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Young musicians wanted for Scottish youth brass band competition
Young brass band players from all over the country are to take part in the National Mining Museum Scotland’s first Annual Youth Brass Band competition. The competition, set to take place on Saturday, 30 June, invites youth and junior brass bands from across the whole of Scotland to compete. Entries are now open to young…
Read MoreBallet Hispanico will present a British first in Edinburgh
Latino dance classics look set to entertain Scottish fans next month. Ballet Hispanico, a premier Latino dance organisation from the United States present the UK’s first performance and Linea Recta and Carmen.maquia at the Festival Theatre Edinburgh from 6 to 10 March, writes Gemma Corbett. Shows are set to take place from Tuesday to Saturday…
Read MoreSuccessful Edinburgh Fringe show set for national tour – and trip to Germany
Hit Edinburgh Fringe show Turntable is set to begins its first tour across Scotland and Germany this week. The performances begin in Perth this Friday, 2 March, and Saturday, 3 March. Turntable started when Michael John McCarthy and his Great Aunt Kathleen – 55 years his senior – connected over a stack of vinyl. Since…
Read MoreGolfers given the chance to play a four-ball at Gleneagles
Golfers will be able to take advantage of a special offer to play a four-ball at Gleneagles in March. In August this year, Gleneagles will host the inaugural European Golf Team Championship, which is being held as part of Glasgow 2018, an innovative multi-sport event that brings together the European Championships of six different sports…
Read MoreThe story of Martin Guerre touring Scottish theatres
The true story of Martin Guerre is being brought to Scottish theatres over the coming days with the play, The Return. Eden Court Theatre’s new production, The Return, inspired by the old and still mysterious story, has been touring Scotland throughout February, and continues into March. The true story of Martin Guerre is an intriguing…
Read MoreLearn the truth about one of Scotland’s oldest industries
One of Scotland’s most traditional industries is at the heart of a new exhibtion. North Lanarkshire Heritage Centre will explore the history of coal mining in Lanarkshire at the Pits, Ponies, People and Stories exhibition, open now till 12 May. Discover the history of coal mining in Lanarkshire through the people who worked in the…
Read MoreLatest exhibition of Scottish art by blind painter
A painter’s latest exhibition of work in a display with a difference. From March 5 to March 22, Keith Salmon will exhibit 25 of his paintings alongside work by two sound engineers in Painting with Sound. The work will be on show at the Barony Centre, 50 Main Street, West Kilbride in North Ayrshire, and…
Read MoreNaked photographic exhibition coming to Edinburgh
A photographer whose work has appeared in the world’s most lavish magazines is to show a collection of naked photographs in Edinburgh. Naked Britain is the work of fashion photographer Amelia Allen, and will run at Gallery-Close, 4B Howe Street, from 4 March until 3 April. Amelia – who has had her work published in…
Read MoreTake part in the world’s biggest pub quiz from the comfort of a local
An award-winning bar and restaurant is inviting locals and their four-legged friends to take join them and take part in the world’s biggest pub quiz. The Mercat Grill, in East Lothian, is taking part in the event on Thursday, 8 March, to take part in the quiz, to help raise vital funds for Prostate Cancer…
Read MoreScottish knitters wanted to help create a giant WW1 centenary poppy
Scottish knitters and crocheters are being asked to take part in a 2018 knitting project to mark the centenary of the end of the First World War. Their efforts are required to help create a 13ft commemorative poppy. Anyone wishing to contribute to the commemorative challenge can pop along to the Knit and Knatter sessions…
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