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Poetry @ The Ivory
January 11th Poetry@The Ivory returns with a beautiful line up…
Headliner: Emily Ballou
Australian poet, novelist and screenwriter. Author of the novels Father Lands and Aphelion (Picador) and the verse-portrait of Charles Darwin The Darwin Poems (UWA Publishing). The Darwin Poems was awarded the 2010 Wesley Michel Wright Poetry Prize, highly commended in the Anne Elder Award and shortlisted for the Kenneth Slessor Prize for Poetry, the Mary Gilmore Prize, the ALS Gold Medal and the Western Australia Premier’s Prize. She adapted two episodes of The Slap for ABC-TV, recently screened on the BBC. She lives in Glasgow .
Emily will read from published work and new work, and talk about her exploration of poetic personae, from Darwin to a lizard…
Featured music: Allt Dubh
We can’t fit the 5-piece group on the 'stage', so the very local, very talented and very experienced music-maker Peter Rose, will be supported by the incredibly accomplished, also local, violinist, Rafe Fitzpatrick. Improv, instrumental, spoken word and whispered song. http://www.myspace.com/alltdubh
As usual, there will be two headliner slots, with open mic, music and conversation in between. Space for a couple of open mic readers - email me if interested. Thanks!
7.15 for a 7.30pm start, wind up by 9.30pm. £3 on the door.
Ivory Hotel, Shawlands.
There may be books and CDs on sale.
See you all there! x
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Weegie Wednesday
It’s that time of year again…When it’s all about the chat, the drink and the convivial atmosphere (similar to most other months really - but with Santa hats.)
Yep, time for December Weegie Wednesday!
Upstairs at The Universal Bar
Sauchiehall Lane (directly behind Waterstones in Sauchiehall Street)
Glasgow
WEDNESDAY 14th DECEMBER
Doors Open 7.30
*We don’t have speakers this month but we do have a rather spiffing raffle and, at the request of our regular attendees, the book tombola!
Weegie Wednesday now has its own website at: http://www.weegiewednesday.org which includes photos from previous events. Please also sign up to our Facebook site for additional news.
Weegie Wednesday would like to thank Culture and Sport Glasgow, particularly Arts Development Officer, Simon Biggam, for their continued support.
The Weegie Wednesday Steering Committee consists of: Victoria Finnigan, Vikki Gemmell, Eleanor Logan, Kirstie Wilson Love, Lesley McDowell, Moira McPartlin, Leona McPherson and Liz Small.
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Highland Literary Salon
Literary Quiz on 20 December 2011
The December literary salon, on Tuesday 20th, will be a "literary" quiz. Easy questions with a Christmas and/or blockbuster theme, nothing pretentious or scary, but hopefully challenging and fun!
Everyone will compete in teams of four, and in order to get organised, we are requesting that you book in advance so we can sort you into teams if necessary. When booking please state if you are in a team with someone (and who that person is - up to three other people) or tell us if you need to be assigned to a team. We are also going to charge £1 entry to cover the cost of our fantastic prizes.
It promises to be a great evening to get you in the mood for all that writing or reading you're going to be doing over the holidays!
Please reply by Tuesday 13th.
Can you please EMAIL Caroline. Caroline can be contacted on:
caroline@carolinedeacon.com
Thanks
Best,
Caroline
www.highlandlitsalon.com
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WORD PLAY
Hi All,
Just to remind you that the next WORD PLAY event will be staged in the Riverside Museum on Wednesday 7th December from 2 - 4 pm.
The theme is 'Mind the Gap' and it should prove to be an enjoyable occasion.
Please remember that open mic material should reflect the fact that the audience may include a few people under the age of 16.
Should you want a reading slot please get in touch.
Regards
Marc R. Sherland
(Creative Solutions)
www.creative-sherland.org.uk
Chairperson West of Scotland Local Association of the WEA www.weascotland.org.uk
Ambassador for the Federation of Writers (Scotland) www.writersfederation.org.uk
Secretary of Scottish Association of Writers www.sawriters.org.uk
Enter the Balloch Short Story Competition go to ~ http://www.pens-inc.co.uk/writing-competition.php
Word Factory
Regular group meetings held in the Tron Theatre from 1-3.30 on Friday afternoons. New members always welcome.
See you soon
all the best
Regards
Marc R. Sherland
(Creative Solutions)
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Scottish Writers’ Centre
Dear Friends,
On behalf of the Scottish Writers’ Centre, I’d like to remind you that this Thursday, 8th December, at 7pm we have the Northwords Now Launch. This new Literary Magazine gives a voice to new writing from the Highlands and Islands - in Gaelic, Scots and English. It publishes poetry & fiction, articles & essays, reviews in all these voices, and more, and hopes to stimulate, intrigue and act as a focal point of cultural discussion in the Highlands. Featured readers are Niall Campbell and Ian McDonough, but there will be many more. The magazine is FREE, and copies will be available on the night.
This is followed later at 8.30pm by the SWC Xmas Party in collaboration with St. Mungo’s Mirrorball. There will be wine, music from Gerry Cambridge and Sandy Hutchison and a poetry raffle, so be prepared to read if your number comes out of the hat! We will also be launching our 2012 Events Programme with Special Offer Memberships and announcing the SWC Open Writing Competition 2012 on the theme of ‘LIGHTHOUSES’.
Competition details are HERE!
Very Best Wishes,
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Last Monday in Rio
Monthly readings on last Monday of every month starting at 8pm in the Rio Café
In Hyndland Street. An evening of poetry and spoken word compered by Robin Cairns. Includes open mic session. Admission free. If you would like to read, speak or perform contact robin.cairns@btconnect.comThis e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it.
BRING YOUR GUFF AND STRUT YOUR STUFF.
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Reading the leaves – West End
Monthly readings on first Friday of every month, 8-10 at the Tchai Ovna House of Tea The Otago Lane ( off Otago Street and Gibson Street near Voltaire and Rousseau secondhand bookshop) Relax with your favourite cup of tea and enjoy an evening of poetry and creative writing.
For further information or to book a reading contact Nalini Paul at readingtheleaves@hotmail.com
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Reading Allowed – South Side
Held on the middle Friday of each month, the South Side Tchai Ovna readings, known as Reading Allowed, are free and open to all. Come along and read or just listen in a relaxed and friendly and intimate atmosphere. Everyone is equally welcome – widely published or completely unknown. A guest band, Wing and a Prayer, plays twice during the evening.
Contact David Manderson at davidmanderson@btinternet.com if you want a slot.
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Words and Music
Monthly readings the first Monday of every month at Samuel Dow
69 Nithsdale Road
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Bards in the Park
This provides a performance opportunity (for all the family) in the SecretGarden at TollcrossPark, or in the Winter Gardens when wet or cold.
Meets on the first Saturday of every month at 1.00pm and tends to finish around 3.30pm. Share something you've written, read us something you like, or just sit back and enjoy the show. Both performers and audience made most welcome.
The Cafe in the Winter Gardens serves refreshments during the break at 2.15pm.
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Licence Pending
Licence Pending is a new spoken word and performance cabaret event. Established by performers and writers Martin O'Connor and Drew Taylor, the event unites artists cornerned with linguistic expression through many forms - poetry, performance, storytelling, singer-songwriting and comedy. Previous contributers have included Kirkland Ciccone, Jenny Lindsay and Eilidh's Daily Ukulele Ceilidh.
To submit an idea or for more info visit www.myspace.com/licencepending
You can also see profiles of past artists as well as info on upcoming gigs.
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