Wednesday in Edinburgh – What’s On Today

WEDNESDAY  4TH FEBRUARY 2015

Centenary Choral Concert in aid of Poppy Scotland. Edinburgh Napier University Chamber Choir and soloists, directed by Michael Harris, present a re-creation of a charity concert originally given in 1915 by the Morningside Amateur Opera Company, including music by Sullivan, Stanford, Coleridge-Taylor and Elgar. 7.30-9.30pm, St Andrew’s & St George’s West Church, 13 George St. Admission by programme: £7/£5 on the door.

Portobello Film Club: Nick Cave  in 20,000 Days on Earth (15). Drama and reality combine in a fictitious 24 hours in the life of musician and international cultural icon Nick Cave. With startlingly frank insights and an intimate portrayal of the artistic process, the film examines what makes us who we are and celebrates the transformative power of the human spirit. 7.30pm, Skylark Cafe, 241 Portobello High Street.

The Scottish Gallery: four new exhibitions. Introducing: the work of three jewellers – Heather McDermott, Una Burke and Sarag Angold, David Eustace: Selected Works – a survey exhibition on the work of renowned photographer, including celebrity portraits, iconic fashion photographs from Vogue and images from Highland Heart, Lindean Mill Glass Showcase: a beautiful collection of glassware, and Modern Masters IV: unseen work of FCB Cadell and rediscovered groups of work by Denis Peploe and JD Fergusson. 10am-6pm Monday to Friday, 10am-4pm on Saturdays, The Scottish Gallery, 16 Dundas Street. Exhibitions close 28th February 2015.

Lunchtime Concert: flautists from Edinburgh Napier University, with Chris Harding (piano). 12.15pm, St Giles’ Cathedral, High Street. Free.

Craigmillar Library Book Group. A new group starting tonight; come along and collect the first book, Stef Penney’s The Tenderness of Wolves. 6.30pm, Craigmillar Library, 101 Niddrie Mains Road. Coffee, tea and biscuits available!

The Colour of Emotion: Jenny Mason and Lynne Harkes. Jenny Mason is an Edinburgh-based painter using landscape as a starting point, a place of escape to ease the busy mind. Her current work concentrates more on formal aspects and fields of colour rather than direct representation of the landscape. Also from Edinburgh, Lynne Harkes finds her inspiration above all in nature, getting a special thrill from taking hidden blooms or faded leaves and giving them magnificent life on canvas. 9am-5pm, Wednesday-Sunday, Bon Papillon Gallery, 15 Howe Street.

Bi & Beyond Edinburgh: a fortnightly social gathering for those who identify as bisexual and non-monosexual. With organised social activities and refreshments provided, whatever you label or lack of label, we welcome you. 7-9pm, LGBT Health & Wellbeing, 9 Howe Street. For more information contact biandbeyondedinburgh@gmail.com.

Adult Scrabble Club: pop in for a fun and relaxed game of Scrabble. 3.30pm today and fortnightly, Blackhall Library, 56 Hillhouse Road. For more information please call 0131 529 5595 or drop in to the library.

Heriot Watt University Postgraduate Open Day: an opportunity to meet academic staff and current postgraduate students. Explore the campus and facilities, and find out more about how postgraduate study can enhance your career prospects. 1.30-4.30pm, Heriot Watt University Edinburgh Campus, EH14 4AS. Please register your intention to attend via eventbrite here. If you cannot attend in person, the university is running a simultaneous live chat event, when you can join in online and put your questions to advisers.

Central Library Lego Night: for ages 7-11 accompanied by an adult (possibly an AFOL – Adult Fan of Lego!), Central Library, George IV Bridge. Contact the library for times.

Doing Politics: Professor Richard Freeman, Professor of Social Science and Public Policy, University of Edinburgh, delivers his inaugural lecture. 5.15-6.15, Main Lecture Theatre, 50 George Square. All welcome.

The Cramond Association History Section: AGM, after which Jenni Calder will speak on Scottish Emigration to North America. Tea and coffee are served after the meeting. 7.30pm, Millenium Room, Cramond Kirk Halls, Cramond Glebe Road. All welcome: visitors £1 per meeting.

Jazz Romantics: songs by Astrud Gilberto, Jamie Cullum, Ray Charles et al. 7pm, Hemma, 75 Holyrood Road.