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✽ Louise Welsh ✽ Jane’s Dressing Room The Vogue- The ever-popular Glasgow author delivers approved boutique manifests itself as a lecture entitled ‘Robert Louis Stevenson and a pop-up shop selling designer and vintage the Theatre of the Brain’. If that wasn’t intriguing gems, with labels such as Erdem, Armani enough, let us hit you with the event’s subtitle: and M Missoni in the mix. 2 Thistle Street, ‘An Exploration of. Edinburgh, Thu 21 Feb–Mon 4 Mar.
✽ Louise Welsh ✽ Minimal: Reich in Glasgow – Steve The ever-popular Glasgow author delivers Reich in Conversation Renowned a lecture entitled ‘Robert Louis Stevenson and composer Steve Reich talks to Svend the Theatre of the Brain’. If that wasn’t intriguing Brown about his work, which seems highly enough, let us hit you with the event’s subtitle: ‘An susceptible to contemporary remixes. Glasgow Exploration of. Royal Concert Hall, Sun 10 Mar.
✽ Auld Reekie Roller Girls:
Leithal Weapons v Skatefast Club A family- friendly, full-contact skatefest as two of Edinburgh’s finest teams face off. Meadowbank Sports Centre, Edinburgh, Sat 9 Mar.
✽ The 14th Season of Contemporary Japanese Films A double-bill screening of Dancing Gold and The Chef of South Polar, in association with Japan Desk Scotland and The Japan Federation. Gilmorehill Centre, University of Glasgow, Fri 22 Feb.
✽ Taste of Science with James Martin Ponder different ways of working with food during this dinner with experimental cooking from the Saturday Kitchen chef. Glasgow Science Centre, Glasgow, Thu 14 Mar.
✽ Sylvia Grace Borda: The Agency of Light Ever wanted to know more about the photogram (a photographic image made without the use of a camera)? Come to this talk by photographer Sylvia Grave Borda, who discusses how it all works. Street Level Photoworks, Glasgow, Thu 21 Feb, 6pm.
RBS MUSEUM LATES: THE VIKINGS ARE COMING! Another open evening in the National Museum, this time in honour of all things Norse
S ince it got a fancy makeover a couple of years back, the National Museum of Scotland has found a new lease of life – never more evident than in its special Museum Lates series. Opening its doors after dark, the museum gives Joe Public access to its latest exhibitions – in this case with a Nordic theme – while offering an array of arts activities and music, all minus the kiddie winkles who might normally get under your feet. Facepainting, silent discos, stand up comedy sets from Edinburgh’s Bright Club and arty workshops have gone hand in hand with well-known faces such as
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Radio 1’s Ally McCrae, while past musical performers including Bwani Junction, Sparrow and the Workshop, Discopolis and NME Tour headliners Django Django. This particular event will feature live sets from Shetland fiddler Chris Stout – perhaps best known to many of us from his work on the Brave soundtrack – and Edinburgh’s own Broken Records. Visit nms.ac.uk/lates for tickets and information. (Lauren Mayberry) The National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh, Fri 22 Feb.