Gorgie City Farm: Open Farm Sunday. Get hands-on at the farm with free interactive tours, animal feeding, lamb walking and other farm-based fun. 10.30am, Gorgie City Farm, 51 Gorgie Road. Gorgie City Farm is a community-owned initiative aiming to educate inner-city children and adults about farming and food production; it also promotes social inclusion by offering volunteering opportunities to all. ‘A rustic oasis in the middle of the city’.
The Girotondo Italian Children’s Club Presents La grotta vicino alla scogliera: a show to celebrate the cultural links between Italy and Scotland. The performance, by children aged 3 to 10 years old, will give an Italian twist to traditional Scottish fairy tales. Directed by Elena Masoero, with music by Michela Furin. Please note this performance is in Italian. 3pm, Netherbow Theatre, Scottish Storytelling Centre, 43-45 High Street. Free but ticketed; please email girotondo.edi@gmail.com to book. Supported by the Italian Cultural Institute and the Consulate General of Italy in Edinburgh.
Kids Splash & Dash Aquathon: come and take part in Pentland Triathletes’ fun swim-run event. Suitable for ages 8-16 years (all abilities) and a great introduction to triathlon. From 8.30am, Forrester High School, 212 Broomhouse Road. £12.50 per child. Advance registration is essential; you can find out how to do this, and also get lots more information, on the club’s website here and on the event’s Facebook page here, or email nialldarroch@hotmail.com with any queries.
Refugee Survival Trust Picnic: come and meet the Trust’s volunteers and supporters at a picnic to celebrate Refugee Festival Scotland. 12.30pm, Arthur’s Seat/Holyrood Park – meet at Holyrood Palace Car Park, Queen’s Drive. EH8 8HG. Please bring international snacks to share. Booking is essential and may be made by emailing fundraising_volunteer@rst.org.uk or calling 0141 353 3602. Refugee Survival Trust is a volunteer-led charity that makes grants to alleviate destitution experienced by asylum seekers and refugees in Scotland.
Muslim Women’s Association Fun Day: 12 noon-4pm, Livingston Islamic Centre, Main Street, Deans. All welcome.
Filmhouse Junior: screenings for a younger audience. Today’s film is Tarzan (U) (2013). 11am, Filmhouse, Lothian Road. Tickets cost £4 per person, big or small, and may be purchased by calling the Box Office on 0131 228 2688 or online here.
Craigie’s Farm Shop & Cafe Open Weekend: tractor rides, trailer rides, meet the farmer, milk the cow, games, food and lots more! 11am-3pm Craigie’s Farm, West Craigie Farm, South Queensferry, EH30 9AR. All welcome: free.
Art Maker – June: join the Art Maker club and make your own masterpieces with artists Tessa Asquith-Lamb and Louise Fraser. 2-4pm (drop-in), Scottish National Gallery, The Mound. Free: supported by the Friends of NGS.
Scotland’s Open Gardens: Hopefield. A pantiled farmhouse built round a courtyard whose walls feature rambling roses, plum trees and wisteria. Herbaceous borders by the house are enclosed with pergolas covered with roses, wisteria and clematis. The garden has been extended over 18 years, with ‘rooms’ created from reclaimed fields. A lochan has been planted to encourage wildlife, creating a wonderful backdrop to the house and garden, with stunning views over the Lammermuirs. Cream teas will be provided in the barn by Save the Children. 2-6pm, Hopefield, Gladsmuir, EH33 2AL (off the A199 at Gladsmuir). £5 per person (children free) of which 40% goes to Save the Children and the net remainder to SG beneficiaries.
Leith Jazz and Blues Festival: an afternoon slot for jazz fans of all ages, young and old! 4pm, Sofi’s Bar, Henderson Street.
Word Power Books and Interaktywny Salon Piszacych w Szkocji Present Tomasz Rozycki. Award-winning Rozycki is considered one of the most remarkable Polish poets; this event, chaired by Ryan van Winkle, will include readings in both Polish and English, plus conversation with the author. 1pm, Word Power Books, West Nicolson Street. Free; please indicate your intention to attend via the event’s Facebook page here. All welcome: donations also welcome!
Edinburgh School of Music Showcase: ESM Director Kira Emslie presents some of her top music students in a monthly showcase of their vocal and instrumental talent. 3-5.30pm, The Jazz Bar, Chambers Street. £3 on the door: please note that this venue is cash only.
Serenity Cafe Daffodil Tea: 2.30-4.30pm, Serenity Cafe, Jackson’s Entry, The Tun, Holyrood Road. All welcome. Serenity is run by people in recovery for people in recovery, and for public customers who would like good value, good quality food in a relaxed, family-friendly, space.
Dementia Awareness Week 2015: Tranent. Come and meet Alzheimer Scotland’s Dementia Adviser on board the Memory Bus. 10am-4pm, Ross High School, Well Wynd, Tranent.
Filmhouse Special Screening: When I Saw You/Lamma Shoftak (12A) (in Arabic and English with English subtitles). In 1967 the world is alive and ripe with possibility – new music, style, hope – but in Jordan thousands of refugees from Palestine are waiting for their right to return to their homeland. Among them, a young boy secretly sets out on his own and attaches himself to a group of freedom fighters, who take him under their wing; together they embark on a journey of adventure, driven by an unshakeable resolve to be free. ‘This heartfelt and moving film, Palestine’s entry for the 2013 Academy Awards, is suffused with a distinct sense of this revolutionary time and place’. Director: Annemarie Jacir. 3.30pm, Filmhouse, Lothian Road. Tickets may be purchased by calling the Box Office on 0131 228 2688 or online here. This screening is part of Refugee Week Scotland, which runs 3-21st June 2015: for more information please click here.
Cameo Vintage Sundays: The Ipcress File (PG). ‘Reluctant British spy Harry Palmer (Michael Caine) has to deal with bureaucracy, brainwashing and lots of really cool camera angles while on a mission to rescue kidnapped scientist Dr Radcliffe‘ (Rotten Tomatoes). 1pm, Cameo, Home Street. Tickets may be purchased by calling the Box Office on 0871 902 5723 or online here.
Jeremiah’s Quiz Night: 8pm tonight and every Sunday – all welcome. 8pm, Jeremiah’s Tap Room, 7-8 Elm Row.
Nitekirk: A time of reflection, gentle music and places of (optional) activity – pictures to consider, Scripture, prayers, poems and art supplies to focus your creativity. Come and go as you please, join in or just sit in silence. 5-8pm, Greyfriars Kirk, Greyfriars Place. ‘A place of welcome, a space for stillness, a pause on your journey, an open door’.
Radical Voices: a monthly gathering to listen to singers of radical songs, and to share songs, stories and poems on a different theme each time. 6.30-9.30pm, The Constitution Bar, Constitution Street, Leith. All welcome: free entry, with donations collected for a relevant cause.
QUIZ-MAN-DU: A Night for Nepal. An action-packed and prize-riddled quiz night to raise funds for aid relief in the most affected areas of Nepal – come along and have fun whilst raising money for this devastated country. £3 per person, teams of any size welcome. 7pm, Kilderkin, 65 Canongate.
A Quick Decision Can Be Made – a story of the Detained Fast-Track procedure for asylum seekers. Claiming asylum in the UK, like thousands of refugees each year, Mariam is put into the Detained Fast-Track procedure. An endless questioning begins, one that will strip down her whole life. Is she telling the truth? Can she? A cruel tale written and directed by Marie Yan for Refugee Festival Scotland, to scrutinise the absurdity of a system as it ‘celebrates’ its twelfth birthday. 2pm, Discovery 21, St Margaret’s House, 151 London Road. Tickets cost £5 and may be purchased in advance via Brown Paper Tickets here (transaction fee applies) or on the door, sta (theatre has 35 seats). Discovery 21 is a new studio theatre run by local companies Tightlaced Theatre and Black Dingo Productions. Refugee Festival Scotland runs 3rd-21st June 2015: it is centered in Glasgow but includes events throughout the country.
Blackwell’s Edinburgh Teenage Book Group: if you love to read, or just want to read more, join this monthly group to talk about the latest teenage fiction and your own favourite books. Currently reading The Haunting of Sunshine Girl by Paige McKenzie. 2pm, Blackwell’s, South Bridge. If you would like to join the group (it’s free!) just email your details to schools.edinburgh@blackwell.co.uk.
St Giles’ At Six: Organ recital by Nicholas Wearne. JS Bach/Vivaldi Concerto in A Minor, BWV 593, Sweelinck Est-ce Mars, Couperin Offertoire, Messiaen Alleluias sereins; Transports de joie. 6pm, St Giles’ Cathedral, High Street. Free; retiring collection.
