http://www.allmediascotland.com/allnewswire/ Allnewswire: art and entertainment en-gb info@allmediascotland.com info@flamegreen.com 360 http://www.allmediascotland.com/allnewswire/3133/Bedlam%92s_Stagecoach_Stand-off_Set_to_Accelerate_Growth_Drive The Stagecoach Stand-off, the latest addition to Edinburgh-based Bedlam Group’s exciting range of on-site attractions, looks set to accelerate the drive for growth at Scotland’s premier paintball venues.   And the origin of the challenging new game lies in a chance... Tue, 19 Aug 2008 00:00:00 BST http://www.allmediascotland.com/allnewswire/3140/Scottish_Ballet_-_Autumn_Season_2008 New music, vintage fashion and cinematography collide at the Festival Theatre, Edinburgh this autumn as Scotland’s national dance company presents a trio of iconic dance pieces, including the world premiere of a brand new piece, Pennies from Heaven, from Artistic Director Ashley Page.... Tue, 19 Aug 2008 00:00:00 BST http://www.allmediascotland.com/allnewswire/3141/Sunset_Song  “Grassic Gibbon stands alone as the greatest writer the North-east has ever produced.” Jack Webster   Sunset Song, by Lewis Grassic Gibbon, was voted the most popular Scottish novel of all time in 2006. Now, in a revised stage adaptation by award-winning... Tue, 19 Aug 2008 00:00:00 BST http://www.allmediascotland.com/allnewswire/3142/Sandi_Thom_Bags_a_First_for_the_Planet St John’s Shopping Centre has bagged a UK first with the launch of their very own eco-bag, designed by international pop star Sandi Thom. The “Love Bug Jute Bag” which is the first eco-bag in the UK to be designed by a pop star, will be released to the public in... Tue, 19 Aug 2008 00:00:00 BST http://www.allmediascotland.com/allnewswire/3106/St_John%92s_Shopping_Centre_Bags_a_First_for_the_Planet St John’s Shopping Centre has bagged a UK first with the launch of their very own eco-bag, designed by international pop star Sandi Thom.   The “Love Bug Jute Bag” which is the first eco-bag in the UK to be designed by a pop star, will be released to the... Tue, 12 Aug 2008 00:00:00 BST http://www.allmediascotland.com/allnewswire/3089/First_Darvel_Weekender_Festival_Line-up_Announced ELEVEN acts will appear over three nights at the first Darvel Music Festival “Weekender” event next month. The shows in Darvel Town Hall will be held on September 26, 27 and 28 with a line-up that includes Crash My Model Car, Roddy Hart, The Endrick Brothers, The Hamish... Mon, 11 Aug 2008 00:00:00 BST http://www.allmediascotland.com/allnewswire/3095/Destroy_The_Dark_Spirits_of_The_Black_Fortress_at_Bedlam Edinburgh-based Bedlam Group, operator of Scotland’s premier paintball venues at sites in Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh and Glasgow, has issued a challenge to all paintballers to come and attempt to destroy the Dark Spirits of The Black Fortress.   The latest addition to... Mon, 11 Aug 2008 00:00:00 BST http://www.allmediascotland.com/allnewswire/3097/Funny_Business_for_MSP_at_Award_Ceremony Christina McKelvie MSP will present this year’s NIVEA Funny Women Fringe Award tonight (Monday) at 11:30PM at the Pleasance Dome, Edinburgh.             The Fringe Award, which was created by Funny Women in 2007 to... Mon, 11 Aug 2008 00:00:00 BST http://www.allmediascotland.com/allnewswire/3091/Host_a_Lads_Poker_Night_-_Anywhere_in_the_World     Poker fans who struggle to organise a regular competition because their friends are scattered across the globe have been handed a lifeline by Littlewoods Poker.   The company is offering players who register with littlewoodspoker.com the chance to set up their... Fri, 8 Aug 2008 00:00:00 BST http://www.allmediascotland.com/allnewswire/3072/Major_Scottish_Artists_Exhibit_New_Work_at_the_Crinan_Hotel News release from the Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts Free entry exhibition of paintings at the Crinan Hotel by Lochgilphead, Argyll Dates: Friday, 01 August to Sunday, 31 August 2008 Opening Hours: 9am until 5pm, daily Venue: The Sealock Gallery at the Crinan Hotel   The... Tue, 5 Aug 2008 00:00:00 BST http://www.allmediascotland.com/allnewswire/3073/Out_of_this_World_Experience_Beats_Grim_Reality_of_Credit_Crunch_Enchanted_Forest_Ticket_Sales_Defy_Economic_Downturn Big Tree Country, the organisers of Scotland’s premier sound and light show, The Enchanted Forest, have announced that ticket sales, at the end of their first month, are defying the impact of the global credit crunch.   This year tickets are selling at a pace FOUR TIMES... Tue, 5 Aug 2008 00:00:00 BST http://www.allmediascotland.com/allnewswire/3068/Launch_of_First_Scots_Translation_of_Winnie-the-Pooh_by_Award-winning_Author Award-winning author James Robertson, editor of the Itchy Coo imprint that publishes books written in modern Scots for children and young people, has translated one of the world’s best-loved children’s books, A.A. Milne’s Winnie-the-Pooh, into Scots.   ... Mon, 4 Aug 2008 00:00:00 BST http://www.allmediascotland.com/allnewswire/3060/Calling_All_McElvis%92s For the last two days of the Festival, Edinburgh will be more Graceland than Auld Reekie. Residents and visitors alike are asked to don their Blue Suede Shoes, take the Hound Dog for a walk and put their Suspicious Minds to one side and to come along for 2 days of tributes to the... Thu, 31 Jul 2008 00:00:00 BST http://www.allmediascotland.com/allnewswire/3043/Sit_at_the_Top_Table   Scotland’s most exclusive club has outdone its peers once again by becoming the first venue to host VIP table packages north of the border.   Subterranean hangout Opal Lounge, situated on Edinburgh’s George Street, has introduced packages with a minimum... Tue, 29 Jul 2008 00:00:00 BST http://www.allmediascotland.com/allnewswire/3036/Kevin_McDermott_Releases_Exclusive_September_Songs_Remix ‘Wise To The Fade’ Album Favourite Available for Download only  Catch McDermott live at the Liquid Room as part of EDGE Festival on August 13th   Glasgow, Scotland – Monday 28th July 2008. Scottish rock legend Kevin McDermott announced today the... Mon, 28 Jul 2008 00:00:00 BST http://www.allmediascotland.com/allnewswire/3030/Skye_Publisher_Promotes_Minims_to_the_Max The largest sheet music publisher of traditional music in Scotland will be playing a celebration jig this year as it begins an ambitious expansion programme. Taigh na Teud Music Publishers has run a successful international mail order business from Breakish on the Isle of Skye since 1985 and has... Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:00:00 BST http://www.allmediascotland.com/allnewswire/3012/A_Bite_of_the_Big_Apple   Sex and the City fever is still running high in Scotland with girls slipping on their stilettos and knocking back cocktails to wile away the summer months.   And one lucky fan’s Edinburgh tipple with the girls has led to her winning a four-day trip to take a big... Tue, 22 Jul 2008 00:00:00 BST http://www.allmediascotland.com/allnewswire/3015/20th_Century_Murder_and_Mystery_in_Aberdeen_Revealed_for_the_First_Time_in_Blood_and_Granite   Edinburgh-based publishing house Black & White has revealed the most notorious homicides committed in Aberdeen over the last hundred years in Blood and Granite, True Crime from Aberdeen, the first ever book on murder and mystery in twentieth-century Aberdeen.  ... Tue, 22 Jul 2008 00:00:00 BST http://www.allmediascotland.com/allnewswire/3013/Ricks_in_Worlds_Top_100_Bars Edinburgh institution Rick’s has been voted as one of the top 100 bars in the world by drinkers.   The subterranean Frederick Street venue, which is also a ten bedroom hotel, came in at number 90 on the list on worldsbestbars.com.   Murray Ward, General Manager at... Tue, 22 Jul 2008 00:00:00 BST http://www.allmediascotland.com/allnewswire/3002/Michael_Greco_Signs_for_Littlewoods_Poker HE IS one of Britain’s best-known soap actors, whose EastEnders character Beppe Di Marco earned him legions of fans and the title of sexiest man on television.   But now, six years after leaving the popular BBC1 show, Michael Greco is set for a different challenge –... Mon, 21 Jul 2008 00:00:00 BST http://www.allmediascotland.com/allnewswire/2987/City_Set_to_Sparkle_During_Ultimate_Girls%92_Night_Out Sparkle in the City event to become regular fixture in capital’s social calendar Event: Sparkle in the City When: Wednesday 23rd July 2008, 7pm – 9.30pm Where: Paris at Le Monde, George Street, Edinburgh Tickets: Limited number of £20 tickets from... Thu, 17 Jul 2008 00:00:00 BST http://www.allmediascotland.com/allnewswire/2993/Adventure_Village_is_as_Fun_as_it_Sounds THE EDINBURGH RAT RACE 2008 Adventure Village events, West Princess Street Gardens, Edinburgh 19 & 20 July   To mark the 5th Rat Race urban adventure race to take to Edinburgh’s Streets West Princes St Gardens will again be transformed into a hub of pre during and... Thu, 17 Jul 2008 00:00:00 BST http://www.allmediascotland.com/allnewswire/2985/Scottish_Opera_Tour_The_Merry_Widow SCOTTISH OPERA TOUR NEW PRODUCTION OF THE MERRY WIDOW TO 25 VENUES ACROSS SCOTLAND 4 SEPTEMBER – 8 NOVEMBER 2008   THE MERRY WIDOW By Franz Léhar   Sung in English   Scotland’s national opera company takes to the road this... Wed, 16 Jul 2008 00:00:00 BST http://www.allmediascotland.com/allnewswire/2963/Horrible_Histories_Author_Launches_New_Fiction_Series_at_Our_Dynamic_Earth Horrible Histories author Terry Deary will be signing copies of his latest release, Shadow of the Gallows, at Our Dynamic Earth on Wednesday 16 July. The acclaimed author will be signing copies of his new novel, the first in a brand new Horrible Histories: Gory Stories fiction series, from... Thu, 10 Jul 2008 00:00:00 BST http://www.allmediascotland.com/allnewswire/2967/YMI_Funding_Gets_Up_and_Coming_Young_Musicians_into_the_Studio With Scottish bands headlining summer music festivals around the world this year, some of Scotland’s promising young bands are being given the chance to work with professional recording studios to take their music careers to the next stage, thanks to a pilot scheme funded by the... Thu, 10 Jul 2008 00:00:00 BST http://www.allmediascotland.com/allnewswire/2971/From_News_Pages_to_Display_Cases_-_New_Gallery_Opens High-tech shipbuilding, luxury Scottish textiles, life on Piper Alpha and the NHS are amongst the many cutting-edge issues which feature in the National Museum of Scotland’s new gallery, Scotland: A Changing Nation.   The captivating permanent gallery, which was... Thu, 10 Jul 2008 00:00:00 BST http://www.allmediascotland.com/allnewswire/2962/A_World_First_Mobile_Tickets_at_Pole_Position_for_the_World_Superbike_Championships_and_Czech_MotoGP Mobile phones will become the means of entry for motorbike fans at the World Superbike Championships and the MotoGP Czech Grand Prix at Brno this summer.   Edinburgh, Scotland. - (9 July 2008) - Mobiqa, world leaders in mobile ticketing solutions and Ticketportal, Eastern... Wed, 9 Jul 2008 00:00:00 BST http://www.allmediascotland.com/allnewswire/2939/EDFRINGE_08_-_COMEDY_-_Gamarjobat_-_The_Western Wednesday 2 July 2008 Japanese comedy sensation GAMARJOBAT return to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe with a brand new show, and this time it’s a case of East meets West-ern. The multi-award winning duo present their own take on the spaghetti Western in a brilliantly unique and... Wed, 2 Jul 2008 00:00:00 BST http://www.allmediascotland.com/allnewswire/2940/EDFRINGE_08_-_COMEDY_-_Pete_Firman_-_FlimFlam Wednesday 02 July 2008 Pete Firman makes a welcome return to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe with a brand new show, FlimFlam at the Underbelly from 2 – 24 August. Part-magician, part-comedian… All FlimFlam. Fresh from Montreal’s prestigious ‘Just... Wed, 2 Jul 2008 00:00:00 BST http://www.allmediascotland.com/allnewswire/2941/EDFRINGE_08_-_COMEDY_-_Count_Arthur_Strong_-_The_Man_Behind_The_Smile Wednesday 02 July 2008 Count Arthur Strong makes his return to Edinburgh after the huge success of his BBC Radio 4 comedy series. Since winning a commendation from the Perrier Awards for his debut fringe outing in ’97 Count Arthur has become an Edinburgh Fringe institution. With a... Wed, 2 Jul 2008 00:00:00 BST