Granny Would Be Proud returns to The Argyll Hotel this weekend featuring 25 stalls packed full of goodies and a fab vintage tea room. Mafia members Stella My Star, t-boo and We Are The Robots will be in attendance.
What: Granny Would Be Proud Vintage and Craft Fair
Where: Argyll Hotel, Sauchiehall Street
When: Sunday 7th February, 1pm to 6pm
Ashley Page’s adaptation of The Nutcracker is the essence of Christmas dreams and nightmares.
As the curtain rises we are perhaps surprised by the initial scene of a glimpse into a young girl’s brain, surely not what one would expect from the opening scenes of a Christmas ballet. However, the following scene delights us with a visual display of glittering costumes & festive excitement so much so that it is difficult to know where to look. Stunning costumes set against a mix of unusual scenery, quirky props and sometimes downright frightening masks continues to be a theme which runs throughout the production.
Although the fundamentals of ‘The Nutcracker’ remain; a soldier doll springing to life sets the scene for a young girl’s coming of age, it is at times disconcerting with its underlying Freudian content, which may be above the heads of a younger audience who are perhaps experiencing their first trip to the ballet as a Christmas treat. Although not a thing the audience need dwell on as they are enraptured by the expertise of the dancers in a flurry of twenties style beaded ensembles & striking floor length feather coats. Exquisite point work was delivered by an array of divine scarlet poppies and dazzling mischievous snowflakes.
In Act 2 Eve Mutso led the Arabian group in a scintillating & complex piece keeping the audience mesmerized with its intricacy. The Choreography was breathtaking in parts, perfectly executed by Erik Cavallari & Claire Robertson in the grand pas de duex with enchanting classicism.
The Scottish Ballet have created an unusual albeit fantastical version of this Christmassy tale, which is a must for your festive calendar.
The Nutcracker is touring Glasgow, Edinburgh, Inverness, Aberdeen and Newcastle until February 2010.
(Photos from the Scottish Ballet website)
It’s your last chance for some handmade Christmas shopping with Glisten! in the Grassmarket taking place in Edinburgh this week. GCM member t-boo will be setting up stall from Thursday to Saturday while Miso Funky and Asking For Trouble share a stall on Saturday and Sunday. All the details are below.
From Thurs 17th December to Tues 22nd December (11am – 6pm) Edinburgh’s vibrant Grassmarket will be home this Christmas to an exciting new market for Scotland’s leading makers, artists and craftspeople.
Open for six days the market will provide the opportunity for quality makers across Scotland to showcase their work in a glistening marquee in the centre of the Grassmarket. The perfect place for that unique Christmas find.
Find out more at www.grassmarket.net
Once again, a quick round-up of all the craft markets and events taking place this weekend where you can find GCM members.
DUNDEE CHRISTMAS CRAFT FAIR
Caird Hall, Dundee
10.30am – 4.30pm
Free Entry
Craft Fairs Scotland take their show on the road to Dundee’s city centre providing the public with an opportunity to purchase quality handmade crafts and allow them to speak with the people who make them. Look out for GCM members Julia Smith Ceramics and Asking For Trouble.
GLASGOW STEINER SCHOOL FAIR
Yorkhill, Glasgow
10am – 4pm
£1 Entry (50p for children)
Organised by mafia member Covetables with Rhubarb Crumble also in attendance. The fair offers stalls with local products and, for kids, has craft activities, a secret shop, games and king winter.
WEST END WINTER FAYRE
Oran Mor, Glasgow
12pm – 4pm
Free entry
Asking For Trouble, Miso Funky, Kuro-e, Stella My Star and t-boo all have stalls at the above market this Sunday in the auditorium of the Oran Mor. Held in aid of the Myasthenia Gravis Association, the market also features Santa’s Grotto on the mezzanine level, performances from the Jordanhill School Choir and a mulled wine cafe.
There are a boat-load of craft markets and events taking place this Winter and GCM members will be appearing all over the country, so here’s what’s coming up this weekend. There are also our final two GCM organised markets of the year taking place – more details on those in the next post!
OUT OF THE BLUE
Drill Hall, Leith, Edinburgh
11am – 7pm
Free Entry
Craft and designers market featuring GCM member Julia Smith Ceramics.
WE MAKE LONDON
Chelsea Town Hall, London
11am to 5pm
Free Entry
We Make offers designers the opportunity to sell directly to buyers and offers buyers something unique and timeless in today’s fast-paced, throwaway world of mass production. Look out for GCM member Miso Funky and also Glasgow’s Hannah Zakari, who will be selling a number of members’ work.
CREGGANS XMAS CRACKER
Creggans Inn, Strachur, Argyll
111am – 4pm
Free Entry
An Xmas Extravaganza-indie market, enchanted tea-room with ‘DIY DJ’, Festive Beauty Box, Christmas Choir and maybe even Santa himself! We’re bringing the crème de la crème of West Coast and Glasgow crafting and design to this great venue for a truly special event full of old time glamour and charm and a deliciously, warm and toasty festive spirit. Catch GCM members The Rainbow Effect and Carrot Coriander here.
GRANNY WOULD BE PROUD
The Argyll Hotel, Glasgow
1pm to 6pm
Free entry!
Featuring a vintage style tea room and over 25 stalls, including GCM members Stella My Star and t-boo.
MAGPIE MARKET
The Lot, Grassmarket, Edinburgh
12pm to 6pm
Free entry!
A brand new venture aiming to showcase the best art, craft and design talent around. Magpie loves the unusual, individual and eclectic. GCM members Julia Smith Ceramics and Asking For Trouble will be in attendance.
SAY NO TO PLASTIC
Oran Mor, Glasgow
12pm to 5pm
£2.50 on the door. Children under 16 go free.
Say No To Plastic returns to the Oran Mor this Sunday for a festive afternoon of shopping, music, mini fashion shows and 25 stalls selling sparkly, quirky handmade crafts, bric a brac of every shape, size and colour and gorgeous vintage clothing. The event also supports Oxfam, Cancer Research and The Prince and Princess of Wales Hospice. You’ll find GCM members Ding Dong Designs, Stella My Star and t-boo here.
TEA COSY TOO
Also, if you’re up in Aberdeen, check out Tea Cosy Too, an alternative art, craft and design fair in Aberdeen featuring friend of the mafia and lovely design shop Johnny Come Lately. It’s on all weekend from 10am-6pm at The Academy on Belmont Street.
Happy shopping!
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