Water of Leith Conservation Trust: River Dipping. Get into the river for this favourite activity! 2pm, Water of Leith Conservation Trust, 24 Lanark Road. £4 per child (accompanying adult free): booking is essential and may be made by calling 0131 455 7367 or emailing admin@waterofleith.co.uk.
Recitals for Wrigglers: concerts for babies and toddlers. 10.30am, Cramond Kirk Hall, Cramond Glebe Road. Tickets cost £5 for one adult + one child plus £2.50 for each additional child, and may be reserved in advance by emailing recitalsforwrigglers@gmail.com. Also at 10.30am at Stockbridge Library on Friday 3rd July.
City Art Centre: Printmaking. Come and experiment with printmaking techniques, taking inspiration from the beautiful paintings in the gallery; learn how to explore structure and form with Bragela Hornal. 2.30-4pm, City Art Centre, 2 Market Street. £4 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.
Scotland’s Democracy Trail: authors Stuart McHardy and Donald Smith discuss the story of Edinburgh’s Democracy Trail. This vocal tour of landmarks and monuments leads you from Edinburgh Castle to the Scottish Parliament, through more than 500 years of political development. 6pm, National Library of Scotland, George IV Bridge. Free but please book by calling 0131 623 3734 or online here.
Make Your Own 3D Map: make a colourful 3D map of Edinburgh, including the sights, sounds and smells that remind you most of the capital city. With Lauren Wayland. 2.30-4pm, Museum of Edinburgh, 142 Canongate. Tickets cost £4 per person and must be purchased in advance from the Usher Hall Box Office, in person, by calling 0131 228 1155 or online here (transaction fee applies to phone and online bookings).
Golden Hare Books Presents Our Real Red Selves: Harry Giles, Marion McCready and JL Williams, ‘three of Scotland’s finest young poets’, launch their latest joint collection. 7pm, Golden Hare Books, 68 St Stephen Street. Free tickets may be obtained via eventbrite here.
Launching Infinity! A night of science fiction performances to launch Shoreline of Infinity, a new Scottish-based sci-fi magazine. Music from Painted Ocean, poetry from Claire Askew and Ryan Van Winkle, story reading from the magazine performed by Debbie Cannon, plus SF-inspired cocktails, artwork, books, fun, frivolity and photon cannons. 7.30pm, Paradise Palms, 41 Lothian Street. Free entry: no booking required, costumes welcomed.
From Deptford to Antarctica: the co-founder of Greenpeace launches his life story, beginning in South-East London and containing his unabridged Antarctica diaries, ‘ a fascinating insight into the Greenpeace world as it was’. 7-8pm, Central Library, George IV Bridge. Free tickets may be booked via eventbrite here.
The Curiosity Shop: an event to celebrate and promote the members of Creative Edinburgh. An opportunity for members of all creative disciplines – film, design, photography, digital, marketing and more – to present new work and test out ideas, products and projects in a relaxed and supportive environment. 6pm, Coburg House Studios, Coburg Street.
Barbara Brown Taylor: Learning to Walk in the Dark. The Episcopal priest, professor, author and theologian – one of the USA’s best known preachers – will talk about her new book, which explores ‘the treasures of darkness’ to discover how God is more present to our vulnerable, open, night-time selves than to our preoccupied selves in daylight. The talk will be followed by a book signing and refreshments. 7-9pm, St John’s Episcopal Church, Princes Street. Free: no booking required.
