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Duo have designs on scholarship and a medal

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As the series comes to a close, what was your favourite episode of Still Game? Pic: BBC

Still Game: Vote for your favourite ever episode

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Innerleithen Amateur Operatic Society.

Innerleithen Opera brings 2019 production Sister Act to the Memorial Hall

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Puppets are taking centre stage at this year's Borders LIVE Touring Children and Young People's Festival in the Borders, thanks to charity Live Borders!'For more information and ticket prices, visit: www.liveborders.org.uk/arts_and_creativity/borders_live_touring/spring_programme.

Socking it to ’em at Childrens’ and Young People’s Festival

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it’s fun to be a nun

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Rock star charts history of our love affair with black gold

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Weather forecast is Thunder and Rain heading for Peebles

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Pens at the ready - local writers wanted

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A film exploring the deep-rooted connection to horses in the Borders is Alchemy Film & Arts next exhibition, opening in Hawick on March 29.'The River, the Horse and the Woman, an imaginative video installation by Rhona M�hlebach, an artist and filmmaker based in Glasgow. 'Inspired by both Western classics and the Borders Reivers, Rhona began filming in January 2019, collaborating with local riders and drawing upon the unique vistas of Hawick's surrounding landscape.'The film sees Rhona in character as The Narrator, telling the story of a river, a horse and a woman. Not as tame as the narrator initially thought, the horse-and-rider protagonists quickly take over the show, rendering the narrator redundant.'Full details at www.alchemyfilmandarts.org.uk.

Imaginative video installation explores the Borders relationship with horses

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Enjoy a play along with your pint in new pub theatre event

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Weather forecast is Thunder and Rain heading for Peebles

Music

Kelso Music Society's final concert of the season takes place on Friday, March 22 in the Old Parish Church with a superb young pianist, Richerd Uttley

Season concludes with utterly brilliant pianist

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Splendid young duo Calum Robertson and Sally Carr perform for Hawick Music Club on Saturday, March 23.

Varied programme of music from soprano and clarinettist

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On Friday, March 22 in the Melrose Parish Church Hall, the A4 Brass Quartet will hold a concert of music, sponsored by the Tunnell Trust, by classical and contemporary composers from Mendelssohn and Goedicke to Grainger and Jonathan Bliss.

Explore the world of brass with a young all-star quartet

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Jedforest Instrumental Band compete in Perth at the Scottish Brass Band Championships.

Border bands celebrate success at Scottish championships

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Innerleithen Opera brings 2019 production Sister Act to the Memorial Hall

Theatre and Comedy

Puppets are taking centre stage at this year's Borders LIVE Touring Children and Young People's Festival in the Borders, thanks to charity Live Borders!'For more information and ticket prices, visit: www.liveborders.org.uk/arts_and_creativity/borders_live_touring/spring_programme.

Socking it to ’em at Childrens’ and Young People’s Festival

Theatre and Comedy

it’s fun to be a nun

Theatre and Comedy

Professor Iain Stewart, the President of tish Geographical Society has frequently inspired Scottish audiences with programmes on world geography and geology, including the critically-acclaimed BBC series Planet Oil: A History of Addiction. And now this famous face will be rocking up to speak in Galashiels, to transport his audience on a journey through the making of this series and our long-held love affair with 'black gold'.

Rock star charts history of our love affair with black gold

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Telly design judge Dr Patrick Grant awards Professor Sheila-Mary Carruthers her silver medal.

Duo have designs on scholarship and a medal

Business

As the series comes to a close, what was your favourite episode of Still Game? Pic: BBC

Still Game: Vote for your favourite ever episode

Arts

Local writers are being invited by charity Live Borders to enter their work for the chance to be published in the internationally respected literary magazine, Eildon Tree.'Writers may submit a maximum of four poems, stories or articles up to 3,000 words each, which should be accompanied by a brief biography, up to 40 words.'Artwork and photography on the theme of 'Connection' is also welcome.'Deadline for submissions is Friday, March 22. 'Entries should be sent to: eildontree@liveborders1.org.uk. More details at www.liveborders.org.uk/ theeildontree andwritersgroups.

Pens at the ready - local writers wanted

Arts

A film exploring the deep-rooted connection to horses in the Borders is Alchemy Film & Arts next exhibition, opening in Hawick on March 29.'The River, the Horse and the Woman, an imaginative video installation by Rhona M�hlebach, an artist and filmmaker based in Glasgow. 'Inspired by both Western classics and the Borders Reivers, Rhona began filming in January 2019, collaborating with local riders and drawing upon the unique vistas of Hawick's surrounding landscape.'The film sees Rhona in character as The Narrator, telling the story of a river, a horse and a woman. Not as tame as the narrator initially thought, the horse-and-rider protagonists quickly take over the show, rendering the narrator redundant.'Full details at www.alchemyfilmandarts.org.uk.

Imaginative video installation explores the Borders relationship with horses

Arts