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Aidan Moffat and Vashti Bunyan (pictured) are performing, Alasdair Gray’s doing a reading, the folks from Babu’s Bombay Street Kitchen are doing the cooking . . . The press release seems to make a fair point when it describes the line-up on this new one-day festival of performance, music and visual art as ‘insanely good’. A tenner will buy you a day of entertainment (including food) at Platform’s multi- arts space. Buses depart from Mono – see the Outskirts Festival Facebook page for more info. ■ Platform, Glasgow, Sat 28 Apr.
local environmental and sustainability groups, as well as kids’ activities and fun for all. FREE Boda’s Guitar Hero Competition Sun 13 May, 7pm. Boda Bar, 229 Leith Walk, 553 5900. A chance to strut your plastic stringless stuff. FREE Cameo Film Quiz Tue 15 May, 9.30pm. Cameo Cinema Bar, 38 Home Street. Arrive early to bag a seat for this prize-filled filmy trivia test.
✽✽ FREE Prawns, Parrots and Paintings! Discover the Art of
Harpsichords! Fri 18 May, 6.30–8.30pm; Sat 19 May, 10am–4.30pm & 5–7pm. St Cecilia’s Hall, Niddry Street, 668 2019. Enter the colourful world of harpsichord art with family tours, trails and the chance to make your own soundbox in the daytime, and special after-hours musical tours in the evenings. Part of the Festival of Museums.
✽✽ RBS Museum Late: A Night in Wonderland Fri 18 May,
7pm–10.30pm. £10 (£8). National Museum of Scotland, Chambers Street, 0300 123 6789. The Museum once again opens its doors after hours to offer live music from Discopolis and Django Django, installations, activities, roaming creations and pop-up surprises inspired by the weird and wonderful from the collections. Book early.
✽✽ FREE 48 Hour Film Project Fri 18–Sun 20 May, times tbc. Inspace,
1 Crichton Street, 650 2750. After drawing a genre from a hat on the evening of Fri 18 May, contestants in this annual competition must make a film using the supplied character, prop and line of dialogue over a frantic two days. The results can be seen from Tue 22 May at the Cameo Cinema and the winner gets a trip to a major international film festival. FREE Arthur’s Eat Sat 19 May, noon. Holyrood Park, 652 8150. A Ranger leads a guided walk around Holyrood Park, pointing out the food uses and folklore of the plants. Booking essential. FREE Edinburgh Biodiversity Weekend Sat 19 & Sun 20 May, 1pm–4pm. Royal Botanic Garden, Arboretum Place, 248 2909. Come down to the Botanics to join in with the opening of the city-wide Biodiversity Week.
Children’s activities and details of volunteering opportunities are on offer throughout the afternoon. Casualty 1852 Sat 19 May, 1pm–4pm. £5 (£3; 2 for 1 tickets all day). Surgeons’ Hall Museum, Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, Nicolson Street, 527 1649. Stage make-up experts Metamorface are on hand all day to dish out casualty style make-up, before resident Victorian surgeon Mr Alexander Barbour makes his grim diagnosis.
✽✽ FREE A little bit of . . . Tosca Sat 19 May, 2.30pm. Scottish
National Gallery, The Mound, 624 6200. Puccini’s opera gets a brisk reworking in this 20-minute version performed by a storyteller, singer and two musicians from Scottish Opera. Part of the Festival of Museums. FREE A Summer Venetian Masked Ball Sat 19 May, 6pm. Lauriston Castle, 2a Cramond Road South, 529 3963. Enjoy a summer evening in the gardens, listening to Venetian music, eating Italian food and taking in the fashion show of beautiful masks. Traverse Arts & Entertainment Quiz Mon 21 May, 8pm. £1 per person. Traverse Theatre, Cambridge Street, 228 1404. Know your MoMA from your GoMA and your Toy Story from your West Side Story? If not, you’ve probably not got a chance at the Trav’s A&E quiz nights (that’s Arts & Entertainment, nothing to do with broken limbs and strange rashes). Perfect for artsy types who always struggle with the sports round. FREE Amazing Diversity Tue 22 May, 1pm–4pm. Royal Botanic Garden, Arboretum Place, 248 2909. Meet experts from the Scottish Wildlife Trust, learn more about Scotland’s wildlife and celebrate the International Day for Biological Diversity. Fairs & Markets FREE Out of the Blue Flea Market Sat 28 Apr, 10am–4pm. Out of the Blue Drill Hall, 30–36 Dalmeny Street, Leith, 555 7101. Bargain buys including furniture, clothes, music and more. FREE The Market Sat 28 Apr, 11am–5pm. St Columba’s-by-the-Castle,
EVENTS AroundTown
14 Johnston Terrace, 622 2277. Design and makers’ market. FREE Morningside Makers Market Sat 5 May, 11am–4pm. Columcille Centre, 2 Newbattle Terrace, 447 7404. Craft and design market. Market Tree Craft & Gift Market Sat 12 May, 10am–4pm. £1. Café Camino, Parish Centre, 1 Little King Street, 523 0102. Stalls from a selection of Scotland’s crafters. Entry fee includes a ticket for the raffle and the first 50 people through the door receive an eco-friendly bag. FREE Gin in Teacups Sun 13 May, noon–5pm. The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register Street, 556 7060. An eclectic emporium of crafts, vintage and curiosities. FREE CURiO Gallery Edinburgh Presents Oxfam Art Fair Fri 18 May, 7pm–9.30pm. Out of the Blue Drill Hall, 30–36 Dalmeny Street, Leith, 555 7101. Sale of original art, jewellery and accessories, with prices varying from ‘very affordable’ to ‘highly collectable’, and all proceeds going to Oxfam. Antique & Collectors Fair Sat 19 May, 10am–4.30pm & Sun 20 May, 10am–4pm. £3–£5. Royal Highland Centre, Ingliston, 335 6200. Dealers from around Scotland lay out their wares. Sport Auld Reekie Roller Girls Home Season Final Sat 28 Apr, 2pm. £6 or £20 for a season ticket. Meadowbank Sports Centre, 139 London Road, 661 5351. The Home Season final, as Edinburgh’s roller girls decide which team is top of the table. Spring Step Walk Sun 29 Apr, 11.30am. £10 (children £5; under 5s free). Edinburgh Castle, Royal Mile, 020 7386 4006. A family friendly charity walk, starting at Edinburgh Castle and incorporating a circuit of Arthur’s Seat (5km in total). FREE Joseph Pearce’s Jogging Club Tuesdays, 7pm. 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. FREE Oot an’ aboot on yer bike! Sat 5 May, 1pm–3pm. The Acorn Centre, Junction Place, Leith, 553 7877. Have a wander along the local cycle paths of North Edinburgh and Leith as part of YMCA Leith’s On Yer Bike initiative. Everyone welcome; bikes and safety equipment are provided. Preceded by a free Dr Bike Surgery sesh from noon. Booking essential.
Talks ✽✽ FREE L’Oreille musicale Thu 26 Apr, 6pm & Thu 17 May, 6pm.
Institut Français d’Ecosse, 13 Randolph Crescent, 225 5366. Discover or relive (in French) the rich career of Serge Gainsbourg, from his debuts in the Parisian cabarets through to the cult album Melody Nelson. FREE Artist’s Talk: Alison Turnbull and Ross Birrell in Conversation Thu 26 Apr, 6pm. Talbot Rice Gallery, University of Edinburgh, South Bridge, 650 2210. Turnbull discusses her work with artist, writer and lecturer Ross Birrell. The Edinburgh Lectures: Creativity and the Movies Thu 26 Apr, 6.30pm. £5. Filmhouse, 88 Lothian Road, booking via Usher Hall: 228 1155. Film maker Mark Cousins discusses ideas. FREE Ragged Talks: Beercraft Thu 26 Apr, 7.30pm. Counting House, West Nicolson Street, 667 7533. Ragged University presents three talks on how beer is made, why alcohol makes us forget, and how to look after your liver and brain when you drink. FREE Arcadia Revisited: Claude’s Enduring Legacy Fri 27 Apr, 12.45pm. Scottish National Gallery, The Mound, 624 6200. Michael Clarke, director of the Gallery, talks about the serene landscapes of Claude Lorrain and his enormous influence. FREE Family History Taster Session Sat 28 Apr, 10am–noon.
Scottish Genealogy Society Library & Family History Centre, 15 Victoria Terrace, 220 3677. Free taster session for anyone wishing to research their family tree. Booking essential. FREE Making a low budget feature film – the payoffs and pitfalls Sat 28 Apr, 11am. Filmhouse, 88 Lothian Road, 228 2688. Ros Davis, Film Commissioner for Edinburgh Film Focus, chairs this practical tips and advice session. A Night at the Museum Sat 28 Apr, noon–8pm. £5 (£3). Surgeons’ Hall Museum, Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, Nicolson Street, 527 1649. As part of Atlas Obscura (an international celebration of unusual happenings in unusual places), the museum stays open late, with a reading from poet Marianne Brouch at 6pm. FREE National Gallery of Modern Art Highlights Tour Sat 28 Apr, 2pm & 3pm. Scottish National Gallery, The Mound, 624 6200. A guided tour of the Gallery of Modern Art’s permanent collection. Edvard Munch: Graphic Works – Curator’s Tour Mon 30 Apr, 12.45pm. Purchase of admission ticket required. Scottish National Gallery, The Mound, 624 6200. Senior Curator Lucy Askew leads a tour of works on paper by the great Norwegian artist. Café Histoire Mon 30 Apr, 5.30pm & Mon 14 May, 5.30pm. £8 (£5). Institut Français d’Ecosse, 13 Randolph Crescent, 225 5366. Patrick Landri leads these historically-themed French-language sessions. The Edinburgh Lectures: Eric Liddell – All of Life is a Race Thu 3 May, 6pm. £5. George Square Lecture Theatre, George Square, booking via Usher Hall: 228 1155. Filmmaker and public policy expert Lord David Puttnam talks about Eric Liddell, the ‘Flying Scotsman’ who inspired Chariots of Fire, which Puttnam produced.
EVENTS
CO-PROMOTION
May Calender in the Swedish Bars!
1st Knitting Night in Sofi’s 1st David Morrison Exhibition Opening
in Sofi’s
4th DJ Astroboy in Joseph Pearce’s
6th Wee Wii Sunday in Boda 7th Acoustic Bluegrass in Victoria 11th DJ Fabio in Joseph Pearce’s
12th DJ Gav Fort in Joseph Pearce’s 12th Retro 80’s Night in Boda
15th Bake Club Sofi’s – theme Bread 17th Camera Club Sofi’s – theme
monochrome
17th “Piece of Cake” - Victoria’s favourite bluesy rock trio
19th FraKtured DJs in Victoria - our favourite funkmeisters take over Victoria’s
decks!
24th Jam Session with Leith’s most soulful singer in Victoria
25th Boda Bar
26th Eurovision Party in Victoria
27th Marathon Party in Joseph Pearce’s with DJ Vic Galloway
31st Pop Up Shop with Vi Noveau in Boda Bar www.vinouveau.co.uk.
Weekly Events:
Chan Bang every Monday in Boda Bar Film Nights every Monday in Sofi’s– Theme Roadtrip
Language Café every Monday in Victoria Jogging Club every Tuesday in Joseph
Pearce’s
Free Meze every Friday in Boda Bar Wee Wii Sundays in Boda – NEW – play your favourite Wii game in the back room!
Check out more info on calendar on www.bodabar.com
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