Posts by Kenny Smith
Tickets still available for Royal Scots Club Literary Lunches
Scots crime writers Ian Rankin, Lin Anderson and Lesley Kelly are the special guests of the Royal Scots Club, at their new series of themed Literary Lunches. The first event is themed Scottish Crime, and will take place later this month, on Thursday 23 and Friday 24 September. Ian Rankin is best known as the…
Read MoreInception art show launches at Dalkeith Palace
Dalkeith Palace is hosting Inception, a new art sales exhibition launching this month, to showcase the work of handpicked British artists. In a world adapting to Covid-19, Inception has been created to allow artists, who have endured extremely tough times over these past 20 months, to collaboratively present their collections to the public. Artists’ collections…
Read MoreRare Harry Potter book marks 155 years of Hamilton and Inches
A rare JK Rowling jewelled novel cover is among the handcrafted items which are on display as part of Hamilton & Inches’ celebrations for 155 year anniversary. Hamilton & Inches has unveiled its new Celebrating our Craft exhibition, which is running until September 5, and located in its showroom in Edinburgh, and showcases some of…
Read MoreSmokehead launches a brand new whisky first
Smokehead has created a whisky industry original product with the first-ever pre-mixed single malt in a ready to drink can serve. Kick-starting the brand-new ready to drink range are two eye-popping serves: ‘Smokehead mixed with Cola’ and ‘Smokehead mixed with Ginger + Lime’. Both 330ml cans offer accessible flavours with the Smokehead twist, priced at…
Read MoreWigtown Book Festival launches £25,000 fundraiser
Wigtown Book Festival has launched a £25,000 Book It and Spread the Word fundraising appeal to help secure the future of the literary event. The initiative has been announced as Scotland’s National Book Town prepares to welcome audiences back after last year’s entirely digital event. This year’s festival will be one of the biggest of…
Read MoreA Scottish celebration of silent film
Scotland’s festival of silent film is returning this month. Being held in Bo’ness, the Hippodrome Silent Film Festival’s Taste of Silents season begins on Saturday 11 September with a double bill of silent-comedy, Easy Street (1917) and Wrong Again (1929), accompanied by musician, broadcaster and HippFest favourite Neil Brand. The event quickly sold out when…
Read MoreSwapping Glasgow to Skye in the formative years
One of the most fascinating aspects of reading autobiographical books about Scotland is learning the life experiences of others in their formative years. Whether you’ve grown up in pleasant suburbia, on a country estate, or even a council house, people from all walks of life have different stories to tell. Raymond Moore’s Skye Stories –…
Read MoreLive theatre comes to the heart of the Macallan Estate
The Macallan Estate has introduced a spectacular new immersive theatre experience. It has become the first single malt Scotch whisky distillery to tell the story of its rich heritage through live performance, in the natural landscapes in the heart of Speyside. The Macallan Estate Pioneers Experience theatrical journey explores the 485-acre Macallan Estate, bringing to…
Read MoreWinner crowned in the battle of the bagels
A final battle of the bagels took place in Glasgow at the weekend. After a month-long championship of bagel making alchemy that saw four Glasgow food favourites battle it out in a test of fillings, flavour, flair and fans, Dennistoun’s Scran Glasgow was officially crowned the winner of the Bagel Games 2021 at a carb-fuelled…
Read MoreShooting in Scotland was a relief for Katie Leung
Scots actress Katie Leung was delighted to shoot TV series Annika close to home as it meant she could be close to her family during the pandemic. Katie, who grew up in Motherwell and is known the world over for her role as Cho Chang in the Harry Potter film series, plays DC Blair Ferguson…
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