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issue 161 January 2016

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ART P08
FILM P10
KIDS P13
MUSIC P16
SPECIALS P28

Inside issue 161 ART (P08) Cant avoid IMAG this month
with a range of delights for you including the Great Tapestry of
Scotland and Familiar Faces, Favourite Places. | FILM (P10)
Where to point you? Joy, The Hateful Eight, The Revenant,
The Big Short, Spotlight, Trumbo, The Danish Girl and
Youth are new releases that might be troubling the awards
and theres a host of unmissable titles at Eden Court, including
one made on an iPhone! | KIDS (P13) Peter Pan the panto
continues and theres news of the Wee Burns Ceilidh, a kids
event as part of the larger Big Burns Stramash (see specials).
| MUSIC (P16) Mongolian outt Anda Union tickle our fancy,
theres also the scarily diverse prospects of Michael Schenker,
RSNO, Slam and the Big Burns Ceilidh with the Ceilidh
Commandos | SPECIALS (P28) The Big Burns Stramash is a
many-limbed thing at Eden Court, apparently, and theres also
some ace talks about trekking from Scandinavia to Siberia (by
Felicity Ashton) and climbing Nanga Parbat (Sandy Allan).
| SPORT (P30) Strathpeffer hosts the terrifying Strathpuffer,
Ross County have a semi-nal (v Celtic) and meet ICT in
another El Kessocko, and the Highland Wildcats have a new
home. | THEATRE (P34) Not only does the Panto continue, theres
also innovative dance from Plan B, thought-provoking standup from Rich Hall and at the back end of the month, Scottish
Ballet rolls its beautiful Cinderella into town. | BACK END (P38)
A long-standing local institution, Castle Restaurant, is visited.

SPORT P30

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THEATRE P34

Change is in the air, a giant 5 clunks over to a 6 and the gnarlyknuckled counters of time screechingly stretch their spindly
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What will 2016 bring? From where were standing it looks
like loadsa entertainment aside from anything else so
lets all cling to that and look forward to The Darkness
at Belladrum, Russell Watson, Jimmy Carr plus Vincent
Simone & Flavia Cacace at Eden Court, Shane Filan and
Dave Clarke at Inverness Leisure, Grandmaster Flash
at Groove Cairngorm, The Stranglers and Stiff Little
Fingers at Ironworks, and many, many more. You wont
miss a thing by keeping yer peepers right here (and on
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ART
Use Your IMAGination
What do you mean, you havent seen the multi-million pound paintings at INVERNESS
MUSEUM & ART GALLERY? Well theres no time to delay, the four portraits by eighteenth
century masters JOSHUA REYNOLDS & THOMAS GAINSBOROUGH are only on display
until 02 JAN, so stop whatever youre doing and get yourself down there right away.
Its actually a good time to get along to IMAG. While talk of turning the Castle into a
tourist attraction (something that should have been done decades ago) has thankfully
renewed demands for the gallery and museum to be relocated there a clamour
you can join in with by contributing suggestions to the FUTURE OF CASTLE HILL
exhibition at IMAG the current site has had a refurbishment with a spanking new
caf. And there are also a trio of displays well worth taking in, THE GREAT TAPESTRY
OF SCOTLAND [1] (09 JAN20 FEB) being particularly notable as one of the most
ambitious community arts projects in the world. The project, developed by esteemed
Scottish writer Alexander McCall Smith, artist Andrew Crummy and historical writer
Alistair Moffat brought together hundreds of volunteer stitchers from across Scotland
to create a record-breaking 143 metre long series of embroidered cloths, beautifully
illustrating the history of Scotland, the panels depict Scotlands fascinating history,
science, culture, industry and politics over the centuries.
Ever heard of JOSEPHINE TEY? You cant be blamed for not having heard of her, but
hopefully an exhibition of her personal items at IMAG until 16 JAN will bring a little more
attention to an Inverness crime writer who was a contemporary of Agatha Christie and
deserves to be mentioned in the same breath as that doyenne of the genre. See the
exhibition then head down to Leakeys to hunt out some first editions.
A word too for the FAMILIAR FACES, FAVOURITE PLACES exhibition at IMAG from 19
JAN05 MAR. This inviting show comprises black and white portraits of a selection of
community members from Wester Ross, accompanied by their favourite views, also in
black & white. These captivating portraits present individual characters not only through
the photograph of the person, but through the context of the environment in which they are
comfortable, be it their place of work, the garden that they tend or their favourite room.

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more ART features and events at: whatsonhighlands.com

MIXED CHRISTMAS
EXHIBITION, to 31 Dec,
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EDEN COURT GALLERY

period. Gainsborough went on


to surpass his rival Reynolds to
become the dominant British
portraitist of the second half
of the 18th century. Small Art
Gallery.

FINDING NEVERLAND, to end


of Dec, Artists of all abilities
are invited to come and exhibit
in Eden Courts annual Winter
Exhibition. The theme this year
has echoes of Peter Pan with
the exhibition seeking work
showing the magical beauty of
the Highlands.

IMAG

SHARMANKA, MERRYGO-WORLD, to 31 Dec,


Merry-Go-World includes 10
new kinetic sculptures made
of the remnants of domestic
machinery and populated by
menagerie of hand-carved
animal-like-humans and humanlike-animals. It is reflecting on
the modern world where the
different countries and cultures
are involved in perpetual
movement - amusing, funny,
scary and faster then ever.
Sharmanka (Russian for BarrelOrgan) was founded by sculptormechanic Eduard Bersudsky
and theatre director Tatyana
Jakovskaya in St.Petersburg
(Russia) in 1989. Based in
Glasgow since 1996 it has
gained a reputation as one of
the citys hidden treasures.
sharmanka.com

FOUR PORTRAITS: JOSHUA


REYNOLDS & THOMAS
GAINSBOROUGH, to 31 Dec,
This exhibition originates from a
private Highland collection and
features three paintings from Sir
Joshua Reynolds (1723 - 1792)
and also includes a Thomas
Gainsborough (1727 - 1788)
portrait of Thomas Charles 6th
Viscount Tracy from the same

Appleton, a local graphic


designer and professional
landscape photographer, to
produce this exhibition.

IONA GALLERY, Kingussie

JOSEPHINE TEY, to 16 Jan,


Inverness Golden Age crime
writer. An exhibition of personal
items once belonging to Ms.
Tey and now in the museums
collections - being exhibited for
the first time along with items
from the Paterson Archive
and Ms. Hendersons private
collection. (Room to discover
is sometimes used for other
events so its best to call
01463 237114 to check before
making a special trip for this
exhibition).
inverness.highland.museum

WINTER EXHIBITION, to 12
March, I always love our winter
show, Tony the gallerys founder
confides, it is a time when the
dark outside world looks into
the gallery. Our wood-burning
stove and red walls glow and
the artists work sings. It is
also the easiest time to try out
new artists and new things, so
winter shows can be the best
for those looking for something
fresh. Exhibiting artists include
James Newton Adams fauxnaive paintings, Eoghan Bridges
sculptures of horses and
riders, landscape by well-known
artists Ruth Brownlee, Kirstie
Cohen, Janette Kerr and Allan
MacDonald. There will also be
new work by Peter White.
kilmorackgallery.co.uk

THE GREAT TAPESTRY OF


SCOTLAND, 9 Jan to 20 Feb
The Great Tapestry of Scotland
was unveiled for the first time
after its completion at the
Scottish Parliament on 3rd
September 2013. The Tapestry
is one of the most ambitious
community arts projects in the
world and Inverness Museum &
Art Gallery are delighted to be
hosting a selection of panels.
THE FUTURE OF CASTLE HILL,
to 22 Jan, This public exhibition
provides information on possible
options for the redevelopment
of Inverness Castle and its
surroundings. Your comments
will help shape the brief for
a forthcoming architectural
competition addressing
the future of Castle Hill, so
come along and get involved!
castlehill.info
HIGHLAND WINTER
WONDERLAND EXHIBITION, to
17 Jan, This delightful exhibition
brings together a festive fest
of images from the celebrated
Highland Photographic Archive
Collections. Shiver with the
thrill of stepping back into the
glistening snow drifts and the
crystalline sheen of curling
ponds frozen in time as you
enjoy some old favourites
showing the Highlands at their
wintry best.
FAMILIAR FACES, FAVOURITE
PLACES, 19 Jan to 5 Mar, The
People of Wester Ross and their
Favourite Views, Photographic
Exhibition. These captivating
portraits present individual
characters not only through
the photograph of the person,
but through the context of the
environment in which they are
comfortable; be it their place
of work, the garden that they
tend or their favourite room.
Photographer Adrian Hollister
has joined forces with Mark

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KILMORACK GALLERY

ART

CASTLE GALLERY

INCHMORE GALLERY

WINTER EXHIBITION & CD


COLLECTION, to Jan 2016
Miniature, CD sized, works of
wondrous originality, suitable
for giving, receiving, or treating
yourself to this Christmas
along side an eclectic mix of
artworks by new and familiar
Inchmore Gallery artists. Check
opening times and dates online:
inchmoregallery.co.uk

INVERNESS AIRPORT

DUNN + BARR, to Jan 2016


An exhibition of recent abstract
paintings by two artist living and
working in Ross-shire, Alex Dunn
and Ian Barr. Alex Dunn used
to paint portraits, dead rabbits,
and landscapes, but over the
last decade his pictures have
become more and more abstract.
He uses coloured paper, graphite
and crayons. He is obsessive
about the way his pictures are
compiled or built up and not at all
clear or indeed all that interested
in what the pictures mean.
Ian Barr has always been an
abstract artist and makes
constructions and sculpture as
well as paintings but, whatever
the medium, his work grows out
personal responses to specific
experiences mediated by time
and the random and ambiguous
processes of memory.

RIVERSIDE GALLERY

HANNAH FRANK, to 30 Jan,


Featuring original paintings and
sculptures from The Hannah
Frank Collection, there will also
be on display many prints of
the work that Hannah produced
from the late 1920s until
1952, when she turned to
sculpture having studied under
the renowned sculptor Benno
Schotz. ALSO: an extensive
exhibition of late 19th and early
20th Century etchings by some
of Scotlands and Englands
best and most sought after
exponents of the art of Etching
and Engraving, including work
by W.L. Wyllie, Eileen Soper,
Rowland Langmaid, William
Douglas Macleod, Harold Wyllie.

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FILM
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We hope youve held onto a few pennies to the end of the month as there are two
releases you would be well-advised not to miss: Oscar contender SPOTLIGHT (29),
with Mark Ruffalo, Michael Keaton, Rachel McAdams and Stanley Tucci, in a real-lifeinspired tale about the Boston Globe uncovering Catholic priest child abuse and the
same day YOUTH, which combines the talents of Michael Caine and Harvey Keitel
(plus Rachel Weisz, Paul Dano and Jane Fonda!) with truly special director Paolo
Sorrentino (Consquences of Love, This Must Be The Place, The Great Beauty). Mr
Caine has already won an award for this one, perhaps more will follow
Finally, a mention of a trio of films that aired at 2015s Inverness Film Festival which
you can see again in Jan: SLEEPING WITH OTHER PEOPLE (01 Vue; 29J04F EC);
GEROS (0507 EC) and THE LESSON (17,18,21 EC).

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More FILM features and events at: whatonhighlands.com

Embarrasment of Riches?
Oscar and his shiny chums ensure we get a veritable feast of film in January as the
major studios aim to have their particular contender foremost in the Academys mind
when announcing nominations. Well take things in date order (ish) for a change:
first up, from the first of the month (01), David O Russell re-pairs with both Jennifer
Lawrence, Bradley Cooper and Robert De Niro in JOY [1], about the woman who
invented the Miracle Mop. Doesnt sound up to much does it but trust us, youll
enjoy it! Same day sees another big award-vyer, THE DANISH GIRL (01 Vue; 2228
EC) with a cross-dressing Eddie Redmayne hoping we didnt see his awful turn in
Jupiter Ascending and also hoping we dont realise that Alicia Vikander is the actual
star of the film. Eden Court get their turn to host some STAR WARS mania as THE
FORCE AWAKENS runs until 07 JAN, whilst from 0207 you can catch Cate Blanchett
and Rooney Mara in the slowly compelling award nominee CAROL.
Quentin Tarantino should have a whole cupboardful of Oscars that he hasnt, so were
hoping his latest, THE HATEFUL EIGHT [2] (08 Vue; 2228 EC) lives up to his usual
snappily-dialogued tension-fest. Familiar collaborators abound - Kurt Russell, Samuel
L Jackson, Tim Roth, Jennifer Jason-Leigh, Michael Madsen - with a newcomer
providing Tarantinos first full orchestral score, Ennio Morricone! Released the same
day will be the perhaps Point-Less re-make of POINT BREAK, which happens to
have little or nothing to do with Katherine Bigalows cult-lore original and features
Ray Winstone (hopefully not as a floating cockney head urging you to risk your hardearned on futile betting). Eden Court gets all HUNGER GAMES on us with the final
MOCKINGJAY PT 2 (0811) showing alongside the previous instalments.
Mid month and another Western awards proposition, THE REVENANT [3] (15 Vue,
2911F EC), directed by last years Best Picture oscar winner, Alejandro Irritu,
and featuring an apparent career-best Leonardo Di Caprio alongside Tom Hardy,
Will Poulter, and Domhnall Gleeson. Expect hardy frontiersmen, betrayal and cold
revenge. Brie Larson has been tipped by some for glory for her turn in harrowing-yetrewarding drama-thriller ROOM (15) based on Emma Donoghues book of the same
name, whilst in THE LADY IN THE VAN which gets a second lease of life at Eden
Court (1521) replaces harrow with comedy courtesy of the unimpeachable Maggie
Smith. Also at EC, catch the best movie yet filmed on an iPhone 5, TANGERINE
(15,16) which has already won awards and may be in for more.
The sadly lambasted Clooney-produced politi-comedy OUR BRAND IS CRISIS (22)
with Sandra Bullock, shouldnt distract you from the same-day release of the by-allaccounts excellent THE BIG SHORT [4], which tells the story of the financial crisis
from the perspective of those smart enough to spot it coming and bet on it. Aside
from enjoying top performances from CHRISTIAN BALE, RYAN GOSLING, BRAD PITT
and STEVE CARELL, you might just understand how reckless the establishment were
and conclude hey, werent WE supposed to be in charge?. It will happen one day.
More anti-oppression in the Bryan-Cranston-starring TRUMBO [5] (22), telling the
strangely true story of the blacklisted screenwriter. THE PROGRAM (2225) finally
finds it way to Inverness (Eden Court), having actually been UK-released back in
October. Lance Armstrong and his journalist foe David Walsh are portrayed with
vigour and veracity by Ben Foster and Chris ODowd.
CONTINUES OVER >>>>

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>>CONTINUED: We hope youve held onto a few pennies to the end of the month
as there are two releases you would be well-advised not to miss: Oscar contender
SPOTLIGHT (29), with Mark Ruffalo, Michael Keaton, Rachel McAdams and Stanley
Tucci, in a real-life-inspired tale about the Boston Globe uncovering Catholic priest
child abuse and the same day YOUTH [6], which combines the talents of Michael
Caine and Harvey Keitel (plus Rachel Weisz, Paul Dano and Jane Fonda!) with truly
special director Paolo Sorrentino (Consquences of Love, This Must Be The Place,
The Great Beauty). Mr Caine has already won an award for this one, perhaps more
will follow
Finally, a mention of a trio of films that aired at 2015s Inverness Film Festival which
you can see again in Jan: SLEEPING WITH OTHER PEOPLE (01 Vue; 29J04F EC);
GEROS (0507 EC) and THE LESSON (17,18,21 EC).
More FILM features and events at: whatonhighlands.com

FROM MON 28 DEC

STAR WARS: THE FORCE


AWAKENS @ EC
SUFFRAGETTE @ EC
VICTOR FRANKENSTEIN @EC
SNOOPY & CHARLIE BROWN:
THE PEANUTS MOVIE @ EC
THE POLAR EXPRESS @ EC

FROM TUE 29 DEC


Cult Cinema: Film Pizza, Beer
WATCHMEN @ EC, 8pm
DOCTOR ZHIVAGO @ EC

FROM WED 30 DEC

WHEN HARRY MET SALLY...


@ EC

FRI 01 JAN

<* JOY @ Vue


<* THE DANISH GIRL @ Vue
<* SLEEPING WITH
OTHER PEOPLE @ Vue
RINGS @ Vue Follow-up to
The Ring. Not sure why

FROM SAT 02 JAN


<* CAROL @ EC

ALL ABOUT THEM @ EC

FROM SAT 09 JAN

THE HUNGER GAMES @ EC


NT LIVE: JANE EYRE @ EC
THE HUNGER GAMES:
CATCHING FIRE @ EC

SUN 10 JAN

ADVENTURE FILM
FESTIVAL @ EC, 8.15pm

FROM TUE 12 JAN

WHATS THE GREY MATTER


WITH GREGORY @ EC
UN HOMME IDEAL @ EC

FROM WED 13 JAN

MISS YOU ALREADY @ EC

FROM FRI 15 JAN

<* THE REVENANT @ Vue

* CREED @ Vue Highly rated

FROM FRI 08 JAN

FROM SAT 16 JAN

<* GEROS @ EC

<* THE HATEFUL EIGHT @ Vue


A WAR @ Vue

<POINT BREAK @ Vue

ZARAFA @ Vue Animation about


a Sudanese boy and a giraffe.
THE HUNGER GAMES:
MOCKINGJAY, PART 1 @ EC
<* THE HUNGER GAMES:
MOCKINGJAY, PART 2 @ EC
BY THE SEA @ EC
FATHERS &
DAUGHTERS @ EC

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<* THE BIG SHORT @ Vue


<* TRUMBO @ Vue
<OUR BRAND IS CRISIS @ Vue
<* THE DANISH GIRL @ EC

<* SPOTLIGHT @ Vue

FROM MON 11 JAN

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THE BEST YEARS OF OUR
LIVES @ EC, 7.15pm

FROM TUE 05 JAN

FROM FRI 22 JAN

BOLSHOI BABYLON @ EC
BRANAGH THEATRE LIVE:
THE WINTERS TALE @ EC

Rocky oulet with Sly as trainer


and Michael B Jordan in the ring.
<* ROOM @ Vue
<* THE LADY IN THE VAN
@ EC
<* TANGERINE (15) @ EC
Filmed on an iPhone 5!
WILD @ Boat Of Garten
Community Hall, 7.30pm

* THE DRESSMAKER @ EC
* SWUNG @ EC

InFiFa invernessfilmfans.org
THE COLLECTOR @ EC 7.15pm

MET OPERA: LES PECHEURS


DE PERLES (BIZET) @ Vue

FROM SUN 17 JAN


<* THE LESSON @ EC

MON 18 JAN

HIGH SOCIETY @ Nairn CC, 2pm


cinemanairn.blogspot.co.uk

TUE 19 JAN

<* THE HATEFUL EIGHT @ EC


<* THE PROGRAM @ EC

RIDE ALONG 2 @ Vue


DIRTY GRANDPA @ Vue What
can we say? That title, plus
Robert De Niro, Zac Efron and
even Aubrey Plaza? Go figure
THE 5TH WAVE @ Vue When
the Earth faces destruction,
we should care about a single
brother and sister? Erm...

FROM SAT 23 JAN

* BELLE AND SEBASTIAN: THE


ADVENTURE CONTINUES @ EC
Yes, a follow-up to the TV show!

FROM TUE 26 JAN

13 HOURS: THE SECRET


SOLDIERS OF BENGHAZI @ Vue
CAPTURE THE FLAG 3D @ Vue
A surfing-obsessed 12-yearold boy goes on a stowaway
adventure to the Moon, obv.
THE FINEST HOURS 3D
@ Vue Bravery at sea with
Chris Pine and Ben Foster
THE 33 @ Vue Film based on
the Chilean miners trapped
underground with Antonio
Banderas and Juliette Binoche.
* HECTOR @ EC
SEVEN YEAR ITCH @ Nairn CC
7.30pm cinemanairn.blogspot.co.uk

FROM SAT 30 JAN

THE ROYAL BALLET:


RHAPSODY/THE TWO
PIGEONS @ Vue & EC

MET OPERA: TURANDOT @ Vue


WHAT WE DID ON OUR HOLIDAY
@ B.O. Garten Hall, 7.30pm
BAJIRAO MASTANI @ EC

WED 27 JAN

TUE 02 FEB

INSIDE HANAS SUITCASE


@ EC, 10am

InFiFa invernessfilmfans.org
THE LETTER @ EC, 7.15pm

THU 28 JAN

THU 04 FEB

ONCE IN A LIFETIME
@ EC, 10am
NT LIVE: LES LIAISONS
DANGEREUSES @ EC, 7pm

FROM FRI 29 JAN

<* YOUTH @ Vue


<* THE REVENANT @ EC
<* SLEEPING WITH
OTHER PEOPLE @ EC

ROH: LA TRAVIATA @ EC 6.45pm

EC FILM GUIDE
>>> P2326

= ICA recommended
*
< = see main feature

*NB: All Vue shows are TBC


EC = Eden Court
For up to date info & times, visit
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KIDS
Burns Night Fun.
Were imagining that by the time January rolls around the whole concept of kids and
families will have pushed patience to its very limits, any activities involving such a
grouping restricted to accidentally stepping on bits of the kids Lego or looking for the
receipts for unwanted gifts. Whilst in warmer, less civilised places, they now have no
excuses for further celebration until Easter, for us more culturally enriched people,
we have Burns Night to deal with which a couple of years back looked like it was
going to become appropriated by one side of the referendum campaign but has now
returned to its universal roots. One day, when England wins its independence, theyll
come up with the idea for a Shakespeare Night
Whilst there are probably still many youngsters who can be persuaded that the
event is something to do with the gnarly old boss from The Simpsons, the majority
will understand that its got something to do with the nations finest poet (at least,
outside of Spring Breaks wordman Butterscotch) and theyll get a chance to at
least realise hes worth jumping around for at the WEE BURNS CEILIDH on 23
JAN at EDEN COURT. Part of the larger BIG BURNS STRAMASH taking part at the
venue as part of the Winter Festival, this event, courtesy of Eden Court CREATIVE is
aimed specifically at families with music, dancing and a few special guests to help
celebrate Burns Night.
Its the conclusion of a whole days worth of events and while a lantern procession
before the ceilidh is free, some of the workshops and screenings are ticketed to go
to the Eden Court website at eden-court.co.uk for full details.
Find out more about the Big Burns Stramash on p17 and p28

LIFESTYLE

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MON 28 DEC

PETER PAN @ Eden


Court, 1pm, 5pm. Join a
magical journey as we fly
away to Neverland in this
fantastic new panto.

TUE 29 DEC
FILM
KIDS

ALADDIN @ Macdonald
Aviemore Resort, 2pm. Will
the evil Ebenezer convince
Aladdin to enter the Cave
of a Thousand Dreams and
fetch the lamp? Will Princess
Jasmine find the boy of her
dreams? Will Widow Twankey
finally wear something that
doesnt look like an explosion
in a paint factory? Questions,
questions, questions. Find
out at the answers at this
brilliant pantomime.
PETER PAN @ EC @ Eden
Court, 2.15pm, 7pm.

MUSIC

WED 30 DEC

PETER PAN @ Eden Court,


2pm, 7pm, As Mon 28 Dec.

THU 31 DEC

PETER PAN @ Eden Court,


1pm, 5pm. As Mon 28 Dec.

SPECIALS

FRI 01 JAN

ALADDIN @ Macdonald
Aviemore Resort, 2pm.
As Tue 29 Dec.

SAT 02 JAN

PETER PAN @ Eden Court,


2.15pm, 7pm. As Mon 28 Dec.

SPORT
THEATRE

EVERYTHING DADDY @
Everything Baby Parenting
Room, 10am. Baby and
Toddler group for Dads! Loads
of fun to be had at this social
group for Dads, Grandads,
Carers and their little ones.
Free tea, coffee and a healthy
snack for the kids. no need
to book - just come along.

SUN 03 JAN

PETER PAN @ Eden Court,


1pm, 5pm. As Mon 28 Dec.
ALADDIN @ Macdonald
Aviemore Resort, 2pm.
As Tue 29 Dec.

SPILL

MON 04 JAN

PETER PAN @EC @


Eden Court, 1pm, 5pm.
As Mon 28 Dec.

LIFESTYLE

TUE 05 JAN

PETER PAN @EC @


Eden Court, 1pm, 5pm.
As Mon 28 Dec.

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WED 06 JAN

PETER PAN @ Eden Court,


1pm, 5pm. As Mon 28 Dec.

SAT 09 JAN

PETER PAN @ Eden Court,


2pm, 7pm. As Mon 28 Dec.

SUN 10 JAN

PETER PAN @ Eden Court,


1pm, 5pm. As Mon 28 Dec.

MON 11 JAN

Eden Court Classes Starting:


DRAMA FUN U5s @ Eden
Court, 1.30pm. An exciting
drama group for children
aged 3-5 years which will
explore a different theme
or story each week.
THE HUB YOUTH THEATRE @
Eden Court, 5.30pm. For those
on the Autistic Spectrum.
The group will explore theatre
arts and acting projects.

TUE 12 JAN

Eden Court Classes Starting:


BUNNY BEATS U5s @ Eden
Court, 1.30pm. If your wee
ones like to dance, wriggle or
jiggle about then bring them
along to this fun class to learn
the basics of dance such as
rhythmn and coordination.
MINI MOVERS 1 @ Eden
Court, 11.15am, A terrific
class offering parents and
carers a chance to dance
and move creatively with their
wee ones, accompanied by
gentle rhymes and rhythms
which will develop movement
skills. (Sitting to walking)
MINI MOVERS 2 @ Eden
Court, 10.30am, As above
but for older children
(walking to 3 yrs).
DRAMA: 5-8YRS @ Eden
Court, 4pm. Exciting class
using play, drama games,
creative activities and
theatre related exercises.
DRAMA: 9-12YRS @
Eden Court, 4.45pm.
As above but for older
children. Working towards
an informal performance
at the end of the year.
STREET DANCE: 5-8YRS @
Eden Court, 4pm. Get down
and learn fresh hip-hop grooves
in this class designed specially
for the hippest youngsters.
STREET DANCE: 9-12YRS
@ Eden Court, 5pm. An
up-beat class where you can
start to dance in breaking
styles, learn the freshest
moves, become part of the
crew and perform regularly.
ROZKOOL: 7-12YRS @ Eden
Court, 6.15pm. Have fun

while learning about music,


improving your vocals, getting
to grip with some awesome
musical instruments.
EDEN COURT YOUTH
THEATRE: 13-17YRS @
Eden Court, 6.pm. Join Eden
Courts Drama Artist John
Batty and learn drama skills
including movement, mime,
improvisation and script work.
STREET DANCE: 13YRS+
@ Eden Court, 6pm. An
open level class to train the
latest urban dance styles.

WED 13 JAN

Eden Court Classes Starting:


BOUNCIN BEANS @ Eden
Court, 10.30am. Introducing
new babies and parents to
all sorts of creative play at
this popular. Classes include
a bit of everything: music,
object play, movement and
rhymes. (Birth to crawling).
BIGGER BEANS @ Eden Court,
11.45am. As above but for
crawling to walking ages.
GIANT BEANS @ Eden
Court, 12.45pm. Classes
include a mix of music,
object play, movement and
rhymes. (18mnth - 3 years).
MUSICAL THEATRE:
9-16YRS @ Eden Court,
4pm. Master the skills of
musical theatre and get
hints and tips on how to be a
star! Wear loose comfortable
clothing and have bare
feet or wear jazz shoes.
FILMMAKING: 9-12YRS
@ Eden Court, 4pm. Try
Film-making, stop-frame
animation, vision mixing
and video projection, or
turn your ideas into a music
video or short film.
FILMMAKING: 13-17YRS
@ Eden Court, 5.45pm. As
above, but for older children.

THU 14 JAN

Eden Court Classes Starting:


TINY TUNES @ Eden Court,
1.15pm. Fun-filled class
with tutor singing, rhymes,
movement, percussion
playing and musical games
to help your child grow in
musical ability. (1-4yrs).
DANCE JAM: 5-8YRS @ Eden
Court, 4pm. The perfect
way to introduce kids to the
exciting world of creative
movement and dance.
DANCE JAM: 9-12YRS @ Eden
Court, 4.45pm. A mixture of
dance styles, from hip-hop to
contemporary, introduces basic
technique and encourages
dancers to get creative!
BALLET BASICS: 14+YRS

@ Eden Court, 6pm.


Suitable for beginners,
learn the fundamentals
of ballet technique.
MODERN BALLET: 14+YRS @
Eden Court, 6pm. Suitable for
dancers with a solid grounding
in Ballet technique and a
reasonable level of fitness.
YOUTH DANCE GROUP:
13-17YRS @ Eden Court,
7.30pm. A high energy class
incorporating contemporary
and jazz dance technique,
devising and choreography.

FRI 15 JAN

Eden Court Classes Starting:


MUM & BABY YOGA1 @
Eden Court, 11.20am.
Birthlight Baby Yoga classes
enhance playful interaction
and communication between
parent and baby and promote
babies healthy development.
(10wks - 6mnths)
MUM & BABY YOGA2 @
Eden Court, 10am. As
above but for older babies
who can sit securely.
DIGITAL ANIMATION
BEGINNERS @ Eden
Court, 4pm. Create your
own characters, scenes
and storylines at these
popular classes.

SAT 16 JAN

EVERYTHING DADDY @
Everything Baby Parenting
Room, 10am. As Sat 02 Jan.

SUN 17 JAN

WORLD SNOW DAY @


Glencoe Mountain Resort.
Promoting snow sports
to children between the
ages of 4 and 14.

SAT 23 JAN

STRAMASH-UP! SCREENING
@ Eden Court, 1pm,
2.30pm, 4pm. Join the
CREATIVE Team for a day of
fun filled family activities to
celebrate BURNS NIGHT!
BIG BURNS STRAMASH:
WEE BURNS CEILIDH @
Eden Court, 5.30pm. Join
the CREATIVE Team for a day
of fun filled family activities
to celebrate BURNS NIGHT!

MON 25 JAN

Eden Court Classes Starting:


HULLABALOO @ Eden
Court, 4pm. Creative arts
group for children with
additional support needs.

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Plenty of music on offer this month though the really big names are presumably wintering
in warmer climes, ready to unleash themselves on live performances later in the year, the
only way these days that musicians can actually monetise their art. Still, there are a fair few
attractions vying for your attention, one of the main ones being the BIG BURNS CEILIDH at
EDEN COURT on 23 JAN. The conclusion of a whole day of workshops, films and music at
the venue going under the banner The Big Burns Stramash it features the self-styled CEILIDH
COMMANDOS GARY INNES [1] & EWEN HENDERSON (both Mnran), ALEC DALGLISH
(Skerryvore) and MARTIN ONEILL (Treacherous Orchestra) wholl be getting you dancing,
with stovies included in the ticket price.
That same day, 23 JAN theres another man from the olden days barrelling into your
consciousness as MICHAEL SCHENKERS TEMPLE OF ROCK [2] comes to IRONWORKS.
The Teutonic metal man reveals that, on his last album, I wanted lots of double bass drum to
keep the fast songs rolling like a train with lots of energy covered with interesting elements, a
couple of my UFO days-type of mid tempos and the 7 string low sound to get a very wide range
of sounds and emotions. A mission statement sure to appeal to some.
If youd rather celebrate a baggier vibe, head along to THE COMPLETE STONE ROSES at
IRONWORKS on 29 JAN, or, if you want to get a hint of why the music you like now sounds like it
does, go to PAUL JONES & DAVE KELLY [3] at EDEN COURT on 24 JAN when theyll perform the
work of the greats, ranging from Howling Wolf, John Lee Hooker through to Sonny Boy Williamson.
ANDA UNION [4], who play EC on 31 JAN are a group of young Mongolians living in the capital
city of Inner Mongolia, Hohhot, 500 km west of Beijing. Driven by their thirst to discover the
power and magic of the rich and powerful Mongol traditions and culture, theyll be performing
different styles of music from all over their country, including the incredible art of throat
singing. Safe to say itll be quite unlike anything you see or hear in the ensuing 12 months.
If you believe, as some people do apparently, that great music is old as the hills, youre well
catered for by an impressive roster of classical performances this month. On 13 JAN, theres
an RSNO VIENNESE NIGHT with soprano AILISH TYNAN [5] @ EC, SCOZZESI @ Boat of
Garten Community Hall on 16 JAN, KAPTEN PIANO TRIO @ Smithton Culloden Church on 22
JAN, PASCAL ROG @ Nairn CC on 24 JAN and SIROCCO WIND TRIO @ Spectrum Centre on
29 JAN. Therell be moments when youll rue the day electricity was ever invented.
Unlike the SLAM [6] boys, for whom electricity was always sort of essential to the way theyve
consistently unscrewed our bonces over the years and will, as always, be welcomed back for
their appearance at IRONWORKS on 30 JAN.
The above gig will no doubt whet many a Highland clubbers appetite ahead of the recently announced
techno shindig, TECHNIQUE at INVERNESS LEISURE on 30 APR. A way off yet, but headliner DAVE
CLARKE means that, unsurprisingly, tickets are selling fast. Anyone heading to that shindig that will
no doubt also be getting tickets for the new GROOVE CAIRNGORM, taking place in Aviemore from
1113 MAR with such delights on offer as GRANDMASTER FLASH, HOT CHIP, ETON MESSY, PRIDES,
DJ YODA and more. A sister winter event to complement last summers Groove Loch Ness, its the
UKs first resort-based snowsports festival and sounds like a recipe for success and kudos to the
organisers for coming up with something that weve been crying out for for years. Check out the
Groove CairnGorm Facebook page for more and keep your eyes on whatsonhighlands.com

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FRI 01 JAN

VENGA @ Gs, The ultimate


90s night. Every Friday.

FRI 22 JAN

ICM CONCERT SERIES:


KAPTEN PIANO TRIO @
Smithton Culloden Free
Church, 7.30pm. The Kapten
Piano Trio is made up from
three graduates from the Royal
Conservatoire of Scotland the Yorkshire violinist Rachel
Spencer, the Lochaber cellist
Duncan Strachan and the
Estonian pianist Kristi Kapten.
Formed in 2011 the Trio
has gone on to develop a
reputation as an energetic,
passionate and exciting new
piano trio, with performances
across the UK to critical
acclaim. All three have
played in Inverness before
in various formats including
as this trio for At One With
Music in September 2012.

SPICE @ Vinyl, 10pm.


Every Friday.

SAT 02 JAN

SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE @ Gs,


10.30pm. The number one
Saturday night in Inverness.
gsinverness.com/guestlist

SAT 02 JAN

ART

NEW YEAR DANCE @


Carnegie Hall, Portmahomack,
8.30pm. With Wood and Stone.
10/8/5 free for under 5s.
SANDRA MACBETH @
Hootananny, 9.30pm. Poppy
folk singer from Edinburgh.

03-06 JAN

LIVE SESSION @
Hootananny, 9.30pm.

THU 07 JAN

BRIAN O HEADHRA @
Hootananny, 9.30pm.
Traditional sounds.

MON 11 JAN

SAT 30 JAN

FOLK

MUSIC

THU 31 DEC

INVERNESS WINTER
FESTIVAL: RED HOT
HIGHLAND FLING @ Northern
Meeting Park, Scotlands
largest free Hogmanay
concert! Comedian Craig
Hill will host the four hour
show introducing headliners
Capercaillie who will be
joined by two former winners
of the Scottish Trad Music
Live Band of the Year Award
Breabach and Skerryvore.

FRANKIE SAY VINYL @ Vinyl,


10pm. Every Saturday.
SLAM @ The Ironworks,
10.30pm. SLAM instigated
Glasgows underground House
music scene in the late 1980s,
going on to be instrumental in
the explosion of the UK Techno
scene, and their quarter of a
century of exploits have seen
them travel far and wide,
leaving scorch marks on dance
floors everywhere while taking
their uncompromising vision
of Techno around the world.

FILM
KIDS

WED 30 DEC

HO-RO @ Hootananny, 9pm.

SPECIALS

TUE 29 DEC

CHURCH STREET HIP HOP


@ Mad Hatters, 10pm.
w/BRIAN JAMIESON,
BUTTERSCOTCH AND MORE!

SCOZZESI @ Boat Of Garten


Community Hall, 7.30pm.
Presented by the Osprey
Music Society. An Octet
of young male classically
trained Scottish singers,
with piano accompaniment.
A mixed repertoire of items
predominantly from opera,
with G+S and traditional
Scottish songs. 13 members:
15 non-members: 5
students: 2 under-16s

After an amazing Hogmanay


Bash brining in 2015,
Rhythmnreel will be back for
another massive night to bring
in 2016. Rhythmnreel have
toured extensively throughout
the Highlands and Islands,
Scotland as a whole and also
regularly in Europe. Whilst the
core of the sound is Pipe and
Fiddle led Celtic Rock, the band
will be keep the Hogmanay
party going with plenty of
Traditional Ceilidh Dances
through to Classic sing-along
Covers, and one or two of their
own tunes for good measure.

CLUBBING
GROUSE BEATER SOUND
SYSTEM @ Hootananny, 9pm.

SAT 16 JAN

RED HOT CHILLI PIPERS @


The Ironworks, 7pm. From
a cameo appearance at T
in the Park in 2004 with
The Darkness to opening
the main stage in their own
right in 2014, the past ten
years has seen The Red
Hot Chilli Pipers become
the most famous bagpipe
band on the planet - ever!

SPORT

WED 13 JAN

RSNO VIENNESE NIGHT @


Eden Court, 7.30pm. Vienna,
city of dreams, where melodies
are as sweet as sachertorte
and dance rhythms sparkle like
champagne. It simply wouldnt
be New Year without the music
of Johann Strauss and friends:
tonight, let them whirl you away
to a world of elegant waltzes,
playful polkas, and good oldfashioned operetta romance.

FRI 29 JAN

SIROCCO WIND TRIO @


Spectrum Centre, 1pm.
Sirocco Winds are a dynamic
and professional wind quintet
comprising of current Masters
students or graduates of
the Royal Conservatoire of
Scotland. siroccowinds.com

TUE 29 DEC

LIVE SESSION @
Hootananny, 9.30pm.

THEATRE

NEW YEARS DAY


CONCERT @ Carnegie Hall,
Portmahomack, 3pm.
The famous Port Concert,
enjoy Music, Song and
Laughter. Entry at door 5/ 3
concessions. Under 12 free.

PASCAL ROG @ Nairn


Community and Art Centre,
7.30pm. One of the worlds
top pianists plays a beautiful
programme of Satie, Ravel,
Poulenc and Debussy.
Music Nairn performance.
musicnairn.org.uk

TUE 12 JAN

BOGMANAY 2015 @
Bogbain Farm.
Tickets from: bogbainfarm.com

LIVE SESSION @
Hootananny, 9.30pm.

WED 13 JAN

HOGMANAY CEILIDH @
Strathpeffer Pavilion, 8pm.
Come take in the bells and
welcome the New Year with
friends and family at the
Pavilions Hogmanay Ceilidh!
This popular event is suitable
for all ages and always
attracts a fantastic crowd.
This year we welcome back
local performers The Cats
Back Ceilidh Band, who are
set to entertain all with their
lively set of ceilidh favourites.

LIVE SESSION @
Hootananny, 9.30pm.

RHYTHMNREEL HOGMANAY
BASH @ The Ironworks, 9pm.

LIVE SESSION @
Hoots, 9.30pm.

JAMIE MARSHALL @ The


Market Bar, 10pm.

THU 14 JAN

SPILL

FRI 01 JAN

SUN 24 JAN

DOUGIE BURNS AND FREINDS


@ Velocity Cafe, 7.30pm.

FRI 15 JAN

STAGG @ Hoots, 9.30pm.

SUN 17 JAN

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MON 18 JAN

LIVE SESSION @
Hootananny, 9.30pm.

TUE 19 JAN

LIVE SESSION @
Hootananny, 9.30pm.

FILM

CHRIS GRANT @ Johnny


Foxes, 10.30pm.

WED 20 JAN

GROUSE CEILIDH BAND


@ Hootananny, 9.30pm.

SUN 24 JAN

LIVE SESSION @
Hootananny, 9.30pm.
DAVE LEVON @ The
Market Bar, 10pm.

MON 25 JAN

LIVE SESSION @
Hootananny, 9.30pm.

LIVE SESSION @
Hootananny, 9.30pm.

THU 21 JAN

TUE 26 JAN

KIDS

LIVE SESSION @
Hootananny, 9.30pm.

FRI 22 JAN

GROUSE CEILIDH BAND


@ Hootananny, 9.30pm.

SAT 23 JAN

MUSIC
SPECIALS
SPORT

SOPHIE BANCROFT AND


THE SONGS TRIO @ Brodie
Castle, 2.30pm. Featuring
Sophie Bancroft on vocals
and guitar, award-winning
American pianist Louis Durra
and Tom Lyne on basses, The
Songs Trio performs Sophies
original songs.Details
Fresh from their appearance at
the Celtic Connections Festival,
Sophie and the Songs Trio will
be performing original songs,
many of which have been
inspired by her walks around
Scotland, and some beautiful
and unexpected covers
including a few Burns songs
to tie in with the season. Their
music has been described
as Folk-inflected jazz with
rootsy warm-heartedness.

LIVE SESSION @
Hootananny, 9.30pm.

WED 27 JAN

LIVE SESSION @
Hootananny, 9.30pm.

THU 28 JAN

THEATRE

CARA @ Eden Court, 8pm.


In Scotland celebrating the
launch of their 5th studio
album, this multi-national band
with Scottish and German
members tour worldwide with
unique interpretations of Celtic
music, firmly rooted in the Irish
and Scottish tradition. CARAs
innovative arrangements
of traditional material sit
alongside critically acclaimed
original compositions. Fronted
by two female lead singers,
CARA combine vocals,
piano, fiddle, flute, guitar,
bodhran, uilleann pipes and
accordion with a dry-witted and
charismatic stage presence.
CARA have headlined some of
the largest Irish music festivals
and brought audiences to their
feet across the USA, Germany,
Ireland, the UK, France,
Holland, Belgium, Austria,
Switzerland and Denmark.

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SAT 30 JAN

HOODJA @ Hootananny,
9.30pm.

SUN 31 JAN

CRAIG ROBERTSON @
Hootananny, 9.30pm.

JAZZ/WORLD
THU 21 JAN

SCOTT HAMILTON QUARTET


@ Nairn Community
and Art Centre, Jazz
Nairn performance.

SUN 31 JAN

ANDA UNION @ Eden Court,


8pm. The brilliant 9-piece
band Anda Union from
Inner Mongolia first toured
the UK in 2013 and stole
the show everywhere. The
band members all grew up
in families with the music,
several of whom still live in
the traditional Mongolian way,
and came together at music
college in Hohhot, their capital
city. There they were able to
integrate traditional forms like the now-famous throat
singing - into creating a sound
uniquely and mysteriously
Mongolian but with a strong
appeal to a western sensibility.
If you miss this opportunity
to see the band live at The
Plough, you can be assured
of hearing about the concert
for a long time afterwards
from those who were lucky
enough to get tickets in time!

HEART, SLY AT LAST.


ROBIN ABBOT @ The
Market Bar, 10pm.
CRAIG ROBERTSON @
Johnny Foxes, 10.30pm.

TUE 29 DEC

KINKY KARMA @ Johnny


Foxes, 10.30pm.

WED 30 DEC

THE GALIPAYGOS @ The


Market Bar, 10pm. Fine
local band with country-pop
roots. thegalipaygos.com
KARAOKE @ Johnny
Foxes, 10.30pm.

THU 31 DEC

HOODJA / NELSONS
TONIC @ Hootananny, 8pm.
12. 2 floors of music.
NEW YEARS EVE - MIR
@ The Market Bar, 10pm.
Ticket only, open late.
THE MYSTIC SHOES @
Mad Hatters, 10pm.

FRI 01 JAN

CITY LIMITS @ Johnny


Foxes, 10.30pm.

SAT 02 JAN

THE MYSTIC SHOES @


Mad Hatters, 10pm.
CITY LIMITS @ Johnny
Foxes, 10.30pm.

SUN 03 JAN

BEN AND EMILY @ The


Market Bar, 10pm.
STAY CLASSY @ Johnny
Foxes, 10.30pm.

MON 04 JAN

ROBIN ABBOT @ The


Market Bar, 10pm.
CHRIS SUCKLE @ Johnny
Foxes, 10.30pm.

BURNS NIGHT CEILIDH


@ Eight Acres Hotel and
Leisure Club, Elgin, 7pm.
Enjoy a traditional Burns
night dinner followed by foot
tapping Scottish Ceilidh
which will be sure to get
you up on the dance floor.
THE BIG BURNS CEILIDH @
Eden Court, 8pm. Join the
CREATIVE Team for a day of
fun filled family activities to
celebrate BURNS NIGHT!

FRI 29 JAN

HOODJA @ Hootananny,
9.30pm.

ROCK
MON 28 DEC

END OF YEAR GIG @


Hootananny, 9.30pm. w/
JAMES MACKENZIE, THE
SIDE, BEST GIRL ATHLETE

LIVE SESSION @
Hootananny, 9.30pm.

END OF YEAR GIG @


Mad Hatters, 10pm.
w/IAIN MCLAUGHLIN &
THE OUTSIDERS, TWIN

TUE 05 JAN

JAMES MACKENZIE @
The Market Bar, 10pm.
ANDY MURRAY @ Johnny
Foxes, 10.30pm.

WED 06 JAN

FERGUS AND GREG @


The Market Bar, 10pm.
KARAOKE @ Johnny
Foxes, 10.30pm.

THE CARLOWAYS @ The


Market Bar, 10pm.

SUN 10 JAN

BEN AND EMILY @ The


Market Bar, 10pm.
WILLIE CAMPBELL @
Johnny Foxes, 10.30pm.

MON 11 JAN

ROBIN ABBOT @ The


Market Bar, 10pm.
GERRY COOGAN @ Johnny
Foxes, 10.30pm.

TUE 12 JAN

DANIEL GUNN @ The


Market Bar, 10pm.
KEVIN FRASER @ Johnny
Foxes, 10.30pm.

WED 13 JAN

KARAOKE @ Johnny
Foxes, 10.30pm.

THU 14 JAN

ROBIN, BILLS AND DEREK


@ The Market Bar, 10pm.

FRI 15 JAN

DOGHAUS @ The
Market Bar, 10pm.
RANT @ Johnny
Foxes, 10.30pm.

SAT 16 JAN

DEAD BOY ROBOTICS @


Mad Hatters, 9.30pm.

BEN AND EMILY @ The


Market Bar, 10pm.
STAY CLASSY @ Johnny
Foxes, 10.30pm.

MON 18 JAN

ROBIN ABBOT @ The


Market Bar, 10pm.
DAVY COWAN @ Johnny
Foxes, 10.30pm.

TUE 19 JAN

EMMA MITCHELL @ The


Market Bar, 10pm.

WED 20 JAN

ART
FILM
KIDS

HIGHLAND FOODBANK
FUNDRAISER @ Hootananny,
8pm. Held over two floors.

SUN 17 JAN

SUN 24 JAN

VOLTS @ Mad Hatters, 8pm.


Scotlands premier AC/DC
tribute. Tickets 10 from:
hootanannyinverness.co.uk

MUSIC

SAT 09 JAN

PAUL JONES AND DAVE KELLY


@ Eden Court, 8pm. Ruggedly
durable and timeless, the
Blues is perhaps more popular
today than it has ever been.
Young musicians still cut their
teeth on its enticing, 12-bar
appeal, but its real rewards,
true virtuosity, poise and
knowledge, only come with age.
Founder members of The Blues
Band, Paul Jones and Dave
Kellys tangled and colourful
roots go way back into the true
undergrowth of the tradition.
As well as their own original
material, they not only know
and perform the work of the
greats, ranging from Howling
Wolf, John Lee Hooker through
to Sonny Boy Williamson - they
actually played alongside them,
and enjoyed their friendship.

RANT @ Johnny
Foxes, 10.30pm.

BIRO @ Johnny
Foxes, 10.30pm.

FRI 29 JAN

THE COMPLETE STONE


ROSES @ The Ironworks,
7pm. The Complete Stone
Roses are now one of the UKs
most well-known, most seen
and most successful tribute
bands. Selling out venues
across the UK and Ireland
regularly, they have helped
to carry on the music of one
of the UKs most influential
bands - the Stone Roses.

FERGUS AND GREG @


The Market Bar, 10pm.

SPECIALS

THE MYSTIC SHOES @


The Market Bar, 10pm.

MIR @ The Market Bar, 10pm.

FAR @ The Market Bar, 10pm.

KARAOKE @ Johnny
Foxes, 10.30pm.

THU 21 JAN

ROBIN, BILLS AND DEREK


@ The Market Bar, 10pm.
GARETH BRYANT @
Johnny Foxes, 10.30pm.

CHRIS SUCKLE @ Johnny


Foxes, 10.30pm.

FRI 22 JAN

MON 25 JAN

BIRO @ Johnny
Foxes, 10.30pm.

ROBIN ABBOT @ The


Market Bar, 10pm.

SAT 23 JAN

GERRY COOGAN @ Johnny


Foxes, 10.30pm.

MICHAEL SCHENKERS
TEMPLE OF ROCK @ The
Ironworks, 7pm. Schenker
will perform tracks from his
current studio album Spirit On
A Mission which features the
singles Vigilante Man and Live
and Let Live plus the MSG, UFO
and Scorpions rock classics!

TUE 26 JAN

OPEN MIC @ The


Market Bar, 10pm.
All welcome.
ROB SIMMS @ Johnny
Foxes, 10.30pm.

WED 27 JAN

TOBY MICHAEL @ The


Market Bar, 10pm.
KARAOKE @ Johnny
Foxes, 10.30pm.

THU 28 JAN

ROBIN, BILLS AND DEREK


@ The Market Bar, 10pm.
KEVIN FRASER @ Johnny
Foxes, 10.30pm.

ANDY GUNN BAND @


Raigmore Motel, 9pm. Andy
and band, also featuring
Vikki Kitson on vocals, return
to this city venue to play
for the re-release of new
album Miracle Of Healing.
STETSONHEAD @ The
Market Bar, 10pm.

SPORT

FRI 08 JAN

HIGHLAND FOODBANK
FUNDRAISER @ Hootananny,
8pm. Held over two floors.

MIR @ Mad Hatters, 9.30pm.

THEATRE

DOC LIVINGSTON @ Johnny


Foxes, 10.30pm.

TED CHRISTOPHER @
Hootananny, 9.30pm. Making
music from poppy rock to
something more traditional,
TC has built a reputation
as one Scotlands hardest
working performers.

KINKY KARMA @ Johnny


Foxes, 10.30pm.

SAT 30 JAN

THE AMPHETAMEANIES @
Mad Hatters, 9.30pm.
LITTLE MILL OF HAPPINESS
@ The Market Bar, 10pm.
Fine local combo.
KINKY KARMA @ Johnny
Foxes, 10.30pm.

SUN 31 JAN

ALAN FREW @ The


Market Bar, 10pm.
DOC LIVINGSTON @
Johnny Foxes, 10.30pm.

SPILL

ROBIN, BILLS AND DEREK


@ The Market Bar, 10pm.

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STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS (12A)


SAT 02 THU 07 JAN

AD

SUBTITLED SCREENINGS MON 04 JAN 20.00

Director J.J. Abrams I Starring Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher
USA I 2015 I 136 mins I starwars.com/the-force-awakens I starwarsunitedkingdom.co.uk
Lucas film and visionary director J.J. Abrams join forces to take you back again to a galaxy far, far away
as Star Wars returns to the big screen with Star Wars: The Force Awakens.

CAROL

(15)

SAT 02 THU 07 JAN


Director Todd Haynes I Starring Cate Blanchett, Rooney Mara
UK/USA/France I 2015 I 119 mins I carolfilm.com
In an adaptation of Patricia Highsmiths seminal novel The Price of Salt, Carol follows two women
from very different backgrounds who find themselves in an unexpected love affair in 1950s New York.
As conventional norms of the time challenge their undeniable attraction, an honest story emerges
to reveal the resilience of the heart in the face of change.

THE HATEFUL EIGHT

(18 TBC)

FRI 22 THU 28 JAN

Director Quentin Tarantino I Starring Kurt Russell, Samuel L. Jackson


USA I 2015 I 167 mins TBC I thehatefuleight.com
While racing toward the town of Red Rock in post-Civil War Wyoming, bounty hunter John "The
Hangman" Ruth and his fugitive prisoner encounter two strangers: Major Marquis Warren, an infamous
bounty hunter, and Chris Manniz, a southern renegade who claims to be a sheriff. Hoping to find shelter
from a blizzard, the group travels to a stagecoach stopover located on a mountain pass where they are
greeted by four strangers. As the storm overtakes the mountainside, the eight travelers come to learn
they may not make it to Red Rock after all... The latest film from Quentin Tarantino has already been
hotly-tipped for Oscar success.

THE REVENANT (15)

AD

FRI 29 JAN THU 11 FEB


SUBTITLED SCREENING MON 08 FEB

Director Alejandro Gonzlez Irritu I Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hardy, Domhnall Gleeson
USA I 2015 I 151 mins I foxmovies.com/movies/the-revenant
In an expedition of the uncharted American wilderness, legendary explorer Hugh Glass is brutally
attacked by a bear and left for dead by members of his own hunting team. But he survives, and now must
brave warring tribes, a savage environment and a ferociously harsh winter on a 120-mile trek to take his
revenge. Inspired by true events, The Revenant is the latest film from the acclaimed director of Birdman
and Babel.

ALSO SCREENING THIS MONTH: BRANAGH THEATRE LIVE: THE WINTERS TALE
AND SNOOPY AND CHARLIE BROWN: THE PEANUTS MOVIE
INCLUDING AUTISM FRIENDLY SCREENING ON SUN 03 JAN.
FOR SCREENING TIMES SEE THE TIMETABLE & FOR MORE INFO GO TO WWW.EDEN-COURT.CO.UK
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the arts: from brass bands to theatre shows to music festivals and now cinema. We helped to
redevelop Eden Court and were proud that we can continue to work in partnership with them
by sponsoring the cinemas.
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Programmers Choice Films

THE LADY IN THE VAN (12A)

AD

FRI 15 THU 21 JAN

FRIENDS COFFEE MORNING MON 18 JAN 11.30 SUBTITLED SCREENING MON 18 JAN 18.00

Director Nicholas Hytner I Starring Maggie Smith, Alex Jennings


UK I 2015 I 104 mins
Miss Shepherd is an eccentric, cantankerous old soul who spends her days driving her van - which happens to
double up as her home around Camden Town. The neighbourhood are gradually becoming acquainted with
her bizarre ways, until eventually one of them a young writer by the name of Alan Bennett invites her to
park in his driveway, just until she gets something more permanent sorted. Fifteen years later she is still there.
Based on a true story, this quintessentially British comedy is based on Bennetts real experiences with the lady
who lived in a van on his own driveway.

THE DRESSMAKER (12A)

THE HUNGER GAMES (12A)


Starring Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson
thehungergames.movie
Every year in the ruins of what was once North
America, the Capitol of the nation of Panem
forces each of its twelve districts to send a
teenage boy and girl to compete in the Hunger
Games a nationally televised event in which
Tributes must fight with one another until
one survivor remains. When sixteen year old
Katniss Everdeens little sisters name is called
out she volunteers to take her place in the
games, a decision that will change her life
forever. This January we are screening all
four of this internationally bestselling series.
See all four films on Sat 09 Jan for 20.

THE HUNGER GAMES

Director Jocelyn Moorhouse

Director Colin Kennedy

Starring Kate Winslet, Liam Hemsworth

Starring Elena Anaya, Owen McDonnell

Australia I 2015 I 118 mins


thedressmakermovie.com.au
Based on the best-selling novel by Rosalie Ham,
The Dressmaker is a bittersweet, comedy-drama
set in early 1950s Australia. Tilly Dunnage, a
beautiful and talented misfit, after many years
working as a dressmaker in exclusive Parisian
fashion houses, returns home to the tiny middleof-nowhere town of Dungatar to right the wrongs
of the past.

UK I 2014 I 87 mins
sigmafilms.com/films/swung
From Glasgow based Sigma films (Young Adam,
The Legend of Barney Thomson) comes a seductive,
punky and poignant drama about the secret
underside of a very modern relationship.

France/Belgium I 2014 I 87 mins I French with subtitles

Starring Tenoch Huerta, Sebastian Aguirre


Mexico I 2014 I 107 mins I Spanish with subtitles
When Toms proves too much for his mother, she
packs him off to stay with his big brother whos
studying in Mexico City. Toms brings his favourite
cassette along with him. When the pair learn that
their musical idol is in hospital fading fast and
alone, they set off in their rusty heap of a car to
pay their last respects to this one-time rock star.

THE HUNGER GAMES:


MOCKINGJAY, PART 1

FRI 08 SUN 10 JAN 122 mins

THE HUNGER GAMES:


MOCKINGJAY, PART 2

FRI 08 MON 11 JAN 137 mins

SUBTITLED SCREENING SUN 10 JAN 14.00

BY THE SEA (15)


AD

FRI 08 MON 11 & WED 13 JAN


Director Gabriele Muccino
Starring Russell Crowe, Amanda Seyfried
USA/Italy I 2015 I 116 mins
A Pulitzer-winning writer grapples with being a
widower and father after a mental breakdown,
while, 27 years later, his grown daughter struggles
to forge connections of her own. Amanda Seyfried
and Russell Crowe star in this emotionally
powerful exploration of the parental bond from
the director of The Pursuit of Happyness.

ADVENTURE
FILM FESTIVAL (12+)

MON 11 & MON 18 JAN

AD

FRI 08 THU 14 JAN


Director Angelina Jolie

Starring Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt


USA/France I 2015 I 132 mins I English and
French with subtitles I bytheseamovie.co.uk
By the Sea follows an American writer named
Roland and his wife, Vanessa, who arrive in a
tranquil and picturesque seaside resort in 1970s
France. However, it soon becomes clear their
marriage is in a desperate crisis and that they
must confront the situation head on. Written,
directed and produced by Academy Award winner
Angelina Jolie Pitt and starring husband Brad
Pitt, By the Sea is Jolie Pitts third feature film as
director.

UN HOMME IDEAL (12A)

106 & 104 mins

TUE 12 THU 14 JAN

The Adventure Film Festival celebrates another


exciting year of adrenalin pumping action with
some of the worlds most pioneering adventure
and action sports films, including amongst
others Arctic snowboarding and surfing, extreme
long boarding, mountain biking, climbing and sky
diving. Full details of this years two different
Adventure film programmes are available at
adventurefest.co.uk

Director Yann Gozlan

TROIS ON Y VA (15)
FRI 08 MON 11 JAN

Starring Anais Demoustier, Felix Moati

Director Alonso Ruizpalacios

SAT 09 JAN 146 mins

ALL ABOUT THEM


Director Jrme Bonnell

TUE 05 THU 07 JAN

THE HUNGER GAMES:


CATCHING FIRE

(18)

SAT 02 MON 04 JAN

GEROS (15)

SAT 09 JAN 143 mins

FATHERS
AND DAUGHTERS (15)

SWUNG

SAT 02 THU 07 JAN

Starring Pierre Niney, Ana Giardot


France I 2015 I 101 mins I French with subtitles
Un Homme Ideal A Perfect Man is a chic and
stylish French thriller about an author who steals
the text of a manuscript originally belonging to a
reclusive man who recently passed away.

Charlotte and Micha are young and in love. They've


recently bought a house near Lille in which they
intend to live happily ever after. So far so conventional
but, for the past few months, Charlotte, has been
cheating on Micha with Mlodie... Without suspecting
a thing, he feels slightly abandoned, but then Micha is
in turn cheating on Charlotte... also with Mlodie! An
intimate menage trois emerges both touching and
bitter sweet with moments of delightful comic cuts.

BOSHOI BABYLON
SUN 10 JAN

(PG)

AD

Director Nick Read


Starring Anastasiya Meskova, Maria Alexandrova
UK I 2015 I 86 mins
With unparalleled behind the scenes access,
Bolshoi Babylon provides a unique insight into
the dancers their abiding fear of injury and the
ruthless ambition needed to survive in the worlds
most famous ballet company. From the Producer
of Man On Wire and Searching For Sugarman. Join
us for a post-screening Q&A live by satellite with
Bolshoi principle dancer Anastasia Meskova and
other special guests.

MISS YOU ALREADY


WED 13 & THU 14 JAN

(12A)

DREAM & SCREAM SCREENING THU 14 JAN 11.00

Director Catherine Hardwicke


Voices Drew Barrymore, Toni Collette
UK I 2015 I 110 mins I missyoualreadymovie.com
Miss You Already is an honest and powerful story
following two friends, Milly and Jess, as they
navigate lifes highs and lows. Inseperable since
they were young girls, they cant remember a time
they didnt share everything secrets, clothes, even
boyfriends but nothing prepares them for the day
Milly is hit with life-altering news.

EDEN COURT CINEMA


TANGERINE (15)
(15)

IN THE HEART OF THE SEA (12A)


(12A) THE LESSON

Director
Director Sean
Sean Baker
Baker
Starring
Starring Kitana
Kitana Kiki
Kiki Rodriguez,
Rodriguez, Mya
Mya Taylor
Taylor

DREAM
DREAM &
& SCREAM
SCREAM SCREENING
SCREENING
THU
THU 21
21 JAN
JAN 11.00
11.00

FRI
FRI 15
15 &
& SAT
SAT 16
16 JAN
JAN

FRI
FRI 15
15 THU
THU 21
21 JAN
JAN

USA
USA II 2015
2015 II 86
86 mins
mins

Its
Its Christmas
Christmas Eve
Eve in
in Tinseltown
Tinseltown and
and two
two transgender
transgender
working
working girls,
girls, Sin-dee
Sin-dee and
and Alexandra
Alexandra go
go on
on the
the hunt
hunt
for
for Alexandras
Alexandras boyfriend
boyfriend in
in this
this alternative
alternative film
film
thats
got
a
bit
of
everything
but
is
ultimatelya
film
thats got a bit of everything but is ultimatelya film
about
about female
female friendship
friendship and
and solidarity.
solidarity. Reminiscent
Reminiscent
of
of other
other as
as itit happened
happened classics
classics such
such as
as Before
Before
Sunset
and
Do
the
Right
Thing,
Sunset and Do the Right Thing, Tangerine
Tangerine was
was shot
shot
using
just
an
iPhone
5
but
looks
like
it
was
using just an iPhone 5 but looks like it was always
always
destined
destined for
for aa cinema
cinema screen.
screen.

THE DANISH GIRL (15)


(15)
FRI
FRI 22
22 THU
THU 28
28 JAN
JAN

AD
AD

SUBTITLED
SUBTITLED SCREENING
SCREENING MON
MON 25
25 JAN
JAN 18.00
18.00

Director
Director Tom
Tom Hooper
Hooper
Starring
Starring Eddie
Eddie Redmayne,
Redmayne, Alicia
Alicia Vikander
Vikander
UK/Germany/USA
UK/Germany/USA II 2015
2015 II 120
120mins
mins
workingtitlefilms.com/films/view/film/124
workingtitlefilms.com/films/view/film/124
Based
Based on
on the
the true
true love
love story
story of
of Danish
Danish artist
artist Einar
Einar
Wegener
Wegener and
and his
his wife
wife Gerda
Gerda as
as he
he makes
makes the
the
pioneering
journey
to
becoming
a
woman,
Lili
pioneering journey to becoming a woman, Lili
Elbe,
Elbe, in
in the
the 1920s.
1920s. Directed
Directed by
by Academy
Academy Award
Award
winner
winner Tom
Tom Hooper
Hooper (The
(The Kings
Kings Speech),
Speech), and
and
starring
Academy
Award
winner
Eddie
Redmayne
starring Academy Award winner Eddie Redmayne
as
as Einar
Einar and
and Alicia
Alicia Vikander
Vikander as
as Gerda.
Gerda.

HECTOR (15)
(15)

FRI
FRI 29
29 SUN
SUN 31
31 JAN
JAN
Director
Director Jake
Jake Gavin
Gavin
Starring
Starring Peter
Peter Mullan,
Mullan, Keith
Keith Allen
Allen
UK
UK II 2015
2015 II 87
87 mins
mins
Hector
Hector McAdam
McAdam is
is embarking
embarking on
on his
his annual
annual
journey
from
Scotland
journey from Scotland to
to aa London
London shelter,
shelter, where
where
Christmas
Christmas cheer
cheer and
and aa turkey
turkey dinner
dinner await
await him.
him.
But,
But, aware
aware this
this might
might be
be his
his last,
last, Hector
Hector opts
opts to
to
reconnect
with
his
past
and
reunite
with
those
reconnect with his past and reunite with those
he
he left
left behind.
behind. His
His cross-country
cross-country odyssey
odyssey brings
brings
chance
chance encounters,
encounters, companions
companions old
old and
and new
new who
who
need
need his
his support
support as
as much
much as
as he
he needs
needs theirs.
theirs.

AD
AD

Director
Director Ron
Ron Howard
Howard
Starring
Starring Chris
Chris Hemsworth,
Hemsworth, Cillian
Cillian Murphy
Murphy
USA
USA II 2015
2015 II 122
122mins
mins

In
In the
the winter
winter of
of 1820,
1820, the
the New
New England
England whaling
whaling ship
ship
Essex
Essex was
was assaulted
assaulted by
by something
something no
no one
one could
could
believe:
believe: aa whale
whale of
of mammoth
mammoth size
size and
and will,
will, and
and an
an
almost
almost human
human sense
sense of
of vengeance.
vengeance. Braving
Braving storms,
storms,
starvation,
panic
and
despair,
the
ships
surviving
starvation, panic and despair, the ships surviving
crew
crew is
is pushed
pushed to
to their
their limits
limits and
and forced
forced to
to do
do the
the
unthinkable
unthinkable to
to stay
stay alive.
alive. From
From Oscar
Oscar winning
winning
director
Ron
Howard
(Apollo
13,
A
Beautiful
Mind)
director Ron Howard (Apollo 13, A Beautiful Mind)
comes
comes this
this action
action packed
packed adventure
adventure based
based on
on the
the
incredible
incredible true
true story
story that
that inspired
inspired Moby
Moby Dick.
Dick.

THE PROGRAM

(15)
(15)

FRI
FRI 22
22 MON
MON 25
25 &
& WED
WED 27
27 JAN
JAN
Director
Director Stephen
Stephen Frears
Frears
Starring
Starring Ben
Ben Foster,
Foster, Chris
Chris O'Dowd
O'Dowd
UK/France
UK/France II 2015
2015 II 103
103mins
mins
Ben
Ben Foster
Foster (Kill
(Kill Your
Your Darlings)
Darlings) plays
plays disgraced
disgraced
cyclist
Lance
Armstrong
in
cyclist Lance Armstrong in this
this gripping
gripping account
account
of
one
of
the
sporting
world's
most
notorious
of one of the sporting world's most notorious
scandals.
scandals.

SLEEPING
SLEEPING WITH
WITH
OTHER
(15)
OTHER PEOPLE
PEOPLE (15)

FRI
FRI 29
29 JAN
JAN THU
THU 04
04 FEB
FEB

DREAM
DREAM &
& SCREAM
SCREAM SCREENING
SCREENING
WED
WED 03
03 FEB
FEB

Director
Director Leslye
Leslye Headland
Headland
Starring
Starring Jason
Jason Sudeikis,
Sudeikis, Alison
Alison Brie
Brie
USA
USA II 2015
2015 II 101
101mins
mins
sleepingwithotherpeoplefilm.com
sleepingwithotherpeoplefilm.com
After
After years
years of
of serial
serial infidelity
infidelity and
and self-sabotage,
self-sabotage,
two
two romantic
romantic failures
failures swear
swear that
that their
their relationship
relationship
will
will remain
remain strictly
strictly platonic...
platonic... but
but can
can love
love still
still
bloom
while
youre
sleeping
with
other
bloom while youre sleeping with other people?
people?

LIVE SCREENINGS Seat


Seat Price
Price 15.00
15.00 // Reduced
Reduced Rate
Rate 13.00
13.00
NT LIVE: JANE EYRE (As
(As live
live 12A)
12A)
SUN
SUN 09
09 &
& THU
THU 14
14 JAN
JAN ENCORE
ENCORE

NT LIVE: LES LIAISONS DANGEREUSES (As


(As live
live 12A)
12A)
THU
THU 28
28 JAN
JAN LIVE
LIVE SUN
SUN 14
14 &
& THU
THU 18
18 FEB
FEB ENCORES
ENCORES

THE ROYAL BALLET:


RHAPSODY/ THE TWO PIGEONS (12A)
(12A)
TUE
TUE 26
26 JAN
JAN

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THE BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES (1946)


(1946) (U)
(U) TUE
TUE 05
05 JAN
JAN
THE COLLECTOR (1965)
(1965) (15)
(15) TUE
TUE 19
19 JAN
JAN

UROK
UROK (15)
(15)

SUN
SUN 17,
17, MON
MON 18
18 &
& THU
THU 21
21 JAN
JAN
Directors
Directors Kristina
Kristina Grozeva,
Grozeva, Petar
Petar Valchanov
Valchanov
Starring
Starring Margita
Margita Gosheva,
Gosheva, Ivan
Ivan Burnev
Burnev
Bulgaria/Greece
Bulgaria/Greece II 2014
2014 II 105
105 mins
mins
Bulgarian
Bulgarian with
with subtitles
subtitles
Nadezhda,
a
young
teacher
in
a
Nadezhda, a young teacher in a small
small Bulgarian
Bulgarian
town,
town, is
is under
under increasing
increasing financial
financial pressure.
pressure. When
When
her
her familys
familys house
house is
is threatened
threatened with
with foreclosure
foreclosure
and
and the
the repossession
repossession looms,
looms, Nadezhda
Nadezhda resorts
resorts to
to
measures
measures her
her former
former self
self untouched
untouched by
by the
the
realities
of
economic
desperation
and
moral
realities of economic desperation and moral
compromise
depraved. Margita
Margita
compromise would
would have
have found
found depraved.
Gosheva
Gosheva as
as Nadezhda
Nadezhda delivers
delivers aa powerful
powerful
performance
in
this
absorbing
drama.
performance in this absorbing drama.

BELLE & SEBASTIAN:


THE ADVENTURE CONTINUES
BELLE
BELLE ET
ET SBASTIAN,
SBASTIAN, L'AVENTURE
L'AVENTURE
CONTINUE
(PG)
CONTINUE (PG)

SAT
SAT 23
23 &
& SUN
SUN 24
24 JAN
JAN

Director
Director Christian
Christian Duguay
Duguay
Starring
Starring Flix
Flix Boussuet,
Boussuet, Tchky
Tchky Karyo
Karyo
France
France II 2015
2015 II 97
97 mins
mins II French
French with
with subtitles
subtitles
The
The brilliant
brilliant follow-up
follow-up to
to Nicholas
Nicholas Vanier's
Vanier's 2013
2013
adaptation
of
Ccile
Aubry's
novel
sees
the
adaptation of Ccile Aubry's novel sees the 1940s
1940s
French
boy/dog
duo
return
for
more
Alpine
French boy/dog duo return for more Alpine
escapades.
escapades.

BAJIRAO MASTANI

(12A
(12A TBC)
TBC)

SAT
SAT 30
30 JAN,
JAN, MON
MON 01
01 &
& WED
WED 03
03 FEB
FEB
Director
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story
story of
of Maratha
Maratha Peshwa,
Peshwa, one
one of
of historys
historys greatest
greatest
unsung
heroes.
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of
the
greatest
warriors
unsung heroes. One of the greatest warriors of
of
India,
India, Peshwas
Peshwas relationship
relationship with
with his
his second
second wife
wife
Mastani
Mastani has
has inspired
inspired the
the nation
nation across
across centuries!
centuries!

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JANUARY 2016
Fri 01
Happy New Year
Sat 02
11.00
11.15
13.45
14.00
14.30
17.00
17.15
17.30
19.45
20.00
20.15
Sun 03
11.15
11.30
13.45
14.00
14.15
16.45
17.15
17.30
19.30
20.00
20.15

Star Wars: The Force Awakens


Snoopy & Charlie Brown: The Peanuts Movie
Carol
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Snoopy & Charlie Brown: The Peanuts Movie
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Snoopy & Charlie Brown: The Peanuts Movie
The Dressmaker
Swung
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Carol

Star Wars: The Force Awakens


Snoopy & Charlie Brown: The Peanuts Movie
The Dressmaker
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Snoopy & Charlie Brown: The Peanuts Movie
Autism Friendly Screening
Snoopy & Charlie Brown: The Peanuts Movie
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
The Dressmaker
Swung
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Carol

Mon 04
11.00
11.15
14.00
14.15
16.45
17.15
18.00
20.00
20.15
20.30

Star Wars: The Force Awakens


Snoopy & Charlie Brown: The Peanuts Movie
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Snoopy & Charlie Brown: The Peanuts Movie
Snoopy & Charlie Brown: The Peanuts Movie
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Carol
Star Wars: The Force Awakens Subtitled
Swung
The Dressmaker

Tue 05
11.00
11.15
11.30
14.00
14.15
17.15
18.00
19.15
19.30
20.30

Star Wars: The Force Awakens


Snoopy & Charlie Brown: The Peanuts Movie
Geros
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Snoopy & Charlie Brown: The Peanuts Movie
Snoopy & Charlie Brown: The Peanuts Movie
The Dressmaker
The Best Years of Our Lives InFiFa
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Carol

Wed 06
11.00 Star Wars: The Force Awakens
11.15 Snoopy & Charlie Brown: The Peanuts Movie
11.30 The Dressmaker
14.00 Star Wars: The Force Awakens
14.15 Snoopy & Charlie Brown: The Peanuts Movie
14.30 Carol
17.15 Snoopy & Charlie Brown: The Peanuts Movie
19.15 Carol
19.30 Star Wars: The Force Awakens
19.45 Geros

Thu 07
11.00
11.15
11.30
14.15
17.15
17.30
18.00
19.45
20.15
20.30

Star Wars: The Force Awakens


Snoopy & Charlie Brown: The Peanuts Movie
Carol
Snoopy & Charlie Brown: The Peanuts Movie
Snoopy & Charlie Brown: The Peanuts Movie
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Carol
Geros
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
The Dressmaker

Fri 08
17.45
18.00
20.00
20.15
20.30

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1


Fathers and Daughters
All About Them
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 2
By the Sea

Sat 09
11.00
13.00
14.00
17.30
17.45
20.00
20.15
20.30

The Hunger Games


NT Live: Jane Eyre ENCORE
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1
By the Sea
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 2
All About Them
Fathers and Daughters

Sun 10
11.15
13.00
13.30
14.00
17.00
17.15
17.30
19.45
20.00
20.15

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 2


Branagh Theatre Live: The Winter's Tale
By the Sea
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 2
Subtitled
Bolshoi Babylon
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1
Fathers and Daughters
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 2
By the Sea
All About Them

Mon 11
18.00
18.15
20.00
20.15
20.30

By the Sea
All About Them
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 2
Adventure Film Festival
Fathers and Daughters

Tue 12
19.15 Un Homme Ideal
19.30 By the Sea
Wed 13
11.30 By the Sea
14.00 Fathers and Daughters
18.00 Miss You Already
19.15 By the Sea
20.15 Un Homme Ideal
Thu 14
11.00
14.00
18.00
19.00
20.15

Sun 24

Fri 15

Miss You Already Dream & Scream


By the Sea
Un Homme Ideal
NT Live: Jane Eyre ENCORE
Miss You Already

TICKET PRICES
Adult (over 18s) before 17.00 7.50
Adult Evening

9.00

Adult Concession Evening

8.00

U18s & Students

5.00 at all times

Super Mondays all tickets

6.00 all day

Eden Court Friends


1.00 off
Cinema Pass:
Buy for any three films in a month at one time
and get 1.00 off each ticket.

18.00
18.15
20.15
20.30

The Lady in the Van


Tangerine
In the Heart of the Sea
The Lady in the Van

Sat 16
14.00
14.15
17.45
18.00
20.15
20.30

In the Heart of the Sea


The Lady in the Van
The Lady in the Van
In the Heart of the Sea
The Lady in the Van
Tangerine

Sun 17
13.00
13.30
17.00
17.15
19.30
19.45

The Lady in the Van Friends Coffee Morning


The Lady in the Van Subtitled
The Lesson
Adventure Film Festival
In the Heart of the Sea

Tue 19
11.30
19.00
19.15

In the Heart of the Sea


The Lady in the Van
The Collector InFiFa

Wed 20
11.30
14.00
19.00
19.15

The Danish Girl Subtitled


The Hateful Eight
The Program

11.00
14.15
19.15
19.30

The Hateful Eight


The Danish Girl
The Royal Ballet: Rhapsody/The Two Pigeons
The Hateful Eight

Wed 27
10.00
14.00
19.00
19.15

Inside Hanas Suitcase Schools Screening


The Program
The Hateful Eight
The Danish Girl

Thu 28
10.00
11.30
14.00
17.45
19.00
20.15

Once In A Lifetime Schools Screening


The Danish Girl
The Hateful Eight
The Danish Girl
NT Live: Les Liaisons Dangereuses
The Hateful Eight

17.30
18.15
20.15
20.30

The Revenant
Hector
Sleeping With Other People
The Revenant

13.45
14.15
17.30
18.00
20.15
20.30

The Revenant
Bajirao Mastani
The Revenant
Sleeping With Other People
Hector
The Revenant

Sun 31
The Danish Girl
The Hateful Eight
The Program

Sat 23
11.00
13.00
17.00
18.00
20.15
20.30

18.00
19.30
20.30

Sat 30
In the Heart of the Sea Dream & Scream
The Lady in the Van
The Lady in the Van
The Lesson
The Lady in the Van
In the Heart of the Sea

Fri 22
18.00
20.00
20.30

Mon 25

Fri 29
The Lady in the Van
In the Heart of the Sea
The Lady in the Van
In the Heart of the Sea

Thu 21
11.00
14.00
18.00
18.15
20.15
20.30

Belle & Sebastian The Adventure Continues


The Hateful Eight
The Danish Girl
The Hateful Eight
The Program
The Danish Girl
The Hateful Eight

Tue 26
In the Heart of the Sea
The Lady in the Van
The Lady in the Van
The Lesson
The Lady in the Van
In the Heart of the Sea

Mon 18
11.30
18.00
18.15
20.15
20.30

11.15
13.00
13.30
16.30
17.00
19.15
19.45

Belle & Sebastian The Adventure Continues


The Hateful Eight
The Hateful Eight
The Program
The Hateful Eight
The Danish Girl

13.00
13.30
17.00
17.15
19.30
20.00

The Revenant
Hector
The Revenant
Blue Velvet
Sleeping With Other People
The Revenant

EXCLUSIVE SCREENINGS FOR EDEN COURT FRIENDS


Friends Coffee Mornings Monday 18 JANUARY, The Lady in the Van (12A)
Film starts 11.30am Coffee served from 10.30am
DREAM AND SCREAM Specially for parents and carers of new babies aged 0 12 months.
Look out for Dream & Scream on individual screenings.
AUDIO DESCRIBED & SUBTITLED FILMS We endeavour to offer as wide a range of accessible film screenings
as possible. When a film is marked AD this means that Audio Description is available via a headset for all
screenings (please ask box office for your headset). When a film is marked S this means there will be a
selected Subtitled screening/screenings. Subtitled Screenings will be highlighted on the timetable and
below the film entry.
AUTISM FRIENDLY SCREENINGS When a film is marked AF this means that there will be an Autism Friendly
Screening of this film. These screenings are especially for people on the autistic spectrum and their families,
friends and carers. During these shows low lights are left on in the auditorium and the volume of the
soundtrack is reduced. It is fine for customers to move around, make noise or take a break during the film.

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STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS (12A)


SAT 02 THU 07 JAN

AD

SUBTITLED SCREENINGS MON 04 JAN 20.00

Director J.J. Abrams I Starring Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher
USA I 2015 I 136 mins I starwars.com/the-force-awakens I starwarsunitedkingdom.co.uk
Lucas film and visionary director J.J. Abrams join forces to take you back again to a galaxy far, far away
as Star Wars returns to the big screen with Star Wars: The Force Awakens.

CAROL

(15)

SAT 02 THU 07 JAN


Director Todd Haynes I Starring Cate Blanchett, Rooney Mara
UK/USA/France I 2015 I 119 mins I carolfilm.com
In an adaptation of Patricia Highsmiths seminal novel The Price of Salt, Carol follows two women
from very different backgrounds who find themselves in an unexpected love affair in 1950s New York.
As conventional norms of the time challenge their undeniable attraction, an honest story emerges
to reveal the resilience of the heart in the face of change.

THE HATEFUL EIGHT

(18 TBC)

FRI 22 THU 28 JAN

Director Quentin Tarantino I Starring Kurt Russell, Samuel L. Jackson


USA I 2015 I 167 mins TBC I thehatefuleight.com
While racing toward the town of Red Rock in post-Civil War Wyoming, bounty hunter John "The
Hangman" Ruth and his fugitive prisoner encounter two strangers: Major Marquis Warren, an infamous
bounty hunter, and Chris Manniz, a southern renegade who claims to be a sheriff. Hoping to find shelter
from a blizzard, the group travels to a stagecoach stopover located on a mountain pass where they are
greeted by four strangers. As the storm overtakes the mountainside, the eight travelers come to learn
they may not make it to Red Rock after all... The latest film from Quentin Tarantino has already been
hotly-tipped for Oscar success.

THE REVENANT (15)

AD

FRI 29 JAN THU 11 FEB


SUBTITLED SCREENING MON 08 FEB

Director Alejandro Gonzlez Irritu I Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hardy, Domhnall Gleeson
USA I 2015 I 151 mins I foxmovies.com/movies/the-revenant
In an expedition of the uncharted American wilderness, legendary explorer Hugh Glass is brutally
attacked by a bear and left for dead by members of his own hunting team. But he survives, and now must
brave warring tribes, a savage environment and a ferociously harsh winter on a 120-mile trek to take his
revenge. Inspired by true events, The Revenant is the latest film from the acclaimed director of Birdman
and Babel.

ALSO SCREENING THIS MONTH: BRANAGH THEATRE LIVE: THE WINTERS TALE
AND SNOOPY AND CHARLIE BROWN: THE PEANUTS MOVIE
INCLUDING AUTISM FRIENDLY SCREENING ON SUN 03 JAN.
FOR SCREENING TIMES SEE THE TIMETABLE & FOR MORE INFO GO TO WWW.EDEN-COURT.CO.UK
Welcome to the Robertson Screens. At Robertson weve always been a keen supporter of
the arts: from brass bands to theatre shows to music festivals and now cinema. We helped to
redevelop Eden Court and were proud that we can continue to work in partnership with them
by sponsoring the cinemas.
Robertson Investing Building Caring
We hope you enjoy your film. robertson.co.uk

SPECIALS
No Place Like Home?
Always good to stretch that festive season out as far as possible and while the folk
in Englandshire are left forlornly plucking pine needles from the carpet and shaking
tinsel from their hair while desperately examining the calendar to work out just how
many weeks until they get to celebrate the Great Easter Bunny Chocolate Festival,
up here we can emphasise just how important it is to hold off the back-to-drudgery
bit for a while until weve had a chance to celebrate the life/work/haggis-love of
Rabbie Burns. And on the off-chance that you havent made plans to give yer mans
special day the appreciation it deserves, EDEN COURT are holding a BIG BURNS
STRAMASH on 23 JAN, with films, workshops and a ceilidh, details of which can
be found elsewhere in this issue. Theres also a torchlight parade, providing a
fitting conclusion to a similar municipal gesture that kicked off the Winter Festival
back in November, a neat bookend to proceedings that Rabbie himself would have
appreciated.
SPECIALS

While thats all about embracing our own heritage, there is actually a wider world
out there. (Yeah, we know! Weird!). And its somewhere SANDY ALLAN [1] will
be telling us about at EDEN COURT on 27 JAN when IN SOME LOST PLACE gives
him the opportunity to relate an extraordinary adventure. In 2012, Sandy and
his climbing partner Rick Allen reached the summit of Nanga Parbat one of the
worlds deadliest mountains. Widely regarded as the last
great climb in the Himalayas, the teams first ascent
of the 8,000-metre Mazeno Ridge took eighteen
days, three of which were endured without food
and water. In 2013, the ascent was awarded
the highly coveted Piolet dOr mountaineering
award. Dont even think about asking him why
he did it.
That question might be asked to Felicity Aston
who will be at HIGHLAND COUNCIL CHAMBER
on 11 JAN for a talk called CHASING WINTER:
A JOURNEY TO THE POLE OF COLD, the tale
of her journey across northern Scandinavia and
Siberia to the coldest inhabited place in the world.
Why didnt she just come to Inverness first?
More SPECIALS features & events at:
whatsonhighlands.com

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TUE 12 JAN

FRESHWATER PEARLS
IN PERIL @ Millburn
Academy Hall, 7.30pm.
Inverness Field Club illustrated
talk by Dr Iain Sime, SNH.

GIVE ME A HIGH FIVE @


Culloden Library, 7.30pm.
A Detailed Look at Five
Specialist Species found in
the Cairngorms. Scottish
Ornithologists Club talk by
Andy Howard. Contact nos.
01463 221661 or 01808
511740 3 members;
4 non members.

THU 21 JAN

WED 13 JAN

FAMILY HISTORY FOR


BEGINNERS @ Highland
Archive Centre , 2pm. If
you would like to find out
more about researching your
family tree this course will
be of interest to you. On
this course you will find out
about how to use Census
Returns, Old Parish Registers,
Statutory Records of Birth,
Marriage and Death, and
other types of records useful
for family history research.

LADY PENELOPES CHATEAU


AND ITS CANALS @ Highland
Archive and Registration
Centre , 7.30pm. Talk on
The History of Caisteal
Ormacleit, South Uist by
Professor Stewart Angus.
Organised by Clan Donald
Society of the Highlands
and Islands.All welcome.
HIGHLAND ROCK GARDEN
CLUB @ Nairn Community
and Art Centre, 7.30pm.
Arisaema, picos de europa
and erythroniums three
short talks by local group
members David Shaw, Mike
Kendall and John Owen.
2.50 including refreshments.
All welcome contact John
Owen 01320 366246.

SCANDALS AND REAY


HOUSE @ West Church
Hall, Cromarty, 7.30pm.
Bankruptcies, fornication,
kidnapping and the pursuit
of debt. Talk by Roger Young.
3. cromartyhistory.scot

FRI 22 JAN

MURDER ON THE BLACK


ISLE: A TALE OF LUST,
LUCK AND LEGACY @ Nairn
Free Church, 7.30pm.
Nairn Literary Institute
talk by Dr Graham Clark.
nairnliterary.org.uk

WED 27 JAN

GENE, DIET, HEALTH @


Centre For Health Science,
Inverness, 6pm. An inaugural
professorial lecture with
professor Jun Wei. More
than 90 per cent of human
diseases are related to
a genetic component but
the genetic make-up never
works alone on conferring
a risk of common health
conditions. The geneenvironment interaction is
likely to play a crucial role in
developing most of human
diseases such as diabetes,
cardiovascular diseases and
mental disorders. In this
lecture Prof Wei will discuss
how the immune system
bridges the gap between
genetic predisposition and
environmental triggers in
inflammation-related diseases.
CULLODEN ESTATE @
Highland Archive Centre,
7.30pm. A local history
case study from the 18th
century to the Great War.
Talk by Norman Newton
highlandfamilyhistorysociety.
org
SANDY ALLAN - IN SOME
LOST PLACE @ Eden Court,
8pm. In 2012, Sandy Allan
and a team of mountaineers
made an epic journey to
the limits of survival. In an
incredible feat of endurance,
Sandy and his climbing
partner Rick Allen reached
the summit of Nanga
Parbat one of the worlds
deadliest mountains. Widely
regarded as the last great
climb in the Himalaya, the
teams first ascent of the
8,000-metre Mazeno Ridge
took eighteen days, three of
which were endured without
food and water. In 2013,
the ascent was awarded the
highly coveted Piolet dOr
mountaineering award. Sandy

INDOOR MEETING-THE
WILDLIFE OF LOCH NESS @
Culduthel Christian Centre,
7.30pm. RSPB illustrated
talk by Katy Martin, Highland
Council Senior Ranger. Group
members 3 Visitors 4

ART
FILM

PLANTS AND INTERESTING


PLACES IN ROSS-SHIRE @
Dingwall Town Hall , 7.30pm.
Dingwall Fieldclub talk by
Martin Hind. spanglefish.
com/DingwallFieldClub

KIDS

MON 25 JAN

BURNS SUPPER @ Boat


Of Garten Community
Hall, 7.30pm.

THE WILDLIFE OF LOCH NESS


@ Culduthel Christian Centre,
RSPB talk. 01997 433283.

FRI 29 JAN

CHARITY PUB QUIZ


@ Dows Bar, In aid of
Children First charity.
FAMILY HISTORY FOR
BEGINNERS @ Highland
Archive and Registration
Centre, 2pm. As Fri 22 Jan.

MUSIC

CHASING WINTER: A
JOURNEY TO THE POLE OF
COLD @ Highland Council
Chamber, 7.30pm. Royal
Scottish Geographical Society
lecture by Felicity Aston who
journeyed across northern
Scandinavia and Siberia to
the coldest inhabited place in
the World. Admission: Adults
8; RSGS members, under
18s and students free.

FRANCO SCOTTISH SOCIETY


MEETING AND DINNER @
Glen Mhor Hotel, 6pm. An
opportunity to meet new
people, share and celebrate
your love of both French and
Scottish cultures, practice
your French and have some
food! There is a meeting/
conference on a specific
topic, usually in relation to
France and / or Scotland,
followed by an informal
dinner, always based on
traditional French recipes.

ANNUAL BURNS LUNCH @


Recreation Hall, Raigmore
Hospital, 12.30pm. Saltire
Society of Scotland, Highland
Branch. All welcome. For
tickets please contact
Elspeth on 01463 238257.

THU 28 JAN

SAT 30 JAN

DINGWALL FIELD CLUB


WALK @ Nigg - TBC, 9am.
Nigg - Beach walk
towards North Sutor 2-3
miles. For info visit:
spanglefish.com/
DingwallFieldClub
INVERNESS TO NAIRN RSPB
TRIP @ Depart Highland
Council car park Inverness,
9.30am. To Moray coast.
RSPB OUTING @
Highland Council Car
Park, Glenurquhart Road,
Inverness, 9.30am. Inverness
to Nairn. 01997 433283
NORTH KESSOCK
COMMUNITY MARKET @
North Kessock Hall, 10am.
Lovely, local fresh vegetables,
meat, eggs, bread and other
produce - local crafts time
for cup of coffee and a
blether - much more sociable
than supermarket shopping!
Up to 28 food and craft
stalls. 10am-12noon.

FRI 05 FEB

SPECIALS

MON 11 JAN

WED 20 JAN

SAT 23 JAN

will reveal the story behind


his journey and read from his
autobiographical account.

SPORT

FRI 08 JAN

FRAUD IN MEDICAL
RESEARCH: FACT AND
FICTION @ Nairn Free Church,
7.30pm. Nairn Literary
Institute talk by Dave Godden.
nairnliterary.org.uk

TUE 19 JAN

INVERNESS AREA GREENS @


Velocity Cafe, 6.30pm. Come
and help us secure a just, fair,
and sustainable Scotland.
All welcome. higreens.org

MURDER ON THE BLACK


ISLE @ Nairn Free Church,
7.30pm. A Tale of Lust,
Luck and Legacy. Talk by Dr
Graham Clark, organised
by Nairn Literary Institute.

THEATRE

LAND OWNERSHIP
IN LOCHABER @ Ben
Nevis Hotel, 8pm. Talk
by Richard Sidgwick.
Organised by Lochaber
Local History Society.

SCOTLANDS RUINED
CASTLES @ Smithton
Culloden Free Church, 2pm.
Lecture by Janet BrennanInglis. Janet bought Barholm
Castle in Galloway in 1999,
and completed its restoration
in 2006. She was awarded
a doctorate for her research
into Scottish castles in 2011.
This is a NADFAS lecture.

SPILL

THU 07 JAN

THU 14 JAN

FAMILY HISTORY FOR


BEGINNERS @ Highland
Archive and Registration
Centre , 2pm.
A GLIMPSE OF OLD NAIRN @
Nairn Free Church, 7.30pm.
Nairn Literary Institute
talk by Alan Barron.
nairnliterary.org.uk

LIFESTYLE

TUE 05 JAN

THE MURKY WORLDS


BETWEEN STARS AND
PLANETS @ Smithton
Culloden Free Church,
7.30pm. Highland
Astronomical Society talk
by Maarten de Vries.
spacegazer.com

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SPORT
Balls & Bikes
These are interesting times for Scottish football. The recently unveiled new look League
Cup format, with a regional group stage and the groundbreaking adoption of penalty
shootouts with an extra point to the winners is certainly something that the English
game would do well to take on board. Thats all a year away though and right now this
seasons League Cup is coming to a climax, with ROSS COUNTY taking on CELTIC in
the semi-final at Hampden on 31 JAN. We all know how good Highland teams are at
knocking out the Bhoys on the big stage so County will be hoping for an upset.
In the league meanwhile, Celtic might be as dominant as most expected, but the battle
for second is proving far more interesting with Hearts, Aberdeen and Scotlands
Leicester City St Johnstone, all putting up a good show. At the beginning of the
season ROSS COUNTY looked capable of emulating ICTs success of last year, but
both teams seem to have settled mid-table, meaning EL KESSOCKO in Inverness on
02 JAN isnt quite as much of a six-pointer as either team would have hoped. Still it
should be as entertaining as meetings between the two invariably are these days.
Those who demand a bit more exertion than watching from the terraces will be
participating in the aptly named STRATHPUFFER 24 on 23/24 JAN. Now in its eleventh
year and involving 17 hours of darkness, this is widely regarded as one of the worlds
toughest mountain bike races and over 850 competitors are expected to take part.
Conditions are extremely testing, with ice, snow and mud pushing the participants and
their bikes to the very limits. Entries sold out in minutes for this now iconic mountain-bike
event which attracts riders from all over the UK and beyond. Its not one for the fainthearted. If youd rather just spectate and cheer, it all starts in the square in Strathpeffer.
A quick cheer for the HIGHLAND WILDCATS American Football team whove got a new
base at Bught Stadium having been turfed out of their old premises thanks to works
on the West Link Road. While they might not be the citys best known sporting squad,
theyre to be praised for the work they do with young people in getting them to change
their lives for the positive. Expect to read much more about them in the months ahead.

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SAT 02 JAN

Football
ICT V ROSS COUNTY, 3pm
SSPEY THIST V DVALE, 3pm
B RGERS V N COUNTY, 3pm
FORRES MS V F WILL, 3pm

SAT 16 JAN

INVERNESS PARKRUN
@ Bught Park, 9.30am.
As Fri 09 Jan.
NORTH DISTRICT CROSS
COUNTRY LEAGUE RACE
@ Aldourie Estate, 11am.
Football
R COUNTY V ADEEN, 3pm
ELGIN C V STIRLING A, 3pm
S THIST V ROTHES, 3pm
CLACH V N COUNTY, 3pm
F MECHS V LOSSIE, 3pm
B RANGERS V F WILL, 3pm.

Football
ICT V PARTICK THISTLE, 3pm
ELGIN C V BERWICK R, 3pm
NAIRN C V COVE R, 3pm
LOSSIE V IURIE LW, 3pm
STRATHPUFFER 24 @ The
Square, Strathpeffer. In the
middle of January, with 17
hours of darkness, over 850
competitors will head north
of Inverness for one of the
worlds toughest mountain bike
races - the Strathpuffer24.
Now in its eleventh year, the
2016 event promises to be the
largest ever Puffer.Conditions
are extremely testing, with ice,
snow and mud pushing the

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SAT 23 JAN

INVERNESS PARKRUN
@ Bught Park, 9.30am.
As Fri 09 Jan.

STRATHPUFFER 24 @
The Square, Strathpeffer.
As Sat 24 Jan.

SAT 30 JAN

NATIONAL MASTERS CROSS


COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS
RACE @ Grant Park, Forres
INVERNESS PARKRUN
@ Bught Park, 9.30am.
As Fri 09 Jan.
Football
NAIRN C V FTINE UTD, 3pm
SSPEY THIS V KEITH, 3pm
WICK AC V LOSSIE, 3pm
F MECHS V BUCKIE T, 3pm
CLACH V F WILLIAM, 3pm

SUN 31 JAN

Football
ROSS COUNTY V
CELTIC, 3pm. League
Cup semi-final clash.

Great atmosphere,
well organised and what
a sense of achievement
as I crossed the finish line
Ill be back for more!
2015 Runner

THEATRE

Shinty
KINGUSSIE SHINTY
VETERANS MATCH @
Kingussie, A Kingussie
tradition for over 100 years,
veterans versus Kings match.

Football
CLACH V C RANGERS, 3pm
LOSSIE V SSPEY THIST, 3pm
WICK AC V INVRIE LW, 3pm
NAIRN C V FBURGH, 3pm

SUN 24 JAN

S U N D A Y 13 M A R C H 2 0 1 6

SPILL

AONACH MOR UPHILL RACE


@ Nevis Range, 9am.

SAT 09 JAN

INVERNESS PARKRUN @
Bught Park, 9.30am. Timed
5k run. Every Saturday.
FREE! Register at: parkrun.
org.uk/inverness/ and
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LIFESTYLE

NAIRN NEW YEARS DAY


DIP 2016 @ Nairn Beach
(Golf View Hotel), 1pm.
Blow the cobwebs off with a
bracing, fun-filled dip in the
sea to get the New Year off
to a cracking start and help
raise funds for children and
young people with cancer.
Visit: clicsargent.org.uk for
more info and to sign up.

competitors and their bikes


to the very limits. Entries sold
out in minutes for this now
iconic mountain-bike event
which attracts riders from all
over the UK and beyond. Its
not one for the faint-hearted.

KIDS

HANGOVER RUN @
Miltonduff Hall, 11am

WORLD SNOW DAY @


Nevis Range. To celebrate
World Snow Day Nevis
Range are staging a series
of activities. The menu of
fun will include: husky sled
dog team, snow sculpting
competition, sledging, ski
lessons for beginners, special
menus in the Snowgoose
Restaurant and more.

MUSIC

FRI 01 JAN

SUN 17 JAN

SPECIALS

Shinty
LOVAT V BEAULY, 1pm. Local
rivals contest the Lovat Cup.

SPORT

WED 30 DEC

Football
R COUNTY V KILMARNOCK

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Scottish Ballet Return

THEATRE

Most of January is pretty much theatre-free which might come as a relief to those of you
who overdosed on pantos prior to Xmas. If youre feeling residual love for fairytales retold
though, you dont have too long to wait as CINDERELLA [1] comes to EDEN COURT from
2730 JAN courtesy of the always sublime Scottish Ballet. Christopher Hampsons take
on the story is already regarded as one of the very best and acclaimed New Zealand
designer Tracy Grant Lords luxurious costumes and extravagant sets create a glittering
fantasy world. Prokovievs soundtrack and SBs remarkable dancers only serve to
emphasise how good this will be.
Dance of a rather different stripe from the equally impressive PLAN B whose AND NOW
is at ARDROSS COMMUNITY HALL on 29 JAN. Reflecting on the sea change in Scotland
in 2014, a tribe of lost children, full of lost charm, innocence and comic disposition
enter a beguiling Neverland dreamscape. Accompanied by a powerful ambient score from
award winning composer Jim Sutherland, the piece is overlaid with live music from sax
player Steve Ketterley. This is the first opportunity to see plan Bs new ensemble - four of
Scotlands most electrifying dancers - Glen McArtney, Joanne Pirrie, Katie Armstrong and
Kirsty Pollock.
Few comedians can skewer sacred cows with the verve and precision of RICH HALL
[2], the American comedian who, while making Britain his home, continues to provide
magnificent critiques of his homeland on TV documentaries like Rich Halls Continental
Drifters, Rich Halls The Dirty South and How The West Was Lost. Part love letters, part
history lessons and part angry demolition of accepted truths, theyre woven together with
an elegantly honed wit and rare eloquence, as indeed are his live stand-up shows, the
latest of which, under the banner 3:10 TO HUMOUR comes to EDEN COURT on 01 FEB.
More humour in MUMS THE WORD 2 at EDEN COURT from 0206 FEB. One of Scotlands
favourites, MTW2 laughs at the comedic horrors of child and teenager-rearing in this new
and updated version of the hit show. Join the mums, now older and wider, on their
journey into the parenting nightmare that is teenagers. GAIL PORTER, LIBBY MCARTHUR
(River City), LORRAINE MCINTOSH (Deacon Blue) JULIE WILSON NIMMO (Balamory) and
former Radio Clyde presenter SUZIE MCGUIRE star. More next time.

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MON 28 DEC

FILM

PETER PAN @ Eden Court,


1pm, 5pm. Join a magical
journey to Neverland in this
fantastic new panto. Can
Wendy, Michael and John
help Peter Pan and the Lost
Boys defeat the villainous
Captain Hook? Peter Pan is
a swashbuckling adventure
panto, with spectacular song
and dance routines, a lot of
traditional panto slapstick, and
of course, a ticking crocodile!

MON 04 JAN

PETER PAN @ Eden Court,


1pm, 5pm. As Mon 28 Dec.

TUE 05 JAN

PETER PAN @ Eden Court,


1pm, 5pm. As Mon 28 Dec.

WED 06 JAN

PETER PAN @ Eden Court,


1pm, 5pm. As Mon 28 Dec.

SAT 09 JAN

PETER PAN @ Eden Court,


2.15pm, 7pm. As Mon 28 Dec.

SUN 10 JAN

KIDS

PETER PAN @ Eden Court,


1pm, 5pm. As Mon 28 Dec.

WED 27 JAN

MUSIC

TUE 29 DEC

PETER PAN @ Eden Court,


2.15pm, 7pm. As Mon 28 Dec.

SPECIALS
SPORT

ALADDIN @ Macdonald
Aviemore Resort, 2pm. Will
the evil Ebenezer convince
Aladdin to enter the Cave
of a Thousand Dreams and
fetch the lamp? Will Princess
Jasmine find the boy of her
dreams? Will Widow Twankey
finally wear something that
doesnt look like an explosion
in a paint factory? Questions,
questions, questions. Find
out at the answers at this
brilliant pantomime.

CINDERELLA @ Eden Court,


7.30pm. Discover the
enchanted, sparkling world
of Christopher Hampsons
Cinderella, in the European
premiere of this most beloved
fairy tale. In her grief, the
young Cinderella plants a rose
at her mothers graveside.
When her father remarries,
the future seems bleaker than
ever. Her wicked stepmother
is intent on pushing aside
kind and beautiful Cinderella
in favour of her two nasty
step sisters. The course
of true love never did run
smooth but Cinderella does
meet her prince and romance
blossoms. The Scottish Ballet
Orchestra accompanies
live performing the world
famous Prokofiev score.

WED 30 DEC

PETER PAN @ Eden Court,


2.15pm, 7pm. As Mon 28 Dec.

THEATRE

THU 31 DEC

PETER PAN @ Eden Court,


1pm, 5pm. As Mon 28 Dec.

FRI 01 JAN

ALADDIN @ Macdonald
Aviemore Resort, 2pm.
As Tue 29 Dec.

SPILL

SAT 02 JAN

PETER PAN @ Eden Court,


2.15pm, 7pm. As Mon 28 Dec.

LIFESTYLE

SUN 03 JAN

PETER PAN @ Eden Court,


1pm, 5pm. As Mon 28 Dec.
ALADDIN @ Macdonald
Aviemore Resort, 2pm.
As Tue 29 Dec.

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THU 28 JAN

CINDERELLA @ Eden Court,


2pm, 7.30pm. As Wed 27 Jan.

FRI 29 JAN

WEE CINDERELLA @ Eden


Court, 1.30pm. A wee version
of a big ballet.This specially
adapted hour long performance
features the Companys
dancers accompanied live by
the Scottish Ballet Orchestra.
CINDERELLA @ Eden Court,

7.30pm. As Wed 27 Jan.

less harsh to his homeland.

AND NOW... PLAN B DANCE @


Ardross Community Hall, 8pm.
And Now... is plan Bs brand
new dance theatre production.
Reflecting on the sea change
in Scotland in 2014, a
tribe of lost children, full of
lost charm, innocence and
comic disposition enter a
beguiling dreamscape. They
find an ethereal Neverland
where present generations
glimpse what promise may
emerge when we finally
grow up - if need we ever
will. Accompanied by a
powerful ambient score from
award winning composer
Jim Sutherland, the piece
is overlaid with live music
pulsating both rhythm and
class - from the wonderful,
witty sax player Steve Ketterley.
This is the first opportunity to
see plan Bs new ensemble
- four of Scotlands most
electrifying dancers - Glen
McArtney, Joanne Pirrie, Katie
Armstrong and Kirsty Pollock.
Previously successful and
hugely popular shows
recently produced by plan B
include A wee home form
home ( a collaboration with
Michael Marra) and The
Shoogle Project (featuring
the highly acclaimed Scottish
band Shooglenifty).
planbcreative.org

TUE 02 FEB

HOW YOU GOING TO LIVE


YOUR DASH @ Eden Court,
8pm. This shattering piece
explores the life-altering
decisions we make in order
to get the most out of our
time on earth: giving up a
high-flying career, confronting
an addiction, dropping it
all and moving to a new
continent. Based on real life
testimonies and featuring
beautiful pyrotechnic effects,
this epic performance looks
at the moment we choose to
detonate our own lives, the
smoky fall out and how we
piece together a new future.
From one of Scotlands most
visionary theatre makers,
Jenna Watt (Flneurs).

TUE 02FRI 05 FEB

MUMS THE WORD 2 @


Eden Court, 7.30pm. Mums
The Word 2 is a brand-new
version of the huge original hit
show detailing the comedic
horrors of rearing young
children and now updated to
include the horrors of rearing
and living with teenagers!

SAT 30 JAN

CINDERELLA @ Eden Court,


2pm, 7.30pm. As Wed 27 Jan.

MON 01 FEB

RICH HALL - 3:10 TO


HUMOUR @ Eden Court,
8pm. Rich Halls critically
acclaimed grouchy, deadpan
style has established him as a
master of absurdist irony and
the king of rapid-fire wit. The
award-winning Montana native
renowned for his expertly
crafted tirades and quick fire
banter with audiences and
delightful musical sequences
saddles up and hitches his
wagon to tour the British Isles
once again. This is a comedian
whos plain spoken growling
indignation and acerbic
observations have an unerring
talent for hitting his targets
with precision every time,
leaving his audience hanging
on every word winning him
fans all over the globe. Perrier
(Edinburgh Comedy Festival)
Award and Barry (Melbourne
International Comedy Festival)
Award winner Hall has been
described as a transatlantic
messenger lampooning each
country he visits with his
common sense, and he is no

FRI 05 FEB

RICH HALL 3:10 TO


HUMOUR @ Universal Hall,
Findhorn, 8pm. As Fri 01 Feb.

SAT 06 FEB

ROCK N WRESTLE @
Dingwall Leisure Centre,
Featuring the best talent from
around Scotland and the UK.
Combining the atmosphere
of a rock concert with the
excitement of a pro-wrestling
event, enjoy a show for all the
family. Tickets 12 adults, 10
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Castle Restaurant
41 Castle Street, Inverness
Sometimes the food experience
isnt all about yanking you forward
to a bright new future, but taking
you back to a faded, reassuring
past. While, as weve shown on
these pages in the year just gone,
Inverness has become something
of a leading light in high quality,
innovative dining, with an array
of food from across the globe
available, there are always going to
be places that for generations of
locals are about much more than
the food itself. Perhaps the most
notable, and certainly the most
enduringly popular with everyone
from Invernessian celebs and
ex-pats to the average man and
woman in the street, is Castle
Restaurant.
Talk to anyone about the place and
their eyes glaze with fond nostalgia
and a kind of unexpressed primal
yearning for all the memories and
associations that come to mind.
It seems that everyone has their
own formative Castle experience,
from first family meals out
and culinary encounters with

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spectacular Knickerbocker Glories


to, in the case of one friend,
slightly embarrassed recall of longago times and lovelorn adolescent
encounters with a dashing visiting
lorry driver, a liaison that will surely
be turned into a wistful Scots
movie before too long. Through
the years, Castle Restaurant has
played a significant part in the
emotional lives of many, many
people.
Some things have changed though,
most notably ownership of the
place itself. Having been run by
the Lipton family for 57 years
it was sold a couple of months
back to siblings Katie and Ewen
MacKinnon, though the handover
seems to have been seamless
with the world famous steak pie
and specially crinkle-cut chips still
on the menu.
And even now, with so many other
places opening up, the place
remains as popular as ever, with
a clientele literally ranging in age
from eight to eighty. Business
is brisk throughout the day, with

obvious peaks at breakfast and


lunch, but when we turn up in midafternoon, theres still a constant
stream of people coming in and
out. Many of them dont even need
to ask for menus, knowing exactly
what they want, probably what
theyve ordered and will always
order for decades to come.
Outside the skies are grey and
snows on the way, only serving to
emphasise the bright warmth of
both surroundings and welcome,
a brigade of friendly waitresses
working the split-level layout with
a quiet enthusiasm that puts the
staff of many other places in town
to shame.
To start my pal has Melon, a dish
that ought to come with its own
soundtrack of a phone call saying,
Hi, its the seventies, we want
our recipe back. Served in a
designed-for-purpose glass bowl,
the melon slice is topped with
tinned fruit and tastes exactly
like youd expect, which is
obviously no bad thing.

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My starter of Battered Mushrooms


is equally retro and again all the
better for it. Maintaining the rich
Scottish tradition of deep-frying
things, its done skilfully, the batter
staying crisp and the mushrooms
inside retaining some bite. Served
with salad and some sort of mayo/
tartar affair its also a substantial
portion, something that many of
the Castles faithful customers look
for above all else.
And when it comes to my main
course Mixed Grill, again theres
no skimping on portion size. Steak,
liver, sausage, gammon and egg
all put in an appearance with,
perhaps surprisingly, the brightlyyolked egg and liver being the
stand-outs, the latter cooked with
some degree of care not, as is so
often the case, dried out to the
texture of shoe leather. That said,
the steaks slightly on the chewy
side and the sausage appears to
have only a passing relationship
with any sort of meat, so its not
an unqualified success, especially
since its a couple of quid more
expensive than its equivalent at
the likes of Wetherspoons. What
Spoons cant offer though are the
Castles famous crinkle-cut chips,
apparently made using a special
machine, though we imagine its
not likely to be the only one in
the world. And what are they like?
Well, like er, crinkle-cut crisps, their
shape more important than what
they taste like, merely a memory
trigger to make everyone recall
the food of their youth. Unwittingly,
Castle Restaurant is providing a
nostalgic dining experience that
your Heston Blumenthal and his
pals have been trying to pin down
for years and which could net
hipsters millions were this place to
be transplanted to Shoreditch.

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My pal has Vegetarian Lasagne,


because thats how he rolls and its
pronounced to have a perfectly fine
home-made quality, mushrooms
and tomatoes being the dominant
ingredients and the tinned peas
accompanying it a confident
statement towards Italian cuisine that
says, we do it our way round here.

Puddings on the menu are


supplemented by a selection
of home baked options written
on a blackboard and displayed
impressively in a glass case by the
counter. I plump for a Banoffee Pie
which suggests that some of the
home baking still needs working
on, a rock hard pastry tartlet
topped with a little toffee sauce,
a couple of slices of banana and
a ginormous mound of whipped
cream, served inexplicably with
yet another similar sized cream
mountain. My companion is
almost duty bound to roll back
the decades and try the Banana
Split, which turns out to be every
bit as crazily rococo as expected,
a simple banana pimped into a
thing of wonder with tinned fruit
salad, psychedelic hundreds and
thousands and yet more cream.
Its kind of a suitable end to
the meal, taking us back to our
childhoods and just for a moment
making the modern world fade
into a wibbly-wobbly background.
Or perhaps thats just the sugar
getting medieval on the senses.
We waddle back to real life with
full stomachs and a new found
respect for tinned fruit, thinking
that while there may be better
cooking at other places in town,
few competing joints understand
quite so well that its about much
more than whats on your plate.
Whatever its limitations Castle
Restaurant is a culinary safe
space, where things really are
like they used to be. And theres
nothing wrong with that.
Price for 2: 40.20 (exc. drinks)
ICA RATING
1: Exterior/Location ..................... 8
2: Interior/Atmosphere................. 8
3: StaffAppearance .................... 9
4: StaffHelpfulness .................... 9
5: Speed Of Service ..................... 9
6: FoodPresentation ................... 6
7: FoodQuality............................ 7
8: FoodValue .............................. 8
9: MenuRange/Balance/Clarity ... 7
10: ToiletsAppearance/Cleanliness . 7
TOTAL: 78%

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The Restaurant at The Corriegarth

Afternoon Teas

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To make a booking contact
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Now
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Inverness IV2 3JU
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Ken Kelman: Giftcard that keeps on giving?


Every year I get shop gift cards for
my birthday, its my own fault reallly
Ive forbidden my family from buying
me clothes (no one knows what my
style is not even me) and they
find it difficult to keep up with what
gadgets I have and what ones I may
like to have, and as for choosing CDs
or DVDs for me .. well .. a gift card just
seems to to be the ideal solution.
So as my birthday approaches I
eagerly aticipate the arrival of these
cards, enjoying the prospect of
spending them theyre not like real
money, I tell myself, so its ok to just
go into the store and buy the first
thing I see that I like, no matter how
frivolous it may seem. All very well in
theory but in practice... It takes on
average three to four months for me
to spend my birthday vouchers, and
usually by that time the addition of
Christmas vouchers has heightened
my anxiety. I go to the shop with
every intention of just picking up the
first thing I like and casually strolling
to the checkout with it, but, en route
from shelf to cashdesk something
changes in me. It dawns that while for
me the value of the voucher doesnt
represent real money, thats not true
for the parent or sibling who sent
me it. I wouldnt so casually spend
my own hard-earned cash on, this
year for example, a Radio Controlled
Quad-Copter with built in gyroscopic
stabilisation and 2 megapixel
camera, so what right have I to spend

theirs on such pointlessness?


So back to the shelf goes the cool
and I mean really cool gadget
and I continue on to the the clothing
section to see if theres a nice
practical sweatshirt I might like.
Usually there is such a sweatshirt,
but equally usually on the way to the
till I talk myself out of it. Sure, its a
sound practical buy, but the voucher
was meant as a gift and gifts are
supposed to be frivolous, things you
wouldnt usually buy for youself, so
the jumper goes back and I head
over once again to the Quad-Copter.
By now youre probably getting the
picture, also by now the shop staff
are begining to regard me with
suspicion, so I generally give up the
excersise and go and have a nice
calming coffee somewhere.
Imagine my joy this year when I
discovered that you can spend shop
vouchers online! Now I could take
as long as I like to choose without
the watchful eyes of the shop staff
scrutinizing my every move.
It took me only a week of nightly
online activity to finally settle on a
cool watch. Its a gadget but its
practical too so everyones happy.
I even managed to follow the advice
of the Barclays Digital Eagles and
Googled around until I found a 10%
off voucher! All that was to be done
now was proceed to the checkout
and pay for my purchase(s).

Id heard shopping online was easy


so I was already looking forward to
popping into the store next day and
picking up my classy watch. I had
two giftcards totalling 60 and the
watch was 72 after discount, no
problem Ill just pay the extra on my
debit card. Wrong! Turns out you can
only pay with two types of payment,
so I couldnt use both gift cards.
When I phoned the help-line for
advice on my quandry the girl
suggested I simply use one giftcard
and put the rest (42) on my debit
card. Hmm, yes thats right, afterall
why spend just 12 pounds in a shop
when you can spend 42! Needless to
say I declined this offer leaving me
to suffer the only viable alternative
- going into the actual shop to have
my two giftcards merged into one
.. then coming back home to buy
the watch online because its not
something they stock locally! Allin-all it took a week of browsing, a
ten minute phone call to customer
services, two trips to the virtual
checkout and two to the physical
shop to spend my vouchers mind
you thats still a good three months
less than last year.
Thing is Ill have forgotten all this by
next birthday, when Ill no doubt hear
myself say just get me a giftcard, it
save a whole lot of hassle.
KEN

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