Event Archive

2012

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.

June

• Polish-Scottish Mini Festival

  17 June 2012

  A festival of food and music bringing together Polish and Scottish culture.

• Polish Poetry with Andrzej Grabowski

  10 June 2012

  Enjoy an afternoon of songs and poetry at the Polish-Scottish Group.

May

• The Moray Firth Gansey Project

  29 May 2012, 19:30 - 23:59

  Elphinstone Institute Public Lecture Series

• Little Collection of Polish Folk Art and Craft

  13 May 2012

  Anna Sznajder presented a small exhibition about hand-crafted items from southern Poland.

• Toulmin Prize 2012

  02 May 2012

  Moira Taylor, a keen storyteller from Peterhead, scooped the £500 cash prize for her short story Lizzie's Dother. Sheena Blackhall gave a reading of the winning story and it will be published in Leopard Magazine. The award was made at ‘a wee word’ Writers Festival at the University of Aberdeen,...

April

• Scots in the Sub-Arctic: Musical Exchanges with the James Bay Cree in Canada

  24 April 2012, 19:30 - 23:59

  Elphinstone Institute Public Lecture Series

March

• Not Just for Babies: The Power of the Lullaby

  27 March 2012, 19:30 - 23:59

  Elphinstone Institute Public Lecture

• Polish Storytelling

  03 March 2012

  Michal Malinowski recounts tales of all kinds from around Poland.