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the current Martha Rosler Library exhibition. Part of the Edinburgh Ar! festival.
FREE To Be Burned by the Hangman National Library of Scotland. George IV Bridge. 623 4675. 7pm. Alastair Mann looks at print censorship in the first three centuries of the Scottish press.
Workshops
FREE Carnival Project Thu 31—Sun 3 Aug. North Edinburgh Arts Centre. 15a Pennywell Court. 315 2151. 10am—4pm. Workshops in camival costume. dance and music culminating in a perfonnance at the Edinburgh Cavalcade. Ages 12—18. Dance Base Classes Daily throughout August. Dance Base. 14-16 Grassmarket. 225 5525. Times vary. Prices vary. Get in shape for all that festival madness or just take a break from relentless shows to leam something new. Dance Base runs a full programme of pilates. ballet. West End. yoga and contemporary dance throughout August. Please see www.dancebase.co.uk for full details.
Escape the city
Activmes & Events
Falker Wheel spring/Summer Season The Falkirk Wheel. Lime Road. Tamfour Hill. Falkirk. 08700 500208. 9.30am—6pm. £8 (£6.50; child £4.25). It’s not just Edinburgh that can claim incredible engineering. you know. Falkirk's biggest tourist attraction is capable of lifting the weight of 100 African elephants and has the capacity to carry eight boats at a time. We suggest you open your mouth and marvel.
FREE Summer Beach Survey Thu 31 Jul. Lunderston Bay. Cloch Road. near Gouroch. 01475 521 458. 1—3pm.
Around Town
Free. Fancy a day's heachcombing? Help is required for the quarterly collection and recording of the items washed up along the shore. Gloves and equipment are provided.
Massacre Landrover Safari Fri 1 Aug. Glencoe Visitor Centre. Glencoe. 01855 811307. 10.15am. £15. Notjust an excellent name fora nu-metal band. also a ranger-guided 4x4 trip over the rocky terrain to uncover the murky history of the Massacre of Glencoe. Traquair Fair Sat 2 & Sun 3 Aug. Traquair House. Innerleithen. 01896 830323. 1 1am—6pm. £18 (£12). Roll up. roll up to the annual family fair at one of Around Town‘s favourite stately homes. There's an Eastern theme this year: look out for Chinese dancers in the woods. and Korean and Japanese Dojo drumming. as well as the year-round
attractions of the gigantic Traquair Maze.
Medieval Summer Fair Sat 2 & Sun 3 Aug. Alloa Tower. Alloa Park. Alloa. 01259 211701. 11am—4pm. £3 (£2). A medieval bonanza with spinning and lacemaking demonstrations. an exhibition about medieval food and herbs of the period. and stalls with jewellery. soaps. wooden crafts and homebaking.
FREE Highland Dancing and Pipe Band Display Tue 5 Aug. Stirling Castle Esplanade. Stirling. 01786 274000. 7. 15—8. 15pm. Free. Get your patriotic wee heart a-swelling with a Highland dancing and pipe band performance round Robert the Bruce‘s gaff. every Tuesday during August.
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Famous Spiegeitent and Spiegelgarden
Tues 26 to Sun 31 Gypsy music concerts, crafts and a bow top wagon
The Edinburgh Mela 2008
Sat 30 & Sun 31 Two unique events with music and flamenco
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