Around Town

Tuesday 22

Talks

Our Highland Home: An Anthropologist Takes a Look \\k'\lllll l.IIIl\. \alIHIIal (ialleI) ol Scotland. llIe Mound. (ID-l “Shit I: 45pm l'I'ec l)I Jeanne (‘annv/o. gnext ctiiatoi ol Uiii ll/L’ll/(llll/ [III/Hr and \L'IIIHI lecturer in metal anthiopolog} at ladinhiiigh l'nnerxit}. gnex llll\ lecture

Mars: Not Just a Red Planet I<o_\iil ()hxeruitoi’} Vixitoi (cutie. lilacklord lllll. hhS Sill-1. 7 illpin L2 lLl I \'.‘\S.-\'\ Marx l:\ploration RH\L'l\ landed on the red planet \nccexxlnll} and .\l.ii\ l',\PIC\\ hax produced wine lillllihlle lllltljJt'S. .lllllll ('ooke re\ IL‘\\\ the neu Inloi‘ination and l()()l\\ lomard to lntnt‘e IIIISSIUIIS to \ldIS.

Workshops Salsa Classes lhe l.lf..'lllllHll\L'. *2 H 'l he Shore. l.eItlI. 55-194h5 q Spin.

PROFILE

Name Lida McCabe Profession Specralist contectioner

How long have you been in this job? My partner. Tom. and I opened this shop a year and a half ago.

Background We have always had a paSSion for chocolate so we deCided to open up a shop speCialising in quality. hand-made products. We buy our chocolate from all over Europe and some from America. We enjoy the fact that we can otter Our custOmers products from the who's who of chocolate.

What’s the best thing about your job? I love working Wllll beautiful chocolate. I also enjoy the fact that my job allows me to meet new people everyday.

Is there anything you don’t like? No. I don't think there is! What do you like to do on a day off in Edinburgh? I usually get a Sunday off. as that's the only day we're closed. I love to go out walking ar0und the City to find other little specialist shops. There are so many in Edinburgh.

Open We open from 10am—6pm Monday to Saturday. and we will be opening on Sundays up to Easter from 1 1am—4pm

I So Cocoa, 98 Raeburn Place. Edinburgh. 332 8922

(Interview by Leah Mchyeri See Eat 8 Drink, page 7 73.

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The Bongo Social Swing Club llit- lionggoflnh. \loia} llothc. i" llol_\iood Road. llfi‘U“ I‘ll Hi1 ' ‘lpin Ll pct claxx. Ur loi hoth it; per clam. t; toi holhi learn xxxinj; dancing \xith lII\ll'lIelUI\ Iioin the .maid \\ IIIlllllj.‘ l'l}ri;_'ht dance coinpan} lhe lll\l how 1\ tot beginneix Ihc \cconil loi llllpltWL'lS aIId at “pm the tutoring; cnd\ and \oc ial dancing: heginx No need to him; a partner

Wednesday 23

Ta ks

Planning Reform in Scotland ( )peii Hoot. ~13” \loi’ninexide Road. ll" ‘VV 1”. illain L'l. donation (iiahani l 'ien. directoi ol the Rinal llhllllllt' lot loun Planning: in Scotland. lead\ the ill\\'ll\\lttll

Workshops

The Jitterbug Club I-ggo. ll I’icaiih Place. 5“ IVI, Spin tk ‘lpin. L5 iUi learn \u Illj._‘. litteihiiy and hoogie mingle Spin ahxolnte l‘t'jJIIIIIL‘IS. ‘lpin lllll‘l'tHL'IS. I-tii milit- mltr \\ \\ \\. l‘ungleltlgltlxllel Jitterbug Dance Classes Kirk ()lield l’arixh ('htirch. liroun Street. l’leaxanee. (WW) 2 l 5 Shh. S. ill I”. illpnt. {5, (let )titii' hohh} web on and yet read} to learn thix Inn dance. .'\h\olnte beginnerx \xelcoine.

Thursday 24

Food & Drink

Tantalising Thai 'l‘hai .\le l'p. l’ieard} l’lace. H lllpin. LES. l:\p|ore the health en in; propertiex ol lhai lood and enio} a dehetoux hantlnet. Book at

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Politics

Edinburgh Stop the War Coalition liric l.iddell ('entre. I5 Morninpide Road. ~14li Sill. 7.30 0.30pm. See \lon ll.

Talks

Curator’s Talk I-riiitinarket (iitllel‘). ‘15 Market Street. 225 2383. hillpin. l'ree. Judith Sclmar/hart. curator at the l-‘rnitinarket (ialler). dixcnxxex the “mic in Siinon l’allerxon'x e\hihition iliSl, \lgltedl. Hooking iltl\ ixed.

Jamie Andrew: Life and Limb I);i\ id lltiine lecture ’l'heiitre .~\. George Square. 2259—130. Spin. [4 l5. ln Januar) I‘N‘). .laniie Andre“ ont hix hand\ and Ieet to l'roxthite in the \aine \lUI'III that killed hix hext l'riend. lleiir lII\ \tor} ol' \lII'\ i\al againxt the odd\ and him he hax returned to the IIIUlIIlltllllS. climbing; lien .\'e\ i\. .\lont liland dti 'l‘actil. Kilimanjaro and run the l.ondon Marathon \ince lll\ accident.

Activities & Events

Winter Observing Evenings Rotiil ()hxenatot'} \IISllUl' (t‘lllll‘. lililL‘lxl'Ul'tl llill. (itiS SJlI-l. " 8.45pm. USU tilfiW; litIIIll) ticket 9). See l‘l'l liS.

Guid Crack Club \\’;i\er|_\ liar. St .\lar_\ \ Street. 550 05“). "All lllfillpiii. £35“. \uggmted donation. Regular \Iol‘}lellilt:_‘ clnh lll\(\l\ Illg \ong and IlIll\le aplenty .\larch\ glle‘Sl \Ior}te|ler ix \ane} \icolxon. l’art ol ('i'I/iilli ('ii/Iiirc.

Fairs

Edinburgh Book Fair «st-mm} Rtmlth. 5—1 (ieorge Street. 3:0 3-125. \oon "pin. .loint lair [tom the l’lll~;\ and .-\B.-\ ol \econdhand and antitniarian hookx.

Talks

‘Self Portrait, Aged 51’ by Rembrandt National (killer) ol SL‘UllIIIILl. 'l‘llC \lttlllltl. (‘34 (CW). l3.45pm. Free. lirina llerinenx. art lllSlUl’litll and painting conxerxatot. gnex thix lecture.

Saturday 26

Fairs

Edinburgh Book Fair \\\'YIIl‘l_\ Rm‘llh. <~1lit‘l‘lj_"c‘\llt'c'l. :Il‘:-;:\ lHaIn 4pm See l II 2*

Royal Caledonian Horticultural Society‘s 2005 Spring Flower Show l<o_\.il llotanic (iaidcn i(‘alcdoin.in llalli. lincilcith Rim. ii- ‘1‘] llain * lllpin l'lU\\L'I\ a go go' See picture caption The Leith Market ( .t‘lltlllt‘lelal ()tia}. ()cean |)i1\ e. Jo” “~12: Sec Sat l‘l

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Fairs

Royal Caledonian Horticultural Society’s 2005 Spring Flower Show Ro_\.i| Botanic ( iaiden «('aledonian llall i. ln\eileith Ron. “I ‘1‘] Haiti 5 illpin See Sal ll)

Tuesday 29

Talks

Who Painted ‘The Skating Minister’? “tNlUII link. \illltlllill (ialler) ol Scotland. l'he \lonnd. (01 (Still. ll-Hpin l'ree. Stephen l.lo_\d. \eIIIoI curator at the l’oI‘II'aII (iallet‘). }_'I\e\ llII\ contro\er\ial lecture.

The Arts and Crafts Movement in Scotland l{tt_\;ll \ltixenni lecture

'I heatre. I (‘haniheix Street. 247121”. II‘in. l; i. .~\nnette (’ai‘i‘iitherx. \L‘lllltl‘

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The Night Sky in Summer Rota! (ll‘\t‘l\alol\ \ I\ll\‘l t‘eiitie. lilac ktoid Hill hm Still-l lit .\ lilpm 1: .11. l\'tl\\\‘ll l l‘x'l\l tallo al‘otiI \\h.iI\ in the \k} ax the dab :ret \llt‘llt‘l

Workshops

Salsa Classes lhe | ightlioiiw. 1.‘ H lhe \hoie. l cIIh. iii \I-ltiS Spin.

.\ ‘ll‘lll c\ " lllI‘III 1* «Lit Sec Inc 3.7 The Bongo Social Swing Club lltt‘ lit‘llfjt‘ (illll‘. \lolat lll‘ll\k'. I- lli‘lHtNNl Road. “N‘Hfi 1% HT: ‘ll‘lll L1 pct claw. to lot hoth it‘pci t lav. t‘ lot

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Wednesday 30

Talks

Trade Justice ( Ipeii Itooi. 13o \loininexide Road. l-l‘ HTS" Ill zllain Ll. donation .lohn \l\ \llion oI ()\l.iin lead\ the \ll\\'ll\\litll

Curator‘s Tour: Our Highland Home .\.itional l’oitiait (ialleix. 1 Queen Street. (Cl (iIlNl l3 lipni Ll-itii \\iIh Snxanna ken. \enioi cniatoi ol the e\hihition. }‘l\t‘\ llll\ toiii

Workshops

The Jitterbug Club Iagso. I-l I’ic.iid_\ Place. 55‘ IVI Spin t\ ‘lpin Li itii Sec \Ved 2i

Jitterbug Dance Classes lx'iik (l'l‘leld l’alixh ('hnich. lhoxxii Street. l’lc‘aumc'c'. llfl‘lllll Shh S ill Ill illltln £5. See \\ ed 3*

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