“It looks like time has finally run out for Edinburgh’s Grand Old Dame”
R.I.P. Edinburgh’s own The Famous Spiegeltent – evicted from her latest home, St Andrew Square, after 33 years at Edinburgh Festivals! Continue reading Spiegeltent no more?
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Blockbuster year for Britain’s creative industries
2016 has proven a bumper year for the UK’s Creative Industries, with record-smashing results cementing our reputation as a hub for attracting, producing and retaining creative talent.
Continue reading Blockbuster year for Britain’s creative industries
Music to their ears: STV Appeal cash for Comas’ Childhood Counts
Community project Comas has received £48,031 from the STV Children’s Appeal, boosting support for the anti-poverty initiative. Continue reading Music to their ears: STV Appeal cash for Comas’ Childhood Counts
Learn the ukelele: a few places still available
Starts Thursday at North Edinburgh Arts
Get your tickets for Community Ceilidh
Royston Wardieburn Community Centre
Saturday 28 January 5 – 9pm
Learn the ukelele in your lunchtime!
New Year, New Uke?
Would you like to learn an instrument, but you don’t have much time? Time Bank Temptations will be running a four-week course from January 2017 where you can learn to play the ukulele … in your lunch hour!
AfriFest: next weekend at Summerhall
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!
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
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.
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Fletcher Awards for prominent Scots
Percussionist Dame Evelyn Glennie and playwright and artist John Bryne are among a group of four Scots to have been honoured for their outstanding contribution to Scotland’s culture and society. Continue reading Fletcher Awards for prominent Scots