Jerry Brannigan returns to the CCA to present his new book, 12 Remarkable Scots.
Tue 27 Feb
|CCA: Centre for Contemporary Arts.
Jerry will chat with writer and screenwriter Gerry Byron about his new book, 12 Remarkable Scots, which features 6 men and 6 women whose lives have touched the history or culture of Scotland.
Time & Location
27 Feb 2024, 19:00 – 21:00
CCA: Centre for Contemporary Arts., 350 Sauchiehall St, Glasgow G2 3JD, UK
Guests
About the event
Jerry's first association with this magnificent building was in the early 70s, as the legendary Third Eye Centre. This, and the nearby McLellan Galleries were places of shelter on a weekend afternoon while he waited on the pubs to reopen. Little did he imagine that 30 years later he would be regularly in the building working with fellow, would -be playrights and screenwriters. Then, 10 years after that, he would be writing a book involving some of the artists who displayed their work to him all those years ago.
Tonight we'll be chatting about the people in 12 Remarkable Scots, my six men and six women of a very diverse age range and eras, c1300 to present day.
I will especially mention Alan Fletcher, a contemporary of Alasdair Gray and I'm happy to talk about the friendship and the assistance that Alasdair provided. I will also mention Victoria Drummond;…