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C21 News
Welcome to another packed edition of C21 News. This month we have over 50 new readers and contributors on board, including individuals from Glasgow's Concert Halls, Glasgow Film Theatre and North Lanarkshire Council.
With more ArtsPass offers than ever before C21 News has something for everyone! |
The Stephen Petronio Company
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"There is only one boss - the customer. And he can fire everybody in the company from the chairman on down simply by spending his money somewhere else."
Sam Walton, founder of Wal-Mart
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1000 Local Links for Platform!
Platform's Local Links audience development initiative now boasts over 1000 members. The Local Links special discount membership card - introduced when the venue opened two years ago - is available to people who live within the Glasgow East community planning area. Each membership is allocated to a household which makes it easier, and potentially more affordable, for families and individuals to attend Platform on a regular basis.
With Local Links ticket sales making up over 40% of the venue's total sales last year, the scheme is considered to be pivotal in Platform’s success at attracting and nurturing audiences for the arts in Easterhouse and the wider East End.
Welcome to a New Face at GGA
 Rosemary James has recently joined the GGA team as Audience Development Intern. An arts enthusiast, Rosemary enjoys getting involved with performance, promotion and marketing as well as being a regular audience member. She hopes that the internship will give her the opportunity to develop her knowledge of arts marketing and research practices, as well as giving her the opportunity to get plenty of 'hands on' experience. To find out more about Rosemary read her Behind the Scenes interview on the GGA website.
New and Exclusive Sounds
A new and fresh array of DJ talent has been on display at the CCA, Scott Street Bar, throughout October brought to you by Cassette Girl in conspiracy with Glasgow Music Solutions. It's not too late to catch the last two DJ nights on Friday 24th & 31st of October.
 The 46th Annual Charities Christmas Fayre
For a huge range of festive gifts, cards and stocking fillers, from 55 of your favourite Scottish charities you should head on down to the Annual Charities Christmas Fayre organised by Glasgow Council for the Voluntary Sector, the main advocate and development agency for the city’s community and voluntary organisations. The event takes place on Wednesday 12th November, 10:00am to 4:00pm at The Banqueting Hall, Glasgow City Chambers. Find out more...
Ashton Lane Oxjam Festival
60 bands, eight stages, one day, one goal: money for Oxfam! One of the biggest new music showcases that Scotland has ever seen, 2008’s Ashton Lane Oxjam Festival (Sunday 26 October, 2pm-1am) offers up a packed programme. Musicians include Emma Curran, Sambayabamba, The Moth and The Mirror, The Banana Sessions, Thieves in Suits, Foxgang, Mersault, Eagleowl and many more, plus DJs Normski and Jim Gellatly. The event also hosts a comedy stage, a hip hop stage, jazz and classical stages and burlesque performers. Entry is by donation. Find out more...
Tourism Masterclass
Gleneagles Hotel, Perthshire is hosting a Tourism Masterclass on “Creating Opportunities through Productivity” on Thursday 6th November, 9:30am – 2pm. Cost: £65 + VAT. Find out more...
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Visitor Experience Free Workshops
Pride and Passion is holding 10 free workshops in November. Taking place in Innerleithen, Wigtown, Stornoway, Troon, Macduff, Callander, Kirkwall, Nairn, Oban and Dunoon, the workshops will be a chance to see the visitors’ view. Tourism business people and front line staff are invited to see first hand what it takes to turn customers into ambassadors for the area and an extra sales force for businesses that really follow through on their sales pitch and anticipate visitors’ needs. The workshops will be full of insights, tips and techniques from other businesses, with the aim being maximum impact as tough financial conditions challenge perceptions of value. You’ll also get the chance to compare notes and catch up with other tourism businesses in your area. There’ll be a goody bag, refreshments and lunch too!
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Free online training courses worth £100 up for grabs
Learn Direct Scotland for Business has 11 courses on offer, allowing you to get to grips with many aspects of customer service. There are four free courses available per business (it's up to you to choose whether that's for one lucky colleague or four) worth £100. The number of places are limited and so is the time to get booked on!
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 What's on: Ceol's Craic
Where: CCA, Glasgow
When: Saturday 25th October 2008, 6pm
ArtsPass Offer: Concession Tickets
Ceol’s Craic is an award-winning club night which celebrates Gaelic Art and Culture. The night provides a diverse range of entertainment, including workshops, film screenings, music and entertainment. After last month’s hugely successful launch, Ceol’s Craic is proud to announce this month's exciting line up. Choose to take part in one of the Gaelic Arts workshops between 6 – 8pm, including Creative Writing, Gaelic Singing and Conversation. At 8pm the regular Gaelic film screening in the CCA cinema space continues. And then, from 9pm, this month’s music headliners will be Meantime & Sunrise Not Secular. Find out more...
Quote ArtsPass when booking. Phone Box Office on 0141 352 4900 to book. Limited number of tickets available.
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 What's on: Stephen Petronio Company
Where: Theatre Royal, Glasgow
When: Tues 4th & Wed 5th November 2008, 7:30pm
ArtsPass Offer: 2 for 1 tickets (stalls only)
Master choreographer Stephen Petronio is as famed for his collaborations as for the quality of his dance, and in 2 of the pieces to be performed in Glasgow (Bud Suite and Bloom) his partnership with musician Rufus Wainwright takes his work onto a new level. The final piece, Lareign, is set-to The Strangler’s No More Heroes. Petronio doesn’t tell stories, instead he makes beautiful pictures by getting his dancers to perform some of the most demanding twists and turns you’ll see on a stage today giving him a reputation as one of the great choreographers of the moment.
“The most appealing thing about Stephen Petronio’s choreography has always been its raw New York energy.” The Times
Quote ArtsPass when booking. Phone the Theatre Royal box office on 0870 060 6647 or visit in person at Theatre Royal, 282 Hope Street, Glasgow G2 3QA. Offer not available online. Subject to availability (stalls only).
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What's on: Phoenix Dance Theatre
Where: Theatre Royal, Glasgow
When: Friday 7th & Saturday 8th November 2008, 7:30pm
ArtsPass Offer: 2 for 1 tickets (stalls only)
The acclaimed Phoenix Dance Theatre visits the Theatre Royal Glasgow for the first time with an impressive repertoire of five international danceworks. The company have an international reputation for presenting inspiring, entertaining contemporary dance, performed by a formidable group of dancers handpicked from around the world. This sophisticated programme features outstanding dance work from the repertoires of eminent American choreographer Jose Limón and the latest stylish offerings from Javier De Frutos.
"Phoenix have never looked so superb." The Guardian
Quote ArtsPass when booking. Phone the Theatre Royal box office on 0870 060 6647 or visit in person at Theatre Royal, 282 Hope Street, Glasgow G2 3QA. Offer not available online. Subject to availability (stalls only).
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 What's on: The MacDonald Brothers
Where: Motherwell Concert Hall
When: 25th October 2008, 7:30pm
ArtsPass Offer: Complimentary Tickets
The MacDonald Brothers return to Motherwell after a sell out gig last Autumn. The brothers have come a long way since appearing on the X-Factor in 2006 where they finished fourth in the overall competition and came first out of the groups. The Macs have enjoyed tremendous success in the past two years with them topping the Scottish album charts with two gold certificated albums reaching the number one and two spots consecutively. Find out more...
Quote GGA when booking. Tickets available from the North Lanarkshire Council Box Office. Phone 01698 302991 to book. Limited number of tickets available.
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What's on: MacFloyd
Where: Sir John Wilson Town Hall, Airdrie
When: Saturday 8th November 2008, 7:30pm
ArtsPass Offer: Complimentary Tickets
MacFloyd return once again to Airdrie for another recreation of the atmosphere and sound of a Pink Floyd Concert. A full two and a half-hour set, featuring music Dark Side of The Moon, Wish You Were Here, Animals and The Wall. Close your eyes and be transported back to the seventies. Find out more...
Quote GGA when booking. Tickets available from the North Lanarkshire Council Box Office. Phone 01698 302991 to book. Limited number of tickets available.
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What's on: The Wholigans
Where: Motherwell Concert Hall
When: Saturday 22nd November 2008, 7:30pm
ArtsPass Offer: Complimentary Tickets
The world's longest running and most successful Who tribute act make their first appearance at Motherwell Concert Hall. Hailing from the US, they will be supported by the superb Underground Jam. Find out more...
Quote GGA when booking. Tickets available from the North Lanarkshire Council Box Office. Phone 01698 302991 to book. Limited number of tickets available.
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 What's on: The International Classical Season: Michael Collins with the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
Where: Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
When: Tuesday 4th November 2008, 7:30pm
ArtsPass Offer: 2 for 1 tickets (Full price tickets £28, £22, £15)
The outstanding orchestra that entranced audiences on its last visit to Glasgow in 2007 makes a welcome return, this time to appear with one of today’s most sought-after soloists, Michael Collins. Originally formed in 1958 as a small, conductorless chamber ensemble, The Academy of St Martin in the Fields has gone from strength to strength. The audience will enjoy the world premiere of Mozart’s Concerto in E flat, K.268, on clarinet as Collins is proud to have exclusive rights to the first contemporary performances of the concerto in this form – until now the concerto has been associated with the violin. Find out more...
Quote ArtsPass when booking. Tickets available from the Glasgow's Concert Hall's Box Office. Phone 0141 353 8000 to book. Offer not available online. .......................................
What's on: Falling Light
Where: Platform
When: Wednesday 12th November 2008, 7:30pm
ArtsPass Offer: £3.50 tickets
Indulge in an evening of exquisite dance and live music with Janis Claxton Dance and the internationally acclaimed Edinburgh Quartet. Falling Light is a triple bill of emotionally compelling and musically defined dance, including Claxton’s highly acclaimed Rinne, set to a riveting composition by Australian ensemble Waratah, and two sublime new pieces set to works by Bach and Polish composer Henryk Gorecki. Find out more...
“She has assembled a group of fine dancers, who share a lightness, delicacy and precision ideally suited to her choreography, a combination of the ethereal and the cutting…eloquent, gimmick-free dance at its best.” Venue Magazine
Quote ArtsPass when booking. Tickets available from the Platform Box Office. Phone 0141 276 9696 to book. Offer not available online.
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What's on: Locked In
Where: Platform
When: Wednesday 28th November 2008, 7:30pm
ArtsPass Offer: £3.50 tickets
A hip hop drama for youth and adult audiences by multi-award winning writer Fin Kennedy. On the 20th floor of an abandoned East End tower block, Blaze (a Caribbean MC) and Tariq (a Bengali DJ) rip up the airwaves on a leading pirate station. When a local gangster asks Blaze for a serious favour, suddenly there's a choice to be made that could split their world wide open. The show has a contemporary soundtrack by international music artist DJ Billy Biznizz. Find out more...
Quote ArtsPass when booking. Tickets available from the Platform Box Office. Phone 0141 276 9696 to book. Offer not available online.
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What's on: Des McLean
Where: Platform
When: Friday 24th October, 7:30pm
ArtsPass Offer: £5.50 tickets
Des McLean is a great comedian. In fact, he is the great comedian that other great comedians and entertainers come to see when they are in town; Billy Connolly, Peter Kay, The Fratellis are all huge fans! In fact it was Billy Connolly who said live on the BBC, ‘Des McLean – God, I love him!’ Des performs sell out live shows all over the country including two last year at Platform. Find out more...
Quote ArtsPass when booking. Tickets available from the Platform Box Office. Phone 0141 276 9696 to book. Offer subject to availability.
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What's on: The Caretaker
Where: Citizens Theatre
When: Wednesday 22 October – Saturday 15 November, 7:30pm
ArtsPass Offer: 2 for 1 tickets
London, 1959. Aston has helped an old tramp to escape from a café brawl and brought him back to his scruffy one-room flat. Mick isn't too happy about his older brother's act of kindness but regardless the stranger is invited to stay on as caretaker. With a masterful use of dialogue, this is a brutally funny play that endures today as a modern classic. Find out more..
Quote ArtsPass Offer when booking by phone 0141 429 0022
or visit the Citizens Theatre box office in person. Please note this offer does not apply to previews or ‘cheap Tuesdays’.
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What's on: All Arches Events
Where: The Arches, Glasgow
ArtsPass Offer: Concession tickets
Quote ArtsPass Offer when booking. Tickets available from The Arches Box Office. Call 0141 565 1000 or visit in person at 253 Argyle Street, Glasgow, G2 8DL.
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 What's on: All Tramway EventsWhere: Tramway
ArtsPass Offer: Concession tickets
Concession price tickets on all Autumn/Winter 2008 events at Tramway. Including "Something Wicked This Way Comes" (29th October - 1st November 2008). Find out more...
Quote ArtsPass Offer when booking. Tickets available from the Tramway Box Office. Phone 0845 330 3501 to book.
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 What's on: Sleeping Beauty
Where: Theatre Royal, Glasgow
When: 6th - 27th December 2008, 7:30pm/2pm matinees
ArtsPass Offer: £3 off (excluding restricted view and Balcony seats)
Stunning sets and costumes, breathtaking choreography, Tchaikovsky’s sumptuous score and the phenomenally talented, passionate dancers of Scotland’s award-winning national dance company come together to create a spellbinding re-telling of treasured fairytale, The Sleeping Beauty.
“Energetic, beautiful dancing, clear storytelling, imposing sets and stunning costumes. A ticket to see this show is worth every penny.” The Scotsman
Quote Concession Ticket when booking. Phone the Theatre Royal box office on 0870 060 6647 or visit in person at 282 Hope Street, Glasgow G2 3QA. Offer not available online. Subject to availability.
.......................................  ArtsPass - do you have yours?
Don't miss out on the latest ticket offers available exclusively to ArtsPass card holders and featured in C21 News. No one working in front of house, box office or marketing should be without one! Ask your line manager how you can sign up or contact Nina at GGA. Remember ticket offers are exclusive to ArtsPass card holders and sometimes limited - so don't be last, act fast!
Events & Marketing Manager
Anne Peaker Centre
Closing date: 27th October 2008
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Audience Development Officer
Falkirk Council
Closing date: 30th October 2008
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Marketing Manager
The Queens Hall
Closing date: 31st October 2008
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Office & Finance Co-ordinator
Streetlevel Photoworks
Closing date: 31st October 2008
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Closing date: 5th November 2008
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To keep up-to-date with current job opportunities in the arts visit
job vacancies at www.gga4arts.co.uk
 First round victory
Herald reader Walter Jamieson was at Macbeth at the Lyceum Theatre in Edinburgh last Saturday evening when, early in the play, the Thane of Ross reports to Duncan the outcome of the bloody battle between the Scots and the kings of Norway, concluding: “The Victory fell to us!” Walter wondered how many in the audience were actually thinking of the football that day and were musing “If only”.
Don't forget, C21 News is for you, about you and written by you! We want to hear what you've got to say about what's going on with you and your colleagues at your venue or organisation. Have you taken advantage of your ArtsPass yet - what did you think of what you saw? What training have you attended recently and how useful did you find it? We'd welcome your reviews, comments and recommendations to feature in the next edition of C21 News.
Please send your contributions to Nina at GGA.
Until next time - best wishes
Nina
Nina Honeyman
Audience Development Assistant
Glasgow Grows Audiences
nina@gga4arts.co.uk
Glasgow Grows Audiences (GGA)
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6 Dixon Street
Glasgow G1 4AX
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