nature Festival provides an excellent opportunity to join local naturalists at some of the islands best wildlife viewing areas. Coinciding with the school holidays, families are also encouraged to get out and discover what wild Shetland has to offer.
Whether your interest is sea slugs or seals, puffins or plants, hill walking or rock pooling the Shetland Nature Festival will provide something to inform, entertain and excite.
Venue: Various throughout Shetland
Area: Various
Type: Activity, Children, Community, Culture and Heritage, Family, Nature and Wildlife
UnstFest 2012
Thursday 12th July 2012 - Sunday 22nd July 2012
Unst Fest is still in the planning stages for their annual spectacular spree for 2012 ... watch this space for all events throughout 12th to 22nd July.
A taster from last year - local boat trips, dance mats, U-Dance, exhibitions by local artists, bannock-making workshops, treasure hunts, peat casting sessions, races, plays, competitions .... and not forgetting the world-record-beating Palais Glide to mention but a few.
See www.unstfest.org for full details.
Venue: Throughout the island!
Area: Unst
Type:
Fiddle Frenzy
Sunday 5th August 2012 - Saturday 11th August 2012
Fiddle Frenzy will take place from 5th to 11th August 2012
This Cultural Festival is not just for fiddle players and aficionados of fiddle music. Core workshops of traditional Shetland fiddle playing and guitar accompaniment are at the heart of the event but the increasingly popular additional workshops offered in creative writing, textiles (knitting techniques) and painting and drawing will once again be on offer.
Blazing Fiddles have been confirmed as the headline act on Saturday 11th August.
More details to follow soon.
For further details email fiddle.frenzy@shetlandarts.org
Venue: Various throughout Shetland
Area: Various
Type: Activity, Children, Community, Culture and Heritage, Music
Screenplay 2012
Friday 31st August 2012 - Sunday 9th September 2012
Shetland’s annual film festival, Screenplay is curated by celebrated film critics Linda Ruth Williams and Mark Kermode. It features a feast of film screenings, lectures and panel discussions involving national and international film industry professionals and film academics. Screenplay also has a strong local flavour, provided by the work of local film makers of all ages and an increased commitment to outreach throughout the islands.
To get a feel for the kinds of events hosted by Screenplay, you can view Mark Kermode’s video-blog at http://www.shetlandarts.org/events/screenplay/
Venue: TBC
Area: Lerwick
Type: Arts
Word Play Book Festival 2012
Friday 31st August 2012 - Sunday 9th September 2012
Shetland’s annual book festival has been running since 2001. Welcoming writers of local, national and international renown, Wordplay features a mix of readings, writing workshops, children’s theatre events and book signings offering a unique opportunity for readers and writers to meet with their favourite authors, hear them read their work and answer questions.
The programme for 2012 has yet to be announced – have a look at the 2011 programme below to get a feel for what to expect!
http://www.shetlandarts.org/events/wordplay/
Venue: Various
Area: Lerwick
Type: Arts
Blues Festival 2012
Friday 14th September 2012 - Thursday 16th February 2012
2012 sees the 8th Shetland Blues Festival in Shetland ...
Enjoy a variety of concerts from both local and visiting blues artistes.
Previous year's festival have had great line ups, including performances from King King, Gwyn Ashton, Kevin Brown, Bex Marshall, The King Bees, The Offenders and many more…
For further information, please visit http://www.shetlandblues.info
Venue: Various
Area: Bressay and Noss
Type: Music
Wool Week 2012
Monday 8th October 2012 - Sunday 14th October 2012
In it's second year, Shetland Wool Week is still a very new but exciting event - seven days dedicated to celebrating the wool of Britain's most northerly native sheep, Shetland's textile industries and rural farming communities. Join knitting master classes in Fair Isle and Shetland Fine Lace, workshops in hand-spinning, weaving and felting, and much more.
We'll keep this page updated as the programme comes together.
To find out more about what happened during the 2011 event, have a look at Kate Davies' blog here or download the 2011 programme of events (pdf).
For regular updates on the 2012 event, follow Shetland Wool Week on Facebook.
Venue: Various
Area: Various
Type: Arts
Shetland Accordion & Fiddle Festival
Thursday 11th October 2012 - Monday 15th October 2012
Shetland's 25th Accordion & Fiddle Festival will be held between 11th - 15th October 2012.
The annual festival mainly concentrates on music provided by Shetland's two most popular instruments - the accordion and the fiddle.
The festival takes place over a hectic five-day period in early October. As with Shetland Folk Festival, musicians from all over the world perform at the event, although emphasis is on Scottish Dance music. Local musicians feature prominently in the event line-up. Tunes are swapped and musicians make new friends in the sessions that are an important part of the festival; younger musicians find them especially valuable in broadening their experience.
Adopting the tried and trusted format of widespread community involvement, the event incorporates most areas of Shetland. It culminates in one of the biggest traditional dances to take place anywhere in the UK. Around a dozen different dance bands take it in turn to perform to 1,500 enthusiasts in the local sports centre in what amounts to a highly enjoyable "traditional rave".
The festival is a must for anyone who enjoys the sound of traditional music and has the stamina to absorb it for four hectic days.
Venue: Various throughout Shetland
Area: Various
Type: Activity, Children, Community, Culture and Heritage, Family, Music
Peerie Willie Johnson Guitar Festival 2012
Friday 26th October 2012 - Sunday 28th October 2012
Shetland is, more often than not, musically associated with the fiddle for very obvious reasons. However one of our best-loved musicians was the internationally acclaimed guitarist 'Peerie' Willie Johnson, who sadly passed away in summer 2007 ('peerie' is the Shetland word for small).
In honour of his already assured place in Shetland music history and in recognition of what he has done for guitar music in general this festival focuses on guitar music in all its forms, including workshops on the accompaniment style Willie himself 'invented'.
View clips from the 2010 festival:
Ian Bairnson
Jim the Jazz Monster
Edited Highlights
Venue: Various
Area: Various
Type: Culture and Heritage, Music
Food Festival 2012
Friday 2nd November 2012 - Sunday 11th November 2012
Highlights will include:
- Cookery demonstrations by visiting and local chefs and the popular Ready, Steady, Shetland in the Food Theatre
- Producers' Market
- A Peerie Taste of Unst (more information on this event will follow soon)
- Cheese Making Day (more information on this event will follow soon)
- Fish Market and Electronic Auction Tour
- Participating Eateries across Shetland
For further information visit www.shetlandfoodfestival.co.uk
Venue: Various
Area: Lerwick
Type: Community, Culture and Heritage, Family
The Thomas Fraser Festival
Thursday 8th November 2012 - Sunday 11th November 2012
THE DATES FOR THE 2012 THOMAS FRASER FESTIVAL ARE THURSDAY 8TH - SUNDAY 11TH NOVEMBER.
New CD release pushed back to 2012 (21-Mar)
The sixth Thomas Fraser CD release has been pushed back to November 2012. The date has been changed due to the discovery of another batch of cassette tapes which were found in January 2011. Thirty one cassettes were found and although it is unlikely that the tapes will feature any new material, each must be gone through just in case.
http://www.thomasfraser.com/festival.htm
If you are interested in visiting Shetland for the Memorial Festival, please do not hesitate to get in touch. The Shetland tourism site Visit Shetland is a good resource to find our more about getting to Shetland (not as difficult as you would think) and the attractions on offer. A word of caution, book your tickets early, as Shetland-Music says, the Memorial Festival is the fastest selling ticket in Shetland.
The format is usually as follows: the Thursday evening sees a traditional sit-down concert. This evening is usually more reserved and is shorter in length. Ticket prices are £10 each. There are no bar facilities. Friday and Saturday nights are full length evenings with bar facilties and supper. Ticket prices are now £14.00 each. On the Sunday afternoon, from 2pm to 5pm, a special event is usually held.
Venue: TBA
Area: Various
Type: Children, Community, Culture and Heritage, Family, Music
Christmas Craft Fair
Friday 9th November 2012 - Sunday 11th November 2012
Shetland Arts & Crafts Association Annual Craft Fair - Inspired by Shetland's dramatic scenery, heritage and culture, Shetland Arts and Crafts producers offer a unique range of woodcraft, knitwear and textiles, fancy goods, fashion and home accessories, gifts and fine art. The diverse collection ranges from the islands' traditional designs of knitwear and woodcrafts, which have been handed down through generations, to the more modern and highly original designs and craft.
Venue: Clickimin Leisure Centre
Area: Lerwick
Type: Activity, Arts, Children, Community, Culture and Heritage, Exhibitions, Family, Textiles
