Posts for June, 2024

‘Fit Ye Sayin Quine?’ finds Ava, seemingly alone, in her Grannies cottage on the north-east coast of Scotland. As Ava remembers long summer evenings spent listening to her Grannies stories, the line between folktale, memory and reality is blurred and some unexpected guests appear. Performed in Doric, Scots and English, this production considers the meaning of home and showcases Scotland through the eyes of its women.

An enormous treat for fans of the cello, Rebecca Gilliver, principal cello of the London Symphony Orchestra, Philip Higham, international soloist and James Halsey will indulge their love of chamber playing and take the audience on a memorable journey for the evening. Characterised by rich cello sounds and fine ensemble, the trio will present an eclectic mix of music and will be augmented when Joshua Lynch joins to make a cello quartet, performing works by Klengel and Arvo Pärt.

Entertaining and friendly introductions complement the wonderful music-making and this special concert is guaranteed to leave the audience with smiles on their faces!

Doors open 7pm

Starts 7:30pm

Finishes (approx.) 9:30pm

Evie’s tongue is as biting as ever, her wit as sharp, her humour as lively but now there in no-one to hear except her cat who would rather sleep in his basket and change to her life dreaming of mice and milk.

Evie is 70 years old, an Aberdonian to her fingertips and about to experience a huge change to her life. Evie is one of Charles Barron’s finest creations. He has penned a sympathetic yet wickedly funny portrait of a women we will all recognise and can all sympathise with.

“Evie” is played by Aberdeen actor Yvonne Morton. The play was commissioned for the Doric festival celebrating its 10th anniversary in 2003 and voted best newcomer of 2004 in the Aberdeen Evening Express annual survey of theatre in Aberdeen. It has toured extensively over the years and most recently in early summer 2024 under the banner of Fleeman Productions along with other plays celebrating the uniqueness of the north East tongue.

“An evening of theatre we are never likely to forget, and our lives are all the richer for it.”

St Margaret’s Braemar is bringing the internationally-renowned band Capercaillie to Deeside for a truly one-of-a-kind concert. Taking place on eve of the world-famous Braemar Gathering, the date forms part of a special run of events as part of the band’s 40th anniversary.

Capercaillie have been credited with being the major force in bring Celtic music to the world stage, and their unique fusion of Gaelic culture and contemporary sound has always stretched boundaries in their quest to keep the music evolving. There have been many milestones for a band who have sold over a million albums world-wide. These include three silver and one gold album in the UK, the first Gaelic Top 40 single, writing the music for, and appearing in the Hollywood movie ‘Rob Roy’, and performing in over thirty countries.

Enjoy a lively evening of music with Paul Anderson, of Tarland, renowned traditional Scots and Strathspey genre fiddler and teacher.

An invitation to receive superb tuition and to play with an array of musicians at the workshop and in the bar afterwards. N.B. Practice & Tuition Session 7.15 to 8.15pm.

Bar group performance 8.30pm to 10.00pm.

Upper Deeside Art Society or UDAS was founded in 1992 by a small group of art enthusiasts from the Ballater area. We now have over a hundred members from postal areas AB31, AB34, AB35 and AB36, who work in an ever-widening range of media; acrylics, oils, water-colour, pastels, graphite, ceramics, print making, wood and textiles.

This is our annual art exhibition.

​The Focus Arts and Crafts Design Group​ is proud to be the largest, and longest established craft group in the North East of Scotland. We have been in existence for over 30 years, having evolved from the Gordon Craft Association, which was constituted in 1989. We are a non-profit making association, run on a voluntary basis by local crafters. Our aim is to support and promote the wealth of local art and handmade crafts created by our members. ​

We run a comprehensive programme of craft fairs at several venues from February to December, including the Aboyne Games. Focus only sells items handmade by our artisan members who enjoy talking to you about their creations when you visit our fairs.
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Looking for that unique gift for someone special? Come along and see for yourself what an extensive range of distinctive and lovingly handcrafted products are available direct from our talented artisan members. Our calendar of events can be found here.

FREE ENTRY. Royal Deeside’s annual art exhibition, featuring the artwork of around 40 North East artists working across a variety of mediums. Exhibition includes original paintings, drawings, jewellery and sculpture as well as prints and cards. Open daily in Aboyne’s Victory Hall 10am-6pm between July 20th and August 10th. Find out more about our exhibiting

Free Entry!

Featuring 20+ fabulous stallholders from across Deeside and beyond, plus one fun fundraising stall from a local charity or organisation.

Stallholders’ fees benefit the V&A Halls.

Sunday 23rd June – 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
Sunday August 11th – 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Sunday 13th October – 10:00 am – 3:00 pm

Live music with this talented group