Tag: food

AfriFest: next weekend at Summerhall

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AfriFest – a vibrant celebration of Africa Arts and Culture, and the unique input black performers have made to the artistic and cultural landscape of Scotland.  2 day festival will include live music, dance, workshops, film and food, as well as the culture of people of African descent, supporting artistic expression and the pursuit of excellence and innovation. Performers include the award winning Senegalese kora maestro Seckou Keita.


Saturday 22 & Sunday 23 October
Summerhall, Edinburgh
All events, and food, are free.

Eat Taiwan!

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In celebration of the Taiwanese community’s long history of hospitality and friendship with Scotland, the Edinburgh-Taiwanese community is bringing together a showcase of tasty Taiwanese street food and dynamic culture at the 2016 Edinburgh Taiwanese Food & Culture Fair – Eat Taiwan. The event takes place tomorrow at Southside Community Centre. Continue reading Eat Taiwan!

Free BBQ on Friday: get your ticket!

Friday 16 September 3 – 5pm

The Amphitheatre, Muirhouse Avenue

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We are having a party to launch the new amphitheatre, built on Muirhouse Avenue. There will be a BBQ and music workshops with Tinderbox Frontiers.

Spaces for the music workshops are FREE but must be booked in advance on 0131 315 2151 or inside North Edinburgh Arts.

The event is FREE.

https://tinderboxproject.co.uk/what-we-do/frontiers-project/

Power of Food Festival this weekend

Saturday & Sunday 18 – 19 June

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LOTS OF GREAT FREE LOCAL EVENTS

SEE PROGRAMME (below) FOR DETAILS

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All welcome at Community Summer BBQ

COMMUNITY SUMMER BBQ

North Edinburgh Arts

Saturday 18 June 5 – 9pm

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A community event celebrating all of the interesting food, music, dance and people who live in our area. There will be children’s activities in the beautiful North Edinburgh Garden, performances from local musicians, dancers and poets. A BBQ with lots of side dishes from around the world. All for £1 per person (a higher donation is very welcome if you want to contribute more!)

A bar will be available.

You are welcome to come in national dress (kilts, saris etc) if you want to!

Tickets £1 from North Edinburgh Arts or Pilton Community Health Project

Healthy appetites at Millennium Centre

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Pilton Community Health Project food development instructor Joanna has led her second cooking instruction class in a fortnight at Muirhouse Millennium Centre (writes James McGinty).

Joanna is well known for her dedication to healthy foods and the latest selection included Overnight Oatmeal, Guacamole on toast, Guacamole Wraps and Freezer Breakfast Sandwiches. Last week’s treats included Grenola Bars and Humus.

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Botanics’ Spring Festival is perfect ending to National Gardening Week

It’s all grow at The Botanics this weekend!

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To mark 2016’s National Gardening Week, the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE) is hosting a Spring Festival as People’s Postcode Lottery’s national Charity of the Week. Players of People’s Postcode Lottery have awarded an amazing £450,000 to RBGE for 2016, supporting projects at home and abroad. Continue reading Botanics’ Spring Festival is perfect ending to National Gardening Week

New mmmmmmenu at Muirhouse Millennium Centre

Warm welcome at Muirhouse Millennium Community Centre

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We would like to encourage managers to get their staff out of the office for lunch and not be sitting with a take-away roll and at the mercy of the phone -that’s why answer phones were invented (writes James McGinty)! Continue reading New mmmmmmenu at Muirhouse Millennium Centre