As part of Book Week Scotland, you can hear about Vikings, Pirates, and Shipwrecked Princesses, on 16th of November from 7pm hosted by Orkney College.
Vikings, Pirates, and Shipwrecked Princesses at Book Week Scotland’s #YearofStories
Seeing Things With New Eyes
Image by Rosie Hopkins – Seeing things with “new eyes and extra colours”
Fantasia #OnThisDay
On 13th of November 1940, the Walt Disney animated film Fantasia premiered.
Translate, Transfer, Transform – The Frankfurt Book Festival.
“2022 marks a confident energetic return for an event that facilitates the exchange of ideas, sharing of knowledge and a love of books. What a necessary event in current times.”
‘Who are we remembering ?’
‘Everyone, anyone from every side’ Stuart A. Paterson
George Logan Exhibition
From Friday 11th to Thursday 24th of November an exhibition of photographs by George Logan can be viewed in the windows of the Northlight Gallery Stromness.
Challenging The Church of Scotland on its Historic Links to Slavery
“The reason I am so concerned as a member of the clergy is to right the injustices of the past to inform the strategies of today and formulate new hope for the young people of tomorrow. “
Sgathaich: Godzilla Raids Again
“The film would later also get a re-edited Americanized release under the name Gigantis, The Fire Monster but we’re focusing on the proper version… not that it makes it any much better.”
Tryggve Gran: Norwegian Adventurer Convicted of Treason
The complex life of ‘born adventurer’, polar explorer, World War I air ace, and sentenced for treason in 1948, Tryggve Gran, was covered by Robert Foden in his illustrated online talk for the Orkney Aviation Festival
Furry Bear #HugABearDay
“If I were a bear” A.A.Milne
