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Gracemount Mansion
On Friday there will be a free talk and community lunch at Gracemount Mansion about the research currently being undertaken.
Dr Bell’s is hiring
Dr Bell’s Family Centre in Leith are hiring a Family Support Officer and if you have the requisite skills then they would be delighted to hear from you.
Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF) 2024
The EIFF will launch a new Midnight Madness strand with the UK premiere of Fed Alvarez’s Alien: Romulus. The full programme for EIFF will be announced on 11 July at noon.
EIFF Director, Paul Ridd has said: “We are absolutely ecstatic to be the UK premiere host for this viciously entertaining new vision for the ALIEN franchise from one of the most exciting horror filmmakers currently working. Fede Alvarez brings a sense of tradition and legacy, as well as gory originality and swagger to the table, and we can think of no better way to open our Midnight Madness programme than with this showstopping new film. Plus knowing that Ridley Scott’s seminal original ALIEN also played a midnight UK premiere at the Festival back in 1979 is the icing on a spectacular, albeit very gnarly, cake. Bring it on.”
From August 15 to August 21 2024, the 77th edition of EIFF will take place at unique venues in Edinburgh, including Summerhall and the historic Cameo cinema, allowing audiences to seamlessly experience the best of the Fringe along with the world-class programme of cinema at EIFF. Submissions to EIFF have now closed with more information availableat www.edfilmfest.org.
New online Ukrainian museum
The full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine which began on 24 February 2022 has resulted in a significant loss of human lives and the national and international displacement of Ukrainian people.
Cultural heritage has been lost and now an online museum is to be set up to preserve as much as possible for future generations.
Read more here at the Crowdfunder.
Today’s featured image is of Stanley Reilly – there is a small exhibition of his photos just launched on Thistle Street. Read more here
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