Venues show city as a year-round cultural hotspot

The first-ever collaborative marketing campaign between Edinburgh’s arts venues will showcase the city as a must-see cultural destination all year round. With the help of VisitScotland, EdinburghWows is a campaign based on highlighting the emotional connections stirred by outstanding cultural experiences, and has received a £25,000 Growth Fund award from the national tourism organisation. VisitScotland…

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Centre of child literature and stories nears opening

Scotland’s new National Centre for Children’s Literature and Storytelling is welcoming new members of staff aboard ahead of preview activities in May and fully opening its doors on 1 June. Moat Brae, the beautiful Georgian house in Dumfries, is where JM Barrie played the games that inspired Peter Pan. It has been restored and transformed…

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Performances full of passion and power

Three months of not-to-be-missed music, drama, dance, opera and musical theatre are coming to the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. Powered by passion and performance, the professionals-in-training at Scotland’s national conservatoire unleash an eclectic and electrifying new season. Expect sumptuous symphony and jazz orchestras and experimental electronics, bold new dance works and powerful drama productions as…

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Digging deep into Scotland’s Mesolithic past

An archaeological excavation took place in Aberdeenshire over the weekend. The Marr area committee agreed to award £1990 in November 2018 in grant funding to Mesolithic Deeside to carry out the excavation at a site in Aboyne from Friday, March 22 to Sunday, March 24. Prehistoric flints were discovered in farmland at Heughhead by the…

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How many of these Scots words do you know?

Do you know your napper from your hochs?  The first comprehensive survey of the Scots language in over 60 years is taking place – and some words are in danger of being lost. Researchers at the University of Aberdeen say they are looking at ‘the first comprehensive appraisal of the language to be conducted since…

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The appliance of science for new exhibition

A large-scale, outdoor photography exhibition showcasing the impact humans have on planet Earth has been unveiled at The Scottish Parliament. Curated by Edinburgh Science Festival, this stunning free exhibition is available to view until 8 May. A Human Touch invites its viewers to consider our impact on and responsibility for the environment and asks how…

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A celebration of Potter’s proud past in Perthshire

World famous children’s author Beatrix Potter is perhaps more associated with England’s Lake District than the wilderness of Scotland. But it was a string of holidays spent in Perthshire that helped to shape some of the best loved tales she was to create. During the 1890s, the Potter family spent their summers at Dalguise House,…

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All the arts in ten days at one Scottish festival

The city of Perth is ready to welcome both international names and the hottest emerging Scottish talent from the world of music, arts and culture this May for the 48th Perth Festival of the Arts. As one of Scotland’s leading independent arts festivals, Perth Festival of the Arts continues to diversify around its long-standing classical…

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NTS looking for new board of trustees members

Members of the National Trust for Scotland are being offered the opportunity to apply to join the election process for the charity’s board of trustees. From coastlines to castles, art to architecture, wildlife to wilderness, the Trust cares for heritage sites across Scotland and Trustees will play a key role aiding the Trust in encouraging…

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Broadcaster James was in the thick of it

When James Naughtie was finishing his English degree at Aberdeen University, his careers advisor saw a great future ahead – in hospital administration. Naughtie – Jim in everyday life, James for BBC purposes only – was underwhelmed. ‘You clearly know nothing about me,’ he recalls telling the hapless academic. ‘I couldn’t administer the Sunday School…

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