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Ayr Auld Brig from River Street
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The programme for the 25th Concert series is now available and postal applications for season tickets should be sent to South Ayrshire Council at Ayr Citadel. The programme will feature six varied concerts over the autumn and winter period, culminating in a performance of Vivaldi's Four Seasons by the Scottish Chamber Orchestra with Nicola Benedetti.
Nicola Benedetti play Vivaldi's Four Seasons in April. Photograph ©Nicola Benedetti.
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Christian Curnyn, director/ harpsichord
Nicola Benedetti, violin
GLUCK Overture, Ballet and Chaconne from Orfeo ed Eurydice
VIVALDI
Concerto in D 'II Grosso Mogul' RV 208
RAMEAU
Suite from Les Paladins
VIVALDI
The Four Seasons
Wednesday 25th April 2012
7.30pm
All concerts will be in Ayr Town Hall. Postal booking for Season Tickets is now open. Tickets for single concerts will be on sale from 15th August, 2011. Details of the ticket prices will be found on the Ayr Arts Guild Web site.
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Alistair Paterson ~ Creative Writing in Ayr
Based in Ayr and working all over the UK, Alistair Paterson is a published poet, creativity coach/trainer and creative writing tutor registered on
the Scottish Book Trust’s Writers’ Register.
He brings “the manner of the poet” into his role as a creative writing
tutor and creativity coach or trainer, thus empowering clients to see
into and beyond the phenomena of life experience.
Working in the corporate, voluntary, public and private sectors, Alastair
is available to facilitate training sessions, workshops and school visits
all over the country. Much of his work also involves setting up and running
writing projects with people who have special needs, learning difficulties,
and also with users of the mental health and addiction services.
For further information please follow this LINK
Rozelle House and the Maclaurin Art Gallery offer an interesting experience for visitors with an interest in Fine Art and Contemporary Work.
Rozelle house is the home to the local authority museum and gallery service, offering a broad variety of exhibits. Following recent building works, including a lift to the upper floors, Rozelle House has now reopened with ‘Tam O’Shanter – a Tale’ by Alexander Goudie and the Ayrshire Yeomanry Exhibition on show. Within the house visitors will find The Craft Shop and Rozelle Tearoom. In the adjacent parkland there is an installation of sculptures by Ayr -born artist, Ronnie Rae. A work by Henry Moore is displayed within Rozelle House.
Rozelle House is the administrative base for the management of South Ayrshire Council museum and art collections. These collections include Fine Art, Natural History, Geology, Textiles & Costume, Archaeology, Social History and much more, including material from the former burghs of Ayr, Maybole, Troon, Girvan and Prestwick. Council staff also manages the collections of the Maclaurin Trust
The Maclaurin Trust is responsible for managing the bequest of Mrs Mary Ellen Maclaurin who left a substantial sum in 1971 to have an Art Gallery or Museum erected within the Royal Burgh of Ayr in memory of her husband, James Henry Maclaurin. The Maclaurin Galleries opened in June 1976, and consists of 4 galleries, which are attached via corridors to Rozelle House.
Income from this bequest is applied to the purchase of exhibits for the gallery. Since 1981, the Trust has been collecting paintings, drawings, sculptures and prints acquired by commission or purchased from artists or art dealers. The emphasis is on the modern period, loosely defined as 1900 - 1990 and includes works by John Bellany, Ian Hamilton Finlay, David Nash, Alan Davie, Bridget Riley, Sir Terry Frost, Patrick Heron and other key figures of the modern period. The collection also includes a small body of work from the 19th Century, previously in the possession of the owners of Rozelle House.
Mystical Landscape with Snake Mask, (1987). Alan Davie (b1920) Oil on Canvas. Maclaurin
Art Collection. ©The artist. Image based on an ©e-card from The Art Fund
Maclaurin Art Gallery Exhibition Programme 2012
On a Plate ~ Works from the Maclaurin and South Ayrshire Collections
14th January – 12th February 2012
Ayr Art Circle
19th February – 18th March 2012
Liz Knox ~ Singular
25th March – 7th May 2012
Royal Scottish Society of Painters in Watercolour
Summer Exhibition
13th May – 10th June 2012
Maclaurin Art Exhibition 2012
Art and Craft from South Ayrshire Schools
21st June – 22nd July 2012
Ayr Sketch Club
Members’ Exhibition
29th July – 19th August 2012
A Stitch in Rhyme
26th August – 24th September 2012
Save the Children 2012
Ayrshire Art Exhibition and Sale
8th October – 4th November 2012
Maclaurin Open
Open Art Exhibition
18th November – 23rd December 2012
Rozelle House Galleries Exhibition Programme 2012
Small World ~ Collections in Miniature
Until 5th February 2012
Your Prints
11th February – 22nd April 2012
Coastal Connections
Artists and Artefacts from the Collections
28th April – 1st July 2012
Your Paintings
Public Catalogue Foundation Project
7th July – 28th October 2012
Your Paintings Part 1: 7th July – 2nd September 2012
Your Paintings Part 2: 5th September – 28th October 2012
Crafts Unwrapped
12 Makers for Christmas
4th November – 23rd December 2012
Monday 10am – 5pm
Tuesday Closed (Tearoom open)
Wednesday to Saturday 10am – 5pm
Sunday 12noon – 5pm
Admission Free
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Sandgate and Town Hall Spire from the New Bridge.
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Town
Hall Spire from the Sandgate.
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Sheena's Chair in the Loudoun Hall Courtyard.
The
Sandgate from the Malt Cross.
Turner's Brig, Ayr
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Kirk Port and Auld Kirk, Ayr
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Ayr Pavilion viewed from Queen's Terrace
©M.BaileyThe Ayr Fort Players have been entertaining
people in Ayrshire, and across South West Scotland, since 1946. We have
achieved many notable successes, including the first amateur production
of Tony Roper's "The Steamie",
which played to packed houses during the 1997 Ayr Festival.
Over the years the Ayr Fort Players have built a reputation for entertaining
the public with classic farces,
quality modern drama, Scottish
comedies and stage productions of popular
TV sitcoms.
The players put on one major production in the spring of each year, performing
at venues in and around Ayr.
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Ayr
Station Hotel viewed from Burns' Statue Square. ©Kenneth
Allen
Newmarket Street, Ayr ©M.Bailey
County Hall viewed from Pavilion Road, Ayr ©M.Bailey
The Choral Union will commence rehearsals for the 2012 programme in late August.
Christmas Music
St. Leonards Church
18th December 2011
7.30 pm
J. S. Bach ~
B Minor Mass
Ayr Town Hall
29th April 2012
7.30 pm
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Holy Trinity Arts is a committee of the
church which arranges use of the building as a concert venue and also
acts as a concert promoter. They arrange a variety of events throughout
the year and welcome other groups to their building.
If you would be interested in using the building or the adjacent halls (one large, one small), or would like more information, please contact us the Arts team at the Church.
Holy Trinity Church is part of the Anglican Community. The Church Choir celebrates Choral Evensong every month throughout the year.
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Ayrshire Archeological & Natural History Society (AANHS)
Founded in 1947, to promote the study and enjoyment
of the history, antiquities and natural history of the County.
The society arranges an annual programme of public lectures, field trips and
publications. The current membership is approximately 250 individual and institutional
members, including universities and libraries throughout Scotland, in London
and overseas.
There is a Vigorous publications programme, with several
hundred articles and monographs to date, many by the society's own members.
In cooperation with the Ayrshire Federation of Historical Societies AANHS publishes "Ayrshire
Notes" - a twice-yearly miscellany of news, reviews and short articles on aspects of
Ayrshire history.
(The group's web site will be relaunched shortly.)
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Robert Burns Birthplace Museum
The new Robert Burns Birthplace Museum offers a truly unique encounter with Scotland’s favourite son. Set among 10 acres of the Alloway countryside, the museum comprises Burns' Cottage, where the poet was born, historic landmarks where he set some of his greatest work, the elegant monument and gardens created in his honour and a modern museum housing the world’s most important collection of his life and works.
T
he Learning Dept. at the Robert Burns Birthplace Museum provides interesting and enjoyable opportunities for all visitors to learn about Robert Burns. There is a full programme of events, activities and exhibition within the museum and on line.
The museum is open:
1 October – 31 March
daily, 10am – 5pm
Closed 25, 26 December & 1,2 January
Admission Free to National Trust for Scotland Members.
Adults £8.00
Children, Pensioners and groups £5.00
Family (2 adults)£20.00 (1 Adult £16.0o
Admission includes entry to exhibitions and Burns Cottage.
Valid for 3 days
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For the past fifty years, or more, there have been three amateur drama groups in Ayr. Sadly, one of these groups, the Ayr Players, has rung down the curtain for the final time.
The Ayr Players have been entertaining audiences of all ages for over 80 years. But the group, who used to be based in the Civic Theatre, have struggled to find a suitable replacement venue since the building was closed.
Despite trying to keep the club going using church halls, membership figures in the Ayr Players has fallen over the last few years and in 2011 the group decided to hang up their costumes and bid the stage adieu.
Funds remaining in the group's bank account were presented to the motor neurone disease (MND) Scotland charity.
The Ayr Film Society was inaugurated
in the spring of 1973 charging £1 for a season of five feature films.
Today, the society endeavours to provide an interesting, varied
and eclectic mix of contemporary, classic, European, Asian, Latin
American, documentary and short films. It has been instrumental
in providing a unique service of foreign language films from around
the world for the local community.
Ayr Film Society welcomes members and guests to their screenings on Thursday nights
from October to March at 19.30hrs.
The society is seeking a new venue for their 2011/2012 season. A test screening is planned for 24th November at the Preswick Indoor Bowling Club. The new season will commence in January 2012.
Provisional Programme for the 2012 Season
Please see the Front Page for details of the curtailed 2012 season
Membership entitles admission to all films without further charge.
Members of the public may come along as a guest to any film (Guest
Tickets £6.00.)
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The purpose of the Club is to provide an opportunity for
the people of Ayrshire to enjoy live Classical Chamber Music,
at a reasonable cost, on at least six occasions during the
winter season. It also provides employment for professional
musicians, some of whom are at the outset of their career.
The Club hosts six Recitals per season,
these being given by individual performers or by a small
Chamber Group, numbering from 2 to 6 professional
Musicians.
In addition, there are two Members' Nights, at which the
programme is given by a local amateur group or by
prizewinners, usually school pupils, from the local
Ayrshire Music Festival.
Events Programme for the
Season 2011-2012
The Finzi String Quartet
11th February 2012
The Nemtsov Duo
Saturday 10th March 2012 at 7.30pm
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Saturday 28th April 2011
Most concerts will be at Holy Trinity Church, Fullarton Street, Ayr on Saturday evenings at 7.30pm.
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