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Paint Like Degas: Demonstration and Book Launch. Artist Damian Callan will talk about and demonstrate some of Degas's techniques that feature in his new book Paint Like Degas. These will include the use of chalk pastels on...

Standing outside is not for me - even on Bonfire NightWho likes Bonfire Night? Not me.Why would anyone want to stand in a freezing cold field, watching a giant fire but not being able...

THURSDAY 24TH JULY 2014Lunchtime concert: Wind Band Symphony, University of West Virginia. 12.15pm, St Giles' Cathedral, Royal Mile. Free.Blackwell's Edinburgh presents Janet Brennan-Inglis: Scotland's Castles. Janet Brennan-Inglis launches her beautifully illustrated celebration and account of the...

Horse McDonald is one of Scotland’s finest singer / songwriters with a successful career spanning over two decades that has included tours with Tina Turner, Bryan Ferry and BB King to name but a...

Staging a radical retelling of Robert Louis Stevenson’s original a stone’s throw from the author’s alma mater is a pretty gutsy move. Even more so, when we’re within walking distance of Deacon Brodie’s, the...

There is to be an open day this weekend at the Lochrin Basin when archaeologists and whisky enthusiasts might mix it up at the site of a former Edinburgh distillery. The City of Edinburgh Council...

Gift yourself 12 Days of FitnessAfter a bah-humbug 2020 when staying active hasn’t always been a priority, take some time for yourself this festive season. Boost your immunity, manage stress and your mental health by...

The Edinburgh Mela 2013 programme has just been announced. In this interview with George Ward for The Edinburgh Reporter, Artistic Director Chris Purnell reveals some of the acts that will be performing this year, and Lucy...

The EICC is a great Edinburgh venue, but in the case of the Foodies Festival which we visited there today we feel that we had a better time at Inverleith Park a couple of...

Cask 88 is offering festival goers a tiny slice of whisky heaven.On Princes Street, sitting on the corner of Hope Street and Shandwick Place, is a new whisky bar. It has a floor...

It is difficult to deliberate upon The Sea of Trees in the manner in which Gus Van Sant would like you to. Supposedly, it is life affirming; an example of how journeys and courage...

When you go to the new Barbie film keep an eye out for the pink macarons - which were made in Edinburgh.These were ordered last year by Warner Brothers Studio from the capital's...

Dance sensation Flawless will embark on their biggest tour yet with their feature-length show Chase the Dream. This show first premiered at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in August 2010, where it took both the...

Following highly successful runs at Hampstead Downstairs and The Bunker, Terry Johnson’s Ken now comes to its spiritual home in Edinburgh. Marking the ten year anniversary of the death of Ken Campbell, Ken pays tribute to the maverick...

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...

Ginny Elston: The Ruler and The Realm. Ginny Elston seeks to stage a new experience of space through immersing herself in places and subjects that are foreign to her; she pushes and pulls flat...

From St Andrew’s Day until Burns Night, the Scottish Storytelling Centre in association with Scotland’s Winter Festivals will  use Scotland’s traditions to bring people together, home and away, in cross-generational celebration.Inspired by St Andrew himself,...

Mamma Mia The Musical announced its arrival in Edinburgh this week for a ten-day run at the Edinburgh Playhouse. One of the country’s most iconic live shows, the musical is adapted by two members...

Today (Wed. 21st Sept) the Edinburgh International Book Festival announced the launch of the third edition of Outriders, an exciting project that will see four Scottish writers join four European writers for four unique...

Susan Tomes' mini-festival of collaborative music-making is coming up at The Queen's Hall on Saturday, 16 February 2019.There are different events taking place throughout the day starting with a children's music and movement...

"I'm sorry, I just wanted to say how delighted we are to be here," expressed lead singer, Fran Healy, as he halted the beginning of the first song, 'Mother', to release his words. "This...

Exquisite hand-made work by over 50 established and emerging makers will be on show at Scotland’s annual Elements Festival of Jewellery, Silver and Gold.Organised as a partnership between The Incorporation of Goldsmiths of the...

The lady sitting next to me leans over; 'This is my Mum; she saw the original with Mary Martin'. South Pacific is a bit like The Archers; everyone knows it and everyone who likes...

Adelaide Sosseh, Co-Chair of the largest anti-poverty campaign in the world will be the keynote speaker at this year’s Big Tent Festival.Adelaide a renowned campaigner from The Gambia, who co-chairs the Global Call to...

Is your mask effective against Covid-19? Three questions you should ask yourselfby Fiona Henriquez, University of the West of Scotland; Mia Cousins Burleigh, University of the West of Scotland, and William MacKay, University of...

Steven Spielberg's film adaptation of Michael Morpurgo's novel echoed the subtle homage to Erich Maria Remarque's 1928 devastating anti-war polemic, All Quiet On The Western Front, later filmed by Lewis Milestone in 1930. (Unsurprisingly,...

Edinburgh Leisure is running its popular free swimming sessions at all pools across the city until 22 February. During the February school break, free swimming sessions will be available to all primary school children, at all times, at...

The medieval 'comic strip'  which tells the story of Bonnie Prince Charlie's voyage to Scotland is being displayed in the Main Hall at the Scottish Parliament until Thursday 20 July 2017.The colourful tapestry also depicts...

The Howard is hosting 'A Well Polished Afternoon Tea' event in association with Absolute Nails on Sunday 11th September and they would love it if you could join them.Enjoy afternoon tea while receiving a...

Stirling Castle has been the inspiration for many paintings and drawings over the centuries and now its has its own artist in residence.Visitors will now be able to see Iona Leishman, a rising star...