Strathaven Town Mill
ARTS AND HERITAGE CENTRE
The Town Mill exists to support the community of Strathaven and the surrounding areas by offering rooms and halls to hire for events, functions and exhibitions. Both the Granary and the Town Mill are run by volunteers who maintain it and also staff it during events.
Known throughout the county for years as the focal point for community gatherings and particularly musical events and exhibitions, it has had many uses throughout its life, even housing the local tourist information office for a short time.
Strathaven Town Mill was built in the 17th century in the shadow of Strathaven Castle, another well known historic landmark.
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Bridget Jones Mad About the Boy
THURSDAY 19 JUNE, 7:30pm
In Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy, Bridget is alone once again, widowed four years ago, when Mark (Colin Firth) was killed on a humanitarian mission in the Sudan. She’s now a single mother to 9-year-old Billy and 4-year-old Mabel, and is stuck in a state of emotional limbo, raising her children with help from her loyal friends and even her former lover, Daniel Cleaver (Hugh Grant). Pressured by her Urban Family — Shazzer, Jude and Tom, her work colleague Miranda, her mother, and her gynecologist Dr. Rawlings (Emma Thompson) — to forge a new path toward life and love, Bridget goes back to work and even tries out the dating apps, where she’s soon pursued by a dreamy and enthusiastic younger man (White Lotus’s Leo Woodall). Now juggling work, home and romance, Bridget grapples with the judgment of the perfect mums at school, worries about Billy as he struggles with the absence of his father, and engages in a series of awkward interactions with her son’s rational-to-a-fault science teacher (Chiwetel Ejiofor). Cert 15.
True North Acoustic Cafe Night @ The Granary
FRIDAY 20 JUNE, 8pm, THE GRANARY, doors open 7.20pm Not to be missed!
Singer-songwriter acoustic duo Kristen Grainger and Dan Wetzel’s performances resonate deeply with audiences listening for well-crafted songs, skillful instrumentation, and gorgeous vocals.The alchemy of their interlocked voices with the warm, spare loveliness of Dan’s handmade guitar deliver the goods — that indescribable feeling that is part joy, part longing; a deliciously sweet ache haunting the darkest corridors of the heart.
Kristen continues to earn national recognition for her songwriting, most recently showcasing at SXSW on the USA Songwriting stage; winning Common Ground on the Hill’s Acoustic Roots songwriting contest and on Hope Rises II, a tribute to excellence in social change songwriting curated by Noel “Paul” Stookey of Peter, Paul & Mary. Kristen was named, alongside Brandi Carlile and Dolly Parton, one of the Women Who Wrote Our 2020 Soundtrack by The Bluegrass Situation. She has won or been a finalist in national songwriting contests at Telluride Bluegrass Festival, Wildflower, Merlefest, and Kerrville Folk Festival.
Before becoming a full-time musician, Kristen served as vice president of Willamette University and speechwriter for two Oregon governors.An accomplished singer-songwriter who toured nationally as a solo artist, Dan Wetzel is also a luthier who handcrafts musical instruments, including those used in performance, that look and sound beautiful.His superb skills as a vocalist and on guitar, both flat-pick and finger style, give True North’s songs their warm sound and driving groove.
For more than 20 years, Dan was CEO of Wetzel Homes, Inc., builders of gorgeous custom homes all over Oregon and beyond.
Rick Anderson CD Hotlist, Pick of the Month Folk/Country
"What are front and center are Grainger’s songwriting, which is graceful and intelligent, and her singing, which is beautiful but plainspoken, and becomes heart-stopping when combined in harmony with that of guitarist Dan Wetzel."
Gareth Jenkins Music From The True Vine, Bluegrass Express
“I truly love the energy of good hot picking as well as celestial harmonies, yet perhaps more than anything I love a well-crafted song that transports me and tells me a story, and Ghost Tattoo is filled with such songs. For the past decade and a half Oregon-based True North has been producing recordings with well-crafted songs, tasteful instrumentation and beautiful vocals."
Entry £10 including filter coffee, tea and home baking. Doors open 7.30pm
Children under 16 free. Limited seating. Come early to avoid disappointment.
Drever Guitar School Performance
SATURDAY 21 JUNE, 2pm
THE FLAMING BLACK HEARTS@The Town Mill
SATURDAY 6th SEPTEMBER, 7.30-9.30pm, Strathaven Town Mill Theatre.
Get ready for a night of fiery music and warming chat with The Flaming Blackhearts at Strathaven Town Mill Theatre!
Come join us for an electrifying night of music and entertainment as The Flaming Blackhearts take the stage at Strathaven Town Mill Theatre! This in-person event promises to be a night to remember, filled with soulful tunes and high-energy performances. Don't miss out on this unique opportunity to see one of Scotland"s most talented bands live. Grab your friends and get ready for a great night!
The Flaming Blackhearts will be supported by CaLaJaM
ACOUSTIC CAFE NIGHT presents QUICK at the TOWN MILL
FRIDAY 17th OCTOBER, 7.30PM, TOWN MILL
Popular band,Quick, are delighted to be back performing in Strathaven after their sell out show at The Granary in October 2024. This is their first time playing in the bigger space, the fabulous Town Mill Theatre.
The five piece band - who are a self-described 'newgrass' band based from Glasgow, have recently played a number of high profile shows including Glasgow's Royal Concert, King Tuts Wah Wah Hut, BBC’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe and Country to Country Festival.
The band’s line up consists of: Willem McKie-mandolin, Alex Hynes-guitar, Emily Barr - keyboard, Isla Callister- fiddle, Lewis Cunningham-double bass
Their long-awaited EP release of “Paper Planes & Picture Frames” in September 2022 was met with an excellent reception by Quick fans and the listeners of the BBC Radio Scotland’s The Afternoon Show with Janice Forsyth and Grant Stott.
"...incorporating progressive and intricate concepts played through traditional acoustic instrumentation paired with a heartbeat of honest lyrics and the cleanest of harmonies.” - The Skinny Magazine
“...music of such breath-halting grace that it demands your attention...” - The National Newspaper
“Simply Beautiful” - Grant Stott, BBC Radio Scotland
Support Act: The DAVID MAIRS BAND
Price: £15.00 on Eventbrite
Three the Musical
SATURDAY 8 NOVEMBER, 7-9pm
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Strathaven Town Mill
Stonehouse Road, Strathaven, Lanarkshire. Registered charity number: SC010579