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NORTH LANARKSHIRE COUNCIL
REPORT
To: LEISURE SERVICES COMMITTEE Subject: NORTH LANARKSHIRE CULTURAL FESTIVAL 1998 - UPDATE
From: DIRECTOR OF LEISURE SERVICES
Date: 20 August 1998 Ref: AM/KH
1. Introduction
This report details the progress to date with the third North Lanarkshire Cultural Festival
2. Dates
The 1998 Festival will run from 3rd - 24th October 1998.
3. Programming
272 events are currently programmed to take place in 54 venues throughout North Lanarkshire and the programming to date is as follows:-
3.1 ProfessionalNenues Programming
3 October Breakfast Busking Bellshill Cultural Centre Richard Medrington Puppet Company - Tiggers Can’t Climb Trees Bellshill Cultural Centre Meet The Pundits - Tam Cowan & Stuart Cosgrove Bellshill Cultural Centre Deaf Shepherd and Brim McNeill New Town Hall, Cumbemauld
4 October Strathaven Choral Society’s Family Music Afternoon New Town Hall. Cumbernauld
5 October RSNO Masterclass - Violin Sir John Wilson Town Hall (lesser hall), Airdrie Ludus Dance Company Workshop Sir John Wilson Town Hall, Airdrie Battle of the Bands Heat Bellshill Cultural Centre
6 October Ludus Dance Workshop Sir John Wilson Town Hall, Airdrie North Lanarkshire Leisure’s Concert Party Bellshill Cultural Centre Cwmni Ballet Gwent - The Tempest Motherwell Theatre 127
North Lanarkshire Theatre Companies - IGckers New Town Hall, Cumbernauld Battle of the Bands Heat Sir John Wilson Town Hall, Airdrie
7 October Open Day Motherwell Concert Hall & Theatre Ludus Dance Company Workshop New Town Hall, Cumbernauld Adult Quiz with Denis Mooney Sir John Wilson Town Hall, Airdrie Lookout Theatre Company - Transatlantic Bellshill Cultural Centre BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Motherwell Concert Hall
8 October RSNO Masterclass - Guitar New Town Hall, Cumbernauld Ludus Dance Company Workshop Motherwell Concert Hall Battle of the Bands Heat New Town Hall, Cumbernauld National Poetry Evening Bellshill Cultural Centre Motherwell Moviehouse Motherwell Theatre Phi1 Kay Sir John Wilson Town Hall, Airdrie
9 October RSNO Masterclass - Flute Bellshill Cultural Centre Ludus Dance Company - Sold Sir John Wilson Town Hall, Airdrie Motherwell Moviehouse Motherwell Theatre Rab Noakes (with Fraser Spiers) Bellshill Cultural Centre
10 October Book Sale New Town Hall, Cumbernauld Breakfast Busking Bellshill Cultural Centre Motherwell College HND Drama Students - Reminiscences Bellshill Cultural Centre Dougie MacLean Sir John Wilson Town Hall, Airdrie BT Scottish Ensemble - Classics by Candlelight Motherwell Concert Hall
11 October Young Dancer of the Year 1998 Motherwell Concert Hall Motherwell Moviehouse - The Magic Sword (U) Motherwell Theatre Motherwell Moviehouse - The Avengers (12) Motherwell Theatre
12 October Hunter Puppet Theatre Company - A Laddie and his Wonderful Lamp Sir John Wilson Town Hall, Airdrie Hunter Puppet Theatre Company - A Laddie and his Wonderful Lamp New Town Hall, Cumbernauld Battle of the Bands Final Motherwell Concert Hall Motherwell Moviehouse - The Magic Sword (U) Motherwell Theatre Motherwell Moviehouse - The Avengers (12) Motherwell Theatre
13 October Trestle Theatre Company Workshop Bellshill Cultural Centre Benchtours Productions - Carnivali Motherwell Theatre
14 October Trestle Theatre Company Workshop Bellshill Cultural Centre Lynn Ferguson - Frank Motherwell Theatre 128
15 October Trestle Theatre Company Workshop Sir John Wilson Town Hall, Airdrie Motherwell Moviehouse - The Magic Sword (U) Motherwell Theatre Singer of the Year 1998 New Town Hall, Cumbernauld Motherwell Moviehouse - The Avengers (12) Motherwell Theatre
16 October Craft Fayre Sir John Wilson Town Hall, Airdrie Dr Palfi and the Really Dangerous Safety Show New Town Hall, Cumbernauld Dr Palfi and the Really Dangerous Safety Show Bellshill Cultural Centre Beer Festival Motherwell Concert Hall
17 October Breakfast Busking Bellshill Cultural Centre Craft in the Library Bellshill Cultural Centre Beer Festival Motherwell Concert Hall
18 October Scottish Chamber Orchestra - Scratch Choral Performance New Town Hall, Cumbernauld
19 October Goal! Dance Workshop Bellshill Cultural Centre RSNO Masterclass - Trumpet Sir John Wilson Town Hall, Airdrie
20 October North Lanarkshire Junior Quiz Bellshill Cultural Centre Wildcat - Delirious Sir John Wilson Town Hall, Airdrie Scottish Opera Go Round- The Makropolous Case Motherwell Concert Hall
21 October Goal! Dance Workshop New Town Hall, Cumbernauld North Lanarkshire Intermediate Quiz Sir John Wilson Town Hall, Airdrie Musician of the Year 1998 Bellshill Cultural Centre
22 October Goal! Dance Workshop Sir John Wilson Town Hall, Airdrie Heartstone - Mythologies Bellshill Cultural Centre Lanarkshire Little Theatre - Paras Over the Barras Motherwell Theatre North Lanarkshire Theatre Companies - IQckers Motherwell Concert Hall
23 October Lanarkshire Little Theatre - Paras Over the Barras Motherwell Theatre Stereophonics Motherwell Concert Hall Eddie Le Jeune New Town Hall, Cumbernauld The Australian Pink Floyd Show Sir John Wilson Town Hall
24 October Breakfast Busking Bellshill Cultural Centre Lanarkshire Little Theatre - Paras Over the Barras Motherwell Theatre North Lanarkshire Arts Awards Motherwell Concert Hall
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3.2 Exhibitions Pronamme
25 SeDtember - 22 November Fantasy Football Art league Exhibition Motherwell Heritage Centre
2 October - 24 October Michael Agnew - Recent Works Bellshill Cultural Centre
3 October - 29 November Alasdair Wallace - Woodland Experiments Ironworks Gallery, Summerlee Heritage Park 6 October - 7 November Alasdair Wallace - Zoo Motherwell Library
6 October - 24 October Under One Roof Alison Bell, Joseph Ingleby, Andy Scott, Stephen Skrynka New Town Hall, Cumbernauld
10 October - 24 October Screen Chapelhall Library & Wishaw Library
3.3 Communitv Pro,oramme
3 October Photo Record Workshop Bellshill Cultural Centre Town Centre Entertainment in Motherwell, Wishaw, Bellshill, Cumbernauld & Shotts
3 - 17 October Cumbernauld Art Group Exhibition Kdsyth Library
3 - 24 October Fine Lines Exhibition by Occupational Therapy Clients, Wishaw Library & Drumpellier North Lanarkshire NHS Trust Country Park & Tryst Sports Centre
3 - 24 October Bon Accord Football Club Exhibition Shotts Heritage Centre
3 - 24 October Cumbernauld Adult Training Centre Exhibition Condorrat Library
3 - 24 October Motherwell Photographic Society Motherwell Library
4 October North Lanarkshire Lives Summerlee Heritage Park
5 October Meet the Author - Margaret Thomson Davis Wishaw Library From Sheep to Shawl - weaving Workshop Weavers Cottage Museum
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6 - 10 October Shotts St Patrick’s Amateur Opera Group - The Hot Mikado Calderhead High School, Shotts
6 October Tales From Around The World Cumbemauld Library, Whifflet Library & Cleland Library Open Day Cumbemauld Library From Sheep to Shawl - Weaving Workshop Weavers Cottage Museum North Lanarkshire Concert Party Bellshill Cultural Centre
7 October Mirror Ball Tea Dance & Organ Recital Summerlee Heritage Park Batik Workshop Pather Artworks Photo Me Instant Portrait Workshop Motherwell Heritage Centre
8 October Scottish Poetry Van - Drop In Motherwell Library & Wishaw Library Meet the Author - Alan Temperley Cumbemauld Library Tales From Around the World Eastfield, Stepps, Newarthill, Shotts & Airdrie Library Open Day Airdrie Library Open Day Wishaw Musicworks From Sheep to Shawl - Weaving Workshop Weavers Cottage Museum
9 October Tales From Around The World Motherwell Library Open Day Motherwell Library Decorative Textiles Workshop Motherwell Heritage Centre Lanarkshire Mining - A Talk by Neil Ballantyne Kilsyth Library
10 October Meet the Author - Frank Rodgers Petersbum Library Scriptwriting Workshop with Chris Darwin Bellshill Cultural Centre Open Day Pather Artworks Animation Workshop Chapelhall Library Craft in the Library Newmains, Motherwell, Airdrie & Coatbridge Library Town Centre Entertainment in Coatbridge, Cumbemauld & Kilsyth
10 October - 18 October Holiday Week Activities Summerlee Heritage Park
11 October North Lanarkshire Lives Summerlee Heritage Park Craft on the Canal Summerlee Heritage Park
12 October Trestle Theatre Company Workshop Burngreen Hall, Kdsyth 131
Meet the Author - Bernard MacLaverty Coatbridge Library Raku Workshop Pather Artworks Craft in the Library Eastfield Library North Lanarkshire Concert Party Abronhill Sheltered Housing Complex Town Centre Entertainment in Airdrie & Bellshill
13 October Trestle Theatre Company Workshop Dykehead Senior Citizens Centre Newmains Community Centre Craft on the Canal Summerlee Heritage Park Cross Stitch Workshop Chapelhall Library Kenspeckle Puppets - The Three Little Pigs Burngreen Hall, IGlsyth & Salsburgh Community Centre Craft in the Library Kilsyth Library
14 October Mirror Ball Tea Dance & Organ Recital Summerlee Heritage Park Trestle Theatre Company Workshop New Stevenston Community Centre Behind the Scenes at the Museum Summerlee Heritage Park Kenspeckle Puppets - The Three Little Pigs Daisy Park Community Centre & Stepps Hall Town Centre Entertainment in Motherwell & Wishaw
15 October Trestle Theatre Company Workshop Charlotte Toal Centre, Coatbridge Meet the Author - Liz Lochhead Petersburn Library Tales from Around The World Condorrat Library Craft on the Canal Summerlee Heritage Park An Evening with the Summerlee Transport Group Summerlee Heritage Park ‘Screen’ Banner Printing Workshop Chapelhall Library Folding Theatre Puppet Company - The Singing Ringing Tree Craigneuk Community Centre & Charlotte Toal Centre, Coatbridge Craft in the Library Condorrat, Moodiesburn & Wishaw Library
16 October The Tower Project Motherwell Heritage Centre Tales From Around The World Abronhill Library The Romans In Scotland Workshop Cumbernauld Library Craft in the Library Abronhill & Chryston Library
17 October Meet the Artist - Alasdair Wallace Ironworks Gallery, Summerlee Heritage Park Storywriting Workshop Motherwell Heritage Centre Craft in the Library Cumbernauld, Old Monkland & Petersburn Library Town Centre Entertainment in Coatbridge & Airdrie
18 October North Lanarkshire Lives Summerlee Heritage Park
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19 October - 24 October Cumbernauld Art Group Exhibition Cumbemauld Library
19 October Getting Your Work Published! Workshop Wishaw Library Feus, Feuds and Families - Illustrated Talk Airdrie Library
20 October Goal! Dance Workshop Salsburgh Community Centre Shotts Sports Centre Readiscovery Bus Shotts Library & Chapelhall Library Tales from Around The World Kilsyth & New Stevenston Library Open Day Kilsyth Library Open Day Lenziemill Archives Store Open Day Petersburn Centre Cross Stitch Workshop Charlotte Toal Centre, Coatbridge Batik Workshop Charlotte Toal Centre, Coatbridge So, You Want To Work In TV?Workshop Motherwell Heritage Centre
21 October Goal! Dance Workshop Burngreen Hall, Kilsyth Readiscovery Bus Viewpark Library & Moodiesbum Library Mirror Ball Tea Dance & Organ Recital Animation Workshop Petersburn Library Meet the Author - Ian Rankine Sir John Wilson Town Hall, Airdrie
22 October Goal! Dance Workshop Charlotte Toal Centre, Coatbridge Tales from Around The World Coatbridge & Wishaw Library Open Day Wishaw & Coatbridge Library Open Day Wishaw Musicworks Sir Alexander Gibson - The Man and his Music - Illustrated Talk Motherwell Heritage Centre ‘Screen’ Banner Printing Workshop Wishaw Library
22 - 24 October Airdrie Arts Guild - The Steamie Airdrie Arts Centre
23 October Line Dancing Evening Whifflet Community Centre Tales from Around The World Bellshill Cultural Centre Open Day Bellshill Cultural Centre Craft in the Library Chapelhall Library Masterclass with BT Scottish Ensemble Meeting Room, Motherwell Concert Hall Library Open Day Bellshill Cultural Centre
24 October Photo Record Workshop Bellshill Cultural Centre Craft in the Library Viewpark & Craimeuk Library
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4. Communitv Involvement
The following groups are participating in the 1998 Cultural Festival:-
Occupational Therapy Services, Motherwell College - North Lanarkshire NHS Trust The Orra Men (sword dancing) Lanarkshire Little Theatre Strathaven Choral Society Catherine Campbell - Line Dance Motherwell College Strathaven Choral Society Media Education Shotts St Patricks Amateur Opera Group Shotts Heritage Group Cumbernauld Adult Training Centre Council for Music In-Hospitals Cumbemauld Art Club Braemar Pipe Band (Coatbridge) Motherwell Photographic Society Bellshill & District Concert Brass Cumbernauld Theatre Kilsyth Thistle Pipe Band Drama Enterprise
5. Launch
The launch of the Festival brochure will take place on Saturday 12th September 1998.
As in 1997 an open topped bus will tour North Lanarkshire stopping off at Town Centres. On board the bus will be a jazz band, children’s entertainers, students from Motherwell College (who will provide street entertainment), and members of North Lanarkshire In-House performing arts groups who will also give a short performance. Copies of the Festival programme will be distributed.
The schedule for the launch is as follows:-
Motherwell - 10.00am Bellshill 11 .OOam Coatbridge 12.00pm Airdrie 1.15pm Cumbernauld - 2.15pm Kilsyth 3.15pm
6. Street Entertainment
A programme of street entertainment has been programmed to take place during the Festival. The programme will be sponsored by the LDA’s ‘Super county’ campaign. The street entertainment is currently being finalised but will include entertainment in the following areas:-
Motherwell - 3rd & 4th October 1998 Coatbridge 10th & 17th October 1998 Airdrie 12th & 17th October 1998 Wishaw 3rd & 14th October 1998 Bellshill 3rd & 12th October 1998 Cumbernauld - 3rd & 10th October 1998 Kilsyth 18th October 1998 Shotts 3rd October 1998 134
7. Sponsorshiv
The following organisations are sponsors of Festival events:-
Cafe Roberta Fuj i J.B. Promotions H.A. West Millers Art Shop John Smith & Son Eagle Taverns Hamilton Music Centre LDA ‘Supercounty ’ Biggars Music Shop Colour Machine Sound Control Radio Scotland
8. Recommendation
This report is for information only.
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