TIdelines Programme Programme 2019 Joomag | Page 5

making waves Helen Fitzgerald and Doug Johnstone Friday 27 September 8.00-9.00pm Harbour Arts Centre 5 £8 Helen Fitzgerald, author of BBC drama The Cry, presents her new novel, Worst Case Scenario, a delicious dark and humorous psychological thriller about a Glasgow probation officer dispensing her own brand of justice. Joining her is best-selling Scottish crime writer – and drummer with Fun Lovin Crime Writers – Doug Johnstone, with Breakers, an extraordinary book that manages to be both a tense psychological thriller and a deeply moving story of a good kid in the wrong family. Moxie Creative Kids Gruffalo Early Years Storytelling Session Saturday 28 September 10.00-11.00am & 11.15-12.15pm Harbour Arts Centre £5* “Oh help, oh no... it’s a Gruffalo!” A story-telling session for 3-5 year olds with drama, music and games. Must be accompanied. *£5 per child / £12 for 3 children (min. 1 adult) Bring your adult for free! Mairi Kidd Warriors and Witches and Damn Rebel Bitches Scottish women to live your life by Saturday 28 September 1.00-2.00pm Harbour Arts Centre £6 Scotland’s history is jam-packed with incredible women. Witty, wise and occasionally wicked, these ‘bonnie fechters’ changed the course of history, battled terrible odds, and stood up for what they knew was right. Discover stories spanning a thousand years, from pivotal actions in the Wars of Independence to motorbiking lifesaving in WWI, and find inspiration for modern dilemmas from dispatching a love rat to killing it at work.