South Lanarkshire Leisure and Culture

Location: East Kilbride Central library

Time: 10:00 - 16:00

Cost: Free admission

BygoneCon Returns This October! 11 October 2025 10:00am - 4:00pm Free admission East Kilbride Central Library

 

Join us for the fifth BygoneCon - South Lanarkshire Leisure and Culture Libraries' Heritage and Local History Convention - taking place on Saturday 11 October at East Kilbride Central Library.

BygoneCon brings together local and family history groups, archives, researchers, and community projects to celebrate our shared heritage, showcase their work, and connect with visitors.

Drop in any time between 10amd and 4pm to explore fascinating stalls, displays and presentations - and get expert advice on exploring your own history.

What's New This Time?

We're introducing a brand new feature:

AI and Heritage - explore how artificial intelligence is being used to colourise or animate old photographs, and join the conversation about when these digital enhancements are appropriate.

Take a sneak peek at this amazing colourised photo of East Kilbride Village.

There will also be a special focus on the history and future of East Kilbride Town Centre, including current library displays and regeneration plans.

Before you leave, don't forget to record your thoughts at our Lending Voices Podcast Station and help shape the future of BygoneCon.

Got a question?

Email: BygoneCon@library.s-lanark.org.uk

Phone: 01355 220046

We look forward to welcoming you to BygoneCon 25 - a celebration of the past with an eye on the future!

Location: Lanark Memorial Hall

Time: 19:30

Cost: £27.00 (subject to £1.50 transaction fee)

Sugar Pie Honey Bunch- Music of The Four Tops 11 October 2025 7:30pm £27.00 (subject to £1.50 transaction fee) Lanark Memorial Hall

THE ONLY AMERICAN TRIBUTE SHOW CELEBRATING THE MUSIC OF THE FOUR TOPS AND OTHER LEGENDARY MOTOWN ARTISTS TOURING THE UK.

Paying homage to the legends, vocal group Soul Satisfaction brings the Motown magic back to the stage in a live concert with powerful vocals, splendid harmonies and high stepping dance routines.

You will be taken on a journey through all the hits of the Four Tops, Reach Out, Baby I Need Your Loving, Walk Away Renee, Same Old Song, Loco in Acapulco, Standing In the Shadow, Bernadette along with other classic hits from the golden era including songs from the Temptations, Smokey Robinson and the Miracles, Marvin Gaye, Ben E King and many more Motown and soul legends. 

One of Motown’s most legendary songwriters Eddie Holland, from the Holland-Dozier-Holland team, responsible for all of the Four Tops greatest hits as well as other Motown classics, said

" Soul Satisfaction is one of the most professional and tightest vocal groups that I have seen - and I have seen many groups in my time!" Eddie Holland

Performed as it was back in the day, this show is world class!

Soul Satisfaction Guaranteed!

Reach Out and Get Ready Cos Here They Come!

Available to book online or by calling Lanark Memorial Hall on 01555 673199.

Location: Rutherglen Town Hall

Time: 19:30

Cost: £24.00 / £22.00 concession (subject to £1.50 transaction fee)

A Night at the Musicals 11 October 2025 7:30pm £24.00 / £22.00 concession (subject to £1.50 transaction fee) Rutherglen Town Hall

 

From the producers that brought you the smash-hit Girls' Night OOT!

Insideout Theatre Productions Ltd proudly present A Night at the Musicals.

Join our first-class professional cast as they sing some of the best show tunes from London's West End and Broadway.

Our fabulous four singers will perform songs from shows such as Les Misérables, Phantom of the Opera, Wicked, and many more.

A Night at the Musicals has been touring Scotland for over ten years and has audiences dancing in the aisles.

Book your tickets now for a night of sensational singing and brilliant banter.

Cast announcement coming soon!

Available to book online or by calling Rutherglen Town Hall on 0141 613 5700.

Location: East Kilbride Arts Centre

Time: 19:30

Cost: £16.00 / £13.00 concession (subject to £1.50 transaction fee)

Two & Tending 8-11 October 2025 7:30pm £16.00 / £13.00 concession (subject to £1.50 transaction fee) East Kilbride Arts Centre

 

Presented by EK Rep Theatre Club (Registered Scottish Charity SC020852).

An evening of comedy and pathos.

Two

By Jim Cartwright.

Directed by Allan Reddick.

A bickering husband and wife and the dozen regulars who pass through their pub in an evening are played by two actors. Each vignette skilfully combines pathos and humour. When a little boy is left behind by his father, a fragile reconciliation occurs as their own dark tragedy is revealed.

This amateur production of ‘Two’ is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals Ltd on behalf of Samuel French Ltd www.concordtheatricals.co.uk

Tending

By El Blackwood.

Directed by Claire Brogan.

Tending is the first award winning verbatim play that explores the lives of NHS nurses. This is a play set on the fault lines of our health service, created with the community that holds it up. Tending asks an essential question: When the system is under pressure and lives are on the line, who cares for the carers?

This amateur production of ‘Tending’ is presented by arrangement with El Blackwood.

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

Location: East Kilbride Arts Centre

Time: 10:00 - 16:00

Cost: Free admission

Diverse Fibres exhibition 2-26 October 2025 10:00am - 4:00pm Free admission East Kilbride Arts Centre

 

Helen McGilvray

Diverse Fibres are a group of enthusiastic feltmakers who meet monthly in Hamilton to work on their felting projects and to share their ideas, knowledge and techniques.

Our exhibition demonstrates the wide range of items that can be made with felt and the various skills involved in making them. We will be exhibiting wet felted pictures, 3d vessels, needle felted items and wearable art, all of which display the versatility and beauty of the medium.

Location: The Town House Hamilton

Time: 19:30

Cost: £20.00 / £18.00 concession (subject to £1.50 transaction fee)

The Addams Family 8-11 October 2025 7:30pm, and Saturday matinee 2:30pm £20.00 / £18.00 concession (subject to £1.50 transaction fee) The Town House Hamilton

In the delightfully bizarre world of The Addams Family, sadness is joy, pain is pleasure, and death is a dream come true. But even this quirky clan must face a universal nightmare: growing up. When Wednesday Addams falls in love with a sweet, normal boy from Ohio and invites his family to dinner, chaos and comedy ensue. Secrets unravel, tensions rise, and the Addamses are forced to confront their greatest fear -change.

Join Hamilton Operatic and Dramatic Club for The Addams Family musical at Hamilton Town House, running from Wednesday 8 to Saturday 11 October with a Saturday matinee. Don’t miss out!

Available to book online or by calling The Town House Hamilton on 01698 452299.