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Thursday 29 March 2007
6.30pm Books and Beans, Aberdeen | A Weakness for Mermaids Dead Good Poets host the launch of Haworth Hodgkinson's new collection "A Weakness
for Mermaids", published by Koo Press. See www.deadgoodpoets.co.uk for details |
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Tuesday 1 May 2007 –
Thursday 31 May 2007
Various venues, Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire | Wordfringe 2007 Festival of New Writing in Aberdeen and North-East Scotland Wordfringe 2007 offers book and magazine launches, drama projects, a storytelling session,
a performance poetry workshop, a comedy night, a competition prizegiving for young writers,
and an event combining poetry with live music and dance, as well as more conventional poetry
and fiction readings.
Aberdeen remains at the heart of the festival, but this year we also have events in Banchory,
Banff and Ellon, and even one in Edinburgh. Aberdeen's Me FM will also be featuring Wordfringe
writers on Sunday afternoons throughout May. See www.wordfringe.co.uk for details |
Tuesday 1 May 2007
7.30pm Woodend Barn, Banchory | Pushing Out the Boat: Issue 6 Launch The latest edition of North-East Scotland's prestigious new writing magazine Part of Wordfringe 2007 See www.wordfringe.co.uk for details |
Wednesday 2 May 2007
8.00pm Duff House, Banff | Tales from the Lands of Deveron Stagecraft Turriff perform new work by Huntly Writers Part of Wordfringe 2007 See www.wordfringe.co.uk for details |
Thursday 3 May 2007
6.30pm Books and Beans, Aberdeen | Gael Force Poetry and song from the Highlands and Islands, including Donald S. Murray,
Rhoda Michael and singer Deirdre MacTaggart Part of Wordfringe 2007 See www.wordfringe.co.uk for details |
Thursday 3 May 2007
8.30pm Belmont Picturehouse Bar, Aberdeen | Anything Prose Birthday party of the prose writers' group Part of Wordfringe 2007 See www.wordfringe.co.uk for details |
Friday 4 May 2007
7.30pm Christian Community, Spademill Road, Aberdeen | Queen Amang the Heather Grampian Storytellers with special guest Sheila Stewart Part of Wordfringe 2007 See www.wordfringe.co.uk for details |
Saturday 5 May 2007
11.00am The Lemon Tree, Aberdeen | Wordcraft Performance Poetry Workshop with Rapunzel Wizard Part of Wordfringe 2007 See www.wordfringe.co.uk for details |
Sunday 6 May 2007
3.00pm Me FM, 105.8FM | Wordfringe on the radio Part of Wordfringe 2007 See www.wordfringe.co.uk for details |
Monday 7 May 2007
7.00pm Musa, Aberdeen | Heads and Tails Koo Press presents poets Judith Taylor and Douglas W. Gray Part of Wordfringe 2007 See www.wordfringe.co.uk for details |
Tuesday 8 May 2007
7.00pm Aberdeen Central Library, Aberdeen | Beatitudes Launch of Knotbrook Taylor's poetry collection, plus Maureen Ross and Majella
Cullinane Part of Wordfringe 2007 See www.wordfringe.co.uk for details |
Tuesday 8 May 2007
8.30pm Enigma, Aberdeen | Loads of Dreads, But No Fears Rapunzel Wizard: a true voice from the underground Part of Wordfringe 2007 See www.wordfringe.co.uk for details |
Wednesday 9 May 2007
7.30pm Aberdeen Arts Centre, Aberdeen | Jungle and Jazz Aberdeen Writers' Circle, with jazz duo Andy Brown and Bill Mann Part of Wordfringe 2007 See www.wordfringe.co.uk for details |
Friday 11 May 2007 –
Sunday 13 May 2007
University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen | Word 07 Wordfringe takes a break for the University of Aberdeen Writers'
Festival See www.abdn.ac.uk for details |
Sunday 13 May 2007
3.00pm Me FM, 105.8FM | Wordfringe on the radio Part of Wordfringe 2007 See www.wordfringe.co.uk for details |
Tuesday 15 May 2007
7.00pm Aberdeen Central Library, Aberdeen | Lost in Music Rachel Fox (poet) with Andy Fellows (concertina) Part of Wordfringe 2007 See www.wordfringe.co.uk for details |
Tuesday 15 May 2007
8.30pm Snafu, Aberdeen | Comedy Capers Comedy Showcase with the best of the region's rising comedy stars Part of Wordfringe 2007 See www.wordfringe.co.uk for details |
Wednesday 16 May 2007
12.45pm RGU, Garthdee | In wards, out wards Poems and stories from nursing and beyond, with Colin Macduff, Eddie Gibbons
and Gerard Rochford Part of Wordfringe 2007 See www.wordfringe.co.uk for details |
Wednesday 16 May 2007
8.00pm Woodend Barn, Banchory | Blue Salt Collective Poetry with visuals, music and dance from Knotbrook Taylor, Catriona Yule,
Haworth Hodgkinson, John Glenday and Mhairi Allan Part of Wordfringe 2007 See www.wordfringe.co.uk for details |
Thursday 17 May 2007
6.30pm Books and Beans, Aberdeen | Tongue and Cheek Launch of Liana Hemmett's chapbook "On the Edge", plus
2 Alis and a G (Alison Flett, Alison Dunne and Eddie
Gibbons) Part of Wordfringe 2007 See www.wordfringe.co.uk for details |
Friday 18 May 2007
7.00pm Aberdeen Arts Centre, Aberdeen | Young Poets Aberdeen Writers' Circle Schools Poetry Competition Prizegiving Part of Wordfringe 2007 See www.wordfringe.co.uk for details |
Saturday 19 May 2007
11.00am The Lemon Tree, Aberdeen | Ways with Words Janet Paisley presents a workshop on the use of dialogue Part of Wordfringe 2007 See www.wordfringe.co.uk for details |
Saturday 19 May 2007
2.00pm The Jazz Bar, Edinburgh | 2 Alis and a G Alison Flett, Alison Dunne and Eddie Gibbons Part of Wordfringe 2007 See www.wordfringe.co.uk for details |
Saturday 19 May 2007
7.30pm Kilau, Aberdeen | Paisley Pattern Fiction, poetry and live music woven by playwright and poet Janet Paisley with
members of the Lemon Tree Writers Part of Wordfringe 2007 See www.wordfringe.co.uk for details |
Sunday 20 May 2007
3.00pm Me FM, 105.8FM | Wordfringe on the radio Part of Wordfringe 2007 See www.wordfringe.co.uk for details |
Monday 21 May 2007
7.30pm Aberdeen Arts Centre, Aberdeen | Confessions and Rants Wordfringe Festival Players in new drama from Wendy Ivers, Matthew Jupe,
Pauline de Koning, Cal Wallace and Haworth Hodgkinson Part of Wordfringe 2007 See www.wordfringe.co.uk for details |
Tuesday 22 May 2007
7.00pm Aberdeen Central Library, Aberdeen | Michael Molden and Friends Michael Molden, with poets from Ellon and Glasgow Part of Wordfringe 2007 See www.wordfringe.co.uk for details |
Tuesday 22 May 2007
8.30pm Enigma, Aberdeen | Anything Prose: A Likely Story Josh Artmeier, a vet pushed to the edge of sanity, with Helen Elizabeth Ramsey
and her refreshingly diverse group of writers Part of Wordfringe 2007 See www.wordfringe.co.uk for details |
Wednesday 23 May 2007
7.00pm Gordon Highlanders Museum, Aberdeen | War and Peace: A Terrible Beauty A meditation on war and peace, with Sheena Blackhall, Ian Watt, Paulina
Vanderbilt, Morag Skene and Douglas Kynoch Part of Wordfringe 2007 See www.wordfringe.co.uk for details |
Thursday 24 May 2007
6.30pm Books and Beans, Aberdeen | A Loon and Three Quines Poets Jim C. Wilson, Paulina Vanderbilt and Catriona Yule, with Margaret
Preston (flute) Part of Wordfringe 2007 See www.wordfringe.co.uk for details |
Friday 25 May 2007
7.00pm Better Read Books, Ellon | Laughter, Love, Lochnagar Koo Press presents Maureen Ross, Brian Lawrie and Douglas Kynoch Part of Wordfringe 2007 See www.wordfringe.co.uk for details |
Saturday 26 May 2007
1.00pm Better Read Books, Ellon | Book Signing Knotbrook Taylor and Haworth Hodgkinson Part of Wordfringe 2007 See www.wordfringe.co.uk for details |
Sunday 27 May 2007
3.00pm Me FM, 105.8FM | Wordfringe on the radio Part of Wordfringe 2007 See www.wordfringe.co.uk for details |
Monday 28 May 2007
7.00pm Musa, Aberdeen | Elemental Strong words and sweet music, with Morag Skene, Grainne Smith, Judith
Taylor, James Hughes and Charlie Styles Part of Wordfringe 2007 See www.wordfringe.co.uk for details |
Tuesday 29 May 2007
7.00pm Aberdeen Central Library, Aberdeen | The Thinking Man's Axl Rose Performance poet Ash Dickinson Part of Wordfringe 2007 See www.wordfringe.co.uk for details |
Tuesday 29 May 2007
8.30pm Enigma, Aberdeen | Three Animal Tales Martin Walsh's tales of a flying frog, a stroppy goose, and the pelican and the
pigeon, with music by Haworth Hodgkinson Part of Wordfringe 2007 See www.wordfringe.co.uk for details |
Wednesday 30 May 2007
8.00pm Duff House, Banff | Deveron Words: Catch the Moment From the Cabrach to Banff Brig: Writers of the Deveron with Angus Dunn, Hilda
Meers and Huntly Writers Part of Wordfringe 2007 See www.wordfringe.co.uk for details |
Thursday 31 May 2007
6.30pm Books and Beans, Aberdeen | There's a Poem in my Soup A feast to celebrate the launch of a new book of poetry and recipes in aid of
Children 1st (RSSPCC) Part of Wordfringe 2007 See www.wordfringe.co.uk for details |
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Thursday 29 November 2007
6.30pm Books and Beans, Aberdeen | Shedding Skin Dead Good Poets host the launch of Catriona Yule's new collection "Shedding Skin",
published by Koo Press. Music will be provided by the acclaimed guitarist Ian Watt. See www.deadgoodpoets.co.uk for details |
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