South Lanarkshire Leisure and Culture

Library events, such as Bookbug etc, are booked through the library management system (Spydus).

Please click here to view and book library events.

Cost: various

Phoebe Cope, an Irish-born artist with a background in drawing, painting, and sculpture, uses observational field studies rooted in landscapes and natural history. She relies on drawing from life, fusing memory and direct observation to capture organic patterns, skilfully aligning eye, hand and heart. Through expressive technique, she celebrates the world's inherent beauty, passionately urging viewers to cherish and reimagine the diversity surrounding us. 

Education: BA Fine Art Ruskin School of Art Oxford, MA Royal Drawing School

Exhibitions: Royal Academy, Royal Hibernian Academy, Royal Scottish Academy, Royal Society of Portrait Painters, Piano Nobile, Kilcock, Thomas Williams, Biggar Museum,Cnoc Buí. Recent: Hayward Gallery touring ‘ Acts of Creation’. 

Upcoming: East Kilbride Arts, Lismore Castle Arts. Selected Collections: Bank of Ireland, Office of Public Works, Blackrock Clinic, Old Pier Hospital Collection, King‘s Foundation, Moritz-Heyman

Cost: Free admission

 

Join us for bespoke building and creative construction between 10:30am-12:30pm on the first and third Saturdays of each month between February and October.

Whether our budding builders follow our changing weekly theme or create their own construction, we offer each participant the opportunity to showcase their brilliant builds between sessions in our special display cases in the museum’s reception area.

Only £4.25 per session, please book at reception as spaces are limited.

ACE discount available, please ask at reception.

To book please phone the museum on 01698 452382.

Cost: £4.25

 

Downs Connection Theatre Group proudly presents: Scotland Is a Place Called Home

Join our incredible cast for a joyful, heart-warming celebration of Scottish culture, community, and identity. Scotland Is a Place Called Home weaves together music, storytelling and humour through a vibrant programme featuring well-loved songs, traditional rhymes, and original moments inspired by the voices of our performers.

Performed by young people with Down’s syndrome, this uplifting production showcases talent, confidence, and individuality, while championing inclusion and representation on stage. Expect laughter, energy, toe-tapping favourites, and plenty of proud moments as our cast share what “home” truly means to them.

This is more than a show, it’s a celebration of belonging, connection, and community spirit.

Available to book online or by calling East Kilbride Arts Centre on 01355 261000.

Cost: £15.00 (subject to £1.50 transaction fee)

 

Our hugely popular, long running Tea Dances return on Thursdays on the following dates;

• 15 January
• 19 February
• 19 March
• 16 April
• 21 May
• 25 June

Time: 1.30pm to 3.30pm

Tickets: £2.50

John Findlay provides the live music for our series of Tea Dances with a mixture of sequence and ballroom to suit all tastes.

Tea and biscuits provided.

Book early to avoid disappointment! Call Rutherglen Town Hall on 0141 613 5700.

Cost: £2.50