Edinburgh Emm—
Food & Drink
Chocolate Connoisseur Evenings ('oco of Brunstfield. Bt'ttntslield. 228’ 4526. 7.30 8.30pm. £5. Take hotne a ('hocolate (‘onnoisseur certificate to stick on the fridge. Booking essential. See big picture p78
Cocktails: Get them right! Vermilion. Scotsman Hotel. 20 North Bridge. £10 for a welcome drink and the event: £25 for a welcome drink. the event and a two course dinner. Join (iary Mallet. head barman. North Bridge ('ocktail Bar. for a cocktail masterclass. An event for movers and shakers. get it'.’
Workshops
Fly Right Dance Company The Spiegeltent. (ieorge Square. 473 2000. 5pm. £5. From novices to experts. all are welcome to come and improve their classic partner swing dance moves. l’urr of the Starbucks Iz'dinlntrgh Jar: and Blues I'estit‘ul.
Activities & Events
Summer Nights at the Observatory Royal Observatory Visitor (‘entt‘e. Blackford Hill. 668 8404.
7 8.45pm. £3.50 (£2501 fatnily ticket £9. View images of the sun using the Royal ()bservatory's solar telescopes. Keep your eyes peeled for sunspots. check out meteorites and find ottt where to look for Saturn and Jupiter. Booking essential.
Workshops
Fly Right Dance Company The Spiegeltent. (leorge Square. 473 2000. 5pm. £5. See Thu 4.
Saturday 6
Activities & Events
Truckfest Scotland Royal Highland ('entre. Ingliston. 0870 1211223.
9am 6pm. £12 (£6). Scotland's mightiest truck festival vrootns into town with plenty of entertainment for all the family. See picture caption.
Festival of Spirituality Opening Party St John's (‘hurch. Princes Street. 2.30» 5pm. Free. Join the party to launch the Festival of Spirituality. with music and speakers including chairman of the Scottish .Arts (‘ounciL Richard Holloway. and artist (ieorge Wyllie. The event includes the formal opening of the Finding the Sacred in the 2/s! ('enlurv art exhibition and launch of the Amnesty lnternational Festival Campaign.
BBC News and Sport on Tour Royal Highland (‘entre. lninston. 335 6200. Have a go at being a news. sports or weather presenter on TV or. if you've got a face for it. radio. There‘s also a chance to try your hand at the technical side. as a vision mixer or camera operator. You’re live in 3. 2. 1 . . .
Fairs
The Leith Market (‘ommercial Quay. Ocean Drive. 467 9422. A permanent market with food. fashion. desigtt. antiques. furniture. hooks and tnttsic.
Food & Drink
Edinburgh Farmers’ Market (‘astle Terrace. 652 5940. 9am 2pm. Due to the fren/ied desire of lidinhttrghet‘s to fill their cupboards with local. quality. ethical produce. the (‘astle Terrace markets are now a weekly institution.
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Brrr! Vroom! Roar! Are there any other truck-related noises, truck-fans? You’ll be
sure to hear them all at Truckfest, where Jim Bowen is making a guest appearance. Trucks crushing cars, stunt trucks, hundreds of big, shiny vehicles to look at and the chance to meet Jim Bowen. It’s not all trucks though; someone called Kangaroo Kid is going to be doing death- defying quad bike stunts. Jim Bowen probably won’t.
I Royal High/and Centre. Irig/rston, Sat 6‘ 6% Sun 7 August.
Talks
Artist’s Talk: Daria Martin ('ollective (iallery. 22 28 ('ockburn Street. 220 1260. 2pm. Free. Daria discusses the exhibition Man and .tlus/t. Pierre Assouline on Henri Cartier- Bresson Weston Link. llawthornden Lecture Theatre. National (iallery. the Mound. 12.45 I.30pm. Free. The close friend of (’at‘tier-Bresson talks abottt his life and work.
Activities & Events
Trucktest Scotland Royal Highland (’entre. lngliston. 0870 1211223.
9am 6pm. £12 (£6). See Sat 6. Lothian Conservation Volunteers: Addiewell Bing St Andrew's Square. 337 0223. 9.30am. Free. Weed around the young native species trees. which have replaced a forest of pine planted to stabilise this former industrial area. You must book by the Friday before the task. attd meet at the north side of St .-\ndrew's Square. For tnore information go to www.Icv.org.uk.
BBC News and Sport on Tour Royal Highland (‘entt'e. Ingliston. 335 6200. See Sat 6.
Fairs
Scottairs Antique Fair Meadowbank Sports (’c‘tttt‘e. 13‘) London Road. ()1764 654555. 10am 4.30pm. £1 (free). Browse stalls laden with jewellery. coins. linen. medals attd antiques.
The Leith Market ('ommercial Quay. Ocean Drive. 467 9422. See Sat 6.
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Edinburgh Wolves v Dundee Hurricanes Jack Katie Sports ('entt'e. 208 .\'iddrie Mains Road, 669 0404. 1pm. Free. Atnerican football match in the BSI. league against Dundee's Hurricanes.
Talks
Ross Flemington Talbot Rice (iallet'y. l'niversity of lidinburgh. South Bridge. 6502210. lpm. Artist talk in relation to (1m! Hunting.
Monday 8
Talks
Curator’s Talk: Henri Cartier- Bresson Dean (iallery. 73 Belford Road. 624 6200. 12.45 1.15pm. Free. A tour of the ('articr-Bresson exhibition with Patrick lilliot. senior curator at the (iallery of Modern Art.
Tuesday 9
Activities & Events
Nagasaki St John’s (‘hurch. Princes Street. I 1.03am 12.15pm. Free. At
1 1.03am on 9 August 1945 the atomic bomb was dropped on Nagasaki. To commemorate the 60th anniversary. 60 Scottish writers and poets have contributed to a special anthology of works. Join the launch and hear selected readings.
Talks
Spoiled Trophies: Surrealist Collections and Taxidermy Weston Link. llawthorttden lecture Theatre. National (iallcry. the Mound.
12.45 I.30pm. Free. Stttffed birds. dried fish and skelatons. Surrealist art as well as artists‘ private collections of taxidermy and prepared animals. Macabre or what'.’ Dr Petra Lange- Berndt. lecturer in art history at the university of Trier. (iermany'. analyses interchanges of art. natural sciences atid everyday culture.
Francis Bacon: The Sacred and the Profane Weston Link. llawthornden Lecture Theatre. National (iallery. the Mound. 6 7pm. Free. Michael Peppiat. former editor and publisher of Art International and a friend of Francis Bacon's for 30 years discusses a paradox he believes lies at the heart of Bacon's painting. Children’s Literature in WW2 National Library of Scotland. (leorge l\' Bridge. 226 4531. 7pm. ()wen Dudley lidwards. a reader in history at Iidinburgh l'niversity. previews material from his forthcoming book ‘Hritish ('hildren's Fiction in the Second World \Vat‘i. sct'tttinising sortie of the periods best loved children's literature. Writer’s Talk l-‘ruitmarket (iallery. 45 Market Street. 225 2383. 7pm. £4 (£3). Aw ard-winning writer James Robertson discusses. with the director of the Scottish Book Trust. the collaboration with ('ai (luo-Qiang on Life beneth rhe Shut/mt; Hooking essential.
Workshops
The Bongo Social Swing Club The Bongo ('Iub. Moray House. 37 llolyt‘ood Road. 558 7604. 7pm. £4 for one class; £6 for both (£3 for one
class £5 for both). Learn swing dancing with instructors from the award winning Flyright dance company. The lirst hour is for beginners. the second for improvers attd at 9pm the tutoring ettds
and social dancing begins. No need to bring a partner.
Wednesday 10
Food & Drink
Chocolate Connoisseur Evenings (‘oco of Brunsttield. Bruntsfteld. 228 4526. 7.30. 8.30pm. £5. See Thu 4.
Workshops
Strictly Dance Fever Kirk ()‘Field Parish Church. Brown Street. Pleasance. 07900 215 566. 8.30 10.30pm. £5. (let your hobby socks on and get ready to learn this fun dance. Absolute beginners welcome. no partner necessary. Beginners' class 8.30pm. itnprovers at 9.30pm.
Talks
Catriona Grant Stills. 23 (‘oekburn Street. 622 6200. 6.30 8.30pm. Free. The F.ditiburgh-based photographer gives a talk attd slide presentation on her project. The lz‘x‘untinulitm Room. which deals with the confrontation of the human form and the spaces of medical institutions.
Hess in Scotland National Library of Scotland. (ieorge l\' Bridge. 226 4531. 7pm. Lord James Douglas Hatnilton tells the fascinating story of Rudolph lless’ unauthorised 1940 mission to Scotland to talk Britian out of the war. as detailed in his book The Truth About Rudolf/fess.
Ian Hamilton Finlay: Early Works from the Hawthorne Press 1964-1971 Scottish Poetry Library. 5 (’richton‘s('1ose. (’anongate. 557 2876. l'ntil Fri 7 ()ct (not Sun). Mon-«Fri
I 1am 6pm; Sat noon—4pm. Rare early pieces and classic images from the collections of lidwin Morgan. Jerwood Applied Arts Prize: Furniture Museum of Scotland. (‘hambers Street. 247 4219. l'ntil Sun 18 Sep. 10ami5pm. Free. This exhibition showcases the finalists in the Jerwood Applied Arts Prize 2004: Furniture. who were drawn from the l'K‘s finest talent in the field.
The Edinburgh Interactive Entertainment Festival lil(‘(‘. 150 Morrison Street. 300 3000. Wed 10-—Sun 14 Aug. £3. ()ne of the l'K's most important festivals for gamers. There's an industry strand of conferences. panels and discussions. and for the consumers there are the (lo Play (Barnes! and (lame Screenings for hands-on action. talks and sneak peaks at some of the biggest forthcoming games such as Zelda. the ('hrmtieles of Narnia and 24. ('heck www.ciefcouk for more info.
Nicholas and Alexandra, the Tsar and Tsarina Royal Museum: liuropean Art Gallery. 2 (‘hambers Street. 247 4219/4422. l'ntil Sun 30 Oct. Mon & Wed~Sat I0am~-5ptn; Tue 10am» 8pm: Sun noon- 5pm. £5 (£4). The story of Tsar Nicholas 1 l and his wife. the [impress Alexandra - the last royal family of Rttssia r- told through court costtttnes. icons frottt the collections of the state Hermitage museum. St Petersburg and ohjets d'Art by Faberge.
Scotland’s Secret War National Library of Scotland. (ieorge 1V Bridge. 226 4531. l'ntil Sun 16 ()ct.
10am 5pm. The hidden stories of Scotland's WWII history of invention. intelligence and propaganda through secret government documents. private papers. maps. photographs and at'lelacts.
for GLASGOW LIFE see non-festival magazine
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