Culture

Touch From 28 October to 5 November 2017 | 12-6pm| Patriothall Gallery | 48A Hamilton Place | EH3 5AYTouch, curated by members of Edinburgh's Esbat Collective is an exploration of how contemporary art practice...

by George Ward Elderly and disabled people in Edinburgh can receive assistance with the Digital Switchover which kicks off in central Scotland on June 1st 2011. It marks the end of the analogue television era,...

Bauer Media has appointed Stuart Duncan as Head of Brand & Marketing Scotland.Stuart will be joining the network on August 2nd after 2 ½ years at Edinburgh-based Marketing Agency, Multiply, where he...

Venue: Hunt & Darton Cafe (Venue 172) Dates: 2-25 Aug (not 5, 12, 19) 19:30 (ends 20:30) Tickets: £5 (preview 2 Aug £2.50)The hidden links between the fall of communism, contemporary art and an...

In the transition from the steel grey dystopian future to the lurid animated society, The Congress makes a stark visual change but little in terms of its overpowering tone. Ari Folman is a director intent...

School pupils across Scotland are packing up their maps and binoculars for a creative adventure with Scottish Opera as The Legend of Slim McBride and The Lost Tribe comes to primary schools.The 30 minute...

 2016 Saltire Society Book of the Year is “..visionary and profound” poetry collectionA poetry collection by Stirling University Professor Kathleen Jamie has beaten off stiff competition from publications ranging from a true life thriller...

Bonhams next Sporting Sale in Edinburgh on Wednesday 1 May 2019 presents Part II of The Pierre Horwitz Collection of golfing memorabilia featuring the oldest scorecard in the world.Estimated at £2,500-3,500, the card,...

Craigie's Farm is just outside Edinburgh on the way to South Queensferry, where they produce all their own vegetables.Now they have set up a delivery service and have extended their service to new...

The Scottish National Jazz Orchestra joins forces with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra and Japanese piano virtuoso Makoto Ozone to play Rhapsody in Blue at the Usher Hall on Friday 3 May.Ozone will be...

Inky Fingers are inviting some of the city's top poets to contribute their words on the upcoming Royal Wedding, with a "to the altar" or "to the block" theme. The Inky Fingers Open Mic takes place...

 Ahoy! Local pupils win a ‘dairy’ good Pirate Party from Rowan GlenRowan Glen, Scotland’s dairy producer, has treated three Edinburgh school pupils to a pirate party for their class as the winners of the company’s...

 This Saturday there will be dance performances by students of Edinburgh College. at the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art One on Belford Road.The costumes they will be wearing are being designed and produced by...

Serenity Cafe is open today and every day throughout the holidays for people who need a safe place to be. Today it will provide a Christmas meal for people in recovery who might otherwise...

The President of Edinburgh Diwali extends an invitation to everyone in Edinburgh to come along on Sunday to enjoy the festival which celebrates light at the darkest time of the year.Edinburgh Diwali has become...

Give a man a chicken and he'll eat for a day, give a chicken a gun and he'll be the most ‘impeckable’ gunslinger this side of Texas.Mosey on down to a free performance of...

SECURE YOUR STAYCATION PROPERTY FOR MANY YEARS TO COME AT CAMELOT HOLIDAY PARK – site fees still at 2021 prices.Camelot Holiday Park has released a new phase of luxury holiday homes. Current holiday home...

After the success of Tipping Point, Total Theatre award-winning Ockham's Razor return with This Time, produced by Turtle Key Arts – a show about time, age and the stories we tell ourselves.  With a...

Following a hugely successful Worldwide tour of his third play, Angel, two-time Fringe First Award-winning playwright Henry Naylor returns to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe this summer with the highly anticipated premiere of his new...

FEAST ON A CHRISTMAS PUDDING 100 YEARS IN THE MAKINGHeaded up by third generation baker, Drew Massey, Manna House Bakery, in Easter Road and High Street, South Queensferry, is all about provenance of ingredients,...

Musicians and community groups across Scotland will take part in the first ever Scottish Folk Day on 23 September, helping to promote and celebrate the country’s vibrant and varied folk scene and traditions.The exciting...

Film & Media students Graham Wallace, Linzi Wilson and Jordan Phillips celebrating award success at the QMU Film & Media degree show at the Edinburgh Filmhouse, 9th July 2015.Film & Media students Jordan Phillips, Linzi...

 M&S has launched its Best of British range of clothing for men and women, marking the start of a three year partnership between M&S and the British Fashion Council. The new collection will be...

With a delicious (suggestively malicious?) Hallowe'en weekend sense of timing,  Advanced Higher Drama students in their final year of school are inspired by the works of theatre practitioners; Artaud, Brecht and Frantic Assembly. Writing...

Scottish singer/songwriter Roddy Woomble will be playing at Edinburgh’s Pleasance on Friday 13th October as part an extensive run of UK dates for 2017 as he prepares to tour his latest solo outing 'The...

With National Cheesecake Day this week, supermarket Aldi has a selection of desserts and recipes to mark what is for some a very important date in the diary.So if you’re looking for a...

By David KettleThe slick, polished tricks of Edinburgh-based magician Lewis Barlow take you back to TV magic shows of the 1970s, and you’ll probably leave his show feeling intrigued rather than challenged.  Jerry Sadowitz...

DRAM & SMOKE RETURNS TO THE BISCUIT FACTORY FOR THE EDINBURGH FESTIVAL IN COLLABORATION WITH TALISKER WHISKYFollowing a sold out run last year, the London-based pop-up Dram & Smoke is returning for a second round north of the border...

There's a new venue and a new format for Edinburgh's renowned International Book Festival as the traditional site in Charlotte Square Gardens has been swapped for Edinburgh College of Art on Lauriston Place.With a...

This elegantly constructed play by Lara Foot is a real pleasure to watch, a slow burner revealing real heart and courage. It’s the cold winter of Marion’s life in South Africa, an ex-pat with...