Posts Tagged ‘arts’
Crowd funding campaign launched to help bring derelict Leith theatre back to life
A local non-profit arts festival is setting its sights on raising ÂŁ20,000 to help restore the old Leith Theatre in Edinburgh to a fully functioning arts and music venue for the city. Hidden Door’s Kickstarter campaign had an initial target of ÂŁ10,000, representing the bare minimum needed to ensure the theatre is ready to open…
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Europe’s biggest science festival invites audiences to Get Connected as it explores what it means to live in the Information Age. Running now until 16 April, Edinburgh International Science Festival, powered by EDF Energy, is taking place in 29 venues across Edinburgh. Cutting-edge discussions and debates on themes of our modern, connected world including technology,…
Read MoreYoung modern makers create an environmentally friendly bird hide in Wigtownshire
A leading ecological building designer has worked with six young people to create a state-of-the-art environmentally friendly bird hide at an RSPB Scotland reserve. The Modern Makers scheme, run by the Upland arts development organisation, was completed at the weekend when the structure was lifted into place on the side of a lagoon near the…
Read MoreThe National Wallace Monument celebrates Scotland’s heroines for International Woman’s Day on 8th March
Marking International Women’s Day, on 8th March, the National Wallace Monument in Stirling will present special live actor performances as part of its Scotland’s Heroines project. The project aims to introduce a female figurehead to the prestigious Hall of Heroes gallery, found on the second floor of the top tourist attraction in the heart of…
Read MoreScottish Opera’s youth company present Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas
Scottish Opera’s Connect Company – made up of talented young singers, instrumentalists and stage managers aged between 16 and 21 – presents Purcell’s chamber opera, Dido and Aeneas, at the Beacon Arts Centre in Greenock this Spring. Over one weekend (8 and 9 April), the Company stages three performances of this tragic tale of love…
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