Helen Bellany – The Restless Wave
Helen Bellany was partner and muse of the critically acclaimed artist, John Bellany. An artist in her own right, she and John were married twice and had three children together.The Restless Wave, gives a candid insight into their marriage, their loss to one another, their second marriage and their life together to the end.
John Bellany’s painting The Dawn Pearl at Port Seton Harbour is currently on display at the Scottish Maritime Museum as part of the exhibition Maritime Perspectives: Collecting Art of a Seafaring Nation.
Saturday 29 September, 2018 –
2.00-3pm
Maritime Museum- £10 (incl. entry to Scottish Maritime Museum)
Tickets available from the HAC box office on 01294 274059 or book online
Voices from the Jungle: Stories from the Calais Refugee Camp
Calais refugees tell powerful stories of childhood dreams; genocides, wars, and persecution; the terror and strengths of their extraordinary journeys; the realities of the Calais camp and their hopes for the future. Join Majid Adin, one of the authors, who will tell his story, and reflect on his experiences. Corinne Squire, a co-editor, will describe the complexity of producing the book and will read extracts from other contributors in what promises to be an interesting and thought provoking event.
Saturday 29 September, 2018 – 4.00-5pm
Harbour Arts Centre – £6
Tickets available from the HAC box office on 01294 274059 or book online
Alex Gray – Appearance and Reality: a crime writer investigates
Alex Gray was born and educated in Glasgow. After studying English and Philosophy at the University of Strathclyde, she worked as a visiting officer for the DHSS, a time she looks upon as postgraduate education since it proved a rich source of character studies. She then trained as an English teacher.
A regular on the Scottish bestseller lists, her previous novels include Five Ways to Kill a Man, Glasgow Kiss, Pitch Black, The Riverman, Never Somewhere Else, The Swedish Girl and Keep the Midnight Out. She is the co-founder of the international Scottish crime writing festival, Bloody Scotland,
30 September, 2018 – 3.30-4.30pm
Harbour Arts Centre – £6
Tickets available from the HAC box office on 01294 274059 or book online
Douglas Skelton book launch – The Janus Run
Scottish author Douglas Skelton’s launch of his latest novel The Janus Run. Douglas has written 11 true crime and Scottish criminal history books but is now concentrating on fiction.
The Janus Run is a New York-set thriller described as ‘Jason Bourne meets The Sopranos’.
30 September, 2018 – 6.30-7pm
Harbour Arts Centre – free
Tickets available from the HAC box office on 01294 274059
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