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Bite into Burns Night in 35 Jan. laight} Queen Street liar and Restaurant. is“ Queen Street. 226 50‘)" "pm £25 l'.n]o_\ a three course Scottish least and a night ol Ine la”. plus a complnnentar} Scottish cook book and \slilsk} tastings. Burns Reloaded Sat 26 Jan (‘urn l'.\cli.itlj..'c. ll New Market Roatl. 4‘7 i500. 7pm 2am L40. l’runusmg all the ritual and oats} sheep stomachs ot a traditional llurns supper m a re\ ised and rentalised lormat. Burns Reloaded returns to raise lunds tor (‘hildren lsl. In addition to a three-course illnner. cellltlll and drinks reception there u ill be entertainment including Robbie Shepherd's Nightmare Hand. l)ress: sman alltre, Please book \Iil 0l .il 3 l‘) 3075 or edmhurghUl children I st orguk Holocaust Memorial Day: The Story of Anne Frank Mon 2% Jan. Scottish Storytelling (‘entre. ~13 45 High Street. 550 057‘). 7pm. L3. Ages l l+, See pre\ ien. page 3 i.
Exhibitions
Back to the Future: Sir Basil Spence, 1907-1976 l)ean (iallet‘). 73 llellord Road. (iZJ (i200, l'ntil Sun ll) l'eh. Illam 7pm; Illam 5pm. lace The lirst major retrospectn e ol' Scotland's must renunned modern architect. 'l'his celebration ol Spence\ brilliant and dixerse career. coinciding \\ ith the centenar} ul' his birth. will he the lirst National (ialleries of Scotland slitm de\oted sole|_\ to architecture.
David GA Stephenson: Americana Artrockers Rinal Botanic (iarden llmerleith llutisel. lmerleith Ross. 553 7l7l. l'ntil Sun 27 Jan ttlol Mon).
Tue Sun Illam 3.30pm. l-‘ree. Stephenson. a l'ormer punk rocker \xhu has \mrked \s ith Talking Heads and Tom Tom (‘luh. e\hibits a series ol' \slitll he describes as ‘song/tilms' short mtisical blues}. punk-edged \ideos made in tribute to some ol‘ the more rock and roll artists ol the 30th centur}: l.otlise Bourgeois. litl Rtischa. William liggleston. Jean-Michel Basquiat and Peter Blake.
Here’s Tae Us! Mliseum ol lidinburgh. lluntly llouse. HZ ('anungate. 53‘) 4 l4}. l'ntil Mon 3 Mar (not Sun). Mon Sat lilam 5pm. l-‘ree. :\ social histor) ol' drinking in lidinhurgh. ()h. slop looking so pleased \\ ith )‘otirselws. We've got a hango\ er.
Here’s Tae Us! National l.ihrar} of Scotland. (ieurge l\' Bridge. 023 3845. Tue 23 Jan. 7pm. As part of this exhibition on the social llislol') ol' drinking in lidinhurgh. go and raise a glass on llurns Night to the social and cultural impact ol drinking through the ages.
it Didn’t Happen Here .\luseuin ul' lidinhurgh. lluntl} llotise. 1-12 (‘anongate. 52‘) 4 HR. l'ntil Sat 2‘) No\ (not Sun). Mon Sat lllam 5pm. liree. li\hihition esamining lidinhurgh's links \\ ill) the slit\ e trade.
Food & Drink
Dine Around Edinburgh l'ntil liri 3t) licb. \‘al‘ious \enues. Your chance to \ isit lidinhurgh’s top restaurants \\ ithout the alarming pricetag. Around 30 ut the cit} 's best restaurants \\ ill be otl‘ering [\so- course lunches and dinners for L' l 5. including .\lalmaison. lggs. Skippers and llaldanes.
Edinburgh Farmers’ Market Saturda} s. (‘astle 'l‘errace. (is: 50-10. 0am 2pm. More local. qualit). ethical produce than )Ull could shake a stick at.
Talks Rethinking Art and the Highlands Tue 3‘) Jan. National (iallers of Scotland:
event? There are cakes, there are bands, there’s an auction. The cakes
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are very, very, very good, one of the bands is called Dick Dangerous 8.
the Love Bastards (we’re, like, so there), and various local and international artists have designed cake boxes, which will be auctioned for charity. With the cakes still in them, don't worry. The whole thing is a launch party for Ever So Sweet 3 new independently-run company who want to cater cakes for your parties, and it’s happening at the brand
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sparkling new GRV, one of The List’s favourite new finds for 2008.
I Ever So Sweet Munch party. GRV. Edinburgh, Thu 37 Jan, from 8pm.
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lla\\ lhurnden Lecture 'l‘heatre. 'l‘he Mound. 634 (i200. 13.45pm. l‘it‘ee. Mlll’tlo Mactlonaltl. l’rol‘essot‘ ol llislol'} ol Scottish Art at the l'ni\ersit_\ ol Dundee. tlisc‘llsscs the llislot'} ol \ islllll art in the Highlands and islands. lle \sill locus on issues of Highland culture in particular. loss of language. skills and land.
Writing Tomorrow Yesterday: How Fiction Became Reality Tue 3‘) Jan. ()uincentenar} llall. Surgeun‘s llall. Nicholson Street. 473 3000. 7pm. £3. lit the l‘)8()s Alan (irant co-n role the Judge Urn/(l comic books. set in the _\ear 3 l0(). Since then. many ul‘ his tictional problems have become part ol' e\ei"\da) lile: the lascism ol' state police lorces. societ} 's obsession \\ illi celebrit). llte empon erment ol‘ the rich and lamuUs at the e\pcnse ot ordinar} people. (‘an llliligs olil} get \sorse'.’ See Books. page '.".’ I’ur! of the [fr/tubing}! Lectures JIMMY.
Workshops
Handmade Paper Jewellery and Vases Sat ll) Jan. (‘ity Art (‘entre. 2 Market Street. 53‘) 3993. £tbc. .-\ \sorksliop to complement the current Scissors l’rl/ir'l‘ Slime L'\liiliiliotl. \\ llll artist Jo .-\rkse_\. Please call (ll3l 53‘) 3063 t'or more into. Booking essential. SMG Ceilidh Dance Class Wednesda} s. Bruntslield l’rimar} School. I: Montpelier. Bruntslield. 337 5-1-12.
7 0pm. £7 tL-ll. (let )our hooch on in preparation t'or Burns Night at these inl‘ormal dance classes. No experience is necessary; llat comfortable shoes.
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Shoe Swing \Vetlnesda} s. ('ounting llouse. \Vest \icolsoti Street, (107 0870. £4.50 singles £8 couples (£2 social dancing onl_\ l. A sis ing dance norkshup run b} lidinbop e\er} Wednesda} night. Tutored classes from 7pm and social dancing from 9pm. \s hen those hep cats from Vegas? open up their record boxes and es'er}one t'eels mone}. bah}. No need to hook. and _\ou don't es en hax e to haxe a panner.
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Podcasting in Creative Business Development An interactive workshop
Inner Ear Ltd
Manday 28 January
Swans on a Train
Observations from the Ordinary Everyday Brendan Dawes, Magnetic North
Friday 8 February
Everybody Get Loud
Consumer Generated Content Monitoring Joanne Jacobs
Thursday 28 February
Assessment 2.0 Bobby Elliot Friday 7 March
Pathways to Creativrty Daglinn Aksnes Wednesday 26 March
Peer to Peer Networking Michel Bauwens Friday l l April
Designing for a New Pedagogy Stephen Heppell Friday 9th May
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