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International Women's Day is celebrated on the 8th of March every year, and Perth has, once again, a stellar line-up of celebrations lined up to mark this, thanks to the 'Be Yourself' group.
A global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women, International Women's day marks a call to action for accelerating gender parity.
We've compiled a full list of the events happening in Perth below for you to peruse and plan your March - enjoy!
Curves Strength Training for Women (Women only)
Dates: 1st - 10th March
Venue: Unit E Glenearn Road, Perth PH2 0NJ (Accessible to Disabled)
Time: Mon – Fri 09.00 – 13.00; 15.30 – 19.00
Cost: Free
Curves is a facility specially designed for women. The Curves workout combines strength training with cardio and stretching all in just 30 minutes to develop lean muscle, raise metabolism, burn fat and tone up. We are offering free workouts to all women from the 1st – 10th March.
Women’s Festival Lunch
Dates: 1st, 7th and 8th March
Venue: The Gallery Restaurant, Perth College UHI, Crieff Road, Perth, PH1 2NX (Accessible to Disabled)
Time: 12.00 – 13.00
Cost: From £3.00 to £7.50
An amazing opportunity to come to experience our hospitality at the training restaurant at Perth College UHI, twice winner of the “Best College Restaurant in Scotland and Northern Ireland” award. Students on our food studies and hospitality courses make it all happen, and do everything from providing you with a warm welcome to preparing, cooking and serving the dishes on our carefully prepared menu, using as much local and healthy produce as possible to create a range of delicious dishes. Pre-booking essential. Call 01738 877605 / 01738 877715 or email restaurant.perth@uhi.ac.uk.
Free Taster Session of Fitdankbaby Class for Mums and Babies
Date: 4th March
Venue: Bälans Pilates Studio, 114 Nugent Drive, Perth Airport, Scone, PH2 6PL (Accessible to Disabled)
Time: 10.45 – 11.45
Cost: Free.
Bälans is an Award-Winning Pilates Studio where women and men have enjoyed Pilates, BarreConcept and Fitdankbaby classes for over 13 years. All levels of ability are catered for, the space is warm, clean and accessible. The atmosphere is friendly and welcoming, and many classes are designed to help women maintain their fitness throughout pregnancy and make a swift return post-partum. Pre-booking essential, 24 hours in advance. Call 01738 550 396 or book online: http://www.balanspilates.com/timetables/
Scottish Country Dance Class
Date: 4th March
Venue: Craigie Church Hall, Abbott Street, Perth PH2 0EE (Accessible to Disabled)
Time: 19.30 – 21.30
Cost: £3.00
A fun night learning Scottish country dancing. Suitable for new and accomplished dancers.
Free Taster Session of Women’s Pilates Class
Dates: 5th, 6th and 7th March
Venue: Bälans Pilates Studio, 114 Nugent Drive, Perth Airport, Scone, PH2 6PL (Accessible to Disabled)
Time: 10.45 – 11.45
Cost: Free.
Bälans is an Award-Winning Pilates Studio where women and men have enjoyed Pilates, BarreConcept and Fitdankbaby classes for over 13 years. All levels of ability are catered for, the space is warm, clean and accessible. The atmosphere is friendly and welcoming, and many classes are designed to help women maintain their fitness throughout pregnancy and make a swift return post-partum. Pre-booking essential, 24 hours in advance. Call 01738 550 396 or book online: http://www.balanspilates.com/timetables/
Hatha Yoga Class
Date: 5th March
Venue: Scone Old Church Hall, Burnside, Scone, PH2 6LP (Accessible to Disabled)
Time: 14.00 – 15.30
Cost: £6.00
Relaxing and invigorating series of gentle exercises and postures, good for body, mind and spirit. Suitable for all. Pre booking essential. Please call 01821 650403 or email alwynemacmillan@hotmail.co.uk.
Women’s Festival Dinner
Date: 5th March
Venue: The Gallery Restaurant, Perth College UHI, Crieff Road, Perth, PH1 2NX (Accessible to Disabled)
Time: 18.30 – 21.00
Cost: £15.00
An amazing opportunity to come to experience our hospitality at the training restaurant at Perth College UHI, twice winner of the “Best College Restaurant in Scotland and Northern Ireland” award. Students on our food studies and hospitality courses make it all happen, and do everything from providing you with a warm welcome to preparing, cooking and serving the dishes on our carefully prepared menu, using as much local and healthy produce as possible to create a range of delicious dishes. Pre-booking essential. Call 01738 877605 / 01738 877715 or email restaurant.perth@uhi.ac.uk.
Perth Film Society screening: “Marie Curie – The Courage of Knowledge”
Date: 5th March
Venue: Joan Knight Studio, Perth Theatre, Mill Street, Perth, PH1 5HZ (Accessible to Disabled)
Time: Film screening starts 19.45 - Finish time 21.30 approx
Cost: £6.00 (Seniors/Unwaged/Students £5.00)
Our film for 2019 is the internationally co-produced biography of Marie Curie, the Polish and naturalised French physicist and chemist. “Marie Curie – The Courage of Knowledge” is perfect for this age of feminism. It tells of a woman struggling in a society that looks down on her, yet the men closest to her loved her mind and wanted to see recognition of her success. Marie Curie is remembered for her discovery of radium and polonium, and for her huge contribution to the fight against cancer. This film is a worthy tribute. Pre booking not essential, but advised. Tickets available via the Horsecross Booking Office, the Concert Hall, and the Theatre.
Scottish Country Dance Class
Dates: 7th March
Venue: Scone Old Church Hall, Burnside, Scone, PH2 6LP (Accessible to Disabled)
Time: 19.30 – 21.30
Cost: £3.00
A fun night learning Scottish country dancing. Suitable for new and accomplished dancers.
Free Taster Session of Barre Concept Class
Date: 8th March
Venue: Bälans Pilates Studio, 114 Nugent Drive, Perth Airport, Scone, PH2 6PL (Accessible to Disabled)
Time: 09.30 - 10.30
Cost: Free.
Bälans is an Award-Winning Pilates Studio where women and men have enjoyed Pilates, BarreConcept and Fitdankbaby classes for over 13 years. All levels of ability are catered for, the space is warm, clean and accessible. The atmosphere is friendly and welcoming, and many classes are designed to help women maintain their fitness throughout pregnancy and make a swift return post-partum. Pre-booking essential, 24 hours in advance. Call 01738 550 396 or book online: http://www.balanspilates.com/timetables/
Women’s Conversation Café – Sharing Information about Criminal Justice Experience’s
Date: 8th March
Venue: OWLS 58 West Mill Street, Perth, PH1 5QP (Accessible to Disabled) Time: 11.00 – 14.00
Cost: FREE
International Women’s Day Celebrations at OWLS (One Stop Women’s Learning Service) One-stop Women’s Learning Service, (OWLS), provides services for women within Perth & Kinross as a statutory service, in the centre we work closely as a multidisciplinary team, supporting women to make positive life changes; at a speed which is uniquely suited to each individual, ensuring that the woman remains at the centre of all activities. Come along and meet women and staff who will share experiences of accessing Criminal Justice Services in Perth And Kinross. Teas/Coffees and cakes will be available, this event is informal and would be useful for anyone wanting to hear women’s experience’s and how they address their issues with the assistance of services from Statutory and Voluntary Sector.
Margaret Morris – An Extraordinary Woman
Date: 8th March
Venue: Perth Museum and Art Gallery, 78 George Street, Perth PH1 5LB (Accessible to Disabled)
Time: 13.00 – 14.00
Cost: £2.00
Margaret Morris was indeed an ‘Extraordinary woman’ and not just for her own time. Her accomplishments, from child prodigy: reciting and dancing; to starting her own school and studio theatre in London, training in Physical Therapy and creating a system of movement that is still practised worldwide, all mark her out as an exceptional being. In this International Woman’s day Talk, Agnes Ness shares her passion for Margret Morris as an all-round creative woman and, through her letters (Margaret’s to Ted Shawn in the Archives at Jacob’s Pillow in America and Ted’s responses in Margaret’s archives in Perth) perhaps give a glimpse of a more real, even vulnerable person. Pre-booking is essential, link here.
100 Years of the Women’s Vote in Britain: How Far Have We Come?
Date: 8th March
Venue: Perth Museum and Art Gallery, 78 George Street, Perth PH1 5LB (Accessible to Disabled)
Time: 19.30 – 20.30 approx., refreshments from 19.00
Cost: FREE
On the 6th of February 1918, after fifty years of campaigning, some British women were finally granted the vote. 100 years on, Culture Perth and Kinross Libraries would like to mark 100 years of suffrage by hosting a panel discussion on how far we have come in those 100 years. Our panel will consist of local authors, journalists and businesswomen and will be hosted by writer Daniel Gray, the people’s historian. Dan will steer our panel through their discussion, offering a little historical insight into local suffragette activities and will ask our panel to reflect on how winning political citizenship has impacted on women’s lives today. We want to look forward to the next 100 years and think about how far women have come and what challenges still lie ahead. A small exhibition of photos and text will support this panel discussion. Pre booking essential – tickets available from Perth Museum and Art Gallery and Eventbrite.
3G: 3 Generations of Women Artists Perform
Date: 8th March
Venue: Threshold Artspace at Perth Concert Hall, Mill Street, Perth PH1 5HZ (Accessible to Disabled)
Time: 14.00 – 18.00 (Registration as part of Menopause Café 13:00)
Cost: FREE
Join us on the very International Women’s Day for a dose of cross-generational feminism and performance art as part of our 4th annual 3G event and a special edition of Menopause Cafe. This year 3G also features the preview of Pause – our new exhibition at Threshold artspace. Experience new and existing works by women artists from our collection on the big screen. See the highly acclaimed work Three Women by the pioneer of video art Bill Viola showing at St John’s Kirk of Perth. Hear from Rachel Weiss, the founder of Menopause Café, as she focuses on the three ages of women. Enjoy live, site-specific performances by Contemporary Art Practice students from Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design led by artists Richard Layzell and Pernille Spence. ‘We should support initiatives such as 3G and art venues like the Threshold artspace, precisely because they are located in Perth and not in London or New York.’ HASTA Magazine.
Menopause Café
Date: 8th March
Venue: Glassrooms Café, Perth Concert Hall, Mill Street, Perth PH1 5HZ (Accessible to Disabled)
Time: 13.00 – 14.00
Cost: Free.
Join us to drink tea, eat cake and talk menopause. All welcome: old and young, male and female. A Menopause Cafe is a group directed discussion of menopause with no agenda, objectives or themes. It is a discussion group rather than a support or counselling session. We usually split into small groups and you are welcome to just listen, although we hope you will join in on discussions. Our Menopause Cafés are offered: • On a not for profit basis • In an accessible, respectful and confidential space • With no intention of leading people to any conclusion, product or course of action • Alongside refreshing drinks and cake! Menopause Cafes started in Perth in 2017, and have now spread throughout the UK. Booking not essential, but appreciated. Book your free place here to help us estimate the numbers, but we will welcome people who haven’t booked too.
Rock Choir Concert
Date: 8th March
Venue: St Matthew’s Church, Tay Street, Perth. PH1 5LQ
Time: 19.00 for 19.30, finish 21.45 approx
Cost: £10.00
Soroptimist International (SI) Perth’s (www.sigbi.org/Perth/ ) have organised a fantastic evening of song provided by the Rock Choir of Perth in support of the SI Perth’s charities, the main one being Playlist for Life www.playlistforlife. org.uk this year. This Charity, formed by Sally Magnusson, is aimed at helping those with dementia connect with their friends and families though the power of music. Other charities/projects we support are Starter Packs, Books Aloud, Modern Day Slavery & Trafficking, OWLS(One stop Women’s Learning Service), Meru Women’s Garden Project in Kenya, Freedom from Fistula and Smalls for All. SI Perth are a Women’s Group who Make a Difference to the lives of women and girls, Educating, Empowering and Enabling. There will be a raffle, as well as wine and shortbread at the interval for you to enjoy. Please email siperth@outlook.com to book tickets. Tickets will also be available on the door on the night from 19.00.
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‘Be Yourself’ have organised Perth’s International Women’s Day celebrations since 1997.
Their role has been to promote the position and importance of women in the multicultural society of Perth and Kinross without distinction of political, religious or other opinions.
All self-identified women are welcome at the women-only events.
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