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of Allan Sekula, the last in Stills’ lecture series Globalisation & Art. FREE Artist’s Talk: Anna Barriball Wed 14 Mar, 6.30pm. Fruitmarket Gallery, 45 Market Street, 226 8181. The artist behind the current exhibition, in conversation with Fiona Bradley, gallery director. FREE Spotlight On: How to Live Forever in Ancient Egypt Thu 15 Mar, 2–3pm. National Museum of Scotland, Chambers Street, 0300 123 6789. The catch is, of course, that it only works if you’re a citizen of ancient Egypt. Dr Angela McDonald from the University of Glasgow explores the spells, rituals and religious observances of one of the most successful (i.e. long-lasting) civilisations the world has ever known. Booking essential.
✽✽ La tête et les jambes Thu 15 Mar, 6pm. £3 (members free).
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. Join Philippe Auclair (France Football and RMC’s England correspondent) in conversation with Patrick ‘Paddy’ Barclay for this talk on the king of French football, Eric Cantona. Edinburgh Skeptics: Burzynski – A Perfect Storm for Skeptics Thu 15 Mar, 7.30–9.30pm. £3 suggested donation. The Banshee Labyrinth, 29–35 Niddry Street, 558 8209. An examination of the story of the Burzynski Clinic, which tried to punt quack treatments as having cancer curing powers and was eventually outed by bloggers who exposed its dubious practices. FREE Working Place and Social Space: The Lives of the Scots Herring Girls 1900–1950 Wed 21 Mar, 1–2pm. John Sinclair House, 16 Bernard Terrace RCAHMS, 662 1456. Dr Jill de Fresnes introduces the migratory workers who followed the herring fishing fleet around the coast of Britain. Booking essential. FREE Let’s Talk About Healthy Futures Wed 21 Mar, 5.30pm. Queen’s Medical Research Institute, Little France, Old Dalkeith Road, 242 9100. Public talk on ‘High Blood Pressure: Taming the Silent Killer.’ The Edinburgh Lectures: Making a Difference – A Novel Approach to Learning and Life Wed 21 Mar, 6.30pm. £5. Edinburgh Napier University, Craiglockhart Campus, 228 1155. Food guru and women’s empowerment champion Pinky Lilani discusses her attitude to doing business.
✽✽ FREE A Night in the Gutter: Scottish Independence, Irish
Consequences Thu 22 Mar, 7pm. National Library of Scotland, George IV Bridge, 623 3918. Hip literary mag Gutter teams up with Irish magazine Irish Pages to host a discussion between three Scottish and three Irish writers about the possibility of Scottish independence and its potential effect on Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic. Booking essential. Panel Discussion Fri 23 Mar, 6–8pm. £5 (£3). Fruitmarket Gallery, 45 Market Street, 226 8181. A panel of experts explores relationships between sculpture and drawing. FREE New Print Generation Gallery Talk Sat 24 Mar, 2–3pm. Edinburgh Printmakers, 23 Union Street, 557 2479. Master printer Bronwen Sleigh introduces a programme that supports recent print graduates, and the artists themselves discuss their own work. The Importance of Being Awkward: Tam Dalyell in Conversation with Brian Taylor Mon 26 Mar, 6pm. £5. National Library of Scotland, George IV Bridge, 623 3918. Former Labour MP Tam Dalyell discusses his new memoir of a career characterised by outspokenness and a strong sense of moral conviction. Includes refreshments and a book signing after the discussion. Curtain Raiser: The Marriage of Figaro Tue 27 Mar, 6–7pm. £5 (under
Last chance to see: Design and Democracy
This exhibition showcases 15 recent design graduates from Scottish art schools, focusing on how innovative design can impact our society, health and wellbeing and the environment at large. If you haven’t had a chance to go yet, be sure to catch the collection before it leaves the Parliament at the end of this month. ■ Scottish Parliament, Edinburgh, until Fri 23 Mar.
18s free). Royal Lyceum Theatre, Grindlay Street, 248 4848. DC Jackson and Mark Thomson discuss adapting classic texts for contemporary audiences, with particular reference to their recent efforts on The Marriage of Figaro, performed later as part of its three-week run at the Lyceum. The Edinburgh Lectures: Breaking Boundaries in Sport Wed 28 Mar, 7pm. £5. Heriot-Watt University Postgraduate Centre, Riccarton, 449 5111. Judo master George Kerr’s life story. Workshops FREE Edible Garden: Crops and Seeds Sat 3 & Sun 4 Mar, Sat 17 & Sun 18 Mar, 1–4pm. John Hope Gateway Centre, Royal Botanic Garden, 20a Inverleith Row, 552 7171. Practical advice about how to grow your own vegetables. FREE Edinburgh Pinhole Photography Festival Mon 5–Sat 17 Mar, times vary. Royal Botanic Garden, Arboretum Place, 248 2909. The first ever pinhole photography festival for Edinburgh includes workshops and open darkrooms sessions for kids and adults alike, as well as a series of exhibitions at the festival’s base in the Botanics’ Fletcher Building and elsewhere around the city. Videolab Wed 7 Mar, 6pm. £5. The Third Door, 45–47 Lothian Street, 225 6313. Audio-visual workshop for aspiring VJs. Ancient and Modern Goddesses Fri 9 Mar, 2–5pm. £30 (£26). Scottish Storytelling Centre, 43–45 High Street, 556 9579. An interactive theatre workshop exploring female power through the prisms of ancient myth and modern representations. Making Your Own Red Shoes Sat 10 Mar, 10am–4pm. £36 (£32). Scottish Storytelling Centre, 43–45 High Street, 556 9579. An all-day theatre and storytelling workshop for women to mark International Women’s Day. Dr Sketchy’s Anti-Art School Sun 11 Mar, 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.
FREE Easel Sketching in the Gallery Thu 15 & Fri 16 Mar, 2–4pm. Scottish National Gallery, The Mound, 624 6200. Sketching led by artist Damian Callan. Saturday Could Be Creative Writing Day Sat 17 Mar, 10.15am–1.15pm. £12 (£10). Scottish National Gallery, The Mound, 624 6560. A tour of works from the permanent collection followed by a creative writing workshop. Saturday Life Drawing Class: Morning and Afternoon Sessions Sat 17 Mar, 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; suitable for all levels of experience. Portrait Photography Sun 18 Mar, 11am–5pm. £59 (£49). Stills, 23 Cockburn Street, 622 6200. One-day course covering formal and informal portraiture, using studio and natural lighting, and different technical settings. FREE Discovering Family History at NLS Mon 19 Mar, 10am. National Library of Scotland, George IV Bridge, 623 3918. Delve into your family’s past as NLS reveals research techniques in this practical workshop. FREE Read All About It! Wed 21 Mar, 2pm. National Library of Scotland, George IV Bridge, 623 3918. Find out about online newspaper resources at the library. Digital Plant Photography Workshop II Sat 24 Mar, 9.30am–3.45pm. £45 (members £40.50). Royal Botanic Garden, Arboretum Place, 248 2937. Liz Cole leads this workshop explaining how to get the most out of your digital camera in the garden. Your Garden in Spring Sat 24 Mar, 10am–4pm. £50 (members £45). Royal Botanic Garden, Arboretum Place, 248 2909. A workshop on how to deal with the arrival of spring in your garden. FREE Make More of Mondays Mon 26 Mar, noon. RCAHMS, John Sinclair House, 16 Bernard Terrace, 662 1456. Learn all about Scotland’s architecture, archaeology, history and geography at a practical learning workshops with access to the RCAHMS collections.
Lyceum Theatre Classes Wed 28 Mar, 10.30am–noon. £6. Royal Lyceum Theatre, Grindlay Street, 248 4848. Owen Dudley Edwards leads a theatre class based on the Lyceum’s current show: The Marriage of Figaro.
EVENTS
CO-PROMOTION
March is for Women and still Women are not from Mars? IDUN is the Nordic Goddess for Eternal Youth and Fertility and IDUN’S is also a new Scandinavian cider!!
Pop into Story Telling Centre for a taste on 2nd March 7- 9pm – Artist Exhibition. And the Theatre “Goddess” 8,9,10th March 7pm.
Idun’s cider can also be purchased in all the Vino Wineshops and Beets in Leith. Some Events in March:
KNITTING NIGHT in Sofi’s 6th March 7.30pm 20’s-30’s PARTY in Boda Bar 8pm
BAKE CLUB in Sofi’s 13th March 7pm SINGLES NIGHT 17th March in Victoria. Put a ring on it? Maybe start with a date?
CLOTHES SWAP in Sofi’s 21st March 7pm
ALICE IN WONDERLAND PARTY 22nd March 8pm www.bodabar.com
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