Blackwell’s Edinburgh Presents Writers at the Fringe: every Thursday throughout the Fringe, Blackwell’s invites a selection of Scottish performers to give a taste of their work. New and unpublished works of literary art stand alongside established novelists, with any and all genres free to be expressed, from poetry to cutting-edge drama, folk music, contemporary fiction and all that is found between. Tonight’s line-up is Peter Ranscombe, Michael F Russel, Jim Crumley, Vicki Jarrett and Chris Dolan. 5.45pm for 6pm, Blackwell’s, South Bridge. Free tickets may be obtained from the shop’s front desk, by calling 0131 622 8229, emailing events.edinburgh@blackwell.co.uk, via eventbrite here or from the Fringe Box Office here.
Aquillos Ensemble: the Ensemble returns to present a selection of movements from Picasso Pictures by Raymond Warren, plus Danzi’s Wind Quintet in B Major and Zemlinksy’s Humoreske. 6-6.30pm, Scottish National Gallery, The Mound. Free and unticketed.
LGBT Disability Social Circle: a social group for people with learning difficulties or disabilities to meet other people, have fun and discuss sexuality and gender identity. Today: afternoon tea and games. 2-4pm, Lifecare Centre, 2 Cheyne Street, Stockbridge. For more information please contact George Burrows on 0131 652 3281 or george@lgbthealth.org.uk.
Phill Jupitus Sketch Comic in Conversation: each Thursday evening during the festivals, Phill Jupitus will be in conversation with a special guest – a passionate, personal and irreverent look at art, a chat about what Phill has seen in the galleries this week, and possibly some sketching! The guests’ identities will be announced nearer the time. 7-8pm, Hawthornden Lecture Theatre, Scottish National Gallery, The Mound. Free and unticketed.
Edinburgh Art Festival – Spotlight Tours of Scottish Art: People, Places, Ideas. Guided tours of the City Art Centre’s Scottish Art collection, focusing on people, places and ideas. 11am or 3pm, (meet at reception) City Art Centre, 2 Market Street. No booking required, free – suggested donation £2. Also at same times on Saturday 22nd August 2015.
Edinburgh Book Fringe: daily events – all of them free (donations appreciated) – for two weeks at Word Power Books, Edinburgh’s independent radical bookshop. Today: MacGillvray (Kirsten Norrie) and Carly Brown read their poetry. 1pm, Word Power Books, West Nicolson Street. All welcome! No booking required, but arrive promptly as space is limited.
POUT Fest Tour: POUT started life four years ago as an LGBT film festival from independent film distributor Peccadillo Pictures, created as a response to audience demands for more queer-oriented cinema on the big screen. After the overwhelming success of the London POUT Fests, Peccadillo have decided to take POUT on the road via an ongoing touring festival of selected films. Today’s film is A Girl at My Door (Dohee-ya) (In Korean with English subtitles): Young-nam was a top graduate of the Korean police academy, but has been transferred to a post at a small seaside village owing to ‘misconduct’. On her first patrol she encounters the mysterious Dohee, a morose young girl excluded by the community. Compelled to protect her from her family, Young-nam lets Dohee move in with her; all is well with this unconventional arrangement, until their fairytale existence takes an unexpected turn. 6.10pm, Filmhouse, Lothian Road. Tickets may be obtained from the Box Office in person, by calling 0131 228 6382 or online: prices vary. The next POUT film will be 52 Tuesdays, showing on 21st and 22nd August.
