Posted by Lesley on July 29, 2009 – 4:01 pm
As part of ‘Homecoming Scotland‘, the Tattoo will be coming to Linlithgow on August 13th, 2009 for the ‘Taste of the Tattoo’ event. The Tattoo will pay tribute to the 250th anniversary of the birth of the country’s famous bard, Robert Burns, and will showcase more than 500-performers, including participants from several countries, such as Canada, Australia, Tonga, Europe and the United Kingdom.
The line up will feature everything from Highland Dancers (including a few from Down Under!), military bands, Switzerland’s Top Secret Drum Corps, Massed Military Bands, a Tongan cultural troupe, and the inimitable Massed Pipes and Drums.
Taste of the Tattoo will also be visiting Glasgow on August 11th.
Posted by Lesley on July 29, 2009 – 3:46 pm
The Highland Games will return to North Berwick on August 8th 2009. This year will mark the 14th anniversary of the event. The North Berwick Highland Games has grown from a small, niche event to a sporting spectacular that attracts upwards of 14,000 people each year.
This year’s events include a pipe band competition, a dog obedience training show, and the traditional highland sporting events of the Belhaven Best Heavy Events Championship; such as throwing the 16lb Scot’s Hammer and Tossing the Caber. There are six sporting events in total, with the Championship being awarded to the competitor gaining the maximum points combined from all six events. To see the huge, heavy timber caber being tossed is perhaps the most dramatic highlight of any Highland Games.
There’s something for everyone at the North Berwick Highland Games.
Posted by Lesley on June 30, 2009 – 10:27 am
The Summer Tyne Festival in Newcastle is due to kick off next month, with the Sing for Water event starting the festivities. The festival will run form the 17th – 26th July 2009.
The Sing For Water event will see choirs performing water and river-related shows to raise money for the WaterAid charity, which aims to provide clean drinking water facilities to communities around the world.
As part of the Summer Tyne Festival, the Americana Weekend will be held on the 24th – 26th July. This weekend will see several popular American artists performing in Tyneside, including Lucinda Williams, Diana Jones, Taj Mahal Trio, Baby Gramps, The Flatlanders and Rodney Crowell.
Posted by Lesley on June 2, 2009 – 9:50 am
Newcastle City Library is scheduled to re-open on June 7th 2009, and to celebrate this event, the city is hosting several reading-related celebrations throughout the month.
From the 4th – 7th June 2009, Northumberland Street will be home to a giant bookcase populated with some famous characters from popular literature, including Captain Hook, Sherlock Holmes, and Alice in Wonderland.
Over the weekend of June 20th, visitors to the new library will be treated like VIPs, with the chance to take a red-carpet walk, get the paparazzi treatment, and enjoy a behind the scenes tour of the library.
The new City Library building has been named the ‘Charles Avison Building’, after the 18th century composer, Charles Avison, who was born in Newcastle. Some of Avison’s music will be played at the library’s dedication ceremony.
Posted by Lesley on May 18, 2009 – 11:00 am
The North East’s premier music festival, Evolution, will be returning for its eight year this month, and this year toe festival promises to be bigger than ever. Tickets for the Evolution Festival are on sale now, and visitors will be able to enjoy a Bank Holiday weekend full of live music and performances spanning several indoor and outdoor venues on the Newcastle and Gateshead Quayside.
All kinds of music will be represented, with a diverse line-up of artists including local talent, big-name DJs, and unsigned bands performing on both sides of the Tyne.
The full line up is:
Sunday, 24 May 2009
| Spillers Wharf |
Baltic Square (dance stage) in association with Wax.On |
| The Wombats |
Boys Noize |
| The Human League |
Chase and Status Live |
| White Lies |
Kissy Sell Out |
| Imelda May |
The Count & Sinden |
| Twisted Wheel |
Krafty Kuts & Dynamite MC |
| The Puppini Sisters |
Japanese Popstars Live |
| Detroit Social Club |
Rusko Live |
| The Big Pink |
Brodinski |
| The Chapman Family |
Yuksek |
|
James Yuill Live |
|
Doorly |
|
People Get Real |
|
TC Monckton |
|
Oli P |
Monday, 25 May 2009
| Spillers Wharf |
Baltic Square |
| Dizzee Rascal |
Mystery Jets |
| The View |
Friendly Fires |
| The Maccabees |
Ladyhawke |
| Little Boots |
Esser |
| Nouvelle Vague |
Ebony Bones |
| VV Brown |
Dead Kids |
| Kid British |
Fan Death |
| Little Comets |
Viva City |
| Marina & the Diamonds |
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Posted by Lesley on May 6, 2009 – 9:37 am
Delegate passes for the Edinburgh Interactive Festival are available now, at the EIF09 Web Site. The festival, which is an annual event, will be running from the 10th to the 16th August 2009.
There will be public games screenings, and a Dare ProtoPlay showcase, which will allow visitors to see some of the best games created by entrants in the Dare to Be Digital game development competition.
Entry to the screenings, showcases, and gaming area is free. There will also be a recruitment area where members of the public can learn about the games industry, and find out about current job opportunities. Those interested in attending the conferences will need to purchase a delegate’s pass.
Chris Deering, Chairman of the EIF, said “Every year the interactive world of entertainment evolves in scope and amazing creativity. The Edinburgh Interactive Festival embraces the ‘new shoots’ and helps us enjoy the progress rather than be intimidated by it. Edinburgh is a unique celebration of the creative culture of games.”
Posted by Lesley on April 30, 2009 – 3:06 pm
The annual festival of food and drink is returning to Newcastle next this weekend, and this time it promises to be bigger, better, and tastier than ever before.
The EAT! Festival will be spread across several venues in Newcastle and Gateshead, and will run from the 2nd to the 17th May 2009.
The festival will feature more than 30 different ‘food adventures’, including IncrEdible - which celebrates the productivity of the land and sea, and EAT!NG: 10 Secret Paladares - where local restaurants will team up with home chefs so you can sample the work of the chefs before going to dine at their homes.
If you are interested in trying new foods, or learning where the foods you enjoy come from, then a visit to the EAT! Festival will broaden your horizons and gve you a taste of local and international flavours.
Posted by Lesley on April 28, 2009 – 10:53 am
This May, history fans will be able to enjoy a taste of what life was like in Roman times, thanks to a series of re-enactments which will be taking place along the length of Hadrian’s Wall.
The festivities will begin on the 26th May, and will run until the 31st May.
The event will begin with a costume ball in Maryport, followed by series of marches, and three days of living history which will be running at several different points along the wall. On May 30th there will be a pageant taking place in Corbridge, where the reenactors will come together to celebrate and share their stories of life on the frontier.
The full calendar can be seen on LivingFrontier.com
Posted by Lesley on April 28, 2009 – 10:38 am
This year there are a number of cultural events and festivals planned in the Newcastle and Gateshead region.
The events, being promoted by the Newcastle and Gateshead Initiative, aim to highlight the wealth of cultural diversity in Tyne and Wear.
History buffs will enjoy exploring Hadrian’s Wall as part of the ‘Living The Frontier’ event taking place from the 28th-31st May, and music fans will enjoy Avison Live – an audiovisual artwork which will pay tribute to the 18th century composer Charles Avison.
The full calendar can befound on the NewcastleGateshead web site.
There’s something for everyone, from movie and theatre buffs to sports fans and architecture lovers.
