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The latest music, comedy and arts news from Scotland.
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Things To DoWhat's On Scotland 9-23 Apr: IberoDocs & more
There's just over two weeks left until The Big Reopening but there's plenty to tide us over until then, including documentary film festival IberoDocs, live music by Lizabett Russo, and innovative Scottish digital theatre by Scott Silven and Rachel Chung. Read more »| 09 Apr 2021 -
Things To DoWhat's On Scotland 26 Mar-9 Apr: Southside Fringe & more
It's a good week for music, with Southside Fringe, Counterflows, Live in Leith and TIDES Festival all putting on an online show. Elsewhere, Glasgow Zine Festival kicks off its month-long programme, and BME women's pandemic stories open a new exhibition. Read more »| 26 Mar 2021 -
ArtFifteen Glasgow businesses get a leg-up with Elevator
Elevator selects 15 companies for its Glasgow Creative Accelerator, a programme designed to help creative businesses achieve their potential Read more »| 15 Mar 2021 -
Things To DoWhat's On Scotland 12-26 Mar: Glasgow Short Film Festival & more
It's a good couple of weeks for film fans, with Glasgow Short Film Festival, Hippodrome Silent Film Festival, and French Film Festival UK all landing on screens this month. Sort through their unmissable programmes, prime your Letterboxd, and get stuck in. Read more »| 12 Mar 2021 -
Things To DoWhy an apology isn't enough
Barrington Reeves of Glasgow agency Too Gallus responds to Gordon Beattie's tone deaf public post rejecting diversity hiring practices Read more »| 02 Mar 2021 -
Things To DoWhat's On Scotland 26 Feb-12 Mar: Glasgow Film Festival & more
Glasgow Film Festival is in full flow this week, with an impossibly rich array of local and international cinematic offerings. Elsewhere, StAnza brings poetry to our screens and postboxes, and EHFM celebrates International Women's Day in style. Read more »| 26 Feb 2021
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Things To DoWhat's On Scotland 12-26 Feb: Curious About: Our Planet & more
There's a wealth of festivals in the second half of February, with Glasgow Science Centre's Curious About: Our Planet and Paisley Book Festival taking centre stage. And speaking of stages, there are gigs aplenty with Mogwai and DOPESICKFLY live streaming. Read more »| 12 Feb 2021 -
Things To DoWhat's On Scotland 29 Jan-12 Feb: Manipulate Festival & more
Manipulate Festival, Scotland's only festival dedicated to puppetry, animation, and physical theatre, is back with an outstanding digital programme. Elsewhere, Document Film Festival wraps up this weekend and Tron Theatre premieres its theatre podcasts. Read more »| 29 Jan 2021 -
Things To DoWhat's On Scotland 15-29 Jan: Celtic Connections & more
Celtic Connections returns this week with an all-digital programme featuring the best in folk and world music. Elsewhere, Edinburgh's Traverse screens a lockdown-themed play, and Glasgow Zine Library and Dundee Ceramics workshop offer creative classes. Read more »| 15 Jan 2021 -
IntersectionsWhy you should join your local tenants' union
Scotland's housing problems predate COVID-19 but the pandemic has made tenants even more vulnerable. One writer explores how tenants' unions, like Living Rent, are fighting back Read more »| 05 Jan 2021 -
Things To DoWhat's On Scotland 11-25 Dec: Dovecot Merry Makers Market & more
Our last newsletter of the year is out, full of festive treats! Dovecot Studios have put on a gorgeous Christmas Market, Dundee Rep have a theatrical advent calendar, and Scottish Ensemble are doing concerts by candlelight. Read more »| 11 Dec 2020 -
IntersectionsLove Bites: A Year of Solidarity for British East and South-East Asian Communities
This month's columnist reflects on how British East and South-East Asian communities have been brought closer together over 2020 Read more »| 07 Dec 2020 -
MusicOff the Record launch music industry PDF Guides
Ahead of their virtual conference taking place this Friday and Saturday, Off the Record launch five invaluable music industry PDF guides in association with The Skinny Read more »| 03 Dec 2020 -
Things To DoWhat's On Scotland 27 Nov-11 Dec: Fokus Festival & more
The next couple of weeks see the last of 2020's film festivals, the unmissable Fokus: Films from Germany, land online, new theatre at the Traverse, and festive vibes from Summerhall's Christmas Market and Christmas at the Botanics. Read more »| 27 Nov 2020 -
Things To DoWhat's On Scotland 13-27 Nov: Lament for Sheku Bayoh & more
This coming week sees the staging of the unmissable Lament for Sheku Bayoh, a ground-breaking incisive examination of racism in Scotland. Plus the Scottish National Portrait Gallery reopens, and the Scottish Alternative Music Awards have their ceremony. Read more »| 13 Nov 2020