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We Scots cel e a wee dram or a small plnt-ette. But celebrating 81 st birthday of a man is intact dead, reeks a bit of alcoholic desperation. Until you realise the birthday boy in question is Jack Kerouac.

As the author ofg'rfamous novels like On the Road and Subterraneans, Ke c became a valuable er and spokes rson for th at movem t in the 5Qs 60$. Part-autobiographical, Kerouac’s books strug with conformity and reject e then-contemporary s ards. Filmmaker Jack Shea hosts this multi-media evening with performances by Kentucky poet Ron Whitehead, New York’s Frank Massina, mountain singer Sarah Elizabeth and singer- songwriter Allan Taylor. Go raise your glasses people: there’s never been a better excuse for a tipple.

(Anna Millar)

I Jack Kerouac is 81, Sat 15 Mar, 7pm, Cabaret Voltaire, 36—38 BlaigStreet, 220 6176. £6 (£4.50).

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Talks

The Spirit of the Scotia t<o_\.tt \luwunt. _‘ ('htunhcrx Strcct. I-l" ll 1‘). 3.l5ptn. u». l<tl}.tl Scotthh (icogtuphtcul Soctct) dn'cctor I).t\ td .\lunro tcllx thc \lor} ol St‘otlund‘x torgottcn polut hcrocx \\ ho \\ cut to .'\lll;tl\‘ll\'.t hctchn I‘ll): and l‘NlJ.

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Workshops

Gardening’s Gone Funky, Gardening’s Got Soul l..tttt't\lolt (uxtlc. In ('tumond RUJtl South. Uh lehll. llltlllt Jpnt (It). .'\tl\.tll\‘t‘ hooking; rcqttu‘cdt .‘\dd colour to gtudcntn; polx .tnd “.tlt‘l'lllf.‘ vunx lll llIl\ .tdultx' \\nrl\\huly

Other events

On the Stage \orth ltdtnhtugh A\tt\ (‘cnttta l5.t l’t‘tttt}\\cll (‘outL ‘15 .‘l5 l, a “put. .\n Introduction to dttlcrcnt .txpcctx ol .tt‘ttng .tnd pcrtornun; tlL‘M‘lUlk'tl l‘_\ thc (l) \ICI‘ \\.tl\ \Kllllllf.‘ group.

Thursday 20

Book events

Scottish Lives \cthcrtw \nt (‘cntru kl: J5 lltgh Sttcct. 55!» “5"” 3pm. l'rcc. Sec l‘hu l 1.

Talks

In Search of Truth and Beauty Ro}.tl liotttntt~ (itu'dcn. lmcrlcrth llouxc. 553 "l'l. 3 Jpnr l‘rcc. lccturc lhmtrc. (‘urtrtor l’ttul \t‘xlutt dcxt‘rthcx the plttloxoplt) hclund thc .t\\.u'd-\\ inning C\llll‘lllttll progtutnntc .tt lnwrlcrth

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Workshops

Spring into Ceramics luttrtxlott ('.t\tlc. 3.: (‘rtunond Road South. 5 W Soho lll.nn 4pm. L‘". :\d\;tncc hooking; rcqturcdt .\du|t \xorkxhop to .tdd .t dttxh ot \prtn; colour to ccrannu,

Other events

The Jacobite Clansman l-Ztlmtwurgh (thtlc. Ro).t| .\ltlc. 335 ‘).\~1(\. ll.un. ttoott. 3pm tk 3pm. {h It: [to Sec lhu I3.

Big Word Performance Poetry 'l’hc 'l'ron. ‘) llnntcr Squaw. llllel Sttcct. Sin (Nil. ‘l llpm. L" till. .\l.unt' pcrtornmnt‘c pot-tr} tout utth 'l'tnt 'lutnhull. l)onuntc \\.t\|n;_' l,}t'tt‘.tl. \ntt.t (in\.ttt ,utd alctn Roll~

Penormances

Good Manners and Physical Violence l.dtnhtu_-_'h ('ollcgt' ot .\tt. l.tllll\lHll l’lut'c. Ill hllllll 5 ‘llprn .\l.t;_'ntttt.tt [‘lk'\L'lll\ .lll cwntng ot pcrtotumnt'c .tnd \lklk't‘ tmttutn; nun \xotk h} xtudcntx ttont .tll tout \‘otttxh .u't

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Workshops

Heart of Glass l..tttttstott (Anne. 3.1 (‘mtnond Ro.td South. 35l‘31ll‘ll

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Other events

The Jacobite Clansman l:dtnl‘tu;_'h (listlc. Roytl \ltlc. 335 “Mo ll.un. noon. 3pm t\ :l‘ltt. L'.\ H42 UH Scc lhu lz

It’s in the Stars Rout ()tm-n.tt.~n \ l\lltll (.k‘llllkl. llldxlxltlltl ll(l\

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Human Rights v Money Night ('cttlt'ul ll.tll. \M'xt Milk-to“. 33‘) "‘t i" I hurt, l'rcc, .\ltctnoon [‘tt‘u'tlldltnlt and tll\L'lt\\lUll \\ 1th (ltt.tlcllt.tl.ttt human l'lglth trt‘tn l\l .lcun let u ()Mtl'ttr ()rguntwd h} thc \t'otttxh ('ruutt‘ntttlun (iroup \\ 1th \\ l)\l t\ .\ntnc\t_\ lttlct'ttuttottul. ('hvt'k out \xuu_\\dntxgotl.tnd.org.ul\ cwntx

Other events

Plant Propagation Workshop Ro}.tl liotuntt' (l.lltlk'll. lnwrlt'tth Run. 553 "l‘l. Ill.nn ~1pnt L' ‘5 ('ontt- .utd got _\out h.rnd\ dnt_\ \\lll1llll\[‘l.t\'ll\’.tl onc du) llllltitlllulltlll to lllL" proptyutton ol plultlx lt'ntn .thottt \k'k'tl \r\\‘.llt‘.'. t'lllllltg‘x |.t_\cttnj_'. j_'l.llllllf.' .rnd drx Non t'ourtcx} HI I tip} \Httllgj .tnd John Hunt). \lcct .tt the nntwtj.

30/20 Craft and Design Fair _\\\r‘llll\l\ Rtltllll\. <1 (lg‘tHffx' \llt‘x‘l. 23ll~l§-1‘l. Ill “Lint l {llprn Ll V'llpr (‘ontctnpomu t‘t,ttt\\.otl\ \old dntxt l\_\ thc Inukctx

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Other events

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Big Word Performance Poetry Slam Billlgtt (“ltllt l-l \t'v. \ltt‘t'l. 55x "not 5pm L-l .L‘i. tut-m} rm- pools lxtttlc it out to he ttouncd lzdtnhurgh's \l\lll ~|.nn thump \\ nut. .lctn Rolls and ,\ntt.t (iomn gotnpt-tc. \thth [)0 (‘ltu'lu‘ ptm ltlc\ thc ponut l‘khllk‘lv

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