Thursday in Edinburgh – what’s on today

2014_04_24 CastleTHURSDAY 19 JUNE 2014

Curator’s Tour: in partnership with Refugee Week Scotland, curators Mother Tongue will host a guided tour of the international works in the exhibition A Thousand of Him, Scattered: Relative Newcomers in the Diaspora.  6.30pm, Stills Gallery, 23 Cockburn Street. Free but must be booked via eventbrite.

Love in a Library: a pop-up opera in association with Edinburgh International Festival, featuring beautiful songs by Wagner, Schubert, Gerswhin, Schumann and Quilter.  2-3pm, Fountainbridge Library, Dundee Street. No booking required.

Leith At War: Citadel Arts Group presents a play based on living memories.  By Laura C Paterson and directed by Liz Hare. 7.30pm Leith Hub, 1-3 Leith Walk. Tickets £7/£5 from leithatwar@gmail.com or call 07412 064 992.

You’ve had a cycling accident – what next? – 19,000 cyclists are injured in UK reported road accidents annually.  Many don’t claim compensation. Legal expert Julie Harris of Allan McDougall Solicitors will give you the low down on how to make a legal claim, and why it may be bad for other cyclists if you don’t.  Free entry. 12-1pm, Allan McDougall Solicitors, 3 Coates Crescent. Part of Edinburgh Festival of Cycling.

Stranger Than Fiction: a non-fiction writers’ group for those who are serious about their writing. Wine Bar upstairs at  Doric Bar, Market Street. See website for details and contact.

Easel Sketching in the Gallery: monthly drop-in sketching session in the gallery led by artist Damian Callan.  A different subject every month and sometimes with a live model.  2-4pm, Scottish National Gallery, The Mound.  Free and unticketed.

The Teenage Guide to Stress: Nicola Morgan launches her new book which looks at what stress is and how teenage stress is different.  The book deals with a number of issues that affect teenagers, from anger, depression and sexual relationships to cyber-bullying, exams and eating disorders, and offers guidance and advice.  6-7.30pm, Blackwell’s South Bridge.  Free tickets available from the shop’s front desk or by calling 0131 622 8218.