Posts Tagged ‘writer’
Art fair ready for its 13th run in the capital
This year’s prestigious Edinburgh Art Fair is preparing for its 13th run. Running from Friday November 17 – Sunday 19 at Edinburgh Corn Exchange, the annual fFair will be opened by renowned crime writer Ian Rankin at the exclusive preview evening on Thursday, November 16. Having established itself as Scotland’s premier art fair, the event…
Read MoreBroadcaster appeals for more support for people with dementia
Writer and broadcaster Sally Magnusson is to speak in Dunblane about how dementia has affected her life. When Sally’s mother Mamie Baird Magnusson was diagnosed with dementia, it inspired her daughter to keep a personal chronicle of her illness. That memoir has brought together many of her mother’s stories about her life and experiences, as…
Read MoreScottish Field Whisky Challenge Awards winners are revealed
The great and the good of the whisky industry were honoured last Friday at the Scottish Field Whisky Challenge Awards. Held at Edinburgh’s Ghillie Dhu, representatives from the industry came along for an afternoon of celebration. Janice Johnston, project manager for the Whisky Challenge, said: ‘Whisky remains an important part of our editorial programme and…
Read MoreTheatres are celebrating 30 years of The Steamie on anniverary tour
Renowned Scottish play The Steamie is returning to Glasgow and Edinburgh. Still fresh in its 30th anniversary tour which has so far travelled to Kirkcaldy, Aberdeen, Dundee, Ayr, Inverness and Stirling, The Steamie marks its homecoming with a two week run at the King’s Theatre in Glasgow. First performed in Govanhill Baths in 1987 and…
Read MoreSeventy-year-old Glenlivet 1943 by Gordon & MacPhail commemorates key date in wartime history
An exceptionally rare wartime cask from 1943 has been unveiled as one of the oldest and most exclusive single malt whiskies in the world. The Elgin-based malt whisky specialists today (2nd October 2017) announced the release of Private Collection Glenlivet 1943 by Gordon & MacPhail , the latest offering in its ‘ Private Collection’ range.…
Read MoreOpen Eye Gallery April – May exhibitions
21 April – 8 May 2017 The Night Gardener, Adrian Wiszniewski RSA This exhibition, entitled The Night Gardener, centres on paintings populated with contemplative figures set in vividly coloured Arcadian landscapes. Exotic flora and fauna are incorporated into the paintings, and subject to the same stylisation as the figures. Often working on a heroic scale…
Read MoreCalling all gardeners!
Have you got a beautiful garden? Would you like to see it photographed and featured in Scottish Field? Perhaps you have taken an overgrown old garden and transformed it into a sea of blooms? It doesn’t matter if your garden is big or small, in the town or country, if you’re proud of it then…
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