Dè Tha Dol
VISUALARTS Soon
Ceol ar Chanbhás
Ending 12 Oct
Explore the intersection of art and traditional Irish music in this new exhibition by acclaimed artist Lorcan Vallely.
LAISSE DE MER : Tràigh-toisich
Fore-shore by Pierre Lansac
Ending 15 Oct
Tha seo a’ ciallachadh na rudan tha a mhuir a fàgal, bithidh e nàdarrach neo nach bì.
Laisse de mer describes what the sea leaves on the foreshore, be it natural or not.
VISUALARTS
Opening 5pm, Fri 18 October
TiugainnCòmhla: Let’sGoTogether
TomBrice:Tapestries
MainGallery
AFineArtgraduatefromEdinburgh CollegeofArt,Tom’sworkhasbeen inspired,variouslybythebook ‘StreetLogos’byTristanManco,and thelikesofShepardFaireyand D*Face,bothofwhomwerehis tutors.Thepeople,culturesand landscapeshehasencounteredon histravelshavealsobeenan influence,ashashisinterestin anime,graphicnovels,music, albumartandphilosophy.
Sgeulachdanbho’nLoch:TalesfromtheLoch
AliceMacMillan
CafèBarGallery
Anewexhibitionofdecorativeartsand printsbythisislandartgraduate.Lochs aresignificantlocallandmarkssteeped inIslandhistoryandwithhugelydiverse habitats.Thiscollectionaimstocapture theiressence,exploringtheinterplay betweentheirnaturalbeautyandfolklore.
October
THEATRE
A radical new musical theatre production by Ron Coleman, Scottish poet and writer living with dementia, in collaboration with renowned director Magdalena Schamberger and one of Britain’s top jazz musicians Sophie Bancroft as composer and musical director. Additional music is by esteemed songwriter Andrew EatonLewis and design by Karen Tennent.
THEATRE
Arán & Im is a theatrical performance in which Manchán Magan bakes sourdough bread while offering insights into the wonders of the Irish language – exploring potent words of landscape, terms of intuition and insight, and the many phrases that bring to life the mysterious glory of our natural world. The show is a celebration of language, land and local Irish food, with freshly-baked traditional sourdough bread for the audience to slice and spread with butter they churn themselves from Irish cream. (Knowledge of Irish is not required.)
SEISEANAN TRAD SA CHAFAIDH BÀR
Wed 9 Oct, 7pm
Free
Do you play the fiddle, pipes, accordion, guitar, sing or play any other trad instrument? Come along to our Trad Sessions in the Cafe/bar!
Jane Hepburn MacMillan will lead the informal session and there’ll be no pressure to play on your own. It’s a great opportunity for people to play together, have a bit of craic and learn some new tunes, whether you’re a seasoned pro or beginner.
MARTIN FLETT album launch
Wed 23 Oct, 7pm
Free but ticketed
Born and raised in the Outer Hebr s a power-lifter following a severe leg g during the Covid-19 pandemic and has since written over 100 songs. He is now releasing his debut solo album at the age of 68.
BEATHAISBÀS: LIFE&DEATH
No-one can remember being born, and – discounting an afterlife – noone will remember dying. Conscious life exists in our waking hours, between these two points. Some say it’s all between our ears. The poles of our existence: Birth and death. Beginning and end. Start and stop.
In between is the messy, unpredictable interlude called life. This year’s Faclan takes us from the womb to the tomb, with film, poetry, true crime, memoir and the many voices of lived experience, concluding with an appreciation of the remarkable life and cultural contribution of the late Finlay Macleod.
Image:MoiraMacLeanPhoto:JohnMacLean
2pm–TheGrapesofWrath 5pm–StufftheWorldisMadeof 6pm–ATransferofGrace:IslandLives
7pm–SweeneyanIntertonguing:RodyGorman
8.15pm–Unnad:Indigenous–CalumAngusMackay
2pm–TheDead
10am–BreithisBàsisAth-bheatha:BirthDeathandAfterlifein theIslands. 12pm–TheScottishCookbook.TheHebrideanBaker 2pm–TheRaven’sNest:AnIcelandicJourneythroughLight& Darkness–SarahThomas 3.30pm–NightTraintoOdesa:CoveringtheHumanCostof
7.30pm–FIONNLAGHFinlayMacleod:AnAppreciation
Our Hebrides International Film Festival (HIFF) is packing a major environmental punch this year!
The award-winning documentaries like A Call From the Wild, One with the Whale, Wilding and Food, Inc. 2, all bring into focus our need for adaptation and change in thinking about climate issues in every aspect of our daily lives.
We have found unusual documentaries from Scottish film-makers which give a window into our perceptions of the wider world. The work of film artists and the kind of creative dialogues around climate that they create are helping us to adapt. HIFF is pleased to have secured two special UK screenings of the Mike Day film Cowboys Poets.
For the drama programme, we have looked for strong storytelling and films that ask us to reflect on contemporary society; additionally, we have outward looking high quality award winning films from other countries.
We are presenting international films island audiences can enjoy, discuss afterwards and find inspiring. In approaching our programming, we would really like to see more Scottish /Island originated film and Gaelic language feature film being made so, Silent Roar, Outrun, Alasdair Gray: A Life in Progress and the Irish films Foscadh and Kneecap are the closest we can get this year.
Our Film Festival aims to reach island audiences in their community venues, to support film events in diverse locations and encourage the wonderful volunteer promoters in these venues to screen more film. We hope that you enjoy our exciting collection of films and the outdoor events which are part of this island Festival.
Muriel Ann Macleod, Film Programmer at HIFF2024 working in partnership with Kevin Smith, An Lanntair and Tara Drummie, Associate Festival Producer, Uist & Barra and the Island venue promoters.
T U E 1 O C T
1 1 a m : I t ’ l l N e v e r W o r k
S u p p o r t i n g s h o r t :
T h e C u s t o d i a n s
5 p m : D e e p S e a
S u p p o r t i n g s h o r t :
S a s s u m a A r n a a – M o t h e r o f
t h e S e a
2 p m : S c r a p p e r
S u p p o r t i n g s h o r t :
W h a t ’ s U p W i t h t h e S k y
7 . 3 0 p m : C o w b o y P o e t s
S u p p o r t i n g s h o r t :
T r u l u c k
W E D 2 O C T
1 1 a m : G e o g r a p h i e s o f S o l i t u d e
S u p p o r t i n g s h o r t :
K e l p
5 p m : A C a l l f r o m t h e W i l d
S u p p o r t i n g s h o r t :
A n d S o I t W a s
2 p m : T h e L o s t S a l m o n
S u p p o r t i n g s h o r t :
P u f f l i n g
7 . 3 0 p m : S i l e n t R o a r
S u p p o r t i n g s h o r t :
L e C h é i l e
T H U R 3 O C T
1 1 a m : E c o S h o r t s : F t . T h e
C u s t o d i a n s , P u f f l i n g , C r o w
C o u n t r y & S t o r m C h a s e r
5 p m : T o u c h
S u p p o r t i n g s h o r t :
A n d S o I t W a s
2 p m : F o o d I n c 2 .
S u p p o r t i n g s h o r t :
C r o w C o u n t r y
7 . 3 0 p m : A l a s d a i r G r a y :
A L i f e i n P r o g r e s s
S u p p o r t i n g s h o r t :
F a o d a i l : F o u n d
F R I 4 O C T
1 1 a m : O n e W i t h t h e W h a l e
S u p p o r t i n g s h o r t :
T h e C u s t o d i a n s
5 p m : N o t e s f r o m S h e e p l a n d
S u p p o r t i n g s h o r t :
M ’ a t h a i r a n t - i a s g a i r
2 p m : F o s c a d h
S u p p o r t i n g s h o r t :
S p i r i t o f P l a c e
7 . 3 0 p m : F o u r D a u g h t e r s
S u p p o r t i n g s h o r t :
T h e S t o r m C h a s e r
S A T 5 O C T
1 1 a m : T h e M o u n t a i n
S u p p o r t i n g s h o r t :
S a s s u m a A r n a a – M o t h e r o f
t h e S e a
5 p m : W i l d i n g
S u p p o r t i n g s h o r t :
T w o K i n d s o f W a t e r
2 p m : K e n u k e ’ s K i n g d o m
S u p p o r t i n g s h o r t :
W h a t ’ s U p W i t h T h e S k y
7 . 3 0 p m : K n e e c a p
S u p p o r t i n g s h o r t :
T h e S t o r m C h a s e r
Anaginggroupofoutlawslookforonelastbigscore asthe“traditional”AmericanWestisdisappearing aroundthem.Arguablythegreatestofallmodern westerns,Peckinpah’sseminalfilmbothpoliticised andreactivatedthewesterngenreandmadeit accessibleforanewgenerationoffilmmakersinthe 1970s.Apuregoldmasterpiece.
Thur10Oct,7pm 2h15mins
BEETLEJUICE,BEETLEJUICE
ThreegenerationsoftheDeetzfamilyreturnhometo WinterRiverafteranunexpectedfamilytragedy.Still hauntedbyBeetlejuice,Lydia’slifesoongetsturned upsidedownwhenherrebelliousteenagedaughter discoversamysteriousportaltotheafterlife.When someonesaysBeetlejuice’snamethreetimes,the mischievousdemongleefullyreturnstounleashhis veryownbrandofmayhem.
Fri11Oct,7pm Sat12Oct,8pm 1h44mins
SHAKESPEARE’SGLOBE PRESENTS:OTHELLO
Shakespeare’sGlobe’scriticallyacclaimed productionofOthello,capturedliveduringitssoldout runattheSamWanamakerPlayhouseiscomingto cinemas!
Thur17Oct,7pm
3h6mins(includesintermission)
Fri18Oct,8pm £10
CINEMA
Audiencesareinvitedtobringtheirlittleonestoenjoy themagicofDisneyonthebigscreen,withanew fun-filledcinemaexperiencefeaturingMickeyMouse, SpideyandHisAmazingFriends,Ariel,Blueyand more.
Whetherit’stheirfirsttimeinthecinema,orthey regularlyenjoythemovies,it’sonenottomiss!
DISNEYJUNIORCINEMACLUB2024bringstogether
songs,interactivegames,andepisodesforpreschoolersinOctober.
Sat19Oct,2pm&4pm 50mins
7pm
1h40mins
Followedbyacollectionofweirdandwonderfulhorror trailersbeforeourHalloweendoublebillconcludeswith…
LETSLEEPINGCORPSESLIEAKA
THELIVINGDEADOF MANCHESTERMORGUE
9.30pm 1h35mins
CAFAIDH CAFÈ
ENJOY A GLASS OF OUR EERIE ELIXERS..
GrapefulDeadChardonnay
Dryandlively,withsomepear andspicearomas
ClockworkRavenMerlot
Smoothandapproachablewith classicdarkplummyMerlotfruit
DeadMan’sDice,Malbec
DeepandvibrantMalbecwith anintensenoseofplum, damsonanddarkchocolate aromas
MALT OF THE MONTH:
THEHEARACHFIRSTFILL OLOROSOCASK
MATUREDSINGLEMALT.
“Initiallytherearearomasofcinnamon,orange peel,andcloves,andtherearegreennotesof mixedherbsandthecreaminessofwhite chocolate Whensipped,Icantastewoodsmoke andwalnutsshells.Thedramdevelopswitha herbalhintofdriedthymecloselyfollowedbyburnt oranges.Spicesthencomethrough,likevanilla podsandasubtlesenseofcloves,beforealong leatherandliquoricefinish”
-HarrisonWood,Drinishader AssistantBlender
EDUCATION
C O N N E C T I O N S
Aseriesoffreecreativeworkshopsforadultsovertheageof60inthe WesternIsleswhofeelisolatedasaresultoftheircircumstances–beit geographicalremoteness,disabilityoranyotherdisadvantage.Ifthisapplies toyou,youcanbookanyofourCreativeConnectionsworkshops.Youcan makeabookingforafriendorfamilymemberiftheywouldliketotakepart.
Workshopsarefreebutbookingisessential.
UNDER THE RAVEN’S WING
Tuesdays
1Oct-5Nov,2pm-3pm
JoinartistTaraDakinifora creativejourneyintothemythsof theRavenGoddessofScotland, andhowshecanhelpusexplore theemotionssurroundinggrief andloss.BookbyThurs26Septto receivematerialsintimeforthe firstsession.
MINI DIY SCREENPRINTING
Wednesdays
9Oct-13Nov,1pm-2pm
ThisworkshopwithElaineSmith exploressmall-scale screenprintingusingtechniques andmaterialsthatwillenableyou toexperimentathomewithout specialistequipment.BookbyFri 4thOcttoreceivematerialsin timeforthefirstsession.
The sessions will be delivered via Zoom and a link will be emailed to you. Please ensure that your address is correct on your An Lanntair account when booking. All you need is a device with an internet connection, a quiet space and a clear tabletop. If you don’t have a device you can borrow one from An Lanntair for the duration of the course – email moira@anlanntair.com.
L A S S E S
V E N I N
EDUCATION
D U L T
MODERN SEQUENCE DANCING WITH LOUISE DAVIDSON
£40/£35
Tuesdays
1 Oct - 2 Oct, 6.30pm - 7.30pm
Inthisfunandengagingclass,you’lllearnelegantand livelydancestyles,fromthegracefulwaltztothe energeticjive.
LIFE DRAWING WITH RUPACHITTA ROBERTSON
Wednesdays
9 - 16 Oct & 6 - 27 Nov, 7pm - 9pm
£80/£68
Whetheryou’reaseasonedartistlookingtorefineyour figuredrawingskillsorabeginnereagertoexplorethis timelessartform,oursessionsareperfectforyou
EXPERIMENTAL PRINTMAKING WITH NOLAN WALL
£80/£68
Thursdays
10 Oct - 28 Nov, 7pm - 9pm
You’llexploreandexperimentwitharangeofcreative techniques,includingcollographblockmaking,mono printing,andimagetransfer
PERSPECTIVE DRAWING WITH ALASTAIR ROBINS
£80/£68
Fridays
11 Oct - 29 Nov, 7pm - 9pm
Thiscourseaimstoteachcorrectuseofperspectiveso thatitbecomesintuitive It’seasytolearnandformany worksitisessential Knowledgeof1D,2D,and3D drawingcanbeusedinsomanyways
TEXTILE COLLAGE WITH EMMA MACKENZIE
£80/£68
Wednesdays
16 Oct - 4 Dec, 7pm - 9pm
Thisbeginner-friendlycourseintroducesworkingwith paper,reclaimedfabrics,andstitch,encouraging creativityandexperimentation.
MEMOIR AND JOURNALING WITH ANNE EDWARDS
£65/£55
Thursdays
17 Oct - 21 Nov, 7pm - 9pm
Thiswritingandjournalingclassoffersacreative spacetoexploreandshapeyourpersonalhistory You’llusememorytocraftnarrativesthatcapturethe essenceofyourlife
EDUCATION
Jointheartsworkersforthisfunworkshopwhichincludesmusic,gamesand making.Inventthestoryofamagicalcastle,andbringittolifeasamodel.
10am–12pmforage5–8 1pm–3pmforage9–12
Tue15Oct:AnLanntair,Stornoway
Wed16Oct:IonadStoodie,Garrabost
Thur17Oct:TarbertCommunityCentre
Fri18Oct:NorthLochsCommunityCentre,Leurbost
Mon21Oct:LeverburghHall
Tue22Oct:Sporsnis,Lionel
Wed23Oct:TallaChoimhearsnachdBhreascleit/BreascleteCommunityCentre. SeiseanGhàidhligannancom-pàirteachasleCnaG/Gaelicsession inpartnershipwithCnaG.BookbyemailingKathleen@cnag.org
Classnumbersarelimitedandbookingisessential.
Sessionsmaybecancelledifaninsufficientnumberofticketsarebooked.
EDUCATION
YOUTH TRAD
4PM - 5PM
Whetheryou’renewtoplayingan instrumentorlookingtogain moreexperience,thissessionis opentoallfromP7andabove.
ART LAB
2PM - 4PM
Youcanexploreyourownideas andmakeartworkusingthe materialsandequipmenton offer.ForyoungpeopleS1-S6.
Joinusforadeepdiveintoworld building,characterdevelopment andgamemechanics!
CLÀR
4PM - 7PM
YouthTheatrewilldevelopskills andtechniquesinyoung performersandtheatre-makers.
YOUTH THEATRE
1.30PM - 2.30PM
check out our check out our range of books from range of books from guest speakers appearing guest speakers appearing at oh!con as well as a fab at oh!con as well as a fab selection of manga and selection of manga and anime how to draw books anime how to draw books & other treats! & other treats!
BÙTH SHOP
Profitsfromour shopgotowards supportingAn Lanntair’sworkasa charitytopromote theArtsandCulture oftheOuterHebrides.
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