Go Dundee Learning Journey 2015 – City of Design Saturday 7th November 9.30am-4pm

GO DUNDEE have confirmed that the 2015 Learning Journey will take place on Saturday 7th November from 9.30am to around 4pm and that the event will celebrate Dundee’s achievement of UNESCO ‘City of Design’ status. This year participants will be visiting the following venues:

• Dundee Waterfront – including view of engineering works from RRS Discovery
• DC Thomson – Kingsway East HQ
• High Mill gallery – newly opened visitor attraction at Verdant Works
• Maggie’s Dundee – cancer care centre in building designed by Frank Gehry

Go Dundee is again organising this event in partnership with Dundee Science Centre as part of the Dundee Science Festival 2015.  This year they are making a particular effort to encourage people from all the city’s various communities to take part in this event.  They are delighted that the Whitfield Community Choir has kindly agreed to perform at lunch time.  

Lunch will be provided at Verdant Works.

Many thanks to Xplore Dundee (formally National Express Dundee) for generously agreeing to provide the bus for the Learning Journey.

Booking
This event is free to attend but numbers are limited so booking is essential.
Booking starts on Friday 2nd October at 12.00 – phone the Dundee Science Festival number 01382 228800.

Premiere of OUR DUNDEE Short Film Steps Theatre Thursday 31 May at 6:30pm Free Entry

The world premiere of the short film made by young people from The Shore - supported by professional film maker Jonathan Charles of D Fie Foe - is taking place on Thursday evening 31st May.

The Our Dundee film will be shown at the Steps Theatre in the Central Library at The Wellgate on Thursday 31st May at 6.30pm.

Entry is free and no registration is required. You are welcome to bring friends and family.

Please use the Victoria Road (north) entrance to access the theatre.

 
Over the past two years the Dundee Wave of Change project has been engaging with communities across the city, encouraging and supporting them to create personal stories about their experiences today and their hopes for the future.