South Lanarkshire Leisure and Culture

Location: The Town House Hamilton

Time: 19:30

Cost: £16.00 / £13.00 concession (subject to £1.50 transaction fee)

Ups and Downs presents 30th Anniversary Show 10-15 March 2025 7:30pm £16.00 / £13.00 concession (subject to £1.50 transaction fee) The Town House Hamilton

 

Join the Ups and Downs Theatre Group in celebrating its 30th Anniversary. 

A trip down memory lane of No1’s over the past 30 years along with an Ups and Downs take on The Little Shop of Horrors.

Enjoy an evening of great singing and dancing, lots of laughs and all-round great entertainment, it’s a show like no other. A one-of-a-kind experience that captures a group of young children and adults with Downs Syndrome, making their mark in the arts and drama world.

Available to book online or by calling The Town House Hamilton on 01698 452299.

Location: Chatelherault Country Park

Time: 10:00 - 17:00

Cost: Free admission

Colour and Line exhibition 8-22 March 2025 Mon-Sun 10am-5pm Free admission Cadzow Gallery, Chatelherault Country Park

 

An exhibition of works of art produced by the participants who attend the SLLC Arts Development Drawing and Painting classes throughout South Lanarkshire.

Weekly classes are delivered during term times during the day and in the evenings in our cultural venues in Lanark, Hamilton, Rutherglen and East Kilbride.

If you are interested in participating in any of the Arts Development Drawing and Painting classes, please email artsdevelopment@southlanarkshireleisure.co.uk.

Location: Low Parks Museum

Time: 10:00 - 17:00

Cost: Free admission

Exhibition: The Dutch Don’t Forget – The Cameronians in the British Liberation Army

 

Standing outside the entrance to Low Parks Museum is a simple, bronze memorial plaque on a polished granite plinth that bears the words “The Dutch Don’t Forget”. The plaque was presented to veterans of the 52nd (Lowland) Division, a Scottish, Territorial Army formation that played a vital part in the liberation of the Netherlands in the final stages of the Second World War. The message is simple, the Dutch will never forget the sacrifices made by the men of the 52nd (Lowland) Division in freeing them from Nazi oppression.

Two battalions of The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) proudly fought in the Dutch campaign in the Second World War. The 6th Battalion, historically covering the county of Lanarkshire, and the 7th Battalion, drawn mainly from the south side of the city of Glasgow.

This commemorative exhibition highlights the part played by these two battalions, as part of the 52nd (Lowland) Division, in this pivotal stage of the Second World War.

Free entry, open Tuesday to Saturday 10:00am-5:00pm.

Location: Rutherglen Town Hall

Time: 09:30 - 16:00

Cost: Free admission

Textile Treasures exhibition 12-22 March 2025 Mon-Sat 9:30am-4:00pm Free admission Café, Rutherglen Town Hall

 

This is our second ever exhibition of the textile work which has been produced by the participants who attend the SLLC Arts Development Textile, Dressmaking, Get Crafty and Knitting classes throughout South Lanarkshire.

Weekly classes are delivered during term times during the day and in the evenings in our cultural venues in Lanark, Hamilton, Rutherglen and East Kilbride.

If you are interested in participating in any of the Arts Development Classes, please email artsdevelopment@southlanarkshireleisure.co.uk.

Location: East Kilbride Arts Centre

Time: 10:00 - 16:00

Cost: Free admission

The Canny Capercaillie 7-30 March 2025 10:00am - 4:00pm Free admission East Kilbride Arts Centre

 

Fiona MacGregor is a local artist and multisensory storyteller. Pre-Covid, Fiona’s company Freerange ArtFarm worked with children and adults with additional needs, using props, puppets, music and sound technology equipment to provide interactive art and storytelling sessions.

When lockdown put a halt to her business, Fiona turned to art commissions, and wrote and illustrated her first children’s book, The Brownie of the Butter Burn, early in the Covid-19 pandemic. She has a passionate interest in rewilding and protection of natural habitats and wildlife and followed up her first success with The Canny Capercaillie. She donates a percentage of sales from Capercaillie to Trees for Life, a Scottish rewilding charity.

Fiona continues to paint commissions and takes her storytelling sessions to groups and festivals.

You can find her work on Facebook and Instagram as Freerange ArtFarm, and on her website.

Location: Lanark library

Time: 19:00 - 20:30

Cost: £3.90 / £1.95 concession / Free with Activage

Murder Mystery 13 March 2025 7:00pm - 8:30pm £3.90 / £1.95 concession / Free with Activage Lanark Library

 

Based on The Darkest Evening by Ann Cleeves.

Brockburn House sparkles like the elegant guests attending an opulent winter party, but the festivities are cut short when a body is discovered in the snow. Listen to the evidence and deduce who committed this shocking crime and why!

Places are limited for most events so advance booking is advisable! Contact Lanark Library on 01555 661144 or email: lanark@library.s-lanark.org.uk.

Part of the Young at Heart Festival. Find out what else is happening near you on our Young at Heart Festival web page.

Location: Rutherglen Town Hall

Time: 14:00

Cost: Free, but must be booked in advance

JKL Duo 13 March 2025 2:00pm Free, but must be booked in advance Rutherglen Town Hall

 

The JKL DUO, comprised of Kerry Lynch (flute, whistle and bodhran) and Jacopo Lazzaretti (classical/electric guitar) play music straight from the heart, using their instruments to speak to listeners all across the world.

The duo teamed up in 2015, connecting over their shared love for Improvisation, World, Classical, Jazz and Celtic music, and have since used their eclectic musical tastes to cultivate exciting multi-genre projects.

In 2023, Kerry and Jacopo released their debut album ‘The International Poet’, which pays homage to Scotland’s national bard Robert Burns. They have been touring it extensively in concert series and festivals within Scottish cities such as Glasgow, Edinburgh, Perth, Dundee, Isle of Skye, being described as ‘simply stunning’ by Skye Chamber Music.

The CD has been broadcast in Scotland, was awarded ‘Album of the Week’ at Celtic Music Radio, and in August 2023 the duo went to Rome to present it on Luigi Picardi’s show L’Arpeggio’ for Vatican Radio.

Kate Calder from the Edinburgh Music Review described it as ‘a stimulating and thought-provoking take on the music found by Robert Burns’, and Canadian guitarist Michael Ibsen said, “To see such a unique, well-executed, and fresh concept for a chamber music album is a rare delight, and the world is all the richer for JKL DUO's cheek in attempting such a project.”

Teaching is also at the heart of JKL’s work, with them running their own studio in Glasgow’s West End ‘JKL DUO Studio’. Here they teach a flute and guitar programme, in which they offer students 1-1 tuition, access to group classes, chamber music ensembles and performance opportunities. They strive to create an inspiring, warm and vibrant learning environment, providing high quality music tuition, stress free.

Jacopo and Kerry were delighted to become LMNS artists in 2024. They resonate deeply with the organisation’s care for authentic music making and feel very inspired by the work they do.

JKL DUO is represented by Classical Musicians Scotland and are Sofar Sounds artists.

Places are limited for most events so advance booking is advisable! Tickets can be booked online or by contacting Rutherglen Town Hall on 0141 613 5700 or email RutherglenTownHall2@southlanarkshireleisure.co.uk.

Part of the Young at Heart Festival. Find out what else is happening near you on our Young at Heart Festival web page.