Willows Animal Sanctuary Needs Help Now!

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Dec 112010
 

With Thanks To Suzanne Kelly.

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A unique North East animal sanctuary is fighting to avoid closure after the recent cold spell has scuppered a much needed fund-raising open day.

Willows animal sanctuary near Fraserburgh has been rescuing creatures, great and small, from distressing situations since 1989 and is home to a wide variety of domestic, farm and wild animals. However, the charity is struggling to meet its winter feed bill.

The recent spate of extremely bad weather has added to the worries of the sanctuary. Not only did their long-planned open day, which would have brought in much needed funds, have to be cancelled due to the snow, but over the weekend the heavy snowfall caused severe damage to one of the sanctuary’s barns. With means already stretched, the sanctuary is extremely concerned for the coming months.

It is well known that animal rescue charities across the country are being stretched to their limits: not only have donations dropped as people try to decrease their expenditure, but many households have found themselves unable to care for their pets, resulting in twice as much strain on shelters and animal charities alike.

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Willows is not only a sanctuary for animals in distress, but also organises a very special Animal Assisted Therapy programme designed for people suffering from learning and physical disabilities. This innovative programme allows vulnerable members of the community to learn new skills and develop confidence in a caring and supportive environment while drawing on the amazing effects that contact with animals can have upon a person’s treatment. Being the only programme of its kind in the region, it has proven very popular and successful.

However, none of the amazing work that Willows are able to conduct within the community is possible without funding.

If you would like to offer some assistance to Willows, to allow them to continue offering support and care to those who need it most, please contact the sanctuary at www.willowsanimals.com

Willows Animal Sanctuary ( Registered Charity No: SCO29625 )
Lambhill
New Pitsligo
Fraserburgh
Aberdeenshire
AB43 6NY

Tel: 01771 653112
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Aberdeen Chorus Present £5828 To Cornerstone

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Nov 052010
 

By Anne Cargill.

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A women’s barbershop choir has helped raise almost £6,000 for an Aberdeen charity.

Pictured is Gwen Topp, Director of the Aberdeen Chorus of Sweet Adelines, presenting a cheque for £5828.98 to Elaine Thomson, Chair of Cornerstone. The money was raised at a recent Grand Charity Concert which also featured the Granite City Chorus and the Flying Pigs.

Said Gwen Topp, Director of the Aberdeen Chorus of Sweet Adeline:

“We are absolutely delighted that the show was such a success and that we have been able to support the work of Cornerstone.”

The Aberdeen Chorus of Sweet Adelines International is one of the top women’s barbershop choruses in the UK, attracting women of all ages.

The chorus welcomes new members to their rehearsals every Monday in the Britannia Hotel Bucksburn.

With over 90 members the chorus will be perfoming their Christmas shows in December:

6th December – Mastrick Church,
10th December – Midstocket Church,
13th December – Peterculter Church,
17th December Holburn West Church.

All shows start at 7.45p.m.  Tickets available at the door or from 07941 415516 or tickets@aberdeenchorus.co.uk

Anne Cargill
Publicity Officer
Aberdeen Chorus of Sweet Adelines

Create Aberdeen – Bridging The Services Gap

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Oct 292010
 

With thanks to Alex Constantinides.

A new charity set up to provide activities for adults with learning disabilities aims to put the emphasis on creativity, healthy living and fun!

Create Aberdeen – a new

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initiative – was formed in March of last year as a response to Council cutbacks to Day Centres. However, the organisation is  not trying to replicate day services, but  aims to provide community-based activities which encompass the individual’s choices and needs, and also promotes integration and participation within people’s local communities.

Create members realised that people with learning disabilities had long been disadvantaged, discriminated against and segregated, and that Aberdeen services were going to fall far behind the good practices shown elsewhere.  For those losing a day centre place, a life of boredom, isolation and the knock on effects of that (ill health, depression, challenging behaviour) can follow.

Create is made up of staff, management and volunteers who got together to discuss what could be done to ensure people with learning disabilities had the opportunity to participate in meaningful activities that were suitable for their abilities, that enabled development, that were safe and supported, and also promoted the principles of Ordinary Living, and the rights of all to participate within their local communities.

Alex Constantinides of Create Aberdeen described how the group has evolved;

“With the support and encouragement of service users, carers, ACVO and other professionals, Create began the lengthy process of setting up as a constituted organisation, and lately a Company Limited by Guarantee with charitable status.

Run by skilled and experienced staff, with input from volunteers, the activities are tailored to meet the needs of the individuals attending the groups

“This has been a learning experience for all of us involved, and has meant some completely new skills have had to be learned pretty quickly – Previous social care jobs have not given us a grounding in fundraising, accounting or cashflow projections – but we have learned and are continuing towards our goals.

“Initially Create started with the intention of working in partnership with Aberdeen City Council, and other voluntary sector providers, however this has proved to be a difficult task, and the process of providing a co-ordinated cluster of alternative services for people with learning disabilities has not run smoothly, but not for the lack of will.

“Create started by providing monthly social nights and fundraisers, and running taster days to let people know what we were about and what activities we could offer. Currently we are running regular sessions within community centres – Sports and team games, drama, arts and crafts, gentle exercise, music and dance. Run by skilled and experienced staff, with input from volunteers, the activities are tailored to meet the needs of the individuals attending the groups, and the choices they make.  Community Centre managers and Sheddocksley Baptist Church have been more than welcoming to our groups and have given us a great deal of support.’

[ See the website www.createaberdeen.org for updated sessions and social nights.]

“Create are also constantly looking at ways of fundraising and have a firewalk planned for Halloween this year, in the hope of raising over £1,000. Volunteers have been helping in our fundraising, and every donation has been helpful. We were successful in a bid to the Big Lottery – Investing in Ideas, and are currently using that funding to commission a feasibility study. Our evening drama group – Va Va Voom received funding from The Scottish Community Foundation – Make a Splash to enable us to pay for production costs for the performances in 2011.”

Create would be extremely happy to receive support from local businesses and individuals, either with donations, or voluntary work.

Contact alex@createaberdeen.org if you can help.

The Final Solution To The Problem Of Evil

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Oct 292010
 

By Fred Wilkinson with thanks to Christine Wilkie.

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The Final Solution to the problem of Evil is a thought provoking and, in parts, controversial examination of the role of religion, faith, relationships and politics in modern day life. Two years after the authors tragic death, the piece has been released as an e-book by Chipmunka publishing.

David Alexander Edward Murdoch, born in Aberdeen on 21st January 1965,  was diagnosed with manic depression (bipolar disorder) at the age of twenty-one.

Davie, as myself and many others knew him, was a widely known and popular character who, despite his own difficulties, displayed a friendly and caring nature towards others around him. As fortune would have it, I only ever caught up with and spent time with Davie when he was ‘in good form’ and therefore have only pleasant memories of time in his company, and never fully appreciated the devastating impact of his mental health condition.

Never afraid to speak his mind, conversation with Davie could be surprising but always stimulating, and whether through his subtle sense of humour, or in focussed discussions, his need to question and to look at things from different angles always brought something fresh to our exchanges.

Davie had difficulty accepting that he had an illness. However, the condition dominated his life until his tragic death by suicide in Aberdeen on 23rd November 2008.

The Final Solution to the problem of Evil was inspired through his studies in Theology and his constant questioning of the meaning of life, the relevance of religion in today’s world and his often controversial views on day to day politics.

Unfortunately, Davie did not consider the piece to be finished. A short time before he died, he had written more on his computer which was misplaced during his last bout of mania. Perhaps we will never know what he really considered to be “The Final Solution to the Problem of Evil”

Chipmunka Publishing specialises in books, multimedia, music and art from themental health and well being community with the aim of giving more people a voice and changing the way the world thinks about mental health.

For more information on The Final Solution to the problem of Evil, click here.

Also by David A. E. Murdoch – Flying My Own Plane

Upcoming Events 30th Oct to 6th Nov.

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Oct 292010
 

Miscellaneous

Mon 1st Nov.

7.00pm for 7.30pm start, Woodend Barn, Banchory

Climate Change and Scotland – What can we do about it ?

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An illustrated presentation by our local member of the IPCC Professor Pete Smith FSB FRSE

Pete lectures on Soils and Global Change at Aberdeen University. Since 1996 he has served on Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) which was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2007. He was the Convening Lead Author of the Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Mitigation chapter of the IPCC Fourth Assessment Report (Working Group III). He has coordinated and participated in many national and international projects on soils, agriculture, greenhouse gases, climate change, mitigation and impacts, and ecosystem modelling. He is a Fellow of the Society of Biology, a Research Fellow of the Royal Society (London), and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh.

All welcome FREE ENTRY
Organised by Banchory Energy Reduction Initiative (BERI). BERI is a Climate Challenge Fund project working with the Banchory community to conserve energy in the home and through travel.
Information online at www.banchory.org

Tues 2nd Nov.

7.30pm, Aberdeen Art Gallery, Room 6

PUBLIC MEETING WITH THE MAYOR OF NAGASAKI – A TALK A NUCLEAR FREE WORLD

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The long running controversial subject of Nuclear Weapons comes to the fore in Aberdeen next week when the Mayor of Nagasaki will be speaking on behalf of a nuclear free world. Tomihisa Taue, Mayor of Nagasaki and Vice President of Mayors for Peace will be talking about the effects of the atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki on August 9th 1945. In the initial explosion and over the succeeding years over 200,000 of Nagasaki’s men women and children died agonisingly either from blast, burns, crushed limbs and bodies and latterly of leukemia, cancers and other tumours.

Mayors for Peace has over four thousand member cities in one hundred and forty four countries world-wide – sixty two of which are in the UK.


Comedy

Tues 2nd Nov.

7.30pm, Snafu

MARK NELSON, TONY LITTLER, SEAN GRANT, ASIM ALI, ANDREW LEARMONTH
£3/4/5

8.00pm, Music Hall

SEAN LOCK
£17.50+BF

Music

Sat 30th Oct.

4.00pm, One Up (instore gig)

STEVEN MILNE

7:00pm, Snafu

LITTLE COMETS, Plus Support

7:30pm, Lemon Tree

THE COAL PORTERS
£12+BF

8.00pm, Café Drummond

AKA SKA

8.00pm, The Moorings

GOTHIC DORICS

8.00pm, Captain Tom’s
Cirque-de-Sinister Halloween Party

THE RUCKUS, BROTHERS REID, SMOKIN CATFISH, THE WETFLEX
£5

11.00pm, The Tunnels

Rampage Rockclub
SATURDAYS IN ABERDEEN JUST GOT F**KING AWESOME!!
ABERDEEN NOW HAS A PREMIER SATURDAY ROCKCLUB.
http://www.facebook.com/rocknightaberdeen

Sun 31st Oct.

5.00pm to 7.00pm, Doonies Farm,  The Coast Road, Nigg , Aberdeen

Fire Walk Experience
An event to raise funds for future choices and Create Aberdeen ( see Article )

8.00pm, The Tunnels

GOO GOO MUCK ( Cramps tribute )

8.00pm, Carmelite Hotel, Stirling Street

Open Mic Session ( every Sunday. )

9.00pm, The Moorings

The Jam Factory ( every Sunday. )
Bands, acoustic musicians, jammers, poets etc. all welcome.

Mon 1st Nov.

7.30pm, The Tunnels

THEM:YOUTH Plus Support
£5

9.00pm, Blue Lamp

Traditional Acoustic Session. All welcome.

10.00pm, Café Drummond

Open Mic Night ( Every Monday )
Soloists, Poets, Musicians, Maniacs, and Full Bands Welcome.
( Full back line provided ) For more info, call 01224 619930

Tues 2nd Nov.

7.30pm, Lemon Tree

THE DIVINE COMEDY

Wed 3rd Nov.

7.30pm, Music Hall

LEE MEMPHIS KING (Elvis Tribute )
£18.50+BF

Thurs 4th Nov.

7.30pm, Cafe Drummond

6 DAY RIOT Plus Support

7.30pm, Project Slogan, 48 Langstane Place

MARK McCABE AND FRIENDS
Donation on entry

8.00pm, Shelley Leighs

The Big Mic Up – Hosted by Dave Moir and Kenny McLeod

Big Mic Up

Get off the couch! come down to Shelley Leigh’s and hear the music, be part of the vibe, Come along folks to Dave and Kenny’s open mic night . If you like to play, or just to listen then be prepared for a night of great music at Aberdeens latest musical cultural venue.

Fri 5th Nov.

7:30pm – 8:30pm, Music Hall

THE SALSA CELTICA BIG BAND with very special guests including JULIE FOWLIS and DERMOT BYRNE.

7.30pm, Lemon Tree

DAVE ACARI
£7+BF

8.00pm, Beach Ballroom

MERSAULT, THE DEPORTEES, AMBER WILSON, DEBUTANT
£7.50

8.00pm, Café Drummond

JAMES WALSH ( Starsailor ) Plus Support

8.00pm, The Moorings

DEATHWATCH, THE WRECKING BALL ( CLUB NIGHT )

Sat 6th Nov.

7.30pm, The Tunnels

FOUND, INDIAN RED LOPEZ

8.00pm, Blue Lamp

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JANI LANG BAND (Plus a Hungarian Ceilidh )

A táncház, meaning dance house, is the Hungarian ceilidh where people gather to enjoy, dance or learn traditional dances and music..
Over the years they have stunned audiences at most of the Scottish folk festivals, such as the Shetland Folk Festival, Orkney Folk Festival, Edinburgh Fringe, Scots Fiddle Festival, etc.
Their táncház will start with a performance of music followed by a ceilidh of Hungarian and Transylvanian dances led by a professional dancer from Hungary.
Come along to experience a real Hungarian ceilidh and dance the night away with the band!

8.00pm, The Moorings

BAD BAD MEN, WHOLE SKY MONITOR, DIGITAL SIN

8.30pm, Tilted Wig

THE OXBOW LAKE, LUIZA STANIEC

9.00pm, Café Drummond

CANCER BATS

11.00pm, The Tunnels

Rampage Rockclub
SATURDAYS IN ABERDEEN JUST GOT F**KING AWESOME!!
ABERDEEN NOW HAS A PREMIER SATURDAY ROCKCLUB.
http://www.facebook.com/rocknightaberdeen

Oxjam Takes Over Aberdeen

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Oct 222010
 

With thanks to Andy Kite.

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A fantastic opportunity to catch up with some of the best musical talent the city has to offer will take place this Saturday [23rd]  in venues across the town as part of the Oxjam Takeover music festival.

Oxjam is a UK wide event with festivals taking place in around 30 cities.

With 25 local bands performing across five city centre stages this Saturday, there has been a huge amount of preparation to get things ready for the Aberdeen gigs.

Andy Kite, Marketing Coordinator said;

“We’ve been working at getting the festival in place since May and there has been a great deal of planning to put it in place.  From arranging line-ups, venues, timings, promotion and fundraisers things have been very hectic but we’ve all enjoyed every minute.

“The bands have all been great and seem really keen to get involved so we are really confident of putting on a great event so we urge everyone to come along and have a great time.  We really want to contribute to the charity and raise as much money as possible while using the festival as a showcase of the talent we have in Aberdeen.”

An eclectic line-up ensures there is something for everyone.

Both rooms in the Tunnels will be used with performances from Weather Barn (formerly Cast of the Capital), Le Reno Amps, The Deportees, Turning 13, Marionettes, Cuddly Shark, Eric Euan, Duke, Carson Wells and Katerwaul.

The Blue Lamp will serve up a party atmosphere featuring The Lorelei, The Gerry Jablonski Band, The Oxbow Lake, Chris Carroll and Flora Cook.

For those looking for something more reserved and intimate Enigma will host an acoustic night with the vocal talents of Jo McCafferty supported by The Kitchen Cynics, Craig Davidson, Sarah J Stanley and The Scandal Extracts.

Finally there will be a night of rock and roll on display at Cafe Drummonds with The Wildcards, Kashmir Red, Energy!, Emerald Sunday and Talking Sideways.

Tickets cost £5 and allow unlimited access to all stages and can be bought at One Up and www.wegottickets.com as well as on the door of each venue on the evening.  Doors open at 7pm with the first acts taking the stage around 7.30pm and there is an aftershow party at the Tunnels.  All money raised on the night is donated to Oxfam and contributes to Oxjam’s overall fundraising targets.

More about Oxjam nationwide –

Oxjam Takeover events take place on 23 & 24 October in the following locations:

Aberdeen, Bath, Birmingham, Bournemouth, Brecon, Brighton, Bristol, Canterbury, Cardiff, Coventry, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Guildford, Huddersfield, Leeds, Leicester, Liverpool, London (Brixton, Leadenhall Market, Brick Lane, Kilburn, Kingston), Manchester, Neath, Newcastle, Nottingham, Sheffield, Southampton, Stirling, Stoke-on-Trent and Wiltshire.

  • More than 600 Oxfam shops across the country sell second-hand music – double the total number of independent record shops in the UK.
  • Oxfam shops sell around £6 million of music every year, which equates to around 1.8 million CDs and records every year, all donated by the British public. The largest single donation was of 4,000 vinyl albums to an Oxfam shop in Devon in 2008.
  • Oxfam has been one of the lead charities at Glastonbury since 1993, raising £2.7 million through stewarding the festival and signing up more than 400,000 people in support of its campaigns at the festival. Oxfam works at seventeen music festivals across the summer, stewarding, campaigning and selling festival fashion.

Upcoming Events 22nd to 30th Oct. – Featuring sound And Oxjam

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Oct 222010
 

We used to have a festival in Aberdeen in October, seems now we have two! See below for info and links re. sound and Oxjam … and much more.

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Ongoing until 14th Nov.

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Offering more than 60 performances in over 20 venues across North East Scotland, the 6th sound Festival will run until Sunday 14 November.

“Collaboration has always been at the heart of sound,” says Fiona Robertson of sound. “as we work closely with music clubs and other organisations across the North East. Our opening events form part of a Scottish celebration of Minimalism in which we are delighted to partner Glasgow Concert Halls..”

sound is the North East of Scotland’s contemporary music festival. Following a pilot event, “Upbeat” in 2004, the first festival was launched in November 2005. sound is now an annual event, which aims to make contemporary music more accessible to audiences of all ages and backgrounds. As well as programming its own events, sound operates as an umbrella for a range of concerts, workshops, masterclasses and performances programmed by other organisations in the North East. Dame Evelyn Glennie, James MacMillan and Rohan de Saram are current Patrons of the festival.

For full details of the 2010 sound Festival and ticket information visit www.sound-scotland.co.uk and join sound on Facebook. sound events at a glance. http://www.sound-scotland.co.uk/site/2010/events.htm

Comedy

Sun 24th Oct.

8:00pm, Music Hall

JOHN BISHOP
£20+BF

Mon 25th Oct.

8.00pm, Music Hall

THE ARMSTRONG AND MILLER SHOW
£20+BF

Music

Fri 22nd Oct.

7.30pm, Lemon Tree

THE FAMILY MAHONE
£10+BF

7.30pm, The Tunnels

CHANTEL McGREGOR Plus Support
£7

7.45pm, Blue Lamp, Gallowgate

Iron Broo Duo
Celtic Society Public Ceilidh with Iron Broo Duo
Aberdeen University Student Association (AUSA) Celtic Society are holding a Ceilidh with the Iron Broo Duo of Fred Wilkinson (bouzouki) and Charlie Abel (accordion). All dances will be called, no experience is necessary.
The Ceilidh is being held in the legendary Blue Lamp, on the Gallowgate in Aberdeen – Surely the most famous Live music venue and finest pubs in Aberdeen. In case you’ve not been there before just look for the actual Blue lamp on the wall above the door. The entrance to the Ceilidh is through the revolving door to the right of the lamp up the hill.
There will be a raffle during the interval. Dancing will be from 7.45/8pm till midnight. The bar usually remains open till 2 if you are in need of some lubrication after the ceilidh.
The music will be lively.  www.ironbroo.co.uk

8.00pm, Café Drummond

WHOLE LOTTA LED ( Led Zeppelin Tribute )

8:00pm, The Moorings

DARTH ELVIS AND THE TATTOINE TRIO

Sat 23rd Oct.

7.00pm, OXJAM ABERDEEN TAKEOVER

– Music festival featuring the best local bands in Aberdeen at 5 city venues

Tunnels 1

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Le Reno Amps, Turning 13, Cuddly Shark, Eric Euan & Duke.
Tunnels 2
Weather Barn (formerly Cast Of The Capital), Carson Wells, The Deportees, The Marionettes & Katerwaul.
Cafe Drummond
The Wildcards, Kashmir Red, Energy, Emerald Sunday & Talking Sideways.
Blue Lamp
The Lorelei, Gerry Jablonski Band, Oxbow Lake & Chris Carroll.
Enigma
Jo McCafferty, Kitchen Cynics, Craig Davidson, The Scandal Extracts & Sarah J Stanley.

Wristbands cost £5 and allow access to all of the venues across the whole night and also free entry to the aftershow party at Snafu. Tickets can be purchased at www.wegotickets.com, by contacting Oxjam Aberdeen and soon at selected outlets.

8.00pm, The Moorings

THE FIRE AND I, BROTHEL CORPSE TRIO (tbc), OBLIVION INCARNATE

9.30am, The Tilted Wig, Castlegate, Aberdeen

GUTTERGODZ, THE HUNGRY MONGRELS

11.00pm, The Tunnels

Rampage Rockclub
SATURDAYS IN ABERDEEN JUST GOT F**KING AWESOME!!
ABERDEEN NOW HAS A PREMIER SATURDAY ROCKCLUB.
http://www.facebook.com/rocknightaberdeen

Sun 24th Oct.

7.30pm, Lemon Tree

DAN LE SAC Vs SCROOPIUS PIP
£14.50+BF


8.00pm, Peacock Visual Arts.

PORT ROYAL, TEN, SUMISU-MI
£6

8.00pm, Carmelite Hotel, Stirling Street

Open Mic Session ( every Sunday. )

9.00pm, The Moorings

The Jam Factory ( every Sunday. )
Bands, acoustic musicians, jammers, poets etc. all welcome.

Mon 25th Oct.

7:00pm, Oxjam At The Arts Centre

FIONA SOE PAING

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An evening of film and music in the Cafe Bar at Aberdeen Arts Centre. Featuring Fiona Soe Paing, London Indie Film Festival nominee for her unique combination of electronica and animation.
Supporting her will be Ross Whyte with his film FOG and Josh McGregor
We’re raising money for Oxjam, a month long music festival throughout the UK raising money and awareness for Oxfam GB! Tickets only £5, available from me or from http://www.wegottickets.com/oxjam/event/96678

http://www.oxfam.org.uk/Oxjam/Info/Event/OxjamArtsCentre

9.00pm, Blue Lamp

Traditional Acoustic Session. All welcome.

10.00pm, Café Drummond

Open Mic Night ( Every Monday )
Soloists, Poets, Musicians, Maniacs, and Full Bands Welcome.
( Full back line provided ) For more info, call 01224 619930

Tues 26th Oct.

7:30pm, Music Hall

THE DRIFTERS

Wed 27th Oct.

8.00pm, Café Drummond

YOUNG REBEL SET, FLAXMAN, Plus Support

Thurs 28th Oct.

7:30pm, Lemon Tree

MARTIN TAYLOR
£17.50+BF

8.00pm, Shelley Leighs

The Big Mic Up – Hosted by Dave Moir and Kenny McLeod

Big Mic Up

Get off the couch! come down to Shelley Leigh’s and hear the music, be part of the vibe, Come along folks to Dave and Kenny’s open mic night . If you like to play, or just to listen then be prepared for a night of great music at Aberdeens latest musical cultural venue.

Fri 29th Oct.

8.00pm, The Moorings

WHICH WAY NOW
www.myspace.com/whichwaynowrocks

8.00pm, Café Drummond

THE ANSWERING MACHINE, RAPIDS, Plus Support
£6

7.30pm, The Tunnels

THE DRAYMIN, THE VIPER LINES

Sat 30th Oct.

4.00pm, One Up (instore gig)

STEVEN MILNE

7:00pm, Snafu

LITTLE COMETS, Plus Support

7:30pm, Lemon Tree

THE COAL PORTERS
£12+BF

8.00pm, Café Drummond

AKA SKA

8.00pm, The Moorings

GOTHIC DORICS

8.00pm, Captain Tom’s
Cirque-de-Sinister Halloween Party

THE RUCKUS, BROTHERS REID, SMOKIN CATFISH, THE WETFLEX
£5

11.00pm, The Tunnels

Rampage Rockclub
SATURDAYS IN ABERDEEN JUST GOT F**KING AWESOME!!
ABERDEEN NOW HAS A PREMIER SATURDAY ROCKCLUB.
http://www.facebook.com/rocknightaberdeen

Upcoming Events 16th to 23rd Oct. – Featuring sound 2010

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Oct 152010
 

Less is More: minimalism at heart of 2010 sound Festival

Sally Beamish

Offering more than 60 performances in over 20 venues across North East Scotland, the 6th sound Festival will open on Wednesday 20 October with a performance by the Red Note Ensemble at Woodend Barn, Banchory, featuring the World Première of Gabriel Jackson’s new work for strings, and will run until Sunday 14 November.

This autumn sees sound joining forces with the Glasgow Concert Halls to offer a Scottish celebration of Minimalism. Following a weekend of concerts in Glasgow launching Glasgow’s Concert Halls’ three year exploration of the genre, sound picks up the baton with five days of performances under the banner Less is More including works by composers such as Bryars, Fitkin, Glass, Gordon, Nyman, Reich and Riley. The Smith Quartet makes a welcome return to sound with four concerts including a performance of the complete string quartets of Philip Glass. Other highlights of Less is More sound include the Festival’s opening concert with Red Note Ensemble.

“Collaboration has always been at the heart of sound,” says Fiona Robertson of sound. “as we work closely with music clubs and other organisations across the North East. Our opening events form part of a Scottish celebration of Minimalism in which we are delighted to partner Glasgow Concert Halls..”

sound is the North East of Scotland’s contemporary music festival. Following a pilot event, “Upbeat” in 2004, the first festival was launched in November 2005. sound is now an annual event, which aims to make contemporary music more accessible to audiences of all ages and backgrounds. As well as programming its own events, sound operates as an umbrella for a range of concerts, workshops, masterclasses and performances programmed by other organisations in the North East. Dame Evelyn Glennie, James MacMillan and Rohan de Saram are current Patrons of the festival.

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The programme showcases the broad mix of new music for which sound has become recognised from instrumental to choral and electroacoustic, and includes no fewer than 18 World, UK and Scottish Premières. sound regulars including The Smith Quartet, Hebrides Ensemble, Edinburgh Quartet, Primrose Piano Trio, Sally Beamish and Richard Craig are joined in 2010 by an array of “newcomers” including Bibby Piano Duo, Rautio Trio, FOUND and Hoot.

For full details of the 2010 sound Festival and ticket information visit www.sound-scotland.co.uk and join sound on Facebook. sound events at a glance. http://www.sound-scotland.co.uk/site/2010/events.htm

Other Events -16th to 23rd October

Miscellaneous

Sat 16th Oct to Wed 3rd Nov.

7.00pm – 9.30, The Athenaeum

26 Collective Present …. ABERDEEN ALTERNATIVE A4 EXHIBITION
26 Collective are proud to present a selection of pictures from all across the creative scene in Aberdeen & beyond!
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=127661767258800&v=info&ref=ts

Comedy

Sun 17th Oct.

8.00pm, Blue Lamp

Comment Breakneck Comedy – The Joke Factory
STU AND GARY, BRUCE FUMMEY, GRAEME THOMAS, DEREK MILLAR, JON GREENAWAY

8.00pm, Music Hall

DARA O BRIAIN
£19.50+BF

Tues 19th Oct.

7.30pm, Lemon Tree

ROB DEERING
£12+BF

Music

Sat 16th Oct.

7.30pm, The Tunnels

THE WOE BETIDES, LOST CITY LIGHTS, THE SIDE, SOUL CASINO
£5

8.00pm, Café Drummond

THE CLASHED  ( Clash tribute. )

8.00pm, The Moorings

THE COUNCIL, THE FLAMING MOES, GLASSMAN

11.00pm, The Tunnels

Rampage Rockclub
SATURDAYS IN ABERDEEN JUST GOT F**KING AWESOME!!
ABERDEEN NOW HAS A PREMIER SATURDAY ROCKCLUB.
http://www.facebook.com/rocknightaberdeen

Sun 17th Oct.

8.00pm, Café Drummond

WOODENBOX, A FISTFUL OF FIVERS, KITTY THE LION, TUNGSTEN, BULLHELM
£6

8.00pm, The Tunnels

POLAR BEAR, TUT VU VU
£10/12

9.00pm, The Moorings

The Jam Factory ( every Sunday. )
Bands, acoustic musicians, jammers, poets etc. all welcome.

Mon 18th Oct.

7.00pm, The Warehouse, Windmill Brae

BOWLING FOR SOUP
£18.50 adv +bf

9.00pm, Blue Lamp

Traditional Acoustic Session. All welcome.

10.00pm, Café Drummond

Open Mic Night ( Every Monday )
Soloists, Poets, Musicians, Maniacs, and Full Bands Welcome.
( Full back line provided ) For more info, call 01224 619930

Wed 20th Oct.

8.00pm, The Tunnels

DON BROCO Plus Support

8.00pm, Shelley Leigh’s

Thurs 21st Oct.

The Big Mic Up – Hosted by Dave Moir and Kenny McLeod

Big Mic Up

Get off the couch! come down to Shelley Leigh’s and hear the music, be part of the vibe, Come along folks to Dave and Kenny’s open mic night . If you like to play, or just to listen then be prepared for a night of great music at Aberdeens latest musical cultural venue.

Fri 22nd Oct.

7.30pm, Lemon Tree

THE FAMILY MAHONE
£10+BF

7.30pm, The Tunnels

CHANTEL McGREGOR Plus Support
£7

7.45pm, Blue Lamp, Gallowgate

Iron Broo Duo
Celtic Society Public Ceilidh with Iron Broo Duo
Aberdeen University Student Association (AUSA) Celtic Society are holding a Ceilidh with the Iron Broo Duo of Fred Wilkinson (bouzouki) and Charlie Abel (accordion). All dances will be called, no experience is necessary.
The Ceilidh is being held in the legendary Blue Lamp, on the Gallowgate in Aberdeen – Surely the most famous Live music venue and finest pubs in Aberdeen. In case you’ve not been there before just look for the actual Blue lamp on the wall above the door. The entrance to the Ceilidh is through the revolving door to the right of the lamp up the hill.
There will be a raffle during the interval. Dancing will be from 7.45/8pm till midnight. The bar usually remains open till 2 if you are in need of some lubrication after the ceilidh.
The music will be lively.  www.ironbroo.co.uk

8.00pm, Café Drummond

WHOLE LOTTA LED ( Led Zeppelin Tribute )

8:00pm, The Moorings

DARTH ELVIS AND THE TATTOINE TRIO

Sat 23rd Oct.

7.00pm, OXJAM ABERDEEN TAKEOVER

– Music festival featuring the best local bands in Aberdeen at 5 city venues

Tunnels 1

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Le Reno Amps, Turning 13, Cuddly Shark, Eric Euan & Duke.
Tunnels 2
Weather Barn (formerly Cast Of The Capital), Carson Wells, The Deportees, The Marionettes & Katerwaul.
Cafe Drummond
The Wildcards, Kashmir Red, Energy, Emerald Sunday & Talking Sideways.
Blue Lamp
The Lorelei, Gerry Jablonski Band, Oxbow Lake & Chris Carroll.
Enigma
Jo McCafferty, Kitchen Cynics, Craig Davidson, The Scandal Extracts & Sarah J Stanley.

Wristbands cost £5 and allow access to all of the venues across the whole night and also free entry to the aftershow party at Snafu. Tickets can be purchased at www.wegotickets.com, by contacting Oxjam Aberdeen and soon at selected outlets.

8.00pm, The Moorings

DOWNFALL, WHICH WAY NOW, RISE, REBEL THUNDER

9.30am, The Tilted Wig, Castlegate, Aberdeen

GUTTERGODZ, THE HUNGRY MONGRELS

11.00pm, The Tunnels

Rampage Rockclub
SATURDAYS IN ABERDEEN JUST GOT F**KING AWESOME!!
ABERDEEN NOW HAS A PREMIER SATURDAY ROCKCLUB.
http://www.facebook.com/rocknightaberdeen

Upcoming Events 9th To 16th Oct.

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Miscellaneous

Sat 9th Oct
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12.00pm, Balmedie Visitors Centre

March of Menie
Click here for details

12.00, Stewart’s Hall, Huntly

GIVE AND TAKE DAY
People can take along, items such as furniture, kitchenware, books, dvds & cds, toys, and plants/gardenware between 12.00 noon and 3.30pm. From 1.30 until 5.00pm the Stewart’s Hall will be open to the public who can come along and take items they want for FREE.

Contact Aberdeen Forward.
Visit Aberdeenforward.org
Email admin@abzforward.plus.com
Tel. 01224 560360

Sat 9th Oct to Wed 3rd Nov.

7:00pm – 9:30pm, The Athenaeum

26 Collective Present …. ABERDEEN ALTERNATIVE A4 EXHIBITION
26 Collective are proud to present a selection of pictures from all across the creative scene in Aberdeen & beyond!
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Sun 10th Oct.

12:30pm – 3:00pm, Union Terrace Gardens!!


37,000= events around the world on 10:10.10
This is Aberdeen’s only one in the city centre!!
Lots going on from low carbon education/information, nature events, lots for kids of all ages.
Oxjam will have a gazebo of live music & a chance to buy their wonderful wrist bands for their main event a couple of weeks later. A great day for all the family.
If the weather isn’t good come along anyway as we will transfer everything into the alcoves under Robbie Burns statue.

Music

Sat 9th Oct.

7:30pm, The Tunnels

A GENUINE FREAKSHOW, THE DEPORTEES, HEADLIGHT, CRAYONS
£5

7:30pm, Music Hall

BUCKSBURN AND DISTRICT PIPE BAND, BOGHALL AND BATHGATE CALEDONIA PIPEBAND
“Fired Up” Pipeband Concert
£15+BF

8:00pm, Café Drummond

KING KURT

8:00pm, Blue Lamp

SOUTHERN TENANT FOLK UNION, SMOKIN CATFISH

8:00pm, The Moorings

MISS THE OCCUPIER, THE FIGHTING 69TH, TRANSMANTA

8.00pm till 3.00am, The Tunnels Room 2

A SKAndalous night out with the Granite City Roller Girls!
Come join the Granite City Roller Girls for a night of SKAndalous fun in the Tunnels! Propaganda DJs spinning out punk, new wave, rock and ska all night plus Sound System live to get ya’ll skanking about and living it up with the best quad-based roller-skatin’ team in town.
£3

11.00pm, The Tunnels

Rampage Rockclub
SATURDAYS IN ABERDEEN JUST GOT F**KING AWESOME!!
ABERDEEN NOW HAS A PREMIER SATURDAY ROCKCLUB.
http://www.facebook.com/rocknightaberdeen

Sun 10th Oct.

7:30pm,  Lemon Tree

ABERFELDY, WEATHERBARN
£11+BF

9.00pm, The Moorings

The Jam Factory ( every Sunday. )
Bands, acoustic musicians, jammers, poets etc. all welcome.

Mon 11th Oct.

7:30pm, The Tunnels

GENERAL FIASCO, WILDER Plus Support

7:30pm, Café Drummond

FOR A MINOR REFLECTION, KATERWAUL Plus Support

9.00pm, Blue Lamp

Traditional Acoustic Session. All welcome.

10.00pm, Café Drummond

Open Mic Night ( Every Monday )
Soloists, Poets, Musicians, Maniacs, and Full Bands Welcome.
( Full back line provided ) For more info, call 01224 619930

Tues 12th Oct

7:30pm, Lemon Tree

THE SHEE
£10+BF

7:30pm, The Tunnels

THE DELAYS, STRANGE DEATH OF LIBERAL ENGLAND
7:30pm £10/12

Wed 13th Oct

8:00pm, Café Drummond

ETERNAL IDOL. DEATH WATCH, THE BEAST MUST DIE, BROCK LOBSTERS
£3

Thurs 14th Oct

7:30pm, Lemon Tree

CAVERN BEATLES

7:30pm, The Tunnels

THE BIRTHDAY MASSACRE, RAGGEDY ANGRY, Plus Support
£12/15

9:00pm, Slains Castle

Acoustic Session

Fri 15th Oct

7:30pm, Lemon Tree

ANIMALS & FRIENDS with Special Guest – SPENCER DAVIS
£16+BF

7:30pm, Deeside Activity Park, Lumphanan

Public Ceilidh with CLACHAN YELL
£15 (INCLUDING STOVIES)

8:00pm, The Tunnels

TWENTY TWENTY Plus Support

8:00pm, Café Drummond

WE ARE THE OCEAN
£7.50

8:00pm, The Moorings

SHUSH, THE SCANDAL EXPERTS

Sat 16th Oct

7:30pm, The Tunnels

THE WOE BETIDES, LOST CITY LIGHTS, THE SIDE, SOUL CASINO
£5

8:00pm, Café Drummond

THE CLASHED  ( Clash tribute. )

8:00pm, The Moorings

THE COUNCIL, THE FLAMING MOES, GLASSMAN

11.00pm, The Tunnels

Rampage Rockclub
SATURDAYS IN ABERDEEN JUST GOT F**KING AWESOME!!
ABERDEEN NOW HAS A PREMIER SATURDAY ROCKCLUB.
http://www.facebook.com/rocknightaberdeen

If you have a public event you would like us to include,
please email details to…  articles@aberdeenvoice.com


Aberdeen Forward Donates To Romanian Charity

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Aberdeen Forward…Aberdeen Forward…Aberdeen Forward…Aberdeen Forward…

real-nappies
Few people – and even fewer mothers – would deny the ease and convenience of disposable nappies, yet they are relatively costly in terms of the family budget and to the environment.

Now, as part of its Real Nappie project, local environmental charity Aberdeen Forward  is hoping to raise awareness of the issue and at the same time help newly-established charity North East Scotland Support for Romania (NESSR).

The two charities will combine forces at a Coffee Morning this Saturday at Udny Station Hall where staff will be on hand to advice on the environmental and financial advantages of using natural materials for these essentials. All nappies donated will be given to NESSR for delivery to Romanian orphanages and parents.

Aberdeen Forward spokeswoman Vicki Brown explained: ‘There are 8 million disposable nappies used each day in the UK alone. This is hugely detrimental to the environment and expensive options for families. Most end up in landfill sites, they take forever to biodegrade and many people using them are unaware of this. We are keen to get this message out and if we can encourage awareness in other countries too, then that’s fantastic. Of course we’re also delighted to be able to help another charity at the same time.’

NESSR is a recently formed charity which has taken over the role played by the Romanian Support Group which was affiliated with the New Hope Trust based in Peterhead. It provides humanitarian aid – such as money, clothing and bedding – which is distributed through church agencies to communities and families in Western Romania.

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