| Saturday 4 September |
| 10:00:00 am 4:00:00 pm | King Street Hall, Kirkwall |
| FAMILY DAY |
Generate your own wave power. Build a bridge. Turn a turbine. Practice your flying: from the Scillies to Unst via Kirkwall. Learn to recognise rocks and fossils. Grow a new taste and zero your waste. Make a lantern or a rain gauge. Connect the K’Nex to make an air-powered vehicle. Teach a robot to dance. Learn about programming computers. Test your body’s capabilities at the SportStation. Wild flowers for bumblebees – identify the seed heads of flowers that support bees in the Orkney countryside. Astronomy drop-in sessions. Art and craft activities. Porridge and pancakes available at lunchtime. Admission £4 & £2 for the day.
Supported by the Scottish Government
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| 10:00:00 am 11:00:00 am | St Magnus Centre, Kirkwall |
| IMAGES OF RESEARCH: JOURNEY THROUGH SCOTLAND |
Photographer David McIntyre and scientist Elisabeth Innes present the stories behind the images inspired by research at six Scottish research institutes and developed into the Enlightenment exhibition currently on show at Pickaquoy.
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Sponsored by the Scottish Government, RERAD and Moredun Research Institute
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| 11:30:00 am 12:15:00 pm | Town Hall, Kirkwall |
| THE FLASHING AND BANGING CHEMISTRY SHOW |
with Prof. Donald MacPhee and Dr Richard Wells, University of Aberdeen. 'It was magic because it was very colourful and it gave me a big fright. I liked when the chemicals mixed and made fireworks.' – Craig, Lochaber.
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Sponsored by the Royal Society of Chemistry
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| 1:00:00 pm 4:00:00 pm | Broad Street, Kirkwall |
| VINTAGE RALLY |
Orkney Vintage Club with cars, engines with fuels ranging from waste wood to Westray biodiesel, a tractor run setting off at 1.30 pm – plus the Willowburn Valley Stompers.
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| 1:00:00 pm 1:05:00 pm | Peedie Kirk, Kirkwall |
| The One O'Clock Toast |
Today's toast, to the writer Mary Brunton, is given by Sheila Garson. Lunches with soup and Orkney fare are served in the Peedie Kirk from 12.30 pm.
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| 2:00:00 pm 5:30:00 pm | Earl's Palace and Bishop's Palace, Kirkwall |
| A GREEN AND MEDIEVAL AFTERNOON |
Help to celebrate Historic Scotland's green tourism award by visiting the palaces, enjoying some refreshments with a medieval flavour, listening to tales of old Orkney and the world of the Middle Ages and some appropriate music. Admission free.
Organised by Historic Scotland and the Faraday Club
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| 2:15:00 pm 3:15:00 pm | Town Hall, Kirkwall |
| SINGALONG WITH MR BOOM |
Switch on engines, get in gear, the one-man lunar band is here!
For happy peedie wee earthlings and their bigger pals.
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Sponsored by Talisman Energy (UK) Limited
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| 5:30:00 pm 6:30:00 pm | Ayre Hotel, Kirkwall |
| IMPROVING ANIMAL HEALTH AND WELFARE |
The Moredun Foundation was set up in 1920 by Scottish farmers to find solutions to animal health problems. Still governed by Scottish farmers, its research has a major impact on the farming community in Scotland and worldwide. To mark its 90th birthday its chairman, John Ross, and its director, Prof. Julie Fitzpatrick, describe its work of today and issues relating to Orkney.
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Sponsored by the Moredun Foundation and organised in association with Orkney Auction Mart
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| 6:00:00 pm 7:00:00 pm | St Magnus Cathedral, Kirkwall |
| BACH'S GOLDEN LANDSCAPES |
The Mayfield Singers and other local musicians on a journey through the world of Bach, from the Motets to Swingle. There are insights on the way about the golden mean and other patterns in the music, and images by Slovenian artist Matjuska Teja Krasek, who blends together art and mathematics.
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Sponsored by Highland Park
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| 7:00:00 pm 7:00:00 pm | Broad Street, Kirkwall |
| KIRKWALL CITY PIPE BAND |
with their final parade of the season.
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| 7:30:00 pm 9:30:00 pm | Gable End Theatre, Lyness |
| AN EVENING AT THE GABLE END THEATRE |
7.30. Dan Lee of Orkney College UHI: The Archaeology of Hoy and Walls, with a special focus on recent excavations.
8.30 Dr Karen Bek-Pedersen of Aberdeen University: The Everlasting Battle - an old Norse tale from Hoy.
Admission free. For further information contact Anne on (01856) 873535 ext 2882 or Joyce on ext 2883.
Organised by Scapa Flow Landscape Partnership Scheme
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| 8:00:00 pm 12:59:59 am | Town Hall, Kirkwall |
| THE ISLAND CEILIDH |
A night out for the family with Dave and company, traditional dancing, Mr Boom, and bannocks-to-go! Tickets £5 & £3
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Sponsored by Talisman Energy (UK) Limited
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| 8:30:00 pm 9:30:00 pm | King Street Hall, Kirkwall |
| ROCK GUITAR |
Acoustics expert Dr Mark Lewney explains the physics of rock using riffs from Vivaldi to AC/DC, explains the secret of the Stradivarius, and shows how string vibrations might lie at the heart of the universe. 'A cross between Einstein and Jimi Hendrix' – CBBC
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Sponsored by the IET
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