These details are subject to change or cancellation without prior notification. Check with organisers if unsure.
Useful numbers:
Islesburgh Community Centre – 01595 745100; Shetland Amenity Trust (SAT) – 01595 694688; Shetland Arts – 01595 743843; Shetland Box Office – (www.shetlandboxoffice.org) or 01595 745555; Shetland Museum & Archives – 01595 695057.
MAY 2013
all month (until 9th June): Bonhoga Gallery Main Exhibition: ‘Four Journeys from Blue’ by Ria Moncrieff, Rachel Ross Smith, Diane Garrick and Gail Harvey – winners of Shetland Open 2012; Lower Gallery: Bairns’ Open Drawing Awards 2013; Craft Cabinet: UK Craft
until 30th June: Da Gadderie Exhibition (at Shetland Museum) – ‘Of Time and Water’ by Peter Davis
THURSDAY 23rd
to 25th: Shetland Country Music Club presents Shawn Cuddy in Garrison Theatre, 23rd, 7.30pm; in Brae Hall, 24th, 9pm; in Lerwick British Legion, 25th at 9pm, tickets Shetland Box office
Alzheimer Scotland – Dementia Café open in Lerwick Baptist Church, Quoys, 10am-12noon
Asta Golf Clubhouse – Traditional Music Evening (very informal, join in or just listen)
Reawick & District Boating Club – AGM in Skeld Sail Laft at 7.30pm
Baltasound JH School – International Family Evening
Shetland Museum – Talk: “‘Right will conquer might, my boys!’ The Hoswick Whale Case 1888-1890” by Brian Smith in the Museum at 7.30pm
FRIDAY 24th
& 31st: Mareel Café Bar – Mixology@Mareel, 9pm-1am
Royal British Legion, Lerwick – Live Music with Overdrive from 9.30pm
Mid Brae Inn – Bubblerock Disco from 9.30pm
SATURDAY 25th
CANCELLED – Coffee Morning & Indoor Car Boot Sale + Car Wash at Walls Hall, 10am-12.30pm, in aid of Walls Swimming Pool Association
Shetland Shellfish Management Organisation – Meeting of SSMO Licence Holders in NAFC Marine Centre at 10am
Multiple Sclerosis Society (Shetland Branch) – AGM in Lerwick Town Hall at 11am
Sumburgh Airport Memorial Opening, 11.30am
Mid Brae Inn – BGD Efternoon Karaoke, 2.30-6pm
Bigton Hall – Supper Night, 5-8pm
Ollaberry Hall – Fish & Chip Night, 5-8pm, followed by Games Night
Shetland Arts presents Vamm in Fetlar Hall, 7.30pm, tickets £12 / £10 Shetland Box Office
Renemal Productions/Shetland Arts – Wind Up Projectiles’ EP Launch in Mareel, 8pm, £8
Whitedale Snooker Club – Quiz Night, 8 for 8.30pm
Gulberwick Hall – Live Music with Quicksilver + The Dirty Lemons from 9pm, over 18s only, tickets £10 from High Level Music or at door
Royal British Legion, Scalloway – Disco from 9pm
Burravoe Hall – ‘Crazy’ Quiz, in aid of Burravoe & District Development Group
Cunningsburgh Hall – Games Night, 8pm
St Magnus Bay Hotel – GTL Disco
SUNDAY 26th
Unst Farmers’ Market in Baltasound Hall, 12noon-2pm
Sellafirth Hall, Yell – Yell Arts Group Exhibition + Craft Stalls, Teas etc, 12noon-4pm
Shetland Bereavement Support Services – Car Boot + Soup & Sweet at Aith Hall, 12noon-4pm
North Mainland Gardening Club – Plant Sale & Sunday Teas in Voe Hall, 2-5pm, proceeds to Voe Show Tent Fund
CANCELLED – Sound Community Association – Table Top Sale, Teas & Homebakes, 2-4pm
Tingwall Hall – Sunday Teas, Stalls etc, 2-5pm, in aid of Mary’s Meals
Whiteness & Weisdale Hall – Teas + Flowers, Plants etc, 2.30-5pm
Cunningsburgh Hall – Car Boot Sale + Sunday Teas, 2.30-5.30pm, in aid of hall funds
Ebenezer Hall – Family Service & Buffet Tea, 5.30pm
Shetland Arts presents Vamm in Mareel, 7pm, tickets £16
Royal British Legion, Scalloway Branch – AGM at 8pm
MONDAY 27th
Alzheimer Scotland – Football/Sports Reminiscence Group meet in Lighthouse Suite, Lerwick Hotel, 3-5pm; Carers’ Group meet in Lerwick Hotel, 3-5pm
TUESDAY 28th
Cruise Ship Fram in Lerwick Harbour
SSE Power Distribution – Public Exhibition on Proposed Replacement Power Station in Shetland Museum and Archives, 3-7.30pm
Shetland Construction Training Group – AGM at Train Shetland, Gremista at 6pm
Unst Angling Club Sea Competition, 6-9pm
Bridge End Hall – AGM in the hall at 7pm
Shetland Inter-Faith – ‘A Marriage of East and West?’ by Hilde & Pete Bardell in Room 10, Islesburgh Community Centre
Sandwick Carnegie Hall – Public Meeting in the hall at 8pm
WEDNESDAY 29th
Alistair Carmichael MP – Constituency Surgery in Parliamentary Office, 171 Commercial Street, 1-2pm
Spring Fling Concert in Lerwick Town Hall, 6-8.30pm
Scalloway Youth Centre Management Committee – AGM in the Youth Centre at 7.30pm
THURSDAY 30th
Cruise Ships Sea Explorer/Corinthia and Braemar in Lerwick Harbour
Alzheimer Scotland/Shetland Arts – Knitting for Dementia Awareness in Mareel Upper Café Bar, 2-4.30pm
Shetland Branch Scottish Pensions Association – Meeting in Masonic Hall Function Room, 2.30pm
Relationship Scotland Couple Counselling Shetland – AGM in Conference Room, Market House at 5.30pm
NSHCA – AGM in Staney Hill Hall at 7pm
FRIDAY 31st
Shetland Livestock Marketing Group (SLMG) – AGM in Shetland Rural Centre, Staneyhill, at 7.30pm, speaker: Mr Bob Yuill, SAOS
Haroldswick Hall – Auction Sale
United Worship & Prayer for Shetland in Lerwick Methodist Church at 7.30pm
Callum Younger Reach Fund – Midsummer Carnival Public Meeting for floats, foot collectors & stewards in Shetland Museum at 7pm
REGULAR EVENTS:
all month: Films and events at Mareel (www.shetlandboxoffice.org | www.mareel.org)
all month: Shetland Craft Trail – various Shetland Arts & Crafts members open to visitors (http://shetlandartsandcrafts.co.uk)
all month: Shetland Museum & Archives events and activities (www.shetland-museum.org.uk)
all month: Bonhoga Gallery Touring Art Exhibitions at Yell Leisure Centre; Unst Leisure Centre; Sumburgh Airport; Whalsay Leisure Centre; Peerie Shop Café
all month: Da Gadderie (at Shetland Museum) Art Exhibitions (www.shetland-museum.org.uk)
until end year: Shetland Museum exhibiting ‘Recent Acquisitions’ in the galleries
daily (except Thu): Lea Gardens at Tresta open 2-5pm, or by appointment (01595 810454)
Mon, Thu, Fri & Sat: CLAN Cancer Support Centre – Drop-In at 39 Commercial Road (access from St Magnus St), Mon, Thu, Fri 10am-4pm; Sat 10am-1pm (01595 720320)
2nd Mon of month: Burra History Group meet in Easthouse at 7.30pm (www.burrahistory.info)
Mon: Drop-In Craft Day at Centre for Creative Industries, Sellafirth, Yell, 10am-12.30pm
Mon: Royal British Legion, Lerwick – Bingo, 8pm
Tue, Thu & Sat: Changing Arts Exhibitions at Vaila Fine Art, open 11am-5pm
Tue, Thu, Sat & Sun: The Cabin Museum, Vidlin open 1-5pm
Tues to Sat (until 13/11): Shetland Textile Working Museum open at Bod of Gremista, 12noon-4pm, Exhibition: ‘from the Croft… to the Palace’
1st Tue of month (not Jan or Aug): CLAN Shetland Support Group meet in CLAN Support Centre, 39 Commercial Road (access from St Magnus St), at 7pm (01595 720320)
Tue: Shetland Gone to Pieces Quilters meet in Islesburgh Community Centre, 6-9pm
Tue: Douglas Arms – Traditional Music Session
2nd Wed of month: Forget-Me-Not Self Help Group meet in Islesburgh Community Centre, 6.30-8.30pm
Wed & (occasional) Thu: Traditional Music Sessions in Lounge Bar, Lerwick
Wed: Cycharters Boat Trips to Foula (01595 810887/ 07887 945480)
Wed: Tai Chi Chuan (Dynamic Balance Boxing) in Room 12, Islesburgh Community Centre, 6.15pm
Wed: Royal British Legion, Lerwick – 500 cards, 8pm
Thu & Sat: ‘Yell for Cancer Support’ Shop open at Aywick, 1-5pm
last Thu of month: Alzheimer Scotland/Shetland Arts – ‘Knitting for Dementia Awareness’ drop-in knitting group in Mareel Café Bar, 2-4.30pm
Thu: Sewing Group meets at Centre for Creative Industries, Sellafirth, Yell, 6.30pm
Thu (until 12/9): Yoga in Islesburgh Community Centre, 7.15-8.45pm
Thu: South Mainland Community History Group meet in Quendale Mill, 7.30pm (www.quendalemill.co.uk)
Thu: Recreational Skating at Clickimin, 8-9pm, over 18s, £4
Fri & Sat: Posers Nightclub open in Grand Hotel
Fri: Royal British Legion, Lerwick – Bingo, 7.30pm
Fri: Cullivoe Hall – Club Room open from 8pm
last Sat of month (exc. Jul & Dec): Shetland Scrapbookers meet in Methodist Schoolroom, 10am-1pm
Sat: Good as New Shop in Brae Youth Centre open 2-4pm
Sat: Fetlar Hall – Social from 9pm
Sat: Douglas Arms – Karaoke
Sat: Burravoe (Peerie) Hall open from 8.30pm
3rd Sun of month: CLAN North Support Group meets in North Haven Care Centre at 2.30pm
Sun, Tue, Wed, Fri & Sat: Noss National Nature Reserve open (info line 0800 107 7818)
daily (until 13th Oct): Quendale Water Mill open 10am-5pm
daily (until 30th Sept): Tangwick Haa Museum open 11am-5pm
daily: Hoswick Visitor Centre, Sandwick open
daily: Unst Heritage Centre open (www.unstheritage.com)
daily: Unst Boat Haven open (www.unstheritage.com)
daily: Fetlar Interpretive Centre open (www.fetlar.com)
daily: Old Haa, Burravoe open
daily: Crofthouse Museum, Dunrossness open (www.shetland-museum.org.uk)
daily: Scalloway Museum open (Mon-Sat 11am-4pm; Sun 2-4pm) (www.scallowaymuseum.org)
daily: Seabirds-and-Seals Boat Trips (07595 540224 | www.seabirds-and-seals.com)
daily: Thule Charters Boat Trips (07796 912237 or 07876 522292 | www.thule-charters.co.uk)
daily: Shetland Sea Charters Boat Trips (01595 692577 or 07759 668969)
various: Whalsay History Group – Heritage Centre open (www.whalsayhistorygroup-phase2.co.uk)
various: Bressay Heritage Centre open (www.bressay-history-group.org)
various: Bod of Gremista and Shetland Textile Working Museum open (http://shetlandtextilemuseum.wordpress.com)
various: Up-Helly-A’ Exhibition open in Galley Shed, St Sunniva Street
various: Shetland Small Group Tours (01595 692080 | www.shetlandtours.co.uk)
various: Island Trails Tours (07880 950228 | www.island-trails.co.uk)
various: Shetland Walking & Wildlife Tours (07720 169191 | www.shetlandwalkingandwildlife.co.uk)
various: Unseen Shetland Tours (07554 344914 | www.unseenshetland.com)
various: Shetland Geotours Tours (01595 859218 | www.shetlandgeotours.com)
various: Shetland Nature Tours (01957 710000 | www.shetlandnature.net)
various: Old Scatness Broch & Iron Age Village open (01950 461869 | www.shetland-heritage.co.uk/scatness)
various: RSPB events and activities (01950 460800 | www.rspb.org.uk/reserves)
various: Mousa Boat Trips (07901 872339 | www.mousa.co.uk)
various: St Magnus Bay Charters Boat Trips (07799 610025 or 01595 810378 | www.stmagnusbay.shetland.co.uk)
various: Shetland Marine Charters Boat Trips (01806 522429 or 07880 950246 | www.shetlandmarinecharters.com)
various: Sailing Trips on the Swan (01595 695193 | www.swantrust.com)
various: Sailing Trips on Dim Riv longship
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