Event Archive

2015

February

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  Curiosity Killed the Cat: Margaret Fay Shaw, Folklorist in the Southern Hebrides

  24 February 2015, 19:30 - 21:30

  Elphinstone Institute Public Lecture Series

• Ethnographic Film Series - Searching for Sugar Man

  03 February 2015, 19:30 - 22:00

  The Academy Award-winning producer of Man on Wire unveils the incredible and moving story of Rodriguez, a ‘70s U.S. rock icon who never was. In the late ‘60s, a musician was discovered in a Detroit bar by two celebrated producers who were struck by his soulful melodies and prophetic lyrics....

January

• Collective Compositions: The SHMU Multi-Ethnic Recording Project

  27 January 2015, 19:30 - 21:30

  Come along to a night of music from around the world brought to you by some of the diverse and talented musicians from SHMU's 'Collective Compositions Project'. The project, funded by Creative Scotland, aims to promote the music and culture of Aberdeen's minority ethnic communities, and is being captured on film...

2014

November

• Caring for Bennachie and Its Landscape

  25 November 2014, 19:30 - 23:59

  Elphinstone Institute Public Lecture Series

• The Evolution of the Blackening

  14 November 2014

  When Sheila started to research the origins of the blackening she discovered it had largely been ignored by academics and was generally, poorly understood. Sheila set out to trace its history, document the form of the contemporary blackening and in so doing, discover what it tells us about men and women...

• Open Evening

  13 November 2014, 18:00 - 21:00

  Elphinstone Institute

October

• Stories and their Stories

  28 October 2014, 19:30 - 21:00

  Elphinstone Institute Public Lecture Series

• Halloween and Bonfire Night - What do YOU do?

  21 October 2014, 18:30 - 20:30

  Show the world how your community celebrates Halloween and Bonfire Night. Learn to record traditions, send in your footage, then join us for a public screening at the Belmont Filmhouse on 23 November 2014.

• Gaelic in Nova Scotia Today: Puirt and Policy

  20 October 2014, 10:00 - 11:30

  Hosted by the Elphinstone Institute, and Gaelic Studies. Join us for a fascinating insight into the life of the Gaelic language in Nova Scotia, Canada

• Convergent Paths

  17 October 2014, 09:15 - 15:30

  School of Education Annual Postgraduate Conference 2014