Todd Various performs in Dumfries
Another page in my Dumfries Diaries project – Todd Various of a highly acclaimed Edinburgh Fringe group, Let’s Circus, brought his act to the town’s …
Dumfries Charter 14 and Just Add Water project by the Stove Network
When John and I decided to attend Guid Nychburris (Good Neighbours) festival that celebrated the 1395 Royal Charter for the Burgh of Dumfries I was …
Sporopollen performance by Oceanallover at D&G Art Festival
Sporopollen is an outdoor performance art show by Oceanallover that John and I attended last weekend as part of Dumfries & Galloway Art Festival. Blending …
The Living Lights exhibition in Edinburgh
Eye-catching, amazing, weird – these attributes spring to mind while viewing the larger-than-life photographs of the living creatures that emit light in nature. Squid that …
Birmingham events – Illuminate 2013 celebration of light
What is Illuminate? A three-day interactive festival of light organised by Birmingham Hippodrome for multi-ethnic urban community. John and I were meaning to attend earlier …
Birmingham Literature Festival launch and naming new Poet Laureate
‘There is not enough poetry in our lives,’ said John but could not make it to the launch of the Birmingham Literature Festival on National …
Birmingham event photography – The Show: Ten at Bullring
On Saturday I watched the 5pm run of the Show: Ten at Bullring on Saturday. Part of Style Birmingham Live, the fashion spectacular was designed …
Lindsey Davis Talk at the Library of Birmingham
I was introduced to the Falco historical crime best-sellers by Lindsey Davis when I was a PhD student in Norwich and shared a house with …
Library of Birmingham – Joseph Chamberlain College Fashion Show (Part 1)
You’ve got to admire hard work, creativity and tenacity of young students from Joseph Chamberlain College who managed to run not one, but three fashion …
Self Portrait Birmingham
Of the two of us, it’s I, due to my art history degree, that is more likely to tiptoe around a pile of bricks at …