From special effects to startling perspectives on Scottish landscapes, boats and waterfronts – Spring Fling has a line-up of three highly distinctive photographers. In the case of Kim Ayres this year’s open studios weekend will be all about smoke and mirrors. Kim...
Moat Brae, the new National Centre for Children’s Literature and Storytelling, is welcoming new members of staff aboard ahead of preview activities in May and fully opening its doors on 1 June. The beautiful Georgian house in Dumfries is where JM Barrie played the...
Scotland will be getting to know itself better on 11 May when groups across the country take part in A Day of Conversation. The initiative is part of A Year of Conversation 2019,which has been set up to celebrate the positive power of conversation, to open our minds...
Half a century after the Apollo Moon landings veteran space journalist Leo Enrighthas suggested that the first person on Mars could be a Scottish woman. Leo Enright, who interviewed many of the early astronauts during his years with the BBC, is one of the speakers at...
A total of 94 studios have been selected to take part in this year’s Spring Fling – Scotland’s premier open studio weekend. The event takes place from 25 to 27 May across the beautiful region of Dumfries and Galloway. Spring Fling is a much loved feature of the...
The national launch of A Year Of Conversation will take place with a day-long event hosted by the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Scotland’s National Academy,to celebrate and explore the way we speak to one another. The Scottish and international initiative, led by its...
Half a century since Neil Armstrong set foot on the Moon and a decade after Galloway set up Britain’s first Dark Sky Park, Big Bang explores humanity’s fascination with space. The weekend of events in Wigtown from 8 to 10 March brings together broadcasters, space...
Scotland’s Festival Village is set to welcome an all-star line-up to play at the newly revived Moniaive Guitar Festival which starts on Valentine’s Day. They include the world’s best Celtic guitarist Tony McManus, the greatest living fingerstyle guitarist Duck Baker,...
The third annual D-Lux Festival of Light burst into life last night when video games broke free from household screens and consoles and onto the streets of Dumfries. This year’s after dark festival, which is free and runs from 31 January to 2 February and takes place...
One of Scotland’s most distinguished broadcast journalists, Allan Little, will discuss The Power of Conversation at a special event in Dumfries. The evening, at Easterbrook Hall on 22 January, will mark the Dumfries and Galloway launch of a national and international...
