Event Archive

2013

May

• Toulmin Prize 2013

  12 May 2013

  Richard D. Bennett won the 2013 Toulmin Prize with his story Feebuie. The award was presented on Sunday 12 May at the May Festival at the award ceremony after the Celebrtaitng David Toulmin event. The story was read by Sheena Blackhall, and published in Leopard Magazine.

April

• Unravelling Fishermen's Ganseys

  30 April 2013, 19:30 - 23:59

  Elphinstone Institute Public Lecture Series

March

• Simple Heraldry, Cheerfully Illustrated

  26 March 2013, 19:30 - 23:59

  Elphinstone Institute Public Lecture Series

• Scandinavian Singing Workshop

  14 March 2013, 17:00 - 19:00

  An introduction to singing and herding calls from the north of Sweden.

February

• Translating the Bible into Doric

  26 February 2013, 19:30 - 23:59

  Elphinstone Institute Public Lecture Series

January

• Images of Aberdeen and Elsewhere: artistic licence or half truths?

  29 January 2013, 19:30 - 23:59

  Elphinstone Institute Public Lecture Series

2012

December

• Harps of Gold

  06 December 2012, 19:00 - 23:59

  A Celebration of Christmas music

November

• Open Evening

  08 November 2012, 18:00 - 21:00

  Elphinstone Institute

October

• Stories and Songs of Poland

  26 October 2012

  Come join us for an exciting evening of Polish storytelling in Old Aberdeen. Two of Poland's most celebrated storytellers, Malgorzata Litwinowicz and Michal Malinowski, will be telling traditional stories from Poland and other countries. Scottish storyteller Grace Banks will also be in attendance, and has promised to tell a tale...

July

• The Traditional Singing Weekend at Cullerlie

  20 - 22 July 2012

  A festival to celebrate the singing traditions of Scotland, England, and Ireland in memory of Tom and Anne Reid.