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august – december 17 1987–2017 Hello, welcome to our new What’s On Guide We have an exciting programme of events to take you into the winter months, as we celebrate the 30th anniversary of Paisley Arts Centre. Paisley Arts Centre has become one Brewband, a music and dance of Scotland’s best loved performance performance which premiered in venues. We are delighted to mark Sadlers Wells and has toured Scotland, this milestone by re-establishing it as following its development supported a production base for original theatre by Renfrewshire Leisure with rehearsal work, through a Creative Scotland space in Johnstone and Renfrew Town funded residency programme starting Halls. Look out for an exciting and in November, to create theatre for different type of experience in children. Operation Paisley–Alien Pursuit, This year also sees the 30th a team challenge which will take you anniversary of the publication of Iain in unexpected and wonderful ways Banks’ Espedair Street, an iconic novel around Paisley. You can bid farewell set partly in Paisley. We celebrate with to the Cassini spacecraft in the an inaugural Banks Night, celebrating atmospheric Coats Observatory, the life and legacy of one of Scotland’s be transported to Mumbai by Paisley most popular writers. We welcome photographer Dougie Wallace’s Road Wallah exhibition, accept a Strange Invitation as Lost Map Records take drama over the Arts Centre or blast off with music the National Theatre of Scotland’s Rocket Post. All this, much more, dance and the Spree, Paisley’s annual festival of music, comedy and arts film from 13-22 October. comedy And don’t forget the most important date in the diary—PACE panto tickets exhibitions go on sale on 28 August! family events Morag Macpherson special events Head of Cultural Services Renfrewshire Leisure guest events regular events listings august–december drama Page film Page Follow Through 9 Sept 4 Lost in France (15) 15 Oct 12 Stand By 15 Sept 5 Mad to be Normal (15) 17 Oct 12 Mairi Campbell: 5 Oct 9 Pulse comedy Page Damned Rebel 7 Oct 10 Daniel Sloss 16 Sept 6 Bitches A Buddy Good 28 Sept 7, 26 Love Song to 28 Oct 18 Laugh & 17 Dec Lavender Menace The Sunshine Ghost 28 Oct 19 exhibitions Page Random Selection 6 July– 3 music Page 25 Sept Starman–The David 2 Sept 3 Dougie Wallace: 2 Sept 4 Bowie Story Road Wallah –22 Oct & Harrodsburg Tommy Smith 29 Sept 8 Quartet: Embodying Paisley Art Institute’s 28 Octo 19 the Light Scottish Drawing –25 Nov Competition Jazz Cafe with 29 Sept 8 Evelyn Laurie Paisley Arts Centre: 1 Nov– 20 Poster Exhibition 31 Dec Emma Pollock 15 Oct 12 & RM Hubbert Visible Fictions 1 Nov– 20 Exhibition 31 Dec Strange Invitation 22 Oct 16 Share My Table 2 Nov– 21 Blazin’ Fiddles 16 Nov 22 (Exhibition) 11 Nov Christmas Crooners 22 Dec 26 Paisley Artists 19 Nov– 22 Festive Family 28 Dec 26 9 Dec Ceilidh family events Page dance Page Summer Studio 29 Jun– 2 Brewband 20 Oct 13 25 Sept Without a Hitch 24 Oct 17 The Story of the Little 27 Sept 7 Gentleman Rocket Post 20 & 21 13 Oct Gingerbread Man 4 Nov 21 click to book www.renfrewshireleisure.com box office 0300 300 1210 special events Page guest events Page Farewell Cassini 15 Sept 5 The Jersey Notes 15 Sept 6 Banks Night: 13 Oct 11 80’s Mania 6 Oct 10 Espedair Street Trinity Theatre 6 -11 Nov 21 Operation Paisley – 14 Oct 11 Group: Sleeping Alien Pursuit Beauty Halloween Ball 27 Oct 17 PACE Pantomime: 25 Nov– 23 International 28 Oct 18 Snowhite 30 Dec Observe The Moon ACCORD Christmas 2 Dec 24 Night Fayre Share My Table 11 Nov 21 Funbox: Santa’s 8 Dec 25 (Workshop) Funtastic Factory The Hidden 28 & 23 Paisley Philharmonic 10 Dec 25 30 Nov Choir Frank Sinatra 15 Dec 25 Tribute Night Buble’s Christmas 16 Dec 25 Party regular events Page Saturday Art and Creative Art Classes Every Sat (except 23 Sept) from 26 Aug 27 to 30 Sept and 28 Oct to 2 Dec Camcorder Club Every Thursday from 31 Aug- 27 5 Oct, 26 Oct–30 Nov Bookbug Various Dates 27 Tea Dance 20 Sept, 4 Oct, 28 1 Nov, 6 Dec & 28 Dec Paisley Natural History Society Talks 7 Sept, 5 Oct, 2 Nov & 7 Dec 28 The ideal Christmas gift! Why not book a ticket to see Ballet West who return to Paisley Town Hall in January or watch Strictly Come Dancing star, Pasha Kovalev perform in his ‘The Magic of Hollywood’ show in May? Check out www.renfrewshireleisure.com for more info! Our Booking Fees We charge a £1 transaction fee for all bookings made online. This includes postage if you opt to have your tickets posted out to you. Tickets booked by phone can be held at the Box Office for collection or posted out at a cost of £1. There are no charges for tickets purchased in person. Sign up to Have your say our monthly We love hearing from you, why not let us know what you think of our events or if you e-newsletter! have a suggestion about what you would 1 Don’t miss out on any upcoming like to see? events with our free monthly e-newsletter. To register visit @RenArtsMuseums our Facebook page and click on email sign up or click on the /renfrewshirearts link on our website www.renfrewshireleisure.com/arts. [email protected] #Paisley2021 Renfrewshire Leisure backs the bid Paisley for UK City of Culture 2021 /paisley2021 @Paisley2021 @Paisley2021 september september family Until 25 September Summer Studio Paisley Museum FREE 2 Creative fun for all of the family. Come along to Paisley Museum’s Maker Space where young people can gather to create, invent and learn. All materials supplied. 0300 300 1210 box office & information september Starman—The David Bowie Story exhibitions music 6 July–25 September Sat 2 September Random Selection Starman—The David Paisley Museum Bowie Story FREE Paisley Town Hall 7.30pm Art is highly subjective—everyone £22 (£19 conc) + bkg fee* 3 has their own taste in artworks Ziggy Stardust, Aladdin Sane, and particular styles of art be it Thin White Duke, Major Tom and landscape or portrait, traditional more. The many personas of David or contemporary, abstract or realism. Bowie have one thing in common..... Random Selection helps to illustrate all delivered many of the most book online www.renfrewshireleisure.com/arts this by displaying a selection of memorable, inspiring and lasting paintings chosen by staff and songs of a generation. partner organisations of Paisley Songs from all eras of David Bowie’s Museum and asks them to explain celebrated career are performed why they like (or even dislike!) that to perfection in this highly charged particular work of art. Choices will show. The finest musicians and cover everything from fine art to singers combined with an amazing sculpture to contemporary art and performance from theatre stage star include works by the Glasgow Boys, Michael King. Include big screen Scottish Colourists and some rarely audio visual footage plus various seen examples from our collection costume changes and you have and those of the Paisley Art Institute an awesome show taking the collection held by Paisley Museum. audience on a ‘Fantastic Voyage’ of Bowie hits. *see page 1 for details of our booking fees Dougie Wallace: ‘Harrodsburg’ september exhibitions 2 Sept–29 Oct Dougie Wallace: ‘Harrodsburg’ and ‘Road Wallah’ Paisley Museum FREE Street Level Photoworks presents two exhibitions from Paisley born photographer Dougie Wallace: Harrodsburg and Road Wallah. drama Hosting its Scottish premiere at Sat 9 September 4 Paisley Museum, Wallace’s latest TRAM Direct Theatre Company Presents body of work: Harrodsburg, Follow Through continues to push the boundaries of the social documentary genre. Paisley Arts Centre 7.30pm Harrodsburg is an up-close wealth £12 (£10 conc) + bkg fee* safari exploring the wildlife that Suitable for ages 15+ inhabits the super-rich London It is ten years since the boys were residential and retail district of together “touching cloth” in the Knightsbridge and Chelsea. Glasgow shipyards. Now John, Paul, Road Wallah details the four years George and Shug meet up again Wallace spent photographing the for the funeral of a shipyard worker. now defunct black and yellow For Jean, the barmaid, this is her Premier Padmini cabs of Mumbai, first encounter with the “bampots” 0300 300 1210 famous for their garish, psychedelic as she calls them. Sausage rolls interiors and the elusive charisma and booze form part of the purvey. of the drivers. Road Wallah is a How have the lads progressed? stunning series of the city’s iconic Have their dreams been realised? taxis and the part they played What hasn’t changed is their fast fire in Indian culture. humour, comedy and great one Join Dougie Wallace for a FREE liners. If you laughed at Touching talk about the exhibition on 2 Sept, Cloth then this follow up will not 2pm–3pm at Paisley Museum. disappoint. box office & information september drama Fri 15 September Utter, in association with The Byre Theatre, St Andrews, presents Stand By Paisley Arts Centre 7.30 pm £10 (£6 conc) + bkg fee* Suitable for ages 16+ Contains strong language Four Police Officers sit in a riot van. Called out to a domestic dispute, which may turn violent, they are on standby; waiting to enter a flat where a man is wielding a samurai sword. We wait with them, experiencing the relationships forged through the Stand by stress of the job and the turmoil of being caught between following special events orders and protecting themselves.