Exploring Canada’s Devon Island (ieorge Square Theatre. llniversity of Edinburgh. (ieorge Square. 554 01 14. 7.30pm. £7. A journey with John Dunn. where he skis beside the ocean. watches passing whales and dodges polar bears.
Workshops
Theatre Training North Edinburgh Arts Centre. 15a Pennywell Court. 315 2151. 7-8.30pm. £4 (£2.50: £2 good neighbour). Training session focusing on all aspects of performance. Led by physical theatre specialist Denis Agnew.
Spon
Edinburgh v Cardiff Blues Murrayfield Stadium. Riversdale Crescent. 346 5000. Celtic League rugby union match.
Saturday 4
Fairs
3D/2D Art, Craft and Design Fair Assembly Rooms. 54 (ieorge Street. 661 6600. 10.30am—4.30pm. £1 (£70p; L'nder 12s free). Contemimrary designers. craft workers and artists exhibit and sell work.
Workshops
Music Production Workshop North Edinburgh Arts Centre. 15a Pennywell Court. 315 2151. 13pm. £6 (£2.50; £4 good neighbour). Join songwriter and instrumentalist Tam 'l‘reanor in NEAC's studio and learn the latest in music production. Experienced musicians and beginners welcome. Ages 16 upwards.
ActIVIties & Events Meadowbank Fireworks Display Meadowbank Sports Centre. 13‘) l.ondon Road. 661 5351. 6.30pm. £4 stands (£3 grounds). See Hitlist.
Fairs
Antique & Collectors Fair Meadowbank Sports Centre. 13‘) London Road. 01764 654555. 10am 4.30pm. £1 (free). Browse stalls laden with jewellery. coins. linen. medals and antiques.
Spon
Spokes Sunday Rides Usher Hall. l.othian Road. 445 7073. 10am. Free. Explore the l.othians on two wheels. The ride usually lasts around seven hours. including a lunch stop. Meet outside the 1’sher Hall on l.othian Road.
Monday 6
Talks
Cornet and Asteroid Impacts Royal Observatory Visitor Centre. Blackford 1011.668 8404. 7.30—8.30pm. £3 (£1.50). Planets and moons are littered with craters caused by comet and asteroid impacts. But what happens if they ever strike the Earth'.’ With Marek Kukula.
Food & Drink
Cooking with Truffles Valvona & Crolla. 1‘) Elm Row. 556 6066. 7.30pm. £22.50. See Hitlist.
Talks
Travelling to Australia or New Zealand Walkabout. ()mni Leisure Centre. (ireenside Place. 524 9300. 7.30pm. Free. Find out about taking the trip of a lifetime. with STA Travel. Contact manageredinburgh(a statravel.co.uk to book.
Wednesday 8
Food & Drink
Lay & Wheeler Wine Tasting Archers‘ Hall. Buccleuch Street. 0845 330 I855. 6—-8.30pm. £25 (£20 if ordering four or more tickets). Annual oenological swill and spit shindig.
organised by one of the lEK's leading wine merchants.
Talks
Arctic Russia: History and Wildlife (ieorge Square Theatre. University of Edinburgh. (ieorge Square. 7.30pm. £6; free for students and RSGS members. See (ilasgow. Wed 8.
Fairs
Gundog Show Royal Highland Centre. lngliston. 335 6210. Annual hound hoedown.
Spon
Scotland v Romania lyilurrayfield Stadium. Roseburn Street. Murrayfield. 346 5000. 2.30-4pm. £10 (£5). Come and cheer on the rugby boys in navy blue as the home side take on Romania.
Activities & Events
Hot Rocks Holyrood Park. 652 8150. L 3pm. Free. Learn about volcanoes. Booking essential.
Activities & Events
Poetry Book Group Scottish Poetry Library. 5 Crichton’s Close. Canongate. 557 2876. 6.30—8.30pm. £5 (£3). 17p for discussion this month is ll’umls (’I(' by Alice ()swald. Please book in advance.
Talks
Runaway Rockets and Other Space Exploration Disasters Royal Observatory Visitor Centre. Blackford Hill. 668 8404. 7.30 8.30pm. £3 (£1.50). Take a look back at failures over 75 years of rocketry and space travel with John Davies. A Royal Observatory talk.
An Audience with Colin Fry Playhouse. 18-22 (ireenside Place. 0870 6063424. 7.30pm. £20. Currently hosting his own show. Sith Sense on Living TV. Colin is considered by many to be one of the world‘s finest spiritualist mediums and this show demonstrates his unique style.
Café Scientifique Filmhouse Cafe Bar. 88 l.othiaii Road. 22‘) 5932. 8.30pm. Free. See (ilasgow. Mon 6.
Tuesday 14
Food & Drink
Cockburns of Leith Annual Wine Tasting Merchant‘s Hall. 22 Hanover Street. 661 8400. 5~8pm. £5. Try a large range of new wines - the ideal opportunity to find a tipple for Christmas.
Politics
Can Social Entrepreneurs Change the World? National (iallery of Scotland: l'lawthornden Lecture Theatre. The Mound 228 l 155. 6.30pm. £3. Speaker Mel Young has initiated numerous cutting-edge social projects. including the Big Issue in Scotland and the Homeless World Ctip. Purl oft/iv Edinburgh Lvrmrm 2006.
Talks
On the Trail of an Ancient Egyptian Priest Royal Museum Lecture Theatre. 2 Chambers Street. 247 421‘). 2 3pm. £3 (Free for members). Bill Manley unravels the story of lufenamun. who helped rebury the remains of the pharaohs.
Food & Drink
Zonker Organics Christmas Wine Tasting Amber Roome. 75/7‘) Cumberland Street. 558 3352. 7.15pm. £7.50. Taste wines chosen for their suitability for the festive season and complemented by morsels of organic food. Tickets available from '/.onker ()rganics. 66 Cumberland Street.
. Politics
Debt and Development in Mali The Augustine Church. 41-43 George [V Bridge. 225 4321. 7—‘)pm. Free. Jubilee Scotland‘s visiting speaker. Moctar Coulibaly. will explain how good students come last in the African country.
Talks
The Reborn Canals Royal Museum Lecture Theatre. 2 Chambers Street. 247 421‘). 2.15pm. £6; free for students and
RSGS members. Writer Hamish Brown
explores the varied life and landscapes along the route of the reopened waterways.
Workshops
Writer's’ Group North Edinburgh Arts Centre. 15a Pennywell Court. 315 2151. 6.45» 8.15pm. £4 (£2- £2.50). (iet together with fellow scribblers at the fortnightly writing group. led this term by Scottish playwright Isabel Wright.
Food & Drink
Produttori Del Barbaresco Wine Tasting Valvona 8: Crolla. 1‘) Elm Row, 556 6066. 7.30 -‘).30pm. £22.50. Aldo Vacca. one of Picmonte's top winemakers. leads a tasting of the Italian co-operative‘s wines. which are exclusive to V&C.
Talks
CowParade - the Smile Business Edinburgh City Chambers. High Street. 228 1 I55. 7.15pm. £3. A look at the concept behind CowParade. the world‘s largest public art event. and what really makes it work. Part oft/iv Iii/inbuiin
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Ongoing
Activities & Events Filmosophy Every Sun. VinCafie. l l
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Bob Kerr. Vernon Dudley Bohay-Nowell & “Legs” Larry Smith.
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ADRIAN EDMONDSON
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Around Town
Multrees Walk. 5566066. 6.30pm. £16. Jim Mooney from Edinburgh University hosts these film and philosophy evenings. Scottish International Storytelling Festival Until 5 Nov. Various Venues. 556 ‘)57‘). Times vary. Prices vary. A celebration of oral storytelling featuring music. song. film. workshops. talks and intemational guests. See www.scottishstorytellingcentre.co.uk for details.
Working and Pastoral Breeds Dog
Show Sat 4 & Sun 5 Nov. Royal Highland Centre. lngliston. 335 6210. Working pups compete in this annual canine competition.
Fairs
Antiques 8. Decorative Art Fair Sat
1 l & Sun 12 Nov. Royal Highland Centre. lngliston. 335 6210. 9am—5pm. £5. Over 500 stands showcasing antiques and decorative art.
Food & Drink
Edinburgh Farrners’ Market Every Sat. Castle Terrace. 652 5940. 9am—2pm. More local. quality. ethical produce than you could shake a stick at.
Food Walking Tour Every Tue & Sat. Various venues. 453 I660. 10am—noon. £15. Forget history. take in Edinburgh's foodie delights — with the emphasis on tastings. Advance booking required. Oddbins Wine Fair Sat 4 & Sun 5 Nov. Murrayfield Stadium. Rosebum Street. Murraylield. 346 5000. 1 lam—5pm. £20 each day; booking essential. See Hitlist.
Talks
Stop Climate Chaos Talks Series Mon 16 ()ct—Sun 5 Nov. Lecture Theatre. Royal Botanic Gardens. lnverleith Row. 248 2868. Times vary. £3 (£2 RBGE members). Series of talks in association with the Stop Climate Chaos organisation. focusing on the challenges presented by. man-made climate change. See
Ruskin Spear. Rodney
Slater. Sam Spoons.
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