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Some of Edinburgh's eateries are doing their bit for charity this
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here is surely never a better reason to indulge than when it’s for charity. a mindset many Scottish restaurants will be hoping for this month. For the whole of October. a selection of eateries in [idinburgh will join hundreds of restaurants. gastropubs. cafes and bars across the UK and invite their customers to light hunger simply by eating out as part of a Restaurants Against Hunger scheme. Capital connoisseurs include lglu Cafe. La Garrigue. Rafael‘s. Valvona & (‘rolla VinCafe and Vintners Rooms. liach eaterie decides what their individual contribution will be. whether it be donating part of their takings from selected dishes. adding a small optional donation to the bill or hosting a special event Last year's Restaurants Against Hunger raised over £3()().()()() in the UK. with all funds going directly to support the vital work of humanitarian charity. Action Against Hunger and this year — the
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scheme's tenth anniversary — hopes are high for contributions to be bigger than ever. under the banner 'li'ight hung ‘r. liat out‘.
Restaurants Against Hunger was launched in l‘)‘)8 by Action Against Hunger to raise vital funds for the worldwide fight against hunger by inviting food lovers all over the UK to help fight poverty. and to coincide with World Food Day on In October.
As if more incentive were needed. a child dies of hunger every five seconds. Just £24 can make a huge difference. providing full treatment for a severely malnourished child and even £1 can help a farmer produce enough rice for his family for four days.
For a full list of over 500 restaurants, cafés and gastropubs participating in the campaign this October, see www.restaurants againsthunger.org.
CASH IN THE CAR BOOT I A set of original drawings by Charles Rennie Mackintosh will be auctioned at Bonhams in Edinburgh on Wed 15 Oct, and are expected to fetch £4000-6,000. The vendor bought a bag of items for £10 at a Glasgow car boot sale. The drawings are preliminary designs for Auchenbothie Lodge, Kilmacolm, Renfewshire, designed by Mackintosh in 1900-1901, to provide a gatehouse for a mansion.
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CAMPBELL and Mark Lanegan are set to play from their second album Sunday at Devil Dirt along with tracks from their new six- track EP, on Sun 14 Dec at the newly opened Picture House in Edinburgh.
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music news, whiskey brand Bulleit Bourbon returns to Glasgow with its series of live music events - Bulleit On‘ginals, tracking the influential journey of soul and funk. Performances come courtesy of UK band Soul 2 Soul and Martha High.
VISUAL ARTIST Martin Boyce has been selected to represent Scotland at the 2009 Venice Biennale - the worid’s largest international showcase for contemporary visual arts. The presentation is curated by Dundee Contemporary Arts and is the first solo show to be presented.
FILM FESTIVAL
AND FINALLY, Edinburgh International Festival bods scouting the San Sebastian International Film Festival for talent for next year’s EIFF.
THE NEW ARCTIC MONKEYS concert movie Arctic Monke s at 7719 Apollo as two zpecial screenings at las ow’s GFT and Edin urgh’s Cameo cinema on Tue 14 Oct. The 76-minute film of the last gig in the Sheffield band’s 2007 world tour. For details of how to purchase tickets go to www.arcticmonkeysa ttheapollocom.
WORDS TO MUSIC I Scottish Opera has announced their much- anticipated line-up for next year’s Five: 15 series, which sees some of Scotland’s finest writers and music makers collaborate on a short opera. This year’s team includes director Nicholas Bone and composer David Fennessy; playwright Zinnie Harris and Edinburgh-based composer John Harris; Glasgow writer/GP Dr Margaret McCartney and returning composer Gareth Williams; Herald writer Amy Parker and composer/lecturer Dr Martin Dixon; novelist Louise Welsh and composer Stuart MacRae.
In a similar format to last year’s offerings, the operas will explore a variety of subject matters, themes, styles and music. Scottish Opera general director Alex Reedijk said: ‘In selecting these five new pieces we have been spoilt for choice.’
Tickets are on 38/9 now for February 2009.