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0 M a W It's not just city centres that get a little bit New York City at Christmas time: R Swedish storage specialists are getting in on the outdoor ice rink action too. IKEA has turned half of its car park into a wintry wonderland, complete with ice rink, traditional Swedish food

market, an Enchanted Forest and much frosty frolicking over the hotdogs. I fix. K". lu'f "‘. III"?! lit/(),l. (177.“ [.‘lf‘ 'ii‘l [)f‘i"

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The Golden Hour \Vcil l‘) llcc. l'Hl't‘\l (Kilc. ilh'ixln l’lacc. :30 ~15 ‘8. 8pm. l'icc. Innxc caliai‘cl c\cning \\ illi \\nrd\. lllll\l\' and \ Idcn lllllilllt‘\\ Scc pi'c\ ic\\. IMgt‘ ii.

Yule Feast 'l‘hii 20 “cc. Scniinli Sinulclling ('cnlic. ~13 45 High SII‘ch. 55h 05*”. (ipiii. £10.(‘clclii'alcllic Iiiining nl Ihc _\c;ii' and di'c\\ Ilic \Iilc l.ng In Ilic Hall nl SIni'icx. \xilh lllll\lt‘ \lill'lt‘\ .ind lnnd. lcd l\_\ apll} illillllt'il \Ini'}lcllci' and cl.Il\.IL‘ll [‘ldM‘l' llcalhci' YIilc.

Big Word l'liIi 30 l)cc. lhc .la/l Hal‘. l ('hanilicix Slich. 3301208. 0 11pm. [4 (Ni l’lic laxl \lain pncIi'} caliai'cI nl Ilic \caxnn lcaIIii‘cx a raw lici'lni‘niancc ll'Illll liig \Vnid pi'ndiicci' .lcnn} l.lll\l\il}. a\ \\cl| ax inIi\ic li'nni (ilaxgnn \ .\lai‘k lx’allci‘l} and [Int-Ir) li'nni .lcnnil'ci‘ \\'i|h.iiii\ and (Bar) Rnlici'lxnn. :iIIIhni' nl' (I'llllk'\l’,[)1H14/(Ify,ll.lil\lil\)lilli'\ \pccial gncxl lian ix Rnh (icc. l-ni‘ inni‘c iiilni'nialinn cnnIacI

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Teannaich l-i'i ll l)cc. l’nllnck llallx llnl_\i'nnd l’ai'k Rnad. ".Rllpin. L'" i£5i Hancc Ina hink} ('cihdh hand \\ iIli iiiaiidnliii llllu‘lllt‘l.

Christmas Art Competition'l‘hu 2‘ licc. \aIinnal \lll\L‘lllll nl Scnlland. (‘hanilici'x Slim. 34“ 4422. l0ain Spin. l'i'cc. lndnlgc _\nIii' ci'c.iIi\ c \Idc \inh Ihc \liixcnin'\ annual .iiI-l'c\l. npcn In all agcx. l’cncilx .ind papch ai‘c pi'nx idcd; lll\l dinp in and bring _\niii' iniaginaIinn .ilnng \\ iIh an} nIhci' lll;llL‘l'l;ll\ _\nIi'd likc In Iixc. Sninc \\ ill lic tli\pl.i_\cd III Ihc Main Hall li'nin " 25 .Ian.

City of the Dead Tours Festive Fright Fest!

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* Torchlight Procession Sai :0 l)cc. l‘ai‘liaincni Sqiiai'c. nI'I' lligh SIi‘ch. 4‘3 3000, hpni. 'l'ni'chcx £4 £5 upchaIni‘x lI'CCl. SL‘C lllllhl.

Ceilidh Club Sal 2‘) & Sun 30 Du. l'hc |.nI. .1 (ii';i\\iii;ii'kcl. 325 239‘). Hpni. U0. (‘cilidh dancing. l'Iii'iniix liddlci‘x and t';lllL‘l'\ In lcad )nn Ihi'niigli Ihc \lcpx lcaIIIi‘ing llcclignlcci‘Ic.

* Night Afore Monster Ceilidh Sun 30 “cc. (icni'gc Sli'ccl. «\‘pni iiiidnighl. l'l't‘L'. SL‘L‘ llllll\l.

Hogmanay Family Ceilidh .\1nii 3| l)cc. \alhmal .\lll\L‘lllll nl' ScnIland. ('hainhci‘x Sli'ccl. 2-17 4433. 2 3.30pm. l'icc. 'l‘lic ('annngaIc ('adici'x ('cilidh Hand pi'nx idc Ihc lllll\lL‘ l‘ni‘ an alIci'nnnn chlidh.

Hoog Royale Mnii 3| l)cc. ()uccii'x Hall. 37 X‘) ('lL‘I'lx Sll't‘t‘l. (ifih' Illl‘l.

7. i0pin 1.30am. Hill, .\ llnginana} haxh \\llll lila/c ln Ihc linIlI} and .Inhn ('n\\ an and lil\ l‘l\L"PlCCL' l.;IlI'il\ Ul l)I\lL‘l;IIIil ;I\ \\cll ax llnng liar and llnng l‘Imd. ()\cI' l.\’\ nnl}. ’l‘ickclx aunlahlc linni lIL‘lxcllllleACCCL‘IIIlk/cll/

The Hoog .\lnii 3| l)cc. .'\\\cinh|.\ RIIUIIH. 5-3 (iL'III'gL‘ Sll'L‘L‘l. (lb-,7le .10~l0l0. 7.30pm Jam. {50. llnng iI up IinIil Iain \xiih llnginana} cnlci'IainnicnI ilL‘l'II\\ Ihi‘cc \Iagc\ l'i‘nin 0pm. 'l'hci'c'x ccilidh dancing. l).l\. l'nnd. a liccnxcd bar and chill nIII I‘Uilllh. ()\ci‘ l.\'\ nnl_\_ 'l‘ickclx ;i\ailalilc li'niii lickcllink.xccc.cn.Iik/ch/

Edinburgh’s Hogmanay Street Party \liin ,il DL‘L‘. ('ll} (blunt-153 2000, |0piii Iain. [5 admin lcc pci‘ paw. l'aincd a\ nnc nl’ Ihc hcxI .\'c\\ Ycai' cclchi'alnnh in Ihc \Mll'ltl. lllilll\;llltl\ nl i‘c\cllci\ l‘l'lllg in Ihc .\'c\\ \c;ii‘ in Ihc cciIII'c nl lidinliiii‘gh. ln addiIinn In Ihc \cpai'aIcl} Iickclcd ('nncci'I in Ihc (iIII‘dL‘lh llIt‘l'L‘ III'L‘ llIl'cc \lIIg‘LN 0| cnIci‘Iainincnl. King (‘i‘cnxnIc and Trail» (ilnhal l'ndci‘gi‘nnnd pla} Ihc \Va\ci'|c} SIagc. Khflllt‘l. (in l.cni \) \Icin and Rcd llnl (‘lillli l’Ipci‘x pla} Ilic Scnll .\lnnuiiicnI Siagc and TM llandx l’Ici‘ “0le ID] \L'll and lllL‘ (il'cdl (.al\cl'liI can hc l'nIind nn Ihc \lnund SIagc. .\‘n cnIi'} alIci‘ l lpiii. lznlcnainnicnl \l;ll'l\ aI l0pin.

One O’C|OCk Run lllllC l “CC. (‘§l\ilL' lkplanadc. lidinhui'gh (‘a\Ilc. l{n_\al Milo-1‘3 2000. 1 3pm. L‘l0. 'l‘akc a nicc \cu \cai‘\ In: ll'Ulll Ihc ('axilc In Ihc l’alacc. (icI a \nuchci' l'rnin llngniana} IickCI nIiIlch In c\changc l'ni' a gldlllll) \Ull\L‘llll‘ '1' \lim nii Ihc \\;l_\ ihnu clxc

\xill _\Ulll‘ ll‘lt‘lltl\ lk'lltW c _\nii \xci'c Ilicrclh. (‘hcck in li'nin I lain. \\;Il'lll up and lii‘icling al l3. §0pni

Exhibitions

Back to the Future: Sir Basil Spence, 1907-1976 l)can (i;illL‘l‘_\. ‘i Bcllni‘d Road. 034 (i200. l'nIil Sun l0 l~'ch l0ain 7pm; |0aiii 5pm. l'icc. 'l'hc lll‘\l inalni' i'cli'nxpccinc nl Scnlland'x inan IL‘IIIM ncd nindci‘n archiIch, 'l'hix cclclii‘aIinn nl Spcncc'x l‘l'llllillll and dixci‘xc cai'cci'. cniiiciding \\ iIli Ilic cciiIciiai‘} nl hix hii‘IlI. \\lll hc Ilic lll'\l \ahnnal (iallcnw nl ScnIland \hnn IlL‘HIlL‘d \IIlL‘l} 10 III't‘lIllccllIl'c. Exhibition ‘Bretagne’ lll\llllll l-i‘aiicaix ll.l';k‘(l\\t'. l3 Ralidiilpli ('i‘cxccnl. :25 53M». inc 1 Thu ‘1 .Ian. .\lnii \Vcd & l‘l'l ‘),3ll;llll 5.30pm; 'l'lin nnnn 5.,illpiii18aI 0.30am 3pm. l-i'cc. Scnlihh plliiliigl'dpllL‘H pi‘cxcnl Ilicii' aiiglc nn Bi'iIIaii}.

Gifted \illlUllill .\lll\L‘lllll nl ScnIland. ('haiiilici'x SII'ch. 347' 4.123 l'nIil Sun (l Jan. 10am 5pm. l-i'cc. .\ hcanIilnl c\liihiIinn nl handiiiadc ScnIIixh cnIiIciiipni':ii‘_\ ci'alI\. including |c\\cllcl'_\. lc\IIlc\. ch'aInch and glaxuxai'c.

Here’s Tae Us! .\lll\L‘lllll nl ladinhni‘gh. lliinIl) llUth‘. 1-13 (‘annngaltz 53‘) -l H i. l‘nIil .\lnii 3 Mai InnI Siiiii .\lnn SaI l0ain Spin. l'i'cc. .\ \IK‘lill lll\l0l'_\ nl drinking in ladinhnigli.

It Didn’t Happen Here .\ll1\L'lllll nl lzdinliiii'gh. llunIl_\ llniixc. HZ ('annngalc. 53‘) 4M}. l'iIIIl SaI 2‘) \n\ IiinI SIIIII. .\lnn Sal l0aiii Spin l'i‘cc. l'.\lIiliiIinn c\ainining ladinhiii'glik linkx \\ IIh Ihc \la\ c Ii'adc,

Fairs

Traditional German Christmas Market l'nIil Sun (i Jan. .\lniind Sqiiai'c. nll l’I‘inccx SII‘ch.~1".‘~ 3500. 10am Hpni. l'i'cc. ;\ i‘angc nl II‘adIIInnal (ici'nian ci'allx. In} \. tnnd and drink Inch _\nIi lll Ilic lc\li\c \l‘ll'll.

Eating Place Thu 13 k 20 l)cc. ('axilc SIi'ch. nnnn "pin. l-rcc. .-\ \clchinn nl llIc bcxl lnnd and drink pi'nducc li'nin arnuiid

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Food & Drink Highland Village Christmas Market l'i‘iIil Sun (\ Jan. l’I'Inccx SIi'ch (iardcnx

Around Town

l .M. l‘IIntcx \Iich. Nani \i‘ni licc \ Highland \ illagc \lec Inaikci \clling Ini‘ nI Ihc Iangc Innd. think. t lnIliing and Ic\\t‘lch\ Iinin all nxcr \nIland. Christmas Party Nights I II I 1 IM. \aI l‘ lict. \\cd I" llct \aI lkx

l .liiihnigli /nn \l.Ii‘.\‘.i‘ll llnizw. (liil\li‘ll‘lllll\' Raid. ill “50 lIIIicx \.:I\ diniici 11‘, lunch 1‘. *0 lnnd. illllllx and chInc IiicIIiIncnI .li Ilic \laimnn lli‘ll\\' lii‘i‘lxlllf; t‘\\'lll‘i.:l

Edinburgh Farmers' Market \.ilIIIIl.i}\. ( laxllc chIatc. 0*) “*3”

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SDOI‘I

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Talks

Ivory Coast Talk lllll I % l)t'\'. ltdinliiiigh /nn. ('nixlnipliinc lx’nad. i‘l ‘llfil “pin l'Icc ~\‘cnini kccpci (iaicIlI licnncII I.i|l.\ .iliniiI lllillllxt'}\ and innic lll Il1c|\ni} ("n.N

A Most Beautiful Thing I II II lit-t. \alinnal ( iallci} nl Scnllanil llaxxlhni‘ndcii l cclnic llicaIic. llic .\lniind. (Ill (i200 l.‘ “pin l'icc l)I 'lndd Inngxlallc (imxan. ll|\lHll.lll and cnllcclni. gncx .i lalk nn .i ncu It dixcnxcicd Rt'll.ll\\.lllu‘ llinii/c in \licliclnnn dc liaiInlnnicn

Phoenix at Coventry: Basil Spence and Coventry Cathedral \li‘ll I" lit-t. \alinnal (i.illci_\ nl \cnlland llanllinindcn l cclnic llicaIic. Ilic \lnnnd. (ill film I: liliin licc l)i l.Ulll\L‘ (aniplicll. Rcadci III \II llixlnu .iI Ilic l'iincixn} nl \\.ll\‘- I\ k. il|\\ ll\\i'\ Ilic ni'igin\ and dc\clnpiiicnl nl Ihc dcxign nl ('nxcnli'} ('.iIlchi.il. Ilic picinici iIiniiIinicnI nl lliilain'x lk’t'thlllltllHll

* Wobbling on the Shoulders of Giants ( iciilgc \qllalc llIcalIc. l'nnciin} nl Izdinliiiigli. (icnigc \iiiiaic. (i a illpni Scc llllll\l

Joan Eardley, Catterline and the Scottish Landscape Tradition lllt' l3 lk‘t‘. \alliilial (i.Illi'I} Hl \t'iillaliil ll;I\\llliil‘llIlL'll |.chiiic llicalic. llic \lnIiiid. (ill (i200. l3 l‘pin l‘lt't' l)i .lnn lilackunnd. |.ccliiici. ll|\lill} A llicni} nl \l'l .iI |)Iincan nl .lHlil;Ill\lHllL' (‘nllcgc nl l-inc \i‘I. lilkll\t'\ nn laidlc} \ laIci cai'cci in \l‘L'lIlL't'lhllllk' uilli .iI lnnl. .ll Iliicc ni lniii painliiigx

Workshops

Architecture Workshop Sal Ii lit-I. l)c;iII(i.'ilch"\. “i lit'lillltl l<ii.iil.li3-1(i3ll‘l lllani -1pin Haiti-1i l.cain iiinic aliniil Ilic Idca\ and pinccxxcx nl .iitliiIctIIiic .‘\gc\ If» lb .'\tl\illltL' hnnking icqiiiicd Shoe Swing \M'Iliicxila} \. ('niiiiling llilllxc. \\L'\l \lL'lll\(lH Sin-(L ()(ifi llHTf) L450 \lllleL‘\ LN tnnplcx H: “K ial dancing niIl} l. .\ \\'.lll_1_‘Il.‘Il}t'L‘\UIll.\llH[l i'Iin h} ladinlinp cxci} \\t'(lllt'\\lil_‘v iiiglII 'lIiIni'cd le\\C\ li‘niii "pin and \(Kldl dancing li'nin Upin. \‘~llcll lllL' hip kill‘ hcliind \’l-.( i,-\S‘ ciack npcn Ilicii i‘ccnid hmc» Suing dantci'x. lind} lllippt‘H and |l\L‘l'\ nl all [X‘hllihliilh \cr} ‘~‘-L‘lUllllL'. \H IIccd l0 hunk. and )tiII diinll c\cII hmc In lia\ c a partnci

Santa’s Stocking ill 31 Du. l.;Illl'l\lUll (lixllc. 2a (‘I‘ainnnd Rnad SniIIli. 53‘) 300‘» 10.‘~0ain ipin. LIZ. Makc a lclI \lik‘lklllg' \Miflll} Hl S.ilil.i'\ pl’cw‘lll» ('anc and \lini'thi‘cad includcd Adultx nnl} Bimlxing L'\\Cllll;il.

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