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- Disability cuts 'are devastating'
- Heart care 'more likely for rich'
- Lockerbie probe request to Libya
- Cottage death OAP 'was murdered'
- Pine marten control called for
- Direct flights 'key for economy'
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Entertainment
Stories of angels and guitars at club
PATSY Matheson and Becky Mills will be the guests at Montrose Folk Club in the Links Hotel, Montrose, at 8 pm next Tuesday.
Take That tribute
THERE’S a real treat in store for fans of Take That in the Montrose Town Hall on Saturday, March 10.
Dancing Queen at Rep
ABBA fans are in for a treat at Dundee Rep Theatre next month when the all singing, all dancing biggest 70’s party ever hits the stage.
Celebrate St. Patrick
THE very best of Irish entertainment, starring Ireland’s most dynamic and versatile performer Dominic Kirwan and the internationally renowned The Three Irish Tenors, will give you a St Patrick’s Night to remember in the Caird Hall, Dundee on Saturday, March 17.
Classic soul and rock ‘n roll
THE Park Hotel in Montrose will welcome The Declaration Band for a gig on Friday, March 23.
Illustrated talks
THE Friends of Brechin Town House Museum have announced the dates of their spring illustrated talks programme.
Bullseye for Oliver!
The cast of KAOS is hoping their cute puppy will grow quite a bit in the next six weeks to make a convincing, menacing “Bullseye” in their forthcoming production of Oliver!
Astaria Quartet to entertain
Forfar Arts Guild is delighted to welcome the talented Astaria Quartet to the East and Old church hall this Thursday (February 16) at 7.30 pm.
Attempting to beat the record
The LimeLight Company is Arbroath’s first and only musical Theatre school for kids aged from four to 18.
Gigs for Makinadin
LOCAL five piece Celtic rock band Makinadin have two gigs lined up for Montrose over the next week.
Duo’s mixed mediums
PERTHSHIRE textile artists Deirdre Gittins and Margaret Stanford are currently exhibiting their work at the Whitehills Health and Community Care Centre in Forfar.
Rat Pack Live tribute show
THE sound of big band swing – featuring all the panache and attitude of Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Sammy Davis Jnr during their Vegas heyday – swaggers into town with the all new Rat Pack Live concert show.
Turbulent series
THE latest exhibition at The Meffan, Forfar is by Edinburgh based artist Daniel Cook.
Seven-piece line up for Montrose gig
SOUTHERN Tenant Folk Union are the guests at Montrose Folk Club in the Links Hotel, Mid Links, Montrose, this Friday at 8pm.
Mearns’ musical
MEARNS Academy Musical Society are staging the record breaking, all-time great musical Les Miserables (School Edition), from June 18-22.
Pains and glories
SITE-SPECIFIC theatre company Grid Iron is back at Dundee Rep Theatre with their latest award-winning show Barflies.
Inspired by the weather
THE Scottish National Jazz Orchestra presents The Music of Weather Report with special guest, Peter Erskine at the Caird Hall, Dundee on Thursday, February 23 at 7.30 pm.
Bank Street gig for Sheena Wellington
THE Bank Street Gallery will host an evening with Scottish leading singer/songwriter Sheena Wellington on Saturday, February 11 - with tickets guaranteed to be snapped up quickly.
Lesley’s dates sell out
THE phenomenal demand for tickets for opera diva Lesley Garrett’s performances with the Arbroath Male Voice Choir has resulted in all the tickets for the March concerts being sold out.
Fascinating tour
CONTINUING their smash-hit sell-out 2011 tour, three times Olivier Award nominated and now a global internet sensation, Fascinating Aida, are appearing at His Majesty’s Theatre, Aberdeen on Saturday, February 18.
Drama and spectacle
THE Rambert Dance Company celebrates 85 years at the heart of British dance and return to Aberdeen with a breath-taking new programme.
Fiddlers rally!
THE Angus Strathspey & Reel Society is holding its Fiddlers Rally in the Webster Memorial Theatre, Arbroath on Saturday, April 21 at 7.30 pm.
Titanic in Arbroath
ARBROATH Musical Society will “re-launch” the Titanic this week at the Webster Memorial Theatre as they perform Titanic The Musical.
Youngstars’ Guys & Dolls take to stage
IT’S curtain up at the Kirriemuir Town Hall tonight (Wednesday) as over 50 young performers take to the stage for the first night of Forfar and Kirriemuir Rising Youngstars’ production of the hit Broadway musical, Guys & Dolls.
Touching tale of friendship
DUNDEE Rep Ensemble’s next production is the hilarious and touching Steel Magnolias, an endearing story of friendship among a group of gutsy Southern women living in small-town 80’s America.
Pain and humour
A huge sell-out success at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2009, Barflies, the multi-award winning site-specific company Grid Iron, runs at Dundee Rep Theatre from Thursday, February 16 to Saturday, February 18.
Singing workshop
THE stage is set for Angus Folk’s latest singing workshop which will be held on Tuesday, February 14 in the Kirriemuir Old Parish Church Hall.
Spirit of adventure captured in plays
THE story of Captain Scott’s ill-fated expedition and his aspiration to be the first to reach the South Pole provides the topical subject matter for the first of two specially commissioned plays which bring together Dundee Rep and Glasgow’s Oran More theatre.
World class soloist joins ensemble
The Scottish Ensemble’s £10:11/12 Season continues into 2012 with Sinfonia Concertante, a concert showcasing the distinctive voice of the viola at St Paul’s Cathedral, Dundee on Monday, February 20 and Perth Concert Hall on Wednesday, February 22.
Grease is the word!
GREASE, the original high-school musical, runs at his Majesty’s Theatre, Aberdeen until Saturday, February 11.
Janet bowing out of SDT after 14 years
SPRING 2012 sees Scottish Dance Theatre’s final tour with Janet Smith as artistic director.
One-act plays
THE Angus District heat of the annual national one-act plays competition, organised by the Scottish Community Drama Association, takes place at the Webster Memorial Theatre, Arbroath next month.
Welcome to Truvy’s
DUNDEE Rep Ensemble’s first production of 2012 is Steel Magnolias, which runs from Wednesday, February 22 to Saturday, March 10.
Lining up for folk club
SOUTHERN Tenant Folk Union, a seven-piece Folk Blue Grass Band, are playing at The Montrose Folk Club, at The Links Hotel Montrose on Friday, February 17.
Free workshops and seminars
THE Screen Office for the Councils of Angus, Dundee, Fife and Perth and Kinross reaches its 10th birthday this year and to celebrate a host of free workshops and seminars are planned.
Gallery session with Scots songstress
SCOTS songstress Rachel Sermanni makes a welcome return to the Bank Street Gallery, Kirriemuir this Saturday for an acoustic session at the intimate venue.
Festival of youth
RON Stewart is to replace George Donald at the February concert of the Tayside Symphony Orchestra.
Tale as old as time
PHOENIX Theatre presents Disney’s Beauty and the Beast at His Majesty Theatre, Aberdeen from Wednesday, January 25 to Saturday, January 28.
Sensational new show
FOLLOWING a sold out UK tour in 2011 Anton du Beke and Erin Boag return with a sensational “Let’s Do It” new show.
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Weather for Forfar
Thursday 23 February 2012
Today
Light rain
Temperature: 6 C to 13 C
Wind Speed: 26 mph
Wind direction: South west
Tomorrow
Sunny spells
Temperature: 5 C to 10 C
Wind Speed: 28 mph
Wind direction: West
