Crolla packed lunch with wine. Wear waterproofs as mushrooms prefer damp conditions and don't forget a basket for your mushrooms.
Edinburgh Farmers’ Market (‘astle Terrace. 652 5940. 9am 2pm. Due to the frenzied desire of lilinburghers to fill their cupboards with local. quality. ethical produce. the Castle Terrace markets are now a weekly institution.
Talks
Food Walking Tour Victoria Street. 453 1660. 10am—noon. £15. Forget history: take in Edinburgh‘s foodie delights with the emphasis on tastings. Advance booking required. (it) to www.discoverthetaste.com for more information.
Workshops
Script Writing Edinburgh Mediabase. 25a South West Thistle Street Lane. 220 0220. 10am—5pm. £80 (£50—£65). l.eam
how to develop a screen narrative from initial idea through to draft screenplay. This introductory course gives an overview of structure. theme. plotting. characterisation and dialogue. as well as outlining industry fomratting fro screenplays.
Activrties & Events
Lothian Conservation Volunteers: Sea Buckthorn Clearance at Aberlady St Andrew‘s Square. 337 0223. 9.30am. Clear areas of this invasive weed. You must book by the Friday before the task; meet at the north side of St Andrew‘s Square. For more information go to www.lcv.org.uk.
Fairs
Body and Soul Fair Assembly Rooms. 54 George Street. 553 00-1l.
l lain-5.30pm. £3.50 (£2.50). See Sat 24. The Leith Market Commercial Quay. Ocean Drive. 467 9422. See Sat 24.
Workshops
Script Writing Edinburgh Mediabase. 25a South West Thistle Street Lane. 220 0220. 10am-5pm. £80 (£5(L£65). See Sat 24.
Rock Around Holyrood Holyrood Park. 652 8150. Join a park ranger to explore the fascinating geology of Holyrood Park.
Monday 26
Food & Drink
Fungi Surgery Valvona & Crolla. 19 Elm Row. 556 1668. l lam—4pm. Free. Bring your hand-picked mushrooms along for consultant mycologist Prof Roy Wailing to identify. It's a good idea. really. when you consider how deadly some of the little blighters are.
Tuesday 27
Activities & Events
Meditation Classes St Columbas-by- the-Castle. Johnstone Terrace. 01387 860 406. £5. Reduce stress and experience a peaceful mind through the development of concentration. Each class includes a talk and time for meditation. Beermatting Pond Bar. Salamander Street. 8pm. Free. If you‘re an ideas person. then get yourself along to this networking event for creative and original thinkers. Crood beer at the Pond as well. See www.beennattingcom for more info.
Workshops
The Bongo Social Swing Club The Bongo Club. Moray House. 37 l'lolyrood 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 Flyn'ght dance company. The first hour is for beginners. the second for improvers and at 9pm the tutoring ends and social
dancing begins. No need to bring a partner.
Wednesday 28
Activities & Events
Scotland's Contribution to the First 60 Years of Women in Medicine National Portrait (iallery. 1 Queen Street. 624 6200. 12.45 1.15pm. Free. Talk by Dr liileen Crotton. author of The Women of'an'umnont.’ A Sr‘o!!i.sh Women 's Hospital on the Western Front.
Workshops
Strictly Dance Fever Kirk ()‘l‘ield Parish Church. Brown Street. Pleasance. 07900 215 566. 8.30 10.30pm. £5. (iet your bobby socks on and get ready to learn this fun dance. Absolute beginners welcome. no partner necessary. Beginners class 8.30pm. improvers at 9.30pm.
Food & Drink
Southern Italian Wine Tasting Valvona & Crolla. 19 [film Row. 556 6066. 7.30 9.30pm. £22.50. Taste some of the latest discoveries the south and ltaly‘s lslands. everything from Nero d‘Avola to Negroamaro.
Fairs The Leith Market Commercial Quay. Ocean Drive. 467 9422. See Sat 24.
Food & Drink
Edinburgh Farmers’ Market (‘astle Terrace. 652 5940. 9am 2pm. See Sat 24.
Spon
Whiteout Weekend Midlothiarr Snow Sports Centre. Biggar Road. llillend. 445 4433. 9.30am—7pm. Annual open event to mark the start of the snow sports season. Take a beginners‘ lessons in skiing or snowboarding. New season equipment available on demo from manufacturers. BBQ/beer tents. various ski/board competitions and family races.
Talks Food Walking Tour Victoria Street. 453 1660. 10am noon. £15. See Sat 24.
Workshops
Stained Glass Workshop North Edinburgh Arts Centre. l5a l’ennywell Court. 315 2151. 10am 4pm. £50 (£15 £30). Alice Betts leads a two-day workshop on the art of making stained glass art. using traditional and contemrmrary techniques.
Fairs
Scotfairs Antique Fair Meadowbank
Sports Centre. 139 London Road. 01761
654555. 10am~1.30pm. £l. Browse stalls laden with jewellery. coins. linen. medals and antiques.
The Leith Market Commercial Quay.
Ocean Drive. 467 9422. See Sat 24.
Spon
Whiteout Weekend 0 Midlothian Snow Sports Centre. Biggar Road. Hillend. 445 4433. 9.30am 7pm. See Sat 1.
Tuesday 4
Workshops
Meditation Classes St (‘olumbas-by- the-Castle. Johnstone Terrace. 01387 860 406. £5. See Tue 27
The Bongo Social Swing Club The Bongo Club. Moray llotrse. 37 llolyrood Road. 558 760-1. 7pm. £4 for one
class £6 for both (£3 for one class £5 for both). See Tue 27.
Wednesday 5
Activities & Events Autumn Cookery Demonstration The Bonharn Hotel. 453 1660. 7.30pm.
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Around Town
This bony chap stands in the Anatomy Lecture Theatre at the Alcock-Ballingal Military Surgery
Collection in Edinburgh University Medical School. You can pay him a visit as part of Doors Open Day (which is, strictly speaking, Doors Open Weekend). You can also nosey around the Scottish Parliament, all of the city’s main theatres and concert venues, the National Library and the
Royal Observatory.
I For a full list of Doors Open Day events go to www.doorsopondays.orgr/A. Sat
24--Sun 25 Sep
£36. Micth Botryer. head chef at the Bonham. shows how to whip up a seasonal menu in the hotel's purpose built demonstration kitchen. then you get a chance to enjoy the fruits of his labour. Advance booking required. go to wwwdiscoverthetaste.com for more information.
Talks
Where to for the EU? Morningside Jtistice and Peace (iroup. 420 Morningside Road. 447 1 I03. 10.30am. £1. lililabelh Holt. head of office liuropean Commission in Scotland. leads the discussion.
Workshops
Adult Theatre Drama Group Centre for Community Arts Research and Practice. (iateway 'l‘beatre. lilm Row. l.eith Walk. 317 3979. 6.30pm. £50 for term (£30 for term). Whatever your level of experience. join this group to explore improvisation techniques to create material for a devised piece of theatre. livery Wednesday until 7 December. Writers’ Group North lidinburgh Arts Centre. l5a Pennywell Court. 315 2151. 6.45pm. £3 (£1.50 £2). Share ideas with fellow scribblers in these themed workshops.
Strictly Dance Fever Kirk ()‘iiield Parish Church. Brown Street. Pleasance. 07900 2l5 566. 8.30 10.30pm. £5. See Wed 28.
Fairs
Volunteer Recruitment Fair Assembly Rooms. 54 (ieorge Street. 220 4349. l 1am 7pm. Free. A chance to meet around 100 volunteer-involving organisations. iearn about their work and find out how to get involved. See www.cdinburghvolunteers.org for more information.
Talks
Live Literature: James Kelman and James Meek North lidinburgh Arts Centre. l5a Pennywell Court. 315 2151. 7.30pm. £5 (£2.50 £3.50). A chance to meet two of Scotland‘s most exciting writer's. Booker Pri/e winner James Kelman explores the life of a Scot in America and James Meek. (irrurr/iun journalist. talks about his highly acclaimed new book The People's xit‘l ot'love. an epic drama set in Siberia in 1919.
Immortal Pharaoh: Tomb of Thutmosis lIl City Art Centre. 2 Market Street. 52‘) 3993. Sal 1 Oct Mon 9 Jan. Mon Sat 10am 5pm; Sun noon 5pm. £6 (£4.50). llntil 9 January. Sat 1 Oct Mon 9 Jan. Mon Sat 10am 5pm; Sun
noon 5pm. £6 (£4.50). This major exhibition features an exact replica of 'l'hutmosis' burial chamber in the Valley of the Kings. who mled from I479 to 1426 BC. Featuring lots of ancient delights relating to burial. murrrmilication and the belief in resurrection. Until 9 January. Nicholas and Alexandra, the Tsar and Tsarina Royal r‘vluseum: liuropean Art (iallery. 2 Chambers Street. 247 4219/4422. l'ntil Sun 30 Oct. Mon & Wed Sat 10am 5pm; Tue 10am 8pm; Sun noon 5pm. £5 (£4). The story of 'l'sar Nicholas 11 and his wife. the limpress Alexandra the last royal family of Rtrssia told through court costurrres. icons from the collections of the state Hermitage museum. St l’clei‘sburg and objets d'art by Faberge.
Scotland’s Secret War National Library of Scotland. (ieorge 1V Bridge. 226 4531. l7ntil Sun 16 Oct. 10am 5pm. The hidden sloi‘ies of Scotland‘s “WV” history of iris ention. intelligence and propaganda through secret government documents. private papers. maps. photographs and artifacts.
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