Mar 12, 2019
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...
Mar 6, 2019
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...
Feb 13, 2019
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...
Feb 12, 2019
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...
Feb 12, 2019
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...
Feb 4, 2019
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,...
Feb 1, 2019
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...
Jan 15, 2019
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...
Jan 8, 2019
Scotland’s renowned The Bookshop Band is touring some of the finest bookstores and libraries across the USA with its repertoire of songs inspired by literature. Folk duo Ben Please and Beth Porter perform across the UK and Europe – and have frequently appeared on...
Jan 7, 2019
A series of festivals and events in Dumfries and Galloway generated more than £6m for the local and Scottish economy in late 2018. The analysis from Dumfries and Galloway Council shows that the 20thannual Wigtown Book Festival had an economic impact of £3.75m, the...
