Featured Events in St Andrews in February, 2025 (September Updated)

* Please note this is a rescheduled event , orginally planned for 24-25 Jan* Join The Glass Class! Book a 2hr slot on Friday 31st or Monday 10th January 2025. St Andrews Botanic Garden, The Boiler House Come along to a group voice recording session, as we build a collaborative voiceover for a new moving image work ‘The Glass Class’. This will form part of our upcoming exhibition with the Travelling Gallery in Spring 2025. The script we will be working with is constructed as different scenes, taking us through time and space in the history of the botanical garden and considering the figure of ‘the glasshouse’. No experience necessary, all voices welcome! Scripts will be provided on the day, no need to learn or practise in advance. Each session has 6 places, and will last for two hours, including full briefing and time for each person to record a section. There will be plenty of breaks and time for rehearsing on the day too. We especially welcome volunteers and those with a connection to St Andrews Botanic Gardens, as well as anyone with an interest in garden history, ecology, art or film! All voices and genders welcome; suitable for age 16+. Hot drinks and some snacks are provided on the day. We are excited for your voice to be part of the work! Consent Please be aware that as a work in development there is a chance that we won’t be able to use all the material generated in the workshop within the final cut of the film. All workshop participants will be fully credited as part of the film. The sessions will be documented through photography. If you do not wish to be photographed, or have any questions, please speak to the facilitators at the beginning of the session. Access A small budget is available to cover travel and access costs, please get in touch if you would like to discuss making use of this. If you have any other access requirements please let us know in advance. For information on the site and how to get to St Andrews Botanic Gardens, see their website here. About the artists’ residency For their project ‘After Glass’, artists in residence Rachel McBrinn and Alison Scott have been conducting on site research at SABG over the course of 2024. A key focus of their research is the recent decommissioning of SABG’s glasshouses, and ideologies and histories these structures represent. Thanks to Creative Scotland Open Fund for supporting the project. Alison Scott often makes work in collaboration with other artists and groups of people. Her work as an artist, writer and art-worker is research-led, driven by film, performance and writing practices. Her works tend to look at socio-ecological issues, and she has recently started a practice-based PhD at Gray’s School of Art, Aberdeen, focussing on art, forestry and the commons. Rachel McBrinnis an artist and filmmaker based in Edinburgh. Her filmmaking practice is rooted in conversation and relationship building, and often emerges from long term site-responsive and archival research. Information Source: Alison Scott & Rachel McBrinn | eventbrite

Learn the art of lampshade making at the upcoming workshop in St Andrews. The event will take place at the East Nook Studio on February 11, 2025. Participants will have the opportunity to create their own unique lampshade under the guidance of experienced instructors. The workshop will be held at the East Nook Studio, located at The Maltbarn 205b South Street, St Andrews, KY16 9EF. Tickets for the workshop are priced at £31.85. Don't miss this chance to unleash your creativity and add a personal touch to your home decor.

Critically-acclaimed, multi award-winning comedian Susie McCabe is bringing a work-in-progress version of her new show Best Behaviour to St. Andrews for an intimate preview ahead of its full debut at the famous King’s Theatre in Glasgow. Susie McCabe’s career has been so stratospheric in recent years, she’s indisputably one of the biggest acts working in Scottish comedy today. Having made multiple TV appearances including Have I Got News for You, Live At The Apollo, Frankie Boyle’s New World Order and Question Time, she’s also had a sell-out Edinburgh Fringe show and a triple-sell out run at the legendary King’s Theatre in Glasgow. Even with multiple Scottish Comedy Awards under her belt, she had to make room on her shelf for one more when in 2024 she was awarded the Billy Connolly Spirit of Glasgow Award, with the accolade presented by the Big Yin himself via video link. “I was blown sideways!” – Billy Connolly “A naturally funny storyteller and a genuine stand up. Highly recommended.” - Kevin Bridges “Susie is up there with the best.” - Fred MacAulay “Susie McCabe is damn funny.” - Stewart Francis “McCabe is hilariously down to earth and has a fantastically positive outlook. About as far down the opposite end of the spectrum from disappointing as you could get.” - Broadway Baby “The ever-reliable Susie McCabe delivers plenty of chuckles.” - The Scotsman “Prepare to laugh yourself silly.” - Three Weeks Support act TBA **PLEASE READ CAREFULLY** · Tickets can be refunded no less than 24 hours before the show. · Support acts can be subject to change at short notice. · The show is in two parts separated by an interval. Doors to the performance room open at 7:30pm, half an hour before the start time of 8pm. Please enter before the show starts but not before 7:30pm. Attendees who arrive late will not be granted admission or a refund. · This is NOT a standing event. All audience members must be seated while the performance is underway, unless you need to leave the room. · If you are part of a group and want to sit together, we recommend arriving early to get your desired seats. · Please seat from the front. · Don’t talk or heckle during the performances. This rule is NOT optional. It is very distracting for both the performer and other audience members. Some performers might talk to the audience, but otherwise please let the comedians do the talking. Heckling does not ‘help the show’. Think of it like cinema rules: laughter, cheers, applause are all great, but talking or yelling out is not. And another cinema rule… · Please put your phone on silent. Photos are fine but please no video or flash photography. · These shows are for people aged 18 and over. You may be asked to show ID if you do not look of age. · Comedy Dundee does not necessarily agree or disagree with the opinions and viewpoints expressed by the comedians. Acts are booked based on their ability to make people laugh, beyond that we respect freedom of expression. If you disagree or are offended by what you hear, you are free to express this by not laughing, by leaving, or by respectfully raising your objections with the act after the show or via social media. You may not interrupt an on-going performance. · Audience members who repeatedly break these rules will be asked to leave. Information Source: Comedy Dundee | eventbrite

“The Garden is both a horror story and a meditation on love at the end of the world. It’s a testament to Newman’s extraordinary gifts that its creeping dread never overwhelms its tenderness.” Emerald Fennell, Oscar-winning director of PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN and SALTBURN. Nick Newman is the adult pen-name of Nicholas Bowling, author of several children’s novels including Witchborn and In the Shadow of Heroes, which was shortlisted for the Costa Children’s Book Award. He has previously worked as a teacher, musician, and a stand-up comedian and is currently working as a bookseller at Daunt Books in London. A darkly beautiful, eerie, hypnotic novel about two elderly sisters living alone at the edge of the world. In a place and time unknown, two elderly sisters live in a walled garden, secluded from the outside world. Evelyn and Lily have only ever known each other. What was before the garden, they have forgotten; what lies beyond it, they do not know. Each day is spent in languid service to their home: tending the bees, planting the crops, and dutifully following the instructions of the almanac written by their mother. When a nameless boy is found hiding in the boarded house at the centre of their isolated grounds, their once-solitary lives are irrevocably disrupted. Who is he? Where did he come from? And most importantly, what does he want? As suspicions gather and allegiances falter, Evelyn and Lily are forced to confront the dark truths about themselves, the garden, and the world as they’ve known it. Light refreshments included. Information Source: Cambo Estate | eventbrite

This brand-new class is set at a reduced introductory price while we refine the timings and layout.Come along and learn how to saw, solder, form and texture your own silver ring from scratch! In this workshop, you will create a wide silver band in your choice of finishing textures. Beginning with a demonstration, you will be shown how to make, clean and texture a wide silver band. Talking through the instructions and various information and tips regarding the materials you are working with, and introducing a range of tools and a handheld blowtorch which you will go on to use yourself! We will start by sizing your chosen finger and calculating and measuring the silver sheet needed to create it. We will then saw and shape the ring ready to solder. Once soldered we will clean the rings and form them into a true ring shape, and add your chosen texture. Once fully formed and textured, we will scrub and polish the rings, ready to wear home that evening. The perfect class for an individual or a group of friends to come and learn, socialise and most importantly, make some jewellery to take home! £85 All materials and silver will be included. The workshop will run for around 3-3.5 hours but it can vary. Please note, that this class will need 4 people to run. If the class is under-subscribed, the studio reserves the right to reschedule. You will be notified at least 4 days before the class if the class cannot run, and will have the option to be refunded in this instance. Private parties: At the moment, if you have a group of 4+ people we can offer you a private workshop at no extra cost per person on a date that suits you, where available.Email hello@eastnook.com to discuss the private options ast Nook Studio is an inviting space with a friendly atmosphere and plenty of room to stretch out. Just a short walk will bring you to any of our three beaches or famous Golf courses. Steeped in history with beautiful views, lovely shops and delicious eateries, St Andrews is the perfect place for a getaway. There are bars and a cafe next to the studio for those who wish to make an evening of it! Based in the West Port of St Andrews, East Nook Studio can be found in the Maltbarn at 205b South Street. About the studio The studio is a welcoming, friendly and charming space with wooden beam and cast iron pillars. The building is a former Malt barn from 1845, and is accessed from the main street via a cobbled path. Tea, coffee and biscuits are available at the studio, but there are many popular cafes, sandwich shops, restaurants and bars in the area. How to find us East Nook Studio can be found on South Street St Andrews in the West Port, behind Con Panna café in the Maltbarn. The studio is usually only open to the public for classes, so please get in touch via email if you would like to visit, and we can arrange a date. Where to park If you are coming in the evening, you can park for free on South Street. During the day, free parking can be found at Petheram bridge, (behind the bus station and all the way down to the University and Old Course hotel) and it is just a 2-5 minute walk to the studio from there. How to get in contact If you would like to book a class party or make an enquiry, pop an email over to hello@eastnook.com. A list of current workshops can be found under the Classes tab. We try to keep the calendar page up to date, but occasionally our classes are uploaded ahead of time, so always check the classes tab if you are looking for additional dates. Access Access to the Maltbarn is by a cobbled path on the main street leading to an open courtyard with double doors leading to the studios. Unfortunately, we are situated on the first floor and do not have disabled access. Information Source: East Nook Studio, St Andrews | eventbrite