Tuesday in Edinburgh – things to do today

TUESDAY 3  JUNE 2014

Cafe Des Artistes: Vija Celmins.  The Artist Rooms Research Partnership invites you to a participatory evening hosted by Catherine Spencer (University of St Andrews) and Stephanie Straine (Tate Liverpool)  Vija Celmins is an American painter, sculptor, object-maker and draughtswoman of Latvian birth.  No prior knowledge assumed. 6.30-8pm, Edinburgh College of Art.  Free but booking required via eventbrite.

Freight Books launch of A Bird is Not a Stone: An Anthology of Contemporary Palestinian Poetry ‘an example of poetry’s ability to transcend borders, cultures and languages’ (Carol Ann Duffy)  6pm, Looking Glass Books, Simpson’s Loan.  RSVP to info@freightbooks.co.uk

The Frontiers of Symmetry: Hidden Geometry and Tangled Superstrings.  Dr Will Donovan of the University of Edinburgh Dept of Mathematics presents the next talk in the Crystallography Matters! series, celebrating the 2014 International Year of Crystallography. 6.30-7.30pm, Cairns Lecture Theatre, Summerhall.  Free tickets must be booked via eventbrite.

The Eye Hears, the Ear Sees – symposium exploring Norman McLaren’s legacy.  Four guest speakers will discuss the relationship between music, animation and experimental film. 10am-5.30pm, Playfair Library, Old College, South Bridge.  Free but must be booked via eventbrite.