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Meetings of the Friends of Scottish Opera are open to members and guests.  You will meet opera lovers who will welcome new members or those who want to sample a meeting.  Members can attend any branch meeting - you don't have to live in the area. Please as a courtesy let the hosts know you are coming through the contact details given.

Angus Opera Group For information about meetings contact Mrs Angela Noble, Hollywell House, Logie Pert, by Montrose DD10 9JX 01674 840142 e-mail mimnoble@mac.com

Sunday 6 October 2013 Richard Wagner: a Bicentenary Survey by Derek Watson

Dumfries and Galloway branch  To book contact Anne Higgins, Firends Manager, 39 Elmbank Crescent Glasgow G2 4PT 0141 248 0599 e--mail anne.higgins@scottishopera.org.uk.

Thursday 17 October Members' reception before Rodelinda at Easterbrook Hall, Dumfries tickets £15

Sunday 20 October Coach trip to Theatre Royal, Glasgow to see Don Giovanni

Forth Valley branch meetings take place onthly at 2/30pmin the Smith art Gallery and Museum, stirling until April.  Entrance £5 (£6 guests, £1 students). For further details, contact Elise Macrae on 01786 822128 or e-mailmcraefernbank@btinternet.comand for coach bookings contact Margaret inall on 01786 474260 or e-mail Maggie.inall@btinternet.com.

Sunday 13 October Rodelinda - an introduction by Friends Manager Anne Higgins. 

Sunday 20 October Coach trip to the Theatre Royal, GLasgow for Don Giovanni.

Grampian Branch Meetings take place monthly at 7.30pm on Wednesday evenings at Rubislaw Church Centre.  For further information, contact Jennifer Risk on 01224 586972.

Wednesday 23 October Tales of a haddo Horn player by Peter and Laura Sharp.

Lothian and Borders Meetings are held monthly on saturdays in the Founders Room at the Festival theatre in Edinburgh. Admission £5, including tea/coffee and biscuits.  For further details, and tickets for the Christmas lunch contactIan Hogarth, 9 blinkbonny Road, Edinburgh on 0131 332 1503 or christine Lumsden on 0131 337 3644, e-mail christinaclumsden@gmail.com.

Saturday 19 October Don Giovanni by Stasi Schaeffer, Assistant Director

Perthshire meetings take place monthly in the Royal George Hotel, Tay Street Perth PH1 5LD on Sundays at 2.30pm, preceded by tea, coffee or a glass of wine or soft drink.  For information, contact Mrs Marjorie Bourne, 6 Skye Crescent ,Crieff, PH7 3FB on 01764 650822 or e-mail marjoriebourne@hotmail.com.

No Perthshire meeting is scheduled for October.

Strathclyde Branch Bookings are handled by Anne Higgins, manager of Friends of Scottish Opera 

On Wednesday 6 October at 7pm A Little Bit of Don Giovanni will be the event at Scottish Opera's HQ in Elmbank Crescent.  Tickets including a glass of wine or soft drink and nibbles, are £10 and can be booked through Anne on 0141 242 0599.

Tayside Branch Meetings take place monthly on Fridays at 7.30pm in the Common Room, Chaplaincy Centre, Dundee University. For further information and to book a buffet supper at 6.30pm please contact Penny Anderson on penny_anderson@blueyonder.co.uk (telephone 01382 225067) or David Muir Wood on d.muirwood@dundee.ac.uk (telephone 01382 370685). meetings cost £2 or £10 including supper, with wine available.

Friday 25 October  Rodelinda and Handel Opera in Scotland by Stephen Fraser.