Tiger Tales: stories and crafts for children aged 4-8 years. 3-4pm, Fountainbridge Library, 137 Dundee Street. All welcome!
Bruncheon! Featuring the Sound of Muesli. This month’s music comes from Portnawak and the Woo ‘a musical ensemble playing a unique blend of gypsy folk hop, psychedelic tribal bounce music and organic punk…with the added element of Woo’. Kippers and full breakfast menu available to purchase from the Drill Hall Arts Cafe. 11.30am-3pm, Out of the Blue Drill Hall, 36 Dalmeny Street. Free admission.
Sixteen String Jack and Peter Pan: an exhibition of illustration by Ian Andrew and Stephen White. To coincide with the reopening of Moat Brae House, where JM Barrie played as a child, and which formed the inspiration for Peter Pan, Birlinn has published two new, visually stunning books under a new imprint, BC Books, reclaiming Peter Pan for Scotland and bringing one of the greatest stories ever told back to its roots. Sixteen String Jack and the Garden of Adventure by Tom Pow is illustrated by Ian Andrew; Peter Pan by JM Barrie is illustrated by Stephen White (Stref) and coloured by Fin Cramb. 10am-5pm Monday to Friday, 12 noon-5pm Saturdays, Doubtfire Gallery, 3 South East Circus Place. Ends 25th July 2015.
Gardening for Health: gardening joy for the over-60s! 10am-1pm, Dr Neil’s Garden, Old Church Lane, Duddingston Village. £10 per session. Also on Saturdays 18th and 25th July and 1st August 2015.
Gallery of Modern Art Highlight Tours: monthly tours of the collection, focusing on key works. 2-2.45pm or 3-3.45pm, Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art ONE, Belford Road. Free and unticketed. Please note temporary access is through the cafe entrance at the rear of the gallery.
Leith Farmers’ Market Launch: grand opening by Mary Moriarty, who will ‘open the doors’ to a new market for independent small traders – lots of food stalls, arts and crafts and street snacks. 10am-5pm, Dock Place, EH6 6LU (next to the Water of Leith and the Custom House).
Botanics Family Garden Party. Take part in fun activities including vegetable printing and seed sowing and find out more about the Edible Garden and School Garden areas. The team will be on hand with advice and garden produce tasters. 1-4pm, Demonstration Garden, Royal Botanic Garden of Edinburgh, Inverleith Row. Free, no booking required. Also at same times on Sunday 12th July 2015.
Building the Landscape: Lauren Wayland invites you to take inspiration from landscapes in the gallery, have fun exploring textures and make colourful 3D models. 2-4pm, City Art Centre, 2 Market Street. £4 per person: advance booking is essential and must be made via the Usher Hall Box Office, Lothian Road, in person, by calling 0131 228 1155 or online here. Please note that these workshops are for families working together: all children must be accompanied by at least one paying adult, and children must not be booked into workshops alone.
Forth Under Threat: the Firth of Forth has outstanding wildlife and great opportunities to see it up close in boats and at the beach. The Marine Conservation Society is working to turn the tide on the threats our oceans face: come and find out how you could help. 1-4pm, Atrium, John Hope Gateway, Royal Botanic Garden of Edinburgh, Inverleith Row. Free, no booking required. Also at same times on Sunday 12th July 2015.
Lunchtime Concert: The Choir of St Patrick’s Cathedral, Dublin. 12.15pm, St Giles’ Cathedral, High Street. Free.
Mike & Paul’s Acoustic Showcase: two of Edinburgh’s finest singer/songwriters, Mike MacFarlane and Paul Montague, present fabulous (and occasionally anarchic) musical entertainment, featuring specially invited guests each week. 7-8.30pm, The Jazz Bar, Chambers Street. Free before 8pm.
Black Cat Bone + Lo Bird + The Draynes + Triptych & Flo: British Blues Rock band Black Cat Bone offers ‘a pounding rhythm section, percussion, layered vocals, catchy guitar riffs, heavy distortion and hollering harmonica’. Lo Bird is ‘the best of indie-pop, taking influence from bands such as The Cat Empire’. Edinburgh duo The Draynes play garage/punk; soul band Tryptych & Flo are Alana Carew (vocals), Ruairidh Morrison (bass), Joe Catterson (guitar) and Reece Braid (drums/percussion). For over 18s only. 7.30pm, The Ballroom, The Voodoo Rooms, West Register Street. Tickets cost £6 in advance (transaction fee applies) from Skiddle, Ripping Records and Tickets Scotland, or £8 on the door (sta).
159th Alva Games: your second opportunity to flee the city this weekend is a little bit nearer home… the last surviving sports and games to be held in Clackmannanshire feature the full range of traditional events, including athletics, cycling, highland dancing, heavyweight events and four hill races, plus ‘fun’ races for visiting children and adults, and a funfair. 12.30pm onwards, Cochrane Park, Alva. £6/£4 per person, children under 5 free. Car parking £2. Full details of all events and directions to the ground may be found on the Games’ website here.
