The Eastgate - w/c 14 February 2008

SAT 16th FEB
Live Music
Fondoo
7.30pm
Dip in to the live music melting pot...
An eclectic range of original live music to suit every taste. Mixing fresh new sounds and your favourite local acts. Sample the delicacies of forthcoming acts at: www.fondoo.eu

SUN 17th FEB
Film Sunday
Alvin & The Chipmunks (U)
2.30pm
In a tree farm, three musical chipmunks, Alvin, Simon and Theodore, find their tree cut down and are sent to Los Angeles. Once there, they meet the frustrated songwriter David Seville, and despite a poor house wrecking first impression, they impress him with their singing talent. Seeing the opportunity for success, both human and chipmunks make a pact for them to sing his songs. While that ambition proves a frustrating struggle with the difficult trio, the dream does come true after all. However, that success presents its own trials as their unscrupulous record executive, Ian Hawke, plans to break up this family to exploit the boys. Can Dave and the Chipmunks discover what they really value amid the superficial glamor around them?

I'm Not There (15)
7.30pm
Todd Haynes’s film about Bob Dylan is one of the greatest rock’n’roll swindles of all time. The hero is "not there". He’s officially a ghost. Yet this mythic account of his life is one of the sexiest pieces of cinema I’ve ever seen at a festival. Six brilliant actors play Dylan and they are as madly various as the artist’s album covers. For the record, Dylan himself was so bewitched by the project that, for the first time, he yielded up his precious song rights. The crazy gamble - casting different actors to express different parts of Dylan’s elusive career - is repaid by magic. Everyone takes on a name, job and demeanour that is only inches away from the musician’s public life.

TUE 19th FEB
Music In Peebles presents
Benjamin Grosvenor
7.30pm (Children Free)
At the age of eleven, Benjamin was the outstanding winner of the Keyboard Final of the BBC Young Musician of the Year 2004. In 2005, he toured Scotland with The Scottish Ensemble. He went on to perform in London, New York and Rio de Janeiro. Engagements in 2006-07 include performances with English Chamber Orchestra, and recitals at the Wigmore Hall. We are delighted to welcome Benjamin to Peebles. He will play works by Scarlatti, Albeniz, Moszkowski and Chopin.

FRI 22nd FEB
Traditional Music
Tom McConville, Claire Mann & Aaron Jones
7.30pm
Virtuoso fiddler and vocalist Tom McConville, All-Ireland Champion Claire Mann (Flute, Fiddle, Whistles and Vocals) and 'Scots Trad Music Awards Instrumentalist of the Year 2005' Aaron Jones (Bouzouki, Guitar and Vocals) met between the thriving traditional music scenes in Newcastle and Edinburgh.

The Eastgate - w/c 7 February 2008

FRI 8th February
Breabach
Traditional Music
7.30pm
Scottish firebrands Breabach are one of the most talked about new acts on the scene. Their innovative celtic style, blending double bagpipes, fiddle, whistle and guitar, has won them acclaim with audiences at home and abroad.
Breabach are commended not just for their strathspeys and reels but also for their sympathetic treatment of traditional songs and slower melodies. This powerful sound, combined with the flare, fun and excitement created when they take to the stage, led to them winning a Danny Kyle Open Stage Award in 2005 and more recently, a nomination for 'Best Up and Coming Artist' at the 2006 Scots Trad Music Awards.
January 2007 will see the launch of their debut album 'The Big Spree' on Vertical Records. An album that is testament to their shared passion, commitment and skill and sure to make a big impact. Great music and fabulous entertainment; don't miss Breabach!!

SAT 9th February
Toast
Youth Event
8pm - 10pm
Age range - high school age
Youth cafe, bands, Playstation, Ninento Wii. Pool, Table Tennis, Bar Football. It’s the only youth event of its kind in Peebles! Contact Shona Haslam 01721 721783 for details.

TUE 12th February
Tweeddale Society Lecture
7.30pm Non Members £4
"John Buchan I've Heard Of, But Who Is Walter Buchan?"
The relevance of J. W. Buchan, W.S., to the town of Peebles.
Lady Deborah Stewartby.
Walter Buchan was the first Secretary/Treasurer of the Tweeddale Society when it was formed in 1913. He was Town Clerk of Peebles and brother of the famous novelists John and Anna Buchan. Walter Buchan continued to be Secretary/Treasurer from 1913 to 1941 when the Society was suspended. Lady Deborah Stewartby is the great-niece of Walter Buchan. She is also a member of the Tweeddale Society.
www.tweeddale-society.org.uk

SAT 16th February
Fondoo
7.30pm
Remember to vote for your favourite performer... choose who comes back to FONDOO... check out www.fondoo.eu to get a taster of potential acts.

News from Cringletie Hotel

Hot from the press

We have just been informed that we have been awarded the Gold Award 2008 of the so prestigious Andrew Harper Collection. Andrew Harper is a top-travel guide in the USA and it works by invitation only. And to achieve this award is quite an achievement, for we have been in their portfolio for less than 6 months.

Here in Scotland, right now and until 31st January, voting is taking place for the Scottish Hotel of the Year award. Cringletie has been nominated for The Scottish National Hotel of the Year 2008. If you think we deserve it, then please give us your vote.

In Room Spa

Did you know that Cringletie now offers a range of In Room Spa Treatments for our guests of the Deluxe Rooms, our Junior Suites and the Selkirk Suite. Please see the website for details.

Leap Year Special

Mother Nature gives us one whole day for free this year. Cringletie makes it better: Stay ABSOLUTELY FREE at this extra day of the year:

• 3 nights dinner bed & breakfast for the price of 2, if the stay includes 29th February 2008.
• Accommodation in Deluxe room with a complimentary upgrade on arrival, if available.
• Included also is your choice of house wine for your dinner on the 29th.
• £350 per person, based on two people sharing.

Please see the website for details.

The Lovers' Cup

Why not take your loved one for a special treat during February? Enjoy Romance Month!

• Sample and savour Chef's aphrodisiac dishes on the menu this month.
• 3 nights dinner, bed & breakfast in a Junior Suite.
• Take home our stylish silver plated Lovers Champagne Flutes.
• All for £475 per person, based on two people sharing.

Valid during February 2008.

The Eastgate - w/c 31 January 2008

Eastgate Film Sunday is back! Due to popular demand... so many people have been asking at the Box Office we just had to!, we are bringing back the Eastgate Film Sundays.
Pick up an up-to-date leaflet at the Box Office, or check the press for details. We have some terrific films lined up for you…children’s films in the afternoon and films for the grown-ups at night. Films coming up are “The Bee Movie” a cartoon comedy about a bee who decides to talk to humans with hilarious results, “Alvin & The Chipmunks” a cartoon caper with singing chipmunks making it big on the music scene. The pace changes when we show the amazing film “The Golden Compass” bringing Phillip Pullman’s ‘Dark Matter’ to life. Nicholas Cage brings the American Civil War to life in the action-packed children’s thriller “National Treasure: Book of Secrets”. The grown-ups have a selection of what we hope are both thought-provoking and enjoyable films kicking off with the entertaining “Jane Austen Book Club” which demonstrates that the emotions and situations Jane wrote about so many years ago can still be relevant today. Bob Dylan has 6 different actors (including one woman) playing him at different ages in his life in the suitably named “I’m Not There”! For anyone who loved Truly Madly Deeply... get along to see another poignant love story that breaks the boundaries of death…"P.S I Love You” Bring your hankies! Afghanistan provides the backdrop for “The Kite Runner” a story about the meaning of true loyalty and unconditional love.

THU 31st JAN
Rowan Tree Theatre Company: Barry
Drama
7.30pm
Frederic Mohr's fascinating play tells the story of the woman who – in order to become the first female doctor – had to become another male doctor. Premiered to unanimous acclaim in the USA in 1983 and subsequently seen in Scotland in a production by the Traverse Theatre, the play now receives an overdue revival, directed by John Carnegie for Rowan Tree Theatre Company. Mohr and Carnegie's collaboration renews a much-praised partnership that has produced four previous hit shows, and follows a string of hugely successful productions by Rowan Tree at The Eastgate Theatre in recent years including their sell out show “The Journey of Jeannie Deans”.

SAT 2nd Feb
Rise Kagona & Doug Veitch
Traditional Music
7:30pm
Rise Kagona : (Guitar, Vocals)
Champion Doug Veitch : (Guitar, Vocals)
Ex-Bhundu Boys guitarist and singer Rise Kagona teams up with fellow world music pioneer "Champion" Doug Veitch, the self-styled "undisputed king of Caledonian cajun swing". With a driving dance sound centred on Kagona's "Harare jit" guitar style, the pair were a major hit at several UK festivals last year.

SUN 3rd
Film Sunday
The Bee Movie (U)
2.30pm 1hr 30min
Cast:Annette Bening, Ray Liotta, Mark Moseley, Rip Torn, Chris Rock, Megan Mullally, Larry Miller, Barry Levinson, Jerry Seinfeld, Renee Zellweger
A recent college graduate, Barry B. Benson wants more out of life than the inevitable career that awaits him and every other worker in New Hive City--a job at Honex making honey. Barry jumps at the chance to venture out of the hive, and soon encounters a world beyond his wildest dreams. When Barry inadvertently meets a quirky florist named Vanessa, he breaks one of the cardinal rules of beedom--he talks to her. A friendship soon develops, and Barry gets a guided crash course in the ways of the human race. When he shockingly discovers that anyone can purchase honey right off the grocery store shelf, he realizes that his true calling is to stop this injustice and set the world right by suing the human race for stealing the bees' precious honey.

Jane Austen Book Club (18)
7.30pm 100mins
Six Californians start Jane Austen Book Club to talk about her novels. Austen's plots are used to reflect what the characters in the film, and maybe the audience as well, are experiencing in their own lives. The film acknowledges Jane’s books as far as completeness of characters and depth of feelings and is beautifully shot in a warm feelgood way. All in all “It’s what might be called the ultimate in character empathy - Austen style.

FRI 8th
Breabach
Traditional Music
7.30pm
Scottish firebrands Breabach are one of the most talked about new acts on the scene. Their innovative celtic style, blending double bagpipes, fiddle, whistle and guitar, has won them acclaim with audiences at home and abroad.
Breabach are commended not just for their strathspeys and reels but also for their sympathetic treatment of traditional songs and slower melodies. This powerful sound, combined with the flare, fun and excitement created when they take to the stage, led to them winning a Danny Kyle Open Stage Award in 2005 and more recently, a nomination for 'Best Up and Coming Artist' at the 2006 Scots Trad Music Awards.
January 2007 will see the launch of their debut album 'The Big Spree' on Vertical Records. An album that is testament to their shared passion, commitment and skill and sure to make a big impact. Great music and fabulous entertainment; don't miss Breabach!!

The Eastgate - w/c 24 January 2008

SATURDAY 26th JAN
7.30pm
Friends of the Eastgate
Ceildih, with a twist of Burns
Burgh Hall, Peebles
Tickets available at The Eastgate Box Office
The Friends of the Eastgate are holding a fundraising ceilidh to mark Burns night and to raise funds in support of the Eastgate. The ceilidh is open to all and will mainly be a dance with some Burns- related music & song thrown in for good measure. It will feature the HLI Ceilidh Band along with some local musicians and will take place in the Burgh Hall.
PLEASE NOTE no bar provided- BYOB.

THU 31st JAN
Rowan Tree Theatre Company: Barry
7.30pm
Drama
Frederic Mohr's fascinating play tells the story of the woman who - in order to become the first female doctor - had to become another male doctor. Premiered to unanimous acclaim in the USA in 1983 and subsequently seen in Scotland in a production by the Traverse Theatre, the play now receives an overdue revival, directed by John Carnegie for Rowan Tree Theatre Company. Mohr and Carnegie's collaboration renews a much-praised partnership that has produced four previous hit shows, and follows a string of hugely successful productions by Rowan Tree at The Eastgate Theatre in recent years including their sell out show "The Journey of Jeannie Deans".

SAT 2nd FEB
Rise Kagona & Doug Veitch
TRADITIONAL MUSIC
7:30pm
Rise Kagona : (Guitar, Vocals)
Champion Doug Veitch : (Guitar, Vocals)
Ex-Bhundu Boys guitarist and singer Rise Kagona teams up with fellow world music pioneer "Champion" Doug Veitch, the self-styled "undisputed king of Caledonian cajun swing". With a driving dance sound centred on Kagona's "Harare jit" guitar style, the pair were a major hit at several UK festivals last year.

The Eastgate - w/c 17 January 2008

FRI 18th JAN
Bard on the Border
Traditional
7.30pm
A theatrical performance from IDEOMS with John Nicol, Hilary Bell, Lucy Cowan and Colin Turnbull, tracing the journey of Robert Burns through the Borders, followed by a piped procession to the Green Tree Hotel for a traditional Burns Supper with Music, song and poetry (but NO speeches).

SAT 19th JAN
Live Music
Fondoo
7.30
Dip into the live music melting pot...
Fondoo is the new monthly live music event hosted at the Eastgate Theatre, Peebles. The aim of Fondoo is to provide an eclectic range of original live music to suit all tastes. Mixing fresh new sounds and your favourite local acts, we will entertain you for one Saturday every month. This month we are featuring The Douglas Kay Band, Paul Gilbody, Polar Conspiracy, and Kris Barnett.
Listen to the music of the January acts and vote for the music you would like to hear in future months @ www.fondoo.eu

SATURDAY 26th JAN
FRIENDS OF THE EASTGATE
Ceilidh, with a Twist of Burns
7.30pm
Burgh Hall, Peebles
Tickets available at The Eastgate Box Office
The Friends of the Eastgate are holding a fundraising ceilidh to mark Burns night and to raise funds in support of the Eastgate. The ceilidh is open to all and will mainly be a dance with some Burns- related music & song thrown in for good measure. It will feature the HLI Ceilidh Band along with some local musicians and will take place in the Burgh Hall.
PLEASE NOTE no bar provided so please Bring Your Own Bottle

The Eastgate - w/c 29 December

11th DECEMBER - 7th JANUARY
Bill Cowe – Autumn Leaves Exhibition – FREE
Eastgate Studio
A retrospective looking back over 50 years of painting, some new, some old, some blue ... some... well, see if you can recognise them... Bill’s formative years were spent on a Clydesdale-powered, paraffin-lit border farm, between the Lauder Moor and Galawater...

THU 3rd JAN 2008
Drama
A Christmas Carol
7.30pm
Do you believe in GHOSTS?
Meanwhile Theatre Company cordially invites you into the home of Mr. Charles John Huffam Dickens. Watch as he weaves a wondrous tale of magic and mystery, conjuring characters from thin air and summoning the Spirits of Christmas Past, Present and Future before your very eyes. Do you believe in ghosts?... Perhaps you should start...

WED 9TH JAN
Film
TWEEDDALE FILM CLUB SEASON
7.30pm

THU 10TH JAN
Music
Music in Peebles present CLASSIC TRIO
7.30pm
Geoffrey Haydock (clarinet), Alexander Volpov (violin) and Penelope Smith (piano). Classic Trio was formed in 1993 by three of Scotland's most outstanding musicians. They are based in Glasgow, but have given recitals throughout Britain and have been acclaimed for their fine musicianship and entertaining and informative style of presentation. They will perform six 'Viennese Musical Masterpieces' by Strauss, Beethoven, Schubert, Brahms, Mozart and Fruhling.

The Eastgate - w/c 20 December

11th DECEMBER - 7th JANUARY
Bill Cowe – Autumn Leaves
Exhibition – FREE
Eastgate Studio
A retrospective looking back over 50 years of painting, some new, some old, some blue ... some... well, see if you can recognise them... Bill’s formative years were spent on a Clydesdale-powered, paraffin-lit border farm, between the Lauder Moor and Galawater...

THURSDAY 20th DECEMBER
Drama
7.30pm
Nonsense Productions Present
It’s A Wonderful Life
Nonsense Room Productions
'Never mind life, this is a wonderful play' (Edinburgh Evening News)
The story tells of George Bailey, a man trapped in his home-town life in Bedford Falls and his continuous battles with the vile Mr Potter. George despairs that he cannot escape to a new life and is about to ‘Throw away God’s greatest gift’ when he is sent Clarence Odbody, the bumbling Angel (Second Class!) who by helping George tries to earn his Angel wings… Clarence helps George realise that life in Bedford Falls, perhaps isn’t so bad after all…

FRIDAY 21st DECEMBER
Music
Vince Woodstock
Charity Rock Concert
7.30pm
All profits to cancer charities.
THIS SHOW HAS SOLD OUT
Enjoy a night of blazing guitars as local guitar legend Vince Woods brings together an awesome line-up of Borders talent featuring friends, former pupils and those old favourites, The Fatboy Band.

SATURDAY 22nd DECEMBER
Children’s Show
Sticky Kids Show
12.30&3.00pm
The Sticky Kids Show is the latest musical show for 2-6 year olds. The action songs are all taken from the hugely popular Sticky Kids range of CDs used in nursery and primary schools throughout the UK...

SUNDAY 23rd December
FILM SUNDAY
Stardust
12.30pm
Matthew Vaughn / UK & USA 2007 / 2h8m / PG - Contains moderate fantasy violence and scary moments
Cast: Charlie Cox, Claire Danes, Robert De Niro, Sienna Miller, Michelle Pfeiffer, Ricky Gervais.
Adapted by novelist Jane Goldman from the hugely popular graphic novel by Neil Gaiman, this is a glitter-dusted fantasy epic...

AND WHEN DID YOU LAST SEE YOUR FATHER
4.30 & 7.30pm
Anand Tucker / UK & Ireland 2007 / 1h32m / 12A - Contains strong language, moderate sex and bereavement theme
Cast: Jim Broadbent, Colin Firth, Juliet Stevenson, Gina McKee, Sarah Lancashire, Matthew Beard.
A top-notch cast brings Blake Morrison's painfully honest memoir to life. Colin Firth stars as successful writer Blake, who treats his ageing parents as something of a burden...

More details: Eastgate Website
Visittweeddale website

The Eastgate - w/c 13 December

11th DECEMBER - 7th JANUARY
Bill Cowe – Autumn Leaves
Exhibition – FREE
Eastgate Studio
A retrospective looking back over 50 years of painting, some new, some old, some blue ... some... well, see if you can recognise them... Bill’s formative years were spent on a Clydesdale-powered, paraffin-lit border farm, between the Lauder Moor and Galawater...

THURSDAY 13th DECEMBER
Drama
Richard Jordan Presents
St. Nicholas
7.30pm
A funny, chilling and supernatural tale of Vampires and theatre critics.
Conor McPherson’s tale of sex, vampires and theatre critics, St. Nicholas, plays at The Eastgate Theatre, Peebles, for one performance...

FRIDAY 14th DECEMBER
Eastgate Secret Cabaret
7.30pm
Mystery acts; music and songs, dancing, comedy...
A Fundraiser for the Eastgate contact Paz Newis for details

SATURDAY 15th DECEMBER
Music
7.30 pm
Lucy Pappas Open Mic Night
Talented young bands and some not so young, with a variety of original material and cover versions. Getting in to the Christmas spirit – whether it's rock, folk, Americana or blues...

SUNDAY 16th DECEMBER
FILM SUNDAY
Nancy Drew
12.30pm
Andrew Fleming / USA 2007 / 1h39m / PG - Contains infrequent mild language, violence and threat
In legendary teenage sleuth Nancy Drew’s latest mystery, she and her father go to Los Angeles, and stay in a home with a notorious past: the mysterious death of its owner, starlet Dehlia Draycott, in the early 1980s...

Michael Clayton
4.30 & 7.30pm
Tony Gilroy / USA 2007 / 2h / 15 - Contains very strong language and sex references
Michael Clayton is an in-house ‘fixer’ at one of the largest corporate law firms in New York. A former criminal prosecutor, he takes care of Kenner, Bach & Ledeen's dirtiest work...

MONDAY 17th DECEMBER
ArtHouse Film
7.30pm
The Night of Truth
Certification: 18
Running Time: 100 mins
Director: Fanta Regina Nacro
Set in an un-named African country in the immediate aftermath of a lengthy, bloody civil war, this taut tale takes place on a 'day of reconciliation' where the president, the leader of the opposition and their spouses meet to celebrate the end of hostilities. But after atrocities on both sides and lingering ethnic tensions, can there really be peace...

THURSDAY 20th DECEMBER
Drama
7.30pm
Nonsense Productions Present
It’s A Wonderful Life
'Never mind life, this is a wonderful play' (Edinburgh Evening News)
The story tells of George Bailey, a man trapped in his home-town life in Bedford Falls and his continuous battles with the vile Mr Potter. George despairs that he cannot escape to a new life and is about to ‘Throw away God’s greatest gift’ when he is sent Clarence Odbody, the bumbling Angel (Second Class!) who by helping George tries to earn his Angel wings...

FRIDAY 21st DECEMBER
Music Vince Woodstock
Charity Rock Concert
7.30pm
All profits to cancer charities.
THIS SHOW HAS SOLD OUT
Enjoy a night of blazing guitars as local guitar legend Vince Woods brings together an awesome line-up of Borders talent featuring friends, former pupils and those old favourites, The Fatboy Band.

More details: Eastgate Website
Visittweeddale website

The Eastgate - w/c 6 December

3rd – 13th Dec - FREE
FACES AND PLACES
Dougie Johnston
Studio Exhibition
Local photographer Dougie Johnston presents a selection of his stunning photographs...

WEDNESDAY 5th TO SUNDAY 9th
TWEED THEATRE PANTO
The Wizard of Oz
The surreal world of Oz gets even more surreal when heroine Dorothy and Toto are joined by Dorothy's Aunt Em...

TUESDAY 11th DECEMBER
Tweeddale Society Lecture 7.30pm
"The National Park Systems of Uganda and Scotland”
Prof. Roger Wheater, OBE. FRSE.
Professor Wheater is a well known ecologist and zoologist who held the post of Chief Warden of the Murchison Falls National Park in Uganda then Director of Uganda National Parks...

THURSDAY 13th DECEMBER
Drama
Richard Jordan Presents
St.Nicholas
A funny, chilling and supernatural tale of Vampires and theatre critics. Conor McPherson’s tale of sex, vampires and theatre critics, St. Nicholas, plays at The Eastgate Theatre, Peebles, for one performance...

FRIDAY 14th DECEMBER
Eastgate Secret Cabaret
Mystery acts; music and songs, dancing, comedy...
A Fundraiser for the Eastgate contact Martin Hamilton on martinnewvalues@yahoo.co.uk for details or if you would like to bring an unusual talent or act to his stage! Go on... shock us all!

More details: Eastgate Website
Visittweeddale website