The Edinburgh Reporter December 2019

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WHAT'S ON
Theatre Art Music Shows Festivals
A Literary Lunch
The Royal Scots Club is hosting
a series of literary lunches in
conjunction with Golden Hare
Books. With champagne on arrival
and a three course lunch with wine
or soft drinks, the first lunch will
be held in the Hepburn Suite on
Tuesday 10 December 2019 at 12
noon.
During each course, the
individual authors will be speaking
about their literary achievements
and will host a Q&A session.
Trevor Royle, author of Facing
the bear, Scotland and the Cold
War, is a broadcaster and historian
who specialises in the history of
war and empire. His latest book
paints a fascinating portrait of this
extraordinary period.
Rosanne Watt on Moder
Dy, A filmmaker and musician
from Shetland, Rosanne writes
in English, interspersed with
Shetlandic dialect throughout.
Rosemary Goring, Scotland:
Her Story, columnist and author.
Her latest book takes a unique
perspective on dramatic national
events as well as ordinary life,
as experienced by women down
centuries.
Royal Scots Club Abercromby
Place, EH3 6QE
Tickets are £50 and are
available to book online at www.
royalscotsclub.com/literarylunch
December at The Queen’s Hall
Tickets & Information: www.
thequeenshall.net | 0131 668 2019
Clerk Street, EH8 9JG
2nd at 7.30pm
On This, A Winter’s Night
A creative performance project
for upper primary schools: a
celebration of song, verse, music
and light to mark the turning of
the year and the transformation of
the autumn season into the magic
of winter. Schools: Corstorphine,
St Marks RC, The Royal High, St
John’s Vianney RC, Oaklands &
Castleview. With special guests
Louis Abbott & Sarah Hayes.
6th at 8.00pm
Hamish Henderson 100: Voice
of the People – poet, song-maker,
folklorist & activist. His life will
be celebrated by many artists
including:
Fiona Hunter, Gary West, Mischa
MacPherson, Dolina MacLennan,
Steve Byrne, Lori Watson, Scott
Gardiner, Essie Stewart, Findlay
Napier, Innes Watson, Heather
Downie and Alistair Paterson.
7th at 8.00pm
Lindisfarne
Legendary 70s folk-rock pioneers
return to The Queen’s Hall with
their unforgettable songs like Meet
Me On The Corner, Fog On The
Tyne, Run For Home and many
more.
8th at 2.30pm
Harps of Gold
A host of heavenly harps from
Na Clàrsairean and friends with
musicians from George Watson’s
College. Directed by Isobel
Mieras and Rosemary McKerchar.
Parkinson’s UK Edinburgh Branch
Singing4Fun Group, directed by
Penny Stone.
12th at 7.30pm
Drake Music Scotland:
Diversions
This is a concert to celebrate
Scotland’s creative diversity.
Hebrides Ensemble and Drake
Music Scotland’s Digital Orchestra
have come together for a unique
collaboration between acoustic
and digital musicians. The
performance is Autism and BSL
friendly.
14th at 7.30pm
The Sweet
70s rockers, The Sweet, had
hits with Blockbuster, Hellraiser,
Ballroom Blitz, Teenage Rampage
and more; don’t miss them.
Support from The Novatines.
16th at 4.00pm
Dunedin Consort: Children’s
Messiah
Fun for all the family is
guaranteed in the interactive
45-minute concert specifically
devised for children. You can
even expect an appearance from
Handel himself to introduce his
most famous melodies….!
16th at 7.00pm
Dunedin Consort: Handel’s
Messiah
Handel’s Messiah continues to
draw audiences back year after
year; there is nothing quite like
it. John Butt: director; Rachel
Redmond: soprano; Jess Dandy:
alto; Nicholas Mulroy: tenor;
Roland Wood: bass
19th at 7.30pm
QH@40 Tommy Smith Solo
with Tommy Smith Youth Jazz
Orchestra All-Stars
Tommy Smith is one of the
world’s leading saxophonists and
leader of the Scottish National
Jazz Orchestra. Tonight he goes
solo and support is from the
TSYJO All-Stars featuring the
very best young jazz musicians in
Scotland.
20th Doors 7.00pm
QH@40 Counterflows: Festive
Soirée
A night of festive-themed fun,
throwing up and revelling in
all the joy, beauty, horror and
ridiculousness of the holiday
season. With Áine O’Dwyer’s
Tracker Action Mimes with The
Glad Scratch Choir, Bill Wells’
Winter Dreams featuring Audrey
Bizouerne & Danielle Price and
Edinburgh-based Usurper’s The
3-Year-Old Hamster.
HAPPY CH
New recipe book - just
launched!
Edinburgh mums have produced
a new cookbook which was
launched just as we put the
finishing touches to our paper.
Profits from the sale of the book
will go towards further supporting
minority ethnic mothers in
Edinburgh.
The women cooks and authors
now live in Edinburgh. They were
brought together at a weekly
support group for minority ethnic
mothers at Leith-based charity,
Multi-Cultural Family Base (MCFB)
and have put together a collection
of their own recipes in a new
cookbook, ‘Mums and Spices'.
Recipes are from Pakistan,
Bangladesh, Syria, The Cayman
Islands, Malaysia and Sudan.
All contributors are mums from
minority ethnic communities who
were referred to MCFB because
they needed support to deal with
social, emotional or practical
difficulties, often associated
with issues of identity, loss,
displacement and trauma.
The group is funded by the
National Lottery Community
Fund and the Robertson Trust,
to provide a safe, supported and
empowering environment in
which the women can share make
friends, offer each other support,
and develop new skills.
The book is on sale at Ostara
Café Leith and the Leith Collective
at Ocean Terminal as well as at
MCFB offices.
AVAILABLE ON ALL RIDES, SELECTED SHOWS & SANTA’S GROTTO | PROOF OF ADDRESS REQUIRED
16 NOVEMBER - 4 JANUARY
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