Posts Tagged ‘Edinburgh’
National whisky festival all ready to return
The National Whisky Festival of Scotland returns to Aberdeen Music Hall this weekend. It will take place on Saturday 18 September as the festival makes its long-awaited return to live events. Keen to follow successful inaugural events in the city, as well as the sell out success of the festival’s annual NWF Glasgow event (part…
Read MoreEight tips to create a wonderful kitchen
How do you create a wonderful new kitchen when there may be so many ideas floating around your head? Scottish award winning kitchen retailers Kitchens International have eight expert tips to help you. 1. Design brief Although it’s easy to rush into choosing cabinetry and appliances the most important part of the process is the…
Read MorePush The Boat Out is Scotland’s newest poetry event
Scotland’s newest and most boundary-bending poetry festival, launches its inaugural programme today, Wednesday 8 September in Edinburgh. Taking place from October 15–17 within the creative hub of Summerhall, Push The Boat Out will be the second poetry festival ever to be held in Scotland and its aims to do what it says on the tin,…
Read MoreWhisky society holding its annual September Gathering
The Scotch Malt Whisky Society honours its members in style with events and tastings across the UK for their annual September Gathering. The SMWS celebrates its annual September Gathering by showcasing a range of whisky tasting events across its signature UK venues. Throughout the month the Society is hosting a series of events for members…
Read MoreTen of the best pipers to compete at championship
Ten of the world’s greatest solo pipers have been invited to compete in this year’s Glenfiddich Piping Championship. The renowned competition returns to Blair Castle in Highland Perthshire on Saturday October 30. This year’s competitors are defending champion Stuart Liddell, Dollar’s Callum Beaumont, British Columbia piper Jack Lee, five-time champion Roderick Macleod MBE, William McCallum…
Read MoreScottish Opera returns to theatres with new productions
A new Scottish Opera production of Gilberts and Sullivan’s The Gondoliers will open at Glasgow’s Theatre Royal before traveling to cities around the country. This co-production with D’Oyly Carte Opera and State Opera South Australia will tour Edinburgh, Inverness, and London for a total of 24 performances, and will include the Scottish Opera premiere of…
Read MoreTickets 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 MoreA crime thriller in a turbulent period of history
Scottish crime fiction is a wonderfully rich and diverse area, as authors all over the land create their own characters and scenarios, with murders to solve. Unlike many others, Douglas Watt has taken a slight twist on the genre, by turning back the clock, as investigative advocate John MacKenzie cracks crimes in the 17th century…
Read MoreFurniture design school to hold its annual sale
Leading furniture design school, The Chippendale International School of Furniture, has announced it will host its 36th annual graduate exhibition and sale next month. The event will take place at the school from Wednesday September 8 to Saturday September 11 and will showcase an array of fine furniture crafted by students of the professional course…
Read MoreA touch of luxury with Moda Living in Edinburgh
Renting accommodation in a big city can be testing at the best of times. Unreliable landlords, impossible deposit schemes, and flats the size of Harry Potter’s cupboard under the stairs are among some of the greatest – and sadly, most common – frustrations. For those willing to pay for a touch of luxury, however, these…
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