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January 2012

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Now until Sunday, January 8: Qdos Entertainment and Aberdeen Performing Arts present the giant pantomime spectacular Jack and the Beanstalk, starring Elaine C Smith, Alan McHugh, Jordan Young and Tom McGovern, in His Majesty’s Theatre, Aberdeen, at 2.30pm and 7pm daily, excluding Monday and Tuesday, January 1 and 2. Tickets from boxofficeaberdeen.com or tel 01224 641122

Friday, January 6: Free Friday Live session, featuring Al Hughes, in The Lemon Tree Lounge, Aberdeen, from 1pm. Tables booked by calling 01224 337688

Friday, January 6: Waltzing back in time to the glittering ballrooms of 19th Century Vienna with an enchanting mix of music, song and dance is the Johann Strauss Gala, in the Music Hall, Aberdeen, at 7.30pm. Tickets from boxofficeaberdeen.com or tel 01224 641122

Friday, January 6: On the 12th day of Christmas, songs about dogs, dads and Daleks from John Hegley, Family Worship, in The Lemon Tree Lounge, West North Street, Aberdeen, doors at 7pm. Tickets from boxofficeaberdeen.com or tel 01224 641122

Saturday, January 7: Creative Kids, in The Lemon Tree Lounge, Aberdeen, doors open 12pm, activities from 12.30pm to 2.30pm.

Saturday, January 7: Free SC&TURDAY LIVE session with Scottish Cultures and Traditions’ (SC&T), in The Lemon Tree Lounge, Aberdeen, from 12.30pm. Tables booked by calling 01224 337688

Sunday, January 8 Free Belhaven Sunday Jazz session, in The Lemon Tree Lounge, Aberdeen, from 12pm. Tables booked by calling 01224 337688

Monday, January 9: Singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran in the Music Hall, Aberdeen, doors at 7pm. SOLD OUT

Monday, January 9: Best-selling novelist Stuart MacBride, author of several hit Aberdeen-based murder mysteries featuring DS Logan McRae, talks about his latest and newly-released thriller Birthdays for the Dead, in The Lemon Tree Lounge, West North Street, Aberdeen, at 6.15pm. Tickets from boxofficeaberdeen.com or tel 01224 641122

Thursday to Saturday, January 12 to 14: A Pulitzer-winning play (2007), Broadway success and Oscar-nominated movie (2010), Rabbit Hole is the heart-wrenching drama of a young family fighting to cope with tragedy, in The Lemon Tree Lounge, West North Street, Aberdeen, doors at 7pm. Tickets from boxofficeaberdeen.com or tel 01224 641122

Friday, January 13: Free Friday Live session, featuring Steve Crawford and Pete Coutts, in The Lemon Tree Lounge, Aberdeen, from 1pm. Tables booked by calling 01224 337688

Saturday, January 14: Conductor and harpsichordist Emmanuel Haïm returns to the Scottish Chamber Orchestra for a concert featuring Handel’s Water Music in D and G and Cantata: Delirio Amoroso and Rameau’s Suite from Dardanus, in the Music Hall, Aberdeen, at 7.30pm. Tickets from boxofficeaberdeen.com or tel 01224 641122

Saturday, January 14: Creative Kids, in The Lemon Tree Lounge, Aberdeen, doors open 12pm, activities from 12.30pm to 2.30pm.

Saturday, January 14: Free SC&TURDAY LIVE session with Scottish Cultures and Traditions’ (SC&T), in The Lemon Tree Lounge, Aberdeen, from 12.30pm. Tables booked by calling 01224 337688

Sunday, January 15: Free Belhaven Sunday Jazz session, in The Lemon Tree Lounge, Aberdeen, from 12pm. Tables booked by calling 01224 337688

Wednesday, January 18 to 21: Scottish Ballet presents a spell-binding re-telling of the treasured fairytale, The Sleeping Beauty, choreographed by Ashley Page to Pyotr Ilrich Tschaikovsky’s score, in His Majesty’s Theatre, Aberdeen, at 7.30pm with 2.30pm matinees on Thursday and Saturday. Tickets from boxofficeaberdeen.com or tel 01224 641122.

Thursday, January 19: Scottish Ballet host The Sleeping Beauty Insight, at 11am, tickets £5 (£3 concession) suitable for ages 10 plus, and a free pre-show talk with The Sleeping Beauty artistic staff at 6.30pm, both in His Majesty’s Theatre, Aberdeen. Both can be booked at boxofficeaberdeen.com or tel 01224 641122

Friday, January 20: Free Friday Live session, featuring Hedgehog Pie, in The Lemon Tree Lounge, Aberdeen, from 1pm. Tables booked by calling 01224 337688

Friday, January 20: Scottish Ballet host a free pre-show talk with The Sleeping Beauty music staff in His Majesty’s Theatre, Aberdeen at 6.30pm. Book at boxofficeaberdeen.com or tel 01224 641122

Friday, January 20: Blues Band long-standing co-vocalists Paul Jones and Dave Kelly, in The Lemon Tree Lounge, West North Street, Aberdeen, doors at 7.30pm. Tickets from boxofficeaberdeen.com or tel 01224 641122

Friday, January 20: Dance to an ecletic, lively all-girl ceilidh band, in Ceilidh with Danse McCabre, in the Music Hall, Aberdeen, at 8pm. Tickets from boxofficeaberdeen.com or tel 01224 641122

Saturday, January 21: Creative Kids, in The Lemon Tree Lounge, Aberdeen, doors open 12pm, activities from 12.30pm to 2.30pm.

Saturday, January 21: Free SC&TURDAY LIVE session with Scottish Cultures and Traditions’ (SC&T), in The Lemon Tree Lounge, Aberdeen, from 12.30pm. Tables booked by calling 01224 337688

Saturday, January 21: Scottish Ballet host The Sleeping Beauty Family Insight in His Majesty’s Theatre, Aberdeen at 11am, suitable for aged six plus. Tickets at boxofficeaberdeen.com or tel 01224 641122

Saturday, January 21: Scotland’s superlative tribute to Canada’s sensational live band Rush, Moving Pictures, in The Lemon Tree Lounge, West North Street, Aberdeen, doors at 7.30pm. Tickets from boxofficeaberdeen.com or tel 01224 641122

Sunday, January 22: Free Belhaven Sunday Jazz session, in The Lemon Tree Lounge, Aberdeen, from 12pm. Tables booked by calling 01224 337688

Sunday, January 22: The first group of serving soldiers to hit the British pop charts, The Soldiers in the Music Hall, Aberdeen, at 7.30pm. Tickets from boxofficeaberdeen.com or tel 01224 641122

Sunday, January 22: DF Concerts presents indie rock band The Maccabees, in The Lemon Tree Lounge, West North Street, Aberdeen, doors at 7.30pm. Tickets from boxofficeaberdeen.com or tel 01224 641122

Wednesday to Saturday, January 25 to 28: Back by popular demand, Phoenix Theatre presents Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, in His Majesty’s Theatre, Aberdeen, at 7.30pm with 2.30pm Saturday matinee. Tickets from boxofficeaberdeen.com or tel 01224 641122

Friday, January 27: Free Friday Live session, featuring Simon Kempston, in The Lemon Tree Lounge, Aberdeen, from 1pm. Tables booked by calling 01224 337688

Friday, January 27: The classic rock fan’s ultimate live juke box, The Classic Rock Show, with an amazing mix of selected album tracks from the 10 best-selling rock albums of all time, in the Music Hall, Aberdeen, at 8pm. Tickets from boxofficeaberdeen.com or tel 01224 641122

Friday, January 27: Scotland’s favourite kilted treasure, comedian Craig Hill in Blown by a Fan . . .!, in The Lemon Tree Lounge, West North Street, Aberdeen, doors at 7pm. Tickets from boxofficeaberdeen.com or tel 01224 641122

Saturday, January 28: Seventy-five-minute behind the scenes tour at Aberdeen’s iconic Edwardian landmark, His Majesty’s Theatre, in HMT at 10.30am. Tickets from boxofficeaberdeen.com or tel 01224 641122

Saturday, January 28: Creative Kids, in The Lemon Tree Lounge, Aberdeen, doors open 12pm, activities from 12.30pm to 2.30pm.

Saturday, January 28: Free SC&TURDAY LIVE session with Scottish Cultures and Traditions’ (SC&T), in The Lemon Tree Lounge, Aberdeen, from 12.30pm. Tables booked by calling 01224 337688

Saturday, January 28: The definitive tribute to one of rock ‘n’ roll’s most truly remarkable legends, Rumours of Fleetwood Mac, in the Music Hall, Aberdeen, at 7.30pm. Tickets from boxofficeaberdeen.com or tel 01224 641122

Sunday, January 29: Free Belhaven Sunday Jazz session, in The Lemon Tree Lounge, Aberdeen, from 12pm. Tables booked by calling 01224 337688

Monday, January 30 to Saturday, February 11: The No1 greatest musical, featuring all the greatest songs from the hit movie, Grease, in His Majesty’s Theatre, Aberdeen, at 7.30pm Mondays to Thursdays, 5.30pm and 8.30pm on Fridays and 5pm and 8.30pm on Saturdays. Tickets from boxofficeaberdeen.com or tel 01224 64112.

Tuesday, January 31-Feb 1: Offshore Wind & Supply Chain Conference & Exhibition. AECC, Aberdeen.

February 2012

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Monday January 30 to Saturday, February 11: Direct from London’s West End and starring Mary Byrne and Danny Bayne, the electrifying musical Grease, in His Majesty’s Theatre, Aberdeen, at 7.30pm Mondays to Thursdays, 5.30pm and 8.30pm on Fridays and 5pm and 8.30pm on Saturdays. Tickets from boxofficeaberdeen.com or tel 01224 641122

Thursday, February 2: Mark Makin Projects presents Sherlock Holmes . . . The Last Act, starring Roger Llewellyn and directed by Gareth Armstrong, in The Lemon Tree Studio, West North Street, Aberdeen, at 7pm. Tickets from boxofficeaberdeen.com or tel 01224 641122

Friday, February 3: Free Friday Live session, featuring Andy White, in The Lemon Tree Lounge, Aberdeen, from 1pm. Tables booked by calling 01224 337688

Friday, February 3: Strictly favourite back by overwhelming demand in Brendan Cole: Live and Unjudged, joined by former Strictly Come Dancing professionals Andrew Cuerden, Hanna Haarala and Izabela Hanna as well as Brendan’s brother Scott Cole, in the Music Hall, Aberdeen at 7.30pm. Tickets from boxofficeaberdeen.com or tel 01224 641122

Friday, February 3: A straight-up storyteller with a voice to blow all others clean out of the water, 19-year-old Scottish singer-songwriter Rachel Sermanni, in The Lemon Tree Lounge, West North Street, Aberdeen, doors at 7.30pm. Tickets from boxofficeaberdeen.com or tel 01224 641122

Saturday, February 4: Seventy-five minute behind the scenes tour at Aberdeen’s iconic Edwardian landmark, His Majesty’s Theatre, in HMT at 10.30am. Tickets from boxofficeaberdeen.com or tel 01224 641122

Saturday, February 4: Creative Kids, in The Lemon Tree Lounge, Aberdeen, doors open 12pm, activities from 12.30pm to 2.30pm.

Saturday, February 4: Free SC&TURDAY LIVE session with Scottish Cultures and Traditions’ (SC&T), featuring Laura Lockyer and Callum Forsyth, in The Lemon Tree Lounge, Aberdeen, from 12.30pm. Tables booked by calling 01224 337688

Sunday, February 5: Free Belhaven Sunday Jazz session, featuring Red Hot Jilly Jazzers, in The Lemon Tree Lounge, Aberdeen, from 12pm. Tables booked by calling 01224 337688

Thursday, February 9: The show that rocked Britain’s Got Talent, is back with the awe-inspiring The Circus of Horrors – The Ventriloquist, in the Music Hall, Aberdeen at 7.30pm. Tickets from boxofficeaberdeen.com or tel 01224 641122

Thursday, February 9: Best-selling author and ever-engaging storyteller Harry Morris in Harry the Polis: Even the Lies are True, in The Lemon Tree Studio, West North Street, Aberdeen, doors at 7pm. Tickets from boxofficeaberdeen.com or tel 01224 641122

Friday, February 10: Free Friday Live session, featuring Los Acoustico Banditos, in The Lemon Tree Lounge, Aberdeen, from 1pm. Tables booked by calling 01224 337688

Friday, February 10: Enjoy an evening of traditional Scottish dancing with one of the North East's top ceilidh bands in Ceilidh with Shindig, in the Music Hall, Aberdeen at 8pm. Tickets from boxofficeaberdeen.com or tel 01224 641122

Saturday, February 11: Seventy-five minute behind the scenes tour at Aberdeen’s iconic Edwardian landmark, His Majesty’s Theatre, in HMT at 10.30am. Tickets from boxofficeaberdeen.com or tel 01224 641122

Saturday, February 11: Creative Kids, in The Lemon Tree Lounge, Aberdeen, doors open 12pm, activities from 12.30pm to 2.30pm.

Saturday, February 11: Free SC&TURDAY LIVE session with Scottish Cultures and Traditions’ (SC&T), featuring Kyddwilkins, in The Lemon Tree Lounge, Aberdeen, from 12.30pm. Tables booked by calling 01224 337688

Saturday, February 11: Presenting an Emperor and Eroica programme, Scottish Chamber Orchestra perform Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No 5 and Symphony No3 and Cherubini’s Overture Démophoon, in the Music Hall, Aberdeen at 7.30pm. Tickets from boxofficeaberdeen.com or tel 01224 641122

Saturday, February 11: A late night club night show until 1am featuring some of Scotland's best new talent, the three-piece electronic music must-see band Discopolis, the fantastic live hip-hop Edinburgh band Stanley Odd and and more, in The Lemon Tree Lounge, West North Street, Aberdeen, doors at 8pm. Tickets from boxofficeaberdeen.com or tel 01224 641122

Sunday, February 12: Free Belhaven Sunday Jazz session, featuring Hildie Grinsted, in The Lemon Tree Lounge, Aberdeen, from 12pm. Tables booked by calling 01224 337688

Monday, February 13: Legendary Sheffield-born singer, songwriter and former frontman of Ace, Squeeze and Mike & the Mechanics, Paul Carrack, on tour, in the Music Hall, Aberdeen at 7.30pm. Tickets from boxofficeaberdeen.com or tel 01224 641122

Tuesday, February 14: Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds, AECC, Aberdeen

Wednesday, February 15: Star of We Are Klang and tour support for Russell Howard, intelligent stand-up Steve Hall’s Very Still Life, in The Lemon Tree Lounge, West North Street, Aberdeen, doors at 7pm. Tickets from boxofficeaberdeen.com or tel 01224 641122

Wednesday to Friday, February 15 to 17: Celebrating their 85th anniversary, Rambert Dance Company presents a triple-bill of dance featuring Seven for a Secret, Never to be Told; Monolith and What Wild Ecstasy, in His Majesty’s Theatre, Aberdeen, at 7.30pm. Tickets from boxofficeaberdeen.com or tel 01224 641122

Thursday, February 16: McCoys Premier League Darts, AECC, Aberdeen

Thursday, February 16: Former lead guitarist with Genesis, the celebrated and influential Steve Hackett, in The Lemon Tree Lounge, West North Street, Aberdeen, doors at 7.30pm. Tickets from boxofficeaberdeen.com or tel 01224 641122

Friday, February 17: Free Friday Live session, featuring Dave Manning, in The Lemon Tree Lounge, Aberdeen, from 1pm. Tables booked by calling 01224 337688

Friday, February 17: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra present Schumann’s Rhenish Symphony in a programme which also includes Richard Strauss’ Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche and Prelude to Act 1 of Guntram and Prokofiev’s Piano Concert No4, in the Music Hall, Aberdeen at 7.30pm. Tickets from boxofficeaberdeen.com or tel 01224 641122

Friday, February 17: Scots music hero Midge Ure, of Ultravox and Band Aid fame, plus support, in The Lemon Tree Lounge, West North Street, Aberdeen, doors at 7.30pm. Tickets from boxofficeaberdeen.com or tel 01224 641122

Saturday, February 18: Creative Kids, in The Lemon Tree Lounge, Aberdeen, doors open 12pm, activities from 12.30pm to 2.30pm.

Saturday, February 18: Free SC&TURDAY LIVE session with Scottish Cultures and Traditions’ (SC&T), featuring Tim Jones and Peter Saunders, in The Lemon Tree Lounge, Aberdeen, from 12.30pm. Tables booked by calling 01224 337688

Saturday, February 18: John Mackay and David Johnson present three times Olivier Award nominated and Britain’s best comedy cabaret trio Fascinating Aïda: The Cheap Flights Tour, in His Majesty’s Theatre, Aberdeen, at 7.30pm. Tickets from boxofficeaberdeen.com or tel 01224 641122

Saturday, February 18: With violist Lawrence Power, Scottish Ensemble present a joyful celebration of two musical revolutionaries, Mozart and Haydn, plus two works by British composers Luke Bedford and Alwyn, in the Music Hall, Aberdeen at 7.30pm. Tickets from boxofficeaberdeen.com or tel 01224 641122

Saturday, February 18: Former Beautiful South members Dave Hemingway and Ali Wheeler, plus departed songwriter Paul Heaton, performing as The South, in The Lemon Tree Lounge, West North Street, Aberdeen, doors at 7.30pm. Tickets from boxofficeaberdeen.com or tel 01224 641122

Sunday, February 19: Free Belhaven Sunday Jazz session, in The Lemon Tree Lounge, Aberdeen, from 12pm. Tables booked by calling 01224 337688

Sunday, February 19: Fresh from her new TV series – Psychic Sally on the Road, Sally Morgan – Psychic Sally: On the Road returns to the Music Hall, Aberdeen at 7.30pm. Tickets from boxofficeaberdeen.com or tel 01224 641122

Tuesday, February 21: Seafarers UK is proud to present the amazingly talented musicians of The Band of Her Majesty’s Royal Marines Scotland, under the direction of Captain Ian Davis RM, in the Music Hall, Aberdeen at 7.30pm. Tickets from boxofficeaberdeen.com or tel 01224 641122

Tuesday to Saturday, February 21 to 25: The world premier of the national Theatre of Scotland’s An Appointment With the Wicker Man, co-written and starring one of Scotland’s wittiest performers Greg Hemphill, in His Majesty’s Theatre, Aberdeen, at 7.30pm, with 2pm Thursday and 2.30pm Saturday matinees. Tickets from boxofficeaberdeen.com or tel 01224 641122

Wednesday, February 22: Olly Murs, AECC, Aberdeen.

Wednesday, February 22: Alternative rockers Band of Skulls, in The Lemon Tree Lounge, West North Street, Aberdeen, doors at 7.30pm. Tickets £15 from boxofficeaberdeen.com or tel 01224 641122

Thursday, February 23: Random Accomplice presents Double Nugget, showcasing two ingenious and hilarious stories Mary Massacre and Seven Year Itch in The Lemon Tree Studio, West North Street, Aberdeen, at 7pm. Tickets from boxofficeaberdeen.com or tel 01224 641122

Friday to Sunday, February 24 to 26: Everyone is invited as The Singing Kettle host their sensational Fancy Dress Party with audience participation, amazing costumes and singalong fun, in the Music Hall, Aberdeen at 10am and 1.30pm on Friday and at 12pm and 3pm on Saturday and Sunday. Tickets from boxofficeaberdeen.com or tel 01224 641122

Friday, February 24: DF Concerts present Skinner, an evolving collective of Glasgow musicians based around the music of Grahame Skinner, playing the songs of Hipsway and Cowboy Mouth, in The Lemon Tree Lounge, West North Street, Aberdeen, doors at 7.30pm. Tickets from boxofficeaberdeen.com or tel 01224 641122

Saturday, February 25: Seventy-five minute behind the scenes tour at Aberdeen’s iconic Edwardian landmark, His Majesty’s Theatre, in HMT at 10.30am. Tickets from boxofficeaberdeen.com or tel 01224 641122

Saturday, February 25: Four piece post-electro band from Glasgow, Errors, plus support, in The Lemon Tree Lounge, West North Street, Aberdeen, doors at 8pm. Tickets from boxofficeaberdeen.com or tel 01224 641122

Tuesday, February 28 to Saturday, March 3: The National Theatre’s production of J B Priestley’s Classic thriller, An Inspector Calls, from Oscar-nominated director Stephen Daldry, directly from its fourth West End season, in His Majesty’s Theatre, Aberdeen, at 7.30pm, with 2pm Wednesday and Thursday and 2.30pm Saturday matinees. Tickets from boxofficeaberdeen.com or tel 01224 641122

March 2012

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Tuesday, March 13-Wednesday, March 14: X Factor Live 2012, AECC, Aberdeen

Sunday, March 25: Harlem Globetrotters, AECC, Aberdeen.

April 2012

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Sunday, April 1: Van Morrison, Music Hall, Aberdeen.

Thursday, April 5: JLS, AECC, Aberdeen

Friday, April 6: Emeli Sande – the Aberdeenshire singer performs a home concert at the Music Hall, Aberdeen.

May 2012

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Saturday, May 26: Kintore Summer Festival. www.kintore.org.uk/festival/festival.html For further information festival@kintore.org.uk.

June 2012

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Jul 2012

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August 2012

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September 2012

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September 4-9: British Science Festival Aberdeen 10am – 11pm University of Aberdeen and city venues. Admission range free - £10. Organised by: British Science Association and Partners. The British Science Festival is one of Europe's largest science festivals, taking place each September. Each year the Festival travels to a different UK location, bringing you the latest in science, technology and engineering. Telephone 0845 680 7207 www.britishsciencefestival.org