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Events are listed by city, then type. Submit listings at least 14 days before publication to aroundtown@list.co.uk. Listings compiled by Laura Ennor. ✽ Indicates Hitlist entry EDINBURGH Activities & Events Festival of Spirituality and Peace Until Mon 27 Aug, times vary. Prices vary. Various venues, festivalofspirituality.org.uk Based in St John’s Church on Princes Street, this multi-faith series of events marries creativity and peace-making. FREE Edinburgh Interactive Thu 9–Sat 11 Aug, times vary. Radisson Blu Hotel, Royal Mile, edinburghinteractive. co.uk Annual conference for the interactive entertainment sector (Thu & Fri) with a public programme (Sat) featuring screenings of brand new video game excerpts, gameplay sessions, workshops and industry talks. The Edinburgh Military Tattoo Until Sat 25 Aug (not Sun), Mon–Fri 9pm Sat 7.30pm & 10.30pm. £23–£59. Esplanade, Edinburgh Castle, Royal Mile, 225 1188. Top of this year’s extra- special Jubilee bill are the percussionists of Switzerland’s Top Secret Drum Corps, plus drummers, pipers and dancers from the world over. FREE Word Power Book Fringe Fri 10–Fri 24 Aug, times vary. Word Power Bookshop, 43 West Nicolson Street, 662 9112. A radical alternative to the EIBF, with appearances from James Kelman (Fri 10 Aug, 7pm), Ciaran O’Driscoll and Alan Bissett (Sat 11 Aug, 1pm) and Tony Macaulay (Sun 12 Aug, 1pm). FREE Ross Sutherland: Emergency Window Book Launch Fri 10 Aug, 6.30–8.30pm. Pulp Fiction, 43 Bread Street, 229 4444. Super-cool launch for a collection of poems on topics such as Google Streetview and updated fairy tales. Part of Inky Fingers Minifest. FREE Festival Club Thu 9 & Tue 14 Aug, 11pm–3am. Summerhall, 1 Summerhall, 0845 874 3001. Live art parties hosted by the Adam Mickiewicz Institute, showcasing Polish culture. FREE Bruncheon! Featuring The Sound of Muesli Sat 11 Aug,
10am–2.30pm. Out of the Blue Drill Hall, 30–36 Dalmeny Street, Leith, 555 7101. Live music over breakfast – and why not? FREE Are We Asking For It? Sat 11 Aug, 2.30–4.30pm. Secret Location, see inkyfingersedinburgh.wordpress.com for details. Guerilla spoken-word theatre exploring art, language and protest. Part of Inky Fingers Minifest. Miss.Fit Sisters Vintage Circus Sat 11 Aug, 7.30–10.30pm. £12. Out of the Blue Drill Hall, 30–36 Dalmeny Street, Leith, 555 7101. Vintage party (dress in your 1940s finest) with live circus, performances and swing dance classes. FREE Holyrood Park Community Fun Day and Dog Show Sun 12 Aug, 11am–3pm. Holyrood Park Education Centre, Queen’s Drive, 652 8150. Enjoy traditional activities like a rock toss, a three-legged race and a dog show. Grant’s True Tales 24-Hour Storytelling Marathon Wed 15 Aug, noon–Thu 16 Aug, noon. £8 (includes two cocktails). Riddle’s Court, 322 Lawnmarket, facebook.com/grantswhisky Monster storytelling event organised by Grant’s Whisky. FREE Endless_Lessend No 01 Thu 16 Aug–Thu 27 Sep, 11am–9pm. Summerhall, 1 Summerhall, 0845 874 3001. Collaborative installation from designer Kostas Murkudis and smell researcher and artist Sissel Tolaas. Part of Edinburgh International Fashion Festival. Bebaroque Thu 16 Aug, 8pm. £tbc (c.£12–£20). Summerhall, 1 Summerhall, 0845 874 3001. Ultra-hip hosiery label Bebaroque shows its latest collection. Followed by an afterparty (10pm–1am). Edinburgh International Fashion Festival. Fairs & Markets Stockbridge Market Thursdays, 2.30–7.30pm, and Sundays, 10am–5pm. Saunders Street, Stockbridge, 551 5633. Artisanal food and crafts. Empower 2012 Fri 10 & Sat 11 Aug, 10am–6pm. £6 (£4). theSpaces, 19 North Bridge, 0845 557 6308. Come buy and try hypnotherapy, laughter yoga, massage and more. Edinburgh Markets Sun 12 Aug, 11am–6.45pm. Venue tbc, see edinburghmarkets.co.uk Food, clothes and crafts. Malones Beer Festival Wed–Fri until Fri 24 Aug, 4–6pm. £5 (£3). Malone’s
CYCLING REVOLUTION
In the spirit of those there Olympic Games, journalist and author Richard Moore delivers a talk on the history of British cycling and the successes of Sir Chris Hoy – the most successful male cyclist of all time and the first Briton to win three gold medals in a single Olympic Games since Henry Taylor in 1908. For more information, visit nationalgalleries.org for more information. (Lauren Mayberry) ■ Scottish National Gallery, Edinburgh, Wed 15 Aug
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Irish Bar, 14 Forrest Road, 226 5954. Tutored samplings of beers and ciders. Foodies Festival Fri 10–Sun 12 Aug, 11am–5pm (Sat opens 10am). Day tickets £10 (£8); weekend tickets £18 (£15); under 16s free. Holyrood Park, 0871 230 5573. Award-winning chefs cook up a storm, with stalls and demos from local producers. Talks FREE Orchard: Gerry Loose & Donald Urquhart in conversation Thu 9 Aug, 5.30–7pm. Scottish Poetry Library, 5 Crichton’s Close, Canongate, 557 2876. Poet Loose and artist Urquhart talk about their joint exhibition. Part of Edinburgh Art Festival. FREE Festival Detours: Inua Ellams Fri 10 Aug, 5–5.30pm. Dovecot Studios, 10 Infirmary Street, 550 3660. Poet and designer Ellams responds to the Weaving the Century exhibition. EAF. FREE The Berlin Review of Books @ Summerhall Fri 10 & Sun 12 Aug, 7–8.30pm. Summerhall, 1 Summerhall, 0845 874 3001. Talks by esteemed academics on historical topics. Edinburgh International Festival Talks Sat 11 Aug–Sat 1 Sep, times vary. £6. The Hub, Castlehill, Royal Mile, 473 2000. The EIF presents another illuminating set of talks – ‘Conversations’ and ‘Reflections on Song’ feature artists talking about their work, while ‘Encounters’ looks at bigger issues. EIF. FREE Taking on the Boys – A Conversation About Women in Theatre Sun 12 Aug, 3.30–5pm. Summerhall, 1 Summerhall, 0845 874 3001. Stellar Quines theatre company presides. FREE The Mind is Somewhere North of the Neck Mon 13 Aug, 12.30pm. Surgeons’ Hall Museum, Nicolson Street, 527 1649. Professor Sergio Della Scala discusses how what we think we know about how the mind works is far from the truth. FREE Artist’s Talk: Neville Gabie Mon 13 Aug, 2–3pm. Edinburgh Art Festival Pavilion, St Andrew’s Square, edinburghartfestival.com Maker of public artworks Gabie discusses his work. EAF. Dean Village Tue 14 Aug, 10.30am. £8. Lauriston Castle, 2a Cramond Road South, 529 3963. A lecture on one of Edinburgh’s most picturesque quarters. FREE Festival Detours: Simon Munnery Tue 14 Aug, 3.30–4pm. Ingleby Gallery, 15 Calton Road, 556 4441. Comedian Simon Munnery offers a personal response to the work of Ian Hamilton Finlay. EAF. FREE Chris Hoy and Britain’s Cycling Revolution Wed 15 Aug, 12.45–1.15pm. Scottish National Gallery, The Mound, 624 6200. Journalist Richard Moore discusses Sir Chris Hoy, and charts Britain’s historic cycling successes. Dressing the Self: Art, Fashion and Neuroscience Thu 16 Aug, noon. £tbc (c.£12–£20). Summerhall, 1 Summerhall, 0845 874 3001. Professor Ludovica Lumer talks about identity and fashion. Edinburgh International Fashion Festival. FREE The Topography of Memory Thu 16 Aug, 2–5pm. Edinburgh College of Art, 74 Lauriston Place, 221 6000. Panel discussion on art that uses the physical landscape. EAF. Sissel Tolaas Thu 16 Aug, 3pm. £tbc (c.£12–£20). Summerhall, 1 Summerhall, 0845 874 3001. Scent expert discusses her work and career. Edinburgh International Fashion Festival. FREE John Bellany, Life and Work Thu 16 Aug, 6.30pm. Open Eye Gallery, 34 Abercromby Place, 557 1020. Talk by Alexander Moffat. EAF. FREE Edinburgh Skeptics in the Pub Thu 16 Aug, 7.30pm. The Banshee Labyrinth, 29–35 Niddry Street, 07896 745991. Breaking down doctrine with pints and chat.
PREVIEW EDINBURGH INTERNATIONAL FASHION FESTIVAL Our round-up of some of the very stylish events on offer on the first day of the fashion festival Edinburgh’s International Festivals have pretty much everything but fashion is not something that has been given centre stage. Until, that is, the Edinburgh International Fashion Festival, with four days of events centered around Summerhall, including talks,workshops and exhibitions.
Professor Ludovica Lumer talks about identity and self- image in Dressing the Self: Art, Fashion and Neuroscience (Summerhall, Thu 16 Aug, noon), which looks at the choices we make when selecting clothes and what that means for us on a larger scale. Scent expert Sissel Tolaas (Summerhall, Thu 16 Aug, 3pm) talks about her career and her recent work with German designer Kostas Murkudis, Endless_Lessend No 01 (Summerhall, Thu 16 Aug, 11am–9pm).
Chloe Patience and Mhairi McNicol’s label Bebaroque exhibits an exclusive collection (Summerhall, Thu 16 Aug, 8pm) with an after-show party at Summerhall to boot (Thu 16 Aug, 10pm–1am). For more information check
out the festival website. All sightings of Alexa Chung to be reported directly to List HQ. (Lauren Mayberry) ■ Summerhall, Edinburgh, 16–19 Aug, edinburghinternational fashionfestival.com
Workshops Rip Off Workshop! Sat 11 Aug, 1.30–5.30pm. £40 (£35). Edinburgh Printmakers, 23 Union Street, 557 2479. Fun collage workshop taking the work of The Chapman Brothers as inspiration. Places limited, booking essential. EAF. 9–16 Aug 2012 THE LIST 97