Despite being a self-confessed art addict, I am always a little dubious about gallery tours due to my ridiculously short attention span. However, last month’s tour at the Scottish National Gallery, which focused on a small number of paintings from their permanent collection, was definitely not one to be missed. Short but sweet, this complimentary […]
This evening I took a break from today’s iPhone-connected monoculture in order to listen in rapture to traditional Scottish tales at the Scottish Storytelling Centre’s monthly Café Voices event. The chosen theme is ‘Tales of Mystery, Magic, Mischief, and Mayhem’. The Scottish Storytelling Centre is part of TRACS (Traditional Arts and Culture Scotland), which draws […]