BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
PRODID:-//Wild Goose Festival - ECPv6.15.12.2//NONSGML v1.0//EN
CALSCALE:GREGORIAN
METHOD:PUBLISH
X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://wildgoosefestival.scot
X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Wild Goose Festival
REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H
X-Robots-Tag:noindex
X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H
BEGIN:VTIMEZONE
TZID:UTC
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:+0000
TZOFFSETTO:+0000
TZNAME:UTC
DTSTART:20220101T000000
END:STANDARD
END:VTIMEZONE
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20231014T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20231111T170000
DTSTAMP:20260608T081055
CREATED:20230724T105211Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230724T105212Z
UID:1883-1697277600-1699722000@wildgoosefestival.scot
SUMMARY:Artful Migration Exhibition
DESCRIPTION:Closed (Sundays & Mondays) \n\n\n\nAn exhibition by Artful Migration artists-in-residence\, Leeming & Paterson. \n\n\n\nOver the past 8 months Ted Leeming & Morag Paterson have spent time at Lochar Mosses exploring the elusive Nightjar\, one of Scotland’s rarest and most unusual birds\, which appears to be thriving in the region. \n\n\n\nThe nightjar has secretive behaviour and an almost supernatural reputation\, being only visible at night. Leeming & Paterson have observed the birds and their behaviours\, explored the threats to the birds\, which include habitat degradation and the challenges that climate change is having. \n\n\n\nThe exhibition\, which is the culmination of their residency period\,  includes a range of photographic\, alternative processes and audio/visual work by the artists\, working both together and individually as they explore the behaviours\, habitats\, threats and opportunities that link local to global.  \n\n\n\nLeeming & Paterson’s work explores the landscape and our human interactions therein in the context of the twin emergencies of climate change and biodiversity loss.  Often working close to their home in Galloway\, the natural world forms the basis of inspiration for many of their collaborative images and projects. \n\n\n\nThe residency is the third in a programme of three residencies which have been developed by Upland and Moving Souls Dance since 2017. Each residency has offered artists a unique insight into the migratory birds of Dumfries & Galloway through partnership working with local nature reserves and the opportunity to create new\, high-quality artworks in response for public display. The 2023 residency has been delivered in partnership with Forest and Land Scotland and RSPB Scotland with funding from Creative Scotland.
URL:https://wildgoosefestival.scot/event/artful-migration-exhibition/
LOCATION:Gracefield Arts Centre\, 28 Edinburgh Road\,\, Dumfries\, DG1 1JQ
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://wildgoosefestival.scot/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Leeming-Paterson.jpeg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20231019T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20231029T160000
DTSTAMP:20260608T081055
CREATED:20230724T105308Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230724T105309Z
UID:1900-1697709600-1698595200@wildgoosefestival.scot
SUMMARY:Svalbard to the Solway Story Trail at Mersehead
DESCRIPTION:Part of the #WildGooseFestival2023. Meet Bart (the Barnacle Goose) and read his story along this self-led\, short activity trail about how his family try to survive life as wild geese.  \n\n\n\nCollect an activity booklet and pencil at our visitor centre and then head to places along the marked trail. Warning\, some activities will require grown-up participation too – so not just for kids!  \n\n\n\nBooking not essential\, you can drop in any time on dates when this event is taking place.  \n\n\n\nAdditional car parking charges apply to non-RSPB members. \n\n\n\n\n\nCLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION
URL:https://wildgoosefestival.scot/event/svalbard-to-the-solway-story-trail-at-mersehead/
LOCATION:RSPB Mersehead\, RSPB Mersehead Nature Reserve\, Southwick\, Dumfries\, DG2 8AH\, United Kingdom
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://wildgoosefestival.scot/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/RSPB_Svalbard-to-the-Solway_Mike-Langman-rspb-images.com_.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="RSPB Mersehead":MAILTO:mersehead@rspb.org.uk
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20231020T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20231028T160000
DTSTAMP:20260608T081055
CREATED:20231003T082459Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231018T120139Z
UID:2234-1697796000-1698508800@wildgoosefestival.scot
SUMMARY:Hub Programme 2023
DESCRIPTION:Join us at the Wild Goose Festival Hub this October and take part in our fun and creative events\, workshops and activities. Learn all about our feathery friends\, the Wild Geese\, and find out why they visit us here in Dumfries & Galloway every year.  \n\n\n\nAt our hub \, you can meet some of the people helping to protect our natural resources and get crafty with our artists .  \n\n\n\nAll of our activity is FREE and suitable for all ages.  \n\n\n\nOpen Daily from 10am – 4pm\, 20th – 28th October (CLOSED SUNDAY 22nd) at the Loreburne Centre.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nProgramme of Activity \n\n\n\nFriday 20th October \n\n\n\n1pm – 4pm: The experts from WWT Caerlaverock will be on hand to answer questions & will be hosting workshop activity \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSaturday 21st October \n\n\n\n11am – 3pm: Artist Katie Anderson will be hosting a Praxinoscope animation workshop \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMonday 23rd October \n\n\n\n10am – 4pm: The NatureScot reserve team will be hosting activities in the hub \n\n\n\n11am – 3pm: Community Artwork: Drop in and Do – using recycled materials\, help us create a special Community Mural designed by local illustrator Jamie Stryker \n\n\n\n1pm-4pm: The team from RSPB Mersehead will be hosting an activity and answering questions about their work on the reserve \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTuesday 24th October\n\n\n\n10am – 1pm: Discover how we can help protect our wildlife with the Species on the Edge team \n\n\n\n11am – 3pm: Community Artwork: Drop in and Do – using recycled materials\, help us create a special Community Mural designed by local illustrator Jamie Stryker \n\n\n\n1pm – 4pm: The experts from WWT Caerlavrock will be on hand to answer questions & will be hosting workshop activity \n\n\n\nSolway Firth Partnership will be in the hub hosting some hands-on activities for all the family \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWednesday 25th October\n\n\n\n10am – 1pm: Watch out for the team at Lift D&G who’ll be goosing around the town \n\n\n\n11am – 1pm: Join artists Alice Francis & Rose Giblin for a fun and fast-paced drawing workshop. Bring along something from nature if you can (a leaf\, a stone\, a flower etc)!  \n\n\n\n1pm – 3pm: Artist Betty Stephenson will be hosting a Cyanotype Workshop\, making photos without the use of a camera!  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThursday 26th October \n\n\n\n10am – 1pm: The Galloway & Southern Aryshire UNESCO Biosphere team will be hosting family-friendly activties \n\n\n\n11am – 3pm: Community Artwork: Drop in and Do – using recycled materials\, help us create a special Community Mural designed by local illustrator Jamie Stryker \n\n\n\n1pm – 4pm: Solway Firth Partnership will be in the hub hosting some hands-on activity for all the family \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFriday 27th October \n\n\n\n10am – 1pm: The team from NTS Threave Nature Reserve will be in the hub delivering workshop activities \n\n\n\n11am – 3pm: Community Artwork\, Drop in and Do – using recycled materials\, help us create a special Community Mural designed by local illustrator Jamie Stryker \n\n\n\n1pm – 4pm: The experts from WWT Caerlaverock will be on hand to answer questions & will be hosting workshop activity \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSaturday 28th October\n\n\n\n11am – 3pm: Join the Paragon team for “Honk in the Hub”\, a special sound workshop. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Wild Goose Festival Hub is supported by YouthLink Scotland\, The Scottish Government\, Creative Scotland\, Dumfries & Galloway Council\, Traditional Arts Culture Scotland and the Scottish International Storytelling Festival. \n\n\n\nClick here to see our full list of partners.
URL:https://wildgoosefestival.scot/event/hub-programme-2023/
LOCATION:The Wild Goose Festival Hub\, Carers Centre\, Dumfries\, Dumfries & Galloway\, DG1 2PW\, United Kingdom
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://wildgoosefestival.scot/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Untitled-design-2.jpeg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20231023T090000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20231118T150000
DTSTAMP:20260608T081055
CREATED:20230724T105242Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231030T103936Z
UID:1898-1698051600-1700319600@wildgoosefestival.scot
SUMMARY:Conversing Building in partnership with Fife College & HMP Dumfries
DESCRIPTION:Postponed from October 16th | Closed Sunday’s\n\n\n\nAs part of this year’s Wild Goose Festival\, the Stove’s Conversing Building project has been engaging with Fife College learners based at HMP Dumfries. Sharing inspirations and prompts from the festivals theme of Keep Looking Up\, the learners have worked through a variety of creative mediums to respond through both creative writing and visual mediums including painting and drawing.  \n\n\n\nThe works on display began during a creative workshop day exploring the background of the festival and it’s wider themes of migration\, nature and of course\, a celebration of our seasonal visitors – the geese! \n\n\n\nStop by the Stove Café during visitor hours to have a closer look at the work created. \n\n\n\nAll artworks are submitted anonymously. \n\n\n\nKeep Looking Up\n\n\n\nThe migration of the barnacle goose has been a rich source for writers and artists for centuries. Before we were able to monitor their movements\, there were many myths on the origins of the barnacle goose. Like the name suggests some used to believe that during the winter\, barnacle geese turned into barnacles in the sea\, as they disappeared after every summer leading many to question their whereabouts. \n\n\n\nTheir arrival is most noticeably heard by their calls in flight as they pass over the towns and villages of Scotland. As onlookers crane their necks skyward\, the faint but distinctive ‘V’ formation affords us an opportunity to pause\, to observe and to connect\, for a small moment\, with our natural environment. \n\n\n\nThat’s why our theme for this year is ‘Keep Looking Up’. We’re asking everyone to take a moment to pause\, to look up and ponder their place in the natural world. \n\n\n\nAbout Conversing Building\n\n\n\nConversing Building is an in-house Stove project that explores how communities and artists can interact with the Stove building and wider environments through visual means. Conversing Building considers all of the spaces in and around the Stove as potential locations for dialogue\, activity and gathering. \n\n\n\nThe Stove Cafe hosts regular displays and exhibitions\, both as part of the Stove’s activity and featuring ‘guest’ projects and artists with visiting works\, conversational installations and displays – that seek to gather\, share and create discussion in the town centre.  \n\n\n\nAbout Fife College\n\n\n\nThe vision of Fife College is to transform the lives of our students through inspirations learning and teaching. Our mission is to deliver excellent opportunities for our students and work with them to develop their full potential with life enhancing skills\, knowledge\, experience and resilience that will shape their future success.
URL:https://wildgoosefestival.scot/event/conversing-building-in-partnership-with-fife-college-hmp-dumfries/
LOCATION:The Stove Cafe\, 100 High Street\, Dumfries\, Scotland\, DG1 2BJ\, United Kingdom
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://wildgoosefestival.scot/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Wild-Goose-Festival-Featured-Image.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="The Stove Network":MAILTO:info@thestove.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20231023T130000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20231023T160000
DTSTAMP:20260608T081055
CREATED:20230724T110009Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230925T144424Z
UID:1955-1698066000-1698076800@wildgoosefestival.scot
SUMMARY:Make a Willow Bird Feeder
DESCRIPTION:Come and make a willow bird feeder with experienced weaver Fiona Moir.  \n\n\n\nYou will learn how to work with willow to make a feeder that takes fat balls. Hang it in your garden and then watch the variety of birds that will use it. \n\n\n\nFiona practices various crafts and has taught many craft classes to different age groups. She is also a guide in the hide volunteer at WWT Caerlaverock \n\n\n\nBOOKING ESSENTIAL \n\n\n\n\n\nBOOK TICKETS HERE\n\n\n\nAccessibility Details: Our site has disabled parking & facilities\, is wheelchair accessible with wheelchairs available for hire. Trained service dogs are allowed. 
URL:https://wildgoosefestival.scot/event/make-a-willow-bird-feeder/
LOCATION:WWT Caerlaverock\, WWT Caerlaverock\, Eastpark Farm\, Dumfriesshire\, Scotland\, DG1 4RS\, United Kingdom
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://wildgoosefestival.scot/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/willow-bird-feeder-session-.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="WWT Caerlaverock":MAILTO:info.caerlaverock@wwt.org.uk
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20231023T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20231023T213000
DTSTAMP:20260608T081055
CREATED:20230724T110031Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230727T121820Z
UID:1950-1698087600-1698096600@wildgoosefestival.scot
SUMMARY:Women\, Witchcraft and Birds
DESCRIPTION:Judith Hewitt managed the Museum of Witchcraft and Magic in Cornwall for five years and she will draw on her work at this museum for this talk.  \n\n\n\nThis included a display dedicated to The Goddess – a Pagan deity who takes many forms.  Many Goddess archetypes connect with birds in some way and\, arguably\, some of this symbolism developed into the early modern idea of ‘the witch’. \n\n\n\nThe persecution of those accused of witchcraft will also feature in this talk with accusations involving flight\, feathers and birds as familiars included. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVisitors to Dumfries Museum for this talk will also be able to explore the museum’s two exhibitions ‘The Women of Dumfries:  Art\, Suffrage\, Temperance and War’ and ‘Dr Flora Murray: Suffragette\, Doctor and Daughter of Dumfries.’ \n\n\n\nNo booking necessary \n\n\n\n\n\nAccessibility Details: Fully accessible\, ground floor \n\n\n\nAge Restriction: The talk aimed at adults
URL:https://wildgoosefestival.scot/event/women-witchcraft-and-birds/
LOCATION:Dumfries and Galloway Council Museums Service\, Dumfries Museum\, Rotchell Road\, Dumfries\, DG2 7SW
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://wildgoosefestival.scot/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/image-for-witchcraft-women-bird-talk.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="Dumfries and Galloway Council Museums Service":MAILTO:dgculture@dumgal.gov.uk
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR