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3-5 SEPTEMBER 2013

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Energy is at the heart ofAberdeen’s vibrant anddynamic economy. Every twoyears the city plays host toSPE Offshore Europe, one ofthe world’s most high-profileinternational energy events inthe industry’s calendar.

2013 marks the 40th anniversary ofSPE Offshore Europe in Aberdeenand this September to complementthe conference and exhibitionprogramme, residents of and visitorsto Aberdeen can experience theOE13 Energy Festival, a fantasticline-up of live events, music andentertainment showcasing the bestproduce and talent from AberdeenCity and Shire.

From Tuesday 3 September, the focusshifts to Aberdeen city centre wherethe Quad at Marischal College willoffer a unique venue for a programmeof outdoor entertainment includingJazz, international performers andtraditional Scottish music. Visitors canwonder at the surroundings of theworld’s second largest granitebuilding while listening to excitingperformances from a wide range ofgenres.

Aberdeen’s Country Fair will for thefirst time, be held during the eveningin Belmont Street. With crafts ondisplay to purchase, tasting sessionswith local producers and streettheatre that will make you smile, thisvibrant street market is sure toprovide a real flavour of the region in

a safe and relaxed environment.

Finally, the city will celebrate itsrelationship with the oil and gasindustry in a photographic exhibitionat Seventeen, Aberdeen’s culturalhub in Belmont Street by charting theimpact of the industry on Aberdeen’sgrowth and development over the lastforty years. With work from Aberdeenbased artist Callum Kellie on displayand Aberdeen Journals providingimages from their huge archive, thisexhibition will provide a fascinatinginsight into the changing face ofAberdeen.

Organised by SPE Offshore Europe inconjunction with Aberdeen CityCouncil and sponsored by BP, Shell,Taqa Bratani and the Balmoral Group,this festival provides a uniqueopportunity to celebrate the energyindustry as a driving force inAberdeen and to share the excitementof SPE Offshore Europe with the localcommunity and visitors to the city.

OE13 Energy Festival - Feel the Energy

Belmont Street, Aberdeen


Friday 2nd August – Saturday 14th September

“Artists in Print: 21 Years in Collaboration”Peacock Visual Arts, 21 Castle Street,Open Tuesday-Saturday 9.30 am-5.30 pm. Contact:[email protected]

Saturday August 24th – Friday September 13th

Fabric of the LandDepartment of Geology andPetroleum Geology, University ofAberdeen, Meston Building. OpenMonday – Sunday 11.00 am – 4.00pm. Contact: [email protected]

Monday 26th August – Saturday 7th September

OE13 Energy Festival PhotographyExhibition “Callum Kellie: Back on the Beach” & 40 Years ofOil and GasSeventeen, Belmont Street. Open Monday – Saturday10.00 am – 4.00 pm. Contact: [email protected]

Until 17th August

Wreck of the OscarAberdeen Maritime Museum,Shiprow, Tuesday – Saturday 10am-5pm. Contact:[email protected]

Wednesday 28th August

Hidden Aberdeen Walking Tour:Burkers & Bodysnatchers 7.30 pm – 9.30 pm. Meet outside Marischal College. Contact: [email protected]

Friday 30th August

Hidden Aberdeen Walking Tour:The Castlegate Circular: The Medieval City7.30 pm – 9.30 pm. Meet at Mercat Cross. Contact:[email protected]

Saturday 31st August

Aberdeen Country FairBelmont Street, 9.00 am – 5.00 pm,

Contact:aberdeencountryfair.co.uk

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What’s On in AberdeenFriday 2nd August – Saturday 7th September 2013

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Bon Accord & St Nicholas welcome all visitors toOffshore Europe 2013. We are delighted to offer free parking after5pm from Tuesday 3rd to Thursday 5th September. For more details please visit www.bonaccordandstnicholas.com

For information on Aberdeen Performing Arts venues, The Lemon Tree, MusicHall and His Majesty’s Theatre, Contact: Aberdeen Box Office on 01224641122 or boxofficeaberdeen.com

Saturday 31st August

“A View to the Past: Brimmond Hill” Countryside Ranger andMuseums & Galleries Walk,1.30 pm – 4.30 pm. Contact01224 897400 for furtherinformation

Sunday 1st September

Live Jazz at theAnthenaeum8.00pm. Contact: 01224595585 for further information

Sunday 1st September – 13th October

Ilona Niemi: Poison (Installationpiece by Finnish Artist Ilona Niemi)Saturday & Sunday 12.00 noon –4.00pm FREE – The SMART Gallery, 9 Albyn Terrace. Contact:[email protected]

Tuesday 3rd – Friday 6th September

SPE Offshore EuropeContact [email protected] details of timings for theConference, please visitwww.offshore-europe.co.uk

Tuesday 3rd – Thursday 5th September

OE Energy Festival Open Air Music Marischal College Quad,6.00 pm – 9.00 pm.Contact: [email protected]

Tuesday 3rd – Thursday 5th September

OE13 Energy Festival Aberdeen Country Fair

Belmont Street, 5.00 pm – 9.00 pm.Contact:aberdeencountryfair.co.uk

Wednesday 4th September

Energy Cities Challenge CupAberdeen FC v Viking F.K.

7.00pm PittodrieStadium. Contact01224 631903 forfurther information

Until 19th October

The Scottish Colourist Series - SJ PeploeAberdeen Art Gallery,Schoolhill. Tuesday –Saturday 10am – 5pm.Contact:

[email protected]


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Back on the Beach -Callum Kellie‘Back on the Beach’ is a collection ofartworks relating to the offshoreenergy industry, focusing on thehuman element and the veryparticular circumstances it placespeople and families under.

Many of the works have not beenshown together, however all of thework is the product of Callum’spersonal experiences as a childgrowing up in an offshore family andworking offshore whilst undertakingstudies at Gray’s School of Art. Muchof the work was made whilst onplatforms across the North Sea so hisfirst hand experiences are pivotal inthe creation of this body of work.

Featuring photography, movingimage and multimedia works this

show is of a body of work producedover a number of years.

Callum Kellie is an Aberdeen basedartist working in digital media andphotography who has exhibitednationally. Much of his body of work hasused the offshore oil industry as a stageto explore themes of family priorities,distances, work and how they don’talways reconcile with each other.

40 Years of Oil and Gas Photographic ExhibitionMonday 26th August – Saturday 7th September 201310am-4pm, Mon – Sat, Seventeen, 17 Belmont Street, AberdeenTel: 01224 644885 Email:[email protected]

Visit Aberdeen’s cultural hub Seventeen and celebrate the city’s forty yearrelationship with the oil and gas industry, featuring work from local artist CallumKellie and a selection of images from the archives of Aberdeen Journals.

Featuring a selection of full and half broadsheet front pages from through theyears, Aberdeen Journals has always focussed on bringing the headlinesfrom the oil and gas industry to its readership. This exhibition will bringtogether print and images that encompass the many key issues faced by theoil and gas industry, including the social and economic impact of thissector on the development of Scotland and images of the thrivingenergy industry in action from fields including the Brent, Forties,Ninian and Argyll.


Works on Display NORTH: Father & SonMulti Channel Video WorkA duet of complimentary video workstitled NORTH: Father & NORTH: Son.The films are of two people a fatherand a son telling the same story, thebirth of a daughter and a sister atChristmas. The Father who wasworking offshore at the time of the birthand the son who spent the period ofthe birth in someone else’s home.

NORTH: PhotographsColour Ilfochrome PhotographsNORTH: uses the offshore oil industryas a stage to explore themes of familypriorities, distances, work and howthey don't always reconcile with eachother. The body of work features aseries of 8 Ilfochrome prints of offshoreoil platforms and their environsjuxtaposed with images of places localto where the artist grew up.

PlatformsColour Digital PhotographsPlatforms is a suite of photographsconcerning the relationship betweenthe world of offshore oilrigs and thehomes of its workers and theirfamilies.

Window PieceVinyl with video projectionThe window piece is a multimediawork involving cut vinyl and digitalvideo projection. It will involveimagery evocative of north sea oilplatforms and forms of renewableenergy such as wind turbines mixedwith elements hinting at past industrysuch as agriculture and fishing.

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Aberdeen Country Fair showcases the finest arts, crafts, food and drink the NorthEast of Scotland has to offer.There is no better way to really get to know an areathan sampling local delicacies and taking unique gifts home for your loved ones.If it's something traditionally Scottish you're looking for, visit the market andchoose from the wide variety of special gifts on offer.

We are proud to bring you a great selection of our finest traders as part of theOffshore Europe Energy Festival 2013 and hope you visit the market during stay.

Whilst visiting Aberdeen Country Fair take time to enjoy the street theatre andentertainment provided and beware, some of the traders are not what they seem!

BISH BASH BOSHSelling a hilarious line of 'wonder products' Barry andDoug have no problem finding punters to watch andtake part in their demonstrations which are bothunconvincing and hilarious.

LIVER KITCHEN COTTAGEComedy chefs Hugh Fearn and Lee Whittingstallpresent a cookery demonstration like no other. Creating‘fusion food on the move’, they creatively blend homegrown ingredients with food foraged from far, wide andvery, very near indeed.

Also, on hand will be the Balloon Mannies to add fun,colour and action to the festival along with GregTaylor a magician whose skills lie in disarming hisaudience and creating moments of magical wonder.

If you're feeling fit, why not try the RGU SportRowing Challenge and see how much poweryou can produce in one minute.Each Olympic malerower produces on average around 550 Watts astroke; female Olympic rowers produce around400 Watts a stroke. Go on, see how much energyyou have!

Aberdeen Country FairTuesday 3rd – Thursday 5th September 20135–9pm, Belmont Street, AberdeenTel: 01224 649000 Email:aberdeencountryfair.co.uk

Liver Kitchen Cottage

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Tuesday 3 September 2013 I 6-9pm I FREE International Night @ The Quad

The International Night brings togethersome of the finest young musicians fromacross Europe, performing a variety ofdifferent music and dance genres.

Vocal ensemble 'Prasnitsa' fromAberdeen's twin city of Gomel, Belaruswill perform folk songs, Belarusian

folklore and stylised songs.The ensemble is a laureateof International andRepublican Festivals andcompetitions and were afinalist in the programme'Songs of my Country' on

Belarusian television.

Also performing are The HipHop School Scotland whowill give a flavour of theyoung talent present inAberdeen City and Shire.Having undertakeninternationalexchanges to

Aberdeen’s twin city of Clermont-Ferrand, the group recently created aone-off piece to celebrate the 30thTwinning Anniversary between Aberdeenand Clermont-Ferrand.

Rounding off the programme ofentertainment this evening will bemusicians from the University ofAberdeen and Aberdeen College

who will again showcase somethe unique talent that exists in

the city from our global studentbase who chose to study inAberdeen.

Open Air MusicMarischal College QuadTuesday 3rd – Thursday 5th September 20136 - 9pm, Broad Street, AberdeenTel: 01224 522956 Email:[email protected]

Welcome to The Quad in Marischal College, one of the most stunningbuildings in the city and the second largest granite building in the world.

Over three nights we hope you will join us in enjoying a wide range of local,national and international talent and look out for Pearl & Deanie our big, bold,beehived usherettes extraordinaire who will provide you with a warm welcomein magnificent surroundings.

Marischal College, Aberdeen

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Focussed on tradition, SC&T want tobring enjoyment and appreciation ofScottish cultural heritage to a wideraudience. Through classes, workshopsand social events, active participationin traditional music is encouraged byboth their tutors and students.

Scottish night features the BlydeLasses a Shetland-flavoured,Aberdeen-based, worldwide-travelling fiddle, concertina, andvocals duo. Having played togethersince 2007, Claire White and FrancesWilkins have toured in the UnitedKingdom, the United Arab Emirates,and New Zealand. Claire and Francesreleased Blyde Lasses’ debutalbum in 2013.

Also performing on theprogramme is KennyHadden one of thepioneers in

re-introducing the wooden "simple-system" into traditional Scottish music.Featuring on recordings by DougieMacLean, and Sheena Wellington,among others he was one of theoriginal tutors with the "SC&T" groupin Aberdeen, and has been teachingthe flute and advanced whistleclasses with that organisation since itbegan 16 years ago.

There will also be music from DavidAnderson and his band, PaulAnderson on the fiddle and traditionaland contemporary songs on clarsach,guitar, whistle and fiddle by AlisonHester (voice and whistle), Karen Ward(voice, clarsach, celtic harp and

whistle) and RichardWard (voice and

guitar).

Wednesday 4 September 2013 6-9pm FREEScottish Night @The Quadwww.scottishculture.orgHosted by local radio presenter Gordon Bathgate in conjunction with theScottish Culture & Traditions Association (SC&T), this night promises to be anenjoyable night for all.

Blyde Lassies

Above from left to right:Paul Anderson, Alrika,Kenny Hadden


Thursday 5th September 2013 6 -9pm FREEJazz @The QuadTonight’s jazz performances promiseto provide something for everyone aswe celebrate the musical talent thatexists within the City.

Singer Eileen Hunterjoins the AberdeenJazz Orchestra for anight of classic jazzfrom the golden age ofthe great Americansongbook. Eileen, whohails from Aberdeen,is a singer who is

making waves with her pure voice andimmaculate phrasing will perform withthe Aberdeen Jazz Orchestrafeaturing the cream of the North Eastmusicians to deliver great swingingsounds.

See a specially assembled band playthe music from arguably the greatestjazz recording of all time, "Kind ofBlue". Jazz icon, Miles Davis hasinspired, trumpeter, Colin Steele'smusic and his band deliver themaster’s classic tunes with the vigourand thrill of the original quintet. Colinlikes to play music from “Kind OfBlue”, and “Milestones” the twoclassic Miles’ albums of the late 50sand they’re packed withquintessential Miles.

Aberdeen's take-no-prisoners 10-piece funk and R&B outfit FunkConnection, plays classic funk, souland disco hits from James Brown, theIsley Brothers, Chic, theCommodores, Kool and the Gangand many, many more, With a threesinger front-line Lisa Paterson, MikeFerrie and Gillian Leiper, thisAberdeen band fill the dance floors ofevery venue they play.

Thursday 5th September 2013 8pmJazz at The Blue Lamp8pm,121 Gallowgate, AberdeenTickets £10, Aberdeen Box Office Tel:01224 641122Two of Scotland's greatest jazzartists, saxophonist Tommy Smith andpianist Brian Kellock, team up tobring you a beautiful and imaginativeduo. Tommy and Brian areinternationally known musicians whohave played with all the greats andsimply ooze musicality.

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Eileen Hunter

Colin Steele

Funk Connection


VisitAberdeen

In Aberdeen you’ll find award winningrestaurants, cafes and pubs which takereal pride in serving the very best localproduce. To savour the food and drink ofthe region is one of best reasons to visit.

If you’re looking to shop during your visitthen Aberdeen has something to suiteveryone. For a relaxed retail experiencehead to the West End of the city or

enjoy one of the indoor shopping mallsthe city has to offer. The compact size ofthe city makes it a great place to exploreduring your visit.

For all the up to date information onwhere to eat, where to shop and what’son in Aberdeen during Offshore Europe2013, see visitaberdeen.com

Aberdeen is a city with a unique heritage and inspiring contrasts, offering you thebuzz of the city within a short drive of some of Scotland’s finest castles,distilleries and golf courses. Visually stunning, Aberdeen is famous for its parks,gardens and open spaces as well as its granite architecture and it is one of thefew cities in the UK with it’s own beach.


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