Event Archive

2015

November

• Ethnographic Film Series: Regarding Our Father

  03 November 2015, 19:30 - 21:30

  Gerald S. Doyle was Newfoundland's first collector of folksongs. He was also a remarkable salesman, a patriot, and an avid filmmaker.

October

• If Stones Could Speak: Irish Tales from Liz Weir

  29 October 2015, 19:00 - 20:15

  Renowned storyteller Liz Weir comes to Aberdeen for the first time to share stories from her native Northern Ireland.

• Ethnographic Film Series: Beautiful Dachau

  06 October 2015, 19:30 - 21:30

  Elphinstone Institute Ethnographic Film Series

• Fiddle Bus Outing - Cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances

  03 October 2015, 09:30 - 17:30

  Hosted by The Friends of the Elphinstone Institute

September

• Fintry: the story and Memories of a Rural North-East School

  30 September 2015, 14:00 - 16:00

  Talk by Janet Byth at Turriff and District Heritage Society, in the Auld Post Office Museum, Turriff.

• Mythful Thinking and the Great Sea, Lake and Land Dragons

  29 September 2015, 19:30 - 22:00

  Elphinstone Institute Public Lecture Series

July

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  The Traditional Singing Weekend at Cullerlie

  24 - 26 July 2015

  A festival for all who enjoy traditional music.

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  Sea Sangs and Saatie Tales

  22 July 2015, 19:30 - 21:30

  An evening of songs and stories related to the sea.

May

• Polish-Scottish Song Performance

  31 May 2015, 17:00 - 17:20

  May Festival Event

• Toulmin Celebration and Short Story Prize

  31 May 2015, 15:00 - 16:00

  The culmination of the annual short story competition run by the Elphinstone Institute, commemorating the work of David Toulmin, one of the finest exponents of written Doric. The winner will be announced and the winning story read by Sheena Blackhall. The event will be chaired by Paul Dukes, and will...