Satellite Events

UWS Ayr Campus

UWS Ayr Campus
Life Writing and the Voice

As part of the Festival, UWS will run a symposium for S3 pupils on Life Writing and the Voice in creative writing and film with workshops led by UWS lecturers, Tony Grace and David Manderson and poet Rab Wilson.

  • Thursday, 16 May 2013
  • 9.30am - 1.30pm
Film Screening: Orwell - Against The Tide

Film Screening: Orwell - Against The Tide

The Boswell Book Festival are delighted to be developing their biographical theme with UWS. Tony Grace will give an introduction and answer questions afterwards.

  • Thursday, 16 May 2013
  • 7.30pm - 9.00pm

Baird Institute, Cumnock
Colquhoun & MacBryde Drawings

Opened in 1891, this charming small museum in the heart of Cumnock will be showing a small display of work by Robert Colquhoun and Robert MacBryde on loan from The Dick Institute for the Festival weekend only.

  • Thursday 16 May - Saturday 18 May 2013
  • 11.00am - 5.00pm
  • Free
Dumfries House

Dumfries House

Don't miss a visit to this ravishing Adam house (1754-59), one of Britain's most beautiful stately homes with a unique collection of Chippendale and Scottish rococo furniture.

The Scottish Dark Sky Observatory

The Scottish Dark Sky Observatory

The world’s only public dark Sky Park Observatory sits on a hill top in Craigengillan Estate, just south of Dalmellington.

  • Friday 17 - Saturday 18 May 2013 at Dalmelington
  • 10.00pm
  • £10