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Big Festival 200
While the pretend
hippies drive their SUVs to Glastonbury and this year's T in the memory, all yer actual planet-savers are off to Falkland Palace. The Big Tent Festival, which grew out of a response
Around Town
Park fades into lager-sodden
to the 2005 G8 summit, works with an ethos of co-operation, mutuality, solidarity and ecological long-term thinking. Basically, this means that alongside acts like Phil Kay, King Creosote (pictured) and the Peatbog Faeries, you get organic Scottish produce rather than another plate of chips, classes in wind turbine building, yoga and sustainable living, and a chance to get involved with various ecological political pressure groups.
I Falkland Palace. Cupar. Sat 26‘ 8 Sun 27 Jul
Exhibitions
FREE An Electric Shock of Delight: Sir Walter Scott and the Waverley Novels Writers’ Museum. Lady Stair‘s Close. Law nmarket. 52‘) 4‘)0l. Sat 1‘) Jttl Wed 7 Jan (not Sun). 10am 5pm. An exhibition to celebrate the 500th anniversary of the publication of The Comp/(um (ill/Iv B/(lt‘k‘ Ate/ti. printed on Andrew .\lyl|ar and Walter Chepman’s press after being granted the first lidinburgh printing patent by King James 1\'
Bond Bound: Ian Fleming and the Art of Cover Design City Art Centre. 2 Market Street. 52‘) 3‘)‘)3. l’ntil Sat 13 Sep (not Sun). Mon Sat 10am 5pm. £5 (£3.50). An esshibition looking at the way anishtsh and deshignersh ltave represhented Jamesh Bond throughout hishlory.
Call to Arms National War Museum Of Scotland. lidinburgh Castle. 225 7534. l’ntil Sun 1 Feb. ‘).45am 5.45pm. Inc in admission to lidinburgh Castle: £10 £12 (£7 £9.50; children £5 £6). An exploration of the technology used by the Scottish infantry at various points throughout history. with a hands-on element.
FREE Extremes: Life in Subarctic Canada National .‘yltiseum of Scotland. Chambers Street. 247 4422. l‘ntil Sun 5 Oct. 10am 5pm. A collection of objects collected by Scottish fur traders in the 1850s and 60s from the tribes living in the Canadian subarctic. and further objects purchased recently. i
FREE lmprentit: 500 years of the Scottish Printed Word National Library of Scotland. (ieorge 1\' Bridge. 623 3845. l'ntil Sttn 12 ()ct. 10am 8pm: 10am 5pm; 2 5pm. lixhibition celebrating the achievements of 500 years of printing and publishing in Scotland. FREE In a Different Light Scottish Poetry Library. 5 Crichton’s Close. Canongate. 557 2876. l'ntil Sat 1‘) Jul.
1 1am 6pm; 1 5pm. An exhibition of new works exploring short phrases. comprising hand-bound books. cards and screen— brints from Julie Johnstone‘s lissence Press imprint.
FREE It Didn’t Happen Here Museum of lidinburgh. lluntly llottse.
142 Canongate. 52‘) 4143. l'ntil Sat 2‘) .\'o\ (not Sun). Mon Sat 10am 5pm. lixhibition examining lidinburgh’s links with the shoe trade.
FREE Scotland: A Changing Nation National .\ltiseum of Scotland. Chambers Street. 247 4422. l'ntil Wed 31 Dec. 10am 5pm. A major new permanent exhibition charting Scotland and its people from WWI to the present day. Contains everything from Lulu’s ‘Relight .\ly l’ire‘ frock to a tribute to 'l‘unnock’s 'lcacakes.
Food 8 Drink
FREE Edinburgh Farmers’ Market Saturdays. Castle 'l'errace. 652 5‘)40.
‘)am 2pm. More local. quality. ethical produce than you could shake a stick at. Jolly Toper Whisky Tastings Thu 31 Jul. The 'l'olbooth Tavern. 167 Canongate. 556 5348. 7.30pm. £17 £20. Long- rtnming bi-monthly whisky tasting session at one of the best-stocked bars in town. typically including live malt whiskies at cask strength. Tickets mttst be booked in advance: call 0131 556 5864 or email chws(n wmcadenhead.com to reserve.
Spon
Rat Race Sat 1‘) &Sun 20 Jul. City Centre. 0845 00‘) 4365. Prices vary. Make the city of lidinburgh your playground for a weekend in this physical and mental challenge adventure. Teams of three will run. climb. mountain bike. abseil and kayak their way across the urban landscape. See Activities. page 14
Talks
FREE Fanzines: Popular Culture and Creativity Tue 2‘) Jul. National Library of Scotland. (ieorge 1\' Bridge. 623 4675. 7pm. (‘ht‘is Atton takes a look at fan/mes. particularly music oriented ones. Booking required.
Workshops
Making Tinctures Sat 1‘) Jul. Four Winds Inspiration Centre. The Pavilion. lny erleith Park. Arboretum Place. 332 222‘). 10.30am 5pm. £45. Make herbal tinctures with 1)rew .\'c.\'aughton. Please bring hall" a litre of vodka and some jam jars. Booking essential.
FREE Wildlife Gardening Sun 20 Jul. Hermitage ()f Braid Visitor Centre. 6‘) Braid Road. 447 7145. 1»~4pm. Leam how to make your garden an oasis for urban wildlife. Build a birdhouse. an insect hibernation shelter or plant a wildflower seed to take home. L'nder 16s ntust be accompanied. Please wear comfortable footwear and waterprtmfs. Shoe Swing Wednesdays. Counting llouse. West Nicolson Street. 667 7533. £4.50 singles £8 couples (£2 social dancing only). A swing dance workshop run by lidinbop every Wednesday night. Tutored classes frotn 7pm and social dancing from ‘)pm. Swing dancers. lindy-hoppers and jivers of all persuasions very welcome. No need to book. and you don’t even have to bring a partner. it's that social?
Random Willow Weave Sat 26 Jul. Four Winds Inspiration Centre. The Pavilion. lnverleith Park. Arboretum Place. 332 222‘). 10.30am—5ptn. £45. Anthea Naylor leads this one-day course in weaving techniques. Booking essential.
Women’s Herbal Sat 26 Jul. Four Winds Inspiration Centre. The Pavilion. lnverleith Park. Arboretum Place. 332 222‘). 10.30am 5pm. £45. Learn about herbs particular to female health ailments with Daisy Mae. Booking essential. Working with Leather Sat 26 Jul. Four Winds lnspiratiott Centre. The Pavilion. lnverleith Park. Arboretum Place. 332 222‘). 10.30am-5pm. £45. A leathercraft workshop led by Simon Potts. Booking essential.
Fionna Duncan Vocal Jazz Workshops Tue 2‘) Jul. St Mark's l'nitarian Church. 7 Castle Terrace. £325 (£275). Five-day workshop with the renowned singer dedicated to vocal jazz technique. For more information call 01620 861 000 or visit www.lionnaduncan-workshops.co.uk. l’url oft/1c Int/inbttrelt Jar: I't'xlivul. FREE Artists’ Books Thu 31 Jul.National Library of Scotland. (ieorge IV Bridge. 623 4675. 6pm. Make a
limited edition book under the tutelage of
Isabelle Ting. In collaboration with the Owl and Lion (iallery. lidinburgh. Booking required.
Outside the Cities
Activmes & Events
Massacre Landrover Safari Fri 18 & Fri 25 Jul. Glencoe Visitor Centre. Glencoe. 01855 811307. 10.15am. £15. Not a slasher flick set in Africa and involving the gruesome deaths of wealthy. khaki-clad tourists. more a guided tour. in Landrovers. to the site of the Glencoe massacre.
Upstairs, Downstairs Sat 26 Jul. Hill of Tarvit Mansionhouse. C upar. Fife. 0844 493 2185. 1—5pm. £8 (£5). Watch the staff act as Edwardian servants and learn about the day-to-day running of a big house 100 years ago
FREE Conservation Volunteer Day Fri 25 Jul. Vogrie Country Park. Ciorebridge. 01875821990. 9.30am- 2.30pm. Get outdoors and do good.
Exhibitions
FREE Pret a Porter Until Tue 28 Oct. Callendar House. Callendar Park. Falkirk. 01324 503770. 10am—5pm. A unique exhibition of clothing reflecting the jet- setting lifestyle of Ailsa Porter. an air stewardess who travelled the world in the 50s and 60s.
Festivals Bluebell Festival David Marshall Lodge. Achray Forest. Queen Elizabeth Forest Park. Aberfoyle. 01877 382258. Times vary. £2.50. Tiptoe. through the...oh wait. that's tulips. Stick it to the rat race and take time out of your schedule to prance about like a fairy. with a series of Ranger-guided wildflower walks.
Big Tent Festival 2008 Sat 26 &
Sun 27 Jul. Falkland Palace. Cupar. 01337 858838. Times vary. Prices vary. Lovely big hippy fest up at Falkland. See picture caption. above
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