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Callander Poetry Weekend, 5-7 September 2008
Callander Poetry Weekend - Provisional Programme
This version (at 27 August) is still provisional. There have been some swaps so please check! If I have put you down at a time you can't read, or would rather not read, please email me.
As usual it is a long programme with something for everyone, and something from everyone.
We can squeeze in a few more... space on Friday and Sunday....
Friday 5 Sept
Come when you like - there will be people here all day, some staying Thursday night, and there is plenty to do on the doorstep too.
Garden/shop readings from 4 pm -6.30 Morelle Smith presenting: Kemal Houghton, Leela Soma, Colin Will, Lucinda Carey, Larry Butler, Jen Ross, Maureen Weldon.
Friday 7.30 Opening Party. Evening performances by: Anne Clarke, Kevin Cadwallender, Morelle Smith, [Richie McCafferty,] Sally Evans and Sally James
Saturday 6 Sept
Kirk Hall from 10pm.
Exhibitions: Red Squirrel Press, Makar Press, Poetry Scotland, Calder Wood Press.
10.15 Kirk Hall:Readings:
10.15 - 11.30: Ian Blake presenting: Colin Dewar, Anne Connolly, Rowena Love, Maoilios Caimbeul, Andy Jackson, Gerry Stewart
11.45 - 12.45: Kirk Hall: Andy Jackson presenting: Maureen Weldon, Ann MacKinnon, Niall O'Gallagher, Robert Ritchie.
Saturday 12-45 - 1.40 Lunch ( in Kirk Hall)
Saturday 1.45 - 2.30 Kirk Hall : Poetry and Jazz: Poetry & Improv: featuring the poetry of Brian Johnstone, Brian Johnstone - poet & reader. Richard Ingham - saxophone, bass clarinet, low whistle, percussion. Louise Major - double bass, percussion
Saturday Afternoon Readings in Kirk Hall:
2.35 - 4pm, Robert Ritchie presenting: Sheila Wakefield of Red Squirrel Press with Kevin Cadwallender, Claire McCallum, Robin Cairns, Colin Donati, Sheila Templeton, Nancy Somerville.
Saturday 4.15 - 5.00
Gardens and Garden Poetry from Colin Will and Larry Butler
(in the garden unless pouring)
5.15 - 6.15 pm Readings in Garden/Shop
Alistair Paterson, Sue Hemmings, [Fiona Croeser]...................
Saturday Evening: performances from 8pm: Maoilios Caimbeul and Ian Blake: The Poetry of Wester Ross, with Gaelic poems performed by Maoilios Caimbeul and English translations read by Ian Blake. Elizabeth Rimmer, Eileen Carney Hulme. Onya Wick return with a new programme of music and poetry from Maureen Weldon, Kemal Houghton and Mike Penney.
Sunday 7 September
10.15 a.m. - 11.45 This year's Discussion is on Poetry and Fiction led by Morelle Smith.
Morelle asks: "if people might like to bring an example (short!)of poetry/prose to read out, with a short comment on what it is that they really like about it. I'm not thinking of a lit crit essay! but I felt if people just made one point about why they like it -the vocabulary, the subject matter, the rhythm, the metaphor/s,the rhyme scheme or whatever, this in itself I think would be enough to broaden discussion."
Lunch 12.- 12.45
Readings in garden/shop, 12. 45 - 2.15 Maureen Weldon presenting: Mike Penney, Larry Butler, Fiona Lindsay, Fred Beake, Alan Gay, ......
Readings Garden/shop 2.45 to 4.30/ 5pm finish: Colin Will presenting: Sally James, Eleanor Livingstone, Ian Blake, Etta Dunn, Billy Letford, Juliana Geer, Jean Thewlis,.................... Magi McGlynn.
Dinner (head count at 6pm) from 7pm.
Location 91-93 Main Street, near Church Street, opposite Kirk Hall. You'll see our flags flying.
Roads
The A84 from Stirling can be congested between about 10am and 2pm on Saturdays. Come early if possible. If traffic is heavy, you could come by the Trossachs route or on the small south-river road from Doune, which starts just south of Doune Bridge (Deanston turning).
Parking
No need to use use the main car park which is charged by the hour. Free unlimited on street parking, on main street and side streets. There are also free car parks at end of North Church Street and one behind the Kirk on South Church Street.
Lifts are usually available home to the cities, and certainly to Stirling station, at suitable times. I am also looking out for a lift for two people from Glasgow on Saturday morning.
Children: Callander is a good place to bring children, and you are welcome to bring them. However we ask that you supervise them carefully, particularly in regard to the garden ponds and also the busy road between the Bookshop and the Kirk Hall.
Food is provided for everybody at this unique party, but you will need to book B&B if you are staying overnight. Let us know if you have transport problems. For any queries please email Sally.