5th April 2009 - MBUK/BikeRadar.com Demo Day

If you are looking to purchase a new bike and not sure what you want, or have your eye on a particular model and would like to test it in the comfort of the best trail centre in the UK then you need to come along to MBUK/Bikeradar.com Demo Day at Glentress.

The event is totally FREE and will give you an opportunity to test and compare some of the latest and best bikes on the market. There'll be technical staff from What Mountain Bike, MBUK and BikeRadar.com on hand to help point you in the direction of the right bike for you. Booking advised

The Eastgate Theatre - w/c 2 April 2009

30 March - 4 April
5 & Kicking!
It's 5th Birthday Week At The Eastgate and In keeping with its strong community ties, the Eastgate invites you to celebrate its 5th birthday. During this week of fun and celebrations, come and take a look at what you can do. Each day you can take part in creative workshops and theatre tours. Come and quiz the project architect about the building's distinctive features. Whether you wish to look behind the scenes, learn an on-stage skill or attend a class in anything from henna painting, portraiture, photography, felt making, etching or body percussioin, this is the week to do it. Book it all now - so you miss nothing!

Saturday 4th April 7.30pm
Music
Tannahill Weavers
Traditional Scottish music at its best - as tight and versatile as any band in the Celtic music scene, the Tannahills can summon rock-n-roll intensity or haunting introspection. ‘An especially eloquent mixture of the old and the new' (New York Times)

Sunday 5th April
Film
The Secret Of Moonacre (U) 2.30pm
The secrets are revealed in a book inherited by a lonely little girl Maria, who discovers a past world about Moonacre Manor, where she lives with her companion and her cold, reserved uncle.
Slumdog Millionaire 5.00pm & 7.30pm
The story of the life of an impoverished Indian teen Jamal Malik, who becomes a contestant on the Hindi version of Who Wants to be A Millionaire?, wins, and is then suspected of cheating.

Wednesday 8th April
Family
Animation Workshop
Learn how cartoons and films are made and how animation works with Red Kite Animation.
10.00am - 1.00pm for 8-12 year olds
2.00pm - 5.00pm for 13-18year olds

Friday 10th April 7.30pm
Family
The Top 50 Greatest Scots Of All Time Ever
Both a celebration and deconstruction of the truly great iconic figures of our history and culture. This comic show satirises that cultural nihilism, while at the same time celebrating some of the truly great achievements of a small, northern European colony. Vladimir McTavish's most ambitious work to date incorporating stand-up, songs, poetry, video and visual images.

Book tickets.