CatStrand
Learn and elevate your skills and get ready to dance in the youth players pantomime!
Help bring our annual pantomime to life by creating scenery, props, costumes, and visual effects.
Join the cast of CatStrand's annual pantomime and experience the excitement of creating a live theatre production.
Designed for older young people looking to improve their guitar skills and musical confidence.
A group guitar class designed for younger players who want to learn chords, songs, and basic techniques.
Explore the basics of keyboard playing while developing musical knowledge, rhythm, coordination and confidence.
Learn to play the ukulele in a fun and supportive group setting.
A fun and energetic drama group where young people build confidence through theatre games, storytelling, improvisation, and performance.
A welcoming singing group led by Erin where young people develop their vocal skills, confidence, and performance abilities.
Booking essential. Contact Amy on 07733111466
Booking essential. Contact Amy on 07733111466
The Song Cannot Be Silenced, by local author Larry Winger, writing under the nom de plume Aldon Law, is a general fiction novel of challenges, as its main characters face issues of voicelessness, loss of identity, and life choices that become intractable.
Les Liaisons Dangereouses by Christopher Hampton, based on the novel by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos
The Community Safety Team will be out and about in local communities as part of our autumn engagement activities with the public, utilising our mobile display trailer.
Blending Indian and Scottish traditional music, Naad-Hara presents an innovative programme of traditional melodies, original compositions, and improvisation.
Modern jazz quartet with influences from European Jazz, Scottish Folk and Impressionist Classical music.
Blending jazz with the spirit of Scottish folk, pianist Fergus McCreadie crafts music inspired by his homeland's breath-taking landscapes.
Step into a world of weightless melodies and high‑altitude calm. Richard Davies brings High Notes From In The Sky to life in a rare solo performance for soprano sax - a drifting, dreamlike journey through jazz, ambient textures, and sky‑level improvisation.
One of the most innovative groups in the new wave of UK jazz, Nimbus Sextet are bringing their electrifying blend of jazz, world and dance music to top venues and festivals across the UK & Europe.
Brahms, B Major, op. 8, Rachmaninov, Trio no 2, op. 9
An exciting youth leadership group where young people help shape CatStrand's creative programme.
Fred MaCaulay is preparing to hit the road in 2026 with the 2025 show repackaged and updated and simply called “GOOD EVENING!”.
Coming to CatStrand as a duo, Blue Rose Code simply has to be seen live.
An evening of music, song and recitations in celebration of the poetry of the late Tommy Edgar MBE and the rich history of music in the Glenkens led by Brian Edgar with special guest Jo Miller.
Prolific Glasgow-based singer, songwriter, interpreter of traditional songs and guitarist Alasdair Roberts gives a rare solo performance at CatStrand.
Hexameter are a spoken word collective of six poets all closely connected with Dumfries & Galloway and key figures in Southwest Scotland’s flourishing literary scene.
Beethoven, Sonata No. 5 in C minor, Op. 10 No. 1, Schubert, Impromptus, D 899, Op. 90, Schubert, Allegretto in C minor, D 915, Beethoven, Sonata No. 32 in C minor, Op. 111
This compelling film captures an exclusive, deeply personal dialogue between the world-renowned land artist and the acclaimed art historian, author, and broadcaster.
The Bubblyjock Collective present ‘QUINES’, a brand-new programme celebrating female Scottish composers and neglected women from Scottish history.
Exciting updates from the excavations at Stroanfreggan!
An exciting youth leadership group where young people help shape CatStrand's creative programme.
We heart Lizzie Magie! Feminist, economist, disruptor, and games designer who wanted to show the world there was an alternative to capitalist greed.
Introducing Birdvox and their debut album Shamming The Drama.
Innovator, award winning, multi-instrumentalist Malin Lewis melds Scottish West coast tradition with a newly invented, self-made bagpipe alongside stars Sally Simpson (Fiddle) and Ali Hutton (Guitar). Hair tingling, philosophical and dance inducing melodies inspired by European folk traditions, queerness and the universe.
Join us for a candle lit procession to the War Memorial at New Galloway Park for prayers and reflections.
An exciting youth leadership group where young people help shape CatStrand's creative programme.
Ryan Young is a Scottish fiddle player working within the traditional music of Scotland. His playing is noted for its distinctive tone and phrasing, with an approach that places melody and expression at the centre of the music.
