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Best known for large, long running events such as the Royal Highland Show, the Royal Highland Centre is turning to a new tradition this September with Tabletop Scotland, one of the UK’s premier festivals of analogue gaming. With over 120 different exhibitors, gamers will be spoilt for choice as they unplug from technology and enjoyContinue reading “Analogue Gaming Festival Tabletop Scotland Comes to Royal Highland Centre”

Ken Cockburn is an Edinburgh based writer, translator and poet who has read his work at venues and events both across the UK and abroad and has worked collaboratively with artists across genres. For several years Ken, who established Edinburgh Poetry Tours, has been leading poetry walks in the Auld Toun and this year seesContinue reading “Ken Cockburn Announces Edinburgh Poetry Walks 2024”

The teams behind The Skinny and Fest magazines, Capital Theatres and Premier Scotland have come together to create a new series of awards spanning all of Edinburgh’s August festivals with the quirky name of The Besties. Reflecting the broad and diverse coverage both magazines produce every summer and responding to the need for a pan-festivalsContinue reading “The Skinny, Capital Theatres and Premier Scotland Announce New Awards – The Besties”

Remembering Together is a nationwide project commissioned by Greenspace Scotland that seeks to give each of Scotland’s local authorities their own way to remember and mark their experiences of the pandemic with the creation of varied and highly imaginative schemes that include ideas as diverse as  a new Scottish dance; a labyrinth; tree planting andContinue reading “Scottish Borders Remembering Together Creates New Borders Together Tartan”

East Lothian Council (ELC), in partnership with greenspace Scotland, has launched a call-out to commission an artist or artists to contribute to the region’s Covid community memorial, that is part of the Scotland-wide Remembering Together project. Remembering Together East Lothian is managed by the Council Arts Service and is being developed by artists Barbara Gardner-Rowell and Sophie Ferguson. InContinue reading “East Lothian Council Sends Call-out for Artists to Help Create Covid Memorial”

Established in 1974, Calibre Audio is a pioneering audiobook charity that aims to use the full range of technology to make books accessible to everyone. From cassette tapes through to Alexa, Calibre has made books audible for 50 years and gives its members the power to read their way through a choice of audiobook platforms.Continue reading “New Short Story Competition Launched by Calibre Audio in Celebration of 50 Years”

As part of the national Scottish Government-funded project ‘Remembering Together,’ which will see Covid memorials installed in all 32 local authority areas across Scotland, local Artist Yvonne Weighand Lyle from Mayfield has been selected as Lead Artist to design commemorative Covid benches for Midlothian Yvonne was born and raised in Mayfield, Midlothian and is excitedContinue reading “Midlothian Artist Commissioned to Create Covid Memorial Benches”

There’s a new festival in town for 2024 – The Biscuit Factory Beverage Festival! Featuring exceptional beer, boutique spirits, fine wines and quality beverages of all types from across the globe, it will be hosted over three sessions on Friday the 19th of April and Saturday 20th of April 2024. Set over two floors in the formerContinue reading “The Biscuit Factory Beverage Festival 2024 is Launched”

I want to begin by thanking the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences for the honour. As one of the most prestigious awards in the global entertainment industry, it is a true recognition of the outstanding team who worked on my story – the true story of my life. I’ve always believed it takesContinue reading “Buffy Sainte-Marie’s Statement of Response to CBC’s The Fifth Estate”

Summerhall Arts is a new charitable arts organisation in Scotland that will deliver vital support and opportunities to local and national creative arts practitioners, while making a lasting contribution to the cultural fabric of Edinburgh and beyond. The  team behind the charity believe this action is now urgent and necessary at a time of drasticContinue reading “Summerhall Arts to Create New Arts Opportunities in Scotland and Beyond”