The McLellan Arts Festival 14th August to 6th September 2015
Coming at the end of August is this year’s McLellan Arts Festival and here is a wee peek of the treats in store!
The successful Arran Open Studios kicks it all off on the weekend of 14th August with over 30 artists’ studios open and a bus to take you round!
Then on Friday 28th August the award winning, renowned and entertaining poet, Simon Armitage will read from his own work and present awards to the winning poets from this year’s McLellan Poetry Competition in the Little Rock Cafe, Brodick. Simon will follow this up with a workshop in Corrie Hall on Saturday 29th. ( If you want to take part in this you should book with David Underdown or Cicely Gill.) As a finale to this poetry fest, there will be an informal evening of music and poetry in Brodick Bar on Sunday 30th.
Also on Sunday 30st there will be an hour of wonderful sacred music in Corrie Church whilst on the evening of Saturday 29th is the Famous McLellan Ceilidh with the Taiko Drummers, Tim Pomeroy and the Jazz Cafe Band in Corrie hall.
On Tuesday evening, September 1st, there will be a joint event with the Saltire Society in Altachorvie, Lamlash with writer, Alan Riach and painter, Alistair Moffat. They will present an interesting and entertaining evening about Scottish painting.
