Arcadia Scotland
St Andrews Happenings: June 2015
Date
June 1, 2015Art and Culture
Wildlife of the Cairngorms: 27 June, Crail Community Hall, 1pm
Award-winning photographer Laurie Campbell discusses the terrain and topography of the Cairngorms.
Where the Wild Things Are: 28 June, Cambo Estate, St Andrews, 1.45pm
Talk by author Esther Woolfson on the fuzzy boundaries between wild and tame.
Objects Unpacked Series: Curious Coins: 3 June, MUSA, 1.15pm
From Ancient Roman coins to East Asian bullet money, find out more about the University’s coin collection from Curator Claire Robinson.
Music, Comedy and Dance
The Contest Betwixt Fiddle & Harp: 4 June, All Saints Church Hall, 12:45pm
Simon Chadwick, on his Queen Mary harp, plays grand 18th century tunes showing the connections between the old harp music and the newer fiddle traditions in C18th Scotland.
Iphigenie in Tauris--CHristoph Willibald Gluck: 15-18 June, Byre Theatre, 7pm
The 1779 opera in four acts.
Callum Baird: 18 June, Forgan's 9pm
Acoustic session – live performances from the best local talent.
Sinderins: 6 June, Byre Theatre, 8pm
Folky indie and country blues from this Dundee band previously known as Anderson, McGinty, Webster, Ward and Fisher.
Lectures, Sports and Local Festivals
St Monans Sea Queen Day: 15 June, Various venues in St Monans, Anstruther
The oldest Gala Day in the East Neuk of Fife harks back to the fishing tradition of Scottish coastal villages. A fun-filled family day, the highlight is the arrival of the Sea Queen Party onboard a restored antique sail-boat, while dockside there are stalls, a mini fairground and live music.
Crail Food Festival: 12-14 June, Various venues in Crail
Food and music meet in this local festival. For the foodies there's the Taste of Fife with a producers' market, cookery demonstrations and evening supper, while music fans can expect some top Scottish names. For the children there's a harbour festival. Among those confirmed for 2015 are the St Andrews Brewing Company, Seriously Good Venison and the Pittenweem Chocolate Company.
St Andrews Farmers' Market: 6 June, North Car Park
Organised by the Fife Farmers' Market Cooperative, St Andrews is a busy market with up to 30 stallholders attending on the first Saturday of each month.