Spon
Jogscotland 5km Challenge (ilasgow (ireen. (ireendyke Street. 0871 200 3940. 6.30pm. £12 (£10). 5km fun run for all levels. Pri/es for best fancy dress and more. Deadline for entries is one week before.
Wednesday 20
Activities & Events
Bolshie Banter Bolshie. 57 Batik Street. 357 1777. 7.30pm. l’r‘ee. Local poets. writers. sitiger-songwriters and musicians welcome to take part in an open tnic night. I’ar! oft/to lli'sr 15ml I'i'slir‘ul.
Talks
Murielle’s — Glasgow’s Fashion House Burrell Collection. 2060 Pollokshaws Road. 276 9599. 2pm. Free. Informal talk with the museum's (‘ostume and 'l‘extiles curator. Rebecca Quinton. as part of the ongoing ‘So you think you know (ilasgow . . . 1" series of half hour tours. Booking essential.
Workshops
Digital Diversity The Lighthouse. l 1 Mitchell Lane. 221 6362.
10am 12.30pm. 1"ree. Jemima (iibbons looks at ways of encouraging more women and girls to get involved in digital teclmology. Part of the LighthotIse's new l'rban Learning Space development. For more information. call 0141 225 0103 or check out www.urbanlearningspace.com.
Activities and Events
Belly Dancing (‘al‘e Ali/a. 517a (ireat Western Road. 0141 341 8595. 7 10pm. £20. Ali/a ('afe hosts a special three- course halal meal. with live belly dancing. livery l’ridayl’url oft/w lli'x! Iim/ I'i'srivul.
Exhibitions
Anatomy Acts: How we Come to Know Ourselves (‘ollins (iallery. l'niversity of Strathclyde. 22 Richmond Street. 548 2558. l'ntil Sat 30 Jun (not Sun). Mon Fri 10am 5pm; Sat
noon 4pm. fascinating exhibition exploring the human body both inside and out.
Fonn’s Duthchas: Land and Legacy Kelvingrove Art (iallery 61' Museum. Arger Street. 276 9599. l'ntil Sun llllun. 10am 5pm; 11am 5pm. l‘ree. A special touring exhibition celebrating life in the Highlands. Please see www.ftmnisduthcas.com. Part of Highland 2007.
Glasgow is Made By Us The LighthotIse. l 1 Mitchell Lane. 221 6362. l'ntil Wed 27 Jun. Mon & Wed Sat 10.30am 5pm; Tue 1 lam 5pm; Sun noon 5pm. l‘our local designers After the News. l)()-architecture. er/ ltd and .\'()R1) responded to [firming 'limm readers’ suggestions on how to improve (ilasgow's city centre.
Wildlife Photographer of the Year Scotland Street School Mtiseum. .‘yltiseum of liducation. 225 Scotland Street. 287 0500. Lou] Sun 17 Jun. Mon Thu & Sat 10am 5pm; liri 8; Sun 1 lam 5pm . liree. The largest and most prestigious wildlife photography competition in the world comes to Scotland.
Edinburgh mam—
Activmes & Events
Desperately Trying to Make Your Mark? Lamb‘s House. Burgess Street. ()845 458 9709. 7.30pm. £4. Dramatisations and readings from Meet My (Km/or the stnmy. a satirical look at modern friendships and ambitions by
Stephen 'l‘hompson. I’ur/ Uflx’flll festival.
* Leith Festival Various venues. Leith. 0845 458 9709. Times vary. Prices vary. l'ntil Sun 10 Jun. See llitlist.
Food & Drink
Taste of Edinburgh The Meadows. Melville l)r‘ive. 5.30 9.30pm. from £12. l'ntil Sun 10 Jun. See llitlist.
Friday 8
Workshops
Meditation workshops lidinburgh (‘entral Hostel. 9 lladdington Place. 524 2090 . 7 8.30pm. Free. Still your mind with meditation. l-‘ree workshops with Ashirvad from Brazil. (‘lear and simple instruction with a skilled teacher. ('all ()141 42.3 4802 for (ilasgow and 013] 226 3809 for lidinburgh registration. Also Sat 9 Jun.
Activities & Events
Edinburgh Treefest and Woodmarket lnverleith Park. Arboretum Place. 332 2229. l lain-5pm. l‘ree. I‘m a lumberiack. and I’m okay! Returning bigger and better than ever before. this two day festival offers displays. demonstrations. cr'afts. activities. games. entertainments 6’; refreshments for young and old alike. Gala Day Leith Links. Leith. 555 4104. l lam 6pm. l‘ree. Soak tip the atmosphere as the latest Leith Festival reaches its climax with a colourful parade and day of fun and frolics featuring intisic. dancing. stalls. pony rides and a Polish village. Well. we're all part of the lil' now. Join the parade from Pilrig Street at 12.30pm as it weaves its
way to the Links via Duke Street. I’urr of
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Fairs
CD and Record Fair Assembly Rooms. 54 (ieor‘ge Street. ()I 360 440546. 10am 4pm. £1 (£70p). A wide selection of (Us. vinyl and cassettes. both new and second hand.
Spon
The Great Scottish Walk Meadowbank Sports Centre. 139 London Road. 661 5351. Hum. £10 £20
(£8 £16). Scotland's premier fundraising walk. celebrating its tenth anniversary this year. There‘s a 12 or 6 mile course beginning in Holyrood Park and taking in various lidinburgh sites or the (ioldett Mile for the young. elderly. disabled and not so lit. Team and individuals entries accepted.
Workshops
Enchanted Woodland Lauriston ('astle. 2a (‘ramond Road Sotith. 529 3963. 10am 3.30pm. £12. While away a summer's day capturing the (‘astle's gardens in watercolour. drawing on (ier'trude Jekyll's cottage garden designs for inspiration. Like llhrm‘m/nur (‘lmllmge but a bit less intense.
Activities & Events
Life Club The (‘umberland Bar. 1 ('umberland Street. 558 3134. 7pm. £15. 90-minute workshop in getting the most out of life: live more. play more. laugh more. earn more. and meet like-minded people. (‘ontact 0797 660 7337 or' see www.lifeclubs.co.uk for info.
Wednesday 1 3
Activities & Events
Evening Walks around Arthur’s Seat Holyrood Park. 652 8150.
() 7.30pm. Free. Discover ll()l_\'l'()()tl Park with a Ranger. Please bring warm waterproof clothing and walking boots. Ages 7+.
Food & Drink
Introduction to Wine: The Classic Grape Varieties Henderson‘s. 94 Hanover Street. 01236 829920. 7pm. £28. (‘ase Studies Wine School offer clear. simple intrtxluctions to wine tasting. focusing on one popular grape variety a session. liach tasting culminates in a main course dinner specially selected to complement the grape.
Food & Drink
Jolly Toper Tastings The 'l‘olbootli 'l'avern. 167 (‘anongate. 556 5348. 7.30pm. £20. Long-running bi-monthly whisky tasting session at one of the best- stocked bars in town. typically including live malt whiskies at cask strength. Tickets must be booked in advance: call 0131 556 5864 or email
chwsm wrncadenhead.corn to reserve. Scottish Traditional Beer Festival Assembly Rooms. 54 (ieorge Street. 228 l 155. Times vary. Tickets available on the door: £4 £5. Titillate your tastebuds at this annual three-day event organised by ('AMRA ((‘ampaign for Real Ale). featuring over 100 line Scottish beers to sample to the sounds of live traditional music.
Saturday 1 6
Spon
European Duathlon Championships Holyrood Park. 308 8989. 7am 8.30pm. Free for spectators. 1000 athletes. aged
18 80. from all over liurope compete in a gruelling 10k run. 40k bike and 5k run cotrrse within Holyrood Park. There will also be a ‘('iti/ens 'l'riathlon' which is open to all.
>l< The Moon Walk - Edinburgh The Meadows. Melville Drive. 01483 741 430. midnight. See llitlist.
Workshops
Survival Guide Writing Workshops: Surviving Film and Television 'l‘raverse Theatre. (’ambridge Street. 228 1404. 2.30 5.30pm. £6 (£4). (iot the perfect script but can't find a buyer'.’ Rona Munro provides uncovers some simple dos and don'ts to save your sanity. including how to react effectively to rejection and how to spot bad script editing.
Monday 18
Festivals
Refugee Week Scotland Various Venues. lidinburgh and (ilasgow. l'ntil Sun 24 Jun. A week's worth of arts. cultural and educational events celebrating diversity and promoting awareness in Scotland. liull listings at
www.refugeew eek.org.uk. See preview. page 25.
Wednesday 20
Activities & Events
Arthur’s Secrets Holyrood Park. 652 8150. 1 3pm. l-‘ree. Take a walk up the peak of the Seat. Meet at Holyrood Park lnforrnation ('entr'e.
Activities & Events
La Fete de la Musique lnstitut l’rancais d‘licosse. 13 Randolph ('rescent. 225 5366. 5 1 1.30pm. l-‘ree. Worldwide annual midsummer music festival offering free concerts of all kinds of music performed by professional and amateur musicians.
A Midsummer Night’s Opening Royal Botanic (iardens. Royal Botanic (iardens. Arboretum Place. 248 2968.
7 l lprn. liree. Linger in the (iardens long into the evening listening to music and storytelling as the closing time is pushed back to l lprn in celebration of Midsummer.
Around Town
The Royal Highland Show Royal Highland (‘entre. lngliston. 335 6200. 9am—6pm. £18 £20 (£13 £15). The massive annual agricultural jamboree rolls slowly back into town.
Activities and Events
Glamour Thesdays The Jan Bar. 1 (‘hambers Street. 220 4290. 5.30pm. Weekly snowboarding evening. with l)Js. screenings of some of the best classic snowlmarding movies of the last ten years. and probably a lot of excited blokes going ‘()ooh!‘ ‘Aaaahl' and ‘()uchl’
Exhibitions
Amazing Rare Things: The Art of Natural History in the Age of Discovery The Queen's (iallery. Palace of llolyrtxxlhouse. 556 5 l()(). Until Still 16 Sep. I)aily 9.30am~6pm:
9.30am 2pm . £5 (free-£4.50; family ticket £13). (‘urated by the Royal (‘ollection in collaboration with Sir David Attenborough. this exhibition brings together the work of fottr artists Leonardo da Vinci. (‘assiano dal Pozzo. Alexander Marshal. Maria Sibylla Merian and Mark ('atesby 7 who have helped shape contemporary understanding of the natural world.
Home Office Values Theatre Workshop. 34 Hamilton Place. 226 5425. l'ntil liri 8 Jun. 10am-4pm. Free. Before his death in May 2006. the photographer Robin 'l‘audevin spent time documenting the lives of asylum seekers and refugees in Scotland. He is thought to be the only photographer in the 17K who has taken pictures of at dawn raid. This exhibition is a stark reminder of the hardships asylum seekers face.
Food & Drink
Edinburgh Farmers’ Market (‘astle 'l‘errace. 652 5940. 9am 2pm. More local. quality. ethical produce than you could shake an organic breadstick at. livery Saturday.
szzes
Ouiznation Logie Baird's Bar. l»~3 South Bridge. Royal Mile. 556 9940. 9pm. £1. Top pri/es and free nibbles at one of the most thorough pub quiz/es in the city < take part in the worldwide Quest for Knowledge with Magic Jake. livery 'l‘hursday.
Workshops
Dance Base Classes Dance Base.
l4 l6 (irassmarket. 225 5525. Wriggle your hips. shake your rhurnba and work up a very enjoyable sweat. For information on the summer term’s classes. which include everything from break and belly dance to burlesque. visit www.dancebase.co.uk.
Shoe Swing ('ounting House. West Nicolson Street. 667 0876. 7pm. £4.50 or £8 for couples (£3.50 or £6 for couples). A brand new swing dance workshop run by lidinbop every Wednesday night. Tutored classes from 7pm and social dancing from 9. Swing dancers. lindy- hoppers and jivers of all persuasions very welcome. .\'o need to book. or even have a partner.
Spring Observing Evenings Royal Observatory Visitor (‘entre. Blackford Hill. 668 8404. 7 8.45pm. £4 (£3). Stare at the sun (safely). Using the Royal ()bservatory's solar telescope. and pretend you're Doctor Who or ('illian Murphy. ()n cloudy evenings. you can take a tour of their meteorite collection. Booking essential: call 0131 668 8404 or email vis(a‘roe.ac.uk. livery liriday. Spinal Chord Workshops: Basic Aerial Skills Lansdowne (‘hurch Hall. 420 (ireat Western Road. 337 231 1. 46pm. £12. Learn a range of challenging aerial skills on ropes. static trapeze. silks and metal rings. Absolute beginners welcome. (‘all 07863 132 481 or email infota‘spinalchord.corn for further information. livery Sunday.
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