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T R I B U T E S TO L A P E L L E S F R O N T M A N Tributes have been pouring in for Gary Watson (pictured), frontman of East Kilbride band the Lapelles, who sadly died after falling into the River Clyde. Watson was rescued from the river, but died the following morning on his 22nd birthday. A memorial fund set up online has raised over £9000 for Gary’s family, while Baby Strange, WHITE, Declan Welsh and the Rockalls played at ‘Grab Life By’: a remembrance event at The Priory.
I N F O R A P E N N Y Penny Boxall has won the biennial Edwin Morgan Poetry Award, awarded to poets aged 30 or under. Boxall won with Ship of the Line, her collection which was published by Eyewear in 2014. Edinburgh Makar Christine De Luca announced Penny’s win of the £20,000 prize money at a special event at Edinburgh International Book Festival. The competition was judged by National Poet for Scotland Jackie Kay and former Edinburgh Makar Stewart Conn.
S C OT T I S H T E N H O N O U R E D A team of digital experts from Glasgow School of Art have been recognised for their part in helping an industrial site in Japan achieve World Heritage Status. The Scottish Ten, as they are known, helped to digitally document Nagasaki’s Giant Cantilever Crane, and as such were presented with a set of commemorative coins and stamps.
R OYA L LY G O O D F O R M U S I C S T U D E N T S Plans to transform the former Royal High School building at the foot of Calton Hill into a music school have been approved. The A-listed neoclassical building is set to become the new home of St Mary’s Music School, which is currently based in Haymarket. Plans include a 300-seat concert hall and three performance spaces.
N EW H O M E F O R W I S H A R T Martin Wishart is set to guest chef once a quarter at Home on Queensferry Street: a restaurant from the team behind Social Bite, which offers jobs and food to the homeless. The Michelin-star chef will
be joined in the new venture by restaurateurs Dean Gassabi and Simon Littlejohn. There’ll be a blend of Scottish and French food on offer, and it will provide training and employment programmes.
T R E AT U S TO M O R E R E B U S Ian Rankin’s much-loved detective John Rebus may not be around for much longer. The crime writer appeared at the Edinburgh International Book Festival and said that ‘the clock is ticking big time’, for old Rebus, sparking rumours that he may be killed off. Say it ain’t so.
S M H A F F & N T S F T W The Scottish Mental Health Arts and Film Festival has partnered with the National Theatre of Scotland on their new Home Away Festival, for a whole day of events on 9 October exploring theatre and mental health. Artists involved include Shona Reppe, Pamela Carter and Jo Clifford, and the day climaxes in a promenade performance by the Adam World Choir: a transgender choir created as part of NTS’ new Eve / Adam project, directed by Cora Bissett.
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