Joker – Live In Concert Arrives in Scotland

This October, two major venues in Scotland, the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall and Edinburgh’s Usher Hall, will play host to the screening of Director Todd Phillips award-winning film Joker to the accompaniment of a live orchestra.  Director Todd Phillips said “I speak for the entire Joker team when I say how thrilled we are to be working withContinue reading “Joker – Live In Concert Arrives in Scotland”

Scottish Opera Launches Online Project for Long Covid Sufferers

This October, Scottish Opera (SO) launches a new project named Breath Cycle that’s aimed at benefiting those suffering from a range of conditions affecting lung health, in particular Long Covid. During a series of relaxed weekly sessions, a team of musicians from SO will work with participants introducing them to songs, vocal exercises and breathingContinue reading “Scottish Opera Launches Online Project for Long Covid Sufferers”

Edinburgh Poet Ken Cockburn Set to Launch New Collection

Ken Cockburn is a well-established poet on the Edinburgh scene. In recent years  he has spread his wings by leading Old Town walking tours that took in world-famous landmarks and hidden spaces, with the added bonus of  poems from weel kent names,  as well as some of his own work, being read along the way.Continue reading “Edinburgh Poet Ken Cockburn Set to Launch New Collection”

October House Records Launches

October House Records, founded by Colin Alexander, launches fully on 1 October 2021 with 9 new albums and projects and will run as both a record label and a paid-for subscription streaming and download platform offering a diverse range of material released by its artists, including audio, audio-visual and sheet music and scores. OHR is dedicated to providing artists withContinue reading “October House Records Launches”

Back of the Net Tribute to Fitba Legend Rose Reilly

Rose Reilly may be a name that trips easily off the tongue of many Scottish football fans but while the rest of the populace may have heard of  her male counterparts who were   giants in the game, this Scottish Amazon of fitba is disgracefully less well known. That imbalance was redressed somewhat when BBC AlbaContinue reading “Back of the Net Tribute to Fitba Legend Rose Reilly”

Edinburgh Spanish Film Festival Returns for Its 8th Edition

The Edinburgh Spanish Film Festival welcomes film fans to its 8th Edition. The festival is delighted to be back in the cinema and offer audiences a new hybrid event of both in-person and online screenings and events featuring a total of 21 feature films and 8 short films in Spanish over the month of October. The 2021 festival hasContinue reading “Edinburgh Spanish Film Festival Returns for Its 8th Edition”

Artist Kurt Jackson’s Campaigning Environmental Work Showcased at Dovecot

To coincide with the 26th UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow this year, Edinburgh’s Dovecot Studios announces a new exhibition  entitled Mermaids’ Tears fromcelebrated British landscape artist Kurt Jacksonthat highlights the damaging impact of plastic on our beaches and in the marine environment. Opening 2 October 2021, Mermaids’ Tears is the first exhibition in ScotlandContinue reading “Artist Kurt Jackson’s Campaigning Environmental Work Showcased at Dovecot”

Scottish International Storytelling Festival Reveals 2021 Programme

This year’s theme of the Scottish International Storytelling Festival (SISF), that is a mix of online events that cross the globe and small-scale face-to-face events, is Imagine when audiences will be invited to imagine pasts, futures, or a timeless other. SISF plans to return to theatres with almost 40 events taking place across Scotland, includingContinue reading “Scottish International Storytelling Festival Reveals 2021 Programme”

Capital Theatres Mark World Alzheimer’s Day on Tuesday 21 September

September is World Alzheimer’s Month and Edinburgh’s Capital Theatres will continue its commitment to supporting people living with the condition through the programme People Living with Dementia (PLWD).  Willy Gilder, Participant of Capital Theatres’ Dementia Friendly Projects said “I have Alzheimer’s Disease, and I think it’s time that we reconsidered how we think about ‘dementia’Continue reading “Capital Theatres Mark World Alzheimer’s Day on Tuesday 21 September”