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Aberdeen and Robert the Bruce
Date Location
Assistant Keeper Chris Croly will discuss the Bruce and the 'deen.
24 Jul 12.30–1.00 Aberdeen Art Gallery, Aberdeen
Aberdeen City and Shire
Date Location
Ruaraidh Wishart of the Aberdeen City Archives will discuss Aberdeen and its history of relations, 1600-1900.
28 Aug 12.30–1.00 Aberdeen Art Gallery, Aberdeen
Alexander McCall Smith
Date Location
The A-list author of the hugely popular Ladies No1 Detective Agency series talks about his life.
5 Nov 7.30–9.00 Castle Menzies, Aberfeldy
Altered States of Paint: Scottish Dance Theatre Event
Date Location
Scottish Dance Theatre perform a site-specific response to the exhibition. Free, but ticketed.
4 Sep 7.00 Dundee Contemporary Arts, Dundee
Altered States of Paint: Tea, Blether and a Tour
Date Location
Join the DCA staff for a tour of the exhibition, a cup of tea and a sit down chat.
18 Jul 1.00 Dundee Contemporary Arts, Dundee
Artist Networking Day
Date Location
The first of a series of events designed to provide a platform for local networking and professional development. Presentations from artists working on collaborative projects will be followed by a practical workshop delivered by Cultural Enterprise Office.
30 Aug 11.00am–5.00 The Changing Room, Stirling
Artist's Talk: Chad McCail
Date Location
The artist discusses his current exhibition at Edinburgh Printmakers.
23 Aug 8.00 Edinburgh Printmakers, Edinburgh
Artist's Talk: David Bellingham
Date Location
Bellingham discusses exhibition and recent publication, 'Fresh Fruit & Tables'.
13 Sep 3.00 The Changing Room, Stirling
Arts and Crafts Ceramics
Date Location
Assistant Keeper Kate Gillespie will discuss The Bough and Mak'merry Studios.
21 Aug 12.30–1.00 Aberdeen Art Gallery, Aberdeen
The Battle of Dunkeld
Date Location
An interactive lecture about this little known battle.
23 Jul 2.00 Dunkeld Tourist Information Centre, Dunkeld
The Castlegate in Bye-gone Days
Date Location
Catherine Taylor from Aberdeen Central Library will discuss the history of Castlegate.
14 Aug 12.30–1.00 The Tolbooth, Aberdeen
Colin Fry
Date Location
The phenomenal 'Sixth Sense' star uses his psychic gifts to wow his audience.
27 Oct 7.30 Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow
A Dash of Gentility
Date Location
Furniture for the Edinburgh Town House and Suburban Villa, 1805-1830. A talk by David Jones, lecturer at the School of Art History, University of St Andrews.
9 Jul 10.30am Lauriston Castle, Edinburgh
Derek Acorah
Date Location
'Most Haunted''s spirit medium takes his mystical show on tour to scare the wits out of believers and meddle in the affairs of the dead.
29 Aug 7.30 Rothes Halls, Glenrothes
Festival of Politics
Date Location
The newest addition to Edinburgh's summer festival line-up, which explores a range of social and political issues.
20 Aug–23 Aug (Times vary) Scottish Parliament Campus, Edinburgh
Guided Tour
Date Location
A behind-the-scenes tour of the new permanent home for Dundee's Museum collections at the McManus Collections Unit. Booking essential.
26 Sep–27 Sep 11.00am; 2.00 McManus Galleries, Dundee
Hand, Heart and Soul: Curator's Choice
Date Location
Elizabeth Cumming, co-curator of the exhibition, provides an insightful overview.
24 Jul 1.30–2.30 Aberdeen Art Gallery, Aberdeen
Illustrated Wildlife Talks
Date Location
Illustrated talks on ospreys, capercaillie, raptors, and the Abernethy Forest and Insh Marshes National Nature Reserves.
Mondays 8.30–10.00 Boat of Garten New Community Hall, Boat of Garten
In the Moog
Date Location
Trevor Pinch gives a talk subtitled 'The Social Construction of the Electronic Music Synthesizer'. Booking required. Contact Maureen Kerr on 0131 247 4274.
10 Jul 3.00 National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh
James Cromar Watt
Date Location
Christine Rew, Aberdeen Art Gallery Manager, looks at the life of this Aberdeen architect and enameller.
10 Jul 1.30–2.30 Aberdeen Art Gallery, Aberdeen
John Calcutt: Outta Sight
Date Location
Lecturer, curator and writer John Calcutt will discuss his opinions on the contemporary use of painting.
17 Jul 7.00 Dundee Contemporary Arts, Dundee
Koala Alert
Date Location
There are fewer than 100,000 koalas left in the wild. Find out from the CEO of the Australian Koala Foundation what is being done to save these eucalyptus-munching marsupials. Booking essential.
15 Jul 7.00–8.30 Edinburgh Zoo, Edinburgh
Lauriston Castle Lecture Programme
Date Location
Annete Carruthers, senior lecturer in art history at the University of St Andrews, will deliver a talk on architect Robert Lorimer.
14 Aug 10.30am Lauriston Castle, Edinburgh
Lauriston Castle Lecture Programme
Date Location
Leading authority on the subject of Scottish furniture, David Jones, will deliver 'A Dash of Gentility: Furniture for the Edinburgh Town House and Suburban Villa 1805-1830.
9 Jul 10.30am Lauriston Castle, Edinburgh
Lauriston Castle Lecture Programme
Date Location
Jacquie Wright will give an overview of Sir Walter Scott's home in 'Abbotsford: Past, Present and Future'.
20 Aug 10.30am Lauriston Castle, Edinburgh

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