Penicuik Community Arts Association
Newsletter for Members and Friends September 2023
Dear PCAA Members and Friends,
Penfest 2023 – Penicuik’s very own Arts Festival – takes place over ten days, from Friday 22nd September until Sunday 1st October 2023. Thanks to the efforts of Graham McDonald, we’re offering a full Music Festival programme at different venues in town from talented and experienced local musicians! Many tickets are priced on a “pay what you can” basis (£5, £10 or £15).
Our very popular annual Open Art Exhibition for the Penicuik Turner and People’s Choice prizes will also be open for free viewing during café opening hours (10.00 a.m. – 3.30 p.m.) at the West Street Arts Centre from Saturday 23rd September until Saturday 28th October. You are welcome to submit up to three pieces of art work for this exhibition – please contact us for information (penicuikarts.org@gmail.com, or our website https://www.penicuikarts.org/ – scroll down this home page for links).
This year, our judge for the Penicuik Turner prize is Jaya Ogilvie, a multi-disciplined artist and tutor, and Masters graduate from Sunderland University.
The People’s Choice prize is judged by you! Please visit the exhibition during Penfest week (Saturday 23rd September – Saturday 30th September) to register your vote!
Further details of all events can be found on our website, and on posters at the Arts Centre (4 West Street, Penicuik, EH26 9DL).
Tickets are on sale now from our website (https://www.penicuikarts.org/shop), and from the Arts Centre cafe. It would be great to see you at one or more of the Penfest events!
Penicuik Community Arts Association – PENFEST 2023 Programme |
|||
| Fri 22 Sept
6.00 p.m. |
PCAA Members Only Preview of Open Exhibition |
Free |
Arts Centre |
| Fri 22 Sept
8.00 p.m. |
Edinburgh Renaissance Band
PAY WHAT YOU CAN |
£15/£10/£5 |
St James the Less Church |
| Sat 23 Sept – Sat 28 Oct
Mon – Sat 10.00 a.m. – 3.30 p.m. |
PENFEST 2023 Open Exhibition
opportunity to buy – vote for the People’s Choice prize-winner before 1st Oct. |
Free |
Arts Centre |
| Sat 23 Sept 11.00 a.m. – 4.00 p.m. | Open Studios |
Free |
Various locations |
| Sat 23 Sept 9.00 a.m. – 5.00 p.m. | Piano Festival |
Free |
St James the Less Church |
| Sat 23 Sept 7.30 p.m. | Pentland School of Music Concert
PAY WHAT YOU CAN |
£15/£10/£5 |
St James the Less Church |
| Sun 24 Sept 11.00 a.m. – 4.00 p.m. | Open Studios |
Free |
Various Locations |
| Sun 24 Sept 12.30 – 2.00 p.m. | Acoustic Music at the Storehouse |
Free |
Penicuik Storehouse |
| Sun 24 Sept 7.30 p.m. | Penicuik Silver Band & Junior band
PAY WHAT YOU CAN |
£15/£10/£5 |
Penicuik North Kirk |
| Mon 25 Sept 7.30 p.m. | Jazz concert with Penicuik High and Beeslack Schools’ Jazz Bands, the Carlops Jazz Band & singer Eileen Hunter PAY WHAT YOU CAN |
£15/£10/£5 |
Penicuik Community Trinity Church HALL |
| Tue 26 Sept 8.00 p.m. | Folk Club |
£3 |
Shottstown Miners Club |
| Wed 27 Sept 7.30 p.m. | Castaways – popular vocal group
PAY WHAT YOU CAN |
£15/£10/£5 |
Penicuik Community Trinity Church |
| Thu 28 Sept 7.00 p.m. | The Sorries presented by Burnt Out records |
£7 |
The Music Hub |
| Fri 29 Sept 1.30 – 3.30 p.m. | Busking at the Storehouse |
Free |
Penicuik Storehouse |
| Fri 29 Sept 7.30 p.m. | Jessies Well and friends
PAY WHAT YOU CAN |
£15/£10/£5 | Arts Centre |
| Sat 30 Sept 11.00 a.m. – 4.00 p.m. | Open Studios | Free | Various locations |
| Sat 30 Sept 7.30 p.m. | Graham McDonald and Shetland Fiddlers with support from Mary McInroy PAY WHAT YOU CAN | £15/£10/£5 | St James the Less Church |
| Sun 1 Oct 11.00 a.m. – 4.00 p.m. | Open Studios | Free | Various locations |
| Sun 1 Oct 2.00 – 5.00 p.m. | Festival Ceilidh – Party pieces, Food, Blether, Art Exhibition prize-giving at 3:30pm | Free | Arts Centre |
| Sun 1 Oct 7.00 p.m. | Penicuik Cinema: festival films with a local flavour! | £6/ £5/ £3 | Cowan Institute
(Town Hall) |
Can you help?
Even an hour or so would make a difference! Please email penicuikarts.org@gmail.com if you can help. Big thanks in anticipation of some responses!
We need volunteers for Penfest
– people willing to lend a hand with anything that needs doing at any of the events.
– people willing to contribute some food or drink to the final Penfest celebration gathering (the party-piece Ceilidh) on Sunday 1st October 2pm
After Penfest, we need volunteers to help with some decorating jobs at the Arts Centre:
– the café
– the café kitchen
– the Arts Centre entrances
– room 1
– room 2
– the corridors upstairs.
Please email penicuikarts.org@gmail.com if you can help. Big thanks in anticipation of some responses!
In our next newsletter
After Penfest, I’ll be in touch again with news of our Classical Concert Series, and our new season of Storytelling activities.
Best wishes!
Sue
