As of 5 April 2013, upcoming events include

6 & 7 Apr 10 am to 5 pm Food & Craft Fair organised by Friends of the Pavilion, who had thought of taking a break from such fairs this year but have given in to pressure from regular stallholders! Top local craftspeople and producers offer a huge variety of products – baking, cushions, doorstops, hand knitting, jewellery, leather goods, meat products, photographs, preserves, quilts, wooden things and more! Free entry, teas with delicious home baking. Ring Frances on 01997 421344 if you wish to book a stall – very few spaces left now ….

12 Apr 8 pm Donnie Munro acoustic concert by the former lead singer of Runrig, now a successful singer/songwriter in his own right. With guitarist Eric Cloughley and special guest the brilliant young Shetland fiddler Maggie Adamson. Both Donnie himself and audiences around the country are enjoying the intimate format of these acoustic concerts and the collaboration between three fine musicians. Tickets £16 (conc. £14) from WeGotTickets.com and TicketWeb.co.uk, also from 24-hr hotline 08444 771000, June’s Card Shop Dingwall and Pavilion 01997 420124

www.donniemunro.co.uk

www.facebook.com/maggie.adamson2

14 Apr 8 pm Opera Bohemia – following critically acclaimed productions of La Bohème and Lucia di Lammermoor, Opera Bohemia makes a most welcome return to the Pavilion with Puccini’s hugely popular opera Madame Butterfly, set in modern day Japan. Rising Scottish star Catriona Clark sings the role of Cio-Cio San, leading a cast of up and coming professional opera singers. “One of the most exciting new opera companies in the country” (The Herald). Tickets £12 (£5 for school pupils, other concessions £10) online from WeGotTickets.com and TicketWeb.co.uk, also from 24-hr hotline 08444 771000, June’s Card Shop Dingwall and Pavilion 01997 420124

www.operabohemia.com

www.catrionaclark.com

17 Apr 8 pm Edwyn Collins – Ivor Novello Award winning musician Edwyn Collins is to perform at the Pavilion as part of his Spring 2013 “Understated” tour. First coming to fame as the frontman of Scottish group Orange Juice (“Rip it Up”, “I Can’t Help Myself” etc.), Edwyn Collins went on to a solo career, including the international hit, “A Girl Like You”. He recently returned to the music scene after a serious illness and particularly asked his agent to include the Pavilion in this tour. Tickets £17.50 online from WeGotTickets.com and TicketWeb.co.uk, including TicketWeb’s 24-hr hotline 08444 771000, also from June’s Card Shop Dingwall and the Pavilion 01997 420124

Support by singer/songwriter Linden, whose debut album was recently released on Edwyn Collins’ own record label, to critical acclaim

www.edwyncollins.com

www.joemcalinden.com

20 Apr 8 pm Rose-Marie. Irish-born Rose-Marie is an international singing star, well known to British audiences and justifiably one of our most popular singers, with awards for ‘Best International Concert Star’, ‘National Singer of the Year’ and ‘Most Popular Country Singer’. Her flame red hair has become one of the enduring icons of popular music. Tickets £18 online from WeGotTickets.com and TicketWeb.co.uk, also from 24-hr hotline 08444 771000, June’s Card Shop Dingwall and Pavilion 01997 420124

www.rose-marie.tv

21 Apr 2 pm NYCoS National Boys Choir join forces with NYCoS Inverness Choir for an afternoon spring concert. The 40-strong NYCoS Inverness Choir and the 50 unchanged voices of NYCoS National Boys Choir complement each other wonderfully in this joint concert of varying repertoire, from classical to contemporary. The National Boys Choir has performed on radio, television and at the Edinburgh Festival. It has toured to Northern Ireland, the Lake District and the Scottish Borders. Tickets £10 / £8 / £4 through the National Youth Choir of Scotland website www.nycos.co.uk/Nycos-Events/Concerts-Participation or by ringing NYCoS on 0141 287 2856

www.nycos.co.uk

25 Apr 8 pm MsFits Theatre Company in I Spy Mrs Peery – Edinburgh Fringe award-winning show, by playwright Rona Munro and presented by comedy actress Fiona Knowles, also both award winners. A story of mystery, intrigue and suspense, “more violent than a crash diet, more spine-chilling than ice cubes down the back of yer nightie”! Mrs Peery sees it all from behind her net curtains. A thought-provoking slice of life focusing on three female neighbours, hilarious yet at times extremely moving. Tickets £10 (£6 for school pupils) are now available online from WeGotTickets.com and TicketWeb.co.uk, also from 24-hr hotline 08444 771000, from June’s Card Shop Dingwall and the Pavilion office

www.msfits.co.uk

26 Apr 7.30 pm Dingwall Rotary Club presents a Ceilidh and Ceilidh Dance with the ever-popular Strathpeffer Dance Band and students from the renowned National Centre of Excellence in Traditional Music in Plockton. Tickets £17.50 (including stovie supper) online from WeGotTickets.com and Ticketweb.co.uk – also now on sale from Pavilion 01997 420124, Dingwall Rotary Club and June’s Card Shop Dingwall.

www.musicplockton.org

4 May 7.30 pm Dingwall Choral Society spring concert, “An A to Z of Choral Music”, which promises a varied programme, ranging from a Hungarian folk song to Verdi’s Dies Irae. Tickets £10 now on sale from June’s Card Shop Dingwall, Strathpeffer Pavilion 01997 420124 and choir members

www.dingwallchoralsociety.co.uk

9 May 8 pm Aly Bain and Phil Cunningham, Scotland’s favourite traditional musicians, who require no introduction. Tickets £17 / £16 / £6 are now available online from WeGotTickets.com and TicketWeb.co.uk, also from 24-hr hotline 08444 771000, June’s Card Shop Dingwall and the Pavilion 01997 420124

www.philandaly.com

10 May Sorry the promoter of Jai McDowall’s tour decided to cancel the concert at the Pavilion. Ticket buyers are being refunded.

11 & 12 10 am to 4 pm Photography Fair organised by Friends of the

May Pavilion. Photographs by top local photographers – confirmed participants so far include Ed Duncan, Jacqi Elmslie, Mary Foley, Eoghain Maclean, Photography & Design, Roddy Ritchie, Helen Suzanne and Russell Turner. On sale will be wall art, calendars, cards and gifts. Plus teas with home baking. Free entry.

17 May Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland International Convention 2013

www.rias.org.uk

8 June from 10 am Strathpeffer’s famous annual Victorian Market Day, with a variety of stalls and events and this year incorporating an Art & Music Trail in various venues around the village. Teas with delicious home baking by Friends of the Pavilion and the Church of Scotland will be on sale in the Pavilion, along with an exhibition of old photographs.

www.facebook.com/events/422605581105010

14 June 10 am Sticky Kids present a Funky Monkey Singalong. The Sticky Kids team presents hugely popular interactive shows for children up to 7 years old, which invariably sell out at the Pavilion. Tickets £6 online from WeGotTickets.com and from the Pavilion 01997 420124 – in fact there are already very few tickets left because they are being snapped up by schools and nurseries!

http://stickykids.net

15 June Fiona Kennedy – “Fiona and Ruaridh on the Road”. Just confirmed – more info soon.

www.musicscotland.com/cd/Fiona-Kennedy-Coming-Home.html

28 June 8 pm Scottish Chamber Orchestra – the SCO makes its popular annual visit to the Pavilion. Under the baton of dynamic young conductor Gergely Madaras, the SCO performs Beethoven’s ever-popular “Eroica” Symphony, alongside music by Weiner and Ibert with virtuosic SCO Principal Flute Alison Mitchell as soloist. Tickets are now on sale online from WeGotTickets.com and TicketWeb.co.uk – also from 24-hr hotline 08444 771000, June’s Card Shop Dingwall and Pavilion 01997 420124. £14 full price, £12 for senior citizens, £5 other concessions, including all under 26s

www.sco.org.uk

www.gergelymadaras.com

4 Aug 8 pm Coast, the brilliant Celtic rock band from Southampton (yes really!) who delighted and impressed both the audience and Pavilion staff on a previous visit. Two of the band members grew up in the Western Isles and were greatly influenced by local music. They are now managed by Runrig drummer Iain Bayne. Advance tickets £9 on sale very soon.

www.coastrock.co.uk

www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7DXTMsAyTw

14 Sep 8 pm Roger Dean makes a welcome return to the Pavilion with The Johnny Cash Story – “First class show. More please. This is what the Pavilion is perfect for. Thank you.” (audience member comment on the Pavilion website Guestbook after the last show). Tickets £17 / £15 on sale soon.

http://roger-dean.com

www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKl9K7JtYxM

2 Oct 8 pm The Magic of the Beatles – regarded as one of the UK’s leading Beatles cover bands, playing to ecstatic sell-out audiences throughout the world and regularly appearing on television and radio. Golden Anniversary tour, celebrating 50 years of No. 1 hits. Tickets £18.50 now online from WeGotTickets.com and TicketWeb.co.uk, also from 24-hr hotline 08444 771000, June’s Card Shop Dingwall and Strathpeffer Pavilion 01997 420124

www.easytheatres.com/concert-shows/magic-of-the-beatles

1 Nov 8 pm T.Rextasy – the brilliant and only official tribute band to Marc Bolan and T.Rex, endorsed by the controllers of Marc Bolan and T.Rex’s catalogue, Marc Bolan’s family, former members of T.Rex and the official Marc Bolan fan club. Tickets £15 now online from WeGotTickets.com and TicketWeb.co.uk, also from 24-hr hotline 08444 771000, June’s Card Shop Dingwall and Strathpeffer Pavilion 01997 420124

www.trextasy.com

Plus conferences, weddings, functions and other private events not included on this list

Strathpeffer Pavilion 01997 420124

www.StrathpefferPavilion.org

enquiries@StrathpefferPavilion.org

TicketWeb 24/7 ticket hotline: 08444 771000

Source: Strathpeffer Pavilion