[Education Centre. 2 Chambers Street. 247 42l‘)/4422. 10.30am 8; 1.30pm. £2. Artist Iilena 'I‘syplakova leads a workshop exploring the art of painting a Rtissian doll set. Booking advisable.
Japanese Sketchbooks Royal Museum: lvy Wu (iallery. 2 Chambers Street. 247 42l‘)/4422. l lam. lprn & 3pm. Free. Work with artist Charrnain Pollok to make a beautiful hand-made sketchbook with a traditional but simple Japanese stab-binding. Booking essential. Wigtown Poetry Competition 2005 Workshop Scottish Poetry Library. 5 Crichton’s Close. Canongate. 557 2876. l—-3pm. Free. ticketed. Judged by Don Paterson. the first WPC is latrnched this autumn. Find otrt how you can hone your writing skills at this preparatory workshop with Robert Alan Jamieson.
Step by Step: Storytelling Workshop St Cecilia‘s Hall. Niddry Street. 556 ‘)57‘). 2»-4.30pm. £l l (£7). A fun interactive intrtxluction to storytelling. exploring where to find stories. how to learn a story and tips on how to make it your own. Part of the Scottish International .S'toijvtr'lling I'i’s‘tit'ul.
Spon
Edinburgh Gunners v London Wasps Murraylield Stadium. Riversdale Crescent. 346 5000. lprn. Come on. everyone hates wasps.
Monday 24
Activities & Events
Strange Tales The Real Mary King’s Close. 2 Warriston’s Close. High Street. 08702 430 100. 5 7pm. £8 (£7). Find out why this place is thought to be Scotland‘s most haunted site. Part of the Scottish International Storytelling festival.
Talks
Observing at Astronomy’s Exotic Locations Royal ()bservatory Visitor Centre. Blackford Hill. 668 8404.
7.307 8.30pm. £2 (£l ). Ian Robson talks about globe-trotting astronomers. and why they have to force themselves to go to Chile. Arizona and Hawaii.
Tuesday 25
Talks
Living Memories ()ttakar's. 57 (ieorge Street. 225 44‘)5. 7pm. Free. ticketed. Jennifer \‘eitch tells the story of Edinburgh's transformation from provincial centre to cosmopolitan capital trsing material from the photographic archives of the lit/in/noje/r Evening News.
Wednesday 26
Activrtres & Events
The End of Genocide? Open Door. 420 Morningside Road. 447 ‘)757. 10.30am. £l. Katie Smith. academic and writer. leads the disctrssion.
Talks
* Look Who's Talking: Stephen Fry The Hub. Castlehill. Royal Mile. 473 2000. 7pm. £4. See (ilasgow' Wed 26.
Actrvrties & Events
Theatre Club Talk: “twelfth Night Festival Theatre. 13 2‘) Nicolson Street. 52‘) 6000. 10.30am l2.30pm. £3.50. lnforrnal discussion of Shakespeare‘s fantastical comedy with Michael Ridings.
Friday 28
Activities & Events
Do Fairytales Damage Your Health? Filmhouse. 88 Lothian Road. 228 2688. 5pm. free. A little bit of incest. murder. betrayal and banishment never hurt anyone . . . or did it‘.’ Celebrate the 200th anniversary of Hans Christian Anderson with a one-hour debate on whether or not fairytales are good for .V‘mr health or head. Part of the Scottish International Storytelling I'i‘.\‘lll'(ll.
Sunnittooelebrate
You thought driving half way up Arthur’s Seat with a hangover was a massive deal.
Well, Alan Hinkes climbed into the history books by scaling all 14 of the world’s over 8000 metre peaks. More people have stood on the moon than have achieved this feat. Nothing could stop l-linkes in his 18-year, 28-expedition, 47-vertical mile quest - not even broken limbs, a
prolapsed disc or a severe virus.
I George Sgt/are Theatre. Universrty of Edinburgh. Wed 2 Nov
Talks
Son of the Earth, Son of the Sky: The King’s Journey to Eternity (‘in Art Centre. 2 Market Street. 52‘) 3‘)62. 12.30pm. Free. A lecture from Bill Manley from Glasgow Cniversity and National Museum of Scotland. Booking advisable.
Saturday 29
Workshops
Marvellous Mushrooms Royal Botanic Garden (lixhibition Hall). lixhibition Hall. lnverleith Row. 552 7l7l. l0am »4pm. £30 (£27). Develop the skills needed to identify some of your local mushrooms. and look out for those magic types.
Performance Poetry North lidinburgh Arts Centre. l5a Pennywell Court. 3l5 2l5l. l0am 4pm. £20(£7.50 £l2). Performance poet Anita (iovan leads a workshop on how to showcase your poetry. Feel free to bring examples of your work.
Workshops
Experimental Drawing Fruitrnarket (iallery. 45 Market Street. 225 2383.
1 Iain» 4pm. £7 (£5). Artist Anna Ray leads a workshop enabling participants to create drawings and paintings trsing materials such as furnishing fabric. books. music sheets and maps. Booking essential.
Activities & Events
The Canongate Myths Royal Lyceum Theatre. (irindlay Street. 248 4848. 7.30pm. £7. Join authors Karen Armstrong and Margaret Alvvood in conversation with Richard Holloway at the launch of one the most ambitious publication projects ever undertaken. The .ltvtlis. The culmination of six years of time. effort and thought. involving 24 publishing houses around the world.
Workshops
The Sky in November Royal Observatory Visitor Centre. Blackford Hill. 008 8404. 7.30 8.30pm. £2 (fl ). Russell liberst helps you tind the brightest stars in the autumnal sky.
Wednesday 2
Talks
Alan Hinkes: Challenge 8000 (ieorge Square Theatre. Cniversity' of Edinburgh. (ieorge Square. 225 9468. 7.30pm. £‘) (£7.50). See picture caption. above.
Workshops
World Arts: Japanese Art North lidinburgh Arts Centre. l5a Pennyvvell Court. 3l5 215l. l0.30am. Free. Mix ancient crafts such as printmaking and flower arranging with contemporary anirne and cartoons to create your own work inspired by Japan and its culture.
Food & Drink
Fine Food and Drinks at Vermilion Vermilion. Scotsman Hotel. 20 North Bridge. 556 5565. £l0 for a welcome drink and the event; £25 for a welcome drink. the event and a two-course meal in Vermilion. Iixecutive chef at the Scotsman Hotel (ieoff Balharrie gives tips on how
to prepare Bambi. erm. I mean venison.
Ongoing Edinburgh Activities & Events
Lothian Conservation Volunteers
St Andrew 's Square. 337 0223. ‘).30am. livery Strn. Do your bit to help nature out at a different location every week. For more information go to www.lcv.org.uk. Scottish Paranormal Investigations The Real Mary King's Close. 2 Warriston's Close. High Street. 08702 430 l60. l0.30pm l.30am. £35. Fri 28 Sat 2‘) & Mon 3| ()ct. Booking essential. Sce preview. page 23.
Winter Nights at the Observatory Royal Observatory Visitor Centre. Blackford Hill. 668 8404. 7- 8.45pm. £3.50 (£2.50); £9 family ticket. livery
Around Town
Friday. lixplore the autumn sky and find out w here to see Mars. If the weather is crap. check out the R()l{'s collection of meteorites. Booking essential.
Exhibitions
Fabric to Fashion: Scottish Textiles and International Style Museum of Scotland. Chambers Street. 247 42 l‘). l'ntil Tue 28 Feb. Mon & Wed Sat
l0am 5pm; Tue l0am 8pm; Sun
noon 5pm. An exhibition of pieces from the big wigs in the world of fashion highlighting their continual love affair with tweed. tartan and knitwear. Immortal Pharaoh: Tomb of Thutmose lll City Art Centre. 2 Market Street. 52‘) 3‘)‘)3. t'ntil Sun 8 Jan. Mon Sat l0am 5pm; Sun noon 5pm. £6 (£4.50). This major exhibition features an exact replica of the Valley of the Kings burial chamber of Thutmose. who ruled from l47‘) to I426 BC.
Nicholas and Alexandra, the Tsar and Tsarina Royal Museum: liuropean Art (iallery. 2 Chambers Street. 247 42l‘)/4422. l'ntil Strn 30 ()ct. Mon &
Wed Sat l0am 5pm; Tue l0am 8pm; Sun noon 5pm. £5 (£4). The story of Tsar Nicholas II and his wife. the [impress .-\lcxandra. the last royal family of Rtrssia.
Fairs
Scottish Holistic Health Festival Bl‘txilcs Close. High Street. (H500 372 750. Noon 7pm. Sat 22 Sun 2.3 ()cl. Rid yourself of the stress and strain of modern living with this weekend of exhibitions. seminars and therapies to enrich the mind. body and soul.
The Leith Market Commercial Quay. ()cean Drive. 467 ‘)422. livery Sat & Sun. Food. fashion. design. antiques. furniture. books and music.
Food & Drink
Edinburgh Farmers’ Market ( ‘asrle 'l‘errace. 652 5‘)40. ‘)am 2pm. liv cry Sat. Fill your cupboards with local. qtrality. ethical produce.
Spon
Ill Edinburgh Mountain Film Festival (ieorgc Square 'l‘lieatr'e. l‘niversity of lidinhurgh. (ieorgc Square. 554 ‘)l0l.
f5 fill. Fri 2i Still :5 ()ct. Sec llllilsl
Workshops
Swingbeats The Bongo Club. Moray House. 37 Holy'r'ood Road. 558 7604.
7 ‘)pm. Free. livery Tue. Lenny Love and Monkey -boy keep you dancing until you drop with a mix of ja/I. soul. sw ing and breaks.
Meditation Classes Sr Columbus-hy- the-Castle. Johnslonc 'l‘errace. 0| 537 300 406. 7pm. £5. livery Wed. Reduce stress and experience a peaceful mind through the development of concentration. liach class includes a talk and time for meditation. Writers’ Group North lidinhurgh Arts Centre. l5a Penny well Court. 3l5 2l5l. 6.45pm. £3 (£l.50 £2). Wed 2 Nov. Share ideas with fellow scribblers in these themed workshops.
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