Anything from Lloyd Cole to Neil Oliver make 12th Imprint Festival in Kilmarnock
The Imprint Book Festival returns for its 12th year, with a host of exciting events for book lovers until next month
Over the years, Imprint has attracted a wealth of well- known authors and emerging writers - and this year is no different.
Hollie McNish is an award winning performance poet who will be joined by Zoe Strachan tomorrow
( Thursday, October 3) at the Dick Institute in Kilmarnock. Tickets are £ 10.
L l o y d C o l e i s b r i n g i n g h i s Scottish tour ‘ From Rat t l e s na k e s t o Guesswork’ to the
Palace Theatre as part of the Imprint Book Festival this coming Monday ( October 7). He will perform music from his back catalogue, starting with ‘ Rattlesnakes’ in 1984, right up to his latest album ‘ Guesswork’, which was released in July. Tickets are £ 25
Alan Parks’ debut novel Bloody January featuring Detective Harry McCoy ( so noir, he makes the other cops look light grey) was one of the top crime debuts of 2018 and was shortlisted for prestigious international crime prize, the Grand Prix de Littérature Policière. Alan stars on Thursday, October 10 at the Dick Institute. Tickets are £ 8.
On Tuesday October 15 the Palace Theatre makes way for Tabby McTat, a delightful story from the book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler. Tabby McTat is a cat with the loudest of meeeews and a best friend with a guitar.
Together they sing their favourite songs delighting the crowds, until one day Fred disappears. A show not to be missed. Tickets are £ 14pp with under twos free.
Long- haired Neil Oliver closes the Imprint Book Festival in the Grand Hall on Friday November 29 with The Story of the British Isles in 100 Places.
Neil Oliver, who trained to be a newspaper journalist, loves Britain and he’s going to tell you why. The Story of the British Isles in 100 Places will give audiences the opportunity to share Oliver’s enthusiasm and unique perspective of British and Irish history. In his amusing and entertaining way he will explain what it all means to him and why we need to cherish and celebrate our wonderful countries. Tickets are £ 23.50.
For more information, prices, times and tickets visit eastayrshireleisure. com.
You can also book tickets from the Dick Institute on 01563 554300 or from the Palace Theatre box office on 01563 554900.