May – August 2019
LITTLE
Films, exhibitions, theatre, reading and things to do for the family across ONFife venues.
Explore our programme of family exhibitions and events to discover a world of things to do this summer! Let the wee ones’ imaginations go wild in our free hands-on family-friendly exhibitions at Kirkcaldy Galleries, Dunfermline Carnegie Library & Galleries and St Andrews Museum. You’ll set sail on epic adventures, get lost in the world of children’s books and explore the wonderful world of wildlife and plants! Discover a world of family-friendly films at Lochgelly Centre and Carnegie Hall, with tickets at only £3 each, you can bring the whole family on an adventure! Join in the Space Chase at your local libraries with our Summer Reading Challenge and have an out-of-this-world intergalactic journey to blast boredom to the moon. For access information, opening times and to find out more about any of our events and exhibitions, go to our website www.onfife.com or contact the venue.
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FREE FAMILY EXHIBITION
Tall Tales & Fabulous Fables SAT 25 MAY – SUN 1 SEP Enter the fascinating world of children’s books through our colourful, interactive exhibition. Create your own fairy-tale ending with our giant storyboard frieze, find out what’s inside our magical treehouse or test your nerve with our spooky study. There are also lots of other family-friendly hands-on activities on offer – from quiz sheets and crafty fun to dressing-up costumes – and plenty for the adults too!
Dunfermline Carnegie Library & Galleries, 1 – 7 Abbot Street, Dunfermline KY12 7NL 01383 602365 I onfife.com
FREE FAMILY EXHIBITION
Blooming Marvellous SAT 15 JUN – SAT 19 OCT Explore the wonderful world of wildlife and plants through our hands-on, family-friendly exhibition as everything in the garden gets blooming marvellous! With something for adults and the kids, unearth the insects and animals that live among plants and flowers. Meet Polly Potting Shed and enjoy a whole host of fun activities, from puzzles and quizzes to craft activities and dressing-up.
St Andrews Museum, Kinburn Park, Doubledykes Road, St Andrews KY16 9DP 01334 659380 I onfife.com
FREE FAMILY EXHIBITION
Explore! Travellers & Trailblazers SAT 6 JUL – SUN 10 NOV Set sail on an epic adventure this Summer! Follow in the footsteps of intrepid explorers to discover exotic lands and fantastic voyages through our hands-on, family friendly exhibition. There are wonderful things to see and lots of fun activities and interactives to enjoy, with fascinating objects that have come to our museums from faraway places, such as Japan, China, South Africa, India and Australia. From polar pioneer to tropical trekker – what will your amazing journey be?
Kirkcaldy Galleries, War Memorial Gardens, Kirkcaldy KY1 1YJ 01592 583206 I onfife.com
Family film progra The summer holidays are coming soon and we are screening a season of your favourite family films at Lochgelly Centre and Carnegie Hall. With tickets at only £3 each, you can bring the whole family on an adventure!
LEGO Movie 2 (U)
How to Train Your Dragon: Hidden World (PG)
MON 22 JUL 11AM
FRI 26 JUL 1.30PM
SING (U)
Ralph Breaks the Internet (PG)
TUE 23 JUL 11AM
SAT 27 JUL 1.30PM
Beauty & the Beast (2017) (PG) Bohemian Rhapsody (12A) WED 24 JUL 11AM
SAT 27 JUL 7PM
Spiderman Into the Spiderverse (PG)
...and one for the Adults A Star is Born (15)
THU 25 JUL 1.30PM
FRI 26 JUL 7PM
Carnegie Hall, East Port, Dunfermline KY12 7JA 01383 602302 I onfife.com
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£3
To coincide with our Family Film Week, Jennie Lee Library is running themed craft sessions for kids where they will get to make their own take home craft work before the film begins. Details for each session are below, with craft session tickets at £1.50 per child.
Moana (PG)
Mary Poppins Returns (U)
TUE 16 JUL 11AM 10AM Crafts: Pacific Island Creations
FRI 19 JUL 1.30PM 12.30PM Crafts: Kite Making Magic
Frozen Sing-Along (PG)
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (12A)
WED 17 JUL 11AM 10AM Crafts: Fairytale Fun
FRI 19 JUL 6.30PM
Spiderman Into the Spiderverse (PG)
Back to the Future (PG)
THU 18 JUL 1.30PM 12.30PM Crafts: Create Your Own Superhero!
SAT 20 JUL 1.30PM 12.30PM Crafts: Cosmic Capers
Incredibles 2 (PG)
E.T. (U)
THU 18 JUL 6.30PM
SAT 20 JUL 6.30PM
Lochgelly Centre, Bank Street, Lochgelly KY5 9RD 01592 583303 I onfife.com
FAMILY
Shaper Caper present
A Day to Play
MUSIC
SAT 20 JUL 11AM & 1.30PM
The Little Mix Experience
£6.50* AGES 2+
FRI 2 AUG 6PM £15*
A Day to Play is the perfect mix of performance by professional dancers with an interactive workshop designed for all the family to take part in (even the grown-ups!). Each session is led by professional dancers and the award-winning director and Artist in Residence at BBC Radio 2, Thomas Small. The sessions help children and young people to develop their self-confidence through a range of stimulating exercises and encourage problem solving and collaboration with others. From the moment you arrive at A Day to Play until the moment you leave, you are immersed in new, exciting worlds!
Four hugely talented girls pay tribute to one of the UK’s finest girl bands with breathtaking dance moves, replica costumes and some of the finest vocals in the UK. This is a high-energy show from beginning to end, packed with all of Little Mix’s greatest hits, suitable for all ages!
Lochgelly Centre, Bank Street, Lochgelly KY5 9RD 01592 583303 I onfife.com
*Reservation Fees: £1 per ticket (max £5 per transaction) for tickets costing more than £5.
FAMILY MUSICAL
Milkshake! Live Milkshake Monkey’s Musical THU 8 AUG 12PM & 3.30PM £16 / UNDER 2S £5 I OTHER CONC AVAILABLE I fAMILY £57* ALL AGES Milkshake Monkey can’t wait to put on a spectacular new musical for you all! But when stage fright hits, his favourite Milkshake friends come to help, creating the most dazzling show you have ever seen!
Rothes Halls, Rothes Square, Kingdom Centre, Glenrothes KY7 5NX I 01592 611101 I onfife.com
Youth Music Theatre Scotland is presenting two magical musicals this summer!
13 The Musical
Jesus Christ Superstar
FRI 28 & SAT 29 JUN 7PM SAT MATINEE 2PM
an amateur youth group production
£12.50 / CONC £10*
THU 18 – SAT 20 JUL 7PM SAT MATINEE 2PM £15 / CONC £12.50*
Adam Smith Theatre, Bennochy Rd, Kirkcaldy KY1 1ET I 01592 583302 I onfife.com *Reservation Fees: £1 per ticket (max £5 per transaction) for tickets costing more than £5.
YOUNG PEOPLE
Summer Reading Challenge 2019 Space Chase SAT 1 JUN – SUN 1 SEP Your space mission – should you choose to accept it – is to have an out-of-this-world Summer Holiday! Celebrate 50 years since human beings first set foot on the Moon by joining Space Chase, Summer Reading Challenge 2019. Read 6 books, collect stickers and complete your mission folder to help save the day! To help you on your way, we have lots of space-tastic events happening in libraries near you! We’ll be going on an intergalactic journey with Cosmos Planetarium; discovering old and new life-forms with Cool Creatures; and will be learning all about animal first aid with PDSA. Remember to also look out for lots of Cosmic Capers and Alien Invasions for our holiday story and craft events! Space Chase, Summer Reading Challenge 2019, will launch in all ONFife Libraries on Saturday 1st June, visit www.onfife.com/src for details of our intergalactic summer activity programme to blast boredom to the moon.
FAMILY
Weekends With The Family
Our Weekends With The Family events are a great way to spend some quality time together, having fun, being creative and learning new things. We’ll be blasting off in June, as part of our Summer Reading Challenge, in a Planetarium Spectacular with Cosmos Planetarium. Everyone requires a ticket for entry to the Planetarium, book online at onfife.com. ON at Dunfermline Carnegie Library and Galleries SAT 22 JUN 11.00 – 3.30PM Planetarium shows on at 11am, 12.15pm & 1.30pm ON at Kirkcaldy Galleries SUN 23 JUN 12.00 – 3.30PM Planetarium shows on at 12.00 noon & 1.30pm £5 for programmed event, plus FREE drop-in activities each day between 12.30 and 3.30pm. Weekends With the Family will return in September, as we tie in with the From East to West exhibition with dragons and a Manga Comic Workshop.
Illustrations © Adam Stower for The Reading Agency