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january – july 18 Hello, welcome to our new What’s On Guide Our journey continues… while Paisley ultimately didn’t win the accolade of UK City of Culture 2021, we did win new friends and self belief. Our programme sees us welcome an exciting creative mix of singers, bands, theatre makers, dance artists and comedians from the local area and further afield. National icon The Monarch of the Glen the fourth annual John Byrne Drawing by Sir Edwin Landseer will be on Competition for Scottish schools. display at Paisley Museum as part of a We welcome the success story of four-stop tour supported by National the 2017 Edinburgh Fringe, (More) Galleries Scotland. Ballet West will Moira Monologues, and many of the return to Paisley Town Hall with their best productions in contemporary performance of Giselle ou les Wills. touring theatre. The Scottish Alternative Music Awards We’re inspired by the fantastic creative will stage a takeover of Paisley Arts people we welcome to our venues, Centre. We continue to develop we hope you enjoy the show. opportunities for children and young Morag Macpherson people with the Inspired exhibition, Head of Cultural Services the Puppet Animation Festival, and Renfrewshire Leisure of course we are very proud to host drama music dance film comedy exhibitions family special events guest events regular events Sign up to Our Booking Fees our monthly We charge a £1 transaction fee for all bookings made online. This includes e–newsletter! postage if you opt to have your tickets Don’t miss out on any upcoming posted out to you. events with our free monthly Tickets booked by phone can be e-newsletter. To register, visit our held at the Box Office at Paisley Arts Facebook page or our website Centre for collection or posted out and click the sign up link at a cost of £1. www.renfrewshireleisure.com/arts There are no charges for tickets purchased in person. Have your say We love hearing from you, why not let us know what you think of our events or if you 1 have a suggestion about what you would like to see? @RenArtsMuseums /renfrewshirearts [email protected] january january special events 2 Sat 13 and Sun 14 January Renfrewshire Model Railway Club Exhibition Johnstone Town Hall Sat 10am–5pm Sun 12pm–4pm guest events Adults £5.00, Concessions £4.00 Sat 13 January Children £2.00, Family £11.00 Travel Back Renfrewshire Model Railway Club’s Renfrewshire! 2018 Exhibition returns to Johnstone Johnstone Town Hall 5pm–6.30pm Town Hall. The layouts will range from N gauge to G Scale. This FREE 0300 300 1210 exhibition will be multi-national with To coincide with the Renfrewshire layouts depicting scenes from ten Model Railway Club Exhibition, join different countries. There will also us for an evening of film celebrating be an interactive zone where visitors local trains, planes, automobiles are permitted to control locos and trams brought to you by the and racing cars. Renfrewshire Restored film project. Sir Edwin Landseer The Monarch of the Glen About 1851 Purchased by the National Galleries of Scotland as a part gift from Diageo Scotland Ltd, with contributions from the Heritage Lottery Fund, Dunard Fund, the Art Fund, the William Jacob Bequest, the Tam O’ Shanter Trust, the Turtleton Trust, box office & information and the K. T. Wiedemann Foundation, Inc. and through public appeal 2017. january special events 20 January–11 March The Monarch of the Glen Paisley Museum FREE exhibitions The Monarch of the Glen by Sir Edwin Landseer (1802-73) 20 January–15 April will go on display at Paisley Inspired Museum as part of a four-stop tour supported by the National Paisley Museum Galleries of Scotland. FREE The painting is one of the most Inspired is the annual exhibition famous images associated with of artwork from children and young Scotland. Through its widespread people in schools and nurseries use in commercial advertising and across Renfrewshire. The exhibition popular culture, the picture has aims to showcase the development become instantly recognisable yet it of children’s art and design from 3 remains an extremely powerful work the early works of 3 and 4 year olds of art and a rich source of debate through to the sophisticated and about issues of history and identity. talented pieces which form a This iconic painting, which was Fifth or Sixth Year pupil’s folio for acquired after a four month national qualifications. fundraising campaign, will go on display at Paisley, Inverness, Perth and Kirkcudbright. It forms part of book online renfrewshireleisure.com/arts the National Galleries’ on-going commitment to sharing its collection and working in partnership with communities across Scotland. The event will also see a number of extra activities hosted by Paisley Museum around the exhibition. Organised by the National Galleries of Scotland, with support from the Heritage Lottery Fund, the Arts Fund and the Scottish Government. *see page 1 for details of our booking fees february february exhibitions 1 February–15 April Beneath and Beyond By Stephen Hurrel Paisley Museum FREE Taking real-time data from one hundred earthquake monitoring stations around the world, Beneath and Beyond is a unique 4 installation from artist Stephen Hurrel. Combining art, technology and nature, Beneath and Beyond creates an immersive audio-visual experience, allowing the viewer to see and hear the movements deep within the Earth as they are captured live by the seismic stations. 0300 300 1210 box office & information *see page 1 for details of our booking fees february image: Giselle ou Les Wilis dance Fri 2 February Ballet West Presents Giselle ou Les Wilis Paisley Town Hall 7.30 pm £15 (£13 conc) + bkg fee* drama Ballet West return to Paisley with Thu 15 February Giselle, which tells the story of a peasant girl, who dies of a broken Tortoise in a Nutshell in co-production with Teater Katapult Presents heart after discovering her lover is betrothed to another. The Wilis—a Fisk group of supernatural women who Paisley Arts Centre 7.30pm dance men to death—summon £10 (£6 conc) + bkg fee* Giselle from her grave. They target Suitable for ages 14+ her lover for death, but Giselle’s great love frees him from their grasp. A tiny boat is tossed through rolling waves and thundering storms. Award-winning choreographer, Sailing to nowhere a fisherman 5 Daniel F. Job, brings his unique style looks out as the darkness looms to this romantic ballet, sensitively and prepares himself to leap… adapting and adding to the original choreography of Jean Coralli and But before he can jump out, Jules Perrot. Giselle is a fascinating something else jumps in. Fisk is a combination of exciting score, story of a man and a fish, and the stunning classical dance and unexpected impact they have upon fiery drama. one another. book online renfrewshireleisure.com/arts Multi-award winning Tortoise in a image: Fisk Nutshell weave puppetry, movement and intricate design to create world class visual theatre. Fisk will draw audiences into an atmospheric and immersive world, on a journey which will find joy in even the deepest and darkest of depths. image: At A Stretch february family Sat 17 February Jordan & Skinner Presents At a Stretch Paisley Arts Centre 2pm £5 (£4 conc) + bkg fee* Suitable for ages 6+ M and E live in a big city. Life is fast 6 and it whizzes by them every day but when they accidentally bump into each other, their worlds’ stop. music This person is different, and these feelings are weird. M and E find Sun 18 February themselves continually drawn Michael McGoldrick, together. Magical connections start John McCusker to appear between them and they and John Doyle won’t go away. How will they learn to live together when they can’t Paisley Arts Centre 7.30pm seem to be apart? The story follows £14 (£12 conc) + bkg fee* these two women as they become Folk music’s legendary triumvirate increasingly tied together and of musical magpies Mike 0300 300 1210 learn to negotiate the tricky world McGoldrick, John Doyle and John of close relationships. McCusker are out on the road again A wordless visual theatre production in 2018. Mike, John & John will for children and families with wrap up their stint on Transatlantic comedy, exciting choreography Sessions for another year and and breathtaking physical theatre. bring you their own blend of top Part of MiX—a new season of equalities work class folk songs, tunes and presented by Outspoken Arts Scotland charming bonhomie. for LGBT History Month box office & information february 7 drama Wed 21 February Freshly Squeezed Productions Presents Velvet Evening Séance Paisley Arts Centre 7.30pm book online renfrewshireleisure.com/arts £10 (£6 conc) + bkg fee* It’s Victorian 1900s. A judge has allowed his jury to witness a séance to establish the guilt or innocence of the accused. James MacGregor, a medium, is on trial for the murder image: Velvet Evening Séance of his brother. This séance is James’ opportunity to prove his innocence. Amidst the candles and velvet, he attempts to connect with the jury and the spirit world. Is James a charlatan, or a man who has found the truth? *see page 1 for details of our booking fees dance drama Sat 24 February Wed 28 February Barrowland Ballet Presents Saltire Sky Theatre Company Presents february Wolves Jumpers for Goalposts Paisley Arts Centre 4pm and 7.30pm Paisley Arts Centre 7.30pm £10 (£6 conc) + bkg fee* £8 (£5 conc) + bkg fee* Wolves explores the stories that Suitable for ages 12+ have been told through time Follow the stories of Geoff, Danny, to different generations, from Viv, Joe and Luke who are playing grandparents to children, keeping in the Leith Gay and Lesbian five us all in place.