An event presented by Dumfries & Galloway Arts Festival at The Swallow Theatre - Scotland's smallest theatre. Tickbox interweaves the journeys of two women united by blood, passion and determination. Tickbox is a semi-autobiographical, bilingual, one woman play, in Scots-English and Urdu. It describes a woman’s journey from a very comfortable, middle class life in […]
Without Camille Pissarro, there is no Impressionist movement. He is rightfully known as the father of Impressionism. It was a dramatic path that Pissarro followed, and throughout it all he wrote extensively to his family. It is through these intimate and revealing letters that this gripping film reveals Pissarro’s life and work.
Tutor Carol Munro will show you that by using a ruler with a straight side and an arc side you can create multiple designs suitable for blocks, sashings, and borders, as well as stand-alone patterns.
GUIDED MEDITATIONS FOR INNER PEACE AND TRANQUILITY “When the turbulence of distracting thoughts subsides and our mind becomes still, a deep happiness and contentment naturally arises from within. If we […]
Enjoy this interesting and informative talk covering the role that bees carry out in our gardens and in a bee hive. You will bee amazed! Free with normal garden entry. […]
This event typically lasts between 90-120 minutesUnlike almost every other dairy farm in the world, we have stopped taking calves away from their mothers shortly after birth. We now leave […]
As part of the SOSE research project, we’re also hosting a public webinar in a few weeks where we will be chatting with members of the SOSE team. We’ll be discussing how the government/public sector can make a difference when it comes to paving the way towards a more sustainable future for businesses in the […]
In these gentle, guided sessions, we will be reading stories and poems aloud and using them to create our own writing. Join writer and educator, Kathryn Koromilas (https://www.scottishbooktrust.com/authors/kathryn-koromilas) for a […]
Drumming is exciting to listen to and even better to take part in! No experience is necessary to join in with this exciting, expressive and fun activity. Why not come along and give it a try. £3 per person annual membership allows you to take part in these sessions for just £1.50! Contact us for […]
Scottish Lowland Football League Play Off Saints take on the West of Scotland League Champions for a place in the Lowland League. Adults - £ 7.00 Concs - £ 4.00 U16's Free Proof of age may be required.
From ancient carvings to Covenanters and even ex-clowns, it’s more than just spiders that have been lurking in the caves of Galloway’s coast. This online talk will explore their surprisingly […]
This event lasts approximately 6.5 hours.Location: Cream o’ Galloway Visitor Centre, South West Scotland DG7 2DR This practical cheese making course is led by our cheese making experts, Stephen and Alina who are the main cheesemakers for our sister company, The Ethical Dairy. This workshop is a fascinating introduction to the craft of artisan cheese […]
Tutor Carol Munro will help you relax and have fun while free motion quilting. You’ll start with some simple stitching, playing with different designs and experiment combining a variety of shapes to use in a quilt.
GUIDED MEDITATIONS FOR INNER PEACE AND TRANQUILITY “When the turbulence of distracting thoughts subsides and our mind becomes still, a deep happiness and contentment naturally arises from within. If we […]
Love reading? Why not join this new book club, meeting on the 4th Thursday of each month to discuss a variety of different reads. As a centre member (for only £3 per year) you can join in for only £2 per session! Contact us for more details.
Artstory Workshops; inspiration included! Kids Workshops; 5pm-615pm Artstory Workshops; 630pm-8pm Do you have a budding young artist but have no idea how to help them explore their interest? Does you […]
Lady Nairne (1766-1845) was one of Scotland's most prolific songwriters, writing around one hundred songs. Many of these became classics and are still sung today. Examples are 'Charlie is my […]
Tutor Margot McIntyre will introduce you to stitches and threads to create different textures and surfaces, making a small embroidered panel which can be framed or applied to a cushion or quilt.
Come and join us at this fun and creative knitting class for primary age children hosted by Knit with Em! Whether your child wants to learn to knit or improve their knitting skills all abilities are welcome to join us each week at Flourish in Dumfries Town Centre on a Friday evening afterschool. Em is […]
A storymaking and tabletop roleplaying club for creative 9-13yr olds at Moat Brae. We will, over the course of 7 weeks, create an interactive Scottish fable, full of interesting characters, […]