Festival Events 2017

One Too Many!

Greenock Recovery Alcohol Support Project (GRASP) are hosting an afternoon tea party for current and past members as well as relatives and friends to come together and remember all those that we have been lucky to know but have lost through their issues with alcohol (One Too Many!).

A light buffet and soft drinks will be provided for everyone attending. Those attending are encouraged to bring along photos and / or mementos as well so that they can share their special memories.

Thursday 2 November, 1pm - 4pm
Crown Day Care Centre, 39 King Street, Greenock, PA15 1NL

All welcome, free of charge. We would encourage booking in advance for catering purposes. For more information please contact Robert Whaley on 07766692045.

Dia De Los Muertos

Dia De Los Muertos is a holiday celebrated throughout Mexico. Families celebrate the lives of dead loved ones by taking food, drink and flowers to the graveyard to entice the spirits out.

Dove Tales in partnership with the Scottish Writers’ Centre will be enticing the spirits out with poems, stories, and music in memory of absent friends as a celebration to honour the lives of those no longer with us, and the courage of the living, particularly the brave writers who speak out against corrupt regimes.

The event will be hosted by Liz Niven, and followed by an open mic - to participate email the Scottish Writers Centre.

Thursday 2 November, 7pm
CCA: Centre for Contemporary Arts, 350 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow, G2 3JD. £6 / £3 / members free

Tartan Harmony

Those irrepressible, musical Tartan Harmony ladies are inviting their friends - old, new and friends to be - to come to a celebration of loved ones’ lives.

This will not be a sad or melancholy occasion, the ladies insist, but a joyful celebration of life and love.

In addition to the close harmonies of Tartan Harmony, there will be appearances by other friends of the award-winning a cappella chorus:

• Sian Winstanley, who’s getting a name locally for her lovely evenings of swing as well as international acclaim as a classical Soprano, will sing.
• Pauline Vallance, award-winning song-writer and harpist, will be joining the other guests, fresh from her tour of Canada and after delighting the Edinburgh Fringe with her combination of quirky, humorous songs and more thoughtful pieces.
• JAMM!, Tartan Harmony’s "little sister" quartet will be providing their own harmonies
• Alicia Tindall will be singing solo.

The evening is set to be packed with music along with poetry and readings. On top of this, there will be free refreshments in the interval, so buy your tickets now before they sell out.

Thursday 2nd November, 7.30pm

Bonhill Parish Church, Main St, Alexandria, G83 9HR

Tickets, priced £3, available from the church office or via the Facebook page.

Shared Remembrance: To Absent Friends

This event is for carers, people with dementia and befrienders, who will be invited to contribute to a ‘To Absent Friends’ framed ‘wall’. We will offer space in which people can remember those who have died, and have a chance to share stories together in an emotionally safe environment. The event will also offer the opportunity for care staff to remember people they have cared for.

The framed final ‘To Absent Friends’ piece will be dedicated and displayed in an appropriate location in the centre, where anyone who has contributed could visit at any time. The event will include making the piece, and a chance to light a candle for those being remembered, and time to share memories and stories over afternoon tea.

Thursday 2 November
Eric Liddell Centre, Edinburgh. The event is private.