Tag: family event
What’s On In Edinburgh this week
MONDAY 22ND DECEMBER 2014
Dog Tales: The Dogs Trust will host this storytelling and crafts session about safety around dogs and responsible dog ownership. For ages 5-10. 2-3pm, Gilmerton Library, 13 Newtoft Street.
Messy Nativity! 4-5.30pm,...
What’s On In Edinburgh this week
MONDAY 8TH DECEMBER 2014
For Crying Out Loud: special screenings for carers and their babies under 12 months old - maximum of 2 adults per baby. Babychanging, bottle warming and buggy parking facilities available. This...
Sunday in Edinburgh – What’s On Today
Tony Conrad: Opening Reception for Invented Acoustical Tools 1969-2014. The legendary artist, composer, performer and filmmaker will play a selection of his invented acoustical tools and present a number of additional works in film...
Saturday in Edinburgh – What’s On Today
Edinburgh Printmakers Open Day 2014: an opportunity to visit the oldest open access printmaking studio in the UK. Hands-on activities, with printmaking workshops for adults and children, printmaking demonstrations and studio tours. The brand new exhibition No Fixed Abode will be on...
What’s On In Edinburgh this week
Plenty happening again this week - from fundraisers for Palestine, Water for Life and the Scouts, to films from Poland, Africa and Italy. Books will be launched, exhibitions will be opened, French and Russian...
Sunday in Edinburgh – What’s On Today
Down at the Farm in Gorgie: Storyteller Rosie Mappleback shares some animal tales amidst the cows, sheep, pigs and ducks. Suitable for all ages. 11.30am-12 noon or 1.30-2pm, Gorgie City Farm, 51 Gorgie Road. Free - donations welcome! Part...
Saturday in Edinburgh – What’s On Today
Dads Rock: part of a multi-award winning network of free playgroups for Dads and Kids (aged 0-5). 10-11.30am today and every Saturday, Whale Arts, 30 Westburn Grove and The Prentice Centre, 1 Granton Mains Avenue (groups operate at...
Friday in Edinburgh – What’s On Today
The Cancer Research UK Ceilidh Experiment! Dancing (with caller), fairground games, films, theatre, poetry and the chance to try some hands-on science. Brew up a hoolie with Edinburgh-based Cancer Research scientists and find out...
Wednesday in Edinburgh – What’s On Today
Edinburgh Independent Radical Book Fair starts today at 6pm! See The Edinburgh Reporter's article for more details; for full programme visit Word Power Books' or Out of the Blue's websites. Tonight: journalist and author Owen Jones on The Establishment:and How They Get Away...
What’s On in Edinburgh this week
MONDAY 20TH OCTOBER 2014
Metals and Marble: an exhibition of contemporary metal and marble sculpture by Chris Muirhead and Simon Burns-Cox, displayed in the gallery with its 17th century Renaissance hand-painted ceiling. 9am-6pm today and everyday until 25th October 2014, Gladstone's...
By Leaves We Live: A New Mandala at the Botanics
'We live not by the jingling of our coins, but by the fullness of our harvests.'
The great Scottish biologist Patrick Geddes (1854-1932) described the world as a vast leaf colony, both growing on and...
What’s On in Edinburgh this week
MONDAY 22ND SEPTEMBER 2014
LGBT Spiritual Space: Conflicts of Sexuality and Faith. Explore conflicts that exist within these two aspects of identity; Maxwell Reay, NHS Mental Health Community Chaplain, offers a supportive space for LGBT...
What’s On in Edinburgh this week
Well we all know what's on in Scotland this week....but there's plenty available to take your mind off it....
MONDAY 15TH SEPTEMBER 2014
All Quiet On The Western Front (1930): a film saga of German boys...
East Coast Organics Open Day on Sunday!
If you care about your food - and you'd like a fun day out - head to Haddington this Sunday afternoon for East Coast Organics annual Farm Visit.
There will be hot food and drinks...
Thursday in Edinburgh – What’s On Today
Bach Before Breakfast: John Bryden plays Bach and Shostakovich on the Cathedral Steinway. Coffee and croissants follow. 8.05-8.35am every day until Friday 29th August, St Mary's Cathedral, Palmerston Place. Free: retiring collection.
Map Making: drop-in workshop for families...
What’s On in Edinburgh this week
As we say goodbye to the festivals, there's still plenty on offer in the capital, and as ever, most of our listings are FREE!
MONDAY 25TH AUGUST 2014
Leith in World War One: Andrew Grant talks...
Sunday in Edinburgh – what’s on today
At Home with Mrs Reid: don your top hat or pearls and enjoy a grand visit to Mrs Reid's Lauriston Castle, then switch roles and work with the cook in the old castle kitchen...
Saturday in Edinburgh – what’s on today
Lunchtime concert: Judy Brown (soprano), John Bryden (piano.) 1.10-1.50pm, St Mary's Cathedral, Palmerston Place. Free: retiring collection.
GENERATION Tours at Modern ONE: free, discussion-led tours of the GENERATION exhibition, focusing on key themes and artists. 11-11.45am or...
Go karting for CHAS!
Xtreme Karting Race Ahead for CHAS
Xtreme Karting is holding a Team Endurance style race event at its centre in Newbridge, Edinburgh on 20 March to raise money for Children's Hospice Association Scotland (CHAS). This will...