Following on from last year’s successful Stand Up Helly Aa and the Clickimin Comedy Night in August, Shetland Arts has invited the popular Unst-based comedian and actor Sandy Nelson to once again host Stand Up Helly Aa, an alternative evening’s entertainment for those of you who are not attending halls.
After the procession is over,…
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Stand Up Helly Aa at Garrison
Posted by Mary Smith on January 15th, 2010 No CommentsChanges to Mirrie Dancer Illumination Programme
Posted by Mary Smith on January 15th, 2010 No CommentsShetland Arts apologises to the residents of Bressay and Lerwick for postponing the illumination, on Bressay, as part of the Mirrie Dancers Illuminations. The next illumination will take place at the Reawick Kirk where the event will be celebrated by a closing, instead of a launch party, on Saturday 30 January. An invitation is extended…
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Posted by Mary Smith on November 3rd, 2009 No CommentsTwo years after the tragic road accident that claimed the lives of Stuart Henderson and Marcus MacPherson, ‘Slow for Stuart’ and Shetland Arts have launched a major new arts project. Initial proposals have been agreed to develop a large scale piece of public performance that will act as both a celebration of the life and…
Read the rest...Adrian: Scotland Remembers Adrian Mitchell – Book launch
Posted by Mary Smith on November 3rd, 2009 No CommentsMEDIA RELEASE
Tuesday 10th November will see the launch of a poetry anthology published in memory of, and in tribute to, the late Adrian Mitchell aka the Shadow Poet Laureate, who died in December 2008. The event will take place in Shetland Library and will begin at 7.30pm. An invitation is extended to all who…
Africa in Motion Film Festival visits Shetland
Posted by Mary Smith on October 27th, 2009 No CommentsMedia Release
Some of the best of African film will be screened at the Shetland Museum and Archives on Friday 13th and Saturday 14th November, thanks to a collaboration between the Africa in Motion Film Festival, Shetland Film Club and Shetland Arts. Supported by Regional Screen Scotland, the festival proper is taking place in Edinburgh…
