What's On at the Pavilion

Tickets for most of the events in the Pavilion can be bought on-line from the “virtual box office”, Booth Scotland. Why not take a look at it – it’s so easy to

The Pavilion arts programme for 2009/2010 is

We look forward to seeing you at more great events in 2010!
29 Jan 29 Jan 5 Feb	Private event - conference Private function - Curling Club Ball Private function - wedding
Fri 19 Feb	8 pm - Reno Troilus. The acclaimed counter-tenor presents "Showstoppers", a musical theatre extravaganza including excerpts from well-known musicals like Phantom of the Opera and Chicago. Reno is joined by a team of singers and a live band, including young talent from Stagecoach Theatre Arts, with a vibrant mix of song and dance. Tickets £12.50 (£10 seniors and students) from Pavilion 01997 420124, June's Card Shop Dingwall and on-line from thebooth
20 Feb 23 & 24 Feb 27 Feb	Private function - wedding Forestry Commision training sessions Forestry Commission training sessions Private function - wedding
Sun 28 Feb	8 pm Jennifer Batten - Michael Jackson's favourite guitarist, who has performed for more than 10 million people during her career and recorded three solo albums. Many videos of Jennifer on Youtube show her skill and versatility - particularly spectacular are "Blue Wind" with the great Jeff Beck and her astonishing version of "The Flight of the Bumblebee". There are also some great Blues numbers and the haunting "In the Aftermath". Start listening and you'll be hooked! Tickets £14 (£5 for school pupils) from Pavilion 01997 420124, June's Card Shop Dingwall and on-line from thebooth
Fri 5 Mar	8 pm Nik Kershaw - well-known singer /song- writer who was a teenage idol of the '80s before stepping out of the spotlight to concentrate on songwriting and production. i-conic Events and Strathpeffer Pavilion are delighted to present Nik in a solo acoustic gig, with support by local band The WildflowerZ. Tickets £16.50 from Pavilion 01997 420124, June's Card Shop Dingwall and on-line from thebooth
6 Mar 12 Mar 13 Mar	Private function - wedding Blue Light Disco Private function - wedding
Wed 17 Mar	8 pm Barbara Dickson. A multi-million selling recording artist with an equally impressive Olivier Award winning acting career, Barbara Dickson OBE has firmly established herself as one of the most enduring and popular entertainers in Britain today. We are proud to welcome her to the Pavilion - part of a UK tour starting on 19 Feb and some tour dates are already sold out! Tickets £29.50 (£5 for school pupils) from Pavilion 01997 420124, June's Card Shop Dingwall and on-line at thebooth
19 Mar	Private event - conference
Fri 19 Mar	8 pm Richard Smith & Julie Adams. Originally from Kent, Richard started playing guitar at 5 years old and was invited to play with his hero Chet Atkins on stage in London when only 11. He has since toured the world, with his brothers as the Richard Smith guitar trio, and with his wife American cellist Julie Adams. He has also performed with other guitar greats, like Tommy Emmanuel, Les Paul and Martin Taylor, surprising audiences everywhere with his genius and a repertoire spanning an incredible range of musical styles from country, bluegrass, mainstream jazz, modern pop and rock, to classical guitar. “The most amazing guy I know on the guitar. ….He can play anything I know, only better.” (Chet Atkins) Tickets £14 (seniors and under 16s £10 from Pavilion 01997 420124, on-line from thebooth and from Duncan Kennedy 01997 421124
20 Mar	Private function - birthday party
Thur 25 Mar	8 pm MsFits present Women Behaving Madly. Join the ever popular Fiona Knowles in this one-woman comedy drama from award winning playwright Rona Munro. Comedy, compost, and compassion … what more cheery thought for the approach to Spring? Three different women with different attitudes to a neglected garden that each needs for a different reason. But what is buried at the bottom of it? Let a woman with a secret, a woman on a mission and a woman in search of a soup pan lead you by the hand down this poignant and funny garden path. Tickets £10.50 (conc. £8.50) already on sale from Pavilion 01997 420124 and on-line from thebooth
26 Mar	Private function - wedding
Sat 27 Mar	7 for 7.30 pm Heroes Ball in aid of Help for Heroes an organisation that supports our wounded soldiers. Canapes and drink on arrival, four-course dinner with wine, music by Scotland's Ceilidh Band and other entertainment. Tickets £65 per person from Pavilion 01997 420124, or Sonya & Paul 01463 870682.
Wed 31 Mar	Private event - health & happiness exhibition
Wed 14 Thur 15 April	10.30 am to 7 pm 10.30 am to 4 pm Food & Craft Fair organised by Friends of the Pavilion. This popular annual event showcases products by local craftspeople, including traditional and contemporary fine foods, gifts, jewellery and clothing – something for everyone. Entry is free for the public and Friends of the Pavilion will sell teas with delicious home baking.
Fri 16 Apr	8 pm Bruce Fummey - A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Scottish Parliament. Bruce Fummey once again casts his irreverent gaze over the culture of Bonny Scotland. Following a run of highly successful shows at the Edinburgh Fringe, dealing with cultural figures from Tam O'Shanter to Robert the Bruce, he now returns with a whistle-stop tour through Scottish history, stereotypes and the truth behind them. Tickets £9 from Pavilion 01997 420124 and thebooth
Thur 6 May	8 pm Isosceles Theatre presents The Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band Changed My Life Forever! Andre Barreau of The Bootleg Beatles wrote of this play, “The highs and the lows in the strange Xeroxed world of the tribute act are as extreme as any branch of entertainment and in this gem of a play we meet two wonderfully realised characters in road-hardened rocker Eric (Dave Marsden) and naive newcomer Bob (Pat Abernethy), both auditioning for a low-budget chance to get on the elusive first rung of the Look-A-Like ladder. …. They may be going nowhere but - in a hugely enjoyable play, laced with some great 60s covers, loads of humour and painful candour - it's a trip well worth taking...... I loved it.” Tickets £8 (£5 for school pupils) from the Pavilion 01997 420124 and thebooth
Sat 15 May	8 pm Showaddywaddy! One of the top British groups of the '70s, Showaddywaddy are still touring to popular acclaim, with some of the original band members. Remember their No. 1 hit with "Under the Moon of Love", and many other hits including "Hey Rock'n'Roll", "When" and "I Wonder Why". Click here to see a very good video of the latter! Tickets £17.50 from Pavilion 01997 420124, June’s Card Shop Dingwall and on-line from thebooth

Grateful thanks to June's Card Shop in Dingwall High Street for selling tickets for most events in the Pavilion. Credit card purchases can be made on thebooth (see top of page) or by telephone to the Pavilion office 01997 420124. We now make a small charge of £1.50 per transaction for card bookings, to cover our bank fees and administrative costs.

New Pavilion events are constantly being added, so watch this space! Green-coloured text generally indicates a link to the relevant website, for further information about the event in question. Where “thebooth” appears in green in an event listing, clicking on that should take you directly to the specific page of thebooth where you can buy tickets for that event.

On our Strathpeffer page, you can (or very soon will be able to) find information about other facilities in and around Strathpeffer, with sub-pages listing places to stay, places to eat and links to other relevant websites.

SPA gratefully acknowledges support by HIE Inverness & East Highland (formerly RACE) and The Highland Council. SPA is a company limited by guarantee with charitable status, Company number SC187894, Scottish Charity number SC028241