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Scots Language Events
2 May 2008
New wark fae Stella Sutherland
Poyet Stella Sutherland is tae ootset her new wark o poyems in Shetlandic an Inglis – cryed Joy o Creation – on Friday 2 Mey at the Shetland Leebrary in Lerrick. Doors opens at 4.30 for 5pm stert an wine will be serred. This ootset is free an awbody is walcome. Sponsored bi the Handsel Cooperative Press. Fowk shuid speir at Christine Da Luca on deluca.c@gmail.com
2 May 2008
Grampian Associe o Storytellers
The Associe is haudin its 'First Friday Fling' wi the theme 'Old from New' on 2 Mey at 7.30pm in the Christian Community Church Haw, Spademill Lane aff Queen's Road, Aiberdeen. Memmers o the Associe will be makkin up new stories. The'll be tea an coffee an a donation o £3.50 is askit on the nicht. For mair speir at gas_story@hotmail.com
12 May 2008
Shetland ForWirds fundraiser
Shetland ForWirds is haein a fund-raising concert at the Garrison Theatre, Lerrick, on Monanday 12 Mey, stertin aff at 7.30pm. The nicht will be a celebration o the spoken word in Shetland, wi sangs an sketches "fae peerie mootie bairns ta falk it's laekly aulder as dey look." Fowk takkin pairt is as follaes: bairns fae Bells Brae Scuil Club performin "Callyshang at da Show" (winner o the junior tassie at the Shetland Coonty Drama Fest); twa bairns choirs fae Sandwick an Cunningsburgh scuils singin Shetland sangs; films made by younkers at Whalsay an Uyeasoond scuils; the sketch 'Tamar an Beenie'; an music fae Maurice Henderson. The guidman for the nicht will be Ewen Balfour. Tickets costs £5 an can be got fae either Islesburgh Community Centre or fae memmers o Shetland ForWirds comatee. The'll be a raffle on the nicht wi Shetland prizes forby. For mair anent this please speir at the convener, Mary Blance, at Mary@thesletts.demon.co.uk .
17-24 May 2008
Burns An' A' That Fest
The 'Burns An' A' That' fest, billed as a shawcase for the best o talent in Scotland, will gae aheid atween 17 an 24 Mey. The'r mony gauins-on, but maist o the fest haesna muckle tae dae wi Burns or the Scots leid, but is raither held thegither as a fest takkin place in 'Burns kintra'. No lang syne the war stories in the press tuithy o the fact that 'Status Quo' wis the heid baund at the fest an mony fowk left clawin thair heids as tae whit thay haed tae dae wi Burns. Hooanever, the'r twa-three things gauin on that is sib tae Burns an Scots. Atween thir dates the toun o Tarbowtin is ettlin at a celebration o the seeven year that Burns bade thare, bi wey o sang, poyem an music. The'r naething set as yet sae fowk maun speir anent 'Burns Auld Tarbowtin' on 01290 551100 for mair parteeclars. Airtist Alexander Goudie's pentings is tae form an ootset tellin the tale o Tam O Shanter at Rozelle Hoose, Rozelle Park, Ayr, ilka day fae 19-24 Mey, 10am-5pm. Ingait is free. The'r a 'Robert Burns Pride & Passion' ootset at Carnegie Leebrary, Ayr, shawin 19-31 Mey, 9am-7.30pm. This tells the story o the life o Burns an wis pit thegither bi the fowk at the National Leebrary o Scotland. Tae ken mair please phone 01290 551100. Staff fae the Centre for Lair Anent Robert Burns (Centre for Robert Burns Studies) will be haudin a panel gaitheirng an discussion cryed 'The Robert Burns Conspiracies' at the Burns National Heritage Park, Allowa stertin at 7pm on 20 Mey. Tickets for this costs £3. For mair parteeclars please phone 01292 443700 or speir at the Burns fest office on 01292 612477.
22 May 2008
Billy Kay at Perth
Weel-kent screivar an braidkester Billy Kay is tae gie a talk anent 'The Scottish World' in the theatre o the AK Bell Leebrary in Perth on Thursday Mey 22, stertin at 7pm. Billy will speak aboot the wey Scots skailt aw roon the warld an the pairt played bi sic fowk in warld affairs. The nicht is bein hostit bi the Freens o Perth an Kinross Cooncil Register-Hoose (Friends of Perth and Kinross Council Archive) but is open til awbody wi an intress.
31 May 2008
Dramatising Scotland Confeerance
The Associe for Lair in the Leetraturs o Scotland (The Association for Scottish Literary Studies) is haudin its yearly general gaithering on Seturday 31 Mey 2008 in the Netherbow Theatre at 43-45 Heich Street, Embra. Throu the day academics, play screivars an ithers will look at the hail reenge o weys Scotland haes been representit in drama. Amang the papers will be ane fae Liz Lochhead cryed 'Old and new alliances: adaptions into Scots' atween 12.00 an 1.30pm. The day sterts aff at 10am an skails efter the owerview fae Mark Fisher at 4.15pm. Tickets costs £30 (£25 for memmers). Please speir at Duncan Jones at the Versity o Glesca on 0141 330 5309 or e-mail: d.jones@scottish.arts.gla.ac.uk
Nearhaun things tae come / Events in the near future
Rugby
Emirates Airline Edinburgh Sevens at Murrayfield on 31 May - 1 June, the final event in the 2007/08 IRB Sevens World Series.
The Scots face this month's Adelaide Cup champions South Africa in pool B on day one, as well as two other tough southern hemisphere sides in Australia and Argentina.
As number one seeds New Zealand head pool A in Edinburgh and face England, Russia and Portugal.
Third seeds Samoa head pool C and face Canada, Series newcomers Spain and Wales.
The Fijians this year line up in Pool D, where they face the dual European challenge of France and Moldova as well as the impressive Kenyans, who have reached five Cup quarter finals and one semi final already this season.
"Having seen the draw I am certain that we are in for two fantastic days of rugby sevens," said Gordon McKie, Chief Executive of Scottish Rugby.
16 June 2008
Shetland ForWirds will be haudin its Yearly General Gaithering at the Buird Room, Shetland Amenity Trust.
21 June 2008
The best o the intries for the Celtic an Scots leid sang contest – cryed Nòs Ùr ('new style') – haes been waled an will compete on Seturday 21 Juin at the Eden Coort Theatre in Innerness. The fowk that maks it throu this stage will be pit forrit for the aw-European Liet Lavut competeetion in Lulea, Swaiden in October. The finalist for Scots is Davie Tait. Ony body wantin a ticket shuid speir at Eden Coort Theatre on 01463 234234.
21 June 2008
At the same time as the Celtic an Scots sang competeetion (abuin), the Eden Coort Theatre is hostin a confeerance fae the UHI Millennium Institute cryed 'Voices of the west: Minority Languages in Broadcasting and Education'. Amang the speakers will be J Derrick McClure anent 'The State of Scots' an Lesley Riddoch fae BBC Scotland anent 'Programming in minority languages – the Scots perspective'. Inrowment costs £25 (or £15 less sillert) an fowk shuid speir at Dr Donna Heddle on donna.heddle@orkney.uhi.ac.uk or phone 01856 569247.
24-25 June 2008
The Versity o Stirlin is tae host a confeerance anent Scotland an the Caribbean, cryed 'Caribbean – Scottish Passages: History, Language and Literature.' The confeerance is noo cawin for papers on sindry subjects comprehendin Scots ballant makkin in the Caribbean, the Caribbean in Scots ballants, Scots an Caribbean sang tradeetions, wark on the Scots leid in the Caribbean, an compare atween Caribbean an Scots steid names. Fowk ettlin at a paper shuid send thair teetle wi a 500-word brekdoun tae baith gemma.robinson@stir.ac.uk an tae carla.sassi@univr.it alang wi a 2 page CV forby.
Sindry throupit tae come / Miscellaneous future activities
30 July-2 August 2008
The Versity o Aiberdeen is tae host a twalt aw-kintra confeerance anent 'The Literature of Region and Nation.' The will tak place fae Wadensday 30 July throu tae Seturday 2 August 2008. Amang the papers will be ane bi Professor David Hewitt (Versity o Aiberdeen) anent the uiss o dialect in nineteent-century lee-buiks. The Versity is speirin aboot mair papers an onybody wi an intress shuid contact J Derrick McClure at: j.d.mcclure@abdn.ac.uk
DEIDLINE: 12 September 2008
Intries haes noo been inveetit for the yearly Doric Writing Competeetion. The'r three kinds o intry that fowk can pit in for: (1) the cutty story (short story), (2) a poyem, (3) a play in ae act. Ilka intry haes a first prize o £50 wi a secont prize o £25. For the best intry ower aw the'r the prize o the Connon Caup wi £50. Aw intries maun be in North East Scots an shuid be new wark no set furth ony ither wey. The'll be a prize-giein day at the toun haw in Innerurie on Seturday 27 September forby. Fowk wi an intress shuid speir at Mrs Phyllis J Goodhall on pjg@timberford.demon.co.uk
25 October 2008
The Yearly Collogue o the Scots Leid Associe (Scots Language Society) will be held on Seturday 25 October 2008 at the Birnam Institute, Dunkell, Perthshire. The subject for this year's collogue will be the 16th century makar Gavin Dooglas. Mair parteeclars near the time.
7-10 May 2009
Confeerance anent Shetland culture. The Elphinstone Institute (Versity o Aiberdeen), thegither wi the Millennium Institute's Centre for Nordic Lair (Versity o the Heilans an Islands) an Shetland Museum an Register-Hoose (Archive) is tae haud a aw-kintra confeerance in Lerrick, Shetland. It will be cryed 'Taking Shetland out of the Box: Island Cultures and Shetland Identity'. In parteeclar, the confeerance will look at the weys Shetland haes been a trysting-grund for ither cultures an hoo thir sindry fowk haes shapit the hame-aboot culture an identity. Fowk lookin the gait o a paper shuid send an abbreviate (300 words at maist) wi a bit aboot thairsels (100 words at maist) tae the Elphinstone Institute bi 1 September 2008: shetlandconference@abdn.ac.uk .
Printing events coming up in May
Horticultural and natural history books printed in Scotland: exhibition at the Royal Botanic Garden of Edinburgh, 20A Inverleith Row, Edinburgh, EH3 5LR. May and June 2008. www.rbge.org.uk
Scottish imprints from the college Library. Display of medical, botanical and local history books at the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow, 232-242 St Vincent Street, Glasgow, G2 5RJ. 12-23 May. www.rcpsg.ac.uk
Read all about it: the National Library of Scotland's newspaper exhibition will be on display at the Ewart Library, Catherine Street, Dumfries, DG1 1JB from 1-13 May. www.dumgal.gov.uk From 17 May to 6 June, it will be on display at Elgin Library, Cooper Park, Elgin, Moray, IV30 1HS. www.moray.gov.uk
Confluence. Collaborative exhibition at the the Gracefield Arts Centre, Dumfries, of the work of four artists: Alfons Bytautas, Norman McBeath, George Macpherson and Bill Scot. 24 May–28 June.
Medieval Conference
The 12th Triennial Conference on Medieval and Renaissance Scottish Language and Literature will take place in Edinburgh from June 30 to July 4, hosted by the University of Edinburgh's School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures. Special attention will be given to the beginnings of Scottish printing 500 years ago and to themes of celebration and commemoration. Registrations are welcome. Details: www.medren2008.info or scottish.studies@ed.ac.uk
Continuing exhibitions
Victorian living history tours. Robert Smail's Printing Works, 7/9 High Street, Innerleithen, Borders, EH44 6HA. To 31 October. www.nts.org.uk/Property/52/
Local Word and Image: 500 Years of Printing in Scotland. Provost Skene's House, Guestrow, Aberdeen, AB10 1FQ. To 16 November 2008. www.aberdeencity.gov.uk
Book of the month from the Dunimarle Library. Duff House, near Banff, AB45 3SX. All year. www.duffhouse.org.uk
Ink, Main Gallery (to 24 May) and Printing, North Museum Gallery (to 26 May), The Dick Institute, 1 Elmbank Avenue, Kilmarnock, KA1 3BU. www.visiteastayrshire.com
The Power of the Press, Old Gala House Museum and Gallery, Galashiels, TD1 3JS. To 24 May. www.scotborders.gov.uk/outabout/museums/
Medical Impressions: the history of printing in medical education in Scotland. Tayside Medical History Museum, Ninewells Hospital, Dundee. To 4 October.
Scottish imprints from Sir Walter Scott's library. Abbotsford House, Melrose, TD6 9BQ. To 31 October. www.scottsabbotsford.co.uk/
In a Different Light. Scottish Poetry Library, 5 Crichton's Close, Edinburgh EH8 8DT. To 19 July. www.spl.org.uk
Artistic Impressions. Smalls Wynd, Dundee, DD1 4HN. To 31 May. www.museum@dundee.ac.uk
Treasure of the Month: 'Blind Harry's Wallace'. Mitchell library, North Street, Glasgow, G3 7DN. www.csglasgow.org
Clò Trom - Clò-bhualadh sa Ghàidhlig air a' Ghàidhealtachd, 1778-1901 (Gaelic Printing in the Highlands). Inverness Library, Farraline Park, Inverness, IV1 1NH. To June. www.ambaile.org.uk
Printing and medicine. Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, 9 Queen Street, Edinburgh, EH2 1JQ. To October. www.rcpe.ac.uk
Highland Games
ATHOLL GATHERING AND HIGHLAND GAMES
25th May 2008, Blair Castle
http://www.blair-castle.co.uk/events/index.asp
CITY OF ABERDEEN HIGHLAND GAMES
Sunday June 15th 2008, Hazelhead, Aberdeen
http://www.aberdeencity.gov.uk/
ACCI/web/site/xev_EventDetail.asp?id=1259
INVERNESS HIGHLAND GAMES
Saturday 19th & Sunday 20th July 2008, Bucht Park Arena, Inverness
http://www.invernesshighlandgames.com/
LEWIS HIGHLAND GAMES AND STRONGMAN COMPETITION
Saturday 19th July 2008
http://www.lewishighlandgames.co.uk/
AIRTH HIGHLAND GAMES 2008
26th July 2008, North Greens Park, Falkirk
http://www.airthgames.co.uk/
CALLANDER WORLD HIGHLAND GAMES
July 26th & 27th 2008, Ben Ledi Park, Callander
http://www.incallander.co.uk/highgames.htm
KILMORE & KILBRIDE HIGHLAND GAMES
26th July 2008, Glenfeochan House, Kilmore
http://www.kilmore-and-kilbride-highland-games.
co.uk/
