September 2020
Penfest 2020 Bright and Beautiful Gallery Foyer
Welcome to the St James the Less Church "Bright and Beautiful" exhibition online. You are now in the "Gallery Foyer" and can view the exhibition by clicking here. (This will be accessible from 7pm on Monday 27th September). We hope you enjoy the art! You can view the exhibition in real life at St James the Less Church Hall, Broomhill Road, Penicuik, EH26 9EE ("Up the Lane"). This will be open Tuesday 29th September until Saturday 3rd October, 11am -…
Find out more »PENFEST 2020-Penicuik Folk Club Online
You are invited to join Penicuik Folk Club for their regular Tuesday night virtual singers' night on Tuesday 29th September 2020 via ZOOM. This is a free event. The folk club has continued to meet during the lock down in this way. The sessions are hosted and performers are invited to perform one at a time whilst the rest are "muted". It works well! The Zoom folk club has attracted friends and participants from around the world including London and…
Find out more »PENFEST 2020- Jemma Derbyshire, an illustrated talk
You can buy tickets for this very special event by clicking here. Jemma Derbyshire (our Turner Prize judge, pictured) presents an art lecture online (via Zoom) and at the end of it, she will be announcing the winner of the Penicuik Turner Prize 2020! Penfest has included a lecture on an art-related topic for several years. Past lecturers have included successful artists such as Kate Downie, Cath Davison and Aine Divine. This year we are delighted that Jemma Derbyshire will…
Find out more »October 2020
Penfest – Pentland Piano Festival
On Thursday 1st October at 7:30pm, we are delighted that the Pentland Piano Festival will be presented to coincide with the Penfest week. Please click here to view the festival (the link will be made live on Thursday 1st October at 7:30pm) Last year over 60 pianists of all ages performed during the day sessions of the Pentland Piano Festival. The audience were amazed at the breadth of talent that arrived from Penicuik, Midlothian and further afield from the UK…
Find out more »Penfest 2020 Final Concert
Graham McDonald features in the Penfest 2020 Final Concert online on Saturday 3rd October at 7:30pm. Graham runs the Pentland School of Music (located in its own premises in Cornbank, Penicuik) and will provide an hour of wonderful music along with his very talented friends and family. Another free event, not to be missed. Please click here to view the concert. (The link will be active at 7:30pm on Saturday 3rd October). The Concert is free, but donations are very…
Find out more »PENFEST 2020- Show and Tell
Free, but ticketed. Please click here to obtain your ticket and Zoom link. You're invited to come and meet some of this year's exhibitors at this free Zoom event! Artists will discuss their own works including inspiration, technique and materials used. It is a great way to get to know the artists and to pick up some hints for your own practice. If you're not a practicing artist, the insight will help your appreciation of the art works that are…
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