Posts Tagged ‘Entertainment’
A celebration of the world’s greatest piano players
A show celebrating the world’s greatest piano players like Elton John, Carole King, Stevie Wonder, Barry Manilow and Billy Joel, is coming to Scotland. Piano Legends is a celebration of the music of pop’s greatest piano performers taking place over the festive period as this glittering musical affair presents a sensational soundtrack. Featuring stunning choreography…
Read MoreNautical But Nice for first late V&A Dundee event
Tickets for the V&A Dundee’s first Tay Late afterhours event have gone on sale today. Nautical but Nice is an Ocean Liners inspired museum-wide evening of music, performances and hands-on making activities inviting guests to see Scotland’s museum of design at the V&A Dundee in a new light, on Friday 26 October. Recreating the glamour…
Read MoreA night of Seven Deadly Sins coming to Glasgow
A Halloween night with the theme of the Seven Deadly Sins is coming to a Glasgow restaurant. Hutchesons City Grill, located in the heart of Glasgow’s Merchant City, is gearing up to host its darkly renowned Meet the Widow party in association with Veuve Clicquot on Sunday 28 October. This year’s theme which draws inspiration…
Read MoreTributes to former jockey and course manager
Former jump jockey and manager of Perth racecourse, Sam Morshead, has died after a short illness. Having been was born and brought up in Ireland, Sam rode principally for the Fred and Mercy Rimell stable during the 1970s and 80s. After winning more than 400 races, the most prestigious was probably the Queen Mother Champion…
Read MoreMore than a wing and a prayer at Museum of Flight
Wheels and wings will be the order of the day this Sunday at the National Museum of Flight. Exciting motocross and trials bike displays, large and miniature traction engines, over 150 classic and vintage vehicles and motorbikes, plus birds of prey displays are some of the highlights at The Wheels and Wings Show at the…
Read MoreScots chorus aims for Usher Hall send off before US trip
The UK and Scotland’s top a cappella chorus will be performing at one of Edinburgh’s most iconic venues ahead of competing at the World Championships in the USA. Edinburgh-based Forth Valley Chorus will bring some music and drama at The Usher Hall in the run up to the competition in America. The chorus are capitalising…
Read MoreA very busy weekend is in store for Aberdeen
This weekend a Scottish city will be enjoying two days of sporting achievement, celebration and music. Saturday and Sunday, (25 and 26 August, promise to be memorable with Celebrate Aberdeen and the Simplyhealth Great Aberdeen Run return to the city. On Saturday 25 August, Celebrate Aberdeen will feature the Union Street mile run organised by…
Read MoreWorld pipe band championships have youth appeal
A record number of young people have signed up to participate in the world’s biggest week of piping. Piping Live!, the Glasgow International Piping Festival, returns to Glasgow from 13–19 August, and will see with 33% of the 800 performers at this year’s event, and 40% of competitors in The World Pipe Band Championships, under…
Read MoreTwo weekends of classic cars at Scottish castle
Car lovers are in for a treat at a National Trust for Scotland’s castle this weekend. A celebration of Jaguars is being held in Drum Castle’s grounds in Aberdeenshire this weekend, whilst it hosts its MG Classic Car Show next weekend. From the 1920s to the present day, MGs have been seen as the definition of…
Read MoreScots want to see more of their family and friends
People living in Scotland are among the most sociable in the UK, according to recent a poll. A survey of 2000 people in the UK carried out on behalf of National Express Coach, asked how often respondents visited friends and family living in another city or region, whether they wanted to visit them less or…
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