What`s happening in North Ayrshire

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WHAT’S
HAPPENING
IN NORTH AYRSHIRE
APRIL - AUGUST 2016
DON’T MISS OUT!
MUSIC
Ardrossan Music Experience 2016
FAMILY AND SPECIAL EVENTS
Marymass
Thursday 11 Aug – Monday 22 Aug
Celebrate centuries old tradition at this festival
which dates back to medieval times.
This 12-day long attraction includes:
• Folk festival
• Fourth port parade, torchlight procession
• Irvine Harbourside festival, dragon boat
racing and firework display
• Crowning of Marymass Queen and Parade
• Horse racing and greasy pole climb
• Funfair
For more information and a full programme of
events, visit www.marymassfestival.com
Friday 3 Jun & Saturday 4 Jun
7.30pm - 11.30pm (Doors open at 7pm)
The Ardrossan music festival is back this year
with a range of live acts over two days.
Highlights include:
• Day 1
Sonny Daze & The Restless Knights
The Holy Ghosts
The Cadillac Kings
• Day 2
Single by Sunday
JJ Gilmour
Kaz Hawkins Band
Gigs will be held at the Ardrossan Civic Centre and
tickets are priced at £15 (£13.50 concession ) or
£25 for the two nights.
FAMILY AND SPECIAL EVENTS
Telephone 01294 466619 for tickets
www.ardrossanmusicexperience.com
Largs Viking Festival
SPORT
Ladies Scottish Open
Friday 22 Jul – Sunday 24 Jul
Dundonald Links, Irvine
Free
This summer, don’t miss out on the Aberdeen
Asset Management Ladies Scottish Open golf
tournament on The Ladies European Tour.
The tournament will see the top female golfers in
the world tee it up alongside 80 amateurs and
celebrities at Dundonald Links.
For more information visit the website
www.ladiesscottishopen.com and follow the
events Twitter page at @AberdeenLSO
Saturday 27 Aug – Sunday 4 Sept
This popular nine day festival attracts crowds
from far and wide to celebrate the town’s Viking
heritage. Key highlights include:
• Viking village
• Scottish food and craft market
• Vintage and global markets
• Funfair
• Owl magic
• Street performers
• Aerobatic display
For more information and for a full programme
of events, visit www.largsvikingfestival.com
WHAT’S
HAPPENING
IN NORTH AYRSHIRE
This brochure gives information on a range of
events and activities throughout North Ayrshire,
including the Harbour Arts Centre in Irvine, the
Heritage Centre in Saltcoats and Eglinton
Country Park in Irvine . From music events to
theatre productions, exhibitions to outdoor
activities, there really is something for everyone
this summer.
If you are a community arts group, festival group
or individual wishing to include an event in our
future listings, please get in touch with the
Harbour Arts Centre on 01294 274059.
All information in this brochure is correct at the
time of going to print.
CONTENTS
Events in April/May
04 - 08
Events in June/July
09 - 17
Events in August/September
Booking information
north-ayrshire.gov.uk/events
@north_ayrshire
Music
Family & Special Events
Sport
@thehacirvine
North-Ayrshire-Libraries
Theatre
Community Events
Outdoors
Eglinton-Country-Park
The Harbour Arts Centre
Craft
Childrens Activities
Early Years
Comedy
Classes for Adults
Exhibition
Classes for Children & Young People
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VISIT US ONLINE
@naclibraries
Event Category Key
18-22
APRILMAY
EXHIBITION
Monday 4 Apr - 30 Jun
Supreme Sacrifice: The story of
Kenneth Campbell VC
Heritage Centre
Free Entry
Kenneth Campbell
MUSIC
CLASSES FOR ADULTS
Mondays 4 Apr – 30 May
Song Writing and Music
Tuition Workshop “A Song’s a
Song for A’ that”
Saltcoats Town Hall
(Harbour Suite)
6.30pm – 9.30pm
Free Entry
A song writing and music tuition
workshop delivered by JJ Gilmour
and Jamie McGeechan.
Bring your guitar along, all ages
and levels of experience
welcome.
Mondays 25 Apr – 20 Jun
(excluding 2 May)
Art
7pm – 9pm
Tuesdays 26 Apr – 14 Jun
10am – 12noon
Wednesdays 27 Apr – 15 Jun
10am – 12noon
Thursdays 28 Apr – 16 Jun
10am – 12noon
Harbour Arts Centre
£48/£37.50
Under the guidance of
professional tutors, these classes
Call 01294 466619
www.ardrossanmusicexperience.com allow you to work with a variety
of approaches to painting and
drawing.
CLASSES FOR CHILDREN
AND YOUNG PEOPLE
Senior Youth Theatre
(age 12 – 16)
Harbour Arts Centre
6.30pm – 8.30pm
£40/£35
Reality star, drama queen or
comedian – whoever you are,
channel you inner diva or funny
guy status into our energetic and
theatrical workshops.
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Townhead Camera Club
AND YOUNG PEOPLE
AND YOUNG PEOPLE
CLASSES FOR ADULTS
Wednesdays 27 Apr – 15 Jun
Creative Kids Club
(age 7 – 11)
Harbour Arts Centre
4pm – 5pm
Are you daft about doodling or
crazy about crafts? Learn, create
and discover with art and craft
classes.
Saturdays 30 Apr – 18 Jun
Youth Theatre
Minis: 10.15am – 11.15am
(age 4 – 6)
Juniors: 11.15pm – 12.30pm
(age 7 – 9)
In–betweeners: 12.30pm – 2pm
(age 10 – 12)
Harbour Arts Centre
£40/£35
Create your own magical worlds,
mystical sidekicks and set off on
amazing adventures every week
at our fun filled drama
workshops.
Sunday 1 May
Small Designs in Stained Glass
with Sue Wilkinson
Harbour Arts Centre
10.30am – 3.30pm
£38 (All materials included)
Using a choice of templates and a
selection of coloured glass,
students will make two copper
foil stained glass designs during
the workshop.
EXHIBITION
Thursday 28 Apr – 5 Jun
Inhabitant and Habitat: An
Exhibition of Photography from
the Townend Camera Club
Harbour Arts Centre,
Main Galleries
Free Entry
Organised by Townend Camera
Club - Irvine, in conjunction with
Photo-Club-Vicinois from Irvine's
twin town of Voisins-leBretonneux, France this exhibition
of photographs shows the
residents from four European
towns in and around their homes
or workplaces.
AND YOUNG PEOPLE
Saturdays 30 Apr – 18 Jun
Creative Kids Club
(age 8 – 11) 10am – 11.15am
(age 5 – 7) 11.30am – 12.30pm
(age 11+) 1pm – 2.30pm
Harbour Arts Centre
£40/£35
crazy about crafts? Learn, create
classes.
MUSIC
Sunday 1 May
Club Americana presents
Russell deCarle with Denis
Keldie and Steve Briggs
Harbour Arts Centre
7.30pm
£12/£10
Legendary Canadian artist Russell
deCarle famously fronted iconic
country roots band Prairie Oyster,
racking up an impressive list of
awards, gold and platinum selling
records and No.1 singles.
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Russel deCarle
OUTDOORS
CLASSES FOR ADULTS
MUSIC
Thursday 5 May
Wild Toddlers - Minibeast Safari
Eglinton Country Park
10am - 11am
£1.50 per child, adults free
Under 6’s only, max 3 children
per parent or guardian
Come along with your babies and
toddlers and enjoy all that your
Country Park has to offer on these
fun walks led by our Rangers.
Friday 6 May
Painting in a Day with Gillian
Park: How the West Was Won
Harbour Arts Centre
10am – 4pm
£40 (To book please email
[email protected])
Ayrshire Coast and seascape
painting from Ailsa to Arran and
everything in between. Mixed
media and acrylics. All materials
are provided.
Saturday 7 May
Club Americana presents
Sheesham & Lotus & 'Son
Harbour Arts Centre
7.30pm
£12/£10
Returning by popular demand,
the Canadians are back over on
this side of the Atlantic as one of
the headline attractions at this
year’s Shetland Folk Festival as
well as the prestigious TradFest
event in Edinburgh.
MUSIC
OUTDOORS
Wild Toddlers
THEATRE
Friday 6 May
Freckfest presents: Martin
Metcalfe & the Fornicators
Harbour Arts Centre
7.30pm
£10
The return to the live stage from
the former Goodbye Mr
Mackenzie front man sees him
assemble a crack new band of
renegade musicians eager to
promote their just-released
‘Jacob’s Ladder’ LP.
Thursday 5 May
New Room Theatre in
association with Showroom
present Blackout
Harbour Arts Centre
7.30pm
£10/£8
Blackout is the true story of real
alcoholics, and the story of their
recovery - hard-hitting, brutal,
funny, touching and honest.
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Sheesham & Lotus & ‘Son
Saturday 7 May
Citizen Science - Warbler Walk
10am – 12noon
Free
This is an opportunity to hear the
variety of calls and songs of the
spring migrant birds on a walk
through the Country Park and its
diverse habitats.
Call 01294551776 for more
information.
CHILDREN’S ACTIVITIES
Sunday 8 May
Kids Fun Event - The Angry Birds
Harbour Arts Centre
1pm – 2.30pm
£4 or 2 for £7 (age 5+)
Join Red and the gang of Angry
Birds as they investigate the Bad
Piggies and find out their evil
plans to take over their Island.
Games, drama and arts & crafts
themed event.
Arild Anderson Trio
OUTDOORS
MUSIC
OUTDOORS
Wednesday 11 May
Friends of Eglinton - Hedgerow
maintenance
9.30am – 12.30pm
Free
Call 01294 551 776 for more
information.
Saturday 14 May
Music in West Kilbride - Arild
Andersen Trio
West Kilbride Village Hall
7.30pm
£15/£10 (for members of Music
in West Kilbride).
Students and under 16’s are
admitted free of charge.
Gorgeous melodies, razor-sharp
interaction, urgent rhythms and
spontaneous creativity converge
in a live music experience that
makes this concert an unmissable
event.
Tickets will be available at the
door on the night or can be
reserved by phoning 01294
824839
Tuesday 17 May
Wild Toddlers - Minibeast Safari
1.30pm – 2.30pm
Come along with your babies and
toddlers and enjoy all that your
Country Park has to offer on these
fun walks led by our Rangers.
FAMILY AND
SPECIAL EVENTS
Thursday 12 May
Jane Dawson presents - Hello
from Heaven!
Harbour Arts Centre
7.30pm
Early Bird Tickets £12 (book
before 1 May)
£15/£12
Join internationally loved Spirit
Communicator Jane Dawson for a
magical evening of messages
from your loved ones and ‘Angels
in Heaven’, delivered in Jane's
unique warm, down to earth way!
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Jane Dawson
FAMILY AND
SPECIAL EVENTS
CLASSES FOR ADULTS
MUSIC
Thursday 19 May
The Story of the HAC – 50 Years
and Counting!
Harbour Arts Centre
7.30pm
FREE
A celebration of the HAC’s 50th
anniversary.
Sunday 22 May
Life Drawing
Harbour Arts Centre
11am – 4pm
£22.50/£21 (Materials Included)
Working from the figure is an
important part of any drawing
and painting practice.
In these classes the tutor will
guide you through a variety of
mediums and techniques to
develop your life drawing skills.
All abilities and experience
welcome.
Friday 27 May
The Train Wreckers featuring
Lady Magenta - In Concert
Harbour Arts Centre
7.30pm
£8/£6
The Wreckers' unique take on live
music with their 'USSR' genre
(Unlimited Surfin' Swingin'
Rock'n-country-roll), plus their
unofficial 5th band member - the
critically acclaimed vocalist, Lady
Magenta, queen of countrified
soul.
THEATRE
Friday 20 May
Iain Heggie’s – One Percent
Harbour Arts Centre
7.30pm
£9/£7
Agony aunt and superhero Iain
Heggie drifts the streets and
trains and shops of the West of
Scotland so you don’t have to.
OUTDOORS
Saturday 21 May
Friends of Eglinton - Hedgerow
maintenance
9.30am – 12.30pm
Free
Come along and help the Rangers
and the Friends of Eglinton to
enhance our valuable green
space. Help maintain our
hedgerows for wildlife.
information.
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MUSIC
Sunday 22 May
New Orleans Joymakers present
Sunday Jazz
Harbour Arts Centre
2pm
£8/£6
Traditional jazz played by one of
Scotland's finest bands.
OUTDOORS
Thursday 25 May
Friends of Eglinton - Wildflower
Survey
9.30am – 12.30pm
Free
space. Call 01294 551 776 for
more information.
Monday 30 May
Inside Out Kids Drama Event
Harbour Arts Centre
10am – 12noon
1pm – 3.00pm
£3 per session
Explore the ins and outs, ups and
downs and roundabouts of your
brain as we meet Joy, Sadness,
Anger, Fear ad Disgust in this fun
filled Inside Out themed drama
session.
JUNEJULY
EXHIBITION
OUTDOORS
OUTDOORS
Thursday 2 Jun – 21 Jun
The UNTITLED: Bad Entertainment
Main Galleries
Free
This dramatic exhibition has been
created by young people from
across Scotland and includes new
artists from North Ayrshire.
Saturday 4 Jun
Friends of Eglinton - Riverbank
reinstatement
9.30am – 12.30pm
Free
space. We will be working on
river bank reinstatement using
natural materials.
Wednesday 8 Jun
Friends of Eglinton - Riverbank
reinstatement
9.30am – 12.30pm
Free
space. We will be working on
river bank reinstatement using
natural materials.
MUSIC
Sunday 5 Jun
Kids Fun Event - The Incredibles
Harbour Arts Centre
1pm – 2.30pm
£4 or 2 for £7 (age 5+)
Take on the evil Dr Syndrome and
his devious plans to take over the
world at this super event and be
incredible! Games, drama and arts
& crafts themed event.
Saturday 11 Jun
Capall Dorcha Present: A Night
of Broadway
Harbour Arts Centre
7.30pm
£13
A Night of Broadway features two
hours of all your favourites from
the very best of Broadway and
West End Musicals, as well as
some new songs that will be
exciting to enjoy!
MUSIC
Friday 3 Jun & Saturday 4 Jun
Ardrossan Music Experience
Day 1
Sonny Daze & The Restless
Knights
The Holy Ghosts
The Cadillac Kings
Day 2
Single By Sunday
JJ Gilmour
Kaz Hawkins Band
Ardrossan Civic Centre
7.30pm (doors open at 7pm)
£15/£13.50 concession
(£25 if you purchase for two
nights)
Ticket hotline: 01294 466619 or
online at
www.ardrossanmusicexperience.com
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CLASSES FOR ADULTS
Sunday 12 Jun
Park: Doon the Dunes
Harbour Arts Centre
10.30am – 4pm
[email protected])
Re-create the rugged atmosphere
of the Ayrshire shore kicking off
with a romp through the dunes to
gather materials and ideas for a
final mixed media painting based
on Irvine beach.
Gillian Park: Doon the Dunes
OUTDOORS
OUTDOORS
MUSIC
Sunday 12 Jun
Citizen Science – Plants Sourlie
1.30pm – 3.30pm
Free
This is a free event for those who
would like to learn a bit more
about plant identification.
Expect approximately 15-20
minutes walk to reach the site.
Dress for the weather.
Tuesday 14 Jun
Wild Toddlers – Musical Madness
10am –11am
Let your little ones get creative
and make beautiful music with
nature.
Call us on 01294 551776 for
booking and more information.
Wednesday 15 Jun
Freckfest presents: Chesney
Hawkes
Harbour Arts Centre
7.30pm
£12.50
Yes! It’s the one and only Chesney
Hawkes. Making a rare
appearance on the live circuit,
early 90s heartthrob Chesney
brings his one-man show to the
cosy confines of the HAC. Support
comes from Ayrshire’s own Little
Fire. Not to be missed.
FAMILY AND
SPECIAL EVENTS
Sunday 12 Jun
THE McDougall’s History
Mystery
Harbour Arts Centre
2pm
£5 or family of 4 for £15 (age 2+)
Help solve History Mystery in this
brand-new interactive musical
show.
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The McDougall’s History Mystery
The California Feetwarmers
EXHIBITION
OUTDOORS
OUTDOORS
Thursday 16 Jun – 7 Aug
Hope Over Fear: An Exhibition of
Work by Kevin O’Rourke
Main Galleries
Free Entry
In this exhibition Kevin O’Rourke
explores the contrast between
the fragility of each, the necessity
and consequence of both and the
concept that one cannot exist
without the other.
Saturday 18 Jun
Friends of Eglinton – Pond life
survey, pond clearing
9.30am – 12.30pm
Free
space. We will be carrying out
vegetation control at the Fish
Pond and survey the pond life.
information.
Wednesday 22 Jun
Friends of Eglinton Invertebrate survey
9.30am – 12.30pm
Free
space.
MUSIC
Friday 17 Jun
Club Americana presents - The
California Feetwarmers
Harbour Arts Centre
7.30pm
£12/£10
When the California Feetwarmers
played the swankiest nightclub in
Beverly Hills, where Hollywood’s
A-list go to have themselves some
fun, Tom Jones enjoyed the show
so much he offered some advice.
CLASSES FOR ADULTS
Sunday 19 Jun
Life Drawing
Harbour Arts Centre
11am – 4pm
£22.50/£21 (Materials Included)
In these classes the tutor will
guide you through a variety of
mediums and techniques to
develop your life drawing skills.
CLASSES FOR ADULTS
Friday 24 Jun
Park: How the West Was Won
Harbour Arts Centre
10am – 4pm
[email protected])
Ayrshire Coast and seascape
painting from Ailsa to Arran and
everything in between. Mixed
media and acrylics. All materials
are provided.
MUSIC
Sunday 19 Jun
New Orleans Joymakers Sunday Jazz
Harbour Arts Centre
2pm
£8/£6
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How the West Was Won
EXHIBITION
OUTDOORS
MUSIC
Monday 27 Jun – 26 Aug
Arttoon Delightland: An
Exhibition of Work by Neil Smith
Main Galleries
Free
Neil’s Arttoon Exhibition, the first
in The Harbour Art Centre, will
showcase some never before
seen large scale art as well as new
digital Toons with some fun
themes harking back to the
postcards of yesteryear.
Saturday 2 Jul
Friends of Eglinton - Discovery
Walks
9.30am – 12.30pm
Free
space.
information.
Saturday 2 Jul
New Inch Theatre & Capall
Dorcha Theatre Company
Present - Songs Unseen
Harbour Arts Centre
7.30pm
£13
Discover never before seen songs
from renowned Broadway and
West End legends, Bill Russell and
Janet Hood, and Stiles and Drewe;
sitting alongside new work from
emerging Music Theatre
songwriters.
EXHIBITION
Saturday 2 Jul – 23 Jul
Beside the Seaside...
Heritage Centre
Free
FAMILY AND
SPECIAL EVENTS
Sunday 3 Jul
Summer Animalympics
1.30pm – 3.30pm
£1.50 per child, £2 per adult
The event is open to everyone of
Saturday 2 Jul
Work By Neil Smith
all
ages.
Oceania
Join the Countryside Rangers in
Heritage Centre
OUTDOORS
our
fun-for-all-the family
2pm – 4pm
challenge
£2
Tuesday 28 Jun
Wild Toddlers – Musical Madness Join us in a tropical paradise, with Booking is essential. Call 01294
551776 to book or for more
tropical fish, mermaids,
information.
submarines
and
fun-filled
1.30pm –2.30pm
beaches.
01294 464174 to book a place.
Let your little ones get creative
and make beautiful music with
Nature.
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OUTDOORS
EXHIBITION
Monday 4 Jul
Crazy Cartoons and Caricatures
(age 5 – 7)
Tuesday 5 Jul
Crazy Cartoons and Caricatures
(age 8 – 12)
Harbour Arts Centre
10am – 4pm
£10 (materials included)
Join cartoon and caricature artist
Neil Smith for a creatively crazy
day of cartooning!
Wednesday 6 Jul
Wild Wednesdays
1.30pm – 3.30pm
£1.50 per child (age 7 - 11)
Let the kids run wild for two
hours with the Countryside
Rangers.
Saturday 9 Jul – 23 Jul
North Ayrshire Open Art
Exhibition
10am – 4pm
Free
Ayrshires biggest open art
exhibition is back this summer.
Held in the Racquet Hall, Eglinton
Park. A wonderful mix of artwork
will be on display for sale and
public viewing.
Entry forms for submitting work
can be found at the HAC or on
our website
www.naopenart.co.uk.
OUTDOORS
Thursday 7 and/or
Friday 8 Jul
Introduction to Monoprinting
Wednesday 6 July
(age 11+)
Friends of Eglinton - Discovery
Walks
Harbour Arts Centre
1pm – 4pm
£15 per day, participants can
9.30am – 12.30pm
choose to attend one or both
Free
days
These workshops will let you get
a taste of this fascinating process
through demonstrations and
space.
projects using various
approaches.
information.
(To book please contact Alison
Thomas
[email protected] /
07762189501 /or find Ayrshire
Art Classes on Facebook)
MUSIC
Sunday 10 Jul
Harbour Arts Centre
2pm
£8/£6
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Cartoons and Caricatures
Friends of Eglinton
OUTDOORS
Monday 11 & Tuesday 12 Jul
Summer Arts and Crafts with
Roald Dahl
(age 5 – 7)
10am – 11am
(age 8 – 11)
11.15am – 12.15pm
Harbour Arts Centre
£6 (for two sessions)
Activities include mask making,
puppet making, drawing, collage
and other arts and crafts.
Tuesday 12 Jul
Wild Toddlers - Summer Senses
10am – 11am
Let your little ones use their
senses to explore the wonders of
the natural world. Look, listen,
smell and touch all the special
things that we find in nature.
Thursday 14 and/or
Friday 15 Jul
Tapestry Tasters (age 11+)
Harbour Arts Centre
1pm – 4pm
£15 per day, participants can
choose to attend one or both
days
These workshops will explore the
Gobelin technique through a
process of talks, demonstrations
and exercises from artist Alison
Thomas. Materials supplied.
(To book please contact Alison
Thomas
[email protected] /
07762189501 /or find Ayrshire
Art Classes on Facebook)
THEATRE
Monday 11 – Friday 15 Jul
Celebrating Roald Dahl: Charlie
& The Chocolate Factory Drama
Event (age 7 – 11)
Harbour Arts Centre
10am – 4pm
(performance @3pm on Friday)
£35
An adventurous week filled with
drama & comedy with a
performance at the end.
Participants are asked to bring a
packed lunch, plenty of snacks
and water.
OUTDOORS
Wednesday 13 Jul
Wild Wednesdays
1.30pm – 3.30pm
£1.50 per child (age 7 - 11)
Rangers.
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Arts and Crafts
OUTDOORS
Saturday 16 Jul
Friends of Eglinton - Butterfly
survey
9.30am – 12.30pm
Free
space.
information.
FAMILY AND
SPECIAL EVENTS
MUSIC
Saturday 16 Jul
CHANCE
Harbour Arts Centre
7.30pm
£15
He’s not a conjuror but you’d
swear it was magic! Take the
chance while you can and come
along to have your mind blown.
Sunday 17 Jul
Club Americana Double Bill
presents Hillfolk Noir with 10
String Symphony
Harbour Arts Centre
7.30pm
£12/£10
This will be the Nashville-based
duo’s UK debut and it is eagerly
anticipated by many.
10 String Symphony
Celebrating Roald Dahl: The
Twits (age 4 – 6)
Harbour Arts Centre
10am – 12.30pm or
1.30pm – 4pm
£15 (5 mornings or 5 afternoons)
Take part in our children’s
comedy week, celebrating the
hilarious and naughty duo known
to us as The Twits.
Monday 18 – Wednesday 20
Jul
Behind the Curtain: Set and
Costume Design Course
(age 11 - 14)
Harbour Arts Centre
11am – 4pm
£20
If you would rather use your
creative skills behind the scenes
than on the stage then our set
and costume design class might
be for you.
CLASSES FOR ADULTS
Saturday 16 & Sunday 17 Jul
Abstract/Collage: Dark and Light
(Abstraction of Ancient Art)
Harbour Arts Centre
11am – 4pm
£45 (two days)
This class, taught by Felicity
Walker, will concentrate on
techniques, monoprinting and
experimenting and is primarily
aimed at building up a resource
of textures, papers and prints
based on the use of very light and
very dark shapes in ancient art.
OUTDOORS
Wednesday 20 Jul
Friends of Eglinton - Butterfly
survey
9.30am – 12.30pm
Free
enhance our valuable green space.
information.
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Hillfolk Noir
OUTDOORS
SPORT
Wednesday 20 Jul
Wild Wednesdays
1.30pm - 3.30pm
£1.50 per child (age 7 - 11)
Rangers.
Friday 22 – Sunday 24 Jul
Ladies Scottish Open - Golf
Dundonald Links, Irvine
Free
This summer, don’t miss out on
the Aberdeen Asset Management
Ladies Scottish Open golf
tournament on The Ladies
European Tour.
The tournament will see the top
female golfers in the world tee up
alongside 80 amateurs and
celebrities at Dundonald Links.
For more information visit
www.ladiesscottishopen.com and
follow the events Twitter page at
@AberdeenLSO
Monday 25 & Tuesday 26 Jul
Roald Dahl (age 5 – 7)
10am – 11am
Roald Dahl (age 8 – 11)
11.15am – 12.15pm
Harbour Arts Centre
£6 (for two sessions)
Activities include mask making,
puppet making, drawing, collage
and other arts and crafts.
Thursday 21 & Friday 22 Jul
Lights, Camera, Action: Tech
Course (age 11–14)
Harbour Arts Centre
11am – 4pm
£15
If you would like to become a
technical triumph then our
production course might be for
you! Experience the life of a tech
designer first hand and
contribute to the sound and
lighting for a drama show.
CLASSES FOR ADULTS
Saturday 23 & Sunday 24 Jul
Theatre Masterclass
Harbour Arts Centre
10am – 4pm
Join our professional, specialised
tutors as we broaden your skills
and challenge your theatrical
knowledge in a weekend packed
full of mini workshops, leading to
a sharing on the final day.
Celebrating Roald Dahl: Matilda
The Musical (age 7 – 11)
Harbour Arts Centre
10am – 4pm
£35
A week filled with drama, dance
and song, with a performance at
the end.
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Keith Salmon
OUTDOORS
CLASSES FOR ADULTS
Tuesday 26 Jul
Wild Toddlers - Summer Senses
1.30pm - 2.30pm
Let your little ones use their
senses to explore the wonders of
the natural world. Look, listen,
smell and touch all the special
things that we find in nature.
Wednesday 27 & Thursday 28
Jul
Oil Painting for Beginners
Harbour Arts Centre
11am – 4pm
£30 (for two days)
These workshops are aimed at
beginners who have always
wanted a go at oil painting but
have never known where to start.
OUTDOORS
Wednesday 27 Jul
Wild Wednesdays
1.30pm – 3.30pm
£1.50 per child (age 7 - 11)
Rangers.
EXHIBITION
Thursday 28 Jul
‘Recording the Landscape’:
A Talk by Irvine Artist Keith
Salmon
Harbour Arts Centre
7pm – 9pm
Keith has been an artist for over
30 years and in this talk he will be
out-lining how his distinctive
landscape paintings and
drawings have developed.
Bruce Morton
COMEDY
Saturday 30 Jul
Side Splitters Comedy Club Bruce Morton Live
Harbour Arts Centre
8pm
£6
Acclaimed Stand-up comedy
legend Bruce Morton is hitting
the road with a hysterical brand
new show with its first stop at the
HAC in Irvine.
OUTDOORS
Saturday 30 Jul
Friends of Eglinton - Wildflower
and invertebrate survey
9.30am – 12.30pm
Free
space.
information.
EXHIBITION
Saturday 30 Jul - 13 Aug
New Cunningham Art Club
Annual Exhibition
Heritage Centre
Free
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AUG SEPT
Friends of Eglinton
OUTDOORS
COMMUNITY EVENT
Monday 1 Aug – Wednesday 3
Aug
(age 7 – 11)
Harbour Arts Centre
11am – 4pm
£20
If you would rather use your
creative skills behind the scenes
than on the stage then our set
and costume design class might
be for you.
Wednesday 3 Aug
Friends of Eglinton - Path
maintenance
9.30am – 12.30pm
Free
space.
information.
Saturday 6 Aug
Harbourside Family Fun Day
Harbourside
11am - 3pm
£15
The Harbour Arts Centre invite
you to enjoy a day of family fun
with us and others who live and
work at Irvine Harbourside - a
day of music, drama, dance, things
to look at, things to take part in,
things to eat and drink – in other
words, a day to fully appreciate all
that Irvine Harbourside can offer,
and more!
Monday 1 – Friday 5 Aug
Celebrating Shakespeare:
Romeo Vs Juliet Comedy Event
(age 12 – 16)
Harbour Arts Centre
10am – 4pm
£35
Celebrate all things Shakespeare
by crash landing these two star
crossed selfies takers into 2016.
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Thursday 4 & Friday 5 Aug
Lights, Camera, Action: Tech
Course (age 7 – 11)
Harbour Arts Centre
11am – 4pm
£15
If you would like to become a
technical triumph then our
production course might be for
you.
Friday 5 Aug
Mix-n-Match Crafts
Heritage Centre
2pm – 4pm
£2
CRAFTS
Saturday 6 Aug
Games and arts and craft
session. Part of the Harbourside
Family Fun Day
Harbour Arts Centre
10.30am – 12noon (age 4 – 6)
1.30pm – 3pm (age 7 - 9)
£3
Why are pirates great singers?
Because they can hit the high C's!
Join us for a fun filled session of
Pirate madness as we build our
own ship and set sail on an
adventure.
MUSIC
OUTDOORS
FAMILY AND
SPECIAL EVENTS
Saturday 6 Aug
Ayrshire Opera Presents A
Portrait of Opera
Harbour Arts Centre
7.30pm
£10/£8
Enjoy an evening of opera
performed by some of Scotland’s
rising stars covering highlights
from the Baroque to the 21st
century in a night at the opera not
to be missed.
Tuesday 9 Aug
Wild Toddlers – Teddy Bear Trek
10am – 11am
Bring along an old teddy bear to
join us as we trek through the
wilderness and climb to the top
of a hill to see as far as our eyes
can see.
Saturday 13 Aug
Harbour Arts Centre 50th
Anniversary Celebration Dinner
Harbour Arts Centre
£50 each or £450 for table of 10
OUTDOORS
Sunday 7 Aug
Pollinators Prepare for Parade
1.30pm – 3.30pm
Free
Join us to learn about the
important role our bees,
butterflies and other pollinators
have and why we need to make
efforts to help them. Then get
creative making art work that will
go towards the decoration of our
Marymass float.
Call us on 01294 551776 for more
information.
Friends of Eglinton
COMMUNITY EVENT
Thursday 11 Aug – Monday
22 Aug
Marymass Festival
Irvine (various locations)
Free
Celebrate centuries old tradition
at this festival which dates back to
medieval times.
Visit www.marymassfestival.com
CLASSES FOR ADULTS
Sunday 14 Aug
Abstract/Collage: In the
Landscape
Harbour Arts Centre
11am – 4pm
£22.50
We will be using resources of
photos, sketches and the practice
of artists working in collage and
structure.
OUTDOORS
Saturday 13 Aug
Friends of Eglinton - Path
maintenance
9.30am – 12.30pm
Free
A little bit of path maintenance
goes a long way to improving
drainage and aesthetics.
information.
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Abstract Landscape
MUSIC
Sunday 14 Aug
Club Americana presents - The
Hot Seats
Harbour Arts Centre
7.30pm
£12/£10
Virginian livewires The Hot Seats,
return to these shores for their
eighth tour. Their fiery brand of
blistering Appalachian old-time
mixed with left of centre bluegrass
and a sprinkling of their own
compositions has won fans around
the world.
The Hot Seats
CLASSES FOR ADULTS
OUTDOORS
AND YOUNG PEOPLE
Mondays 15 Aug –10 Oct
Art
(excluding 19 Sep)
7pm – 9pm
Tuesdays 16 Aug – 4 Oct
10am – 12noon
Wednesdays 17 Aug – 5 Oct
10am – 12noon
Thursdays 18 Aug – 6 Oct
10am – 12noon
Harbour Arts Centre
£48/£37.50
Wednesday 17 Aug
Friends of Eglinton - Seed
collecting
9.30am – 12.30pm
Free
Bring the family and take part in
a fun day of seed collecting, learn
about seed dispersal and also the
importance of using native
species for planting within the
Country Park.
information.
Wednesdays 17 Aug – 5 Oct
Creative Kids Club (age 7 – 11)
Harbour Arts Centre
4pm – 5pm
£40/£35
crazy about crafts? Learn create
classes.
AND YOUNG PEOPLE
Tuesdays 16 Aug – 4 Oct
(age 12 – 16)
Harbour Arts Centre
6.30pm – 8.30pm
£40/£35
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Courtyard Studios
EXHIBITION
Thursday 18 Aug – 9 Oct
Courtyard Studios: Annual
Exhibition
Main Galleries
Free
This exhibition at the Harbour
Arts Centre follows on from last
year which celebrated the 21st
birthday of the studios and will
feature new work completed in
the last 12 months.
CLASSES FOR ADULTS
AND YOUNG PEOPLE
MUSIC
Friday 19 Aug
Park: Doon the Dunes
Harbour Arts Centre
10.30am – 4pm
[email protected])
Re-create the rugged atmosphere
of the Ayrshire shore kicking off
with a romp through the dunes to
gather materials and ideas for a
final mixed media painting based
on Irvine beach.
Saturdays 20 Aug – 8 Oct
Youth Theatre
Minis: 10.15am – 11.15am
(age 4 – 6)
Juniors: 11.15pm – 12.30pm
(age 7 – 9)
In–betweeners: 12.30pm – 2pm
(age 10 – 12)
Harbour Arts Centre
£40/£35
Specialising in creative play,
imagination and confidence
building - If you love to sing,
dance, act then why not give it a
try!
Sunday 21 Aug
Harbour Arts Centre
2pm
£8/£6
COMEDY
Saturday 20 Aug
Side Splitters Comedy Club
Marrymass Special
Harbour Arts Centre
8pm
£6
As much of a tradition as the
Greasy Pole, it’s the return of
annual Side splitters Marymass
special to the HAC. One of the
most popular shows of the year
brings acts from the fringe and
beyond.
AND YOUNG PEOPLE
Saturdays 20 Aug - 8 Oct
Creative Kids Club
(age 8 – 11) 10am – 11.15am
(age 5 – 7) 11.30am – 12.30pm
(age 11+) 1pm – 2.30pm
Harbour Arts Centre
£40/£35
crazy about crafts? Learn create
classes.
EXHIBITION
Monday 22 Aug - 15 Oct
Making Faces: an exhibition of
portraits from North Ayrshire's
collection
Heritage Centre
Free
OUTDOORS
Tuesday 23 Aug
Wild Toddlers – Teddy Bear Trek
1.30pm - 2.30pm
Bring along an old teddy bear to
join us as we trek through the
wilderness and climb to the top of
a hill to see as far as our eyes can
see.
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COMMUNITY EVENT
OUTDOORS
Saturday 27 Aug – Sunday 4
Sep
Largs Viking Festival
Largs various venues
Free (Entry to Viking Village £5
for adults and £2 for
children/concessions and under
5s free)
This popular 9-day festival
attracts crowds from far and wide
to celebrate the town’s Viking
heritage.
www.largsvikingfestival.com
Saturday 27 Aug
Making Faces
Heritage Centre
2pm – 4pm
£2
Call 01294 464174 to book a
place.
Wednesday 31 Aug
Friends of Eglinton - Seed
collecting
9.30am -12.30pm
Free
Bring the family and take part in a
fun day of seed collecting, learn
about seed dispersal and also the
importance of using native
species.
Call us on 01294 551776 for more
information.
OUTDOORS
Saturday 27 Aug
Friends of Eglinton - Water birds
survey
9.30am – 12.30pm
Free
Take part in a water birds count
and learn about some of the
non-breeding water birds which
use the park as a stop off point.
information.
CRAFTS
Sunday 28 Aug
Small Designs in Stained Glass
with Sue Wilkinson
Harbour Arts Centre
10.30am – 3.30pm
Using a choice of templates and a
selection of coloured glass,
students will make three copper
foil stained glass designs during
the workshop.
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Stained Glass with Sue Wilkinson
CONTACT AND BOOKING INFORMATION
Harbour Arts Centre
Harbour Arts Centre
114-116 Harbour Street
Irvine, KA12 8PZ
01294 274059
[email protected]
Online
In Person
Refunds
Concessions
Group Bookings
Mon - Thurs
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
9.30am to 4.30pm
9.30am to 4pm
10am to 4.30pm
10.30am to 4.30pm
Extended hours on performance nights
www.ticketweb.co.uk
Call into one of our venues. You can pay by credit card, debit card or
cheque, made payable to North Ayrshire Council (with a valid
guarantee card). For postal bookings a surcharge of 50p will apply.
Tickets cannot be exchanged, or money refunded, except in the
event of cancellation by the Harbour Arts Centre.
These apply to full-time students, under 18s, senior citizens,
registered disabled and a companion, and benefit claimants. Proof
of eligibility is required.
For group bookings we offer one free ticket for every 10 purchased.
Heritage Centre
Heritage Centre
13 Kirkgate
Saltcoats, KA21 5HB
The Visitor Centre
Irvine, KA12 8TA
01294 464174
[email protected]
01294 551776
[email protected]
Opening Hours
Mon – Fri 9.30am – 1pm & 2pm - 5pm
Sat – 10am – 1pm & 2pm - 5pm
Advanced booking for all Heritage Centre
activities is advised.
Visitor Centre Opening Hours
Mon – Sun 9.30am – 4pm (April – October)
Please note that Wild Wednesdays and Wild
Toddlers have to be booked in advance.
Please call the visitor centre on the number
above.
If required, we can give you a copy of this programme in other formats.
Contact Information: 01294 274059 | [email protected]
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VISIT US ONLINE
north-ayrshire.gov.uk/events
AT A GLANCE
MUSIC
Mondays 4 Apr – 30 May
Song writing and Music
Tuition Workshop
Saltcoats Town Hall
6.30pm – 9.30pm
Free
CLASSES FOR ADULTS
Sunday 1 May
Small Designs in Stained
Glass with Sue Wilkinson
Harbour Arts Centre
10.30am – 3.30pm
Sunday 5 Jun
Kids Fun Event - The
Incredibles
Harbour Arts Centre
1pm – 2.30pm
£4 or 2 for £7 (age 5+)
SPECIAL EVENTS
Sunday 3 Jul
Summer Animalympics!
1.30pm – 3.30pm
£1.50 per child,
£2 per adult
Monday 1 Aug – 3 Aug
(age 7 – 11)
Harbour Arts Centre
11am – 4pm, £20
EXHIBITION
Thursday 2 Jun - 21 Jun
The UNTITLED: Bad
Entertainment
Main Galleries
Free
MUSIC
Sunday 1 May
Russell deCarle with Denis
Keldie and Steve Briggs
Harbour Arts Centre
7.30pm
£12/£10
OUTDOORS
Tuesday 14 Jun
Wild Toddlers - Musical
Madness
10am - 11am
MUSIC
Sunday 10 Jul
Harbour Arts Centre
2pm
£8/£6
SPECIAL EVENTS
Saturday 13 Aug
Harbour Arts Centre 50th
Anniversary Celebration Dinner
Harbour Arts Centre
7.30pm, £50 each/£450 for
table of 10
& YOUNG PEOPLE
(age 12 – 16)
Harbour Arts Centre
6.30pm – 9.30pm, £40/£35
SPECIAL EVENTS
Thursday 19 May
The Story of the HAC – 50
Years and Counting!
Harbour Arts Centre
7.30pm
Free
CLASSES FOR ADULTS
Sunday 19 Jun
Life Drawing
Harbour Arts Centre
11am – 4pm
£22.50/£21
(Materials Included)
COMEDY
Saturday 30 July
Side Splitters Comedy Club Bruce Morton Live
Harbour Arts Centre
8pm
£6
MUSIC
Sunday 28 Aug
Small Designs in Stained
Glass with Sue Wilkinson
Harbour Arts Centre
10.30am – 3.30pm

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