Friday in Edinburgh – what’s on today

FRIDAY 13 JUNE 2014

Barnaby Barford: new exhibition by Barford, an artist who works primarily with ceramics to create unique narrative pieces to draw an ironic portrait of our everyday lives.  Today till 19th July 2014, 10.30am-5.30pm, Dovecot Studios, Infirmary Street.  Free

Love in a Library: pop-up opera in association with Edinburgh International Festival, featuring songs from Schumann, Schubert, Wagner, Quilter & Gershwin. 3.30-4.30pm, Wester Hailes Library.  Free, no booking required.

Steampunk Jazz and Blues Shindig Open-Mic Gala Party, with Ms Hahn and Viper Swing. Free entry and free to perform.  From 8pm, The Mad Hatter, 8 Torpichen Place, Haymarket. Part of Gorgie Dalry Gala Week.

So You Want to Cycle Across America?  Come and meet Chris Oliver the Cycling Surgeon. After losing 12 stones and having weight loss surgery, Chris cycled across the US with his daughter. Come and be motivated by Chris’s incredible transformational journey.  7-8pm, Augustine United Church, 41 George IV Bridge. £5, concessions £4, all proceeds to Water Aid.  Part of Edinburgh Festival of Cycling.

Giggle & Splash, Goggles & Dash: a special gala night of fun for all the family.  Games, water toys, races. Free, 6.30-7.45pm, Dalry Swim Centre, Caledonian Crescent – call 0131 313 3964 for information.  Part of Gorgie & Dalry Gala.

Matt Dunn @ Pryde’s Bar.  9pm onwards, free entry.  Pryde’s Bar, Gorgie Road.  Part of Gorgie Dalry Gala Week.