Scotland’s Gardens: Tyninghame House. 17th century pink sandstone Scottish baronial house with herbaceous borders, rose garden, Lady Haddington’s Secret Garden, formal walled garden and beech avenue to the sea, with the Romanesque ruin of St Baldred’s Church giving views across the Tyne estuary and Lammermuir Hills. Refreshments available; plant sales. 1-5pm, Tyninghame House, Dunbar, EH42 1XW. Admission £5 (children free) of which 40% goes to The Project Trust and the net remainder to Scottish Gardens’ beneficiaries.
Storytelling: Tales of Magic and Mystery. Join storyteller and musician Marion Kenny for tales and tunes inspired by the Portrait Gallery murals. For ages 7+. 2pm or 3pm (45 minutes sessions), Scottish National Portrait Gallery, 1 Queen Street. Free and unticketed.
Edinburgh City Singers Summer Concert: an evening of musical entertainment – pop, musicals, a bit of classical, and everything in between. Songs featured include Bohemian Rhapsody, California Dreamin’, Penny Lane, For the Beauty of the Earth, and Call Me Maybe. 7pm (doors open 6.20pm), St Cuthbert’s Church, 5 Lothian Road. Tickets cost £7/£5 on the door or in advance here.
Cameo Vintage Sundays: classic films back on the big screen. Today’s film is Goldfinger (PG). 1pm, Cameo, Home Street. Tickets may be purchased in person, by calling the Box Office on 0871 902 5723 or online here.
Lauriston Castle Teddy Bears’ Picnic. Bring your teddy bear along to a special family day with crafts and woodland trails, and a cartoonist to draw a portrait of your bear! Bring your own picnic – cake, strawberries and ginger beer will be provided. 11am-2pm, Lauriston Castle, 2a Cramond Road South. £6 per person: bookings must be made in advance via the Usher Hall Box Office, Lothian Road, in person, by calling 0131 228 1155 or online here. Please note that this is a family event; all children must be accompanied by at least one paying adult.
Leith School of Art Summer Exhibition: a showcase of the work of the School’s students at the end of their year-long and part-time courses. The School has introduced several new courses in 2014-15, so the exhibition will take place over all three campuses: 10am-4pm at North Junction Street and Coburg House Studios, 1-4pm at St James’ campus. For full details see the School’s website here.
LGBT Me & T Monthly: a supportive space for people who have friends, family or partners who are transgender or exploring their gender – an opportunity to meet other people who may have similar experiences, questions or concerns. 2-4pm, LGBT Health and Wellbeing, 9 Howe Street. For more information please contact me.and.t.scotland@gmail.com at any time.
Edinburgh International Film Festival concludes today! For details of all films and other events see the programme here or pick up a paper copy at EIFF venues and many other locations throughout the city. Tickets are available in person from the Filmhouse, Lothian Road, Cineworld, Fountain Park, Odeon, Lothian Road and the Festival Theatre, by calling 0131 623 8030 or online here. Today’s highlights include Edinburgh Schools Film Competition (Secondary), The D Train, an edgy comedy-drama starring Jack Black and James Marsden that became a cult buzz-film at Sundance this year, Salem’s Lot, Tobe Hooper’s atmospheric 1979 adaptation of Stephen King’s chilling vampire novel, and the EIFF Closing Night Gala film, Iona, ‘a story that takes in family traumas, religion, domestic violence and pastoral glory, but never loses track of the haunting story of a young woman whose return to the Christian community on the island of her birth is the dramatic core of the film’.
Ragged University Film and Curry Night: come along for a vegetarian meal, watch a film together and chat about it afterwards. This evening’s film is Food Inc. 6pm, Serenity Cafe, Jackson’s Entry, The Tun, Holyrood Road. All welcome: free – including a free vegetarian curry for which the ingredients have been donated: Serenity is, however, a social enterprise, so a donation is requested from those who can afford to make one. The conversation will be filmed to share online with those who cannot attend.
Canongate Concerts: Scottish Waverley Ensemble plays Bach B Minor Mass. 7.30pm, Canongate Kirk, 153 Canongate.
Shore Poets – June: poetry, music and a raffle for the famous lemon cake. 7.45pm, Henderson’s @ St John’s, Lothian Road (down the steps, under the church). £5/£3 on the door.
Rock & Roll Ping Pong: a free, monthly, Sunday night social with DJ Ding and DJ Dong. Free play, silly ping pong games and music of every genre to play along to. 7-11pm, The Bongo Club, 66 Cowgate. Free.
St Giles’ At Six: Con Flauto Dolce. Music for recorder ensemble and harpsichord, including works by Dowland, Handel and Scarlatti. 6pm, St Giles’ Cathedral, High Street. Free.
