Scottish Storytelling Centre
Scottish Storytelling Centre
43–45 High Street,
Edinburgh,
EH1 1SR
- Telephone 0131 556 9579
- Seasonal times Sep 1–Jul 31: Mon–Sat 10am–6pm; closed Sun. Jul 1–Aug 31: Mon–Sat 10am–6pm; Sun noon–6pm.
- Admission Free entry to SSC; John Knox House £5 (£4; children £1; under 7s free).
- Website www.tracscotland.org/scottish-storytelling-centre
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A stylish contemporary building appended to the 15th-century home of Protestant reformer John Knox, housing materials relating to Scotland's rich oral culture. Located on the Royal Mile, the Centre incorporates historic John Knox House, the 99-seat Netherbow Theatre and the George Mackay Brown Library, and is the headquarters of the Scottish Storytelling Network. It is also home to the Storytelling Café, and is heavily involved in festival events throughout the year.
- Provides: Wheelchair access
Events at this venue
Sorted by date & time / title
Saturday 21 September
14:00 – 15:30- The Fairy Hills of Scotland
£8 (£6; Members £5.50)
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Tuesday 24 September
- 14:00 – 16:00
- Cafe Ceilidh: Changing Seasons
Free
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Friday 27 September
Free Ticketed
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Saturday 28 September
£8 (£6; Members £5.50)
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Thursday 3 October
£10 (£8; Members £7.50)
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Friday 4 October
£8 (£6; Members £5.50)
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Saturday 5 October
- 10:00 – 22:00
- The Somewhere Else
Free
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£26 (Members £20)
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Sunday 6 October
- 10:00 – 22:00
- The Somewhere Else
Free
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Monday 7 October
- 10:00 – 22:00
- The Somewhere Else
Free
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Tuesday 8 October
- 10:00 – 10:40
- Tiny Tales: Beaks, Blethers and Baking
Free Accompanying Adult; £5 Additional Adult (Children £5)
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- 10:00 – 22:00
- The Somewhere Else
Free
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Wednesday 9 October
- 10:00 – 22:00
- The Somewhere Else
Free
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- 20:00 – 22:30
- The Night With…
£10 (£6; Members £5.50)
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Thursday 10 October
- 10:00 – 22:00
- The Somewhere Else
Free
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- 19:00 – 21:00
- Café Voices: Real Talk
£5 (Members £4.50)
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Friday 11 October
- 10:00 – 22:00
- The Somewhere Else
Free
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- 19:30 – 22:00
- Loud Poets
£8 (£6; Members £5.50)
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Saturday 12 October
- 10:00 – 22:00
- The Somewhere Else
Free
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- 11:00 – 11:50
- The Pirate Queen & The Broken Rainbow
Children £5; one accompanying adult free; Additional adult £5
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- 14:00 – 16:00
- Creative Writing Workshop for Children
Children £16
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- 19:30 – 21:15
- John Peel's Shed / Circled In The Radio Times
£10 (£8; Members £7.50)
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Sunday 13 October
- 10:00 – 22:00
- The Somewhere Else
Free
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Monday 14 October
- 10:00 – 22:00
- The Somewhere Else
Free
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Tuesday 15 October
- 10:00 – 22:00
- The Somewhere Else
Free
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- 11:00 – 11:50
- Dagba's Forest Tales
£8 (£6; Family £24; Members £5.50)
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- 14:00 – 14:50
- Dagba's Forest Tales
£8 (£6; Family £24; Members £5.50)
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Wednesday 16 October
- 10:00 – 22:00
- The Somewhere Else
Free
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Thursday 17 October
- 10:00 – 22:00
- The Somewhere Else
Free
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- 11:00 – 12:00
- Pinkie’s Den
£5 (Children £5; Up to 2 accompanying adults free)
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Friday 18 October
Times & prices vary
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- 10:00 – 22:00
- The Somewhere Else
Free
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- 10:00 – 22:00
- 365: Stories And Music
Free
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- 10:00 – 22:00
- Drawing the Story
Free
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- 18:30 – 20:30
- The Welcome Hearth – Passing It On!
£9 (£7.50; Members £6 Storytelling Festival Supporter)
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Saturday 19 October
Times & prices vary
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- 10:00 – 22:00
- The Somewhere Else
Free
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- 10:00 – 22:00
- 365: Stories And Music
Free
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- 10:00 – 22:00
- Drawing the Story
Free
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Free
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Part of Scottish International Storytelling Festival.
- 17:00 – 17:50
- In Conversation with Joseph Naytowhow
£6 (£5; Members £4 Storytelling Festival Supporter)
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£7.50 (£6; Members £5 Storytelling Festival Supporter)
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- 20:00 – 22:00
- Open Hearth
£9 (£7.50; Storytelling Festival Supporter £6)
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Part of Scottish International Storytelling Festival.
Sunday 20 October
Times & prices vary
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- 10:00 – 22:00
- The Somewhere Else
Free
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- 10:00 – 22:00
- 365: Stories And Music
Free
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- 10:00 – 22:00
- Drawing the Story
Free
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- 11:00 – 17:00
- Living Library
Free
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- 17:00 – 17:50
- In Conversation with Heidi Dahlsveen
£6 (£5; Members £4 Storytelling Festival Supporter)
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- 18:30 – 19:30
- Scotland & Canada: Isobel Gunn
£7.50 (£6; Members £5 Storytelling Festival Supporter)
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- 20:00 – 22:00
- Open Hearth
£9 (£7.50; Storytelling Festival Supporter £6)
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Part of Scottish International Storytelling Festival.
Monday 21 October
Times & prices vary
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- 10:00 – 22:00
- The Somewhere Else
Free
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- 10:00 – 22:00
- 365: Stories And Music
Free
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- 10:00 – 22:00
- Drawing the Story
Free
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- 11:00 – 16:00
- Global Lab – Day 1: Politics of Folktales
£25 (£22; Members £20 Storytelling Festival Supporter)
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- 17:00 – 18:00
- Corryvreckan: Inspiralled Tales
£7.50 (£6; Members £5 Storytelling Festival Supporter)
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- 18:30 – 19:30
- Life with My Father, George Orwell
£6 (£5; Members £4 Storytelling Festival Supporter)
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- 20:00 – 22:00
- Home, Heart & A Hint of Horror
£9 (£7.50; Members £6 Storytelling Festival Supporter)
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Tuesday 22 October
Times & prices vary
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- 10:00 – 22:00
- The Somewhere Else
Free
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- 10:00 – 22:00
- 365: Stories And Music
Free
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- 10:00 – 22:00
- Drawing the Story
Free
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- 11:00 – 16:00
- Global Lab – Day 2: Earth Stories
£25 (£22; Members £20 Storytelling Festival Supporter)
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- 17:00 – 17:50
- In Conversation with Robert Seven Crows Bourdon
£6 (£5; Members £4 Storytelling Festival Supporter)
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- 18:30 – 19:30
- The Alan Bruford Lecture – Fenian Heroes at Sea
£6 (£5; Members £4 Storytelling Festival Supporter)
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- 20:00 – 22:00
- Open Hearth
£9 (£7.50; Storytelling Festival Supporter £6)
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Part of Scottish International Storytelling Festival.
Wednesday 23 October
Times & prices vary
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- 10:00 – 22:00
- The Somewhere Else
Free
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- 10:00 – 22:00
- 365: Stories And Music
Free
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- 10:00 – 22:00
- Drawing the Story
Free
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- 11:00 – 16:00
- Global Lab – Day 3: The Wild Nature & Garden Cosmos
£16 (£14; Members £12 Storytelling Festival Supporter)
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- 15:30 – 16:30
- Garden of Tales: Stories from Lithuania
£7.50 (£6; Members £5 Storytelling Festival Supporter)
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- 17:00 – 17:50
- In Conversation with Louise Profeit-LeBlanc
£6 (£5; Members £4 Storytelling Festival Supporter)
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- 18:30 – 19:30
- Scotland & Canada: Stories from the Yukon
£7.50 (£6; Members £5 Storytelling Festival Supporter)
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- 20:00 – 22:00
- Open Hearth
£9 (£7.50; Storytelling Festival Supporter £6)
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Part of Scottish International Storytelling Festival.
Thursday 24 October
Times & prices vary
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- 10:00 – 22:00
- The Somewhere Else
Free
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- 10:00 – 22:00
- 365: Stories And Music
Free
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- 10:00 – 22:00
- Drawing the Story
Free
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- 11:00 – 16:00
- Global Lab – Day 4: Talking Cures
£25 (£22; Members £20 Storytelling Festival Supporter)
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- 17:00 – 17:50
- In Conversation with Michael Williams
£6 (£5; Members £4 Storytelling Festival Supporter)
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- 18:30 – 19:30
- Scotland & Canada: Stories from the Great Plains
£7.50 (£6; Members £5)
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- 20:00 – 22:00
- Open Hearth
£9 (£7.50; Storytelling Festival Supporter £6)
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Part of Scottish International Storytelling Festival.
Friday 25 October
Times & prices vary
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- 10:00 – 22:00
- The Somewhere Else
Free
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- 10:00 – 22:00
- 365: Stories And Music
Free
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- 10:00 – 22:00
- Drawing the Story
Free
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- 11:00 – 16:00
- Global Lab – Day 5: Transforming Myth
£25 (£22; Members £20 Storytelling Festival Supporter)
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- 17:30 – 17:50
- In Conversation with Margaret Grenier
£6 (£5; Members £4 Storytelling Festival Supporter)
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- 18:30 – 19:30
- Scotland & Canada: Stories from Newfoundland & Labrador
£7.50 (£6; Members £5 Storytelling Festival Supporter)
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- 20:00 – 22:00
- Open Hearth
£9 (£7.50; Storytelling Festival Supporter £6)
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Part of Scottish International Storytelling Festival.
Saturday 26 October
Times & prices vary
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- 10:00 – 22:00
- The Somewhere Else
Free
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- 10:00 – 22:00
- 365: Stories And Music
Free
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- 10:00 – 22:00
- Drawing the Story
Free
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- 12:00 – 15:00
- Family Samhuinn
£5
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- 13:30 – 16:30
- The Travel Journal
£8 (£7; Members £6 Storytelling Festival Supporter)
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- 17:00 – 18:00
- Miss Lindsay’s Secret – The Yukon Letters
£7.50 (£6; Members £5 Storytelling Festival Supporter)
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- 18:30 – 19:30
- Scotland & Canada: Robert Service – Poet of the Yukon
£7.50 (£6; Members £5 Storytelling Festival Supporter)
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- 20:00 – 22:00
- Open Hearth
£9 (£7.50; Storytelling Festival Supporter £6)
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Part of Scottish International Storytelling Festival.
Sunday 27 October
Times & prices vary
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Times & prices vary
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- 10:00 – 22:00
- The Somewhere Else
Free
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- 10:00 – 22:00
- 365: Stories And Music
Free
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- 10:00 – 22:00
- Drawing the Story
Free
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- 14:00 – 16:30
- Canada Inspires
£7 (£6; Members £5 Storytelling Festival Supporter)
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- 17:00 – 17:50
- In Conversation with Gary Green
£6 (£5; Members £4 Storytelling Festival Supporter)
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- 18:30 – 19:30
- Scotland & Canada: Spirit & Tradition
£8 (£7; Members £6 Storytelling Festival Supporter)
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- 20:00 – 22:00
- Open Hearth
£9 (£7.50; Storytelling Festival Supporter £6)
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Part of Scottish International Storytelling Festival.
Monday 28 October
Times & prices vary
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- 10:00 – 22:00
- The Somewhere Else
Free
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- 10:00 – 22:00
- 365: Stories And Music
Free
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- 10:00 – 22:00
- Drawing the Story
Free
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Free
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- 17:00 – 17:50
- The Tempest & The Teller
£7.50 (£6; Members £5 Storytelling Festival Supporter)
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- 18:30 – 19:30
- Scotland & Canada: Stories from Orkney & Quebec
£7.50 (£6; Members £5 Storytelling Festival Supporter)
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- 20:00 – 22:00
- Stories I’ve Lived In
£9 (£7.50; Members £6 Storytelling Festival Supporter)
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Tuesday 29 October
Times & prices vary
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- 10:00 – 22:00
- The Somewhere Else
Free
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- 10:00 – 22:00
- 365: Stories And Music
Free
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- 10:00 – 22:00
- Drawing the Story
Free
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Wednesday 30 October
Times & prices vary
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- 10:00 – 22:00
- The Somewhere Else
Free
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- 10:00 – 22:00
- 365: Stories And Music
Free
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- 10:00 – 22:00
- Drawing the Story
Free
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- 19:00 – 20:00
- Flicker
£8 (£7; Members £6 Storytelling Festival Supporter)
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Thursday 31 October
Times & prices vary
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- 10:00 – 22:00
- The Somewhere Else
Free
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- 10:00 – 22:00
- Drawing the Story
Free
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- 10:00 – 22:00
- The Devil & the Clutch of Fools
Free
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Tuesday 12 November
- 10:00 – 10:40
- Tiny Tales: Farmyard Tales
Free Accompanying Adult; £5 Additional Adult (Children £5)
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- 11:30 – 12:10
- Tiny Tales: Farmyard Tales
Free Accompanying Adult; £5 Additional Adult (Children £5)
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Thursday 14 November
- 19:00 – 21:00
- Café Voices: War and Peace
£5 (Members £4.50)
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Friday 22 November
- 19:30 – 22:00
- Loud Poets
£8 (£6; Members £5.50)
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Saturday 23 November
£16.54–£48.04
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Tuesday 26 November
Free
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- 20:00 – 22:30
- The Night With…
£10 (£6; Members £5.50)
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Tuesday 10 December
- 10:00 – 10:40
- Tiny Tales: Snuggle-Up Tales for Winter
Free Accompanying Adult; £5 Additional Adult (Children £5)
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- 11:30 – 12:10
- Tiny Tales: Snuggle-Up Tales for Winter
Free Accompanying Adult; £5 Additional Adult (Children £5)
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Thursday 12 December
- 19:00 – 21:00
- Café Voices: Transformational Tales
£5 (Members £4.50)
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Friday 20 December
- 19:30 – 22:00
- Loud Poets
£8 (£6; Members £5.50)
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Tuesday 21 January 2020
Free
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Tuesday 28 April 2020
- 14:00 – 16:00
- Scots Music Group Café Ceilidh:: Spring Sing
Free
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Tuesday 16 June 2020
- 14:00 – 16:00
- Scots Music Group Café Ceilidh:: Summer Stramash
Free
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