Monthly Archives: May 2017

Kevock Goes To Chelsea…

Posted on May 24, 2017 by Coreen Connell

Kevock Garden Plants,  a specialist nursery in Lasswade, is celebrating a Gold Medal (with full points) at this year’s RHS Chelsea Flower Show.

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Glory on Earth – Review

Posted on May 24, 2017 by Ros MacKenzie

It’s an intriguing concept in all senses of the word to conceive of a play dramatising the encounters between Mary Queen of Scots and John Knox.

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Where She Will Shine – Sylvia Anderson

Posted on May 20, 2017 by Anne Hamilton

Mary MacDonald has led a sheltered life, but Shona, her strong and practical mother, knows she will shine at whatever she does.

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Body And Soul

Posted on May 16, 2017 by Christine Richard OBE FRSA

Brent Millar’s ‘I Hope So…’ and Audrey Grant’s ‘Ceci Est Mon Corps’ comprise current exhibitions at Edinburgh’s Open Eye Gallery

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Charlie Sonata

Posted on May 12, 2017 by Ros MacKenzie

Charlie Sonata – a musical name, bringing to mind a musical form in three parts with exposition, development and recapitulation.

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Fringe (Festival) Benefits

Posted on May 8, 2017 by Geraldine Miller

In August this year it will be 70 years since the very first Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Here, Geraldine Miller reflects on its journey so far…

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