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Spotlighting, celebrating and promoting Scotland’s cultural and creative strengths on a world stage. In the run-up to one of the most action-packed summers in the UK, June welcomes a fantastic fusion of sport and culture in the Year of Creative Scotland. This month will bring together some of the most exciting new initiatives in 2012 with Scotland’s best cultural events to show off our creativity at its best. Find out all that this special year has to offer at www.visitscotland.com/creative. S cotland will burst into song as the Olympic Flame weaves its way across Scotland from 8–14 June, before reappearing on 21 June. Your community will be alive with the sound of song as a fusion of local favourites, new commissions, anthems, pop songs and traditional music help build the excitement of this once in a lifetime opportunity to see the Olympic Flame. Each region will also host various events and celebrations along the route. Glasgow will host the fi rst evening celebration in Scotland on 8 June featuring Emeli Sandé, Eliza Doolittle and generalfi asco. Emeli Sandé will also feature at Scotland’s four d’s four other evening celebrations - Inverness (9 June), Aberdeen (11 June), Dundee (12 dee (12 June) and Edinburgh (13 June) - presented by the London 2012 Torch Relay sented by the London 2012 Torch Rela ay partners Bank of Scotland, Coca Cola and Samsung, and la and Samsung, and each with a local fl avour. A truly once in a lifetime
opportunity to see the Olympic Flame, make sure you line the streets to cheer on the Torchbearers in your community and d enjoy a resounding Summer of Song. . Stand by for exciting
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London2012.co.uk; @london2012; #London2012TorchRelay and #Linethestreets Itineraries of what to see and do in Scotland as the Olympic Flame passes are re available on visitscotland.com/creative
You’re invited to this summer’s most exhilarating party! Join in with the legendary party atmosphere at this orld year’s UCI Mountain Bike World Cup in Fort William (9 - 10 June) June) where sport and creativity unite. Year of Creative Scotland funding has helped to bring some great names in Scottish music to the revelry such as the up-and-coming Admiral Fallow and Bwani Junction as well as the renowned King Creosote and The Don’t miss the creative fl air of the mountain bikers Phantom Band. themselves during the day and visit the Creative Scotland Digital Hub which will showcase the very best in digital platforms crucial to the sport - photography, fi lm making and publishing. Tickets are available to buy at fortwilliamworldcup.co.uk
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LEITH FESTIVAL 8 - 17 June Various venues across Leith, Edinburgh Come and celebrate the colourful cultures and artistic creativity of Leith at hundreds of events based around visual art, music, theatre, fi lm, comedy, dance and storytelling. WEST END FESTIVAL 1 - 24 June West End, Glasgow Welcome in the summer at one of Scotland’s widest ranging multi-arts festivals and feel that carnival vibe.
SPRING FLING 2 - 5 June Various venues, Dumfries & Galloway Around 80 artists and craft makers across the region will open their studio doors and invite you to and invite you to watch them work. w
Lighting of the Olympic Flame for the London 2012 Games
goNORTH g 6 & 7 June 6 Various venues across VV Inverness Head north to make connections and share ideas with the best a in Music, Screen & Broadcast, Publishing, Fashion and Digital at Scotland’s leading creative a industries festival. FORTH VALLEY OPEN STUDIOS 9 - 17 June 9 Various venues across Forth VV Valley VV Uncover exciting artworks and exhibitions amid the hills of the Forth e h Valley as artists throw open their doors VV oors in June.