Today Glasgow Women’s Library opens a preview of an exhibition to celebrate its 21st anniversary. It’s come a long way since the damp freezing shop front in Garnet Hill staffed by volunteers. The Library has commissioned 21 Scottish artists and 21 writers to produce work for the exhibition which opens today, 21 September. Artists include Ashley Cooke, Kate Davis and Ruth Barker – who has produced the silk scarf printed
Visit the film locations of One Day and Trainspotting on a walking tour of central Edinburgh brought to you by Cinematic Scotland and the National Library of Scotland. The full tour is about 3 miles and takes about two and half hours – at strolling pace – you don’t have to run full pelt like Ewan MacGregor. You can join the tour, which also points out interesting cinema buildings, at any point on the
Doors Open Day for central Fife, which brings an opportunity to explore buildings not normally open to the public, is on Sunday 9 September. West Fife’s day is on Sunday 16 September. Most of the buildings have stories to tell and many have more historical significance than passers by probably realise. In 1601 King James VI of Scotland held the General Assembly within the walls of Burntisland Parish Church (pictured above)
Artists such as James Howden and Michael Havelin have donated artworks for a charity auction in Dunfermline, Fife on Friday 21 September. Michael Kirkham, an Edinburgh-based artist whose client list includes The New York Times and The Washington Post has provided three illustrations (pictured). Funds are being raised to help two-year old Roma Dellal, who has Germ Cell Cancer, travel from Edinburgh to the US for treatment. The woman behind the auction
Legendary Auchtermuchty accordionist Jimmy Shand, late great darts player Jocky Wilson and much missed guitar hero Stuart Adamson all hail from Fife and are the stars of award winning illustrator Jonny’s Hannah‘s vibrant and witty homecoming exhibition at the Andrew Carnegie Birthplace Museum, Dunfermline. The piece above honours Moira Shearer the beautiful red head who grew up in Dunfermline and went on to become one of the world’s most famous
Chilled fizzy red wine made by a Scottish female wine producer? Pamela Geddes, who grew up in Bridge of Allan, is breaking a few of the unwritten rules of the wine industry. Now running her own winery near Barcelona she has been featured on Scottish Television, Catalan television, BBC Radio Scotland and in the Daily Express. Here, friend and wine drinker Lesley Ratomska tells us how Pamela started Lobban wines.
Award winning artist and printmaker Stephen Ratomski, whose work is shown here, is among the artists exhibiting at the first Central Fife Open Studios, 11 until 26 August. Stephen is Chairman of Fife Dunfermline Printmakers Workshop and founder of Fife Polish Arts Group. He says, ‘I find it inspiring to go into my Dunfermline workspace which has very good light and wonderful views of the landscape. My view of Saline Hill
Fringe by the Sea opens today Monday 6 August and runs until 12 August in the traditional seaside town of North Berwick. Events include performances by singers Kate Rusby, pictured below and Scottish folk singer, Emily Smith. Iain Banks, novelist and author of The Wasp Factory and Neil Innis of Monty Python fame are also part of the programme. And don’t forget the Neapolitan songs performed by the Be Happy
Bwani Junction, the Scottish band who painted the Forth Rail Bridge blue in their video after being refused permission to play live on the bridge, will be appearing at the Thistly Cross Festival on Saturday 30 June 2012.Other bands playing at the farm near Dunbar, East Lothian include Meursault, Woodenbox, Remember Remember, Found, Fatherson and Kitty the Lion.Thistly Cross Cider was started in 2008 as a collaboration between farmer, Ian
Robert Burns, poet, songwriter and Scottish icon, spent his last seven years in Dumfries in Scotland’s south west. It was his retreat from the Edinburgh literary world that had brought him, only a year before, contemporary fame. It was in Dumfries he wrote his great songs, Auld Lang Syne, My Love is like a Red Red Rose and John Anderson My Jo. It was here he had his children and died