Northings | Mandy Haggith | Friends Activity http://northings.com/members/mandyhaggith/activity/friends/ Activity feed for Mandy Haggith's friends. Fri, 12 Dec 2025 04:04:10 +0000 http://buddypress.org/?v=2.2.5 en-US 30 hourly 2 45da294e50635634584eb70cb97e70bb Sian Jamieson wrote a new post, How do people engage with culture in Scotland?, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2012/08/31/how-do-people-engage-with-culture-in-scotland/ Wed, 29 May 2013 07:58:40 +0000 Thumbnail

Each year the Scottish government conduct a Scottish Household Survey that gives us an insight into the composition, characteristics, attitudes and behaviours of Scottish households and individuals. The […]

]]> 0 a752b4d9139d4d86f54a62d74ee21b7f Marcus J Wilson wrote a new post, Northings Podcast 3: Highlands and Islands at Edinburgh Fringe, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2008/08/19/podcast-3-highlands-and-islands-at-edinburgh-fringe/ Thu, 16 May 2013 08:45:07 +0000 MARCUS J WILSON reports on three Highlands and Islands shows at the 2008 Edinburgh Fringe Festival – Dogstar Theatre’s The Tailor of Inverness, The Sorren Maclean Band, and Mull Theatre’s production of Right […]

]]> 0 f93c0a6b6be49f488c0e2fe1fc452807 Robert Livingston wrote a new post, Northings Podcast 15: Moray Art Centre, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2011/07/01/northings-podcast-15-moray-art-centre/ Thu, 16 May 2013 08:04:05 +0000 ROBERT LIVINGSTON speaks to Founder and Director of the Moray Art Centre, RANDY KLINGER.

]]> 0 781da65feb1c109f61c9c0f9baab3e12 Sian Jamieson wrote a new post, sound Festival shortlisted for prestigious RPS Music Award, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2013/04/19/sound-festival-shortlisted-for-prestigious-rps-music-award/ Wed, 08 May 2013 08:31:51 +0000 “sound’s 2012 edition opened up the world of music theatre to creators and audiences who feel inhibited by opera’s institutional conventions and gave us a whiff of the creative zeitgeist”
opera magazine
sound, […]

]]> 0 87bed649dcf069ff5bdfaff6b0ed33e0 Sian Jamieson wrote a new post, Invitation for New and Emerging Deaf & Disabled Scottish Film Talent, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2013/04/12/invitation-for-new-and-emerging-deaf-disabled-scottish-film-talent/ Fri, 12 Apr 2013 13:00:26 +0000 Invitation for New and Emerging Deaf & Disabled Scottish Film Talent to a 2 Day Film Workshop
At the Edinburgh International Film Festival 
Delivered by 104 Films in partnership with Edinburgh International Film […]

]]> 0 651cdf6c09a6b1f8f8bcea96f2fddcfd Kenny Mathieson wrote a new post, The End of This Road, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2013/03/27/the-end-of-this-road/ Wed, 27 Mar 2013 13:41:11 +0000 ThumbnailTHE DEMISE of Northings is, I believe, a severe blow to the arts community in the Highlands & Islands.
AS THE only editor of the journal since its inception ten years ago, I would say that, wouldn’t […]

]]> 0 cfd6aa34d5dd9c7206b6770bbd70e0cb Robert Livingston wrote a new post, Northings No More, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2013/03/27/northings-no-more/ Wed, 27 Mar 2013 13:39:01 +0000 ThumbnailRobert Livingston explains why Northings cannot continue
BACK at the turn of the Millennium, I was keen to set up an online journal that would properly represent the dynamism and diversity of the arts and culture […]

]]> 0 4f696e7a8a1eeeddc61a43aae4ca7caa Georgina Coburn wrote a new post, Sam Cartman: At the End of the Road, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2013/03/19/sam-cartman-at-the-end-of-the-road/ Tue, 19 Mar 2013 10:40:58 +0000 ThumbnailKilmorack Gallery, until 13 April 2013
INSPIRED by Scottish and Italian landscapes, Sam Cartman’s first solo exhibition at Kilmorack Gallery represents a significant progression in the artist’s work to […]

]]> 0 90db30261c411cc0064681044eb9de5d Georgina Coburn wrote a new post, Waterlines: Marian Leven and Will Maclean, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2013/03/15/waterlines-marian-leven-and-will-maclean-2/ Fri, 15 Mar 2013 09:51:58 +0000 ThumbnailThe Sir Duncan Rice Library Gallery, University of Aberdeen, until 14 April 2013
SITUATED in the plaza of the Sir Duncan Rice Library, University of Aberdeen, a magnificent newly commissioned sculpture by artists […]

]]> 0 cb66dbc0c0fb099f198fb899e60d5c31 Kenny Mathieson wrote a new post, Upcoming events at Universal Hall, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2013/03/07/upcoming-events-at-universal-hall-6/ Thu, 07 Mar 2013 16:12:37 +0000 Fri 15th March, 7:30pm

One The Road (Film)

Based on the classic Jack Kerouac novel, On The Road is the story of Sal Paradise, an aspiring New York writer, and Dean Moriarty, a charming ex-con, married to the […]

]]> 0 1291f146cacd02c6337af36ab81f5e73 Kenny Mathieson wrote a new post, Northings No More, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2013/03/07/northings-no-more/ Thu, 07 Mar 2013 10:00:43 +0000 ThumbnailRobert Livingston explains why Northings cannot continue
BACK at the turn of the Millennium, I was keen to set up an online journal that would properly represent the dynamism and diversity of the arts and culture […]

]]> 0 13129c3af4cad44170afbddb84228279 Georgina Coburn wrote a new post, Scottish Ensemble: La Follia, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2013/02/18/scottish-ensemble-la-follia/ Mon, 18 Feb 2013 10:21:12 +0000 ThumbnailOneTouch Theatre, Eden Court, Inverness, 17 February 2013
JOINING forces with harpsichord soloist Jan Waterfield the Scottish Ensemble’s latest tour featured musical earworms from across the centuries with works […]

]]> 0 94ad1f59ac7584ceaa78dc60eac00356 Robert Livingston wrote a new post, Inverness College Drama Degree, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2013/02/08/inverness-college-drama-degree/ Fri, 08 Feb 2013 15:22:18 +0000 ThumbnailRobert Livingston welcomes the opportunities to be offered by the new Drama Degree in development at Inverness College
IT’S not easy making theatre in the Highlands.

EVEN though a full house in a village hall […]

]]> 0 1393bb8e7e4b609699c0ef54e2060024 Bogbain Farm and Barry Gordon are now friends http://northings.com/activity/p/15684/ Sun, 03 Feb 2013 20:15:41 +0000 0 98fab637a33eadc1020b36851996c0eb Kenny Mathieson wrote a new post, Celebrating Natural Scotland, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2013/02/01/celebrating-natural-scotland/ Thu, 31 Jan 2013 22:13:30 +0000 ThumbnailTHE  latest flagship pseudo-festival from the Scottish Government and Creative Scotland is upon us.
THE Year of Natural Scotland 2013 event launched with the opening performances of Infinite Scotland at Eden […]

]]> 0 dedd3f55a295e76ee8255f73c897b5d4 Kenny Mathieson wrote a new post, A Midsummer Night's Dream, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2013/01/30/a-midsummer-nights-dream-2/ Wed, 30 Jan 2013 10:20:10 +0000 ThumbnailEmpire Theatre, Eden Court, Inverness, 29 January 2013
THIS contribution to the Britten centenary celebrations may have been only a semi-staged performance of the opera, but it was a memorable one.

THE latest […]

]]> 0 820c6e536b2915b52eef68ba9c93420b Kenny Mathieson wrote a new post, Classic Rock Show to visit Aberdeen and Inverness, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2013/01/23/classic-rock-show-to-visit-aberdeen-and-inverness/ Wed, 23 Jan 2013 09:51:57 +0000 After the success of their critically acclaimed 2012 UK tour and as a testimony to the immense popularity of classic rock music, The Classic Rock Show is back – bigger and even better!

 

Featuring the music […]

]]> 0 6e94b46c56b05453698a6a63291ca9ba Georgina Coburn wrote a new post, Faces and Figures from the Permanent Collection , on the site Northings http://northings.com/2013/01/16/faces-and-figures-from-the-permanent-collection/ Mon, 21 Jan 2013 11:57:10 +0000 ThumbnailInverness Museum & Art Gallery, until 9 February 2013
THIS LATEST exhibition in the IMAG main gallery space presents the opportunity to view some magnificent works from the Scottish figurative tradition, drawn […]

]]> 0 9c59505f0cc23317005a17c5f69dc1b4 Robert Livingston wrote a new post, HI-Arts Reflections: Zenwing Puppets, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2013/01/15/hi-arts-reflections-zenwing-puppets/ Mon, 21 Jan 2013 11:53:03 +0000 ThumbnailRoss-shire-based Zenwing Puppets may have started small, but with the launch of Creativity in Care this month their work takes an exciting new direction. Robert Livingston talked to Karrie Marshall about Zenwing’s […]

]]> 0 a7cb5f94df72212c4f619ef3c175c25a Kenny Mathieson wrote a new post, More Pain In Store?, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2012/12/03/more-pain-in-store/ Wed, 12 Dec 2012 14:10:53 +0000 ThumbnailTHE NEWS that Newcastle Council have opted to drop their entire budget allocation for the arts sends a warning that the pain of spending cuts is far from over, and may just be beginning.
THE draconian measures […]

]]> 0 a76dbeb2906e6cc37f9af5c03e553062 Georgina Coburn wrote a new post, Scottish Ensemble: Goldberg Variations, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2012/12/10/scottish-ensemble-goldberg-variations/ Mon, 10 Dec 2012 20:26:25 +0000 ThumbnailInverness Cathedral, 8 December 2012
THE SCOTTISH Ensemble made a welcome return to Inverness Cathedral as a venue for their annual candlelit concert with a programme exploring the deceptively simple concept of […]

]]> 0 cbe191581de6bf195b88f57743cb0100 Kenny Mathieson wrote a new post, Statement from the Board of Creative Scotland, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2012/12/07/statement-from-the-board-of-creative-scotland/ Fri, 07 Dec 2012 16:55:03 +0000 ThumbnailTHIS statement details the commitments for change as agreed by the Creative Scotland Board at the meeting on the 5th and 6th December.
THE statement follows earlier announcements and the work carried out by the […]

]]> 0 d36d8807d26c7260839831f1aeb8de41 Georgina Coburn wrote a new post, Kilmorack Gallery Christmas Exhibition, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2012/12/03/kilmorack-gallery-christmas-exhibition-2/ Thu, 06 Dec 2012 12:07:49 +0000 ThumbnailKilmorack Gallery, until 22 December 2012
CHRISTMAS 2012 at Kilomorack Gallery combines the work of established and emerging new artists.

EXHIBITING artists include Gerald Laing, Eugenia Vronskaya, Helen […]

]]> 0 4b337c6b4dab2ef8848d12c0959df6fc Robert Livingston wrote a new post, Wanted: Alive or..., on the site Northings http://northings.com/2012/11/29/wanted-alive-or/ Thu, 29 Nov 2012 14:29:57 +0000 At a recent meeting of members of the Highlands and Islands Theatre Network, a colleague from the Edinburgh-based company Stellar Quines gave a fascinating presentation on the company’s experiments with live […]

]]> 0 c7fe876f6cd4cdbb2359c8ea7488ad60 Georgina Coburn wrote a new post, Tore Gallery Christmas Exhibition, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2012/11/27/tore-gallery-christmas-exhibition/ Tue, 27 Nov 2012 10:27:06 +0000 ThumbnailTore Gallery, Tore, until 23 December 2012
TORE Gallery’s latest exhibition marks both an ending and a beginning.

FOLLOWING this Christmas exhibition the gallery will close its doors after nine years, allowing […]

]]> 0 f6be0894c877044e7739379ace3fcd00 Georgina Coburn wrote a new post, 10th Inverness Film Festival, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2012/11/13/10th-inverness-film-festival/ Tue, 13 Nov 2012 12:24:49 +0000 ThumbnailEden Court Cinemas, Inverness, 7-11 November 2012
2012 marks a significant milestone in the history of Inverness Film Festival which has emerged in recent years as a leading cultural event.

THE co-direction of […]

]]> 0 da49d681cfc90ee998d4c2b6b1270354 Kenny Mathieson wrote a new post, Tommy Smith's Karma, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2012/11/06/tommy-smiths-karma/ Tue, 06 Nov 2012 11:29:12 +0000 ThumbnailQueen’s Hall, Edinburgh, 1 November 2012, and touring
HARD on the heels of a notably successful tour leading the SNJO in a programme of music by Duke Ellington (see review), saxophonist Tommy Smith revealed a […]

]]> 0 0c4cb35f9474f9aa7071db2832885a9e Kenny Mathieson wrote a new post, Creative Scotland Still Under Fire, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2012/11/01/creative-scotland-still-under-fire/ Thu, 01 Nov 2012 11:00:11 +0000 ThumbnailTHE PROTEST over the way in which Creative Scotland is working with its clients continues to gain momentum.
FOLLOWING a fair bit of recent criticism in the press, last month saw an escalation in opposition with […]

]]> 0 18debc1d37d0b57f2a343c406522b95a Georgina Coburn wrote a new post, Scottish Ensemble Inverness Residency, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2012/10/30/scottish-ensemble-inverness-residency-2/ Tue, 30 Oct 2012 12:45:14 +0000 ThumbnailEden Court Theatre, Inverness, 25-28 October 2012
THIS YEAR for the first time the Scottish Ensemble initiated four residencies as part of their 2012/13 season in Dundee, Inverness, Aberdeen and Perth; […]

]]> 0 5bb2344f928e29a512dbf5c28c6f96f4 Georgina Coburn wrote a new post, Mortal Remains, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2012/10/23/mortal-remains/ Tue, 23 Oct 2012 12:27:59 +0000 ThumbnailAn Lanntair, Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, until 17 November 2012
IN THE world of Contemporary Art Steve Dilworth is a rarity, an artist that defies classification in being uniquely himself.

WORKING since the late […]

]]> 0 9b6ec036e8537c5665b17cee547f6413 Georgina Coburn wrote a new post, Highland Crafts, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2005/11/10/highland-crafts/ Thu, 18 Oct 2012 09:36:55 +0000 Celebrating the Personal Touch
GEORGINA COBURN checks out the work on show at the 3D2D Craft & Design Fair in Inverness, and suggests that original craftwork may make the perfect Christmas gift
AS EVENTS […]

]]> 0 18fdeb47adc87b2124387c4b83117121 Georgina Coburn wrote a new post, Visual Arts Report, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2006/08/01/visual-arts-report/ Wed, 17 Oct 2012 11:07:22 +0000 Making Visual Arts Visible
GEORGINA COBURN has been out and about the meeting visual artists and organisations throughout the Highlands and Islands to prepare a report for HI~Arts. Georgina airs some of the […]

]]> 0 e8e9dc6351869adb20c135a8979ca74f Georgina Coburn wrote a new post, Five Challenges Visual Arts Report, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2006/10/01/five-challenges-visual-arts-report/ Wed, 17 Oct 2012 10:59:10 +0000 Laying Down the Challenge
A new study commissioned by HI~Arts, the arts development agency for the Highlands and Islands, sets Five Challenges for the continuing development of the Visual Arts in the Highlands […]

]]> 0 486cd30c5c4442a1f0a85cf4a7195cb9 Kenny Mathieson wrote a new post, ArtsFolk: Ken Ramage, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2003/07/03/artsfolk-ken-ramage/ Wed, 17 Oct 2012 09:29:09 +0000 KENNY MATHIESON looks at the work of KEN RAMAGE in establishing the Nairn International Jazz Festival.
LONG BEFORE I ever actually attended a concert in the Nairn International Jazz Festival, I had been regaled […]

]]> 0 a8b9ae625afd6bb5249b21ffbf6b8f27 Kenny Mathieson wrote a new post, Julie Fowlis, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2005/04/13/julie-fowlis-4/ Wed, 17 Oct 2012 09:07:16 +0000 Tuning Up for the Road
JULIE FOWLIS has been very busy of late, what with her own debut solo album, a new disc from Dòchas, and lots of touring and gigging. We caught up with her on an increasingly rare return to […]

]]> 0 abcdda156e526d63258003c5f32524ea Kenny Mathieson wrote a new post, Symon Macintyre, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2007/07/02/symon-macintyre/ Wed, 17 Oct 2012 09:01:30 +0000 A Modern Twist on Puppetry
SYMON MACINTYRE and his colleagues at the Leith-based Puppet Lab have three major projects coming up in the Inverness area, beginning with performances of Beauty and the Beast this […]

]]> 0 c8b57bce11a3c2f3d0922e8710da7e31 Robert Livingston wrote a new post, How to come third and win, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2012/10/16/how-to-come-third-and-win/ Tue, 16 Oct 2012 08:01:43 +0000 We are binary creatures, cursed by our bilateral symmetry to think in terms of pairings and oppositions: black and white, right and wrong, formal and informal, incomer and native. We are (no pun intended) […]

]]> 0 be449340931d64739d22120875fa0232 Kenny Mathieson wrote a new post, Between Two Worlds, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2007/11/04/between-two-worlds-2/ Thu, 04 Oct 2012 13:41:58 +0000 Exploring the Night Time Forest
BETWEEN TWO WORLDS will draw on local Cairngorm legends as well as environment in an artistic illumination of a section of Glenmore Forest Park
BETWEEN TWO WORLDS is part of the […]

]]> 0 b40d8dccc8c029b5096f8500d6bb8f75 Kenny Mathieson wrote a new post, Matthew Zajac, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2007/05/04/matthew-zajac/ Thu, 04 Oct 2012 13:26:13 +0000 Taking the Plunge
MATTHEW ZAJAC is the co-director of Dogstar Theatre, and directs their new production of Caithness-born writer Henry Adam’s latest play, ‘E Polish Quine. Matthew talks to Northings about the new […]

]]> 0 491b9a2a60d7c73319957ffdae663f42 Georgina Coburn wrote a new post, Speakout: INcoherence, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2007/02/01/speakout-incoherence/ Thu, 04 Oct 2012 10:40:28 +0000 What Kind of Culture?
GEORGINA COBURN takes a critical look at the nurturing of creative opportunities in the Highlands & Islands.
An article on BBC’s news website in November featuring local artist Sarah Barnes […]

]]> 0 2062dc3a541c90d287cf992bfa7a48d0 Georgina Coburn wrote a new post, Paul Bloomer, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2007/04/01/paul-bloomer/ Thu, 04 Oct 2012 10:30:50 +0000 From the Black Country to Shetland
GEORGINA COBURN examines the work of Shetland-based visual artist Paul Bloomer
IN AN art world driven by celebrity and the shock of the thirty second fix, the work of Paul […]

]]> 0 fd4a099048d657f15b4c97ee786c0b98 Kenny Mathieson wrote a new post, Colin Marr, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2007/11/04/colin-marr-2/ Thu, 04 Oct 2012 09:30:30 +0000 The New Eden
COLIN MARR tells Northings what the new Eden Court has to offer
THE REFURBISHMENT of Eden Court Theatre has been a massive undertaking, taking over two years to complete and attracting more than its […]

]]> 0 77ef71703b2ec19ef5c84ca9747d8690 Kenny Mathieson wrote a new post, Mareel launches at a difficult time, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2012/10/01/mareel-launches-at-a-difficult-time/ Thu, 27 Sep 2012 11:14:32 +0000 ThumbnailSHETLAND ARTS have announced the official launch of the first season of programmes in the new Mareel venue in Lerwick.
THE organisation also responded very promptly to my moan in last month’s editorial about lack […]

]]> 0 6f90be5766feea5246791cd0c66ec70e Kenny Mathieson wrote a new post, Judi Menabney, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2007/10/01/judi-menabney/ Thu, 06 Sep 2012 10:33:14 +0000 When Eight Becomes Three
JUDI MENABNEY accepted Northings’ invitation in last month’s Editorial to explain the current reconstruction of the Education, Culture, and Sport division at Highland Council
NORTHINGS: […]

]]> 0 2588b83fb4f2e8fcdc7d57ce068edbd7 Georgina Coburn wrote a new post, Del Whitticase, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2007/10/06/del-whitticase/ Thu, 06 Sep 2012 10:26:12 +0000 The Other Side of Air
GEORGINA COBURN speaks to DEL WHITTICASE, the first artist in residence as part of The Other Side of Air – Arts & Spirituality project, about his work in the Merkinch community and the […]

]]> 0 f16bf800bed14197a942bfded9749dce Kenny Mathieson wrote a new post, Surely Not Already?, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2012/09/01/surely-not-already/ Mon, 03 Sep 2012 09:02:53 +0000 ThumbnailGROWING older brings with it more than just creaking joints and a bus pass.
THE vague conviction that time is speeding up grows ever stronger as each year flashes past seemingly a notch or two faster than the one […]

]]> 0 efbfa1be6b7bb51eacbb6de291b8e27c Marcus J Wilson wrote a new post, Andy White, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2006/10/20/andy-white-2/ Thu, 30 Aug 2012 06:24:59 +0000 ThumbnailANDY WHITE is a poet and powerbook-toting troubadour.  He grew up in Belfast, surrounded by Irish beauty and terrorist violence.  His 13th international release, Garageband, is released this month to coincide […]

]]> 0 71bcf78ab975237874a9e3377216c3f4 Marcus J Wilson wrote a new post, Learning Another Life: The Vashti Bunyan Interview, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2008/12/12/learning-another-life-the-vashti-bunyan-interview/ Thu, 30 Aug 2012 06:06:45 +0000 ThumbnailMARCUS WILSON spoke to singer/songwriter VASHTI BUNYAN about the importance of her journey to the Highlands and Islands four decades ago

In July 1968, Vashti Bunyan had set off by horse and cart for the Isle […]

]]> 0 af70b890a275db75b8c72ec128a9631b Georgina Coburn wrote a new post, Journeys: Gwen Black, Mark Lomax, Janet Soutar, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2012/08/29/journeys-gwen-black-mark-lomax-janet-soutar/ Wed, 29 Aug 2012 07:53:19 +0000 ThumbnailInchmore Gallery, Inverness, until 15 September 2012
THIS latest exhibition upstairs at the Inchmore Gallery features recent work from the First Line creative partnership of artists: Gwen Black, Mark Lomax and […]

]]> 0 a44ea26ac5f4a46256fb76cb98010697 Bogbain Farm and Eleanor Carlingford are now friends http://northings.com/activity/p/10065/ Tue, 28 Aug 2012 14:27:44 +0000 0