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Write Camera Action Mon 19 Oct, 6–9.30pm. £5 (£3). CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street, 352 4900. A series of workshops for film writers, directors and actors for development and feedback on the third Monday of every month. Register interest at writecameraaction@hotmail.co.uk. Observers are also welcome. Ages 18+. Cello Masterclass Thu 22 Oct, 2pm. £3 (£2). RSAMD, 100 Renfrew Street, 332 5057. Benefit from the expertise of acclaimed cellist Anner Bylsma.
Edinburgh Activities & Events FREE Dr Paul’s Quiz Show Sun 11 & 18 Oct, 9–11pm. Blind Poet, 32c West Nicolson Street, 667 0876. Pub quiz mania with Glasgow quiz maestro Dr Paul. Expect a jokes round, a dance-off and The Beast (whatever that is). FREE Dr Paul’s Quiz Show Mon 12 & 19 Oct, 6.45–8.45pm. Jenny Ha’s, 65 Canongate. As above but with an earlier finish. Hispanic Festival Fundraiser 09 Thu 8 Oct, 8pm–3am. £5. The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. Hispanic and Scottish artists Lino Rocha, Debbie Davies, Carlos Arredondo, Galo Cerón, Anita Govan, Tote Conte & Co and DJ Dave Howell celebrate their shared culture to raise funds for the upcoming Hispanic Festival. Step in Time for Scotland Fri 9 Oct, 7.30pm–1am. £12 (£8 for ceilidh only). Royal Overseas League, 100 Princes Street, 225 4800. A ceilidh and whisky tasting for Chest, Heart & Stroke Scotland’s 110th birthday. FREE Love, Create, Heal Sat 10 Oct, 10.30am–3pm. Scottish Storytelling Centre, 43–45 High Street, 556 9579. A day of stories about birth, motherhood and families. The Scare Witch Trials Sat 17–Sat 31 Oct, Wed–Tue 10am–5pm; Sat 10am–8pm. Included in admission: £15 (£14; children £11). Edinburgh Dungeon, 31 Market Street, 240 1001. What’s scarier than fact-based scares? Outrun the Scare With and meet the Witch-finder General before exploring all the dungeon’s horrific sites and rides. Autumn Fruits or Meddling with Crabs Sat 17 Oct, 2–3pm. £4. Royal Botanic Garden, 20a Inverleith Row, 248 2937. Take a tour celebrating the fruits of the Medlar and the diversity of crab apples. Booking recommended. FREE The Golden Hour Wed 21 Oct, 8pm. Forest Café, 3 Bristo Place, 220 4538. Loose cabaret evening with words and music hosted by Ryan Van Winkle, with Al White, Kirsti Wishart, Jane Griffiths, Pockets and Maple Leaves. Fairs J & J Antique and Collectors Fair Sat 10 Oct, 10am. £1.50. Freemasons Hall, 96 George Street, 225 5304. A variety of stalls with clocks, coins, stamps, silver, plate, china, paintings, gold, silver, costumes and jewellery.
Food & Drink FREE Edinburgh Farmers’ Market Sat 10 & 17 Oct, 9am–2pm. Castle Terrace, 652 5940. More local, quality, ethical produce than you could shake a stick at. Whisky Tasting Thu 8 & 22 Oct, 7.30pm. £17. The Tolbooth Tavern, 167 Canongate, 556 5864. A tutored whisky tasting of six quality drams. FREE Bruncheon! Featuring The Sound of Muesli Sat 10 Oct. Out of the Blue Drill Hall, 30–36 Dalmeny Street, Leith, 555 7101. Brunch and live music plus your choice of breakfast, traditional or continental. FREE Celebration of Scottish Apples Sat 17 & Sun 18 Oct, 10am–5pm. Royal Botanic Garden, 20a Inverleith Row, 552 7171. An apple a day should be easy for us as Scotland has a long history of apple cultivation. Taste,
try and buy in this celebration with RBGE and the Royal Caledonian Horticultural Society.
Politics FREE Votes for Women Until Sat 9 Jan 2010 (not Sun), 10am–5pm. Museum of Edinburgh, Huntly House, 142 Canongate, 529 4143. An exhibition charting the women’s suffrage movement in Edinburgh.
✽✽ FREE Gude Cause Sat 10 Oct, noon. Bruntsfield Links, 229 0993.
Over 3000 people are expected to take to the streets of Edinburgh for this recreation of the influential 1909 Votes for Women march. See feature, page ?? Sport Run for Relief in Burma Sat 10 Oct, 11am. £8–£10. Inverleith Park, Arboretum Place, 07772 936384. A 5k run/walk to raise money for Partners Relief and Development UK who provide relief for Burmese refugees. Ultimate Urbathon Sun 18 Oct, 11am. £50 sponsorship. Arthur’s Seat, 225 4800. It’s a 10km run but not as you know it! With secret challenges that will see you swinging, running and crawling around Edinburgh, this will need your mind and body to succeed. Applicants must raise £50 sponsorship for Chest, Heart & Stroke Scotland.
Talks Centenary Carnivore Talk Thu 8 Oct, 7.30–9pm. £6 (members £4). Edinburgh Zoo, Corstorphine Road, 314 0350. A talk about the zoo’s meat eater, including the giant anteater, porcupine, wolverine and ratel. Booking recommended. Life on the Edge – Benedict Allen Thu 8 Oct, 7.30pm. £6 (free–£3). McEwan Hall, Bristo Square, 650 4381. One of a series of talks organised by the Royal Scottish Geographical Society, this time Allen reveals how he filmed ‘authentic’ journeys for television, without a film-crew, isolated in potentially hostile environments. Tickets available on the door. See preview, page 33 FREE ScienceNews Thu 8 Oct, 8pm. The Meadows Bar, 42–44 Buccleuch Street, 667 6907. An informal chat about science news in the headlines. FREE Ways of Seeing the Suffragettes Sun 11 Oct, 12.45pm, 1.45pm & 2.45pm. National Museum of Scotland, Chambers Street, 225 7534. On the centenary of the Women’s Suffrage Movement Procession in Edinburgh, watch a short film exploring the changing role of women since 1909, by local group Ways of Seeing. ‘That Excellent Nurse and Kind, Good Woman . . .’ Mon 12 Oct, 10.30am. £8. Lauriston Castle, 2a Cramond Road South, 529 3963. Dr Barbara Mortimer looks back on these successful, professional 19th century Edinburgh women. Includes refreshments and a tour of the grounds. Please book in advance. FREE Horizons of Holland: The Poetic Prelude to Ian Hamilton Finlay’s Gardens Mon 12 Oct, 12.45–1.30pm. National Gallery of Scotland: Hawthornden Lecture Theatre, The Mound, 624 6200. Stephen Bann of the University of Bristol gives a talk on Ian Finlay’s three-dimensional constructions based on concrete poems, which exist now only in photographs.
✽✽ FREE An Audience with Arun Gandhi Mon 12 Oct, 7pm.
Ticketed. Brunton Theatre, Ladywell Way, Musselburgh, 665 2240. See Hitlist. FREE Elsie and Mairi Go to War Mon 12 Oct, 7pm. National Library of Scotland, George IV Bridge, 623 3918. Diane Atkinson and two actors tell the story of the only two women to nurse on the Front Line during WWI. FREE Portraits on the Move Tue 13 Oct, 12.45–1.30pm. National Gallery of Scotland: Hawthornden Lecture
Theatre, The Mound, 624 6200. Anne Buddle introduces the people, portraits and planning involved in moving the Portrait Gallery collections into storage. Erskine Beveridge: Businessman, Historian, Archaeologist and Photographer Wed 14 Oct, 10.30am. £8. Lauriston Castle, 2a Cramond Road South, 529 3963. Lesley Ferguson discusses the many talents of the Dunfermline-based Erskine Beveridge (1851–1920). Includes refreshments and a tour of the grounds. Please book in advance. Gertrude Jekyll: Artist, Gardener, Craftswoman Sat 17 Oct, 10.30am. £8. Lauriston Castle, 2a Cramond Road South, 529 3963. Professor Michael Tooley discusses the multi-talented Jekyll. Includes refreshments and a tour of the grounds. Please book in advance.
✽✽ Scottish Ballet: Outside In Sat 17 Oct, 4–5pm. £5 (£2 with show
ticket). Festival Theatre, 13/29 Nicolson Street, 529 6000. See Hitlist. Edinburgh’s Angel of the Factory Tue 20 Oct, 10.30am. £8. Lauriston Castle, 2a Cramond Road South, 529 3963. Margaret Sinclair’s humble beginnings in the Cowgate didn’t prevent her from becoming a candidate for sainthood in Rome, as Dr S Karly Kehoe discusses. Includes refreshments and a tour of the grounds. Please book in advance. FREE Artist’s Talk: Highland Journey Tue 20 Oct, 12.45–1.30pm. National Gallery of Scotland: Hawthornden Lecture Theatre, The Mound, 624 6200. Inspired by Edwin Muir’s 1934 classic Scottish Journey, photographer Robin Gillanders made an 80-day trip across the Highlands in a camper van with a darkroom, recording the people and places he encountered.
✽✽ Just a Little Run Around the World – Rosie Swale
Pope Wed 21 Oct, 2.15pm. £6 (free).
Around Town
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, 20a Inverleith Row, 248 2979. See Hitlist. Workshops FREE Knits and Pieces! Fri 9 & Sat 10 Oct, Fri noon–5pm; Sat 10am–5pm. National Museum of Scotland: Hawthornden Court, 2 Chambers Street, 247 4422. It’s the Year of Natural Fibres, don’tcha know, and with that in mind here’s your chance to try knitting, crochet and other woolly activities, as well as talks and demonstrations. FREE Homecoming Soap Sculptures! Sun 11 Oct, 10.30am–4.30pm. National Museum of Scotland: Hawthornden Court, 2 Chambers Street, 247 4422. Lather up and take inspiration from the Ballast sculptures and other stone carvings to make your own 3D design out of soap. You can keep it as it is, or use it to wash behind your ears. Authentic Afro Cuban Dance Workshop Sun 18 Oct, 3–4pm. £6. Dance Base, 14–16 Grassmarket, 225 5525. Led by Yamil. All levels welcome. Part of the Hispanic Festival. Interactive Workshop with Perico Sambeat Quartet Sun 18 Oct, 3pm. £10. The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. Get top tips in this masterclass with internationally renowned jazz act Perico Sambeat Quartet. Reggaeton Dance Workshop Sun 18 Oct, 4–5pm. £6. Dance Base, 14–16 Grassmarket, 225 5525. Cuban Reggaeton dance workshop led by Lily Zequera. Part of the Hispanic Festival. Drawing Class Tue 20 Oct, 7.30pm. £3. The Bowery, 2 Roxburgh Place, Take inspiration from one of the prettiest pubs around at this life drawing class. Bring your own materials; experience not required.
ST COLUMBA’S ST COLUMBA’S CHARITY COUTURE SHOW CHARITY COUTURE SHOW St Columba’s is unique amongst charity shops in terms of the variety and quality of its donations. This event will showcase the imaginative recycling of clothes and textiles sourced from these shops.
The looks will be an exciting and contemporary mix of old high street, new high street, homemade, vintage and designer labels.
Tickets are £10 (including a handsewn goody bag) and can be bought from any of the St Columba’s shops: 352 Leith Walk, EH6 5BR 192-195 Morningside Road, EH10 4QT 4 Drumsheugh Place, EH3 7PT 9 Comely Bank Road, EH4 1DR 65B Main Street, Fauldhouse, West Lothian EH47
Wednesday 11 November 2009 5.00pm & 7.30pm St Andrew’s & St George’s Church, George Street, Edinburgh
Please note: Most of the clothes will go on sale after the show on Saturday 14 November at St Columba’s Kist shop 4 Drumsheugh Place, EH3 7PT. Please contact Anna Beard for details on 0131 220 0802.
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