Browsing Month July, 2018

China Focus Comes Back to Fringe

By at July 30, 2018 | 2:51 pm | 0 Comment

“The voices of China. The faces of China. The stories of China.” 2018 China Focus will kick off its second year at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, bringing another Chinese feast for senses along with five excellent Chinese theatre productions: A life on the Silk Road, Tu Tu, A Chinese Bestiary, The Creation Myths of China and Painted Skin Return. After last

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Be upstanding for The Flop

By at July 25, 2018 | 11:31 pm | 0 Comment

Be upstanding for The Flop - taking a firm hold of history’s most incredible tale The makers of Meet Fred team up with Spymonkey for a some serious clowning around Wales’ pioneering inclusive theatre company Hijinx Theatre return to Edinburgh following their award winning 2016 smash hit Meet Fred with The Flop. Developed with clown supremo’s Spymonkey,

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Scottish Premiership 2018/19 What the bookies think?

By at July 24, 2018 | 6:32 am | 0 Comment

Celtic should secure 50th league title, but battle for second spot could go to the wire If the online bookies are to be believed, the race for the Scottish Premiership this coming season is already something of a foregone conclusion, with Glasgow Celtic the red nay white hot 1/10 favourites with William Hill to claim an eighth consecutive title (and 50th domestic league

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The Hub Opens Its Gin Terrace For Summer

By at July 18, 2018 | 9:02 am | 0 Comment

Edinburgh’s stunning landmark venue, The Hub, has opened its new Gin Terrace ahead of the busy festival season. As the home to the Edinburgh International Festival, a superb café and stunning events spaces, The Hub buzzes through the summer months and the new Gin Terrace is right in the heart of the action on the Royal Mile.  Set to be one of the coolest destinations

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Design a Dinosaur at Dynamic Earth

By at July 16, 2018 | 1:53 pm | 0 Comment

Dynamic Earth is welcoming families for a draw-rassic adventure this summer as it brings dinosaurs roaring into the digital age. From July onwards, visitors to the attraction will have the chance to design their very own dino, choosing everything from colour to camouflage, before having it brought to life before their eyes. Brand new to Dynamic Earth for this summer, the

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Award Winning New Dog Friendly Salon, Hair By JFK

By at July 8, 2018 | 9:02 am | 0 Comment

AWARD WINNING, DOG FRIENDLY SALON, HAIR BY JFK, OPENS NEW SALON IN EDINBURGH’S SOUTH CLERK STREET Edinburgh salon, Hair by JFK are delighted to announce the launch of their brand new salon in Edinburgh’s South Clerk Street. The decision to open the salon comes from shutting down the studio space owned by JFK that was in its place, to be able to offer more

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Gallery are seeking new committee members!

By at July 4, 2018 | 10:42 pm | 0 Comment

A committee role at EMBASSY is a voluntary position that lasts for a maximum of two years, with the committee consisting of 5-7 members at any given time. The role requires members to be involved in all aspects of running and maintaining our gallery; this includes (but is not limited to) devising and delivering our annual programme of exhibitions, events and workshops,

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Blind Summit return with Extreme Puppetry

By at July 4, 2018 | 9:02 am | 0 Comment

Multi-award winning puppetry innovators Blind Summit present the UK premiere of their brand new show HENRY, a 3 person, 1 puppet theatrical memoire from beyond the grave, at the 2018 Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Henry will be staged at the Pleasance Dome (venue 23) from Saturday 11 to Sunday 26 August 2018; and follows the huge Edinburgh Fringe successes of Citizen

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The Hub introduce its summer ‘Street Food’ Menu

By at July 2, 2018 | 7:08 pm | 0 Comment

Edinburgh’s stunning landmark venue, The Hub, has unveiled its latest summer menu offerings for weddings, events and conferences. The new menu, designed for a minimum group of 60, offers the perfect combination of street food style with the finishing touches you would expect in one of Edinburgh’s finest restaurants. The Hub’s head chef, Denis Zominy, created two new

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Scottish Real Ale Festival 2018

By at July 1, 2018 | 9:02 am | 0 Comment

The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA)’s biggest showcase of more than 170 cask beers, ciders and perries from Scottish and Northern Irish breweries – plus wine, food, games and more. This will be the widest selection of beers from Scottish & Northern Irish breweries you are going to find together in one space this year. The beer and brewing scene is thriving at the

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