BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Cycle Arts Renfrewshire - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://cycleartsrenfrewshire.co.uk X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Cycle Arts Renfrewshire 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:20210101T000000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220807T150000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220807T160000 DTSTAMP:20260413T215733 CREATED:20220708T233037Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220726T100621Z UID:10000079-1659884400-1659888000@cycleartsrenfrewshire.co.uk SUMMARY:Tales Out of The Box  DESCRIPTION:Intro\nA Forest: an eclectic programme of music\, performance\, workshops around ideas of changing landscape happening at Courtshaw Hill throughout the duration of Cycle Arts Festival. \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\nTales Out of The Box  \nA Kamishibai Storytelling performance inspired by Scotland’s ever-changing landscape. \nJoin the great Celtic hero\, Fionn McCoul and his Hunting Party\, and hear mythical tales from the time of the Great Caledonian Forest\, conjured out of the magical Kamishibai\, the bicycle theatre box as told by Harriet Grindley of Tales out of the Box.   \n‘What is the sweetest music?’  asked Finn McCoul of his hunting band? And each answered with their own thought;  ‘the clash of arms and a fair fought fight’ ‘the cry of the curlew in the clear air’ ‘ the cry of a new born babe’ and Finn said ‘these are all good sounds\, but I know that the sweetest music is the music of what is’  \nKamishibai is a Japanese storybox tradition\, where pictures slide in and out of a mini wooden theatre while stories are told to go with them.  Imagine them as the original ‘Ice Cream Vans’\, as they would be attached to bicycles which would travel round the locality. The crowd was attracted using amazingly ear-piercing  hyōshigi or wooden clackers and the kamishibai operator would sell sweets to children before they settled down to watch the show.  \n  \nAbout the artist \nHarriet Grindley  first set her course upon a traditional seven year apprenticeship in Traditional Scottish Storytelling back in 2013 under such mentors as David Campbell\, Linda Williamson\, and the Scottish storytelling centre in Edinburgh. Born in London to Scottish parents\, she returned to her roots studying Mediaeval History at St Andrews and followed a varied career path before finding her tongue as a storyteller.  \nNow she loves to bring the enchantment that comes from one voice holding a gathering in a collective yet individually unique imaginative experience back into everyday community settings.  She often adds songs\, riddles\, music from the clarsach and ukulele\, and sometimes pictures from a Japanese storytelling box (kamishibai).  https://talesoutofthebox.home.blog/  \n\n\nDate & Location\nSunday 7th August\, 3pm – 4pm\,  at Courtshaw Hill \nCourtshaw Hill Viewpoint is located in quite an exposed location with a short but steep climb to the top along a dedicated footpath.   \nPlease wear clothing suitable for the weather conditions on the day\, including suitable footwear for moderate hill climbing and waterproofs in case of rain. For longer events there will be seating available but please be aware that it will be allocated on a first come first served basis. The nearest toilet facilities are located at Castle Semple Visitor centre\, so please bear this in mind when attending events.  \n  \nBook your free tickets here URL:https://cycleartsrenfrewshire.co.uk/event/temple-events-gardening-workshop-nature-walk-2/ LOCATION:Courtshaw Hill\, Blackditch Burn\, Lochwinnoch\, Scotland\, PA12 4EA\, United Kingdom ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://cycleartsrenfrewshire.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/pic-HG-kamishibai-forest-and-bike-in-the-glen--scaled.jpg GEO:55.805498098804;-4.6068369651289 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Courtshaw Hill Blackditch Burn Lochwinnoch Scotland PA12 4EA United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Blackditch Burn:geo:-4.6068369651289,55.805498098804 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220806T110000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220806T130000 DTSTAMP:20260413T215733 CREATED:20220708T232702Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220726T100427Z UID:10000078-1659783600-1659790800@cycleartsrenfrewshire.co.uk SUMMARY:Gardening Workshop & Nature walk DESCRIPTION:Intro\nA Forest: an eclectic programme of music\, performance\, workshops around ideas of changing landscape happening at Courtshaw Hill throughout the duration of Cycle Arts Festival. \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\nWildlife Gardening Workshop & Nature walk with Froglife  \nFroglife is coming to celebrate the National Cycle Path Network and the wonderful wildlife you can find alongside its pathways. At Courtshaw Hill we will be hosting a Wildlife Gardening Workshop to share skills for wildlife gardening through the creation of wildlife friendly model gardens and learn about amphibians and reptiles along the way with our staff (complete with amphibian and reptile models!). We will then undertake a nature walk together to explore the site and find local wildlife. This event is family friendly and you’ll be able to pick up free guides for native amphibians and reptiles as well as our Natterchat magazine and our handy guide to creating ponds at the end.  \n  \nAbout Froglife \nFroglife are a national amphibian and reptile conservation charity whose vision is a world in which amphibians and reptiles are flourishing as part of healthy ecosystems. In Renfrewshire we deliver the Scottish Green Pathways project\, working with vulnerable and disadvantaged young people aged 8 to 18 (or up to age 25 if they have additional support needs) and the Green Pathways For Life – Glasgow & Renfrewshire project working with people living with dementia to improve local greenspaces for wildlife\, especially amphibians and reptiles\, through practical conservation projects with these groups. Activities can include anything from nature walks to pond dipping to creating a new pond in a local greenspace. Find out more here: Renfrewshire Living Water (froglife.org)  \n\n  \nDate/Location\nSaturday 6th August\, 11am – 1pm at Courtshaw Hill \nCourtshaw Hill Viewpoint is located in quite an exposed location with a short but steep climb to the top along a dedicated footpath.   \nPlease wear clothing suitable for the weather conditions on the day\, including suitable footwear for moderate hill climbing and waterproofs in case of rain. For longer events there will be seating available but please be aware that it will be allocated on a first come first served basis. The nearest toilet facilities are located at Castle Semple Visitor centre\, so please bear this in mind when attending events.  \n  \nBook your free tickets here URL:https://cycleartsrenfrewshire.co.uk/event/temple-events-gardening-workshop-nature-walk/ LOCATION:Courtshaw Hill\, Blackditch Burn\, Lochwinnoch\, Scotland\, PA12 4EA\, United Kingdom ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://cycleartsrenfrewshire.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/22.10.18-Erskine-Session1-10.jpg GEO:55.805498098804;-4.6068369651289 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Courtshaw Hill Blackditch Burn Lochwinnoch Scotland PA12 4EA United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Blackditch Burn:geo:-4.6068369651289,55.805498098804 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220803T150000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220803T153000 DTSTAMP:20260413T215733 CREATED:20220708T232436Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220726T101108Z UID:10000077-1659538800-1659540600@cycleartsrenfrewshire.co.uk SUMMARY:The Fèis Phàislig Ceilidh Trail performance DESCRIPTION:Intro\nJoin the Fèis Phàislig Ceilidh Trail performers for a relaxed acoustic performance at Courtshaw Hill\, where they will perform a selection of traditional songs and music relating to the changing landscape.  \nThe Fèis Phàislig Ceilidh Trail gives an opportunity for 6 young traditional musicians to experience training\, touring and performing together in a professional setting. Our Ceilidh Trail will be performing in a wide variety of community settings\, bringing traditional music to audiences aged from 1-100! Our aim is to promote Gaelic music and culture in a relaxed\, accessible format\, to as wide a range of venues and communities as possible throughout Renfrewshire.   \nFind out more here:  \nFèis Phàislig Facebook \nFèis Phàislig Twitter \nFèis Phàislig Instagram \n  \nDate\, times and location\n3rd August\, 3pm at Courtshaw Hill \nCourtshaw Hill Viewpoint is located in quite an exposed location with a short but steep climb to the top along a dedicated footpath.   \nPlease wear clothing suitable for the weather conditions on the day\, including suitable footwear for moderate hill climbing and waterproofs in case of rain. For longer events there will be seating available but please be aware that it will be allocated on a first come first served basis. The nearest toilet facilities are located at Castle Semple Visitor centre\, so please bear this in mind when attending events.  \n  \nThis event is free\, with no ticket required \nSimply come along on the day URL:https://cycleartsrenfrewshire.co.uk/event/temple-events-feis-phaislig-ceilh-trail-performance/ LOCATION:Courtshaw Hill\, Blackditch Burn\, Lochwinnoch\, Scotland\, PA12 4EA\, United Kingdom ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://cycleartsrenfrewshire.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/feis-phaislig.jpg GEO:55.805498098804;-4.6068369651289 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Courtshaw Hill Blackditch Burn Lochwinnoch Scotland PA12 4EA United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Blackditch Burn:geo:-4.6068369651289,55.805498098804 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220801 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220808 DTSTAMP:20260413T215733 CREATED:20220705T135610Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220726T104205Z UID:10000060-1659312000-1659916799@cycleartsrenfrewshire.co.uk SUMMARY:Vista di Ninfa by Sita Pieraccini: Installation DESCRIPTION:Intro\nA Forest: an eclectic programme of music\, performance\, workshops around ideas of changing landscape happening at Courtshaw Hill throughout the duration of Cycle Arts Festival. \nIn her performances and projects\, Sita Pieraccini playfully invites the audience into an active re-enchantment of the senses. Vista di Ninfa is a series of prints inspired by looking at organic matter from the local biome under microscopes. Before reaching the Courtshaw Hill Viewpoint in Parkhill Woods\, audiences enter a small clearing with a huge tree in the centre. Surrounding the tree are seven elemental prints.  \nVista di Ninfa draws on Sita’s recent collaboration with artist Jamie Wardrop in their live performance work\, Strange Loop. In this piece\, Sita sings open portals to worlds within worlds\, led by the ever evolving\, projected microscopic imagery co-created with the audience in a playful attempt to facilitate a reconnection to the magical continuity to all living organisms.  \nSita Pieraccini is a performer\, maker and musician from Lochwinnoch. Her background in theatre\, therapeutic clowning\, video and music inform the creation of her work. Sita is excited to be presenting her installation\, Vista di Ninfa at this year’s festival and dedicates it to her mum\, Alison Anne Pieraccini\, whose beautiful drawings and paintings of faeries have inspired her in the making of this series.   \n  \nAbout the artist\nSita Pieraccini  is a performer from Lochwinnoch. Her experience as an actor\, therapeutic clown and musician in a mixture of traditional theatre\, contemporary performance\, live music and hospital settings inspire the creation of her work. She often collaborates with visual and sound artists exploring a deconstructed language of physical performance that playfully invites the audience into an active re-enchanting of the senses\, shared histories and real and/or imagined realms. \n  \nDate/Location\n1st – 7th August. Permanent installation throughout the festival week\, Courtshaw Hill. \nCourtshaw Hill Viewpoint is located in quite an exposed location with a short but steep climb to the top along a dedicated footpath.   \nPlease wear clothing suitable for the weather conditions on the day\, including suitable footwear for moderate hill climbing and waterproofs in case of rain. For longer events there will be seating available but please be aware that it will be allocated on a first come first served basis. The nearest toilet facilities are located at Castle Semple Visitor centre\, so please bear this in mind when attending events.  URL:https://cycleartsrenfrewshire.co.uk/event/temple-events-installation/ LOCATION:Courtshaw Hill\, Blackditch Burn\, Lochwinnoch\, Scotland\, PA12 4EA\, United Kingdom ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://cycleartsrenfrewshire.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/image003-2.png GEO:55.805498098804;-4.6068369651289 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Courtshaw Hill Blackditch Burn Lochwinnoch Scotland PA12 4EA United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Blackditch Burn:geo:-4.6068369651289,55.805498098804 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR