Events
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A new exhibition of landscape and wildlife paintings by Kirkcudbright artist, Jim Campbell will be on display from 12 to 30 September in the Tolbooth Art Centre, Kirkcudbright. Jim trained at Edinburgh College of Art and has a studio in the WASPS building in Kirkcudbright High Street Jim’s work includes the figurative and the abstract, […]
This year the Tour Of Britain will once again be passing through the streets of Dumfries during it’s third stage as participants cycle from Jedburgh to Dumfries, a distance of 152.6km. Continuing the Olympic Legacy of inspiring a generation the race will be featuring big names in cycling, notably Bradley Wiggans, this year’s Tour De […]
A new exhibition opens in the café gallery at Gracefield on Tuesday 11 September by Gatehouse-based artist Andrew McKean. This exhibition features water thinned acrylic paintings of the beautiful Galloway landscape, with particular emphasis on the artist’s recent exploration of woodland and coastal scenes, alongside some earlier architectural subjects. Andrew McKean was born in London […]
On Saturday 8 September, for the very first time, every library in Dumfries and Galloway will be opening their doors and hosting a children’s event. Libraries are taking part in REDISCOVER a celebration of literacy which takes place over the weekend of Saturday 8 September and Sunday 9 September 2012. Coordinated by Dumfries and Galloway […]
Dumfries and Galloway Council is turning its attention to the forthcoming 2014 Commonwealth Games as inspiration for the October school holiday Sports Academy. The Sports Academy in Annandale and Eskdale will feature fifteen of the seventeen Commonwealth Games sports. Sports on offer include badminton, athletics with London 2012 Paralympic sprinter Libby Clegg, boxing, fencing, gymnastics […]
A new exhibition opens on Saturday 8 September at Gracefield Arts Centre in Dumfries featuring the work of artist Wilhelmina Barns-Graham (1912-2004). This year marks the centenary of the birth of this important and remarkable Scottish artist. The Gracefield exhibition is part of a celebration of her life and career that also sees major exhibitions […]
Dumfries and Galloway Council is preparing for the Active Games Final that will take place across three sporting venues in Dumfries on Saturday 22 September 2012. Sponsors, guests, councillors and Council staff attended a launch at the David Keswick Centre on Monday 27 August. The enhanced and enlarged event is one of our Council’s main […]
Carers and their families and friends are invited to the launch of Dumfries and Galloway’s new Joint Carers’ Strategy. During the week beginning 27 August, the launch event will be touring the region to make sure everyone gets a chance to find out about the new strategy. The launch will be at 8 different venues […]
One of Scotland’s foremost poets and songwriters Angus MacNeacail will appear in Dumfries on 8 September as part of the forthcoming Rediscover Literacies weekend organised by Dumfries and Galloway Council. Angus will appear at the Crichton Campus at an event jointly hosted by the community group Gaidhlig Dumgal; there will be chance to try your […]
ParkFest 2012 which takes place in Stranraer on the 17/18th of Aug will be the biggest yet!! This year the organisers have added a new event – “Young Guns Night“, a showcase for 5 local young bands. The winners of the event on Friday will win a place performing during the actual event itself on Saturday at Agnew […]
