Books and Storytelling

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Aboyne and Deeside Festival
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A diverse programme from the wee festival, which has covered theatre, comedy – last year featuring Hardeep Singh Kholi – with exhibitions, workshops, music and film all included. Planned acts include the Bingham Quartet and an appearance from children's author Mairi 'Katie Morag' Hedderwick. View full details
13 Jul–29 Jul Times vary Deeside Theatre will act as main venue, but some events will take pace around Deeside.	Deeside CEC Theatre, Aboyne

Andy Kirkpatrick: Faces: Talk
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24 Mar Mar 24, 7.30pm	Rheged Centre, Penrith

Animals And War (Under 11s)
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Children can learn about the fictional story of Joey from War Horse and hear tales of wartime animal bravery with puppets and pictures. View full details
17 Feb–19 Feb Feb 17–19, 11.30am	Imperial War Museum North, Manchester

Anthony Nanson
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28 Apr Apr 28, 11am–4pm	Waterstones, Cheltenham

Are You Sitting Comfortably?: Storytelling
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White Rabbit, Bernadette Russell and Gareth Brierley read seasonal spooky stories, written by local writers. View full details
23 Feb Feb 23, 8pm	Jacksons Lane Theatre, London N6

Bad Language New Writing Collective
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A spoken word event for new writers. View full details
29 Feb Feb 29, 7pm	The Castle Hotel, Manchester

Bath Storytelling Circle
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Stories and songs performed in a traditional bardic style. View full details
19 Mar Mar 19, 8pm 20 Feb Feb 20, 8pm 21 May May 21, 8pm 16 Apr Apr 16, 8pm	The Raven, Bath

Be Prepared
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13 Mar Mar 13, 7.45pm	Upstairs at The Carriageworks, Leeds

Beanbag Stories (Ages 2-4)
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11 Mar Mar 11, 11.15am 15 Apr Apr 15, 11.15am 27 May May 27, 11.15am 17 Jun Jun 17, 11.15am	Pavilion Arts Centre, Buxton

The Better Crack Club
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Regular storytelling club for adults. View full details
17 Feb 8pm	Tchai-Ovna House of Tea, Glasgow

Beyond the Garden Gate
Date	Location
A festival of books and gardening, with expert speakers, open gardens and kids' activities, all organised by Moffat Book Events. View full details
26 May–27 May Sat & Sun 10am–10pm	Various Venues, Moffat

A Bird In Your Ear: Snail Tales (Ages 3-11)
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Children's theatre with puppetry and music, inspired by the stories children tell, from genies in teapots to hat-munching squirrels View full details
25 Feb Feb 25, 2.30pm	The Old Town Hall Arts Centre, Hemel Hempstead
3 Apr Apr 3, 2pm	City Hall, Salisbury
12 Apr Apr 12, 2pm	Haverhill Arts Centre, Haverhill
26 May May 26, 2pm	Studio at Nuffield Theatre, Southampton

Book Bug Sessions
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Music, rhymes and stories for children aged up to 4 and their parents. View full details
16 Feb 11.15am 8 Mar 11.15am 22 Mar 11.15am 19 Apr 11.15am 10 May 11.15am 24 May 11.15am	Paisley Museum & Art Gallery, Paisley

Books, Borders and Bikes
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A festival of literature and thought, with a healthy twist. As well as intelligent events which look at important political and cultural themes through literature and other art forms, visitors can also join woodland walks and storytelling cycle rides around the grounds. Past guests include Mark Thomas, Sir Menzies Campbell and David Starkey. View full details
18 Aug Times vary	Traquair House, Innerleithen

Burns an' a' That
Date	Location
One of Scotland's prized festivals, celebrating the life and times of our Robert Burns. Literary events, music, talks and films are joined by more unusual events – such as wine tasting – all linked to Burns. View full details
30 May–3 Jun Times vary	Various Venues, Ayrshire

Celebrate World Book Day At Seven Stories
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Children can listen to stories and take part in creative activities based on characters from children's books. View full details
1 Mar Mar 1, 10am–5pm	Seven Stories: The Centre For Children's Books, Newcastle upon Tyne

Childrens Storytelling
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18 Feb Feb 18, 10pm	Founders Room at Brighton Dome, Brighton

Children's Storytime
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A storytelling session. View full details
1 Feb–29 Feb Wed 10.30am–11.15am 7 Mar–28 Mar Wed 10.30am–11.15am 4 Apr–25 Apr Wed 10.30am–11.15am	Dewsbury Library, Dewsbury
2 Feb–23 Feb Thu 11.15am–11.45am 1 Mar–29 Mar Thu 11.15am–11.45am 5 Apr–26 Apr Thu 11.15am–11.45am	Wimbledon Library, London SW19
5 Feb–26 Feb Sun 3pm–3.30pm 6 Feb–27 Feb Mon 10.30am–11am 5 Mar–26 Mar Mon 10.30am–11am 2 Apr–30 Apr Mon 10.30am–11am 4 Mar–25 Mar Sun 3pm–3.30pm 1 Apr–29 Apr Sun 3pm–3.30pm	Cambridge Central Library, Cambridge

The Coming of the Unicorn
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Launch event for Duncan Williamson’s posthumous collection of folk and fairy tales for children, collected from the traditions of the travelling people, as well as the crofters, farmers, and shepherds he met along the way. Ages 8+. Part of Ceilidh Culture. View full details
22 Mar 7pm	Scottish Storytelling Centre, Edinburgh

Dragon's Lair
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A procession and storytelling all about dragons of alchemy. View full details
6 Apr–9 Apr Apr 6–9, 11am–4.30pm, gates 10.30am	National Trust: Bodiam Castle, Robertsbridge

Dreams Of Philomina
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18 Feb Feb 18, 12noon & 2.30pm	The Lantern Theatre, Sheffield

Electric Tales
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A blended mix of comedy and storytelling, making for a chilled night of funny yarns and verse told by a range of performers, with the sole aim of cheering you up. View full details
13 Mar 8.30pm With our favourite funny females, Siân Bevan and Susan Morrison.	The Stand, Edinburgh

Explore Saturdays (Over 5s)
Date	Location
Learn about the discoveries that have been made at this historical site. View full details
4 Feb–25 Feb From Feb 4, Sat 12noon, 1pm, 2pm, 3pm, Feb 25	Royal Observatory Greenwich (Over 5s), London SE10

Faclan: The Hebridean Book Festival
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This book fest on Britain's Western cusp is lucky enough to call An Lanntair (Gaelic for 'the lantern') arts centre in Stornoway home. Now in its eighth year, it has moved to the cusp of winter, and this year dwells on ideas of belief, exploring the stories, legends, premonitions, beliefs shared and traded round the hearths of generations of Gaels. View full details
1 Nov–3 Nov Times vary	Western Isles, Western Isles

Fringe by the Sea
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North Berwick's multi-arts festival is intended as a less intense arm of Edinburgh's August extravaganza. Those who take the short journey out of the city can enjoy musical performances, book readings, kids' events, theatre shows and more, all against the backdrop of beautiful coastline and sea air, and without the hustle and bustle of the Royal Mile. Musical highlights in 2011 included Rachel Sermanni, Eddi Reader and Jake Cogan. View full details
6 Aug–12 Aug Times vary	North Berwick, North Berwick

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