• Posts Tagged ‘arts’

    Arts: Tea Cosy

    by  • December 2, 2011 • arts • 0 Comments

    Tea Cosy

    Saturday 3 December | Cowdray Hall | 10am-6pm | £1 (Free for kids) Alternative art, craft and design fair Tea Cosy is back, and with 26 Scottish makers of nice things peddling their wares, it’s a pretty good bet for picking up Christmas gifts a lot more interesting than the usual TV-advertised, celebrity-endorsed pap that we’re [...]

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    Arts: Peacock Winter Exhibition

    by  • November 7, 2011 • arts • 0 Comments

    PVa Winter

    Friday 11 November-Friday 23 December | Peacock Visual Arts | Free  Peacock Visual Arts‘ open exhibition is back after a two-year break, and while there will be plenty on show from established artists, the most interesting stuff may well be from those of whom we know very little. It kicks-off from 6-8pm on Friday 11 [...]

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    Arts: DanceLive

    by  • October 31, 2011 • arts • 0 Comments

    Friday 4-Tuesday 15 November | Various Venues, Times & Prices DanceLive is Scotland’s only festival of contemporary dance, taking place across Aberdeen and Shire and featuring companies from around Europe, there’s a varied programme of events, performances and film screenings on offer.  Browse the programme here then check out the festival’s website for ticket details.

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    Arts: Academia

    by  • October 16, 2011 • arts • 0 Comments

    smallheart

    Update: 18/10: The six designs for Union Terrace Gardens have been unveiled.  Pictures here (from the BBC) From Wednesday 19th October | Academy Shopping Centre | Free This was going to be yer usual post telling you about an art exhibition at The Academy shopping centre that opens on Thursday;  it’s called Maps, and features work [...]

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    Music/Arts: Distant Songs By Alan Cynic

    by  • October 7, 2011 • arts, music • 0 Comments

    KitchenCynicPoster

    Sunday 9 October | Kilau Coffee, Little Belmont Street | 8pm | Free Based on songs by his respected and prolific psych-folkster alter-ego Kitchen Cynics, this new exhibition will be the first showing of Alan Davidson’s artwork for 30 years.  As if that’s not enough, there’ll be a live performance from Alan too, and some [...]

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    Arts: Arresting

    by  • September 21, 2011 • arts, events • 0 Comments

    arresting

    Friday 23 – Sunday 25 September | Academy Shopping Centre | Free This weekend sees an interesting-looking event from RGU/Creative Scotland-backed initiative Cultivating Creativity;  ”Arresting” is a pop-up design shop and gallery which will also feature live music, spoken word performance and fashion.  Check out their website for more details.  

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