All that glitters isn’t gold.
A NEW exhibition, Scotland’s Early Silver, will reveal for the first time how silver, not gold, became the most important precious metal in Scotland over the course of the first millennium AD.
Supported by Glenmorangie, the exhibition will showcase new research and recent archaeological discoveries to chart the first thousand years of silver in Scotland.
Visitors will learn how Scotland’s earliest silver arrived with the Roman army, and reveal the lasting impact this new material had on early Medieval Scotland.
The National Museum of Scotland, Chambers Street, Edinburgh, October 13 - February 25.3
Them’s the breaks
BBC Writersroom Scotland has selected five new writers whose compelling stories will feature in the third series of The Break on BBC Three.
The new writers from across Scotland were chosen after a talent search was launched earlier this year.
The writers are Anita Vettesse, Grace Knight, Stewart Thomson,
Omar Raza and Sophie Wu.
They will work with BBC Writersroom Scotland and independent production company The Comedy Unit to being their stories to the screen.
The five minute monologues that reflect the diversity of life in contemporary Scotland will go into production shortly and will be available on BBC next year.
The stories are colourful; the tale of a Glasgow gigolo, the secret life of a teacher and a father and son relationship is explored.
There is a monologue featuring a Scottish-Muslim man who loves his father - just as much as he loves Girls Aloud and the tale of a seriously, socially inept teenage girl on a quest for love at the party of the year.
Singing her own songs
BBC Radio 2 A-listed singer songwriter Kerri Watt has recently announced her first ever UK headline tour, with 14-dates in November.
The Scottish born singer-songwriter, whose influences range from Sheryl Crow and Sara Bareilles to The Rolling Stones, will play King Tut’s on November 30.
The performer has spent the last two years touring across the UK and Europe with the likes of Starsailor, Ward Thomas, Embrace, Nina Nesbitt and Mike & The Mechanics.
Art for charity’s sake
SCOTLAND’s biggest charity art exhibition is set to launch. The Annual Ayrshire Art Exhibition and Sale launches on October 22 for four weeks, exhibiting the works of both top professionals and talented amateurs on sale in aid of Save the Children.
More than half a million pounds has been raised over the past 23 years in aid of the charity’s work in Scotland and abroad.
The exhibition, now a staple in the Scottish art calendar, will house around 400 works by 220 artists, offering a diverse range of art in both price and style to enthusiastic buyers.
The artists will be donating 40% of their proceeds to Save the Children, with some donating entire works.
The Maclaurin Art Gallery, Rozelle Estate, Monument Road, Ayr.
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