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Ceilidh Culture Street Fair Now in its eighth year and boasting contributions from all over Edinburgh and beyond, the annual Ceilidh Culture showcase of music, song, dance and storytelling widens its remit for this four-day street fair boasting
Scottish food, drink, crafts, fashion, music and more. Setting its stall near to the castle, at the heart of the capital, this latest addition to the line-up promises a little of something for everyone. See music and around town for listings of more Ceilidh Culture events. ■ Castle Street, Edinburgh, Fri 2–Mon 5 Apr.
century Edinburgh. Tickets from garry.gale@edinburgh.gov.uk or 0131 242 8054. Part of Ceilidh Culture. Fairs FREE Ceilidh Culture Street Fair Fri 2–Mon 5 Apr, 10am–6pm. Castle Street, 228 1155. Browse the stalls for Scottish food, drink, crafts, fashion, music and more during Easter weekend. Part of Ceilidh Culture. FREE Morningside Makers Market Sat 3 Apr, 10.30am–4.30pm. Columcille Centre, 2 Newbattle Terrace, 447 7404. A new monthly boutique craft and design market held on the first Saturday of every month with artists, crafters and designers offering ceramics, jewellery, glassware, photography, textiles and art. Annual Flower Show & Plant Sale Sat 10 Apr, 10am. £1. Fairmilehead Parish Church, 1a Frogston Road West, Fairmilehead, Rock garden and alpine plant show. Tickets available at the door. FREE Ecofusion Sun 11 Apr, 9am–5pm. Holyrood Park, Stalls and information about the Working with Difference Programme, see www.feva- scotland.org/ecofusion
Sport Hadrian’s Brawl Sun 11 Apr, 1.30pm. £8 (under 14s free). Meadowbank Sports Centre, 139 London Road, 661 5351. Another clash of the north and south with teams from Newcastle, Middlesbrough, Lincolnshire and Edinburgh taking part in the full-contact, rollerskating sport of roller derby. Talks FREE Easter in Art at the National Gallery Fri 2 Apr, 12.45–1.15pm. National Gallery Complex, The Mound, 624 6200. Head of Education Tricia Allerston gives a tour of the Gallery looking at Easter-related images. FREE Crucifixion (1979) by Craigie Aitchison Mon 5 Apr, 12.45–1.15pm.
National Gallery Complex, The Mound, 624 6200. Bill Hare gives a talk on this painting currently on show in memoriam to the Edinburgh-born artist who died in December 2009. FREE Max Beckmann: Hell/Die Hölle Tue 6 Apr, 12.45–1.30pm. National Gallery Complex, The Mound, 624 6200. Dr Jonathan Blackwood, Duncan of Jordanstone College, looks at Max Beckmann’s narrative of political terror set in Weimar, Germany, The Night, painted in 1919. FREE Portraits in Focus: Bernini as Sculptor and Sitter Wed 7 Apr, 12.45–1.30pm. National Gallery of Scotland: Hawthornden Lecture Theatre, The Mound, 624 6200. Art historian Dr Patricia Andrew discusses the works of the great sculptor and architect Gianlorenzo Bernini (1578-1680). FREE Archives in Focus Thu 8 Apr, 11.30am–12.30pm. Dean Gallery, 73 Belford Road, 624 6268. Three Spring Focus Sessions which concentrate on different aspects of the archive collections: artists’ sketchbooks and notebooks, artist-designed textiles from the 1930s–70s, and performances drawing on documents, film and photos. Booking essential. FREE Venice Outside of Venice: Toward a Cultural Geography of the Venetian Republic Mon 12 Apr, 6–7pm. National Gallery of Scotland: Hawthornden Lecture Theatre, The Mound, 624 6200. Professor Patricia Fortini Brown, Department of Art & Archaeology at Princeton University, explores the cultural and artistic reach of the Venetians. Cool Astronomy Technology: For Space and Beyond Mon 12 Apr, 7.30pm. £3 (£1.50). Royal Observatory Visitor Centre, Blackford Hill, 668 8404. Rescheduled from earlier in the Winter Talks series, Julia Kennedy talks about how space technology has earthly applications.
FREE Heinrich Schliemann Tue 13 Apr, 6pm. National Library of Scotland, George IV Bridge, 623 3918. David Trail, one of 19th century archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann’s leading biographers and critics, leads a debate via a live web link about his claims for the historic reality of Homer’s tales. FREE Dramatic Developments: Scottish Theatre from the 70s to the 90s Thu 15 Apr, 6pm. National Library of Scotland, George IV Bridge, 623 3918. Prof Randall Stevenson talks about the late 20th century revival in Scottish theatre. Workshops Dr Sketchy’s Anti-Art School Sun 4 Apr, 3pm. £7 (£6). The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. Where cabaret meets life drawing – the models are burlesque divas, strapping hunks of manhood and circus freaks. Win alcohol and fancy art supply prizes at this antidote to solemn, lifeless classes. Jenny Littlejohn’s Drawing Class Wed 7 Apr, 6–8pm. £5. Royal Botanic Garden, 20a Inverleith Row, 552 7171. A life drawing class with a difference. Each class is based on a theme from the current exhibition and you bring whichever materials you wish to draw with. Suitable for all levels of experience. Email lyoung@rbge.ac.uk to book. Easter Mosaic Workshops Thu 8 & Wed 14 Apr, 10.30am–12.30pm. £12. Kiss the Fish Studios, 9 Dean Park Street, Stockbridge, 332 8912. Learn how to make mosaic mirrors. FREE The Drawing Room Thu 8 Apr, 5.30–6.45pm. Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, 75 Belford Road, 624 6410. Monthly experimental drawing sessions inspired by works in the collection, each led by a contemporary artist. All materials are provided. Please book in advance. Words on Canvas II: Creative Writing Thu 8 & 15 Apr, 5.30–7.30pm. £12 (£10) for both sessions. National
Gallery of Scotland: Clore Education Centre, The Mound, 624 6200. A two-part class led by an artist or writer. The first session involves looking at and discussing art, and in the second you will share what you have written. FREE Scots Music Group: Come and Try Scots Music, Song and Dance Sat 10 Apr, 11am–4pm. St George’s West, 58 Shandwick Place, 228 1155. Taster workshops and demonstrations and advice about instruments song and dance, with live music. Part of Ceilidh Culture. Easter Workshop for Young People: How to be a Photojournalist Sat 10 & Sun 11 Apr, 1.30–4.30pm. £30 (£10). Dean Gallery, 73 Belford Road, 624 6200. Weekend workshop led by a photographer and journalist proffering the opportunity to explore the work of Diane Arbus. Suitable for ages 16–21. Scots Music Group: PA Workshop Sun 11 Apr, 2–4pm. £15 (£9). St George’s West, 58 Shandwick Place, 228 1155. Workshop providing information and demonstrations on how to set up a sound system, with a chance to gain hands-on mixing and performing experience. Part of Ceilidh Culture. Monthly Life Drawing Classes Thu 15 Apr, 5.30–7.30pm. £10 (£8). National Gallery of Scotland: Clore Education Centre, The Mound, 624 6200. See how others have portrayed the human body and try it yourself, working with a model. Artists Damian Callan or Graham Flack will be on hand for guidance.
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