list.co.uk/aroundtown Museum is open all day and every day thereafter for you to goggle at the splendours therein. See feature, page 13. Healing Herbs In The City Tue 26 Jul, 6.30–8.30pm. £8 in advance; £10 on the day. The Hub, Castlehill Royal Mile, 444 1725. Medical herbalist Julia Cook leads this walk through an urban wildlife garden not usually open to the public. Meet at The Hub; walk ends at Johnston Terrace. Ages 16+, booking recommended. Redcoats and Rebels Wed 27 Jul & 3 Aug, 10.15am–3.15pm. Included in castle admission: £15 (£12; children £8.50, under 5s free). Edinburgh Castle, Royal Mile, 225 9846. A redcoat soldier and a Highland clansman explain their roles in the tragic Jacobite uprising of 1745. Salsa Dance Night Wed 27 Jul & 3 Aug, 6.45pm. £5 (students £4). Harry’s Bar, Randolph Place, 07734 435354. Evening salsa dance classes, one for beginners at 7pm and a further, intermediate class at 8pm. A free taster session is offered from 6.45pm–7pm to get you in the mood. Hopetoun International Horse Trials and Country Living Fair Sat 30 & Sun 31 Jul, from 10am. Day tickets £11. Hopetoun House, Shore Road, South Queensferry, www.hopetoun.co.uk Set against the beautiful backdrop of Hopetoun House, the weekend boasts non-stop entertainment including everything from riding competitions to fashion shows. FREE Sofi’s Knitting Club Tue 2 Aug, 7.30–9.30pm. Sofi’s, 65 Henderson Street Leith, 555 1979. Friendly monthly knitting session for all y’all purlers and garterers out there. Knitting Mistress Rhiannon will show you the ropes (or should that be skeins) for a small donation, or you can simply work on your own project. FREE Coup Red’s Select Wed 3 Aug, 6.30–9pm. Sofi’s, 65 Henderson Street Leith, 555 1979. Artist gatherings hosted by arts initiative Coup Red, taking the form of a discussion of new art. Submissions are welcome, be that artists, exhibitions, quotes or text that have caught your eye – email to mail@coupred.com.
Exhibitions FREE The Key of the Universe: Scotland and Darien, 1695–1707 Until Wed 31 Aug, Mon–Fri 10am–8pm; Sat 10am–5pm; Sun 2–5pm. National Library of Scotland, George IV Bridge, 623 3918. Materials including maps, letters, ships’ records and company accounts relating to the doomed Scottish attempt to colonise and trade with Darien, Panama in the 1690s, dramatised last year in the National Theatre of Scotland’s Caledonia.
✽✽ FREE Banned Books Until Sun 30 Oct, Mon–Fri 10am–8pm; Sat
10am–5pm; Sun 2–5pm. National Library of Scotland, George IV Bridge, 623 3918. Interesting exhibition from the National Library of Scotland looking at the history of book censorship, with examples ranging from early Scottish proclamations to Nabokov’s Lolita and even, somewhat surprisingly, the Harry Potter books.
Fairs & Markets ✽✽ FREE Sunday Market in the Grassmarket Sun 24 Jul, 1–4pm. Grassmarket, edinburghjazzfestival.com Market stalls colonise the Grassmarket once again in honour of the Jazz & Blues Festival, which means there’s also live music to help you wig out while you browse the goods. See preview, right. FREE Rosewell Fun Day Sat 30 Jul, 11am. Rosewell Park, Rosewell, Midlothian. A family event pairing the best of local food and drink producers with lots of fun activities for the kids. The theme is that of a Mad Hatter’s Tea Party, with a great big table set up for lunch and prizes for the maddest hats, plus laser quest, bungee football, a bouncy castle and a bike track and bike checks courtesy of Edinburgh Bike Station. Jack and Jill Market Sun 31 Jul, 10.30am–1.30pm. £1 (children free). Meadowbank Sports Centre, 139 London Road, 01721 725879. An opportunity for
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mums and dads to buy and sell nearly-new baby and kids’ (ages 0–9) items of good quality. Sport FREE Joseph Pearce’s Jogging Club Tuesdays, 7–8pm. Joseph Pearce’s, 23 Elm Row, 556 4140. Weekly running club following the very best kind of route: one with a bar at each end. After meeting at Joseph Pearce’s the group jogs down to Sofi’s for some refreshing lingonberry juice, before heading back up to JP’s, which is a route of 3.5 miles. Darts Exhibition: Scotland v England Thu 4 Aug, 7pm. £15; VIP tickets £30. Mood Nightclub, Omni, Greenside Place, 07731 746745. Darts featuring Premier League champion Gary Anderson, Robert Thornton, Jamie Caven and Colin Lloyd.
Talks FREE Sports Vision Thu 21 Jul, 6.30–8pm. Surgeons’ Hall Museum, Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, Nicolson Street, 527 1649. From the emperor Nero, who reportedly viewed gladiators through an emerald, to the Inuit’s use of glasses to reduce glare from snow, to modern day eye surgery, find out about how medical technology has helped revolutionise sports participation for those with less than 20-20 vision. Booking essential. Making Tracks: Trams in Scotland’s Capital Fri 22 Jul, 10.30am. £8. Lauriston Castle, 2a Cramond Road South, 529 3963. Robin Barnes examines the history of Edinburgh’s street railways from 1871 to the present day. Controversial? Never. Includes refreshments and a tour of the castle. FREE Mud, Poetry and Printmaking Sun 31 Jul, 4pm. John Hope Gateway Centre, Royal Botanic Garden, 20a Inverleith Row, 552 7171. Carrie Akroyd presents a talk on the poetry of John Clare, and the impact his words have had on her art, as well as on larger themes of landscape change and wildlife. Email e.gallant@rbge.org.uk to book. Booking essential. FREE Lecture: Sparrowhawks in the City Wed 3 Aug, 5.30pm. Lecture Theatre, Royal Botanic Garden, Inverleith Row, 317 4100. Find out more about the activity of these amazing birds in Edinburgh with RSPB Scotland. Part of the new Date With Nature Sparrowhawk project. FREE Artist Talk: Ian Davenport Thu 4 Aug, 5–6pm. Edinburgh Printmakers, 23 Union Street, 557 2479. One of the artists involved in Edinburgh Printmakers’ festival exhibition talks about the work on show, as well as his artistic practice more generally. Workshops Chi Kung Thu 21 & 28 Jul & 4 Aug, 12.20–1pm. £tbc. The Garden, Sandeman House, Trunks Close, 55 High Street, 07958 142286. Weekly classes in this ancient Chinese health system/exercise form, whose name means cultivating energy, in the lovely garden of the Scottish Book Trust. Gleetastic for Adults Fri 22 & 29 Jul, 6.30–7.30pm. £6.50 per session. Sing for Smiles Vocal School, 3 Quayside Street, 555 5721. Sing your little heart out with some favourite songs from the hit TV show, every Friday night in July. FREE Colombian Celebration Sat 23 & Sun 24 Jul, 1–4pm. Royal Botanic Garden, Arboretum Place, 248 2909. Many different people have found many different reasons to celebrate the plant life of Colombia (aye aye), but the purpose of this session is to examine its fascinating diversity. Get a taste of Colombian culture as well, in this drop-in session for all ages. Singing for Beginners and Intermediate Mon 25–Fri 29 Jul, 10am–1pm or 3–6pm. £75. Sing for Smiles Vocal School, 3 Quayside Street, 555 5721. Learn new skills, brush up old ones, try new songs and enjoy the experience of singing with others. Beginner classes are in the mornings,
intermediate in the afternoon, and there’s a performance on Friday evening. The Comedy Kitchen Mon 25 Jul, 6–8pm. £5 includes entry to show. City Café, 19 Blair Street, 220 0125. A two- hour workshop, open to all abilities hoping to polish their act, with advice, discussion and guest speakers. Belly Dancing Class: BellyBasics Tue 26 Jul, 7–8pm. £7 drop in price. Studio Below, Medusa Hairdressing 26 Bread Street, bellydancingbarbie.com Build confidence, make friends and get fit with these bellydancing classes. Belly Dancing Class: ChoreoImpro Tue 26 Jul, 8.15–9.15pm. £7 drop in price. Studio Below, Medusa Hairdressing 26 Bread Street, bellydancingbarbie.com Already know how to wobble your belly in a seductive and rhythmic fashion? Then, my friend, you need to learn how to develop your own dance sequences. Do it here, with tutor Lindsey Marie Silver. FREE Discovering Family History at NLS Wed 27 Jul, 6pm. National Library of Scotland, George IV Bridge, 623 3918. Practical workshop in research techniques. Includes a short tour of the library. Take Better Photographs: Digital Photography Workshop Sat 30 Jul, 10.15am–3.45pm. £69. Out of the Blue Drill Hall, 30–36 Dalmeny Street, Leith, 555 7100. For anyone looking to improve their skills behind the lens (be it a wee point-and-shoot one or a fancypants DSLR) this course covers how to make the most of your camera’s settings. Email training@coppermango.com to book. Screen Bandita Summer Workshops Sun 31 Jul, 11am–noon. £5. Filmhouse, 88 Lothian Road, 228 2688. Those cinema outlaws at Screen Bandita present their collection of found Super 8 films, gramophone and 78 records, and share their passion for outdated technology and film in a workshop celebrating the old fashioned in filmmaking technology.
A SWOTTISH WELCOME IN BODA – All through August we will give everyone a Swottish (Swedish/Scottish) Welcome with serving up Swedish and Scottish nibbles between 5-7pm every day. So bring in your friend from around the world to Boda. Välkommen!! CRAYFISH PARTY IN JOSEPH PEARCE’S – Crayfish parties are a long standing August tradition in Swedish where we dress ourselves in hats and bibs and sing lots of aquavit songs and eat and suck lots of crayfish. Tickets are available now in JP! Our famous Crayfish parties are back!! August 22nd, 23rd, 29th, 30th 7pm
Visit www.bodabar.com for more info about our events or check out Facebook pages for Boda Bar, Sofi’s, Victoriaand Joseph Pearce’s.
WIN A PAIR OF TICKETS TO
EDINBURGH’S FOODIES FESTIVAL AND A BOTTLE OF CŒUR DE COGNAC
COURTESY OF RÉMY MARTIN
At this year’s Edinburgh Foodies Festival, taking place at Holyrood Park between 12–14 August, Rémy Martin is inviting festival-goers to come and enjoy a complimentary Cœur de Cognac at their newly launched Signature Lounge. Once inside the Lounge, visitors will be treated to the fruity Cœur de Cognac, served over ice and paired with a perfectly matched ‘petite delice’ created by Rémy Martin’s own executive chef and former pastry chef to the French president, Philippe Saint Romas. To celebrate the launch of the Signature Lounge, Rémy Martin is offering one lucky winner a pair of tickets to the Festival. The winner will also receive a bottle of Cœur de Cognac so they can enjoy the sumptuous cognac – a perfect accompaniment to a sweet treat – either neat or over ice in the luxury of their own home.
To enter, just log on to list.co.uk/offers and tell us: What is Cœur de Cognac a perfect accompaniment to?
TERMS & CONDITIONS: COMPETITION CLOSES 3 AUG 2011. ENTRANTS
MUST BE OVER 18
YEARS OF AGE. USUAL LIST RULES APPLY.
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