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Lunchtime Talks at Aberdeen Art Gallery and Museums
A series of free talks taking place on Wednesday lunchtimes in various Aberdeen museums. Booking essential for talks at the Maritime Museum.
Aberdeen Maritime Museum
Wed 29 May
Free / 01224 337714
'A History of Marine Navigation' with Dr John S. Reid, Chartered Physicist, University of Aberdeen.
- 12:30 – 13:00
Wed 5 Jun
Free / 01224 337714
'The Language of Fans' with Victoria Ward, Curator.
- 12:30 – 13:00
Esther Woolfson and Conor Mark Jamieson
Esther Woolfson's book Corvus established her as one of our leading nature writers, and she currently observes the wildlife of Aberdeen, where she lives. RSPB naturalist Conor Mark Jamieson's Silent Spring Revisited updated Rachel Carson's environmental classic for the 21st century.
Cambo Estate, St Andrews
Sat 6 Jul
The Atlantic Cable
A cross-disciplinary evening, featuring a network of scholars, artists and musicians who come together to exchange ideas and culture beyond national borders (and that wide, wide expanse known as the Atlantic Ocean).
The Glad Café, Glasgow
Thu 23 May
Free / 0141 636 6119
The first ever Atlantic Cable, featuring talks by Dr Michael Morris (Glasgow University), Dr Michael Brown (University of Aberdeen); music from Joe Black, Siobhan Wilson, and Jill O'Sullivan (Sparrow and the Workshop); and video work from artist Annie Crabtree (Picture Window).
- 19:00 – 22:30
Scottish Opera: Pirates Unwrapped
A free, hour-long peek backstage at the inner workings, characters, scenes and high points of The Pirates of Penzance.
His Majesty's Theatre, Aberdeen
Wed 22 May
Free / 01224 641122
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18:00
