AROUND TOWN | Highlights
EDINBURGH
INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE FESTIVAL
Various venues, until Sun 10 Apr, sciencefestival. co.uk Hands-on science for adults, children and families in venues across the city, ranging from the entertaining to the controversial and, of course, the icky.
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BELTANE FIRE FESTIVAL
Calton Hill, Edinburgh, Sat 30 Apr, beltane.org A modern interpretation of the ancient fertility festival of Beltane in the spectacular setting of Calton Hill. Beltane Fire Society performs the story of the death of winter and the birth of summer via dance, drumming,
debauched acrobatics, giant-puppetry and fire. See preview, page 57.
RESTLESS NATIVES FESTIVAL
Various venues, Glasgow, Mon 9–Sun 15 May, restlessnativesfestival. org New multi-disciplinary festival that aims to shine a light on independent
purveyors of music and film. The music line-up features Future of the Left, United Fruit, Happy Meals and Blanck Mass, while film screenings include guest-curated screening by The Glasgow Film Theatre, Africa In Motion, The Scottish Mental Health Arts and Film Festival and The Radical Film Network. See feature, page 18.
AROUND TOWN HIGHLIGHTS
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GLASGOW WALK A MILE
People’s Palace & Winter Gardens, Wed 20 Apr, letswalkamile. org Event to help stop mental health stigma, where hundreds of professionals, carers and people with lived experience, walk side by side breaking down barriers.
OUTSKIRTS Platform, Sat 23 Apr, platform- online.co.uk A day of boundary- traversing installations, performance, art and music. The event features
Matthew Bourne’s collaboration with visual artist Michael England, 2015 SAY Award winner Kathryn Joseph in collaboration with The Twilight Sad singer James Graham and a performance of A Brief History of Evil by Glasgow theatre collective Company of Wolves.
GREAT BRITISH DOG WALK Pollok Country Park, Sun 1 May, greatbritishdogwalk.org Take the doggy for walkies with this national campaign, taking place at National Trust properties across the UK. This event is in aid of the national charity, Hearing Dogs for Deaf People.
SOUTHSIDE FRINGE
17-day festival incorporating music, theatre and activities for all the family. Highlights in 2015 included Old Bohemia and a tribute to Jeff Buckley. EDINBURGH
CELTS National Museum of Scotland, until Sun 25 Sep, nms.ac.uk A major exhibition reviewing what we know about the different people who, over the centuries, have been identified as ‘Celts’, with artefacts, manuscripts, weapons and stunning art objects. A special exhibition organised between the National Museum of Scotland and the British Museum in London.
Various venues, Fri 13–Sun 29 May, southsidefringe.org.uk A
CONPULSION UNDERWORLD Teviot, Sat 9 & Sun 10 Apr,
58 THE LIST 7 Apr–2 Jun 2016 The Twilight Sad’s James Graham plays at Outskirts
conpulsion.org Edinburgh’s largest weekend tabletop gaming convention, covering board games, roleplaying games, card games, wargames and live action roleplay. There are guests, competitions, events, traders and lots of games to play including old favourites and brand-new releases.
INSOMNIA GAMING FESTIVAL EICC, Fri 29 Apr–Mon 2 May, insomniagamingfestival.com Four-day computer gaming event featuring play areas, trade stalls, talks, discussions and music.
MUSEUM LATE: CELTS National Museum of Scotland, Fri 13 May, nms.ac.uk A night of Celtic entertainment at the museum after hours, featuring an acoustic performance from Idlewild, indie folk duo Hannah Fisher & Sorren Maclean and a themed DJ set by Lates favourite Vic Galloway. The Beltane Fire Society is bringing its fiery performance style to the museum with drumming and dancing, plus there’s storytelling with the legend of Fionn mac Cumhail and other Celtic tales, hands-on archaeology, temporary tattoos, craft activities from Red Door Gallery, a silent ceilidh, and plenty of food and drink.
HIDDEN DOOR FESTIVAL King’s Stables Road, Fri 27 May– Sat 4 Jun, hiddendoorblog.org Artists of all stripes congregate for the Hidden Door interdisciplinary arts festival, which features dozens of cool musicians, bands, artists, poets and filmmakers, often working in new and exciting combinations.
SUMMER NIGHTS AT THE ZOO Edinburgh Zoo, Thu 2 Jun, edinburghzoo.org.uk/ summernights The zoo opens its gates for a series of adults-only extravaganzas featuring locally sourced food, interactive science stations, talks about conservation, a silent disco, comedians and photo stations.