Bakehouse events since March 2005

2005

Saturday March 5th
Tom Pow and Diana Hendry launch Sparks
with readings by Hamish Whyte
(excerpts and review in Markings)

May 28th
John Harrison- former Artistic Director of the West Yorkshire Playhouse
Launch of his Autobiography Not Quite Famous
(a mini collection of John’s poetry to appear in Markings)

June 18th
Launch of Markings 19 featuring Hibernaculum, a new collection from Dr Gavin Bowd + coverage and excerpts from his translation of The Possibility of an Island by Michel Houellebecq

July 2nd
Josie Neill reads her poetry
(regularly featured in Markings and collected in issue 15 – now available online)

August 13th
Launch of 60/60 anthology Pub: Survivor’s Press
(to commemorate the 60th Anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki), (reviewed in Markings)

August 27th
Alan Franks reads his poetry and launches his CD Arms of The Enemy (regularly featured in Markings)

October 8
John Calder Samuel Beckett’s friend and publisher reads his work and talks about his friend.

October 29th
Launch of Markings 20/21. 10th anniversary issue

December 3rd
Elspeth Brown, editor of Markings, and Bill Hogan, featured in Markings, read their poetry

December 10th
Dropping Names a one man play by novelist and playwright David Benedictus Base on his autobiography. Directed by Chrys Salt

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2006

Saturday January 28th
Douglas Lipton reads his poetry.
(a Markings regular)

Saturday February 25th
Shetland-based poet Donald S Murray reads his poetry.
(regularly featured and reviewed in Markings)

Saturday March 25th
Guest poet Stewart Conn, Edinburgh’s first Poet Laureate reads his poetry. (this reading previewed in Markings)

Saturday April 22nd
Launch of Markings 22
Guest poets Diana Hendry and Hamish Whyte read + readings from Markings contributors.

Saturday May 20th
The Bakehouse at The Galloway Garden Festival. A gala evening of events, poetry, music and French cuisine in aid of The Galloway Garden Festival. Lochinch Castle.
(event used to generate work for forthcoming Markings)

Saturday June 10th
Guest poet Tom Pow reads his work.
Tom has won four Scottish Arts Council Book Awards.
(Tom regularly features in Markings – this reading previewed)

Saturday July 8th
Poetry and drama about conflict. Exiled Palestinian poet Ghazi Hussein reads his poetry followed by ‘The Retreating World’, a short play by Naomi Wallace performed by Daud Shah. Director Chrys Salt
(Ghazi Hussein’s work featured in Markings)

Saturday July 29th
Poet and musician Alan Franks, Winner of The Petra Kenny Prize and The Scottish National Poetry Competition returns to The Bakehouse by popular request.
(previewed in Markings, alongside the SNPC, based in Wigtown)

Friday August 4th– 6th.
The Gatehouse Gala.The Best of Gatehouse - an exhibition of local art and craft.
(Markings for sale)

Saturday August 26th
An audience with Kenneth White, the internationally renowned Scottish poet, prose writer, essayist.
(filmed by and featured in Markings with photographs)

Saturday October 6th
The Bakehouse @ The Whitehouse Gallery
Markings editors John Hudson and Chrys Salt read their work at the Whitehouse Gallery, Kirkcudbright as part of Gaelforce.

Saturday October 28th
Launch of Markings 23 featuring internationally renowned poet and playwright Bernard Kops to celebrate his 80th Birthday.

Monday October 30th/31st
Bernard Kops runs playwrighting workshops for writers.

Saturday December 2nd
Poet and Musician Don Paterson – recipient of the T S Eliot and Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prizes reads his poetry and plays jazz guitar.
(Don’s work featured in Markings)

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2007

January 27th
Gerry Cambridge plays the harmonica and reads his work. Diane Stafford plays the harp.
(Gerry regularly features in Markings and the event promoted The Dark Horse which itself was launched on the same evening at the same venue in 1995)
More.

February 24th
Exchange of Words.
A bi-annual all day event when writers’ groups from across the region meet to share their work.
(resulting work published in Markings)

March 3rd
It’s My Party...’
A one woman show written by Chris Ballance (former Green MSP for Southern Scotland)
(Chris had a regular column in Markings)

March 24th
Dilys Rose reads her work.
(Dilys featured in Markings)

March 28th
Launch of Markings 24
Alan Franks reads his work and sings as the featured poet in Markings 24.

May 26th
An evening with Prunella Scales. Sponsored by BDS.

June 2nd
Launch of Tom Pow’s dramatic poem ‘Transfusions’
Hugh McMillan reads his poetry

June 9th
The Bakehouse ‘out and about’ at Bladnoch Distillery, featuring Markings regulars Rosemary Baker, Tony Bonning, Josie Neill.

June 17th
London Launch of Markings 24 featuring Alan Franks at The Tristan Bates Theatre, London.
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June 30th
Shetland poet Christine DeLuca reads her work.
(Christine featured in Markings)
More.

August 24th- 27th
THEWORD07:PEACE
With Adrian Mitchell, Michael Horovitz, Bernard Kops, Pete Brown, Cheryl Campbell, Mujdeh Youssef, Ghazi Hussein and The Solway Poets
(extensively covered in Markings 25 and revisited in Markings 27)

September 30th
Buffet ‘n’ Banter
Poets and artists from Ireland and France.
From Ireland Terry MacDonough and Ger Reidy
From France Patrick le Tuault and Yan Samson
(Terry and Ger covered in Markings 25 [Raftery Festival feature]
Patrick Le Tuault a regularly featured artist, extensively covered in Markings 17)

October 27th
Launch of Markings 25
Featuring Rab Wilson who writes a section of the magazine re The Raftery Festival in Kiltimagh, Ireland.

November 24th
The poetry of Leo Aylen.
(Leo is a regular contributor to Markings)

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2008

January 26th
Burns Night Event: Scots poet and singer Tony Bonning
(Tony is one of the founders of Markings)
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March 1st
The poetry of Kenneth C Steven
(regularly featured in Markings and this specific event previewed)

March 23rd
Launch of the Pumpkin Lantern, Selected poets by John Hudson

March 29th
Exchange of Words
A bi-annual all day event when writers’ groups from across the region meet to share their work.
(resulting work appears in Markings)

May 10th
Launch of Markings 26, featuring J B Pick and Elspeth Brown, retiring Editor of Markings.

May 24th
Laughing in the Dark written and performed by Graeme Messer. Director Chrys Salt
A play about a ventriloquist in the holocaust.

June 11th and 12th
The Bakehouse brings Shakespeare’s Globe to Galloway (Crichton Campus). Three performances of Romeo and Juliet.
(Promoted by the Bakehouse and Markings)

June 28th
Tom Leonard reads his poetry.
(regularly featured in Markings, Tom reading previewed and followed up)
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July 1st/2nd/3rd
An exhibition of Hugh Bryden’s artwork in the Bakehouse Gallery.
(Hugh is an artist whose work has significantly featured in Markings)
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July 2nd
The poetry of Libby Houston
(Libby’s reading and work featured in Markings)
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August 23rd
Launch of Greedy for Mulberries, Selected poets by Chrys Salt.
More.

September 27th
Katrina Porteous reads her poetry.
(previewed in Markings)

November 8th
Launch of Markings 27, featuring the poetry of Hugh McMillan and celebration the 70th Birthday of Tessa Ransford, founder of the Scottish Poetry Library

December 6th
Gerry Cambridge – poetry and music
Poet, photographer, musician, editor and critic
(Gerry appears frequently in Markings)
More.

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2009

January 24th
Alan Riach
Celebrate Burns Night with one of Scotland’s liveliest poets and scholars.
(Alan has been a commentator in Markings and his work is in issue 28)
More.

February 21 2009
WN Herbert
From enfant terrible to literary statesman? Find out where former Dumfries and Galloway Writer in residence is today.
More.

April 25th 2009
Vicki Feaver
Established as a leading voice on Scotland’s literary scene. Vicki Feaver returns to Galloway.

May 23rd   2009
Launch of Markings 28
The next outing for one of Scotland’s foremost lit-mags. An evening featuring a host of talent

June 27th 2009
Aonghas MacNeacail
Stakis prize for Scottish Writer of the Year for his third collection’ Oideachadh Ceart’, his most recent collection from Polygon is ‘Laoidh an Donais oig’ – Hymn to a Young Demon
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June 29& 30
A Comedy of Errors
Shakespeare’s Globe returns to the Crichton, Dumfries with this early play by Shakespeare that announces so many of the themes that were to occupy him throughout his writing life.

Saturday July 25th @ 7.30
Ben Bryden Benefit Concert
Fund raiser for local young saxophonist, Ben Bryden, the first saxophonist to gain a First Class Honours Degree at Birmingham Conservatoire who succeeded in gaining a place at the world renowned Manhattan School of Music to do his Masters.

October  24th 2009
Launch of ADRIAN: Scotland Celebrates Adrian Mitchell at The Scottish Poetry Library.
Readings from Liz Lochhead, Adrian’s widow, Celia Mitchell and 23 leading Scottish contributors to the anthology.
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October 25th 2009
Launch of ADRIAN: Scotland Celebrates Adrian Mitchell at The Bakehouse
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November 21st 2009
Launch of Markings 29 – a bumper edition with readings from Morelle Smith and Markings’ WatchWord nominees Rachael Boast and David Mark Williams.

November 22nd 2009
Markings Publications Book Fair with the Launch of Elspeth Brown’s poetry collection ‘A Crab in the Moon’s Mouth’ and ‘Twelve Galloway Poets’.

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2010

January 23rd 2010
Burns Night with haggis, hot toddies and poetry from Scots poets Josie Neill and Douglas Lipton.
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