list.co.uk/aroundtown 555 7019. Swap your tired (but clean and non-holey) old items for someone else’s new and exciting threads. It’s like shopping, but it’s free and there’s a bar. FREE Doors Open Day at Edinburgh Printmakers Sat 28 & Sun 29 Sep, 10am–6pm. Edinburgh Printmakers, 23 Union Street, 557 2479. Learn about the history of Union Street washhouse while taking a look behind the scenes of a busy print studio. FREE Sofi’s Knitting Club Tue 1 Oct, 8–11.30pm. Sofi’s, 65 Henderson Street, 555 7019. Friendly knitting session for all y’all purlers and garterers out there. FREE Cosy Craft Corner Wed 2 Oct, 7.30–9.30pm. Awesome Folk, Montrose House, 1–7 Montrose Terrace, 07717 330338. Get-together for crafty types. Bring along your work and meet folk who might be able to teach you new skills.
✽ Rocky Horror Party Night Fri 4 Oct, 7–11pm. £22.50. The English
Speaking Union, 23 Atholl Crescent, 229 1528. A party night in honour of Richard O’Brien’s classic musical. Ticket includes two cocktails. Cocktober Fest Fri 4 Oct, 7.30pm– midnight. £22.50. Columcille Centre, 2 Newbattle Terrace, 01506 411978. The Cocktail Queen presents a series of ladies’ nights featuring drag queens and ‘buff butlers’ to spice up the boring old dancefloor and cocktails aspect. See preview, page 38. Creative Feedback Sessions Mon 7 Oct, 6.30–8.30pm. £5 (members free). Edinburgh Printmakers, 23 Union Street, 557 2479. Creative feedback sessions for artists of all levels of experience, in which you can gain a fresh perspective on your practice. Booking essential.
✽ FREE Oktoberfest Wed 9–Sat 12 Oct, 4–11pm. Sun 13 Oct,
12.30–7.30pm. Free entrance Wed; Thu, Fri & Sun £5; Sat £10; food, beer and seat reservation £34–£39. Assembly @ Princes Street Gardens, West Princes Street Gardens, 02032 395032. See Glasgow, Activities & Events.
Fairs & Markets The Vintage Kilo Sale Sat 21 Sep, 11am–4pm. £1. Out of the Blue Drill Hall, 30–36 Dalmeny Street, Leith, 555 7101. Select a load of vintage duds and pay by the kilo (£15 per). Quick! Grab every gauzy peasant blouse in sight! FREE Stockbridge Market Every Sun, 10am–5pm. Saunders Street, Stockbridge, 551 5633. Artisanal food and craft market set by the Water of Leith. FREE Royal Botanic Gardens Wedding Fair Sun 22 Sep, noon–4pm. Royal Botanic Garden, Arboretum Place, 248 2909. Stalls stuffed full of all the things you might well need for your big day. FREE A Spoonful of Vintage Sat 28 Sep, 10.30am–4.30pm. St Stephen’s Church, East Fettes Avenue Comely Bank, 07711 839958. Vintage ceramics, homewares and fashion, plus vintage hair and make-up styling and high teas to munch on. The fair moves outdoors for this special Stockbridge event.
✽ FREE Toy and Comic Mart Sat 28 Sep, 11am–4pm. Counting House,
West Nicolson Street, 667 7533. A toy and comic mart with plenty of chances to look for that last issue you don’t have. Features artists, small presses and publishers, workshops, live gaming and guests. FREE A Spoonful of Vintage Sun 13 Oct, 11am–5pm. Spoon, 6a Nicolson Street, 07711 839958. See above.
Sport FREE Edinburgh parkrun Sat 21 & 28 Sep, 5 & 12 Oct, 9.30am. Cramond Promenade, Cramond, parkrun.org.uk/ edinburgh See Glasgow, Sport, Glasgow parkrun. Live Roller Derby Action! Dolls v Dolls Sat 21 Sep, 1.30–3.30pm. £5 (under 14s free). Jack Kane Sports Centre, 208 Niddrie Mains Road, 669 0404. It’s the Lothian Derby Dolls v Coventry City Derby Dolls in some fast, full-contact roller skate action. Brace yourselves.
The RoadBlock Run Sun 22 Sep, 11.30am–4pm. £14. Arthur’s Seat, 0845 450 2000. RoadBlock Run returns with another race filled with obstacles for runners to negotiate in aid of a variety of charities. There are prizes too! Amazing Gracies Every Wed, 7–8pm. £3. Drummond Community High School, 41 Bellevue Place, amazinggraciesfc@ hotmail.com. Join the Amazing Gracies Women’s Football Club for a friendly kickabout. Both LGBT and non-LGBT members welcome. Email to get involved. Edinburgh Pentlands Mountain Bike Marathon Sat 28 & Sun 29 Sep, times vary. £30 (children £5–£15). Pentland Hills Regional Park HQ, Boghall Farm, Biggar Road, 445 3383. A race for all abilities, from casual cyclists to those rarely seen without one of those pointy aerodynamic helmets. FREE Rock’n’Roll Ping Pong Sun 29 Sep, 7pm. The Bongo Club, 66 Cowgate, 558 8844. Free table tennis club with DJs Ding and Dong providing the music. Talks FREE Artists’ Talk: from the first deep breath Tue 24 Sep, 3pm. Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop, 25 Hawthornvale, 551 4490. Artists Wendy Hardie and Emma ES Taylor talk with Billy Mackenzie’s collaborator Steve Aungle, co-writer on albums Beyond the Sun and Eurocentric. Booking essential. Bright Club: Edinburgh Tue 24 Sep, 8.30pm. £5. The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. The hardworking staff at Edinburgh’s universities share their tales about the funny world of research. Richard Noyce: Tracks and Edges Thu 26 Sep, 6.30pm. £3 (£5 for two). Edinburgh Printmakers, 23 Union Street, 557 2479. The art writer gives a lecture on the forms printmaking takes throughout the world, and its evolution. Evening Lecture: Mary’s Downfall Thu 26 Sep, 6.30–7.30pm. £6 (£5). National Museum of Scotland, Chambers Street, 0300 123 6789. John Guy, author of the Whitbread Prize winning My Heart Is My Own, examines the real story behind Mary, Queen of Scots. FREE Beavers at Home Sat 28 & Sun 29 Sep, 11am–4pm. Royal Botanic Garden, Arboretum Place, 248 2909. The Scottish Beaver Trail education team share how the furry critters are doing, four years into the project. See some specimens, learn a few facts and build your own beaver dam! FREE Projection Tour Sun 29 Sep, 10am–1pm. Filmhouse, 88 Lothian Road, 228 2688. This half-hour tour looks at the Screen One projection box, hosted by a highly trained projectionist.
✽ An Evening with Ray Mears Sun 29 Sep, 7.30pm. £23–£25.50. King’s
Theatre, 2 Leven Street, 529 6000. The bushcraft expert shares stories from his three decades roughing it in the wild. See 5 Reasons, page 40. Dunsinane: Theatre Talk Wed 2 Oct, 6.15pm. £5. King’s Theatre, 2 Leven Street, 529 6000. A talk about the acclaimed production. Lee Durrell: Saving Species from Extinction Thu 3 Oct, 7–9pm. £7 (members £5). Edinburgh Zoo, Corstorphine Road, 334 9171. The honorary director of the Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust talks about her experience in mammal and bird conservation projects. FREE Fungus Fun Sat 12 & Sun 13 Oct, 1–4pm. Royal Botanic Garden, Arboretum Place, 248 2909. No, not that kind of fungus! The kind you can eat. Learn more about our friend the mushroom and why fungi are so important to the planet’s health. Leonardo da Vinci in the History of Dissection Wed 16 Oct, 6.30– 8pm. £10 (£8). The Queen’s Gallery, Palace of Holyroodhouse, 556 5100. Medical historian Helen King talks about the practice of human dissection in Leonardo’s time. Price includes refreshments and a private view of the exhibition.
FREE Kristina Jennbert: Animals in Old Norse Religion and in Scandinavian Iron Age Thu 17 Oct, 5.15–6.15pm. University of Edinburgh, Teviot Place, 650 1000. The professor speaks about the importance of the animal kingdom in pre-Christian religion and mythology. Workshops FREE Ready Steady Learn to Cook Thu 19 & 26 Sep, 2–4pm. Broomhouse Health Strategy Group, 1 Broomhouse Market, 467 7678. Pat Tweedie guides you through preparing and cooking food on a budget. Plus, you get to take home the fruits of your labour. Jewellery from Found Objects and Non-traditional Materials Every Thu 19 Sep–21 Nov, 6.30–9pm. £190 for ten weeks. Edinburgh Contemporary Crafts, 59 Home Street, 07816 640298. Make edgy and unique jewellery out of wood, textiles, plastics and found objects using a variety of techniques. Evening Life Drawing with Leonardo Tue 24 Sep & 1 Oct, 6.30–8.30pm. £20. The Queen’s Gallery, Palace of Holyroodhouse, 556 5100. Life drawing workshop inspired by Leonardo da Vinci. Ticket price includes materials, refreshments and exhibition admission. Booking essential. Craft Workshop Every Wed, 7.30–9.30pm. £10 (£34 for a four-class block). Awesome Folk, Montrose House, 1–7 Montrose Terrace, 07717 330338. Learn a variety of different techniques and experiment with a multitude of materials, all with the expert guidance of Awesome Folk. Eight Hour Kirtan Sat 28 Sep, 1–9pm. £5 suggested donation. St Peter’s Church, Lutton Place, 331 4469. This non-stop enchanting experience uses Sanskrit mantras to call upon energies to bring about inner peace. Edinburgh International Middle Eastern Spirituality and Peace Festival. Bassanio – Creative Box Making Sun 29 Sep, 10am–3pm. £80. Owl & Lion, 66 West Port, 221 0818. Learn how to make a series of nesting boxes using book boards and decorative paper in this intensive course. Beginners’ Wine Tasting Courses Wed 2, 9 & 16 Oct, 7.30–9.30pm. £35 per session; £100 for all three. The Dining Room, The Scotch Malt Whisky Society, 28 Queen Street, 01334 870731. An in-depth look at red, white and sparkling wines, with grape expert Rose Murray Brown. Medical Notes Art Workshops Sat 5 & 12 Oct, 1–3pm. £5 (£3) for one class; £15 (£9) for all four. Surgeons’ Hall Museum, Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, Nicolson Street, 527 1700. Browse the museum’s collection of medical diaries and journals before creating your own books. Ages 16+. The Edinburgh World Justice Festival Sat 12–Thu 17 Oct, times vary. Prices vary. Various venues, ewjf.org.uk. Set up after the Make Poverty History march in Edinburgh during the 2005 G20 meeting, the festival aims to raise the profile of international justice and development issues with a series of talks and events. Funky Monkey – Jive / Swing Dance Event Mon 14 Oct, 7–11pm. £8. The Merlin, 168-172 Morningside Road, Southside, 447 4329. A fun evening for budding dancers of all levels to throw some shapes.
OUTSIDE THE CITIES Activities & Events The Wheels and Wings Show Sun 22 Sep, 10am–5pm. £10.50 (£8.50; children £5 under 5s free; family £27.50). National Museum of Flight, East Fortune Airfield, North Berwick, 0300 123 6789. A show featuring over 200 classic cars, with performances from gravity-defying motorcyclists, the White Helmets.
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September
VICTORIA Singles night
WED 25 SOFI’S Clothes swap
SUN 29
SOFI’S 1-6pm Sofi ’s Charity Fete with ble sale and Bake Off, Jumble sale and Nail bar!
October SAT 5
HEMMA 11am-1pm TOY SALE by children for children SALE b
WED 9 Wine Wednesday – come and decide which wine should make our wine list.
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BODA BAR New revamped Boda Bar come in and have a look! Book our backroom and get a free Smörgåsbord if more than 10 people. Call 553 59 00. JOSEPH PEARCE’S Yes we are now taking Christmas booking with choice between 3 course meals or buffet menues!!
Christmas Book now for your Christmas party, from a small party up to 130 people in our mezzanine level. Call 629 3327
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