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GLASGOW GOES GLOBAL Glasgow International (Fri 20 Apr–Mon 7 May) has announced its 2018 programme. The festival features work from over 190 artists, with representation from at least 30 countries. Highlights include solo exhibitions by international artists Mark Leckey and Lubaina Himid (pictured), and Glasgow-based artists Stephen Sutcliffe, Graham Eatough and Michelle Hannah, as well as a major group exhibition at the Gallery of Modern Art, entitled Cellular World.
MAN’S BEST FRIEND Greyfriars Bobby, the statue of a loyal Skye Terrier on Edinburgh’s George IV Bridge, has been named the capital’s most-loved object as part of walking trail, Edinburgh’s 101 Objects. Good boy.
BRAVO BIG YIN Hands Up for Trad have announced this year’s inductees to the Scottish Traditional Music Hall of Fame. The performers category features Rab Noakes, Bobby Crowe, Cathy Ann MacPhee, Jock Tamson’s Bairns, Kenneth McKellar and ‘the big yin’ Billy Connolly. Matthew Fitt and James Robertson of Itchy Coo have also been inducted for their work translating books into Scots.
SUPPORT LOCAL Applications are open for the 10th anniversary
Made in Scotland showcase, a programme of theatre, dance and music from Scottish-based artists at Edinburgh Fringe. Made in Scotland shows from 2017 included Woke, Adam, TuTuMucky and The Sky is Safe. Applications close on Wed 22 Nov.
POETRY PLEASE StAnza has revealed the headline names for its 21st anniversary festival (Wed 7–Sun 11 Mar). Scotland’s International Poetry Festival will feature Forward Prize winner Sinéad Morrissey, former Scots Makar Liz Lochhead, Gillian Allnutt, Tara Bergin and William Letford. The themes for the festival are Borderlines and The Self.
WELCOME BACK PERTH THEATRE Perth Theatre is due to ofi cially reopen following a £16.6 million overhaul on Fri 9 Dec, for the i rst performance of its pantomime Aladdin. Their reopening season also features Knives in Hens, Richard III and Karine Polwart’s 2016 Edinburgh Festival hit, Wind Resistance.
A PRIZE-WINNING READ Denise Mina became the i rst female to win the McIlvanney Prize for best Scottish crime book for her novel The Long Drop. The book, based on the infamous case of Peter Manuel, has also picked
up the Gordon Burn Prize and has been shortlisted for Scottish Fiction Book of the Year at the Saltire Literary Awards.
FINGERS CROSSED FOR PAISLEY Paisley is the only Scottish town or city shortlisted to be host UK City of Culture 2021. In December, either Coventry, Paisley, Stoke, Sunderland or Swansea will be named the third UK City of Culture, following in the footsteps of Derry- Londonderry and Hull.
EDINBURGH FESTIVALS ON TOUR Edinburgh International Film Festival, Edinburgh International Science Festival and Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival are heading north to Aberdeen for a four-day mini festival. FESTIVAL! features screenings, performances and workshops and aims to bring the spirit of the three world-class events to the Granite City.
SCOT IS THE WORD Edinburgh Hogmanay has launched a campaign calling on the young people of Scotland to choose one word which best answers the question: ‘What makes you proud to live in Scotland?’ The #Scotword will be revealed through torchlight during the annual Torchlight Procession on Sat 30 Dec.
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