Snowdrops at Kailzie This Weekend

Kailzie Gardens are open this weekend as part of the second ever Scottish Snowdrop Festival. All funds raised will be divided between Scotland's Garden Scheme and Erskine, the charity which caters for ex-servicemen and women. The garden's special opening hours are between 11am to 5pm on Sunday 2nd March.

Scottish Hotel of the Year Awards 2008

Congratulations to those members who did well at the fifth Scottish Hotel of the Year Awards, voted on by over 20,000 people worldwide.

The Horseshoe Inn was winner in the category Rising Star Restaurant with Rooms; Peebles Hotel Hydro won Scottish Family Hotel of the Year; and Sandra Dawson of the Hydro won Conference and Events Co-ordinator of the Year.

The Eastgate - w/c 6 March 2008

Thu 6th March
The Winged State
Drama
7:30 pm
No Limits Theatre Company present: The Winged State. You have the dream again you are flying, flying, flying Suddenly the wind spills, spins, throws you You are falling, falling, falling. On a remote floating island the Labyrinth Institute experiments with cutting edge technologies, free from the constraints of national law and morality. For one young man the monstrous experiments become too much. Inspired by the myth of Icarus, the boy who flew too close to the sun, this is a compelling story with a message for our time.

Fri 7th March
The 3 Welsh Tenors
Music
7:30pm
The Three Welsh Tenors, Dewi Wyn, Huw Llywelyn and Adriano Graziani. The well loved and talented trio present an exciting programme full of the most popular operatic arias, Neapolitan songs and solos from the musicals made famous by Placido Domingo, Jose Carreras and Luciano Pavarotti. These outstanding young artists are regular performers with the major UK opera companies and have performed in prestigious venues including the Albert Hall London and Bridgewater. They are joined by Annette Bryn Parri who has accompanied top Welsh opera stars Bryn Terfel, Dennis O’Neill and Rebecca Evans. A show not to be missed!

Sat 8th March
Oh Whistle And I’ll Come Tae Ye
Drama
7:30pm
Following his widely praised one-man show, A Pleasing Terror, actor Robert Lloyd Parry is bringing two more M R James spine-chillers back to life. The new production is called Oh, Whistle and combines "Oh, Whistle, and I'll Come to You, My Lad", a tale of nocturnal horror on the Suffolk coast, with "The Ash Tree", a dark story of witchcraft and vengeance. "The first thing you notice about the actor Robert Lloyd Parry is not so much his height – he’s enormous – but his skin, which has a finish of ivory, the skin of someone who sits indoors leaning up against defunct radiators, occasionally opening a window to scrape out a pipe." Antonia Quirke.

Sun 9th March
Frankie Boyle
Comedy
PLEASE NOTE: There are NO tickets left for this show it has SOLD OUT!

Tue 11th March
Tweeddale Society
7.30pm
Talk by Mr D. Wilson Ogilvie entitled "James Hogg - The Ettrick Shepherd". Born and brought up in Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Mr Ogilvie is a Graduate of Aberdeen University. After National Service in the RAF he taught in Aberdeenshire and for 4 years in a small Shetland island as Head Teacher/Church of Scotland Lay Missionary. This was followed by periods as Dominie in Aberdeenshire, Kincardineshire then Dumfries where he is now retired. His interests include Rotary, being District Governor in 2000/01, The Robert Burns World Federation of which he was President in 1985/86 and Dumfries & Galloway Natural History and Antiquarian Society of which he has been Vice President. He is a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland and is a regular Burns' speaker throughout Great Britain and abroad. As well as his interest in Burns he has always had an interest in the Ettrick Shepherd and is delighted to share his thoughts and enthusiasm with the Tweeddale Society. The talk will cover Hogg's fascinating life story and his huge literary output with special reference to his most significant works. Mr Ogilvie hopes to convince his audience that Hogg was a writer of real consequence, deserving of serious study.

Wed 12th March
Tweeddale Film Club Season
7pm Members Only
October to April each Year. A friendly group of people who are interested in films of all genre. We meet on various wednesdays at The Eastgate Theatre to enjoy private viewings. For membership, film information, or to join, contact: Ann on 01896830682 or Rosie on 01721720126

Thu 13th March
Shining City
Drama
7:30pm
Rapture return with anther exciting show !!!. The Emerald Isle meets The Sixth Sense in this riveting and chilling urban ghost story from the multi-award winning author of The Weir, Dublin Carol and The Seafarer. After leaving the priesthood, Ian sets himself up as a therapist in Dublin. One of his first clients is John who, following the tragic death of his wife in a car accident, has repeatedly seen her ghostly figure. But surely it must be his imagination...!!!!! Through taut and witty Irish banter , hidden demons begin to surface as Ian starts to realise that his life parallels John’s in many ways, and that the “ghosts” of his past may yet come back to haunt him too. Described by The Daily Telegraph as ‘the finest dramatist of his generation’, Conor McPherson flawlessly brings classical Irish storytelling into a modern, urban landscape. This humorous, haunting and fascinating play will have you gripped right up to the shocking twist in the tale. Shining City has previously played to sell-out audiences in London, Dublin and on Broadway. Moving, compassionate, ingenious and absolutely gripping... scenes that provoke great, generous gales of laughter, others that send a shiver of fear down the spine’ The Daily Telegraph. I was blown away by Shining City. The New York Times. Rapture is excited about bringing the play exclusively to Scottish audiences for the first time with a crack Scottish cast...

Fri 14th March
Mugenkyo Taiko Drummers - The Way Of The Drum
Music
7:30pm
The exhilarating raw energy and thundering rhythms of the Mugenkyo Taiko Drummers return to Peebles. Mugenkyo are the foremost exponent of the exciting and dynamic art of Japanese drumming in Europe. Their unmissable blend of powerful rhythms on the huge Taiko drums interweaves with delicate flutes, gentle bells and percussion in a visually spellbinding display of grace, choreography and athleticism. Don’t miss this fast paced and uplifting evening of music.
“Exhilarating to behold" The Glasgow Herald