Tag: What’s On
Shoppers’ paradise just outside the city
The Centre, Livingston is gearing up to host a spectacular Christmas shopping evening, with a number of one-off exclusive offers.
Ten lucky shoppers will have the chance to scoop a £50 gift card on the...
REVIEW – Blue is the Warmest Colour (2013, Adbellatif Kechiche)
It has been shrouded in both critical acclaim and backlash since it premiered at Cannes earlier this year, but there’s one thing no one can deny about Blue is the Warmest Colour - its...
Spoon – perfect for your Christmas lunch!
Moira Alexander, co-owner of Spoon explains why this Edinburgh restaurant is perfect for festive dining
If you are looking for something new, fresh and original for the festive season, Spoon is just the place for...
Five things you need to know today
Edinburgh's Christmas Star Flyer - Scotland v Australia - Leith Waterworld - Edinburgh Academy's Big Christmas Fair - Drummond High School Concert
In the interests of finding things out for you The Edinburgh Reporter was...
Book Choices for World Book Night 2014
The choices for the 2014 World Book Night, when publishers go a little mad and give away books for free, have now been made. Held on 23 April each year this event is now...
Queen’s Gallery Exhibition opens today – High Spirits
A new exhibition of work by one of the wittiest and most popular caricaturists of Georgian Britain opens at The Queen's Gallery, Palace of Holyroodhouse today.
High Spirits: The Comic Art of Thomas Rowlandson presents...
Edinburgh’s Christmas – Opening Ceremony this Sunday
LIGHT NIGHT will officially launch the festive season in Edinburgh on George Street on Sunday 24 November between 2.30pm – 5pm. THis is a free event for all with 63 local community groups performing and over 1300...
Fruitmarket after hours…..
It might be a bit spooky to be in the art gallery after hours, but loads of other people could be there too...
This November, come in from the cold, have a hot toddy and...
Calistoga for a touch of Californian sunshine
Gordon Minnis, owner of Calistoga restaurant, explains why you should try a taste of California this Christmas:-
Some people love traditional British Christmas food and why not? But it’s also fun to try something different, to...
Charity Auction at the Voodoo Rooms
CHARITY AUCTION AT THE VOODOO ROOMS
Monday 25th November 2013
Doors open: 6:45pm
Auction Begins: 7:30pm
FreshAir.org.uk, Edinburgh’s student radio station, is hosting a charity auction in the Voodoo Rooms on 25th November to raise...
Rabbies Girls Night Out in January
Edinburgh-based charity Royal Blind’s much-loved event ‘Rabbie’s Girls’ - a super-glam Burns Night just for ladies – is returning on Friday 31 January 2014 and tickets are available now.
Rabbie’s Girls is taking place in...
Five things you need to know today
TUC day of action - Development Management Sub Committee meets today - Grange Prestonfield Community Council - Photography exhibition in January - Talk on Horticulture
Today the TUC have put out a call for a...
Walking with Scientists
Part of this year's Previously....Scotland's History Festival here is a walk with a difference.
Walking with Scientists; a two-hour guided walking talk.
Who qualified as the first woman doctor, and where is he buried?
What are Darwin...
The Levellers to play at the Liquid Room
Widely acclaimed Brighton rock band, the Levellers, will be appearing at Edinburgh's Liquid Room on Wednesday 18 December 2013 with support from Panjenix.
The band are touring to celebrate 25 years in the music business...
Thursday night at the Museum – how to make money from stamps and coins
Rare heritage items related to Robert the Bruce, Rabbie Burns and King James VI & I will be on display at the National Museum of Scotland on Thursday evening as Stanley Gibbons Investments present...
For Those in Peril scoops Scottish BAFTA
Those in Peril wins big at the British Academy’s Scotland awards 2013
The debut feature from young Scottish filmmaker Paul Wright picks up the Best Feature Film and Best Actor/Actress awards, after receiving four nominations...
Professorial lecture will examine changing landscape in higher education
An expert in change management will discuss a variety of topical education issues at a public lecture to be held at Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh on Tuesday 19 November 2013
The lecture, which will focus...
Book Week Scotland starts next week
With only just under a week to go until Scotland’s second national celebration of books and reading, communities across the country are gearing up for a week-long programme of events, activities and projects that...
Botanics to host Scottish Gaelic Awards this week
All things Gaelic are to be celebrated at the Botanics this week.
The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE), has been chosen to hold the inaugural Scottish Gaelic Awards, on Wednesday this week.
180 guests are expected to...
Learn about winter trees at Inveresk Lodge Garden
Winter trees and Christmas crafts are on the agenda at the National Trust for Scotland’s Inveresk Lodge Garden in Musselburgh on 30 November.
Join ranger Stuart Whittaker for a tour of Inveresk’s tree tops and...
Pop up shops at Ocean Terminal
The first of two pop-up shops will open at Ocean Terminal on 23-24 November 2013.
15 innovative, new Scottish businesses will be trading from the shop (formerly occupied by Wallis) for the weekend.
All businesses are...
EICC’S Venue 150 has Fringe 2014 tickets on sale today
Edinburgh International Conference Centre (EICC) and its Venue 150 stage have put Edinburgh Fringe 2014 tickets for top stand-ups Daniel Sloss and Jimeoin on sale in time for Christmas.
News that two of next year’s...
Film REVIEW – Short Term 12 (Destin Cretton, 2013)
Independent cinema is comfortably placed in two categories: films that are quite something, and films that try hard to be something that they’re not. Thankfully, Destin Cretton’s Short Term 12 is a film that...
Open evening at the Museum
Places can now be booked for the National Museums Scotland’s Annual Open Evening, which will take place at the National Museum of Scotland, Chambers Street, Edinburgh on Thursday 21 November.
National Museums Scotland’s Annual Open...
Edinburgh’s 10:04s are appearing at Edinburgh’s Hogmanay
One of Edinburgh's up and coming bands the 10:04s say that they like Joy Division and Arcade Fire. Well they really can stand on their own two feet because their music is now judged...
Step into Christmas at The Centre
The Centre, Livingston is getting ready to launch Christmas with a magnificent light show and a headline performance from percussion artists, Slam.
The festive countdown will commence with a spectacular Magic of Light display launched...
EDINBURGH ART FAIR, 15-17 November
The 9th edition of the EDINBURGH ART FAIR will open its door at the Corn Exchange, Edinburgh between the 15th and 17th November. This is a unique opportunity to see such a wide variety...
Five things you need to know today
Festival of Remembrance - Film in Portobello - Cleaning up the Water of Leith - Film in Balerno - Traverse looking for a Writer in Residence
Tonight at the Usher Hall there is the official...
Film and food to celebrate Louis de Funès at the French Institute
On the 30th anniversary of his death the Institut français put on a special evening of film and food to celebrate the hero of French comedy Louis de Funès on Thursday 14 November 2013, as...
Additions to The Great Tapestry on show next week
The Great Tapestry of Scotland, the massive, 143-metre long embroidery project, which depicts the history of our country in 160 panels, caught the public imagination when it went on show in the Scottish Parliament...
