WINTER FESTIVAL MyyAberdeenA ABERDEEN T s n n o i n F t o r c i a o r t a t t o O a v A d S & d s e ' s o e e i t l t r & i g v v i a m n t i S i c p c p A D h l e e m p a c s e i o o D a r & l c h s i W n E S o v n c ti e o n k m A ro ts P MyAberdeen Scan Me to download our app WINTER FESTIVAL ABERDEEN Aberdeen City Council @aberdeen ilv aberdeen invest live visit .co.uk/ events City Events aberdeen invest live visit .co.uk/ events BP Portait Award 2013 Royal Scottish National Scottish Chamber Orchestra Aberdeen Art Gallery Orchestra Music Hall Sat 2 Nov - Sat 1 Feb Music Hall Sat 23 Nov, 7.30pm FREE Thur 7 Nov, 7.30pm £10.50 - £22 inc booking fee For details visit www.aagm.co.uk £10.50 - £22 - inc booking fee Little Scientist Days: Colour To book, call 01224 641122 or visit We are delighted once again to host To book, call 01224 641122 or visit www.boxofficeaberdeen.com the only Scottish showing of this www.boxofficeaberdeen.com & Light Recital of Schumann’s Symphonies 1 & 4. prestigious international portrait Performance of Vaughan Williams’ Fifth. Satrosphere Science Centre painting competition, organised by the Thur 21 & Fri 22 Nov, 10am - 5pm Christmas National Portrait Gallery, London and Christmas Tree Switch On Dave Spikey The Boomtown Rats For tickets visit www.satrosphere.net Lights supported by BP. Beach Ballroom Explore the sense of sight by learning about Castlegate The Lemon Tree Sun 10 Nov, doors open 7.30pm shadows, reflections and colour. Switch On Thur 28 Nov, 7pm Fri 8 Nov, 7.30pm Russian Choir £25 + £2.50 booking fee FREE £19.25 Parade St Francis’ Catholic Church To book, call 01224 641122 or visit City Events, Tel 01224 522998 or visit 4 To book, call 01224 641122 or visit Union Street 1 aberdeeninvestlivevisit.co.uk/events 0 Deeside Gardens www.boxofficeaberdeen.com Sun 24 Nov, 2 www.boxofficeaberdeen.com / Sat 2 Nov, 7.30pm 27 years since their final show in Dublin Our twin town of Stavanger in Norway has 3 This hilarious show examines many of 5.30pm - 6pm 1 once again kindly donated a magnificent 0 FREE in May ’86, The Boomtown Rats - Bob 2 life’s funny situations - with tongue- FREE Christmas tree. A short carol service will be e [email protected] Geldof on vocals, Pete Briquette on bass, d tied parents explaining the facts of City Events, Tel 01224 522998 or visit i held at the Castlegate prior to the switch on, u Hear Russian Choir ‘Vos Krisenije’ who Simon Crowe on drums and Garry aberdeeninvestlivevisit.co.uk/events G life, ludicrous newspaper stories and where the Lord Provost and the Mayor of s are based in St Petersburgh. Includes Roberts on guitar - tour the UK and t more ranging from the surreal to the The Lord Provost leads the parade of n Stavanger will light up the beautiful spruce. e mulled wine, mince pies and collection. release a new album. carnival and panto characters and v ridiculous. E entertainers, switching on each light as n e Aberdeen Singing Chorus e Aberdeen Sinfonietta they pass by. d Stereophonics r e Music Hall Music Hall b AECC A Thur 28 Nov, 7.30pm Sun 10 Nov, 7.30pm l Sat 9 Nov, doors open 6.30pm a v £13.20 inc booking fee £7.15 inc booking fee i t £39.55 Hells Bells s To book, call 01224 641122 or visit To book, call 01224 641122 or visit e F To book, visit www.ticketmaster.co.uk The Lemon Tree www.boxofficeaberdeen.com r www.boxofficeaberdeen.com e With the recent release of their sublime Fri 22 Nov, doors open 7.30pm t Sixty songs about sunshine, rain, wind, n Aberdeen Sinfonietta is privileged to i new LP ‘Graffiti On The Train’, the £16.50 clouds, storm and snow show that as well W present the Scottish premiere of Paul Stereophonics tour features songs To book, call 01224 641122 or visit Mealor’s short piece for strings, The as giving us all something to talk about, including their 26th top 40 hit, ‘Indian www.boxofficeaberdeen.com Way of the Cross. the weather certainly gives us plenty to Summer’ and ‘In A Moment’. This top class AC/DC tribute act perform a sing about! A Common Good Fund event. Fireworks Night high energy show not to be missed. Aberdeen Beach Green Energy in the Eddie Reader Meet the Lab Event with All Day Snowflake Shopping Tues 5 Nov, 7pm - 9pm Granite City Ceroc Plus special guest Kieran Goss FREE NHS Grampian Music Hall Satrosphere Science Centre Spectacular City Events, Tel 01224 522998 or visit Satrosphere Science Centre Beach Ballroom Tues 26 Nov, 7.30pm Sat 16 & Sun 17 Nov, 10am - 5pm Throughout the city centre aberdeeninvestlivevisit.co.uk/events Sat 9 Nov, 10am - 5pm Wed 23 Nov, 8pm £27.50 inc booking fee For tickets visit www.satrosphere.net Thur 28 Nov, until 9pm Enjoy Aberdeen’s spectacular annual For tickets visit www.satrosphere.net £15 To book, call 01224 641122 or visit Fun, hands on activities for the whole FREE fireworks display, full of noise and colour Take part in exciting activities To book, call 01224 647647 or visit www.boxofficeaberdeen.com family to investigate energy, energy For details visit www.aberdeeninspired.com and set to music. Also features a charity including Bugs in Your Blood and How www.beachballroom.com Famous for Fairground Attraction’s single sources and the environment. Ballroom and Latin star Phil Webb brings Enjoy discounts, entertainment and fundraising firewalk. Park and Ride Clean Are Your Hands? ‘Perfect,’ Eddie Reader performs everything demonstrations. service available. his expertise to Aberdeen. from traditional to contemporary music. 2/3 Woodside Parish Church St Nicholas Kirkyard Church Street Union Street Crown Terrace Christmas Church Services City Events, Tel 01224 522998 or visit [email protected] Sun 1 Dec, 11am aberdeeninvestlivevisit.co.uk/events Advent Church Services First Sunday in Advent with refreshments. Blessing of the Crib Sun 1, 8, 15 & 22 Dec, 11am (Nativity Scene) Red Hot Chilli Pipers Worship service with crèche and Sunday Christmas Fair Mon 2 Dec, 12.30pm Music Hall school. Sat 7 Dec, 10am The Regional Ecumenical Team will Sat 30 Nov, 7.30pm officially bless the crib at Aberdeen’s £24.75 inc booking fee Carols by Candlelight Christmas Communion nativity scene. To book, call 01224 641122 or visit Sun 22 Dec, 6.30pm Service www.boxofficeaberdeen.com Nativity Scene Family service with Orpheus Choir. Sun 8 Dec, 11am After winning the BBC’s talent show - Mon 2 Dec - Sun 5 Jan, 8am - 6pm 4 1 When Will I Be Famous they haven’t Aberdeen's nativity scene is an important 0 Christmas Day Family 2 Christmas Musical / looked back performing all around the reminder of what festive activities and fun 3 1 world. Service 0 ‘Count Down to Christmas’ are all about. It is a lovely scene for 2 Wed 25 Dec, 10.30am e Sat 14 Dec, 7pm conveying the wonderful message of d i Cinderella Trinity Shopping Centre u Christmas. G s HMT Santa Parade St John’s Episcopal Church t Family Christmas Play n e Sat 30 Nov - Sun 5 Jan, various times Castlegate to Trinity Shopping Centre St John’s Place Evening Express Carol v E Service £20.50 - £26 inc booking fee Sun 1 Dec, 12 noon www.st-johns-aberdeen.org n Concert e To book, call 01224 641122 or visit Sun 15 Dec, 11am e FREE Advent Labyrinth d Music Hall r www.boxofficeaberdeen.com Tel 01224 580076 or visit e Sun 1 Dec, 3pm b Elaine C Smith stars with Alan McHugh, Wed 4 Dec, 7.30pm A www.trinitycentre.co.uk Fourth Sunday in Advent A candlelit journey through the advent l £8.80 inc booking fee a Jordan Young and Barbara Rafferty in the This is a fantastic event for children who v Sun 22 Dec, 11am i garden for families and people of all ages. To book, call 01224 641122 or visit t greatest pantomime of them all. s will get the chance to greet Santa as he e www.boxofficeaberdeen.com F arrives in his sleigh pulled by all your r Christmas Eve Watchnight Join in the carols and enjoy the music e The Mystery at Midnight t favourite reindeer. n i Tues 24 Dec, 11.30pm Service with Carol Singing performed by Aberdeen schools. All money W A Million Miles Away St Andrew’s Service The story of hope celebrated with Sung Tue 24 Dec, 10.30pm raised goes to local charities. Eucharist. The Lemon Tree Kirk of St Nicholas Uniting Sat 30 Nov - Tues 24 Dec Union Street 10.30am & 1.30pm (Sat-Thu), 4pm Sun 1 Dec, 11am St. George's Parish Church (selected dates) FREE Hayton Rd £8.80 inc booking fee Tel 01224 643494 or visit Joint Christmas Day Aberdeen Country Fair To book, call 01224 641122 or visit www.kirk-of-st-nicholas.org.uk Service Belmont Street www.boxofficeaberdeen.com A worship service for Advent Sunday Wed 25 Dec, 11.15am Sat 30 Nov, 7,14 & 21 Dec, 9am - 5pm A tall little girl has an unusual Christmas celebrating Scotland’s patron saint FREE with her aunt on an island surrounded by takes place in Aberdeen’s historic Tel 01224 649000 or visit magical and mischief making stars.