To Absent Friends | Festival Events

parliament reception

Rebecca Patterson — Wed, 05 Nov 2014 12:50:00 +0000

Essence of a Memory: an exhibition in words and pictures

Rebecca Patterson — Sat, 01 Nov 2014 11:18:00 +0000

Scottish Rugby International

Mark Hazelwood — Wed, 29 Oct 2014 14:55:00 +0000

Colin Gray: a journey with his parents through love, life and death

Site administrator — Wed, 29 Oct 2014 14:54:00 +0000

Colin Gray exhibited a selection of works documenting his 34-year collaborative journey with his parents. It included work from The Parents series, which started in 1980; from In Sickness and in Health, photographs that explore his parents’ older age and his mother's death; and a preview of new work from Do Us Part, his ongoing series of images of his father and daughter.

Royal Scottish National Orchestra quartet

Rebecca Patterson — Wed, 29 Oct 2014 14:53:00 +0000

Musicians from the Royal Scottish National Orchestra treated the audience to a special evening of music, storytelling and remembrance.

Exhibition at Edinburgh Central Library

Rebecca Patterson — Wed, 29 Oct 2014 14:37:00 +0000

Here and now

Rebecca Patterson — Wed, 29 Oct 2014 13:47:00 +0000

Remembrance in Argyll & Bute

Rebecca Patterson — Wed, 29 Oct 2014 10:33:00 +0000

Scrapbooking workshops

Rebecca Patterson — Wed, 08 Oct 2014 12:39:00 +0100

Death Cafe of Remembrance

Site administrator — Tue, 07 Oct 2014 10:30:00 +0100

Many people are keen to talk about death for all sorts of reasons. It helps us share sorrow; it helps us come to terms with our own mortality; it helps us accept loss; it helps us celebrate people we’ve loved and lost. Sometimes folks need ‘permission’ or a safe place to share openly. And that’s what a death café provides.

Cafe of Reminiscence

Site administrator — Tue, 02 Sep 2014 12:05:00 +0100

At Death Cafes people come together in a relaxed and safe setting to discuss death, drink tea and eat delicious cake. A light-hearted natter taking the darkness out of death, whether you believe in an afterlife or not.

Organ Recital for Absent Friends

Rebecca Patterson — Sun, 24 Aug 2014 11:19:00 +0100

Scottish Storytelling Centre

Rebecca Patterson — Fri, 22 Aug 2014 11:48:00 +0100

Once upon a time, November was a time to remember our loved ones who have died. This was part of the origins of Halloween, a time when the veil between the worlds was said to be thin, a time when we would call our dearly departed to mind.

Brass band music by candlelight

Rebecca Patterson — Wed, 20 Aug 2014 17:47:00 +0100

An enthusiastic audience filled the stunning St John's Church in Edinburgh, joining Edinburgh Brass Band for a night of celebration and remembrance by candlelight.