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Let bells ring

DUNBLANE Cathedral Handbell Ringers will present their annual Christmas entertainment, Carols and Carillons in the Cathedral, at 7.30pm on Sunday.Read

Cash boost sounds good to brass band

THE sound of a cheque for £4500 was music to the ears of Clackmannan District Brass Band.Read

Andy's got the park covered

LOCALS of course already know how stunning the scenery is across the 720 square miles that make up the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park.Read

Artists getting crafty

WEE County artists and crafters have combined for their first joint exhibition.Read

New group is as bold as brass

CALLANDER’S very own brass band has made its first public appearance only four months after it was formed.Read

Stuart Hepburn sets off to start new chapter with BBC

A NEW anthology of writing by a host of Wee County talent is to be launched this week – as the council also bids farewell to one of half of its first ever Writer in Residence scheme.Read

Concert will mark farewell

A CHRISTMAS concert this Sunday by the Stirling City Choir will also marks the departure after 10 years of conductor Eric Dunlea.Read

Aladdin’s cave in Stirling

RIVERSIDE Drama Club presents “Aladdin” as this year’s panto – and the cast is out and about promoting it.Read

25 years of music

STIRLING Orchestra is celebrating a silver jubilee of music-making.Read

First time at Smith for printmakers

FINE art prints from 19 artists feature in a new exhibition at the Stirling Smith that opened last weekend.Read

Singers to welcome in Christmas

DUNBLANE-based choir the Rosenethe Singers will again be hosting an annual Christmas concert at the town’s cathedral later this month.Read

Arts patron is first Fellow is first Fellow

ONE of the founding members of the Friends of the Smith is to be honoured by becoming the Stirling art gallery and museum’s first Fellow.Read

This year’s panto is a Beauty

FINAL preparations are under way in Fintry for the annual amateur dramatic society pantomime.Read

A good look at local art

SIX young artists from Forth Valley high schools are among those displaying their talents at iconic venues across the country.Read

Locals triumph at kids' Oscars

THE first Falkirk and Stirling Young People’s Film Awards saw local youngsters triumph in several categories.Read

Quartet to show work in Smith

From Sunday, November 8 until the end of the month landscapes and still lifes by Sue Garrett-Cox, Petronella Haldane, Sarah Hill and Iona Leishman will all feature in an exhibition entitled “A Quartet of Painters”.Read

Art looks at mental health

AN ART exhibition giving those with experience of mental ill health the chance to put their views across gets underway at Stirling University this weekend.Read

The Virgin Martyrs

THE Virgin Martyrs are depicted in the well known sculptural group in the Valley Cemetery.Read

Don’t fluff your lines

ASPIRING script-writers looking to present their work in the best possible light are being invited to a free workshop.Read

Best view in town is going

THIS week is the last chance to visit the exhibition of drawings by Leonardo da Vinci at the Stirling Smith as it draws to a close this coming Sunday.Read

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