Festival of New Writing 
                    in Aberdeen and 
                    North-East Scotland
                
                
                    1st–30th September 2010
                
                
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
                
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    New Words Festival Open Mic Night
    
    
        
    An evening of poetry and prose that you can contribute or just listen to
    
    
        
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    Friday 17 September 2010
                     
                    
    7pm
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    9pm
                
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    Better Read Books, Ellon [Map]
    
    
        
    Admission free
    
                
    
    
    
        
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                    The usual mix of poetry and prose at Better Read's open mic evenings with the possibility
                    of some musical interludes depending on who arrives and on who wants to contribute.
                    Refreshments will be provided. MC will be Michael Molden of Cauliay Publishing.
                 
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     Week 3 
    
    
    
        Friday 17 September
         
        2pm
         
        Meldrum Library, Oldmeldrum
     
    
    
        Reminisce with a World War Two soldier
     
 
    
        Friday 17 September
         
        7pm
         
        Better Read Books, Ellon
     
    
    
        An evening of poetry and prose that you can contribute or just listen to
     
 
    
        Saturday 18 September
         
        1pm
         
        Acorn Centre, Inverurie
     
    
    
        Writers' workshops
         
        EVENT CANCELLED
     
 
 
     Week 4 
    
    
    
        Tuesday 21 September
         
        12.30pm
         
        Gordon House, Inverurie
     
    
    
        De-stress workshop. Bang your own drum, rattle our maracas
     
 
    
        Tuesday 21 September
         
        7pm
         
        Aberdeen Arts Centre, Aberdeen
     
    
    
        Scots and Doric from Morag Skene and Linda Smith with singer Tom Dailly
     
 
    
        Wednesday 22 September
         
        7.30pm
         
        Rizza's Ice Cream Factory, Huntly
     
    
    
        Huntly Writers blend essences of Battlehill Wood with the secrets of Rizza's ice-cream
     
 
    
        Thursday 23 September
         
        7pm
         
        The Coffee House, Aberdeen
     
    
    
        Eddie Gibbons reads from his new collection, joined by Olivia McMahon and Catriona Yule
     
 
 
 
    
    
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