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Rise Up festival opens in Aberdeen
ABERDEEN’S new Rise Up festival is underway, celebrating Black and People of Colour Creatives in the Granite City and the whole of Scotland. The weekend consists of performances, talks, workshops, and community spaces. It’s been curated by We Are Here Scotland and commissioned by Aberdeen Performing Arts. Ica Headlam, director of We Are Here Scotland,…
Read MoreFisherrow Harbour Festival returns this weekend
FISHERROW Harbour Festival is back in East Lothian tomorrow. Highlights will include an RNLI lifeboat water rescue display, a visit from two heritage fishing boats from the Scottish Fisheries Museum in Anstruther, as well as vehicles from the emergency services, including a boat, quad bikes, and a fire engine. Festivalgoers will also get the opportunity…
Read MoreCraft Central opens in Dunblane tomorrow
CRAFT Central, a multi-disciplinary arts venue, opens tomorrow in Dunblane. The new site is also home to the Central Scotland School of Craft (CSSC) and the Central Scotland School of Jewellery (CSSJ), which recently amalgamated. Together, they have taken over an empty shop on the town’s high street. Rebecca Wilson runs CSSC, while Jo Pudelko…
Read MoreDynamic Earth’s planetarium is in Falkirk this weekend
FALKIRK Science Festival is playing host to Dynamic Earth’s planetarium this weekend as the six-metre inflatable dome begins its summer tour. The portable planetarium can hold 30 people, giving them a taste of the stars in the night’s sky. Edinburgh-based Dynamic Earth’s outreach programme team will visit Callendar Square shopping centre from today until Sunday.…
Read MoreHave you seen a spotted flycatcher?
THE spotted flycatcher is one of six species of migratory birds returning home to Scotland right now – and scientists need your help if you spot one. Researchers at the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) are fitting spotted flycatchers with tags so that they can track their flights between Scotland and Africa. Monitoring the birds…
Read MoreUkraine fundraising efforts around Scotland
COMMUNITIES throughout Scotland are continuing to raise funds for people affected by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. In Fraserburgh, a concert held last Saturday raised more than £4,000. The concert, held at Fraserburgh South Church, was organised by Gareth John, conductor of Aberdeen City Orchestra, and featured solo soprano Amy Strachan. Pupils from nearby St Andrews…
Read MorePlatinum jubilee display unveiled for Holyroodhouse
JEWELS from the Queen’s personal collection will be displayed this summer at the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh as part of the platinum jubilee celebrations. Visitors will see a display of outfits worn by the Queen to celebrate her silver, golden, and diamond jubilees. The exhibition opens on 3 July and runs until 25 September.…
Read MoreA week in whisky: Friday the 13th special
Peter Ranscombe returns with his light-hearted weekly round-up of what’s happening with whisky – and his first column has a distinctly supernatural feel to it… IT’S not quite Halloween, but “Friday the Thirteenth” has come to have something of a creepy feel to it. Superstition – the irrational fear, not the Steevie Wonder classic –…
Read MoreStrathallan student lands offer from NYU
STRATHALLAN School pupil Thandi Seronga has been offered a place to read liberal studies at New York University. The 17 year old from Tanzania, who joined Strathallan’s sixth form two years ago, said she was thrilled when she got the offer. “It’s really quite amazing,” she said. “I couldn’t believe it when I got the…
Read MoreUHI Inverness art students’ showcase begins tomorrow
ART students at the University of the Highlands & Islands (UHI) Inverness College will see their work go on show to the public tomorrow. Isla Jacobs and Jemima MacDonald have each been with the college for seven years. They joined on an access art programme and progressed all the way through to their bachelor’s degrees…
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