This summer the public and MSPs across Scotland are being urged to go out and reconnect with the country’s exciting visual arts scene. SCAN has today launched its #ArtUnlocks campaign to encourage people to visit a gallery, take part in an art activity, or seek an...
The doorbell rings, a radio crackles – ancient and modern conflicts collide as the wife of a soldier fighting in Afghanistan is plunged into her own memories and into visions of the Trojan War. Tempus Fugit: Troy and Us, from NMT Automatics, has its focus beyond the...
More than 100 leading figures from the arts, business, charity and politics gathered last night to welcome the programme launch of the Edinburgh Deaf Festival. Organisers Deaf Action and their supporters, including the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society, say they hope...
From a Range Rover Classic, or a 101 Forward Control to coffee served from a Land Rover Series – Defender Jam 2022 will be a fabulous addition to the Galloway Country Fair. The two hugely popular annual events have teamed up for an extra-special weekend celebration of...
Theatre, music, dance, art, yoga and Kelton the Beltie bull – Crawick Multiverse has unveiled its family-friendly line up of events and activities for the summer solstice. With gates opening at 4 am on 21 June, visitors have the chance to greet the sunrise (at 4.29...
From pagan hunting gods to traditional tapestry weaving and pottery decorated with images of wildlife – this weekend’s Spring Fling promises an amazing array of contemporary visual arts and craft. Scotland’s premiere open studios weekend takes place will see nearly...
These days New Yorker Lori Hamilton is a happy woman – but it’s been a bumpy road, especially with all that family baggage on board. Being known by your mum as “the child who ruined my life” wasn’t a great start and things slid downhill from there. But now it’s OK....
Actor and comedian Lubna Kerr is returning to the Edinburgh Fringe with a freshly updated version of her acclaimed show Tickbox. The one woman show explores the experiences of different generations of a middle class Pakistani family moving to the Govan area of Glasgow...
A clownish trio of maintenance workers discover a magical yellow bird – and a madcap chase begins. Hoping to catch the bird they race over land and sea, even taking to the air – doing battle with pirates and monsters along the way. And all without ever leaving the...
California’s Ensemble Mik Nawooj (EMN) is heading for the Fringe with 15 of the finest young musicians from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland (RCS) to present The Hip-Hop Orchestra Experience. In a show that seamlessly fuses hip-hop and classical, the Americans and...
