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FREE Out of the Blue Flea Market Sat 25 Feb, 10am–3pm. Out of the Blue Drill Hall, 30–36 Dalmeny Street, Leith, 555 7100. Bargain buys including furniture, clothes, music and more.
Sport Scotland v England Sat 4 Feb, 5pm. Prices vary. Murrayfield Stadium, Roseburn Street Murrayfield, 346 5000. Six Nations rugby international. Auld Reekie Roller Girls Home Season 2012 Sat 25 Feb, 2pm. £6 or £20 for a season ticket. Meadowbank Sports Centre, 139 London Road, 661 5351. A spring series of four roller derby matches between Auld Reekie’s home teams. In February it’s the Skatefast Club versus the Leithal Weapons. Scotland v France Sun 26 Feb, 3pm. Prices vary. Murrayfield Stadium, Roseburn Street Murrayfield, 346 5000. Six Nations rugby international. FREE Rock’n’Roll Ping Pong with DJ Ding Dong Sun 26 Feb, 7.30pm. The Bongo Club, Moray House, 37 Holyrood Road, 558 7604. Free table tennis club with DJs providing the music. If you’re feeling brave enough it’s £1 to enter the sudden death tournament (strictly amateurs), and the winner takes home the cash.
Talks FREE Richard Williams: A Modern Ruin – The ‘United States’ in Philadelphia Fri 3 Feb, 6pm. Stills, 23 Cockburn Street, 622 6200. As part of Stills’ Globalisation & Art lecture series, Richard Williams talks about the Atlantic liner United States.
✽✽ La tête et les jambes: Fri 3 & 24 Feb, 6pm. £3. Institut Français
d’Ecosse, 13 Randolph Crescent, 225 5366. In Britain’s Olympic year, the French Institute jumps on board with a series of talks about great sportsmen, exploring what it takes to be the very best. On Fri 3 Feb it’s Le Monde’s deputy sports editor on tennis player Yannick Noah, and at the end of the month rugby reporter Arnaud David discusses French captain Thierry Dusautoir ahead of the Scotland v France 6 Nations match on Sun 26 Feb. See caption, page 48. FREE Portrait Gallery Thematic Tours Sat 4 Feb, 2–2.45pm & 3–3.45pm. Scottish National Portrait Gallery, 1 Queen Street, 624 6200. Thematic guided tour. Meet in the Grand Hall. FREE War, Resistance and German Sculpture 1914-1939 Mon 6 Feb, 12.45–1.30pm. Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art One, 75 Belford Road, 624 6200. Find out about major German sculptors of the inter-war period. FREE Gunning for God: Why the New Atheists are Missing the Target Mon 6 Feb, 6.30pm. Heriot-Watt University: James Watt Centre 1, Riccarton, 451 4508. John Lennox of Oxford University argues the case against the views of ‘new atheists’ such as Richard Dawkins and Christopher Hitchens. Hubble and the Pale Blue Dot – 20 Years Later Mon 6 Feb, 7.30–8.30pm. £3 (£1.50). Royal Observatory Visitor Centre, Blackford Hill, 668 8404. Now the Space Station has shut up shop and as the Hubble space telescope approaches retirement, Vincent Henault-Brunet examines how our understanding of the Universe has changed. Norman Finkelstein: How to Solve the Israel-Palestine Conflict Tue 7 Feb, 7–10pm. £3–£5. George Square Lecture Theatre, George Square, edinburghsjp.bigcartel.com A public talk from author and academic Finkelstein, followed by an audience Q&A session. FREE We’re Drilling What? YFoES Meet-up Thu 9 Feb, 7pm. Boda Bar, 229 Leith Walk, 553 5900. Informal Young Friends of the Earth Scotland meeting on environmental issues. Ages 18–30.
FREE National Gallery of Modern Art Highlights Tour Sat 11 Feb, 2–2.45pm & 3–3.45pm. Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art One, 75 Belford Road, 624 6200. A guided tour of the Gallery of Modern Art’s permanent collection, focusing on the major works. Café Histoire: La Révolution et le peuple Mon 13 Feb, 5.30pm. £8 (£5). Institut Français d’Ecosse, 13 Randolph Crescent, 225 5366. A talk, delivered in French, on the French revolution. Ernest Rutherford and the Birth of Modern Physics Mon 13 Feb, 7.30–8.30pm. £3 (£1.50). Royal Observatory Visitor Centre, Blackford Hill, 668 8404. Dr Bruce Kennedy traces the line from Rutherford’s gold foil to the Large Hadron Collider. Part of the STFC Talking Science Programme. Edinburgh Forteans Tue 14 Feb, 7.30pm. £1. The Bongo Club, Moray House, 37 Holyrood Road, 558 7604. A look at the strange and the bizarre. FREE Ways of Seeing Thu 16 Feb, 2–3pm. Fruitmarket Gallery, 45 Market Street, 226 8181. A tour of the exhibition for older visitors. FREE L’Oreille musicale Thu 16 Feb, 6pm. Institut Français d’Ecosse, 13 Randolph Crescent, 225 5366. Hear a legendary interview, recorded for French radio in 1969, with the three big names of chanson française: Leo Ferré, George Brassens and Jacques Brel. FREE Portrait Gallery Architecture Tours Sat 18 Feb, 2–2.45pm. Scottish National Portrait Gallery, 1 Queen Street, 624 6560. Monthly tours of Sir Robert Rowand Anderson’s recently re-opened splendid building. Booking essential. FREE Minimalism and After Mon 20 Feb, 12.45–1.15pm. Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art One, 75 Belford Road, 624 6200. Chief Curator Keith Hartley examines the work of Donald Judd, Sol LeWitt, David Shrigley, Karla Black and others who appear in The Sculpture Show. The Edinburgh Lectures: A Celebration of Women in Astronomy Mon 20 Feb, 6pm. £5. Royal Society of Edinburgh, 22–26 George Street, 228 1155. In the first of this year’s 20th anniversary programme of Edinburgh Lectures, Professor Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell reflects on the contributions of women to the science of astronomy over the last 100 years. The Edinburgh Lectures: My good lady, go home and sit still! Tue 21 Feb, 6pm. £5. Scottish National Gallery, The Mound, 228 1155. Broadcaster Kate Adie discusses the many women who defied this instruction during World War I, including Edinburgh’s own Elsie Inglis. Café Art: French Paintings in the Major Scottish Galleries Wed 22 Feb, 5.30pm. £8 (£5). Institut Français d’Ecosse, 13 Randolph Crescent, 225 5366. A talk in French by Agnes Ness on important examples of French painting held in Scotland. The Edinburgh Lectures: Feeding the Future Wed 22 Feb, 6.30pm. £5. Scottish National Gallery, The Mound, 228 1155. Magnus Macfarlane Barrow discusses the work of the Argyll-based charity Mary’s Meals, which provides school dinners for the world’s poorest children. FREE Spotlight On: Ancient Egypt in Sixty Minutes Thu 23 Feb, 2–3pm. National Museum of Scotland, Chambers Street, 0300 123 6789. Dr Angela McDonald of the University of Glasgow handily condenses 5000 years of Egyptian history into one hour-long talk. Booking essential. FREE Anu Pennanen: Gaze Value Thu 23 Feb, 6pm. Stills, 23 Cockburn Street, 622 6200. Finnish-born, Berlin- based artist gives a talk as part of the ongoing series on Globalisation & Art. FREE Romantic Camera: Curator’s Tour Wed 29 Feb, 12.45–1.15pm. Scottish National Portrait Gallery, 1 Queen Street, 624 6200. The Senior Curator of Photography discusses the current photography exhibition.
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Workshops ✽✽ FREE Wee Dub Festival Workshops Sat 4 Feb, noon–4pm.
Out of the Blue Drill Hall, 30–36 Dalmeny Street, Leith, 555 7100. Stay in the groove as you wait for the night’s festivities at the city’s second Wee Dub Festival to get going, with the Drill Hall’s offering of live acoustic music, craft, music and charity stalls, film screenings, food, a dub bellydance workshop and a music experimentation zone for kids. FREE Beginners Egyptian Belly Dance Sun 5 Feb, 1–2pm. David Lloyd, Newhaven Place, Newhaven Harbour, 554 5000. Taught by Elspeth SwishandHips of Dance Base, this class is part of a celebration of Egyptian music and dance and is suitable for all ages and abilities. Brunton Theatre Players Mondays until 2 Apr, 7–9pm (next term 16 Apr–25 Jun). £3 per session. Brunton Theatre, Ladywell Way, Musselburgh, 665 9900. New weekly amateur theatre group for adults with a focus on performance and techniques, and plans to work on a range of classic and contemporary plays. FREE The Drawing Room Thu 9 Feb, 5.30–6.45pm. Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art One, 75 Belford Road, 624 6410. Experimental drawing session inspired by works in the collection. Booking essential. Teacups and Vintage Treasures Sat 11 Feb, 10.30am–3.30pm. £15. City Art Centre, 2 Market Street, 529 3993. Pottery painting and mini canvas painting. Dr Sketchy’s Anti-Art School Sun 12 Feb, 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. Jenny Littlejohn Life Drawing Class: Breeder Badlands Wed 15, 22 & 29 Feb, 6.30–8.30pm. £15 per class. Edinburgh Printmakers, 23 Union Street, 557 2479. Inspired by the Kirsty Whiten exhibition, Jenny Littlejohn leads a three-
week life drawing course. Booking essential. FREE Easel Sketching in the Gallery Thu 16 & Fri 17 Feb, 2–4pm. Scottish National Gallery, The Mound, 624 6200. Sketching session led by artist Damian Callan. Saturday Could Be Creative Writing Day Sat 18 Feb, 10.15am–1.15pm. £12 (£10). Scottish National Gallery, The Mound, 624 6560. A tour of the permanent collection followed by a creative writing workshop. FREE Political Campaign Materials Sat 18 Feb, 10.30am–12.30pm & 1.30–3.30pm. Museum of Edinburgh, Huntly House, 142 Canongate, 529 4143. Workshop for all ages on making campaign paraphernalia. Saturday Life Drawing Class Sat 18 Feb, 10.30am–12.30pm or 2–4pm. £12 (£10). Scottish National Gallery, The Mound, 624 6200. Learn how others have portrayed the human figure, and then practise drawing from a life model yourself. Materials supplied. FREE Green Edible Gardening Sat 18 & Sun 19 Feb, 1–4pm. John Hope Gateway Centre, Royal Botanic Garden, 20a Inverleith Row, 552 7171. Cultivate a peat-free, wildlife-friendly edible garden. Beyond Words Non-Verbal Theatre Sat 18 & Sun 19 Feb, 2.30–7pm, Mon 20 Feb, 6.30–10.30pm. £100 per weekend. Teviot Place, 07723 882970. Second in a series of four physical theatre weekend workshops. This course is in physical construction of a character; further courses available in Mar & Apr. FREE Discovering Family History at NLS Tue 21 Feb, 6pm. National Library of Scotland, George IV Bridge, 623 3918. Learn genealogy research techniques. FREE Maps for Family and Local History Wed 29 Feb, 2pm. National Library of Scotland, 33 Salisbury Place, Causewayside, 623 3918. Find out how maps can aid your family or local history research.
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