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Burns an' a' That! Festival

A whole festival dedicated to Scotland’s internationally acclaimed poet Robert Burns. To celebrate the 2013 Year of Natural Scotland, the festival heads outdoors to Belleisle Park for a programme of live music, and visual and performing arts.

Belleisle Park, Ayr

Sat 25 May

Times & prices vary / 01292 616143

Sun 26 May

Times & prices vary / 01292 616143

Bexhill Library, Bexhill-on-Sea

Sat 25 May

Free / 01424 212546

  • 11:00 – 11:30

Gosport Discovery Centre

Sat 25 May

Free / 0845 603 5631

  • 11:00 – 11:30

Against the Dark

Regular role-playing night.

Pulp Fiction Café Bookstore, Edinburgh

Sun 26 May

Prices to be confirmed / 0131 229 4444

  • 14:00 – 17:00

Aperol Spritz Stage

Performance space featuring comedy, music and spoken word.

Aperol Spritz Social, Brighton

Sat 25 May

Free / 01273 917272

  • 13:00

Sun 26 May

Free / 01273 917272

  • 13:00

The Agony And The Ecstasy Of Steve Jobs

  • Directed by: Jean-Michele Gregory
  • Written by: Mike Daisey

Mike Daisey's solo show, telling the story of Apple's co-founder, and also of the performer's own visit to China to look at the factories producing iPhones, iPods and iPads. Directed by Jean-Michele Gregory.

Theatre Royal, Margate

Sat 25 May

£12; £8 under 25s ( £10) / 01843 293877

  • 19:30
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Scott Ian: Speaking Words

Spoken word and stories from the veteran guitarist best known as a founding member of heavy metal group Anthrax.

The Gate, Cardiff

Sat 25 May

£15 adv / 029 2048 3344

  • 19:00

Guildhall, Gloucester

Sun 26 May

£15 / 01452 503050

  • 19:30

Amanda Prowse: Book Signing

The author signs copies of her bestseller Poppy Day and latest novel What Have I Done?.

Waterstones, Bath

Sat 25 May

Free / 01225 448515

  • 12:00 – 14:00

Victoria & Albert Museum, London SW7

Sat 25 May

Meeting Point, Grand Entrance

Free / 020 7942 2000

  • 14:30

Sun 26 May

Meeting Point, Grand Entrance

Free / 020 7942 2000

  • 14:30

David And Carrie Grant: Book Launch

The musicians launch their series of picture books with a musical theme.

Discover Children's Story Centre, London E15

Sat 25 May

£4.50 ( £16) / 020 8536 5555

  • 14:30

Hendrick’s Carnival of Knowledge

If knowledge is the food of the soul, then let us FEAST! This travelling parlour of enlightenment combines exceptional experts & erudite amateurs in a fiesta of learning & fine cocktails. Prepare to be delighted by unusual characters, exquisite libations and wisdom of the most eye-opening variety in the decadent…

Hendrick's Carnival of Knowledge, Hove

Sat 25 May

Free / 01273 917272

Part of Brighton Fringe Festival.

Sun 26 May

Free / 01273 917272

Part of Brighton Fringe Festival.

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The Incomers

  • Written by: Murray Lachlan Young

Windswept Productions presents Murray Lachlan Young's verse drama, set to a 1990s soundtrack, in which mayhem ensues when a couple invite their oldest friends down to the South West from London to help celebrate their wedding anniversary.

Sterts Theatre, Liskeard

Sat 25 May

£10 (£8) / 01579 362382

  • 19:30

A K Benedict: Book Signing

The author signs copies of her new book, The Beauty Of Murder.

Waterstones, Hastings

Sat 25 May

Free / 01424 722253

  • 10:30 – 14:30

Leafing through Natural Scotland Exhibition

An exhibition of images and objects connecting books to nature.

Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh

Sat 25 May

John Hope Gateway Centre

Free / 0131 248 2909

  • 10:00 – 18:00

Sun 26 May

John Hope Gateway Centre

Free / 0131 248 2909

  • 10:00 – 18:00

Rogue Writers

Informal meet-up and sharing of work for writers, followed by a pint or two, every Sunday.

Pulp Fiction Café Bookstore, Edinburgh

Sun 26 May

Free / 0131 229 4444

  • 15:30 – 17:30

Saxa Arts and Books Group Show

Group show by international artists represented by Glasgow-based Saxa. Featured artists include Aiste Ramunaite, Anna Paola Guerra, Anthony Cudahy, Carmen Nácher Rodríguez, Christine Jones, Daniele Pilenga, Hervé Sévéno, Inger Zivana Torvund, Lúa Ocaña Ruibal, Maria Sturm, Masha Krasnova Shabæva, Mem Zepper and Raúl Pérez.

The Lighthouse, Glasgow

Sat 25 May

Free / 0141 276 5360

  • 10:30 – 17:00

Sun 26 May

Free / 0141 276 5360

  • 12:00 – 17:00
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Tadeusz Różewicz: Mum, Dad, I'm a Poet

Tadeusz Rósewicz is the most celebrated living Polish author, the great 'anti-poet' who has succeeded in writing poetry after Auschwitz. We celebrate the British publication of his masterpiece Mother Departs with readings, music and film by actors, poets, critics and friends. Featuring the acclaimed poets George…

Purcell Room, London SE1

Sat 25 May

£10 Booking: £1.75 (Members £0.00) (£50) / 0844 875 0073

  • 19:45

Adrian Perkins: Book Signing

The local author signs copies of the fifth and final book in the Ghost Detective series.

Waterstones, Northampton

Sat 25 May

Free / 01604 634854

  • 11:00 – 14:00

Aleksandar Hemon

Born in Sarajevo, Aleksandar Hemon visited Chicago in 1992, intending to stay for a matter of months. While he was there, the Bosnian war began and he was unable to return home. This is the story of what happened before and after. The Book of My Lives is a love song to both his birthplace and to his adopted city. It's…

Purcell Room, London SE1

Sat 25 May

£10 Booking: £1.75 (Members £0.00) (£50) / 0844 875 0073

  • 14:00

Allographic Workshop

Poetry writing workshops for aspirant storytellers and performers.

The Fountain, Cambridge

Sun 26 May

£3.50 / 07816 788120

  • 15:00 – 17:00

Amy Johnson: Talk

A costumed character talk about the life of the first woman to fly solo from England to Australia.

Science Museum IMAX, South Kensington

Sun 26 May

Flight

Free / 0870 870 4868

  • 12:30 – 13:00
  • 14:00 – 14:30
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Andie Airfix

The artist discusses presents a series of talks looking at his work with bands including Def Leppard and Metallica.

Space at Create, Brighton

Sat 25 May

£9 (£6) / 01273 917272

  • 19:30

Andrew Kerr: Explore Stockbridge

The historian delves into the archive to share photographs, maps and memories of the area, and then leads a walking tour of Stockbridge the following Saturday.

Stockbridge Library, Edinburgh

Sat 25 May

Free / 0131 529 5665

Today, Kerr leads a walking tour. Meet at the corner of Saunders St and Bridge.

  • 11:00 – 12:00

National Trust: Sutton Hoo, Woodbridge

Sat 25 May

Free, plus admission £7.15, child £3.70, family £18.05 / 01394 389700

  • 10:30 – 17:00

Sun 26 May

Free, plus admission £7.15, child £3.70, family £18.05 / 01394 389700

  • 10:30 – 17:00

Antonia Fraser: Perilous Question

The historian discusses her book Perilous Question: Reform Or Revolution? Britain On The Brink, 1832, which looks at the passing of the Great Reform Bill.

Brighton Dome

Sat 25 May

£14 / 01273 709709

In conversation with Tristram Hunt. Part of Charleston Festival.

  • 14:30

The Armourer’s Art: Seminar

Karen Watts offers a chance to learn about the art of the armourer during the Renaissance, showing techniques including engraving, etching, gilding, embossing and bluing.

Royal Armouries Museum, Leeds

Sat 25 May

£30 adv booking required / 0870 034 4344

  • 10:30 – 16:30
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