Wednesday in Edinburgh – What’s On Today

Bookbug Rhymetime: for young children and their parents and carers. 2pm today and every Wednesday, Piershill Library, Piershill Terrace.

Morningside Justice and Peace Group: Professor Paul Cairney (University of Stirling) talks onEvolving: the constitutional outcome of the Smith Commission for Scotland and the rest of the UK, followed by a Q & A session. 10.30-11.30am, The Open Door, 420 Morningside Road. £1 per person. For more information contact Barbara Darcy on 0131 228 1807 or b.darcy20@gmail.com.

The Trouble with Digital Education. Professor Sian Bayne, Chair of Digital Education, University of Edinburgh, delivers her inaugural lecture, arguing that we need the digital to keep educational practice fresh, critical and challenging. 5.15pm, Main Lecture Theatre, 50 George Square. Free and open to all: no booking required.

Edinburgh College Creative Industries Open Days: an opportunity to speak to lecturers in Art & Design, Performing Arts, Broadcast Media & Photography, Music & Sound Production and Computing, see the cutting-edge facilities and try some fun, interactive activities. 3-6pm, Edinburgh College Milton Road Campus, 24 Milton Road East. Also at same times at the Granton Campus on 5th March. See Edinburgh College’s website for more information and details regarding which subjects are offered at each campus.

Bookbug: for children aged 0-4 and their parents or carers. 10.15 or 11.15am today and every Wednesday, Portobello Library, 14 Rosefield Avenue. These sessions are very popular, please arrive early. There is also a session at 11.30am every Saturday.

A Winter’s Oresteia. A chilling new adaptation by award-winning playwright James Beagon of an Ancient Greek classic; a chilling story of anger and revenge. For ages 14+: includes violence and some strong language. 7.30pm tonight, Thursday and Friday, Summerhall, 1 Summerhall. Tickets cost £8/£6 and can be purchased online here or by calling the Box Office on 0131 560 1581.

Adult Scrabble Club: pop in for a relaxed and fun game. 3.30pm, Blackhall Library, 56 Hillhouse Road. For more information ask at the desk or call the library on 0131 529 5595. (Next meeting 18th March).

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

The Scottish Gallery: five new exhibitions. A Celebration of British Studio Pottery: Clive Bowen, Lisa Hammond, Akiko Hirai, Walter Keeler, Jim Malone and William Plumptre; Jankel Adler: The Master – 21 drawings, paintings and prints dating from the 1940s, when the late artist (a friend and mentor of Robert MacBryde and Robert Colquhoun) lived in Britain; Linda Lewin showcase (jewellery), Jacqueline Mina OBE showcase (jewellery) and Henry Kondracki: Three Cities (Edinburgh, London and New York). 10am-6pm Monday to Friday, 10am-4pm Saturdays, The Scottish Gallery, 16 Dundas Street. All exhibitions close on 28th March 2015.

Guided Tour of the National Library: a tour of the building and an introduction to the Library’s collections and history. 10.30am, National Library of Scotland, George IV Bridge. Numbers are limited so booking is essential, and can be made online here or by calling the Library on 0131 623 3734. Please inform the Library if you have any special access requirements. Free.

Lunchtime Concert: Guitarists from Edinburgh Napier University. 12.15pm, St Giles’ Cathedral, High Street. Free.

Poetry Association of Scotland: Mandy Haggith Reading. A poet from the North West who creates poems that celebrate nature and its relationship with words, both literal and metaphoric. 7.30pm, The Saltire Society, 9 Fountain Close. Admission £5/£4 (free for members of the Association): no advance booking needed. For further information please contact Mario Relich: dmr.lit@fsmail.net.

Blackwell’s Edinburgh Presents Marianna Lines: The Traveller’s Guide to Sacred Scotland. ‘The first guidebook to weave together the cultural, historical and spiritual of this fascinating country’. Marianna Lines has worked with Pictish stones and ancient sites in Scotland since she emigrated from her native Atlanta, Georgia in 1977. She is also a printmaker, playwright, writer and designer. 6.30-8pm, Blackwell’s, South Bridge. Free tickets can be obtained from the shop’s front desk, by calling 0131 622 8218, emailing events.edinburgh@blackwell.co.uk or via eventbrite.

The Travelling Gallery: Design In Motion. The Travelling Gallery’s spring 2015 tour is a collaboration with the new V & A Dundee, taking exhibits, designers and the V & A Dundee team across the country, connecting communities with Scotland’s design heritage and raising awareness of the talent in Scotland’s present-day design industries, inspiring creativity along the way. The exhibition concept, brought to life by DJCAD-trained Gabrielle Underwood, will showcase seven innovative designers currently working with digital technology to push the boundaries of their discipline within games, product, jewellery, fashion, textiles and built heritage. 10am-5pm, Scottish Gallery of Modern Art TWO, Belford Road.  Also at same times on Thursday 5th in George Street (between North Castle Street and Frederick Street), on Friday 6th at Edinburgh Napier University Colinton Campus, Colinton Road and on Friday 13th March at Edinburgh College, West Granton Road. For more information please contact The Travelling Gallery via City Art Centre, 2 Market Street, EH1 1DE, 0131 529 3930 or travellinggallery@edinburgh.gov.uk.

Band of the Royal Regiment of Scotland: Soloists Recital. 1-2pm, Canongate Kirk, 153 Canongate.