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Ukrainian Children’s Choir

A concert featuring the Ukrainian Children’s Choir “Harmony” will take place on 3 May at The Parish Church of St Cuthbert organised by the Ukrainian Kids Club in Edinburgh.

New art exhibition – with a new way of exhibiting

Jar in Action will be touring to Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop on Thursday of this week before touring to Libraries and then Edinburgh Printmakers at Castle Mills over the next few weeks.

Those taking part in workshops submitted a jar with their sculpture inside it, their name and the title of their work. This will now form a touring exhibition to encourage community engagement.

Fusion Art want to engage the public and provide creative opportunities in Edinburgh and are promoting this idea around the city. It is designed to be accessible, as an exhibit or to take part in. The call out was simple – what does sustainability mean to you? The artists then submitted their sculpture in a jar.

Venues
Workshop Contact: Dr Tom Pratt email: T.Pratt@ed.ac.uk
Thursday April 25th 18:30-20:00 Opening Night :
Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop. 21 Hawthornvale, Newhaven, EH6 4JT Friday April 26th- Saturday 27th.
Monday April 29th – Saturday May 4th AM: Leith Library
28-30 Ferry Rd., Edinburgh EH6 4AE
Monday May 6th – Saturday May 11th AM: Fountainbridge Library
137 Dundee St, Edinburgh EH11 1BG
Monday 13th May – Saturday 18th May AM: Portobello Library
14 Rosefield Ave, Portobello, Edinburgh EH15 1AU
Monday May 20th – Friday May 31st AM: Edinburgh Central Library Central Library Foyer, George IV Bridge, Edinburgh EH1 1EG. Sunday 2nd June- Saturday 15th June AM: Edinburgh Printmakers Castle Mills, 1 Dundee St, Edinburgh EH3 9FP

Starbank Park picnic

There will be a Cherry Blossom picnic on Sunday 28 April from 2 to 4pm at Starbank Park. There will be crafts, cakes and storytelling with a splash of facepainting thrown in.

The Edinburgh Brass Band will play and you may either go along as a volunteer or a participant.

Community Council meeting on Wednesday

The Marchmont and Sciencees Community Council have advised of their monthly meeting at St Catherine’s Argyle Church Hall on Wednesday 24 April at 7.30pm.

They have also provided a set of draft minutes from the last meeting which will be approved this month.

A few items – for example the Greenbank Quiet Route, the student housing at Ratcliffe Terrace and the new communal bin hubs are being discussed more widely in the capital.

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